Academy of Elements: Earth

Chapter 13: Weeds of War

Previously... Jaxon and Nora got into a fight, revealing Nora had feelings for Jaxon and Jaxon the same for Nora, the Gifted Six are told they are going to Paris for three days to meet with the Affilatorian Meeting...

We get on the plane to Paris at 1:00 am, and though tired I couldn't help but feel a little excited. I had been to Paris once before, though it was only for a day or two and we hadn't that much time to explore. Suitcase in hand we go through security, two men dressed in black on either side of us. We weren't celebrities... After we get through the surprisingly short line we make our way out of the airport, dodging through crowds and as we walk through the door the two men stop us.

"We are waiting for two people." Says the man in a graveling baritone.

"Who?" Aira questions.

Two more men in black walk up to us and step to either side revealing none other than Elise and Mackintosh.

"Elise?" I question as she runs and hugs me. I hadn't seen her, or James, Sarah, and Rose, since last year when shit hit the fan, I had talked to them on the phone but not in person.

"What are you doing here?" I question.

"I am the Gifted Six's, official French Translator." She smiles. Elise was from Quebec and was bilingual and I honestly wouldn't be surprised if she was trilingual at this point. "I had to sign a shit ton of papers but here I am."

Aira and Ella hug Elise as the others say "hi" and other greetings. I was a bit taller than Elise now, she once had towered above me but I had grown quite a bit over the summer and now she was shorter than me by an inch or two. Three black cars pull up to us and the men in the suits open the doors for us. Brennen, Denen, and I pile into one the girls going into the other and Mackintosh getting his own. We drive through the cobblestone streets of the city of love. The buildings are made of tan stones, the railings on the building eloquently curling to form a banister. Elise probably knew, but I wonder how this beautiful city had grown, from a fragile seed to a flourishing flower. We drive down streets people walking along them and on the sidewalks. French cafes were dotted around, buildings flashing croissants and macrons here and there. I couldn't wait to explore... We stop in front of a hotel with some fancy French name. The doors open and we stand as our suitcases are taken from us and we are escorted to the hotel. The reception area had two large desks to the left and to the right a sitting area, across from both of them pillars like those form Greece. We walk to the desk and Elise says something in French which I assume has something to do with our room.

The woman behind the desk smiles and hands Elise three cards to the rooms. Going to the elevators now we rise to the top floor.

"Apparently we have the grand suite." Elise shrugs. Elise swipes the card at the top of the floor panel and presses the top button which lit up after the card touched.

We rise slowly and the doors part to a beautiful sight. It is a large room, the back wall lined with windows overlooking the streets of Paris. To the right was a large kitchen with an island and beside it, just in front of the windows a large dining room table. To the left are two different sitting rooms and a pair of double doors. I also notice that on the right wall there are also two doors, though to separate rooms. Denen rushes over the double doors and Aira launches herself flying from one side of the room to the other. A zap rings out and I watch as the two wrestle over what they assumed to be the master suite.

"Okay." I laugh breaking the mini fight up. "The guys get the master suite you girls get the other two."

"No!" Aira pouts.

"Yes," Denen smirks.

Aira flicks her hand knocking Denen over. I walk into the master suite and feel my jaw drop. An elegant chandelier hangs over the bed with sparkling gems. The room is decorated in gold the accent wall behind the bed gold. A sitting area sits by the window where a couch and two chairs looked over the busy streets.