CHAPTER 7.2: Tamed
Once upon a time, there were two people who swore to themselves that they would be best of friends forever. Sadly, it wouldn't come true because one of them sold his best friend for a selfish cause which was to protect himself from an unknown threat. They hated each other now and after all these years, a grand reunion banged them to the core. What do you think would happen?
A: they would go and greet each other like nothing happened but the invisible hatred is there and pretend that one of them doesn't have it?
B: They could go crazy and probably kill each other off, or more likely the girl would kind of do it? Or;
C: No talky talks would ever happen and pretend that the girl ever saw the boy and vice versa?
Shane would rather pick the B option, which is the best course of action for the girl to do so. But! Ever since that day happened, let's just say that the girl escaped or maybe, she finished those jerky guys or whatever, she went her ways by thinking first and other things come off later.
Shane stiffened as their eyes met. She then glared at him which caused him aching and unmoving. After a while, his eyes averted its gaze to another person, hoping for salvation. If Shane get a hold of this power long time ago, he would never get a chance to fool her or anyone else. How nerve-wrecking it is. Imagine Shane's poor old heart which he left crushed because of some stupid reasons only fools would dare to reason with someone important to their hearts.
She is thinking that, is she not that important to him? Why did he do it? Is their friendship a joke for him? Because sadly, this isn't for her. Shane treasured him since he's the best friend she could ever imagine. He'll be always there when she needed him, he'd give her advice and share laughter with her whenever she is down. Although they argue a lot and they ended up fighting but at the end of the day, they're going to be okay and that's the sole reason he's her best friend.
Everything's going to be okay and she is happy with that. Not until that day happened. 'When everything fell apart.'
Shane doesn't know what to do but briefly after that, the emcee started the program. She asked us to sit up properly because aside from the 'guest' which couldn't stop me from rolling off my eyes, there will be someone far more important than him. Goodness grace!
Shane is unaware of her surroundings and was shocked because, why are they standing?! She could not contain her laugh after thinking of the cause.
Such a silly little girl, aren't we, Shane?
What would you expect? They're going to stand because of their own trips or stand just because that "someone far more important" is here?
Obviously, the answer is the latter. What would you expect?
"Good Morning, ladies and gentlemen," the emcee smiled. "We are gathered here in celebrating a century old tradition of our school! In accordance with that, let us all welcome, our very first founder, fresh from the grave, Mr. Perkins!"
Is it just too odd to say some kind of words like, "fresh from the grave" here? Well, Shane might reconsider that here because all things odd isn't even odd enough in this world.
Okay. Here comes the "exciting" part. The first founder stands up and walk towards the podium. He said "thank you" without even speaking and the emcee just smiled.
"Greetings!" The founder awakened their souls by just a word of introduction. "It has been a long time that I've been here in this realm. This mighty founder loves the fresh air, the smell of grass, the students in this place, and the marvelous wonder right before my eyes. It has been ages since the first celebration of our known tradition here. It has been ages and now, we're celebrating the century old foundation right now. I am thanking you all that you've come here to witness such marvelous event and without no further ado, I am formally opening the program!" The student just clapped and were quite happy with the short introduction, the very first founder just delivered. The emcee stood up and gave the founder a very warm hug half-way in the stage.
"You heard him, right?! It is now officially open!" the emcee scanned the area. "Ms. Guills, come up here, please." She said. This certain Ms. Guills came up the stage.
Shane squinted her eyes to see what they are up to. She just felt like there is something going on right now and she is very curious about it. They say that curiosity kills the cat, but she is not a cat. Just another curious girl, but not a cat.
A wishful thinking of hers is that someday, when she would be reincarnated, she wanted to be a cat. And she is hoping, if ever she will get a sidekick, a pet or whatever, it'll be a cat. Furless or not, Shane like it if it is a cat.
"Good morning! I know you all have a thing for good morning speeches but I am not here to deliver one. To start off the program, can we call on the Elites?" the students gone wild after hearing the last word Ms. Guills' said. Who or what is the Elites?
A group of mix combination of girls and boys lined up to the stage. There are 4 of them. All were blessed with looks one could've wished for. They stand up, next to Miss Guills and bowed their heads together. And then, they sit on the chairs plainly just for them in the middle part of the stage. Everyone is so silent until the four of them sits down, by then, the crowd goes wild and she guess that this reaction was just natural? She might want to keep her coolness whenever something 'unnatural' lurks or even gets in her way here or whenever she encountered one.
"Okay. That's a reaction I am expecting from you all!" Ms. Guills said.
"Students," she called our attention. "Please relax your body and feel the winds circulating in this very room. In order to properly do it, please follow my every instruction."
Okay!
"First, you might want to clear off your minds from every thought you are just about to make, is making, or just made up recently."
Clear off any thoughts. Okay, that would be…hard? She allotted a five minutes off after she delivered her first instruction.
"The next step is to concentrate on every single noise you're hearing until you find the sound of the winds."
Search and locate the sound of the winds. Shane is definitely having a hard time locating those sounds but she thought that this could be a trial and she must hold on and pass this test!
Concentrate Shane and focus!
Shh....tsssshhh….
You guys might want to consider that as the sound of the winds.
She finally heard it! Yippee!
"Relax yourself and focus. Did you find it? I may have to assume that you have found it all. I am stepping out this time. The Winds of Shen will guide you throughout the process. May the odds be on your favor!" there's nothing left to be heard after that.
Silence.
Concentrate and ask the winds, Shane. Go!
'Where is she?
The winds brushed gently on her face.
She is standing on a cliff beside a tree that is older than her, presumably speaking. Below is a town without no trace of technology. A vivid resemblance of the Kingdom of Fae. Yes, just like the sketches in the book she has read in the library. What is she doing here?
"Hey Little Miss, wait up!" a little kid is running towards her direction and a fairy's flying to catch up to her?
Shane wondered why.
"Yaaaah! You can't catch me, even if you're flying! Ha ha!" the little kid ended up laughing and so is the fairy. Can't they see her? She is just here beside them!
"Did you know?" the fairy asked the kid.
"This is the place where your parents always come and visit. They fell in love with this place and decided to build a house near this cliff. But then," the fairy's about to cry.
"You know what? They left a present just for you." She smiled. It felt like, she's talking to Shane.
She whistled.
A cat came running towards the kid, which Shane is starting to think that it was her, when she was younger. But, who is this fairy?
The cat is pure black in color, with a collar and a bell. She's kind of cute.
"Before they died, they entrust that cat to me and they said that when you're capable enough to take good care of Shi, I will be able to give it to you. Please take good care of her. That's the only memory of your parents."
The fairy, half-crying, hugged the kid and slowly, she's vanishing.
"I am done with the mission you've given to me, brother …sister..."
Seconds after that, "Huh? Auntie? Where's my auntie?" the little kid looked for her "Auntie" and later did she realized that she is gone. She started to cry as if there's no tomorrow. The cat stayed on her side and act as if it was comforting her.
After several hours, the kid calmed down.
"Hey Shi, do you think we're going to be okay?" the cat just rubs its body to the kid and then purred.
"We're going to set out on a journey. We're going to find about everything else that happened that day. That day…...when it all ends."'
Shane opened her eyes and felt that there is something heavy on her lap. Is this what she thinks it is? She looked down and then their gazes met.
Light blue and light red. Woah! What a pair of eyes.
It then purred. Shane swore that she could faint right here and right now!
So cute!!!