Institute Of Salvation

•Watch It Pumpkin Spice•

"Okay, everyone my name is Mr. Stoks, and no not I'm not a bird Folk," I lay my head down peeking from behind my hair as he made the lame-ass joke to the class. "Wow tough crowd," Mr. Stoks, picked up a textbook and quietly walked over to the left side of the room, and slammed the book on the table next to my head. I sat up quickly and winced at the loud noise slightly coving my highly sensitive ears "Stand up Mr. Blackstone,"

I slowly stand up and give Mr. Stoks a blank stare "please tell the class about yourself. Tell us your full name, What Folk you are, hobbies, interests."

I clicked my tongue "Steel Blackstone Son of Forge, I'm a Hybrid," small gasps erupted from the Humans in the class. I glance down and see the redhead boy staring up at me with shock. I sent him a wink. "Am I done?" I look away from the redhead to Mr. Stoks

"Not yet. Tell me one of your hobbies then you may sit."

"I swim," I plop down in my seat and lay my head back down as Mr. Stoks lets a sigh escape his lips.

"Luke, up," I peek back out of the strands that have fallen in my face again to look at the boy. "I'm Luke... John-Castle," John-Castle? I pick my head back up and rake my eyes up and down the tall ginger boy. Holy shit I heard that John Castle, had a son from my mother's story she told me and Sil, as kids but I would never think of the Humans would take such a risk by sending him to a school with the Divine. What fucking idiots they are sending the son of the murder of the Druid prince here.

I thought Sil and I were walking targets here but guess I was wrong, this kid fucked. I look behind me feeling eyes on me seeing all the harsh glares being sent to me and Carrot top from the pee brain posse. I turn back around not feeling like giving them brainless minions any more of my time and effort today.

"So... you're really a hybrid?" I glance over to the carrot top seeing him looking at me skeptically as if I would lie about actually being a hybrid.

"No, I lied about being hybrid so I can just have a jolly time, with the close-minded little brain fucks in this school," I give red, the fakest smile I can give.

Man, it took everything I had in me not to laugh at his face! "Fucking arrogant gods," carrot top glared at me and turned around back cursing at me under his breath. I return red glare being insulted by comparing me to the meathead gods.

"Listen here pumpkin spice," I leaned over to his ear and whispered "I'm in no way associated with them, Gods. I got a bite to my bark unlike them."

Feeling satisfied with the nerviness in the boy I lean back in my chair ignoring the rest of the "lesson" which is considered the rest of the class talking about themselves as if I gave a damn. I can feel the anger coming off the redhead beside me which doesn't bother me, but the weird tingling sensation in my body after the conversations with him is not sitting right with me.

"Listen here weirdo keep whatever freakish powers you got to yourself. I'm surprised you Divines haven't gotten a magic mussel on you keep your damn powers at bay," I whip my head around facing the redhead that's getting Beyond on my nerves

"Taking such risks aren't u carrot top? If I was you, I would keep my mouth shut especially since you're a son of a mass Genocider. I know for a fact their multiple kids here who had friends and family who were murdered by his hands."

"Steel! That's enough! Go into the hallway now," Mr. Stoks walks over to the door and swings it open staring directly at me. I huff loudly and stand up out of the chair and walk past Mr. Stoks into the hall. Ugh! The damn tingling sensation is back but worse. I shake my body lightly and switch my weight back and forth on my feet to see if it stops.

"Steel what in the Olympus are u doing?" I stop and slowly turn around to see Mr. Stoks looking at me weirdly.

"My body won't stop tingling... I'm trying to get it to stop." Mr. Stoks looks at me for a few more seconds but then suddenly snaps his fingers

"Go Ms. Red right now I think the effects from being away from Silva are affecting your powers," my powers? I haven't even used them. Mr. Stoks pointed towards his eyes just as if he knew exactly what I was thinking "Your eyes are growling Steel." well shit. I nodded my head and quickly walked down the long hall to search for her office. This is not good if my powers are activating on their own which means Silva's have or will be soon. I've finally walked upon her office doors; I knock on them lightly and enter once I hear her say so.

"How are you Steel?"

Fan-fucking-tastic

 "Fine." Ms. Red raises her eyebrow unpressed with my answer. "I may be slowly losing control of my powers..." I mumbled as I sank into one of her chairs.

"See now that wasn't too hard. How long have you and Silva spent apart before?" Usually, we're able to spend a whole bay apart. after years of long harsh hours of our father making us spend time away from each other slowly building our tolerance up.

"Usually a day," Ms. Red hums lowly as she sets aside her paperwork.

"How do you feel about this school?" This school stupid and we're just sitting targets to get slaughter any second especially with the damn John Castle spawn.

"I feel like a sitting duck here trapped." another nod from Ms. Red with a tight-lipped smile.

"That's normal, this is new for all of us," not new for me and Sil, we always have to watch our backs. A knock from the door draws my attention away from my thoughts "come in," I watch the door slowly open revealing Silva poking his head in. "Please sit Silva," Sil sits next to me, glancing at me so often. "I was just talking to Steel about how he feels about being here, do you have any input, Silva?"

"We haven't been here for long but I like it so far," I watch as Silva avoids looking directly at Ms. Red and picks at the skins around his nails. I sigh and I take my hand and lightly swat his hand from messing with his nails, he needs quit that habit. "I've made a Human friend, Peni, she is pretty cool and interesting," Human friend? Is he talking about the brunette he was sitting with?

"Peni Tinker? I've heard from Mr. AppleBottom she is a sweet girl," Ms. Red beams at the news at least one of us was interacting with the nasty creatures. "I'm glad you made a friend Silva. How are your powers? Steel here has been having. Some difficulty," Silva's eyes widen and look directly at me.

"U-um they've been fine I think, I haven't noticed anything weird with them," I can feel the worrying radiating off Sil.

"Hmm, interesting. Steel may I see your wrist?" I eye Ms. Red worriedly as I slowly extended my arm to her watching her every move. A pale green light glow from Ms. Red's hand as she hovers it above my wrist "I'm creating a temporary seal on your wrist to stabilize your power since Silva's here has been fine," Ms. Red pulls her hand away from mine as the glow slowly fades away.

"Will I still be able to use my powers? Last time Me and Silva had one we couldn't," I ran my fingers over the light green vine tattoo-like mark on my wrist.

"Not right now but the more the seal fades the more your powers slowly come back. If you show you can't control them then I will have to apply the seal again."

I let out a low sigh, knowing I won't have my powers for a bit is bugging me bad especially in this place. "Now get outta here you two, class time," Ms. Red sends us a big smile while showing us out her door. Me and Silva walked slowly back to our class silently until he spoke up halfway.

"Do you and Dusty want to join me and Abba in our dorm for a movie tonight?" I smile a little knowing that he over our little fight this morning.

"Yeah, it sounds good." I give him a side hug and walk to my class door that's ahead of us ready for the rest of the day to end already.

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