Seditio

Chapter 2

When Abunter woke up he saw he was in a big red room, there were a row of beds along both walls in front of him and a table beside each bed. There were windows in the wall to his right where he saw a forest, four doors were at the end of each room with cabinets along the back wall. He saw Orbus on the bed beside him. A few people in light blue clothes were bustling around and a few people rested in the beds. To his left he saw Thaire sat in a chair, sleeping. He groaned and tried to sit up but felt a stabbing pain in his head.
"Don't move too much." She whispered annoyed, blinking a bit then standing up to stretch.
"You kidnapped us!" he shouted. She put a finger to her mouth in a shushing motion then pointed to Orbus .
"Well you weren't going to go with us. But you need to be quiet. The sleep enchantment is best well...slept off. Plus there are other people resting."
She walked to the back of the room where there were several shelves of medical equipment and a sink; she grabs a folding table, wooden bowl, a rag, a thermometer, and a small flashlight. She brought the objects over and set them up. She takes the bowl to the sink and fill it up and looks in a cabinet that was under the sink and brought out a plastic cup and filled it up with water. She brought them over, placing them both on the table. Abunter tried to get up but as soon as he did he relized he was tied down to the bed.
"Let's fix ya." She spoke lightly. He grunted and tried to sit up, and pulled away as she tried to touch him. "Just drink this, it will help wake you up."
"Why should I trust you?" He glared.
"If I wanted to hurt you I would have while you slept." She said in an emotionless voice.
He smirked deciding to flirt his way out "Well how do I not know you weren't just too busy staring at me to hurt me?"
"Honey, trust me, you arent the cutest to look at. I mean did you see the boy I was with before you slept?" She scoffed as she dipped the rag in the water and put it on his forehead.
"Ouch. My ego."
She put the thermometer in his mouth and flashed the light in his bright brown eyes. "Your ego could use deflating from what I can tell."
She took the thermometer back and hummed.
"Is that a good hum or bad hum?"

"Well unless you have a deadly fever, for my sister a bad one. For me a forty dollar hum. We made a bet on if you were demon or hellion. Chaira said Hellion, I said demon."
"I am a demon so forty bucks goes to you. What are you?"
She narrowed her eyes and turned away.
"Angel, demon?" he asked curousily
She sighed, "None of your business. Now shut up and let me help you, I have better ways to spend my time." The boy in front of her narrowed his eyes.
But before either could say anything else Orbus groaned. The red head looked at his brother while Thaira turned to him.
Orbus looked over to his brother and Thaira and tried jumped up, scared.
"Stay away from me kidnapper!"
"Orbus, please calm down, I won't hurt you."
"How do I know that? I don't even know where I am and I'm tied up, and I don't even know how long I have been out!"
"Six hours."
Abunter turned to her " Really six hours?"
Thaire nodded while Orbus narrowed his eyes.
Thaire sighed. "I will get Chaira. She is an angel, will that be better? And if everything goes to plan you will have to learn to trust me" she asked with a small smile. "Your brother is fine and I can go ahead and show him around."
"You are not taking Abunter anywhere without me."
"Fine I can wait until the process is done."
She huffs obviously getting annoyed with Orbus fear. "And here I thought angels were supposed to be nice."
She mumbled. She took her hair out of her ponytail and turned around and stomped away.
"Abunter why don't you fight? She kidnapped us and did spells on us!"
"I don't want to get on the bad side of her. We are in unknown territory. We also don't know what we are dealing with so let's not anger her.
"Well Abunter you won't have to worry. But Orbus, dear, five minutes and you anger the most powerful being in history. Good job."
A red head walked in clapping slowly with a smirk and sarcasm dripping from every word. She had a bundle under her arm.
"Fastest time ever. Quicker than me and I am the sister. Trying to de-throne me? I am the royal bi-"she looked at him "oops not supposed to curse in front of the pure ones."
"Are you Chaira, and what do you mean most powerful being?" Orbus questioned.
"Ha, do I look like a sugar cookie to you? I am Caite. Demon. Chaira is too busy chasing little runts to do her job. I am supposed to be teaching a class but nope got to take care of you jokes." She threw the bundle at Abunter, "Clothes." She said.
There were two shirts and two pairs of jeans. All black. He grabbed the one of the sets and headed to one of the doors, which from what he could see was the bathrooms.
Caite moved the table from Abunter's bed to Orbus's.
"Didn't tell you? Well I guess I'll tell you now, Thaire is the Hybrid. What surprises me is her taking you two in. Rare chance. And trust me, not many of us are happy, including me." she heard a whimper from the bed beside her.
"The Hybrid? The queen of death and destruction? I am in the home of that monster?!"
Orbus screamed, while Abunter stiffened. Caite shook her head and stifled a growl and tensed. She flashed a light in his eyes more harshly then necessary.
"I was hoping you would be different. I was sadly wrong." she sighed. She reached over and grabbed the other pair of clothes and threw it in his face.. Abubter came in and Orbus took his place. Abunter stood in front of Caite.
"You think you can keep us here? You are mistaken." Caite smirked and ran a hand along the demon markings in her arms.
"Oh no, you will find that you are the mistaken one, but go ahead underestimate our family, lets see how long you live. I've been itching for a fight."
As the venomous words fell from her lips Orbus came out.
"Tha is in the hall to show you around. Now I have to go. And just so you know she isn't as bad as our father made her out to be. She did create this." She gestured upward and walked out at those words.
"Create what?" Abunter looked at Orbus and the brunette shrugged. They walked out and saw Thaire. She stood by a short blonde with curls. The stranger wore a pink dress that puffed out. The hallway they stood in was lit by candles along the wall with dark red wallpaper with dark purple spiral designs. The boys stood in awe at the warm aura. Thaire walked over to them with the small blonde following just behind practically bouncing. Orbus flinched as the older girl walked towards them.
. "Let's at least try to give her a chance. Or try not to give her a reason to kill us." Abunter whispered. Thaire knitted her eyebrows together, hearing the words.
"Boys meet Eana. She is my apprentice."
The little blonde slightly curtsied.
Abunter smiles at her think she was adorable.
Eana smiled, "Why thank you!"
This made Abunter jump. "Oh, sorry. I can read your thoughts, I haven't got control over it yet. I am a hellion." She said with a smile. Abunter nodded and Orbus glared.
"What are you training her for?" Orbus said narrowing his eyes. This made Thaire glare and Lacy let out a growl
"What are you trying to imply?"
The smaller girl growled. Thaire put a hand on her shoulder lightly, her filed stiletto nails shone blood red and bright compared to her dark skin.
"I am training her in battle and medicine and leadership skills."
Abunter tensed "Battle?" he asks, his teeth gritted, his cautiousness slipping.
"Yes, battle. Like the one you are trying to push me towards, I'm not training her to kill I am training her to protect herself. If you got into my protection academy you need it. You are here for a reason."
Orbus held up a finger. "Two questions. One, what is the protection academy? And two, why?"
"This building is the protection academy or The Shadows. Angels, demons, and hellions live here. Some have fallen or betrayed someone or something for the greater good. Some are even runaways. Some stay just because they are passing through. And eve after 200 years the war with my father is still going on and my people still need protecting." Abunter's eyes filled with confusion.
"Well I need to show you two around, so Eana can you go and see if the south patrol is back yet and if they are write a report then bring it to my office. If I am not back by then can you go to the front of the building and get my paperwork. Then you are free for the rest of the day." Eana nodded and walked past them, glaring at the two with distrust.
"So shall we?" Thaire said smiling. Abunter huffed and nodded and Orbus nodded quickly, curiosity pumping.