*By no means am I Lynette Noni*
Kaiden's POV
Alex was gone, forever gone and because of that, Kaiden felt like he was gone too. She saved Medora but she couldn't save herself and Kaiden felt that that was his fault. He couldn't go on without her smile, her laugh, her love. Most importantly he never got to express his love for her.
Even with the support of his family and friends, it was truly the biggest heartbreak that hit Kaiden. He tried to take his own life twice already. Once with a knife and once attempting to jump off a cliff. None of those attempts worked, thanks to Declan who made him swear to never do it again. For Alex.
As the days ticked by, he became more and more introverted and the people around his life were growing more and more concerned. As the rest of the school year passed with a blur, Kaiden finished his studies at Akarnae with top marks and was offered an apprenticeship in Combat, SAS and PE. Nowadays he rarely spoke to anyone unless he had to.
Of course all of that changed in the new school year. Dix, Jordan and Bear were completing their final year while he and Declan were starting their apprenticeships.
Declan insisted on rooming Kaiden due to his current state. Headmaster Marselle and the teachers offered no resistance. Declan is beyond excited to see the new Epsilon combat class while Kaiden couldn't care less. That was until Karter introduced the new comers.
There were 3 newbies from Gamma but he couldn't take his eyes off the girl, Astrid Gray her name was. She was completing her third year at Akarnae and finished top of her combat class in Gamma. Everyone was equally surprised as Kaiden to have another girl in their class. They'd seen her around before but never really spoken. She reminded him of Alex, he could tell that she reminded everyone of Alex. There was so much resemblance except for her long, wavy, black hair with silver streaks. She was definitely a better fighter compared to Alex, but he forgot to consider she could kick everyone's asses in Gamma.
Kaiden couldn't help be attracted to this mysterious Astrid Gray. She was cheerful and polite knowing that she would have to earn her place and respect amongst others. Judging by appearance she was clearly the weakest, but he wasn't sure anymore because by pure luck, they were paired together. She didn't exactly go easy on Kaiden, she took every opportunity she could to attack which surprised Kaiden, she had an extremely fortified mind.
It was like Astrid almost knew that Kaiden was distracted. She instantly used that chance to take him down to Karter's surprise. This Astrid Gray wasn't as weak as she seemed.
"You lost focus Kaiden," her voice ever so soft and lyrical. He was enchanted by her but only replied with a simple nod.
"You did good," that was all he could muster.
Kaiden began to realise, not only that they were in the same combat class, but she shared all his classes with her. Epsilon PE as well as making Hunter's cut for Stealth and Subterfuge. (SAS). He also learnt from others that she was also in Epsilon for archery, Gamma for horse riding and chemistry. Kaiden was blown away by this girl. She was full of surprises.
Thanks for taking your time to read my work. I actually really enjoyed coming up with this story about Astrid. Updates weekly if I can keep up.