ON HOLD:Ethereal Elle

Chapter Sixteen, "Hell Baby"

After the unreal incident in our dorm room, I decided to create my own journal and begin writing in it. Unlike Elle, I wasn't writing diary entries everyday. I was jotting down her every move.

I felt like a scientist that was documenting the first sighting of an alien. Knowing that if anybody read this journal they'd think I was a psycho. Looking back I don't know why I decided to write things down, like that was going to be good enough proof that Elle had magical powers. It was more for my own benefit, to remember everything that happened.

"Diana?" Elle said, interrupting me writing quickly in the journal I had titled "Hell Baby". I looked up at her with wide eyes, knowing that I looked like I hadn't slept in days. Elle stared at me for a second, taking a mental note of how many knots she could find in my hair and counting how often my right eye twitched.

"Yes?" I asked in a small, anxious voice. She attempted to take a peek at my journal but I quickly brought it to my chest.

"What are you writing?" Elle asked in a weird tone, I felt like she could see right through me. She knew exactly what I was doing but she wanted to let me come clean.

"I- It's just homework stuff" I mumbled glancing away from her, she sighed deeply and nodded.

"Did something happen? Did you hurt yourself again and you don't want to tell me? I won't be mad.." Elle asked before stepping towards me and trying to grab my hand, I shook my head quickly.

"You're acting strange, really strange" She said as she crossed her arms and began to study me again. I was afraid of my anger getting the better of me, as I knew bursting into rage would make Elle back off for a while.

"I'm fine, I'm just concentrating" I muttered before bringing my attention back to the journal. Elle stood before me for another minute, like she was waiting for me to come clean about something.

How could she not notice the craziness that she created last night in our bedroom?! Maybe she did know but she was too afraid to face it.

Elle sighed deeply before turning away and walking back to the bedroom. I watched her closely until she was out of sight.

"Hell Baby.
What the fuck happened last night? HOW did that happen?

She was happy because of him, is he the key?
She was never like this before they met.
He has awaken something in her.

Before, she was quiet and fearful of life.
Now she is open, honest, FEARLESS and magic?

How can that be?"

"Diana? I'm going for a walk, I'll be back soon" Elle interrupted my writing, I looked up at her quickly and nodded. She had an upsetting look on her face, one that she was clearly trying to hide but failing horribly at doing so. She stared at me for a second before leaving the dorm, slamming the door behind her.

Elle exited the building with her head lowered, she wrapped her fluffy coat around her body acting as if it was a shield from all of the bullshit around her. She felt confused, it was as if she was feeling hundreds of emotions at once and couldn't pin point which was real or her own.

She thought about last night and how much fun she had, which made her smile and feel good. But with that came insecurity, feeling vulnerable to a human was a terrifying thought. But somehow it didn't stop her from continuing to think about Ace and all of the subtle things that have changed within her since their first encounter.

Elle was so in her head that she had no idea where she was walking, this was something that happened often with her. But now it seemed there were so many things to think about, more than ever before.