The Gyfted

Winged glory

Castien had finally been escorted out of Aistel's room and was formally banned from the hotel until the day of the meeting. Still, this did not help with the uneasiness that was in the pit of Aistel's stomach. If anything, it had made it worse. Especially with the fact the elf wouldn't leave. He stayed behind and was trying to comfort Aistel, much to her displeasure.

"I understand you went through something that was quite traumatic but I can assure you, I am only here to help." Fisle said with concern written all over his face.

From what Aistel knew, Elves considered humans lower than fairy-folk. She found him uneasy to be around, though that could be because of what she was going through with Castien.

"Thank you, but that's unnecessary. Only thing that would make me feel better would be to have Irene and Tons here." Aistel said.

Fisle could hear the sadness in her soul yet, couldn't see it in her face. This must be the condition her parents constantly tried to fix. In all my centuries, I've never seen a human like this that wasn't autistic. He thought to himself.

"I have told Commander Castien he is not allowed contact with you until he sees a healer and not before the day of the meeting. If it will help, I'll see about getting those to here. It will be difficult. Fae are untrusting of humans. Gyfted or not." Fisle said.

He was trying his best to prove to Aistel he was not a threat but he could tell she was so rattled by Castien's actions nothing wold help. "Give me there full legal names and numbers. I will talk to Castien's superiors and inform them you will leave if your request is not accepted. Castien may not have been strong enough to teleport you and him, but I know that brother of his is." Fisle commented with a smile.

Aistel signed and wrote down Tons' real name. Gabriel... I haven't called him that in so long. She thought to herself as she wrote down the information to give to Fisle. Suddenly she paused and stared at him. "Wait... If Sebastian is powerful enough to transport multiple people... Why didn't he just transport us?" She asked, feeling angry.

"Apparently Castien refuses to use teleport magic, even if someone else is casting it. I don't know why I never asked." Fisle said with a shrug.

As he stared Aistel up and down, he noticed something strange about her back. "Can you fly or where you ever able to fly once?" He asked, still staring at her.

"I float. I usually tell people I can fly, but technically it's listed as a floating ability." She said as she sat down on the bed.

Fisle shrugged and stood up to leave. "I'll do what I can about your friends. No promises, Lady Aistel." He said with a smile.

Aistel merely nodded and turned to lie on the bed. Once Fisle had reached the door, he turned and bowed to Aistel. He finally left and Aistel was finally able to call Tons. If all else failed, at least hearing his voice would help her.

Tons had finally fallen asleep when the phone began to ring. He hopped up and in his soul, knew it was Aistel. He also knew something was wrong. "Angel? What happened?" He asked sweetly.

For the first time in years, Aistel felt tears well up in her eyes. However, there was no emotion to go with it. It was almost as if her brain knew this was a sad moment, but she couldn't feel it.

"I'm... ok, I guess. It's happening with Castien... What happened to Ricky. Say Tons, if I could get you and Ire tickets, would you both come? I would rather be with you two." She asked.

Tons gasped. "You would rather us? I'll be on the first flight. There's only what three or four days left! I'll be there. Even if I have to swim across the damn ocean." He shouted.

Aistel smiled and hung her head. "Apparently, to make sure I'm comfortable, a High Elf can get you and Irene tickets and a guest pass to come here. I really hope you two can be here for me." She pleaded.

"Angel... of course I'll be there. I'll always... Don't worry, Irene will definitely come as well." Tons said.

Irene had overheard her cousin get excited and ran into the room. "What happened? Gimme that!" She said, as she snatched the phone from Tons' ear. "Aistel? Are you ok? Did anything happen?"

"I'm fine. Just be ready. Can you give Tons' back the phone? I need to give him the details of when you will depart. You probably shouldn't eat anything for 12 hours. Apparently teleporting is horrible... every time." Aistel said.

Irene could tell something was wrong, but she didn't want to push. She always tells me when she is ready. I'll just wait till I see her. She thought. Then suddenly she stared at Tons "Wait, what do you mean 'depart'"? She questioned.

A few hours later, after much convincing, Irene, Tons and Sebastian were all on a pier. Sebastian had been drawing a large intricate circle full of swirls and circles. He had finished a little while after they had arrived.

He stood up and dusted himself off. Irene couldn't help but stare. Something about Sebastian just felt right. As if she had known him all her life. Sebastian felt it too. He tried to ignore it though.

"Alright you two lovely humans. I hope neither of you ate anything for at least six hours. Hell, twelve hours is best. There is a reason many don't like it. I'm somewhat immune to the effects. Some gyfted are too. Its very rare for a human to be immune." Sebastian said while giving direct eye contact to Irene.

Tons' noticed them staring at each and stepped between them. "I was wondering if Martin could come? He isn't far away." Tons asked quietly.

"Nope. They barely wanted to allow Irene. Castien had to vouch for her." Sebastian said, clearly unaware as to why they were allowed to go in the first place.

"Oh ok. Alright then, let's go." Tons said. He placed an arm around Irene and gave her a little squeeze.

Irene smiled as Sebastian ushered them into the middle of the circle. He than began to speak an incantation spell. It was in an ancient language that Tons' and Irene could not make out. Suddenly a beam of light surrounded them. Sebastian opened his eyes, which were glowing a bright blue, and said to the cousins, "This is gonna be fun." When he reached out his hand for them both to take. Once they did, they felt intense warmth, couldn't see, hear, feel or smell anything.

Suddenly, they were in a large room full of large crystals. Sebastian let go of their hands and collapsed into the arms of Castien. Castien had dark circles under his eyes and looked weak. "Welcome, the both of you." He said.