The Gifted

The Pills

Authors note***
Hey guys! Sorry it's been sooooooo long. An unexpected vacation came up and my family and I headed to California! I was kind of thinking of writing a blog on Wattpad, but I dunno. A lot of crazy things happen in my life, so you guys might find it interesting. So if you want me to, let me know! I hope you enjoy this chapter of the book! Don't forget to vote and comment if you like it. Love Y'all!😙
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Carmen's POV*

A moment of pride swells in my chest. The Dragon King accepted me! For a moment I grin like an idiot before the feeling fades away; actually rather quickly. The Dragon King accepted me...Holy crap...The pressure...Holy... A sense of immense pressure blankets onto my shoulders. I'm gonna be mentored by the Dragon King himself! I better really step up my game.

Someone punches my shoulder a little too hard. I turn to my left wincing slightly to see Khalene. She, of course, is grinning like a maniac, light practically radiating around her. "Hey tone it down a bit, you're blinding me." I squint my eyes to see her cheeky grin grow more sheepish. "Ahh, sorry. I'm just so excited! It's official, we're Elites!"

She scrambles me into a hug squealing, sounding suspiciously like a guinea pig. I hug her back despite the high pitch noise. Behind me, Shawn envelopes both of us in a bear hug. "I always love me a hug fest! Besides, we're halfway to our dreams! I believe this calls for a celebration!"

Ellie and Cody laugh joining the group hug. The new coming stress I was feeling before disappears as I celebrate with them. "I say we celebrate tomorrow. We can go get pizza and ice cream sundaes!" For the past four years that we've all known each other, we would always celebrate everything at a local pizza palace called Jack's Specialty Cut and Scoop. They had the best original recipes for pizza and ice cream. Always coming up with new flavors and combinations.

Cody grins from over Khalene's right shoulder, "I think pizza and ice cream is exactly what we need!" Cody was the one who even found the place which was close to closing down, but after trying their pizza, we all contributed to help the owners out. Now Jack's expanding to several more diners. Because of that, we've all grown close to the owner Jack.

Heart walks down from the stage. "Ok, we're almost out of time tonight, so listen up!" We end the group hug to stare at her intently. She's holding up a small box filled with smaller orange prescription bottles, which are filled with some type of blue pills. For a moment I think of blue milk from Star Wars. I giggle quietly to myself.

Heart doesn't talk until everyone is paying attention to her, even the Mentors. "These are special pills, specifically designed for Elites and Assasins. You each will be given a bottle tonight for your dorms. Every night after training, you will take one of these pills. They will give you the energy you need for the next day. It's very important that you don't let anyone else other than you take these pills. The extra energy is for the sleep loss. Without these pills, you will not be able to function normally in the day. If you use the pills correctly, you'll be refreshed in the morning, and your muscles won't be as tense from the training. Don't worry, these pills are perfectly safe to consume and don't have any negative side effects. Well, unless you aren't supposed to be taking them."

She smiles kindly to a couple people in the top twenty. So that's how they fixed that problem. I squeeze Ellie's hand in reassurance. Ellie is wary about taking things she doesn't need.

"All right, that concludes the first day of Elites training! Since you were all able to find this place, I expect to see you all Wednesday at ten p.m. on the dot. On Wednesday we'll go over your specific training with your Mentors. Have a good night." Heart and the other Mentors leave the arena in different doorways.