The Elemented

A Plan

P.O.V: Iris

Ajax glances nervously at the cell door and leans in close to me. "I will give you the layout of the building tomorrow night. Memorize it, then burn it. In ten days, you are scheduled to be publicly executed. You will be breaking out the night before it." He whispers to me.

I have nine days left here. Ajax must have read my thoughts because he gives my hand a reassuring squeeze.

"I'll make sure you and at least half of those kids make it out of here. If I can, I'll try to get all of them out. Some of the kids here are actually members of the Tyrants and they can take you to their base."

I nod in understanding.

"Write to me once you get to a safe location. I'll tell you when He tells me to gather a team and look for you." He says, his voice still low.

I let out a deep breath and he smiles at me.

"It'll be fine. You have to trust me on this."

I bite my lip, still not completely sure if I can trust him. It's not just that he lied to me, it's also the fact that I have mixed feelings about him.

"Look, I know you still don't trust me, but just let me help. Okay?" He asks and I just nod. "Just relax and try not to move your legs too much and you should be okay." He sighs and stands up.

I don't know why, but I feel dread and anxiousness in the pit of my stomach, making a home down there. I couldn't wait to get out of here, but I didn't want to leave either. I look down at my hands, but Ajax tilts my head up to face him. His blue eyes are staring back at me intently. God, why does he do that? I couldn't look away from him and find myself nervously biting my lip.

"I'll be okay." He tells me, though I know that already.

That's not what is bothering me and he knows it. I place my hand against his cheek, sending a wave of energy from me to him. A sly smile breaks out across my face, but I hide it from him. I leaned in and was about to kiss him, but changed direction and kissed his cheek. Ajax shakes his head at me and smirks. He knows I'm teasing him. Good.

"You gonna visit me before I escape?" I ask him, my face still only inches from his.

"Of course, Iris. What else do I have to do?"

I raise an eyebrow at him and he snorts.

"I have to go. I'll see you later." Ajax stands up. He begins to walk to the door, but then turns back on his heels and strolls back to me.

"What?"

A grin is on his face as he leans down and kisses my forehead. I roll my eyes, but can't let go of the butterflies in my stomach. Why does he have that effect on me? Ugh.

"Even now?" I ask and he nods his head, his back to me and disappears out the door.

I take out my spell book and think about a spell to unlock the cell door and I leaf through a couple of blank pages before seeing it. It's actually quite simple.

As I look at this door, I command it to open up once more.

I memorize it in just a few minutes and close the book. I got bored and decided to take out the journal from Ajax and flip to the second to last page. The last page is covered with the finished drawing of my parents. I figured out a spell to make the color of my pencil change so the drawings have color. I began to draw something but I didn't know what it was until I had finished it. Ajax. Dammit, why did I draw him? It looked very realistic. His eyes shone and his blonde hair actually had a little mix of brown and he seems relaxed. I only see Ajax like that when he's actually laughing. I hope he doesn't see this, was all I could think. I heard the cell door open and quickly hide everything. An annoyed looking guard with a tray carrying a small piece of stale bread and a small cup of water walked in. This is the only thing I eat and I only get to eat it three times a week. Never more than that. I thanked the guard sarcastically and he grumbled why they even keeping me alive. I ate the bread slowly and drank the water. The guard had to stand there until I finished, so each day he came by, I made him wait longer. He glared at me and threw the tray in the small trash can I had in my small cell and walked out, grumbling about me again. An hour or so later, I began to write to Ajax and went over our previous conversation in my head.