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Chapter 44 Rayla/Unknown's POV {Green Oak And a Moon Opal}

I know who this is. He's the new guy in school, the one who was looking for me.

Derek Mejik. ((Dun dun dun DUN! 😉))

His hair is spiked up (Think Green Oak from that ridiculous manga Callum loves) and he's dressed ridiculously lightly for this weather. Then again, so is Ellis. She says she isn't cold because she grew up on a mountain with lots of snow, and so she's hot. Is there even snow in Africa?

He gives me a lopsided grin, and I scowl at him. Something's off about this guy, but I'm not sure what. I can tell Elran Ellis and Ezran feel the same way. "Hey, dudes. Chicks. What's up?" He says, but I'm not going to reply.

Callum gives him a quick smile. "Oh, hey, Derek. We were just having a bike race. On the ice."

"Why, how about you?" Ez butts in suspiciously.

Derek just laughs. "Oh, I live on this street, lil dude." He says.

Ez scowls, and I bet only Ellis' hand on his arm stops him from charging Derek.

"Hey, Ez is 14." I say angrily. "Stop talking to him like he's a little kid."

Ellis and Ezran exchange glances. I'm not sure what their secret is, but I am betting they're going to end up dating. I give it until the start of next school year. Trust me.

Derek raises his hands in mock surrender. "Oh, chill, princess. I ain't mean nothin' by it."

I look him in the eye, despite the fact that he's taller than me. "Yeah? Don't you have somewhere else to be?"

Derek laughs, strutting off. Callum eyes me with dismay, but this guy crossed a border. I'm sassing him back into his place, who cares what Callum thinks? I don't... Right?

"Well..." Ezran says.

"What now?" Ellis finishes. Ship.

Alesa answers their question by diving into the snow. "SNOW ANGEL!"

Callum stares for a bit, then shrugs. "Heck, why not? WOOHOO!"

I drop into the snow.

Aunt Amaya wanders over, signing something. Everyone brings happiness- some when they come, and some when they leave.

Everyone groans and laughs at that.

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UNKNOWN POV

Creeping silently towards the window of the Harrowson house, I peer in. Runaan and Ethari are talking quietly, and Ethari is holding up a silver chain with a pale violet pendant.

A moon opal. Just like he said.

I can hear them talking.

"It's beautiful, Ethari. She'll love it."

"You think, Runaan?"

"I know. We raised her, we should know. Oh! What was that crash?!"

Runaan runs upstairs to check, and Ethari mutters to himself. "Good. I hope he's right, and it does trigger something."

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BACK TO RAYLA'S POV

When we come in again, damp from rolling in the snow, there's a weird piece of paper on the hall floor. I pick it up. It's weird paper, pale grey and flowery-scented. There's a drawing on it, a pendant with the words 'When? Where? Take but watch out Ethari could break plan?' I frown, but throw it in the trash can. Probably just Runaan's junk.

Not like it was anything useful... Right?