Animals

Chapter 15

It's the start of a new week. All last week I trained and met up with Elija a couple of times. But this week I will learn how to lead and protect the Nia's of this place. "Alright, first things first; you need to start socialising with the Nia's here." Ms. Eagle instructs me.

"Go out there and talk to some of the Nia's." She takes me to the outside area. "Jake likes to talk good of you, so you should be fine." She assures me. I should thank him if I see him. Ms. Eagle then leaves me. I decide to head over to where the lions hang out. Since I already know the pride leaders daughter it should go fairly smooth.

Leona, (Lisa's mom) spots me coming their way. She waves to me in welcome. "What brings you here young Sinaria?" She asks. "I'm here to get to know everyone here." I answer. She smiles brightly towards me. "That's good to hear." She says in relief. "Go on." She pushes me towards the lion Nia's. I start conversations with the elder ones then the younger ones.

I spend most of my day talking to every Nia here. When the clock hits three p.m. Ms. Eagle comes to check up on me. "So, how did it go?" She asks. "Really good." I answer. She smiles. I liked the differences they all had, but even through they were different their loyalty still lies in the same place.

"Ms. Eagle, I could hear it." She gives me a surprised look. Every creature has this thing what we can 'their music'. Everyone's music is different. Only the strongest can hear it. Only the Nire's and the Sinaria bloodline can hear it. Being able to hear someone's music is truly a gift.

"That means you're getting stronger." She states as she looks afar. "When the day comes, all of these people will be yours." It makes me worry when she says that. She means the day she dies...

Ms. Eagle took on the job of a Saga. Any Nia would of stopped due to the pressure. Ms. Eagle is a ninety-eight year old woman. Any day could be her last. That's something that scares me. "Sina!" Jake shouts as he tackles me. "What you idiot!" I hiss. "A certain someone is here." He whispers in my ear.

I push him off then head back inside. "Where are you going?" Ms. Eagle asks. "I have something to do." I answer. I head to the end of the trail. Elija quickly spots me. "What do you need?" I ask. Elija starts moving around nervously. "N-nothing just checking if everything's alright." His behavior is suspicious. "Why? Did you do something?" I start questioning him.

"It's hard for me to sleep not knowing if you're okay or not." Elija answers. Since it's getting late I decide not to question him any further. I head back home. Right as I'm about to get ready for bed Ms. Eagle comes by. "Sinagona, it's time." Already knowing what she's talking about I head to the laboratory.

After hoping out the last capsule one of the doctors comes up to me. "Ms. Sinaria." Dr. Marvin calls out. "Yes?" None of the doctors really say anything, so this is new. "It seems that you're getting stronger, us and Ms. Eagle need to modify the serum in order for it to have effect." Dr. Marvin explains to me. "Yes sir." I say in understanding.

I head back to my room. As I take my shower I start to think about Elija. He has been acting strange since our 'date'. Did something happen that he's not telling me? I try to remember if anything else happened that night, but I can only remember the dinner.

Anything after that is either in pieces or a blur. Should I ask him if anything else happened? He might lie to avoid a good arse kicking. When I get out the shower I use this opportunity to see if I have anymore scratches. I wipe of the steam from the mirror. I take a look at my back. Claw like marks that are almost gone are riddled on my back. I count eight in total.

Why do I have these marks? What happened? I put on some clothes then head to bed.

The next morning I decide to wake up early to go see Elija. I make my way to his cabin. I softly knock, so he thinks he's not in trouble. When he opens the door he seemed startled to see me.

"We need to talk."