Elemental Eclipse

🌻Chapter Two; Part Two: The Exam🌻

They walked down into the foyer to find all of the freshmen crowded around Dean Goeffe who was standing on the stairs with an ice cold glare.

"Does she ever smile? You'd think she hates her job or something." Rachael says.

"Her job is keeping a bunch of post-adolescent magick-using youths alive. I am one, and I still don't want that job." Zeph laughs.

All three of them walked over to the papers taped on the wall, to see where their placement exams will take place. Rachael skimmed her finger down down the page stopping when she found her name.

Zeph looked over her shoulder. "You got Kontos, too? Nice! And mines right before yours. Walk over together?"

"Sure, I'd like that." Rachael smiles.

"I, however, have to trudge all the way across campus to the clock tower for mine. I'll catch up with you guys later." Shreya says.

Zeph and Rachael head towards the door to leave seeing Griffin talk to a friend in the hall. She waved at him politely. "Good luck, freshmen!" Griffin calls out to them.

"Thanks!" Rachael smiles back at him as the two of them head out of the building.

"Hey...about earlier. Sorry, if it felt like I was prying." Zeph says rubbing the back of his neck.

"It's fine. Shreya was just being cautious, but I know I can trust you, and I think she knows now too." Rachael reassures.

"I still wish I could have been more help. It seems like you're going through a lot." Zeph sighs.

"You could say that. But I've got you and the famous Shreya Mistry in my corner, so I think I'll be alright." Rachael smiles.

"Shreya's something else, isn't she? Sharp as a knife, great sense of humor, and a stellar fashion sense. She's my kind of person." Zeph says.

"Your kinda person, huh? Do I sense a crush brewing?" Rachael teases.

"Nah, it's not like that. I'm aro-ace, actually." Zeph explains.

"That's cool. I hope you didn't feel pressured to share that." Rachael smiles at him. "I'm a disaster bisexual, if it makes you feel more comfortable."

"I wasn't pressured at all. I wanted to tell you. I'm done with being afraid of showing people who I really am. That's so high school Zeph. Besides, I wanted you to know this little factoid about me, since it's obvious we're going to be the best friends." Zeph smiles.

"Well, I'm honored." Rachael says.

"As you should be." Zeph laughs. "I guess you could say I'm into people friendically."

Rachael giggles as they get closer to the garden house. "That's one way to put it."

"So, I heard you were the one who came through the lake yesterday. What happened?" Zeph asks.

"Uh...Zeph, If I tell you why. You can't tell anyone, okay?" Rachael says anxiously.

"Yeah, of Course. You're kind of worrying me a little, Rachael." Zeph says concerned, as she starts to spill everything that's happened to her in the part two days. "Woah, but how did you get here? Someone has to know there's been a mistake or something, right?"

"That's exactly what I've been asking! I'm starting to think it wasn't a mistake after all...That maybe someone wanted me here." Rachael says.

"That's super spooky! I can't believe all of that happened in the last twenty-four hours." Zeph says.

"Talking about this is such a relief. Shreya was way to casual when I told her about this. I was freaking out yesterday." Rachael says.

"Rightly so! Even in the magickal world, that's pretty weird origin story. But don't worry, I'll help you figure this out." Zeph says.