Hatsuki is the first to confront her after the rumors fly around. She walks up to her, and the crowd parts to let her through. She was furious.
"YOU SELFISH BITCH"
"HAAH?" Crescent's confused.
"YOU ALREADY HAD A PHOENIX IS ONE NOT ENOUGH?" She hissed, her hands threaten to slap her but Crescent catches it. Her hold on Hatsuki's wrist is hard.
"First of all. The animal chooses you not you choose the animal." Crescent releases her hand. "Second of all, Ignes wanted me to get the other one so he could have a companion."
People start to crowd around them. "Third of all. Stop being all whiny that you only have a dove and a fire eagle. Both of them are impressive as is."
Hitsuki is seething with rage and she threatens to report her to the principal. That was where her defeat came back to bite her in the ass. Crescent couldn't be reported since she was an elite now.
"You brought this upon yourself Hatsuki"
"You! I HATE YOU"
Crescent blinks at her and leaves. These people get crazier and crazier by the day. Ice runs up to her, and checks to see if she has any injuries. She's fine he notices. He pulls her to class with him and doesn't let her go anywhere by herself.
Her day officially starts when Ignes and Helios somehow break out of the school's force field, and fly out to god knows where.
"IGNES AND ELIOS I SWEAR I WILL ACTUALLY-" Crescent screams out in frustration and the two birds fly to her. They transform, toss her into a car, and leave. Crescent was beyond confused. She looks at the two for an explanation, and Ignes speaks up.
"Sorry but we need to show you something"
The ride is long, not boring, but definitely tiring for her. When she arrives, she's surprised to see her grandma and grandpa at the door waiting for her. Her grandma pulls her in for a hug, and her grandpa greets her with a slap on the back. They invite her inside, and Crescent settles down on her couch.
"I'm sorry Nana why am I here again?"
"We'll show you"
Ignes and Elios drive off, and Crescent is confused. Their car becomes smaller and smaller until it completely disappears from view. She sighs and turns to her grandparents.
"The phoenix mark?" Her grandpa stares at her neck.
"Yeah?"
"Do you know what two of them means?" Her grandma doesn't even look up.
"No?"
"That at your graduation, you'll end up being transported with your two birds to the spirit world. You'll have to marry one of them" Her grandma laughs.
"WhAT?"
"Did they not tell you?"
"No one knows this love please" her grandpa sighs.
"I want out"
"No way out for you sorry love"
"Can I outsmart them?"
"Only way is to get that dragon mark. Then you'll have more variety to chose from." Her grandma winks. The dragon mark was one on your waist, and if you recieved it, you basically became invincible. That was why dragons weren't allowed in school, only royalty could have them, and even then, they weren't allowed in school if they did.
"Nana!" Crescent whines. "That's preposterous! I would be banned form school if I got one!"
"You'll see dear, that it doesn't matter" her nana smiles. "they can't ban you for a pet's decision. I'm pretty sure being able to chose from 2 is already good enough"
"HuH?" Crescent gawks.
"Isn't pops a dragon? Why can't he undo the curse?"
"Because unlike those two youngsters that you're marked by, I've aged, and my magic has weakened." Her grandpa smiles. "Don't worry darling, I heard there's a way to undo if you become champion."