The sounds of a beautiful song echoed through the empty halls I followed the voice to an empty classroom were I saw Acura sitting in a corner while Everett had his head down on the table. They hadn't noticed I was around so I stayed and listened in to their conversation.
~E. What do we do now?
~A. I'm thinking
~E. We're running out of time
He said lifting his head.
~A. I'm thinking
~E. We can't force her to come with us
They were still talking about me, since they haven't noticed I'm here I can use this chance to find out if they're good or bad.
~A. That's the problem, we'll never be able to open a portal if she's being brought by force
~E. I can't but you can
~A. Everett I'm not strong enough to open a portal, Aura's powers are unlocking faster than mine
~E. Getting her to tell us what Kian and his crew talked about is gonna be hard
~A. Our only mistake was we approached her wrongly, I found out it was her too soon
~E. At least it was a good thing
~A. No it wasn't, we've spent too long in this realm and we're losing power and so is she but that mortal family has a strong spell on her, that's why she's not coming with us
~E. What did they used on her? Come on you should know that
~A. And sadly I don't but you should know how to get her to come with us
~E. But...I don't
~A. Yes you do, you just have to look deep into you, you know her very well so you should know how to break whatever spell it is that's been used on her
~E. Acura let's put our minds together maybe with that we could come up with a great idea to bring her home with us, so tell me your thoughts
~A. She needs to trust us, she's scared and her mind's been poisoned
~E. What drew us to Cecilia? She wasn't giving out the same energy as Aura, so what-
He stopped talking when the bell rung, it was school over time, I had to run out of the halls so they wouldn't come out of the class and catch me listening in to their conversation. I met up with my friends and we talked in the parking lot for a while until we felt it was time to leave, I was tired so I needed to go home and rest my head.
As I got home dad was in the kitchen so I went there and sat on a barstool. I kind of loved dad more than mom even though mom gave me all the attention in the world she felt dirty to me somehow, but dad, dad seemed as clean as the beautiful sky's. He worked most of the day but spent all his free time with the family.
~me. Dad, good afternoon
~dad. Afternoon sweetie, how was school?
~me. School went well, we had a new sub for English today and he gives me the creeps
~dad. {Chuckles} you have a reason why?
~me. Sometimes he just stays quiet and looks around the classroom
~dad. Maybe he gassed and wants to know if any of you heard it
~me. I didn't think of it that way
I laughed
~dad. Then maybe you should sweetie
He said smiling. I picked up an apple from the fruit bowl on the kitchen island and took a bite out of it.
~dad. What about the girls?
~me. They're just fine
~dad. That's good
~me. Yeah
I talked with dad until I finished my apple then I went upstairs.
"Why am I still so confused? The conversation between Acura and Everett didn't really say much about being the bad guy or the good guy, I don't know whether to trust and go with them or I should keep a good distance away from them, they seem trustworthy enough but what's stopping me from following them. And then the conversation those new kids had, how could I hear their conversation how-"
I got interrupted when I heard my door fly open I lifted my head up and looked at Cecilia standing at the other side of the door with clenched fists then she stepped into my room.
~C. Listen here you dirty thing, stay away from Emory I'm warning you
~me. I don't understand
~C. Stay away from Emory, I heard he asked you out, stay away from him
~me. He never asked me out
~C. Don't lie to yourself, it's going everywhere that he asked you to go out with him
~me. It's fake rumors then and you seem to believe it
~C. Listen just stay away from him is that clear?
~me. Whatever
~C. I'm going out with him tonight just make sure to put your lights off
That's when I noticed what she was wearing, she had on a strapless top that exposed her shoulders and half of her belly and tights that stopped on her thighs with black heel boots.
~me. Your going out dressed like that?
~C. That's none of your business
~me. Dad's not gonna let you go anywhere dressed like that
~C. Dad's not gonna see me leave
~me. Cecilia I don't think-
~C. I don't care what you think
Then she turned and left, I just sat on the bed looking at my door that she just shut then I laid back on the bed.
•••
Laying on my bed I see a light at the other side of the door, slowly I push myself up in a sitting position and threw my legs of the bed. It's passed midnight and everyone should be asleep by now. I get up from the bed and stalk towards my door, my heart racing inside my chest, I get to the door and turn the handle then peek through, all the lights were off so I wondered where this light was coming from.
I stepped out of the room and looked around, I looked to the right and saw a bright light coming from under Cecilia's room door, slowly I stalk towards it and the only voice in my head was "go in, go in, go in" slowly and hesitantly I twist the door handle and find the room empty, the light shone from under the bed and when I went down on my knees and my heart drummed in my ears. A feeling went through my body and slowly I peeked under the bed and saw a small black box under the bed, I brought out the box and hesitantly opened it. Inside it was a pearl, it consisted of different colors and the only thing I could see was the pearl. I felt hypnotized and this pearl.....it held a lot more than I thought, I picked up the pearl from the small box and held it up, I looked at it and saw something inside it, I brought it closer to my eye so I could see what it was it then my vision began to become a blur...
I was waking up...
I tried looking at the pearl harder but saw nothing but a blur...
I shot my eyes open and threw myself out of bed, I don't know why but when I looked at the time it was passed midnight, I wore my purple bunny slippers and stalked towards my door. I didn't know where I was going but I felt like that dream wasn't just a dream. I got to Cecilia's room door and held the handle then twisted it, she wasn't in the room which meant she was still with Emory as she said. I walked towards the bed and knelt down then looked under the bed and just like in the dream the little black box was there and I reached for it, I brought it out from under the bed and opened it. The pearl was fixed inside and just then it began to glow just like in the dream, I closed the box and took the pearl back to my room.
I studied and studied the pearl but saw nothing. What could have possibly attracted me to it so much? The pearl had an oval kind of shape, the hue had a mix of colors, the size of the pearl was very small not too small bit it was as small as the average size of a normal pearl. I picked up the pearl and dropped in my palm then fisted my hand and it didn't even look like anything was in my palm. "What is this thing? And why am I so attracted to it? How long has it been in this house and why am I just finding it?".
I got to school that morning still thinking about the pearl, I had brought it along with me to school and I couldn't stop thinking about it, it was eye-catching and captivating how could I not be so attracted to it?
I was already late for Literature class when I got pulled into a classroom. These two really needed to stop doing this.
~A. Did you find it? Where is it? Answer me Aura
~me. What in the world are you talking about?
She took and deep breath and stepped back.
~A. Aura you have to stop making us fight so much
~me. Aitana I-
~A. Acura
~me. Whatever your name is you guys have to stop whatever it is your doing
~E. Kyen please you have to come with us, your losing power and your dying slowly please just come with us
~me. Why don't you take Cecilia with you, you guys did have fun last night didn't you
~E. What?
~me. You guys should leave me alone I'm tired of being pulled into different classrooms by you two and I hate hearing you call me Aura! My name isn't Aura its Hailey McRae, if you forget you can ask me again but just don't call me Aura. Emory and Aitana I would like to leave now
Before I knew it Everett's lips were pressed against mine, kissing and teasing my mouth. His arm went round my waist and pulled me pressing me against him tightly. He opened his mouth and I welcomed his tongue into mine, he explored every inch of my mouth and sucked on my tongue and I let him. It had been my first kiss in my entire life and for some reason I enjoyed this one. He tangled his fingers in my hair and I put my arm around his shoulder and the other one in his hair and deepened the kiss, he kissed me with passion and for the first time I really enjoyed this moment. He drew back and I was left with a sense of craving, I snapped myself back into reality and stood straight as to not show defeat. He took a step back and looked away from me, Acura on the other hand had a her back turned during the time he had kissed me then she turned back to me. I didn't know what to do I must have looked terrible, she looked at me then a faint smile appeared on her face. I turned away from them and arranged my hair and soothed my hands over my uniform to arranged it then I walked out of the room, I was already very late for Literature and the school would call my mom for getting there late again.
I couldn't get my mind off the kiss, just a few minutes ago I had only thought about the pearl I had with me but now I can't think of anything else but Everett's soft lips on mine. Could it be possible that I actually like Everett? No it can't be, I can never like him.... But then why didn't I push him away? We had spent over 2 minutes making out and I let him, does that mean I like him?
~Teacher. Miss McRae
~me. Yes sir
~Teacher. Do you have better things to think about that's not this class
~me. No sir, I'm sorry sir it won't happen again
During recess I went into the girls locker room, it was usually empty during these times, it was one of those times that girls preferred to stay out in the halls or in empty classrooms. I looked around to know if anyone was in the locker room at all and when I had confirmed that the entire place was empty I opened my bag and brought out the box with the pearl in it, I opened the box and the pearl began to glow again. Everytime I opened it it always started to glow so brightly, something about this pearl made me feel a sense of ownership and protectiveness. I began to feel strong emotions so I closed the box and put it back in my bag then the locker room door opened and I quickly brought out a book and began to read it. A girl came to were I was and looked at me, I looked up at her and she looked away then I walked out of the locker room and decided to wait under the bleachers until it was time to go home. I plugged in my headphones and played music on the loudest, I wanted to block out everything and didn't feel like talking to anyone, Rylee and Adelynn weren't in school today so I had no one to talk to.
~Kian. You seem lonely
I heard him say but I ignored him the he touched my shoulder and I opened my eyes and looked at him.
~me. I'm sorry did you claim this spot? I'll leave
I wanted to stand up but he held me back.
~Kian. No we can share it
~Sawyer. You don't wanna listen to Beau's instructions do you?
He told him speaking telepathically.
~Kian. I want to keep this one at least
~Teagan. Kian if Beau kills this girl and let's you live I'll make sure your banished from Afnahish
~Kian. Calm down would you
~Sawyer. Kian ask her were you can find the library and let's get out of here
~Teagan. Crow has confirmed that Cecilia is Princess Aura we are taking her away in a few days you can't start eyeing mortal girls
~Kian. Fine, you guys win but it's only cause I want the power
I sat back down and he looked at me.
~Kian. Where can I find the library?
~me. Oh um, I don't have a very good memory when it comes to directions but if you just walk through some halls you'll definitely find the library it's hard to miss
~Kian. Your funny but I hope your memory doesn't affect your studies
~me. No it doesn't, I said when it comes to directions
~Kian. I'll be on my way
They left and I put my headphones back on. I was happy he wasn't the stubborn type or else I would be dead.