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I ran from Adrian Ivashkov's apartment making sure not to look back. Reaching for the door of Latte I sat down, shut the door, and made one last glance at the apartment before I drove off. Adrian was standing in the door way looking in my direction with his heart in his eyes. He was hurting and I, Sydney Sage, was the one doing it. I sped off. The traitorous tears that brimmed my eyes were beginning to spill over.
Once I was out of sight of Adrian's apartment I pulled over. With everything that has been going on recently it surprises me this is the first time that I've cried. I am supposed to the perfect alchemist. I shouldn't be getting so upset over a Moroi, I especially shouldn't be upset because I turned a moroi down. He should have known better, he knew we couldn't be together. Yet as many times as I try to tell myself that this was wrong, my hand unconsciously touches my lips remembering where his moved so perfectly with mine. It amazes me how just ten minutes ago I was electrifying with warmth and now I felt completely cold. I wiped my eyes one last time and drove back to Amberwood prep.
Walking back to my room was the longest walk, today seemed to be going by so long. Mrs. Weathers gave me a suspicious glance as I walked past her to my room. Probably because the small amount of eyeliner I did have was clearly ruined by tears and itchy red eyes giving away I'd been crying. Reaching my room I was thankful Jill wasn't there to give me her talk, knowing now that she probably knew I hurt Adrian. One of the effects of the bond I can't say I'm incredibly happy about. I could only imagine how he felt with no privacy. The little thought of him made his heartbroken eyes return to my mind. I immediately pushed the idea out of my head and went to take a hot shower.
When I got out of the shower I noticed I had received a text message from Ms. Terwilliger, "Come to my office tomorrow morning its important! Also, don't forget we still have practice tomorrow, don't forget the coffee." This message irked me. I didn't want to practice magic anymore, it isn't the reason that I came to Palm Springs. I came here on a mission to protect the Dragomir princess and make sure she remains alive and healthy. I've let their, my, feelings get in the way of that. I would have to go back to the alchemist I was before I met Rose, before I realized that the Alchemists were wrong about all vampires being evil and wrong. Don't get me wrong their existence is wrong and immoral but nothing could convince me that Jill, Eddie, Angeline, or Adrian were evil. But just admitting this is treasonous. The thought of the re-education center scared me; the look in Keith's eyes was scary. I hate him for what he did, but no one deserves to be treated like that, however that was.
I took a hot shower then lay down in my bed and fell asleep. When I dreamed, I dreamed of Adrian Ivashkov. It wasn't a spirit dream though; it was just a dream one that I couldn't wake up from; mainly because I didn't want to wake up from it. Then the dream changed and I drifted into a deep sleep.
The alarm went off too early the next morning. Rolling out of bed I quickly got dressed, did my hair, and set off to get the coffee for my apparent long day. Driving to Spenser's seemed to calm me down from the little sleep I had gotten the night before. I walked in and my two coffees were already made and ready.
"You were right on time, so predictable Melborne!" Trey yelled as soon as I walked in the shop. He had a huge smile on his face when I stuck my tongue out at him.
"HEY! I'm not that predictable." I said back defensively.
"Don't act all hurt you know I am right when it comes to your coffee, that and Ms. T gets the same thing just like you." he shot back and I just shook my head. I paid for the coffees and left making sure not to spill them in the car I wouldn't want to damage Lattee.
Ms. Terwilliger was at her desk waiting for me when I walked in. "Hello Ms. Melborne! I'm so glad you got my text last night." I held back from rolling my eyes at the Melborne comment. "We've been practicing defensive spells a lot lately, and I think you need to learn some offensive spells."
"No. You know how I feel about magic as it is and I'm learning the defensive spells to defend myself just in case but learning offensive? No that is something I cannot do I'm sorry." I said with slight panic but in a polite way. The look in her eyes tells me she wasn't buying it though.
"Miss Sage, I have something to tell you, something serious. But you will have to tell as few people as possible if any at all." She had called me 'Miss Sage' so I know it had to be serious, plus the look she had in her eyes was the same look that Rose had when I had met her in Russia. I nodded and looked at her waiting for her to continue. "I have a sister, she's like us. But she chose the magic for an evil reason." The distant look in her eyes only made me listen even more intently. "She kills new strong witches and warlocks, by doing this she grows stronger in a sense. Kind of like strigoi." She looked at me as I let this sink in.
"Sorry ma'am but what does this have to do with me? I don't even know what I am or if I am even a witch so I don't think she'd come after me." I said with a shaky voice. I didn't believe myself, and neither did Ms. Terwilliger.
"Sarah is after you. We have been tracking her whereabouts for quite some time and she is heading this way."
"Who is we?" I asked.
"My group, my coven has been researching her for a few years now."
"And she's coming here, after me?" I looked her straight in the eyes, I could read people very well and I needed to be able to read her now. I got my answer before she mumbled the word 'yes'. I let this sink in. I needed to be able to protect myself and the others I care about if she came. I needed to be able to keep them safe. This is just another secret I'd have to keep from the alchemists. That's all my life has turned into is secrets and lies. I lie to myself half the time, I lie to the alchemists, and I lie to my 'family' everyday.
I practiced magic for a few hours making sure I drank a lot of orange juice to keep me going. After Ms. Terwilliger felt I practiced enough for the day she sent me back to my room to rest up. Once I reached my door, I immediately started to open it.
"How could you hurt him this way? How could you take his heart and throw it on the ground like he means nothing to you at all!?" I turned around to see a very angry Jill behind me.
This was going to be another long day.
AN: I know I know the first chapter is just the warm up chapter the next chapter will be a lot better!
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