Four Hearts

Chapter 21

Cedric

Friday was one that Cedric expects to be full of dread as he walks downstairs in his department uniform. This consists of gray pants, brown dress shoes, and a brown collared shirt. On the pocket of his shirt is the logo for the creation magic department, A sword with the hilt facing down with red rings around the blade. In his hand is his notepad and the two tickets he had received from his teachers to go to the play the second years had made. He plans on giving them both away to Milena and Zain. It just seemed like the kind of thing they would enjoy going to in his mind.

The dining hall is half empty as most of the students are helping set up their events. Zain and Allegra are two of the students that like Cedric have no part in their department's plans. Allegra didn't even have to worry about it in the first place considering her magic didn't even have a chance for an event with her teacher refusing to participate. The two of them were sitting at their usual table when Cedric joins them.

"Cedric! Have you seen Milena?" Zain asks worriedly.

"She's getting ready for her event, remember?" Cedric answers. "Sorry I'm not good enough for you."

"That's not what I meant! I swear!"

Cedric laughs, "I know, Kid. I'm just messin' with you."

Zain sighs in relief while Cedric hands Zain one of the play tickets, "My department's putting on a play at two if you want."

"I'm sorry," Zain says. "My department is holding its own show at two. Allegra agreed to go with me!"

Cedric turns to face the girl whose face has been in her notepad seen since Cedric entered the dining hall, "Really?"

"I had nothing better to do," Allegra says. Cedric still found it hard to believe that she would willingly go to some lame performance with Zain of all people. There has to be something in it for her, Cedric thinks. You shouldn't worry about it. You won't be there. And no one would have the guts to do anything to Zain. He's just a poor kid.

"Attention all students! The classrooms are now open!" a teacher shouts from the front of the dining hall.

"Let's go find Milena!" Zain exclaims. As he dashes out of the dining hall with the crowd of students, Allegra and Cedric slowly get out of their seats. This is gonna be a long day.

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At the entrance of Milena's classroom is a girl in a blue and gold uniform sitting at a small table. In front of her is a stack of papers and some tickets on the side.

"Grab as many tickets as you want," the girl says. "Whatever you don't use, you give back to me when you're finished."

"What are these for?" Cedric asks as he takes a few tickets off the top of the stack.

"It's what you're going to use to pay with when you get inside," the girl explains.

Both Allegra and Zain take a few tickets of their own before the trio walk inside. The long desks are covered in trays of various desserts. Each tray has a notecard to describe what they were being offered as well as the number of tickets needed for it. Zain stared at all the options in awe and Cedric had to admit he was a little impressed as well at all the varieties they had to chose from.

"You guys made it!" Milena exclaims with a plate of cookies in one hand and her notepad in the other from where she is standing by the stairs to the higher levels of desks. She's wearing the same uniform as the girl outside the classroom. It's made up of a gold-colored skirt with a sky blue collared shirt. The support magic logo, a gold outline of a shield shape with angel wings in the middle, is on her shirt's pocket. She has on sky blue knee-high socks with gold colored boots, and her hair is in a bun, being held with blue and gold hair ribbons.