I awoke to the alarm bells ringing in my head. Wanting more sleep I pulled a pillow over my head in the hopes to block the sound. Till I remembered I never went back to my room...
Jumping up in shock I awoke in Paul's empty room. 'Did I fall asleep mid conversation???...' reluctantly waking up, "Paul?" I shouted seeing if he's still around but no reply.
"I guess he's already out doing S-rank business…..." I said to myself getting up. I was still wearing the same top and skirt from yesterday, noticing my robe was folded up on the table with a letter on top of it.
"Sorry I had to leave early.... Sadly I have stuff to do..... Was a great talk last night. Grab some breakfast if you like and I left lunch in the fridge for you. From Paul" the letter read.
'Hmmm... I'll pick up the lunch and quickly change some clothes and head down for breakfast....' Quickly grabbing the lunch from his kitchen fridge and quickly made my way back to my room for a change of clothes, taking extra care no one notched me walking down from the S-dorm level and then making my way to the dining hall.
"HEY EMILIA!!!!" Daisy voice shouted out to me the moment I exited the dorm building.
"HEY!!!" I shouted back noticing everyone was walking to me.
"What happened to you last night???" Helen asked looking worried, causing me to contemplate if I should tell them or not.....
"Yeah!!! We waited for you and even went to look for you!!! You wasn't even in your room!!!!" Grace said.
"Yeah we was gonna sneak into the S-dorm but we got caught.... so we were sent back to our rooms." Jay informed me.
"Sorry for making you guys worried..... Yesterday I met up with Scarlet in the courtyard and we talked little bit then I fell asleep in her room." I told everyone.
"Well you can tell us everything at breakfast!" Daisy said wrapping her arms around my and began pulling me gently to the Dining hall.
"Did you see Paul?.." She whispered.
"Yeah I did! We talked a little." I whispered back to her.
"OHH OHHH what did he say?! How is he doing?!" she whispered loudly unable to contain her excitement.
"Yeah he's doing well .... He's really busy with stuff he told me….." I answered her.
"Do you think you can take me next time?!!!" she whispered asking me looking extremely hopeful squeezing my hand tightly.
"It wasn't really a planned meeting... they just kinda turn up and said lets hang out..." I replied.
"Ooooowww..." Daisy replied saddened at the reply.
"If I ever get the chance to meet Paul I'll defiantly bring you along okay?.." I suggested.
"Yes please!" she said looking at me with a giant smile her expression flipping instantly.
"So..... What did you guys get up to last night?.." I asked them once we were all seated in the dining hall.
"Nothing really... planning on ways to get more information on our opponents." Jay said.
"Hmmmm do you think the school keeps records of students and their capabilities?.." I asked.
"Not sure..... But it would be extremely beneficial tactically if they catalogued each students and what they can do..." Grace guessed.
"Because I'm friends with Ashley I'm sure I can ask him for help....." I replied.
"Ashley?.." They all replied not knowing who he was.
"Yeah.... Paul's friend…. The dude with the metal arm we met at the demonstration festival thingy." I reminded Jay and Daisy.
Daisy gasped at me mentioning him...."was was... was.. He the guy that helped Paul save me in the cult?.." she asked me.
"I guess so..." I replied...
"Let's go meet him! We all have a day off tomorrow anyways!" she suggested filled with excitement by the thought of meeting him.
"I'm not sure... if he has time off... I think he plays an important role in the running of the school." I said.
"Well.... He could defiantly be extremely helpful if he decides to help us..." Jay said.
'Hmmmm.... I wonder if Paul and Scarlet has time if they can help us...' I thought to myself....
"So what happened to you last night??!!" Helen asked me.
"Ohh so I went outside... For a walk... and met Scarlet... she wanted to hang out for abit...." I replied.
Helen looked at me weirdly as if she somehow knew I was lying or.... suspects me of lying, "Hmmmm Do u think Scarlet can help us train?..." She asked.
"I dunno.... she's really busy apparently....." I said.
"Yeah.... I assume even though Emilia knows Paul and Scarlet.... I'm pretty sure they both are super busy protecting the school and stuff...." Grace added.
"That would be so awesome though!... to even train with a day with them without being in a class….!" Helen said.
"I know right... I would love to ask Paul on some spell advice...." Jay agreed.
"I wonder if he knows Druidic spells...." Helen wondered.
"I think he does..." I answered her.
"He does??.. How do you know?.." she asked in shock.
"When we met.... he somehow caused a burst of vines to sprout out of the floor to entangle and hold me..." I replied to her.
"Holy crap.... How does he know Druidic spells?!!!" Jay said in awe and surprise.
"No idea.... but was it a Druid spell?.. I assumed it was as it was to do with nature...." I asked.
"Sounds like Grasping vines to me..." Helen answered.
"That guy never fails to amaze me..." Jay said in awe.
"Ohhh did you hear??... apparently there's gonna be a big announcement in the Colosseum today." I heard a girl say to her group beside us.
"So do you guys know who's duelling today?.." I asked.
"No idea...." they all replied.
"It wold be awesome what to know what other people can do.." I replied.
"Yeah it would be defiantly a good learning point." Jay agreed.
"Wait wait....I just realized... so prior to Atlantis...you guys have had previous training and learning?..." I asked in sudden realization.
"Yeah... Me and Helen has had some training.... not much though... we spent more time in books when we did in combat..." Grace replied.
"Yeah... I've had quite alot.... The Cult had a very rigorous training schedule..... And the priests taught me a little...." Daisy replied.
"Yeah... I had one previous teacher... he taught me the some basic spellcasting and spells..." Jay answered.
"Damn....I'm the weakest here...." I replied.
"Don't think like that!!!" Daisy said instantaneously to my reply.
"Yeah!!! We all started somewhere!" Helen replied to my comment.
"By the way..... Emilia?.... are you from Consecratus?..." Grace asked out of the blue causing me to cough from the shock.
"What what?.." I asked trying to catch my breath making sure I heard correctly.
"Yeah... you said you and Paul were old friends.... but we all know he's from Consecratus..." Helen added.
Daisy gasped in shock...."Everything makes sense now.... why you and Paul have some sort of friendship!" Daisy said astonished.
Fiddling with my clothes unsure how to answer, I gave Jay a glance for guidance on what to do next. He gave me definitive nod and smile. "Okay guys.. I'm sorry it was all my fault..." Jay confessed to them. Causing them to all turn to him in shock, "The reason why she kept it quiet it because I told her too.." He explained.
"But why keep it a secret?! It's such a big thing!" Daisy replied.
"It's because she's still new here... completely new.... and I didn't want anyone taking advantage of her... or you know kidnap her...." He answered.
"Really?... you think that might happen?.." Helen asked.
"Yeah... I would bet my life that any of the other schools would want to take her one way or another." He replied.
"Hmmmm that would make sense..... Having two students from Consecratus must be pretty daunting...." Grace replied.
"So I wanted her to keep it quiet till we knew we could trust everyone... and well..... Hope everyone could keep it hush hush." He replied.
"Don't worry my lips are sealed!" Daisy said putting an arm around me to cheer me up.
"Same you have our word we shall never speak of this subject again." Grace said giving Helen a nod.
"Yup!" She replied with a smile.
"Wait so there's like no magic where you're from right?.." Daisy asked realising what Jay said.
"Nope...Zero magic" I answered.
"Ohhhh that explains so much.... wow life must be so different there..." She said looking into space imagining what life could be.
"Wow.... it's so crazy I'm friends with someone from Consecratus... Helen whispered.
"Do you think you'll be strong as everyone else from Consecratus?.." Grace asked.
"Paul said I could be if I keep training.... but I really doubt it.... my score during the entrance exam was horrible..." I replied.
"You really should have more confidence in yourself!" Daisy said giving me a hug.