''Here we are!'' Tatiana cut Shane's thoughts short when they approached a door.
She knocked on the door and then pushed it. Good thing it was open. There were three guys in the room having a conversation when Tatiana opened the door. Shane looked at them and they all had the sigil on the back of their wrists.
''Sorry to bother you guys, but this human here lost his memories. He would get treated tomorrow. It's late already. I don't want to trouble the others. Can he stay here for the night?''
Tatiana spoke to the guys, and they turned to Shane, their eyes accessing him;
''he's not a descendant, what is he doing here? '' Kai spoke when he saw that Shane had no sigil.
''I just said so, Kai. Will you let him sleep for the night, please?'' She said, staring straight at him. Kai wanted to respond, but then he held back, his eyes turning to Shane.
''Fine, you can sleep over there. '' He said, pointing at an unoccupied bed at the further end of the room.
''Thank you. '' Shane said, walking over to the bed. He sat down quietly.
''And remember, we shouldn't hurt powerless humans, Kai. Let him sleep,'' Tatiana said, reminding him not to hurt Shane as though she knew he was planning to.
Kai smirked, ''why do you stare so intensely at me, Tatiana? Do you perhaps fancy me now?''
Kai was a bully, a 3rd lower rank flame descendant. He liked to flex his powers on lower-ranking descendants, but he had always liked Tatiana from the moment she came into the Academy, so he didn't bully her, and also did not let anyone touch her, but she had barely looked his way.
Tatiana was not acquainted with a lot of the guys in the Academy, but she knew Kai liked her and he would do anything to please her, so she was sure he would allow Shane to sleep in his dorm.
Tatiana gave him a dismissive smirk. ''Don't delude yourself, Kai. '' she taunted and turned to Shane; ''See you tomorrow. Goodnight. ''
She said and turned to leave.
''You too. '' Shane replied.
Kai stood up and locked the door after Tatiana left, and then he walked towards Shane;
''Well, well, what do we have here?''
Shane could feel his heart beating against his chest as Kai approached him with eyes that showed that he was about to be used as a punching bag;
Shit!
…
''Do you think he'll be alright?''
Nyx asked as the physician reorganized his tools and placed them back into his bag. ''Yes, thankfully, you came at the right time. Not much damage had been done. I'm not sure when he is going to wake up, but hopefully, it'll be soon. ''
Nyx sighed; ''Thank you. ''
The physician patted her on the shoulder; ''you're a brave one. Few people would risk their lives for their friends,'' he said and walked out of the room. Nyx turned to look at Sky, who was still sleeping quietly. She felt his forehead and was relieved to see that his fever had subsided a great deal.
The door opened after a while, and Tatiana came in;
''Is he awake? '' she asked anxiously, and Nyx shook her head. ''The physician said he wasn't sure when he would wake up but hopefully, soon.''
Tatiana sighed and came to sit beside Nyx; ''all this wouldn't have happened if Sky was not so stubborn.''
Sky was a 3rd-rank water descendant, overly playful, and took nothing seriously. Spider monsters with venom could only be defeated by 2nd rank descendants or higher. But Sky had sneaked out of the Academy to go fight one of them. An idiotic move.
He had recently moved up a rank, and he wanted to know how strong he was. Fortunately, he had escaped with just a scratch, but even a scratch from such a grade of monster was venomous. He barely returned to the Academy before he fainted. Tatiana and Nyx did their best to keep it away from the Elders unless he would be severely punished for that.
Someone had to save him and she knew if she told the Elders they would, but he would probably be banished from the Academy after that, so she had to go.
Nyx stood up from the chair where she sat. ''He'll do a hundred frog jumps when he wakes up.''
She said and turned around, walking out of the room, her face completely aloof.
Tatiana smiled; Nyx was their senior. A rank one descendant. She was strong and almost mastered all her powers. In the Academy, some training involved fights with other forms, and Nyx was currently training Sky and her that week.
So when Sky fainted, she was the only higher rank she could easily confide in. Nyx cared, although she acted as though she didn't. She was mad at Sky for going out alone, but seeing his weak body lying on the bed; she picked up her sword and left. In the Academy, 1st rank descendants and Upper descendants had their own rooms, so it was easy for Nyx to hide Sky.
Tatiana knew Nyx was still mad at Sky, but him waking up was more important at that moment.
...
Tatiana opened her eyes to the sound of shuffling feet buzzing in her ears. Stretching her arms, she turned to the bed to check on Sky, but he was not on the bed. Her eyes grew as she looked around and saw him tying his shoelace.
''Sky!'' she exclaimed, standing up from the bed. ''I thought you would not wake up!''
Tatiana hugged him briefly, her hand brushing over his forehead. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw his fever had subsided.
Sky laughed; ''You do not think I am that feeble, do you? A mere spider cannot be the end of me!''
Tatiana rolled her eyes; ''You should have seen yourself yesterday. You were almost dead, if not for Nyx, who saved you, you should have been a stiff corpse by now. Nyx is terribly mad at you. Why did you do that? That is a very stupid thing to do!''
''Nyx knows? Shit!'' Sky cursed under his breath; ''I'm in trouble,'' he said, scratching on his hair with his hands. ''This is her room? Where is she? I did not see her when I woke up.''
''She slept at Luna's. She'll be back anytime from now. '' And just as Tatiana had predicted, the door creaked open and Nyx walked into the room.
Relief crossed her eyes when she saw Sky was awake, but it was immediately replaced with an angry stare, but before she could scold him, Sky lay down on the floor and held her feet, ''I'm sorry Nyx, it would never happen again. I'll fill your water pots for a month as a punishment.''
''A year,'' Nyx corrected him and Sky screamed, ''A year!''
Nyx's frown deepened, and he quickly smiled; ''Okay, I'll fill them for one year.'' Well, he was a water descendant. It was easy to move waters, but using their powers for stuff like that drains their spirit energy. Unless they are fighting demons or in training, they do not always conjure their forms.
Sky stood up from the ground, and Nyx raised her hand to feel his forehead. Nyx was on the small size and Sky, a few inches above 6, so she had to tiptoe; ''I guess you're well now. Zuko asked of you. I covered for you, but you should meet him. ''
''Okay, thanks for saving my life, Nyx. You're my hero,'' he said, making a charming face.
Sky used every opportunity he gets to crush on Nyx. Well, it would have been a little acceptable if it were only Nyx. But no. He had a crush on every girl in the academy with a cute face and big tits. That was why no one took him seriously.
''If you're still here when I open my eyes, I'll roast your every strand of hair on your head. ''
Sky did not wait to see if she was joking or not. He spun to the door and fled. Tatiana followed behind.