Academy Assassins

Clove Watson and Tobias Eaton

My eyes pull away from the boy as a girl beside me calls out to me

"Hi!" She says her energy bubbling over in her words. "I'm Clove Watson."

"Cassia Allinbar," I say extending my unharmed hand to the small pixie-ish looking girl in front of me.

"I know!" She says her jet-black wave of hair shifting around her small face as she bounces up and down with remarkable energy. "My mum always wanted to be like your family and earn money to keep me safe but she didn't get into the academy so I'm trying instead!"

"Great," I say, her abundant energy is inspiring, tiring, annoying and endearing all at the same time. Clove and I continue to chat as more people filter in. I observe the door mechanism, It appears that when you stick your hand through after a few seconds a snake is let out of a trap which comes and bites the hand of the person. Once their blood drips on the floor the cave door expands. But every now and then my eyes flick back to the boy he seems to be doing the same or maybe thats just my imagination.

"Seems a little drastic." Clove nodded towards another young boy squeezing through the door dripping blood over the floor as her clutches his hand. "I mean you could just use a password or a secret leaver or something."

"Hello, Miss Allinbar," I turn to see the boy just inches a way my breathing quickens but I don't know why.

"Cassia," I say, "Call me Cassia."

"Cool, I'm Tobias," He says, holding out his hand. I shake it. His hand is warm, my breath catches, I hold his hand stare into his eyes and I can barely breathe. "Tobias Eaton," He says still holding my hand.

"Well, Tobias Eaton" I say pulling my hand out of his and wiping the sweat down my jeans, "Nice meeting you." I feel so nervous and I feel my hands shaking. I press them to my jeans so that he won't notice.

"Pleasure," Tobias steps back and he continues to stare into my eyes. I hold my gaze because I can't seem like a coward in front of him. I don't know why it matters but it does.

"Attention please!" Our instructors voice booms out as he calls us in to listen to our first briefing before initiation will begin.

Mizzie xxx