The next day we both walk to school together. Construction is very boring and oracle just weird. We stared at a ball made of glass for a hour. We walk into potion and see people mixing all kinds of stuff. Immediately I get excited. I like trying out new things. Eda told me you can make really powerful magical things with potions.
The teacher smiles at us. 'Welcome girls, since you probably have never made a potion before I will team you girls up with two of my students. Starfall you will be with Boscha. She is a genius in potions and skipped a few classes. She has been here only for a few days, before she was a few classes lower than you.' A girl with three eyes and pink her snorts.
'No way that I will be working with a filthy beast like her. She will be far to stupid to keep up with me anyway.' I feel the anger burn inside me as the girl continues to make nasty remarks about my sister. I feel my body change and I jump at her. My claws run down her body and face. She screams in pain and terror. Than I feel a sharp pain and the whole room starts to spin.
I wake up in the principals office. 'What happened?' You lost it at that Boscha girl. I knocked you out with a powerful sleeping spell to stop you from killing her. She will keep some nasty scars but she will live. The healers healed her but I refused. I am not good with witches yet and she deserves those scars. From what I heard she is that way to all the students. Our claw marks can never be fully healed so the victim will always keep scars even if they are healed. The only reason I knock you out is because you will never forgive yourself if you killed her and the others could get hurt trying to stop you. I still don't like witches, but I don't want innocents to be hurt in your rage.
I look around confused than Eda burst trough the door. 'I never tough you had it in you kid. I knew your sister had, but you where more softhearted. She presses a t-shirt in my hands. Bad girls cover. I shake my head.
'I am not a bad girl. I just lost control.'
'Normally I would expel a student for badly hurting a other student, but it seems you will be in a even worse situation that way. Eda you are not a good influence on this girl right now. I am willing to make you a deal Starlight. If you heal Boscha, drop out the potion track and take self control lesson from the beast keeping teacher you can stay.' Starfall clinches her fists.
'Sir, that is not far! Boscha started it and Starlight really looked forward to this class! She never even had the chance to try it!'
'Don't worry kid, I will teach your sister everything she wants to know. I followed that track, even trough it was boring as hell.'
Before I can say anything two people burst into the door. 'We are from the Parent Creature Association and when we heard from our friend what this little monster has done we came immanently. We demand you expel her and that other dangerous monster before she attacks other students.' I growl at the green haired lady. She wears the same perfume as my mother does.' Eda takes out her staff.
'How dare you …'
'No Eda, it is fine. You know what I will not go to school anymore. I will just learn from Eda. She is the greatest witch there is here and she become even more powerful after I helped her with her curse. The consequence will be that I will never heal that girl. She will never be able to show her pretty face again and that is her own fault. Hers and yours. I will never heal you either. In fact will never help anyone ever again for free. I will only heal others to help Eda get money unless you are one of the few I care about. I had still hope for this world, but clearly a lot of witches are just like my mother. They will never accept us and I will never help the likes of you. Eda give me the t-shirt, I want to go home.' The woman grabs my shirt.'
'Listen to me you little monster. You heal my friends daughter and go back to where you came from or I report you to the emperor.' My sister growls and Eda clings to her staff.
'Unhand me or I bite off your hand. I am not scared of the emperor. My sister, dad and Eda will protect me and I have more power than you two combined.' I open my mouth and show my now razor sharp teeth. Shocked she let's go of me and my teeth turn back to normal.
'Starlight please calm down. I'm sure we can work something out.'
'I am sorry principal Bump. I enjoyed my short time here but I refuse to stay where I'm not wanted.' I slam the door open and walk outside.
I feel a rage and hatred like I never felt before. I am just so done with all the people that treat us like freaks or try to use us. Except for the lunch and my mother, yesterday was great but today I keep hearing people whispering about us. I tried to ignore it, but than that girl started to talk about bad about Starfall and I lost it. Than a grown woman who behaved just like my mother appeared. She even smelled the same. This woman also treated me like a monster and tried to control me when she figured out I could be of use. I am done. At least beasts are honest. If they don't like you they say so and would never try to use you. Even Eda only took us in because we could have her at first. I feel the negative emotions and the pain consuming me more and more as I walk out of the school.
Than someone grabs my hand. 'Starlight what is going on? Where are you going and why are you crying?' The sweet voice of Edric wakes me up from my thoughts. I put my hands to my cheeks and feel how wet they are. I'm realy crying. I did not even notice.
'I got expelled after losing control. Some girl kept insulting my sister and I lost it. The whole day people are whispering about us. Our magic is wrong, we are beasts, monsters, we are dangerous. I could not take it anymore. Principal Bump tried to help me but two people storm in and some light green haired lady started insulting me and my sister. Se said we are dangerous and demanded that we were both expelled. They where from some parent power thing and wanted us gone. She even grabbed me and treated me. She wanted to report me to the emperor if I would not heal that stupid pink haired three eyed girl. I am so done with this stupid school and the stupid witches judging or using us.' I cry and he holds me tight.
When I hear heals and smell a nasty perfume getting closer I growl. 'I am sorry Edric, I have to go before I attack that woman.' He stiffens up.
'Stay.' After those words he turns around.
'What have you done mother?!' He screams at the green haired woman and pulls me closer.
'Edric get away from that filthily beast before it attacks you!' I cling me fists.
'Stop calling her that! Starlight is my girlfriend and if you don't let her back in school, I won't go anymore either! How would that look like for your image mother?'
'Edric stop causing a scene. We will talk about your bad taste at home. You can do better than a filthy beast. We will find you a new girlfriend, it would not be hard to pick. Almost everyone would like to date a Blight.'
'I don't want another girl! I want Starlight! She does not care that I am a Blight, she does not even know what it means! She is smart, sweet, beautiful and amazing! There is no one like her! She can do almost any kind of magic without effort or learning and she even saved my life! She protected me! She is the only reason I am standing here now!' Those last few words hit like lighting. Does Edric only love me for my power and because I saved his life?' I pull myself lose and turn into a beast.
After that I run home. I run into the cave and crawl in the corner. 'Starlight what's wrong?' My dad now stands next to me.
'I am tired of people that only want to use me.'
'What do you mean sweetie?' I sign.
'People that are nice to me are only nice to me because of what I did for them or for what I can do.' My dad lies down next to me.
'Explain.'
'Eda took us in because we could help her with Owly, Edric is dating me because I can protect him and saved his life. At school today everyone was either afraid of us because of our beast form, disgusted by Starfall ears or obsessed over our magic. They wanted to know us or ask us for help because we where so powerful.'
'Starlight you are to young to understand this yet but that is natural behavior, even for beasts. Living things fear what they don't know and what is more powerful than them, some are curious about it, others want to control it. When we seek a mate or a group the group looks at what you have to offer. So does a mate. A female picks the most beautiful or strongest male in order to pass the right genes. Beast that mate for life look a bit longer to see if they like the partner, but at first she picks a mate by appearance and strength.'
'I hate that. I want someone to love me for me not for what I can do.' My dad hugs me.
'Silly girl, your magic is part of who you are and you do the same. You could also picked Eda or the girl, but you chose Edric. You did not know him but you liked him at first look and wanted a friend. You did not save him just to save anyone. You picked him to save HIM, because you liked him and wanted a friend. He might liked you at first because he owned you his life, but he stayed with you for you, not for the saving, not for protection, not for your magic but for you. Eda took you in because you could her help be she helps and protects you because she cares about you. That is how finding a partner and a group works. It starts because they find you interesting, than they start to love and care for you in the progress. The reason I took your sister in all those years ago was because I was lonely. I wanted a family but could not find a mate. With Starfall I at least had a child. I started to love her real fast after that but before that point any child would be good. Do you understand? A bond is planted at interest, but it only grows with love. Edric loves you, he does not need protection anymore and he never ask you to use your magic for him either right?' I nod.
'The same goes for Eda. She offered to take you in because you helped her and could keep doing that, but she started to care for you two real soon. She would not come to school to help you otherwise. Now listen, listen how distressed that boy is.' I prick up my ears.
'Starlight?!' I hear Edric calling me in panic and in tears. I can clearly hear him crying and run out. I jump at him and pull him close as soon as I change back.
'I am sorry I ran Edric. I love you so much, I was just scared that you did not truly love me.'