The familiar bell running echoed in my head waking me up. "Morning!" Helen said with a giant smile.
"Morning" I replied, my body sprawled over the whole bed. 'Ohhh crap I must have pushed Daisy off forcing myself to get up quickly, looking around for her. "Huh... Daisy is not here???...." I asked Helen taking a quick look around.
"Ohhh.... Grace and Daisy went for some morning exercise." Helen replied.
"Abit excessive.... we have physical training....today." Jay replied mumbling into his pillow still half asleep.
"I dunno they seemed very dedicated to a morning exercise." Helen replied entering the bathroom and turning on the shower.
"Sleep well Emilia?..." Jay asked me.
"Was bit restless...." I replied to him, suddenly remembering that I was at the dorm entrance talking to Paul....' how did I get back here???...'
"Trouble sleeping???..." Jay asked.
"Yeah most the time I find it very hard to sleep....." I answered him.
"Ohhh..... Any particular reason??..." he asked.
"Ummm not really just find it hard to enter the sleep state I guess.." I replied.
"You can always use the sleep spell... but it's kinda weird, willingly being out to sleep....." he informed me.
"Nah it's okay....I'm used to it. Did you sleep well??" I replied asking him in return.
"Kinda.... I was a little restless as well..." He replied.
"Any particular reason?..." I asked.
"Just when I was young we needed to be light sleepers..." He replied.
"Ohhh.... I'm sorry..." I instinctively apologized.
"It's okay it's all in the past now. By the way where did you go in the middle of the night?" He asked with a smile.
"Ohhh I couldn't sleep so I went for a walk." I replied.
"Ohhh okay... anyways I better get up and get ready for class." He said standing up. "Thanks for the bed Helen!" He shouted into the bathroom folding the thick duvet placing on the bed and returning the pillow.
"No prob." Helen faintly replied.
"I'll leave with you, I need a new change of clothes anyways." I said getting up, "I'm gonna get a change of clothes! Be back in a few minutes Helen!" I shouted to her making my way out with Jay.
"Okay see you guys later." She shouted back.
Exiting the room, the hallways was already busy with students heading for breakfast and meeting up with friends, we made our way to the staircase linking all the floors of the buildings. "So how are you liking it here?.." He asked me.
"I'm really excited... but I'm feeling extremely home sick...." I replied honestly to him.
"Yeah.... Must suck to be someone from another plane..... Being unable to visit home and stuff...." He replied.
"Yeah....." I replied imagining how everyone at home must be panicking.
"Well this is my floor." Jay said.
"Ohhh cool... sure mines a few more levels up." I replied.
"Okaym, so meet us back at Helen and Graces room when you're ready for breakfast?" He asked.
"Sure... What room was they in again?" I asked stupidly not remembering their door and room number.
"It will all be alright...." He said patting my back before leaving.
Walking up to my floor into my room, I couldn't stop myself thinking about everyone at home. Quickly taking a shower and getting dressed putting away my dirty clothed to be washed. Sitting on the bed I activated my badge to talk to Paul.
"Paul?..." I asked hoping for a reply.
"Heyyy morning Emilia!" Ashley and Scarlet replied.
"Wassup?.." Paul answered back.
"Morning all." I replied to them still feeling slightly glum.
"Need any help with anything?.." Ashley asked.
"Ummm not really just wanted to say Hi." I replied.
"Glad you're doing okay!" He replied.
"Ummmm guys can you give me and Emilia some privacy I need to talk to Emilia about something...." Paul asked them politely.
"Sure! I need to get ready for class anyways, Cya later Emilia!" Scarlet replied gleefully
"Fine fine…. I supposed I have important stuff to do also…" Ashley replied sounding reluctant disconnecting his coms.
"So what's got you down?.." Paul asked.
"How did you?..." I asked a little shocked.
"I dunno gut feeling." He replied to me.
"Just been thinking about home." I replied to him.
".......... I'm sorry...." He apologized after a light pause.
"About that…. I was wondering…..?..." I asked sincerely.
"I can't take you home..." He replied interrupting me before I could finish my sentence.
"You can't?...." I asked almost coming to tears my voice cracking from the thought.
"........ I can take you home for a visit.... but I can't let you stay there….." He replied.
What he said brought me to tears, brawling into hands. Out of nowhere Paul came steeping out a red portal that appeared in front of me and closing behind him.
"Don't cry....." He said holding me close.
"I really can't see them again?..." I cried into him.
"I can't take you right now..... My next scheduled visit is not for another 2 months...." He replied to me softly.
"Can you take me?..." I asked.
"I can try.... but if anyone else finds out..... You'll be putting you and your family and at risk...." He replied quietly.
"Please take me...." I pleaded with him holding him tight burying my face into him.
"Okay.... I will..... Lets just clam down for now.... and we can sort out the details sooner to the date okay?..." He replied taking a step back and whipping my tears with his sleeve.
"You really can?...." I asked sounding more hopeful.
"I can try.... but if we get found out....we will be in big trouble and there are certain rules we must follow." He replied.
"How are they now?... because they must be going crazy with my disappearance..." I asked.
"...........I actually don't know myself... but we will come up with a good enough cover story when we do go back." He replied to me.
"........ Can you give my parents a message?..." I asked.
"...... Ummm.... I can't really.... but I'll defiantly stop them from panicking with your disappearance." He answered me.
"Really?..." I asked feeling a little more hopeful.
"Yes... I'll try..... So just hold out for a few more months and I'll take you back home for abit.... Think of it like a very long holiday or when you went university….." He replied to me.
"Okay...." I agreed wiping my tears.
"We'll sort out the details sooner to the date okay?....." He asked.
"Okay..." I agreed.
"You're a very ugly crier, you know that right?" He joked wiping the tears away with his sleeve. Causing me to laugh a little and pushing him away. "Okay I deserve that." He smiled standing up. "You better get going! Breakfast is gonna be served soon." He informed me.
"Yeah I'll go meet my friends then may our way to the dining hall." I said to him.
"It's good that you made friends..." He smiled.
"Remember our old group?.." I replied.
"I'll see you around." He smiled opening a portal behind him.
"Ohhh and by the way, thanks for what you did for Jays Parents." I thanked him before he left.
"It's all good... Ohhh make sure you don't tell them it was me." He said before leaving. "Cya later Emilia." He bid me farewell as he stepped through the portal closing behind him.
"Only two months!" I said to myself feeling slightly better and making my way out the room to meet up with the others.
"Heyyy! Still going with the classical Sorceress look, I see." Jay said as I entered Helen and graces room.
"I dunno what you're on about, I received plenty of compliments wearing this." I replied to him.
"Hey Emilia!" Helen greeted me.
"Hey!!" is Grace and Daisy not back yet?.." I asked noticing they aren't her.
"I think they are meeting us at the Dining hall once they are finished with training." Helen replied.
"Sure shall we make our way then?..." Jay suggested.
"Sure!" Helen replied with a smile.