Pacifiers

Chapter 9

All four of us looked bewildered. But Clovis looked angry as well. I couldn't look at him. I'd never seen his face turn into such a inflammable mould.

"What are you doing here? And how dare you break into my room?" he demanded.

"I...I needed to get answers. And you were ignoring me all the time. " I answered meekly.

"There was a reason why I was ignoring you."

"Yeah I can see that."

"What do you mean?"

"I can see that you're busy. And I'm sorry. I shouldn't have come like this. Goodbye."

Liberty and I turned to move when suddenly a structured, perfect toned voice said." Wait.".

We turned around and it was the girl.

"What?"

"I should introduce myself. I am Raven Zybroya. I am here to help Clovis."

"So you aren't his girlfriend? " asked Liberty rather bluntly.

She stifled a laugh and said," Not really. Rather i'm his brother's girlfriend."

"You have a brother ?" I blurted out.

"He hasn't told you much I see."

"What are you going to help him with?" I asked out of curiosity.

"Enough. Scarlet, Liberty go away." Clovis ordered.

"Uh no." said Liberty.

"Clovis you really haven't told them? Specially the one in the purple T-shirt." asked Raven.

That purpled t shirt girl was Liberty.

"What do you mean specially not me?

"Well I can clearly see something special about you."

"How? What?" I asked bewildered.

"It's one of my powers."

"You have powers? What kind of powers?" asked Liberty.

"Something you both won't be knowing about." said Clovis.

"Can you stop being so uptight? We came here to find answers and I really don't care if we broke in or not. You weren't telling me what I deserved to know. "

He sighed " I'm sorry. I guess you do have a right to know. But there's no point in dragging Scarlet into it."

"WHAT?" I bellowed.

He shrugged. "It's nothing to do with you."

"It has something to do with me?" asked Liberty

"Well yeah. Bye Scarlet." he said.

"I'm not going anywhere."

"Yes you are."

"She's going to stay." said Raven while looking at me.

"That's right." I said.

He seemed disappointed. And I felt a pang of....what ? anger? frustration? or was it jealousy?

I was brought back from my trance by Clovis' words."Okay so my family, has a rich history and ironically of both pacifiers and prizoners or euphimestically putting, 'citzens' of Analtapasia. There is an extremely long chain of events which lead to the development of magical powers in these citizens of Analtapasia."

"What is the chain of events?" I asked.

"That is something even we aren't sure of. " he said looking at Raven. He continued," So these magical genes in some cases pass down generations and so they are manifested in different forms. "