It’s Friday in Coral&Knight Academy and I’m unhappy the week is slowly coming to an end, my stomach keeps rolling in knots whenever I think about how close I am to starting my practical classes. Though their excitement is all everyone in the class can talk about whenever the subject is brought up, which is a lot.
Today Tamil, Eva, Lillian, and I are struggling to make our way through the crowd of students as the large arena buzzes with their excitement. I spot a couple of free seats just ahead and turn to the girls to point in that direction, quickly we rushed in for the seats and settle down before they could be claimed.
Every Friday the girls told me the academy hosts a friendly game of jostling between elemental’s in a fixed team, and though am not exactly clear on how it played, I do know that the players get to use their elements to fight.
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“So, what did you think of my game on Friday?” I turn to stare at Rae with raised brows, despite the bruised eye and busted lip she still has a huge grin on her face. Her team won the game on Friday so I can tell she’s pretty elated. When Camille was finally let into the game, I finally saw what Eva meant when she said they valued the defects like they do star quarterback in a football game. She was a blur on the field whenever she had the ball in her hands, and she scored 24 goals for the water team. It was like watching a female version of the flash in a field of elemental’s. No one could keep up with her speed, nor her strength, I’m pretty sure most player’s ended up with broken bones considering how she’d thrown some of them in the air. I never thought the defects could be that strong, but I guess in a way the magic in their blood wasn’t completely useless.
Something is going on that I have no idea about, and my curiosity is killing me. Ever since I got to school this morning I’ve noticed how everyone seems to be in high spirits, there’s a buzz of excitement everywhere and most students can’t stop whispering among themselves. I’m standing in front of my locker to get my notes for History class when the front door bangs open and every girl in the vicinity lets out excited screams due to the arrival of 3 guys. I didn’t see who they were, not from where I was standing and didn’t care. Covering my ears with my hands, I bang my locker shut and dash for class. Entering, I stumble over to the seat beside Lillian and Tamil and they stare at me in confusion. Letting out gasps, I try to catch my breath and get in as much oxygen as I possibly can. “Are you okay?” “They were,” I swallow dryly, pointing repeatedly towards the door as I try to expl
Swallowing dryly, I suddenly feel warm and flustered despite the open windows in the classroom and fan myself with my hand. “A-are these tests done within sight of everyone?” “It’s done in private.” She reassures both of us. “As long as your compatibility isn’t perfectly matched with another elemental conjurer during the test then you have nothing to worry about. When a friend of mine did hers she told me everything about it, it wasn’t perfectly matched with any water elemental fortunately for her, but some of her friends had an opposite response.” “So,” I shake my head and try to get my thoughts in order. Refusing to let embarrassment over what she just told us to put off my questions. “If this compatibility test only works for those who share the same element, how come my mum and Steven are soul mates?” “Finding your soul mate does not require the test, it is
Seated in Steven’s office, I wonder why he sent a message to wait for him here after school. He hasn’t spoken to me since dinner on Sunday where he announced he found someone to train me every day after class. And now I’m a little on edge, especially after what happened earlier today. After Lillian practically dragged me out of the cafeteria, she hurried me into the girl’s bathroom where she promptly told me I just landed myself in deep shit. The guy back at the cafeteria was Prince Kota. As in, the freak-shit-ing Royal Prince of England. The very one Bianca aspires to marry, and the one who has about a hundred fan-girls who glared at me all day long. In class or along the halls, no matter where I went it was like they were all playing laser tag with their eyes. At first, I didn’t get why she was so freaked, I mean all I did was bump into the guy and all he did was catch me, nothing
The next day at school, Miss Rosa acted completely fine despite her weird behaviour yesterday. She’s acting so cheery that I’d wondered if yesterday had simply been a figment of my imagination. For today’s lecture, she’s talking about the signature elemental’s leave behind after using their powers. She explains that for each elemental a signature is unique, and it can be absolutely anything. For example, an air elemental can have a signature in the shape of a star or animal after using his/her powers on people or objects, and these signatures become something like a tag. Someone asked if these signatures become permanent if somehow, like during training anyone of us mistakenly hurts the other with our powers, and she reassured us that it isn’t permanent. She explained that these signatures fade after a couple of days, at most, it lasts up to a week. She also talks about how and why elemental’s can have the
Standing in nothing but my pyjama shorts and a loose top, I hop from one foot to the other in front of my cabin at 10:00 pm. I wonder where the hell Rae is, and why she called me out. She sounded so urgent she had me worried, rubbing my hands up and down my arms I shiver thanks to the frigidly cold weather. I was just about to head back inside and wait for her on the couch when abruptly a cart pulls over in front of me, and before I even had time to blink large hands latch onto my body and yank me into the vehicle. Were racing away when it dawned on me that I’m being kidnapped, my captors wore black clothes that cover every inch of their body and wore knitted masks over their faces. There are four of them, with two seated in front and two trying to hold me down at the back. I fought and screamed when one of them tried to place a sack over my head. Kicking out my le
Sighing, she steps closer and wraps a hand around my shoulder. “It’s a school tradition. Every year, seniors prank the freshmen pretending to kidnap them and drag them all the way here. It’s just a little game created a long time ago, other to earn your release they will send you all out on a scavenger hunt through the surrounding forest to look for a specific item and whoever brings back that item first, becomes the Scavenger King or Queen of the year.” “Why the hell are they playing such a stupid, diabolical game?” “We’re teenagers with nothing better to do, we’ve got to find entertainment somehow.” “How about you all just pick up a bloody book.” Suddenly, the loud screech of a mic makes everyone cringe in irritation and we stare at the stage in front of us. Holding a plastic cup as well, Bianca stands on stage with her mic turned upside down as the DJ th
Someone lets out a screech of pain when hit and the three of us hurry forward. Everyone started to disperse into the forest and the girls run opposite ways into the darkness, unsure of who to follow I continue forward, especially when I heard another screech of pain. I have no idea how long I ran for, or if I even missed my way, but when it became clear no one was chasing after me I slowed down to catch my breath.Leaning both hands against the rough bark of a tree, I didn’t expect a fireball to miss my head by an inch as it connects to the tree beside me. Jumping back with a scream of fright, I turn around to see the shadow of a figure. They didn’t say anything about using their powers! The figure conjures another fireball in his hand, I didn't sit back and wait for him to aim, I ran as if my tail was on fire. Which it was, literally. “Please stop!”