The journey towards earth took a few hours on the carriage, hence when they arrived it was already noon. They have decided to stop by the cafe beside the portal hub first, as Azora insisted, before they proceed to enter the portal towards the citadel. Everyone at the cafe is surprised at the unexpected visit of the headmistress. As they waited in line for their turn to order, Azora couldn't help but overhear the whispers of the fairies sitting at the tables near the counter.
"Is that her? The supposed daughter of Althea?"
"Yeah, she doesn't seem special at all. What, just because she's the daughter of the savior she can rebel like that? She's still human, after all."
"I know right, they might as well call her the princess of Royale high, a human. I wonder what the high council will think about that."
Laughter then followed to further mock the girl peacefully waiting in line. Even though it has already been a year, some of the fairies still aren't too fond of the humans living as equals in Royale High. And even though Azora tries her best to prove to everyone that it is possible, there are still those who cannot accept unity and peace. The laughter and judging stares of the fairies continued, ignoring the fact that the Headmistress is standing right beside the girl they are judging so carelessly. "May I know your names, girls?"
Azora didn't even notice her aunt leaving her spot in the line and approaching the three girls sat at the table on their left, her hands linked in front of her as she spoke as calmly as she could. "Headmistress! We weren't-"
"Names." she was more assertive this time, her eyes now gleaming dangerously even in the light of the cafe. The three fairies couldn't help but fear the intimidating fairy in front of them, shaking in their seats as the Headmistress refused to avert her gaze. Everyone in the cafe then turned to the scene before them, Azora feeling the air in the room thicken with every second passing. "I-it's Kayla, Bea a-and L-lia, m-ma'am."
"The daughters of Lord Sergio, a very respected nobility. Even though he is one of my dearest friends, you three shall receive a punishment as you return to Royale High for this ungratefulness towards the daughter of Althea." disbelief replaced the fear in the fairies' faces at the words of the Headmistress, frozen in place as the latter turned to return to her previous spot at the line. However, one of the fairies stood up from her seat with rage in her eyes directed towards Azora, bracing herself to let out the words she kept to herself all this time.
"Punishment? For telling the truth? She's a human and you made her live like a princess! They are disgusting creatures that shouldn't even exist! You know, I have to thank you, though. You gave us more reasons to despise you humans! I don't care if you're the daughter of that stupid fairy Althea, she's nothing and so are you!" Silence fell as the fairy had finished her tantrum, her sisters even signalling her to sit back down as they felt the air heavy with an ominous aura. However, Aegeus soon realized that it wasn't the Headmistress emitting the aura, but it was Azora who had an unreadable expression on her face as she kept her gaze at the fairy.
In an instant, the glass on the windows of the cafe started cracking out of nowhere, everyone confused and panicked at the unknown phenomena. And just when a tear fell down from Azora's eye, all the glass was shattered and flew everywhere inside the cafe. Aegeus held up his hand and released a force field to protect both the Headmistress and Azora from the shards of glass that could hurt them. Screams and sounds of panic echoed inside the walls of the cafe, everyone protecting themselves from the pieces of glass.
As soon as it was over, Azora gasped for air and blinked a couple times as realization started to sink in. She then took a glance at the panicked faces of the people inside, her breathing starting to increase rapidly just as alarmed as everyone else at the current situation. She quickly ran past Aegeus and left the cafe, ignoring her aunt calling out her name. The headmistress and Aegeus followed the girl outside, yet they lost sight of her immediately.
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Beauty and Scars {ON HOLD}
FantasíaWe all thought fairies and mermaids were kind, beautiful, and are the protectors of the earth and humans. We all thought wrong. When they first came to earth through a portal, humans thought fantasy just became reality, that is until they started at...
