Vynth's POV
"Who are you really? For deep inside my mind, it tells like... you're not just a prince to me." I was caught off guard by her words. Cleschia, are you really my...
"Cleschia! Vynth!" Geanna worriedly called as she approached us together with Lemery. I soon arose from that position then hurriedly carried Cleschia who is now unconscious.
"To her room," I instructed them before I made myself teleport again,
After entering her room, I put her carefully on the bed and covered half of her body with a blanket. I then sat on the space of the bed beside her as I keep myself looking at her face with concern.
I was about to caress her face when I heard a knock on the door. I stood up and went to the door to open it for them.
"How is she?" Geanna asked as soon as I opened the door.
"She got unconscious, probably due to excessive use of her powers that she became exhausted," I explained and motioned to get them in.
Lemery then went to Cleschia's side to examine her condition and even Geanna followed her there. The two guys, meanwhile, sat on the couch.
"Let's stay here until she wakes up." They nodded. I then went to the couch.
"Prince, I am still dumbfounded by what just happened," Heisen said as the shock is still evident on his face.
"I seconded what you just have said. I thought I'm going to be dead for real upon seeing her in power. Argh! I think I'm going to be traumatized," Henric exclaimed which made me smirk.
"Hey, even us who were just watching there, we felt like we're being frozen on our position," Geanna added as she walks toward us together with Lemery.
"She is totally your female counterpart, Vynth." Lemery stated then sat beside me. "But, I am more intimidated with her real form that I might wish to be a guy already."
"Indeed, sis. She's incredibly stunning with that long wavy turquoise ombre hair," Geanna agreed. "By the way, Prince, what's the color of her eyes?" She then asked me.
I leaned my back on the couch as I stared at the ceiling while reminiscing about the scene when I had able to catch her eyes. "It's a blue with a green at the center," I said that made them awe. Looking at those eyes feels like I'm being hypnotized.
"But being fascinated with her ethereal beauty is somewhat like a trap!" Henric exclaimed as he then smacked his head.
"Oh, God! She is not just a possessor of wind and water elemental powers, but also has the ability to read minds?! Ah, it's torture! I cannot think freely if she's around then." Heisen whined.
"Tss, then practice blocking your thoughts," Geanna told him.
Ability to read minds. Is that related to the reason why I could freely enter her mind and talk to her in that manner?
"Did you encounter communicating with her through the mind?" I asked. My gaze was fixed to the bed where Cleschia is sleeping.
"No, we didn't, Prince. I knew she can read our mind but I don't think she can do that." Henric replied. That's it. I'm the only one who could talk to her through that just like how she's the only Eldonian who could heal my wounds.
"She can, but, only with me," I told them which then followed by their astonishment.
They were about to ask for more details when suddenly, a knock interrupted us.
"I'll go to open the door. I think it's the Mistresses." Geanna volunteered
After a while, the mistresses entered the room as the three bothered to stand up and bow at them.
They then went to the bed where Cleschia is sleeping as we then made ourselves follow them. Mistress Amethyst then checked her condition.
"A while ago, we received information from the palace that many Eldonians who were located near our school had reported about seeing how the water in their environment suddenly turned over from calmness into being impulsed like the waves on the seas were thumping aggressively, the river currents were speedily flowing, the height of the water unexpectedly arose, and etc. There are reports also of abnormal blasts of wind. These phenomena bothered many Eldonians as they thought they were being silently attacked," Head Mistress narrated. "Yet, it was only a doing of an Eldonian whose powers were being awakened from its almost two decades of sleeping."
"Whoa! That's how huge her power's impact is being awakened? Ah, I'm shivering. I'm really in trauma." Heisen told his sentiments again.
"So, now that you already discovered her powers, then, you have to help her control it." Mistress Charisse told us.
"Vynth has fire and earth while Cleschia has wind and water, tsk, interesting. Anyway, does she have other powers aside from those?" Mistress Ayanna asked.
"Yeah. She also owns minor powers." All the mistresses then faced me. "She's a healer who could able to treat my wounds instantly as well as a mind reader, however, I'm the only one who could communicate with her through mind, definitely adding the chance that I could also read her mind." After saying that, their faces evidently showed astonishment.
"Oh, God! Am I seeing connections here?" Mistress Alleah exclaimed.
"That's also what I'm thinking right now," Mistress Amethyst agreed to her.
"What about your minor powers, Prince? How does Cleschia affect your minor powers?" Mistress Charisse asked.
"I cannot see any vision from her and with regards to teleportation, I still not able to discover it."
"You have still one common. You were both born on the same day." Mistress Amethyst added. I was stunned and even my co-elites were surprised.
"What the --! Is that what they call destiny?" Henric suddenly expressed in a joking manner but I'm taking that seriously especially since I have a hunch that is now clearly leading into truth.
"She's awake!" Geanna stated as she caught our attention.
"ALREADY?!" I can't help myself but crease my forehead with the panic reaction of these two wimps. Are they having thoughts that Cleschia might attack them again? Idiots.
"Ija, are you okay now?" Madam Louise asked. We are all staring at her, particularly waiting for her response. Her eyes were uneasily wandering towards us until she hardly closed her eyes and covered her ears with her hands. Damn!
"P-please shut up! Aaaahhhh!" She is now crying in pain. I hurriedly ran in front of her.
"Cleschia, do you hear me?" I asked as I shook her shoulders.
"Vynth...their thoughts...were like noises...I can't bear it," she responded. I gasped as she shouted again.
"Everybody, don't stare at her and as possible, clear your thoughts!" Madam Louise instructed.
I cupped her face. "Then I'll try to talk through your mind and try to search my words. Focus on listening to me, Cleschia!"
"Cleschia..." I started to talk with her on my mind. "Look at me if you can hear my voice clearly." She then slowly looked up and met my gaze with a slight hint of reluctance. I smiled faintly.
"Cleschia, listen to me. Focus only on what I am saying. Ignore those noisy words that you hear from others, make my voice sounds like a comfort to you. Just focus on me, Cleschia. I'm here, so please calm down and everything will be alright. Hush, Cleschia." I told her until I noticed her eyes looking at me attentively. Those mesmerizing real colors of her eyes again are now showing that I felt being invited.
And it did...for I could feel already that my eyes are in their real color. But, I know there is another difference. Our eyes are both sparkling and I think there is something between us that needs to be controlled.
"Cleschia...calm down." Her hands are now holding my arms which were still in act of holding her face.
"I cannot hear their minds already but what's this feeling, Vynth? Why do I feel like I am not still in calmness?" No, we both need to calm down.
"If that's so, can you close your eyes then?" And she diligently did.
I then removed my hands on her face which subsequently made her take away her hands at holding me. I stood up and turned away so that I could take off my gaze around her. I also distanced myself a few steps away from her. This feeling is dangerous.
"Do you feel better now?" I asked her but this time, in an oral manner. I decided to just close my eyes temporarily for it is still not in its normal state.
"I am but, I don't know if I could be alright when I face the others."
"Then talk to us by not meeting our eyes. But since we knew how to block our thoughts, you may try if you could still read it," Madame Charisse said as I could hear her footsteps, probably walking to be near at Cleschia. "Try on me first."
A few seconds later, I heard her voice. "I couldn't read it."
"Good. Then try it to others. Just don't rush meeting their gaze but maintain your composure."
I really need to go now...I really need to get away from Cleschia.
"Since Mistresses can already handle the matter here, maybe I could go now?" I asked with still eyes closed.
"Why, Prince? Do you have another matter to deal with?" Head Mistress Louisse asked.
"Yeah. I also need to calm myself." I said then left in a snap.
Cleschia's POV
"What's going on with the prince?" nagtatakang tanong ni Geanna.
He needs to stay away from me. Kailangan sapagkat ang manatili kaming dalawa sa iisang kwarto ay parang may maling pakiramdam na kailangan naming iwasan.
"Did I see his eyes in gold?" pagtatanong din ni Lemery. Napansin ko rin ang dagliang pagpasada sa akin ng tingin niya na animo'y nagbabakasakaling magawa kong klaruhin kung anong nangyayari kay Vynth.
Napakagat-labi na lamang ako. Ramdam ko kanina na kahit ang mga mata ko ay hindi rin nasa normal na anyo at maging hindi ko rin nagagawang kumalma habang nakatitig ako sa prinsipe. Nagawa ko lamang makaramdam ng pagkakalma nang alisin na nito ang pagkakahawak sa akin. Ano nga ba talaga ang nangyayari sa aming dalawa?
"Cleschia," tawag pansin sa akin ni Madame Louise dahilan para mapaangat ang tingin ko sa kanya. "Something is wrong to the both of you, right?"
Dahan-dahan akong tumango. "I don't know what this feeling is but I think we need to stay away from each other for awhile," naisagot ko na lamang. "Ah, maaari na po ba akong bumalik sa pagsubok kung mababasa ko pa nga ba yung nasa isipan niyo?" pag-iiba ko na lamang sa usapan namin.
"Ah, yes.Try it to me now, Cleschia," tugon sa akin ni Madame Louise.
Tumingin ako sa mga mata nito at kagaya nang kay Madame Charisse, hindi ko na ito nagawang basahin pa. Sunod kong sinubukan pa sa tatlo pang Mistresses at sa Elites.
Nang dumako ang tingin ko kay Heisen ay hindi ko na naiwasang mapangisi.
"Damn! This girl is making me a coward."
"Are you really that afraid to me, Master Heisen, that you can't able to block your thoughts right now?" Nakita ko na lamang ang pag-awang ng labi nito.
"What the fudge?! Ahhh, Cleschia, how could I concentrate when the scenario a while ago is still fresh on my mind?!" pagmamaktol nito. Nawala na talaga yung coolness sa lalaking ito nang dahil sa nangyari kanina, huh. "Damn! I think I also need to go out of this room. Mistresses, if you may excuse me?"
Nang tumango ang Mistresses ay agad-agad naman itong kumaripas sa pag-alis. Nailing na lamang ako at maging ang iba ay natawa na lamang.
Sunod kong tiningnan si Henric na patawa-tawa pa rin. Nang maramdaman siguro nitong nakatingin ako sa kanya, tiningnan niya ako ng may pagkagulat. "Huy, Cleschia. Wait lang naman, hindi pa ako handa!"
"Oh, ok," tanging naisagot ko na lamang.
"Ok, eto na." Nang sabihin niya iyon ay ipinukol ko rin ang tingin sa kanya. Unang tingin ay hindi ko mabasa ang laman ng isipan niya pero makaraan ang ilang sandali ay napansin ko na ang hindi pagtitig nito nang maayos.
"Damn, Lady Cleschia. I surrender!"
"Pfft." I burst into slight laughter as I removed my gaze towards him.
"Can't take long to look at Cleschia, huh, Henric?" kantiyaw sa kanya ni Geanna.
"Eh kase naman, habang tumatagal yung paninitig sa kanya, bumabalik naman yung nangyaring sagupaan namin kanina. Ih, kinikilabutan ako."
"Ganun na ba talaga kalaki yung takot niyo sa kapangyarihan ko na masyado nang exaggerated yung pag-describe niyo?" Tanong ko.
"My gosh, sis. Sabi nga ni Lemery kanina, you're somewhat a female counterpart of our Prince. Kung maglaban siguro kayong dalawa, baka maging katapusan na rin namin," reaksiyon ni Geanna. Natawa ulit ako.
"Aba, tawa mo sis?"
"Ang exag. talaga."
"Well, even your real beauty is shouting power," komento ni Lemery para matigil ako sa pagtawa.
"Uh, kung tama ang pagka-alala ko nang mabasa yung isipan ni Henric kanina, he said my hair is in blue-green?"
"Yeah, more like an ombre hair with various intensities of blue and green. And as for your eyes, Prince said that it is blue with green at the center," Geanna described.
Napatango na lamang ako. "But what's with that change? Is it also an effect of my powers?"
"That is your real form. You will have that permanently when you reach the age of 18," Madame Ayanna said.
"However, even though you're still not in 18, that form will appear when you consume the full force of your power," Madame Amethyst added.
"So, that means, even Lemery's appearance as of now is not her true form?"
"Yes. And even with Vynth," Lemery answered. Napatango ako ulit.
A moment of silence came, then.
"Oh, it looks like this young lady is alright to be alone already. Maybe we should go now?" Madame Alleah asked.
"Ah yes. I'm now okay, Mistresses and my co-Elites. Thank you so much for your concern," I stated as I gave them a sincere smile.
"Ok, then. We're going now, Cleschia. Wag ka nang mag-abala pang ihatid kami sa pintuan. Just rest well on your bed," bilin sa akin ni Madame Louise na tinanguan ko naman.
Tinanaw ko na lamang sila habang papalabas ng aking kwarto. Pero bago pa man sila tuluyang makalabas sa pintuan ay bigla na lamang akong nakaramdam ng paghila.