Boarding School for Supernaturals

3: The Selection

(Her dress on the side, thats not how I imagine her, just the dress)

Cassie's POV:

It's been a while since my birthday. It's the Selection Day. I've had a lot of time to think and I don't know how sure I am about being a hunter anymore. I am dreading it, I know I said that I wasn't nervous because I knew I would be a hunter, but I have always felt different from all of the other hunters; I am just a great actress. I don't like being a hunter, hunters are meant to be cold and emotionless, and I don't think I could fit those expectations. One would think that I was respected and loved because of my the possibility of being the future clan leader, but they have probably sensed that I'm different. I eat way more than them, I'm way faster, I have more stamina, and I'm stronger. They just thought I was the perfect assassin, but now I think there may be a reason behind it. I've never had to try very hard for these abilities, but they all assume my abilities come from extensive training and hard work. My parents, whom I love most of the time, have treated me like an omega because they thought I had too many emotions. They tried to train me out of it so I could fill my shoes as the future leader of hunters. They would beat me and toy with my emotions, I'm luckily I had a happy childhood, but since it's come closer to The Selection, they have become more fanatical with their methods. I usually stayed away from them, which wasn't hard, being a leader made you busy. I know I said I hated supernaturals, but to be fair, that hatred has been instilled since birth. The truth is, I am just scared, what if my mate hates me and rejects me? What if I'm a weak supernatural, what if I was dark? That just sent chills down my back. The dark ones are really bad, they are a bad combination of power and evil. I don't think I could be dark, I think I'm nice, but if I'm rejected I could turn dark, most do. You can either be made dark and have no choice or someone dark can turn you but you have to be willing.

"Get ready you lazy bum!" Yelled my oh so loving mother. I sighed and started putting my beautiful blonde waves into a braided bun. I felt heat on my back and wrist; my marks were starting to form. You get the mark on Selection Day which will tell you what you are. It's not supposed to gain color until it is announced at the ceremony. I'm confused, you can only get one? I put on this really flowy white dress, one reminiscent of Greek goddesses. I kept my makeup simple, leaving my freckles alone and deciding to some lipgloss with a little bit of eyeshadow. I had naturally long black eyelashes so I left them alone, but I added some subtle but shimmery gold eyeshadow. My shoes were simple white sandals. White represents a new beginning, and it's also a chance to meet my mate so I had to dress up for the occasion.

I sighed and skipped down stairs, acting happy. I had no friends and my family acted like they hated me, but I was still alive and I decided not to worry about anything. I had already asked them if I could ride alone in my baby, and they said yes. I hopped into my ford mustang, it was really pretty, it was sky blue with white stripes. I named it Ellie. I made my way to the Council, it was in the dead center of the three sections. My car could float, fly, and drive, thank goodness for modern technology. It also has secret weapons, because being a hunter, or at least being raised as one, means always being prepared. It was a pretty long drive but as the leaders of a clan, we live closer to the center than many people. When we finally got there, it was chaotic. The supernatural were all glaring at us, which is very common since we hunt them. We are only supposed to hunt those that have gone dark or rogue, but sometimes hunters can be a little trigger happy. The humans were bored and awed. A week before the Selection they were given a letter telling them about the selection, having no prior knowledge of supernatural and hunters, they were surprised. They can come too, some end up being hunters, but rarely do they become supernatural. Afterwards, if they are going to remain as a human, their memories were wiped and they were sent home with false memories. It sounds hard to keep humans unaware, but how do you think that none of you know about us? We have strict rules regarding exposing ourselves, and they are kept in a separate dimension that we can enter, but they can't leave without explicit permission.

We each got our seats, and I sat bored as my parents talked. They sat next to the other clan leaders, and as far away from the supernaturals as possible. The order for the ceremony is determined beforehand. They always start with humans as it's usually the least drama. This process can take 10 days, they have hotels and rooms set up for this process. Not everyone was allowed to come, just the leader, family, and one fighter/bodyguard of the person coming of age. We listened to the elders and visited with others the first day, allowing people to look for mates, you don't find your mate until you find out who you are but people can sometimes sense a tiny attraction beforehand if the bond is strong enough. I kept to speaking only to those I know as the supernatural have a deep hatred of me, my parents have killed many of their kind. Because of my isolation, I did not sense a spark and meet my mate.

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PLEASE READ THIS OR YOU WILL BE LOST AND CONFUZZLED
Author's Note:

(This is a little teaser, I'm going to add onto this part tomorrow night my friends. Some people have cool names for their readers, any suggestions?)

I realized I have not said what occurs in the Selection so I will do so now. Each group takes 3 days, all the people who are 16 or are turning 16 that year come to find out who they are. Afterwards they are sent to a special school to discover things about yourselves. Children are not always the same as their parents because it is not a gene in the dna, it's determined by fate. First, the humans will go on this 2nd, 3rd, and 4th day. They go alphabetically. They first do tests, physical and mental. They can get a good idea of their abilities, then they give you a special medicine which makes your mark come out that tells them what type you are. Then the next person comes in. There is only one group that can administer this process, they are the Elders. The elders represent each creation and can be replaced, but only by the Moon Goddess or Sun God. Half of them are creations of the Sun God while the other half are from the Moon Goddess.