MOONWAKE | Fiorela Dedja

"The Leagues"

CHAPTER SIX

"May I have your attention, please?" said an old man with a nobel appaerance. "All of you are lucky enough to be part of this competition and to have the chance to make your biggest wish come true."

"A competition?" I murmured under my breath.

Dior heard me and said "Don't know what he's talking about."

"This is important," the old man added - "we are very serious and we are asking you all the same thing in return."

In the big screen in front of us appeared a logo. I had seen that thing before, I was trying so hard to remember where but it just wouldn't come in my mind.

"The Red Moon is a blessing that is happening to us right when we were starting to think it was a legend. This competition will give its winner the best life, but..."

"There's always a but.." Dior sighed, I was the only one close enough to hear that.

"You have to prove that you deserve it." continued the noble man as two young boys brought him a glass box with pieces of paper inside.

"A 'deserver' is someone who owns values and the top three are:
Intelligence, Power and the third... Well, it's your job to find out what is the third one" acknowleged he.
"In order to do that you have to get seperated in leagues by three. Each of you should respect the team mates if he wants to stay in the game."

And then, he put his hand inside the box, chose three small pieces of paper, opened them one by one and started reading what was written in there.
They were names.
"Alea Kasparova, Nick Juggy and Joseph Diom. Congratulations, you're the first leage. Get to know each other and then go to meet your "conseillers".

So this was the glass box's function.

The man kept on chosing papers and forming leages, I also found out his name was Mr Bloss and finally the moment came and the piece with my name on it was in his hands.
"Magoa Clark, Dior Huffleman and Nick Eliajh" he read.

I was relieved when I heard Dior's name because I liked her and I really thought we were going to be good friends. But Nick... who was he?
Dior came and hugged me. She was as happy as I was. We headed to the space of the room where we were supposed to meet the other member.

***

Before him, at a little distance, reclined a young boy almost 20.
My unconscious wouldn't allow my eyes to fixate on anything else but the perfect figure that was standing there. I had no idea someone could be this handsome.
His brown curly hair, the brown eyes and lastly the sweet smile with the white teeth. Damn, he was cute.
My eyes travelled from his to Dior's face and I realised that in the room was someone who liked him more than I did.

We approached him and he was waiting for us with a sweet smile stuck on his face.

"Hey, you're my mates, right?" He asked still smiling.

At first I didn't answer because I was waiting for Dior to make her move but she was staying there like a statue saying nothing.

"Yeah, and you must be Nick? " I answered and asked at the same time.

"Exactly. So who is who?" he questioned smiling nervously.

"I...I'm Dior" after she said that he leaned on for a hug but my weirdo was still staying like a statue so I pushed her and she fell in his arms, they hugged. Cute.

"So you're Magoa?" he asked as he leaned to hug me too.

"Magoa herself" I said smiling and hugged him back.

"Do you want to go in the canteen to get something and get to know each other better?" he offered.

***

In the canteen. I ordered a hot chocolate. It was tasty.

"So, where are you from?" Dior asked him.

Finally someone is making some moves.

"I'm from here. Venetus." he replied.

"I'm from here, too."

She was smiling.

"And you Magoa?"

"Nyctophilia"

"Oh, I'm sorry" he said.

"Don't be. I'm here for a better life now." I replied smiling and the converstation continued.

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Is this new league leading to a new strong friendship?
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