The Fight Within

Chapter Six

*Gabbie's POV*

Walking into the assembly hall was nerve wracking. The gazes of over a hundred people were focused on me. Rick had to leave me to sit at his seat at the back of the hall and I was left to walk down the aisle by myself, not the best experience.

One gaze felt more powerful that all the others and some how I recognised the feel of the stare. It made no sense but it was a dark sinsiter feel. But I couldn't locate who it belonged to so I carried on walking and I soon reached the little circle made of tables.

Miss.Harris stood in front of everyone and gestured to me to enter the circle.

In a booming voice she said her speeck, "Today we are here to witness the Choosing of a fellow Power Student. A student of Fire and Ice, Hate and Fear, Anger and Sorrow. Complete opposites but complete togeth. And today she will join us by choosing her fate in the "Circulum In Virtute" (Latin for Circle of Power). A deafening silence settled over the students, I walked into the center on the circle and closed my eyes.

I searched inside myself for my ice and my flame. I felt the pulsing with every heart beat as I slowing raised my arms and felt my fingers brush the soft wood that had been touched by many hands, with slow steady breaths I turn in a slow circle while keeping my fingers on the wooden slabs.

One causes my to stop. In my closed eye lids I see a soft blue light right where the slab is. I place my open palm over it and grasp it with a firm hold before opening my eyes, I turn it over and read the latin words, "Qui Alae" which translates to "One With The Wings". I gasp and look at the Headmistress with wide eyes. She looks at me in confusion before taking slow deliberate steps towards me. She opens her hand in front of me and I place the block firmly in her awaiting grip.

The hall is still surrounded by silence that allows me to hear my own pulse. Her eyes flicker towards my face then back down towards the old worn wood, then she does it three more times before swallowing and raising her voice,

"Gabbie is "One With The Wings". We know what this means. She is a being with a strong soul whether it be dark or light only time will tell but the next few days or even weeks are going to be a hard time for our Winged One. She will feel pain, sickness and also power." She glances down at my shocked figure before carrying on, "But she luckily has a Power Pair!" The whole hall gasped before bursting into whispers and murmers."Yes, yes I know it is a shock to me too but her pair is Rick the other Dual Elemantal in our school. So with the power within me I bless you with the power of heal and grant you your power." She bows her head and I feel a soft glow inside my chest. The blessing was literally a power...

Time seemed to slow down as everyone began to leave the hall leaving just me and Rick staring at each other in wonder. This was going to be painful. I just knew it was and I have already experienced enough pain, I don't want to go through that again I mean Rick is with me and he supposed to make it hurt less but what if that doesn't happen?

My thoughts continued to wander as Rick walked slowly towards me before wrapping his arms around my petite frame, his eyes said more than what words ever could. They showed fear, a fear that I understood because what if I ended up dark? Does it mean that I bad and wrong and evil? Everything that I have tried not to be.

I looked down biting my lip ashamed of what I might become, a monster that is powerful enought o hurt someone. I've done it before so why not again... Tears started to collect in my eyes as I remember that day.

His forgiving eyes... The shining knife...  Her smug face, happy about watching me suffer...

My head snaps up as I finally realised whom the deadly stare belonged to, the one and only person that I hate more than I hate myself. The person that caused me to be the way I am and with knowing that she is here it's about time that I stop being a mute and finally get my revenge.

Rick must have seen the change in me because he gives me a weird look, I clear my throat, swallow and talk as smoothly as I can. I have been practising little words for a few weeks but if they come out right is another problem.

"Rick there is someone here that made me weak and afraid. I am NOT going to let her affect my life any longer. She's going down."

And with that I stormed out of the hall and on to the field where I sat down and created a charred circle in the grass around me. Closing my eyes I forced my hands into the chilly earth below me, I needed to get rid of my anger so I followed my instints and allowed power to pulse through me and into the ground. Ice started to frost the grass at such a fast rate that it slowly started to die. The ice stayed within the circle but I was no where near finished.

Anger consumed my every thought as I remembered what that witch did to me.

*FLASHBACK*

Pain seemed to be the only thing I knew. But it was worth it so long as my brother stayed unharmed and fed and hydated. I always promised him that I would keep him safe. I wasnt going to break that promise now, I am all that he has left.

Everyday I let a group of crazy men with weird "abilities" beat me whenever they're angry or whatever and in return they promised to look after my brother, I see him three times a week to make sure they keep their promise. Today was the day that he comes to visit me!

I quickly get a shower and dress in the nicest clothes that I own out of the small collection that I have and cover up and visible bruises with foundation and within moments of doing that the only light in my life walked through the door.

With a knife at his neck.

Held by Vicky.

Vicky has hated me from the start because I have someone worth bearing the pain for, someone to die for.

The look on her face told me she meant business. I glanced at my brother who seemed strangly calm for his age but then again he's been through a lot.

"Gabbie I know what you've been doing for me..." I gulped and looked down in shame. She told him. He doesn't need to know!

"And...And Vicky said that... That if I was to go you would be free." A strangled sound came out of my throat. If he left there would be no point to me living!!

Vicky patted my brother on the head as if she were proud of him but then she looked at me.

"Oh Gabbie, once he goes you will be free. You're only staying here for him right? So that he can live? If he goes you could search for you parents... Go home...Get a job." She sneered at that.

"But first I get to make you feel the pain I have felt all the time that you have been here. You will no longer have that spark in your eye or the smile on your face. But you'll be free."

With one last glance at my brothers forgiving eyes I tried to run to him but my legs failed me.

"Mum and dad would be proud. They love you so much and so do I. You kept your promise Gabbie."

She slit his throat.

And left.

I crawled over to my brothers body, held his head in my lap and stroked his hair like I did when he was a little baby. Tears streamed down my face as I thought about how I will never see his smile or hear his laugh or even watch him push his glasses up his nose. Never feel his warm hugs. Or tickle wars. Or poke wars. Never again will we fight over marshmallows.

Everything I loved is now gone

*END OF FLASHBACK*

That b**ch is going down even if it kills me.