Moralix
Book One- The Chimera of Dispair
Written By: Lynn Cameron
Edited by: Sweetangel823
Chapter Four
Night in Magix
"Guess what, girls?! We have survived our first week as Alfea freshmen!" Astra exclaims, sitting down with her dinner.
"Yes, it is nice, but... isn't it only going to get harder from here on out?" Raine says after taking a bite of food.
"Oh come on, Raine. I thought you were the optimistic one of the group?" Astra pouts a bit.
'It has been a bit of a hectic week; getting to classes on time, getting along with everyone, studying, homework, etcetera… But it's still better compared to what is to come in the next few weeks though. We have an essay due Tuesday in Fairy Spells, a Potion test on Thursday, and a History quiz on Thursday as well. It could be a lot worse so I'm not complaining. I just have to make sure I study Wednesday and get my essay done this weekend,' I think to myself and giggle at Astra's expressive personality.
"I am optimistic, but I am also being realistic and warning you that this isn't a game," Raine says sternly, but she also has a huge smile on her face. Ivory and Alisa laugh at the two, while Vesta just glares at us and eats her own food.
"Attention, ladies! Attention, please!" Griselda calls to get everyone to quiet down and focus on her.
"Now that we have your attention, I would like to announce that the first dance of the year will be held at Oironin School of Wizardry. They are inviting all the schools to their party, so I expect you all to be respectful and to dress nicely for the occasion. Now, because we will be guests at the party, I would like it if we had a nice gift to take with us. In case you have a suggestion, then please write it down and give it to Griselda. As the dance will be tomorrow night, everyone is allowed to leave the school grounds tonight for some last minute shopping. Thus, curfew will be extended to ten o'clock, which is when the last shuttle bus arrives," Faragonda states and students start chatting excitedly amongst themselves. "I would also like some volunteers to go to Oironin tomorrow to help decorate the school. If you are interested in volunteering, then you will need to talk to Griselda before curfew tonight."
"Oh... that's right," Astra says, speaking mainly to herself. "How could something so special like the first dance of the year slip my mind? Mother did make me pack my princess dress, but that would be to formal. My allowance just came in yesterday, so I could easily go buy a dress or two..."
"Wasn't your mother, Stella, a shopaholic as well?" Ivory giggles slightly.
"I am not a shopaholic!" Astra exclaims, breaking off her slight rant she was in the middle of. "…Well maybe a little," she admits after reconsidering her thoughts with a slightly sly smile. This causes an eye roll from Ivory.
"I actually have some money saved up, so if it is alright with you, Astra," Alisa says, "I would like to tag along."
"Why, of course you can." Astra smiles before directing a suggestion to the whole group. "…Actually even if the rest of you have dresses to wear already, why don't we all go?"
"That's a great idea! I didn't get to see a lot of the city when I arrived, so this would be a great opportunity for me." I agree with her. 'Before my memories were erased, my mother set up a new bank account for me with large sum of money on it. Miss. Faragonda gave me the account information and said I need to make sure the money last for at least two years. She also said that after two years my mom will send me more.'
"I have a dress as well, but maybe I'll find a cheap one to purchase for tomorrow myself." Raine agrees to come as well.
"I have a dress back at home that would be perfect for this occasion", Ivory said, having debated a bit. "I'll give mom a call and she can have it sent to the post office in Magix within the hour. So I'll go with."
"What about you, Vesta? Do you want to come along?" Alisa asks the black haired fairy.
"Sure, but mainly so I can get out of this school", Vesta says before she takes another bite of her salad.
"Now besides the dresses, let's talk about the most important part of the dance!" Astra exclaims with excitement. "Boys!"
"You're right. This year, there will be the handsome Red Fountain boys along with the new Oironin Wizard students", Ivory says.
"Do you think they will be as cute as the Red Fountain guys, or will they have more of a nerdy look to them?" Astra asks.
"I kind of like the nerdy look", Raine states.
"I'll admit some nerds look cute, but I still prefer the tall, muscular, rugged looking man", Astra says dreamily.
"Maybe we should stop this conversation before she gets lost in her little fantasy?" Alisa suggests.
"Yeah. We can talk more about boys later, but for now, let's hurry up and finish, so we can go shopping", I agree. After that we quietly eat our dinner, before going to our dorm rooms to get our purses.
"Hey, do you think we should volunteer to help Oironin decorate for the dance?" Raine asks when we leave the dorm room.
"Maybe", Astra replies.
"How about after we get back, we'll ask if they have enough volunteers. If they could use some more, then we'll volunteer?" Alisa suggests.
"Yeah," Ivory agrees, "that's a good idea."
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"How about this one Raine?" Ivory holds up a fuchsia dress.
Raine looks up from the clothes she was browsing. "I'll try it on", she says and walks over to Ivory, taking the dress before heading to the dressing , we are at the third store of the night and hopefully the last. Alisa found her dress at the first store. It is a pale green dress with short sleeves and a multi-layered skirt. Each layer is darker than the above and the lowest layer is a hunter green color. I found my dress at the last store we went to. It has three skirt layers and is one-sleeved. The majority of the dress is bright yellow, while the middle skirt layer is a deep purple. We only have to help Raine and Astra find a dress, and then we will be done shopping.
"Do you see anything Astra might like, Vesta?" I ask. Vesta is looking at a rack of dresses behind me.
"I don't know. There are several pink dresses over here", Vesta replies with a disgusted face. She holds one of them up; a pale pink tube top dress with a pleated short skirt, navy lace trim on the top and skirt, and a belt in the same color.
"Hey Vesta", Astra calls from where she's standing a few racks away. "What size is that dress?"
Vesta looks at the tag. "8."
"Okay", Astra replied. "I like that one; I just found one over here, but it's too small. If you find another one, but in size 6, let me know please." Hearing this, I help Vesta check the pink dress rack for a size 6. We find one in no time and Astra takes it to the dressing room with a couple other dresses to try on. As she arrives at the dressing room Raine walks out. She is holding a fuchsia dress in her arms and has a huge smile on her face.
"Thanks for finding this dress Ivory. It's perfect." Raine thanks Ivory and walks over to her. She holds up her new dress to show everyone. It is a fuchsia tank top and petal skirt that looks like an upside down flower, a white belt and white mesh underneath the skirt.
"Wow, that's really nice", Alisa says after taking a long look at the dress.
"I agree", I say. "It definitely fits your personality too."
"Girls!" Astra suddenly yells from the dressing room.
Alisa sighs dramatically. "Let's go see what she wants." Astra has done this at each store; she narrows the choices down to two and then asks for our opinion. Despite this, she still hasn't gotten a dress yet.
'beep beep'
Ivory pulls out her phone and looks at the screen.
"You all go ahead. I just got a message saying my dress has arrived. The post office is just down the street, so I'll be back before you leave." Ivory says and waves as she heads out of the store.
"Alright, be careful. Message us if you need anything", I tell her as she leaves. The rest of us walk over to Astra's dressing room, and find her dressed in the pale pink dress Vesta and I found. She is holding up her phone with a picture of herself in another dress on it. In the picture she is wearing a hot pink dress with off the shoulder sleeves that reach her wrists and an asymmetrical skirt. One side reaches just above her knee and the other side just below. Silver stars decorate the skirt.
"Okay, the others looked good, but why don't you get both of these?" I ask.
Alisa agrees. "Yeah these are both really nice."
"You could get both. Use one for this dance and the other for the next dance",Raine suggests.
"I still hate pink, but... the second one would be good for the end of the school year dance", Vesta agrees as well.
"Perfect!" Astra exclaims, before slamming the door in our faces to change back into normal clothes.
We all laugh at her excitement, except for Vesta who is glaring down the door. We step away from the dressing room and head to the check out, knowing Astra will be right behind us.
When we get to the counter, Raine hands her dress over to the cashier who bags it for her and she pays for the dress. When Raine finishes paying, Astra shows up and pays for her two dresses.
"Alright girls, lets go party for the next two hours!" Astra snaps her fingers; magically transporting her and Raine's shopping bags to the dorm.
"We need to wait for Ivory," I remind her as we head off to the entrance.
"Yeah, where did she go?" Astra asks.
"She went to the post office, her dress finally arrived," Alisa answers.
"Should we meet her there?" Astra asks.
"I guess we could head over there. I'll send her a quick text to let her know."Raine takes out her phone.
"She might be at the entrance waiting for us." I say, but when we get there, she's not there. Seeing as we can't see her, we start to walk towards the post office. Halfway there, she meets us.
"So did you find a dress Astra?" Ivory asks as she walks up to us on the side walk.
"Yeah, I actually went ahead and got two of them." Astra walks with a smile. "How about yours?"
"I got mine, it's at the dorm", Ivory explains "I was slightly worried about Mom sending me the wrong dress but she sent the right one."
"Well, that's good. So now that dresses are taken care of..." Astra trails off. "Let's go to a club and get some dancing in before tomorrow!"
"She will pout all night if we don't", Alisa states.
"Yeah, but we do only have just over two hours before we have to take the bus back to Alfea", Raine says.
"Exactly! We still have enough time to have some fun. We might even run into some Red Fountain or Oironin students while we are out", Astra reasons to the Fairy of Lillies.
"I hate to say it," Vesta says "but I agree with the blonde."
"Alright fine, but if we get too late to school, I blame you, Astra", I say and we head off to a nearby club for teens.
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Thirty minutes later we are laughing and dancing, having the time of our lives. After another song or two Raine speaks up.
"Hey guys, I need a break. Does anyone else want something to drink?" She asks as she stops dancing.
"Yeah, a soda would be nice", Alisa says and the two walk off to get drinks and rest. I dance with the others for another song, and then leave the dance floor to look for the other two girls. When I don't see them sitting at our pre-decided area I head off to the bar trying to find them. Once I get there, I see Raine and Alisa talking to some guys.
'Wow, I thought Raine was shy, but she seems to be talking up a storm over there', I think to myself and walk up to them. There are three guys one who is tan and tall, has light brown hair that is short and messy, and pale green eyes. He is dressed in a white hoodie with a few dark red markings on it, light blue jeans, and black tennis shoes. The second one is also tan, he has short but neat blonde hair with his bangs pointing towards his left eye, and has blue eyes. He is dressed in a navy blue tank top with a lime green triangle at the bottom of his shirt that points up to his face, blue jeans, and tan shoes. The last one has dark skin, black hair that is in short corn rows, and brown eyes. He is dressed in a light blue and teal checkered shirt, white jeans, and blue sneakers.
"Hi girls, who are y'all talking to?" I ask as I approach them.
"Taking a break from dancing?" Alisa asks before answering my question.
"Hey, Anastasia, this is my brother, Jhon, and two of his teammates Tristan and Aaron." Raine says introducing them to me.
'That explains why she is so talkative now', I think to myself. The brown haired one is Jhon, the blonde one is Tristan, and the dark skinned one is Aaron. 'They look similar I probably should have realised it sooner. Looking at how happy they are interacting with each other makes me think what would it be like if I did have a sibling? I don't,but I'm still curious to know if I would remember them or if they would be forgotten as well.'
"It's nice to meet you Jhon, Tristan, and Aaron." I smile at them.
"It is a pleasure to meet you Anastasia. I am so happy my little sister has made some friends, normally she is so shy and quiet", Jhon says with a friendly smile.
"Yeah, we noticed but we have another friend who is even more so", Alisa says.I automatically know she is talking about Ivory.
"Are the rest of your friends here?Because I would love to meet them, and you can meet the rest of the team",Aaron speaks for the first time since I walked over.
"Yeah they are dancing as far as I know", Raine answers.
"I'll go get them." Alisa starts to walk off.
"Hey, wait our friends are dancing too.I'll go with you." Jhon says and the two walk off. The rest of us go and find a big table for us all to sit at.
"So y'all are from Red Fountain, right?" I ask the two guys.
Tristan is the one to respond. "Yeah we are. Tony, Jayce, and I are first years; and Jhon, Aaron, and Ryder are all second years."
"What weapons do y'all use?" Raine asks. "I know my brother has a Zweihander."
"What is a... what did you call it?" I ask, confused about the name.
"Its called a Zweihander", Raine starts to explain. "To put it simply it's a fancy long sword, and is used like a broad sword."
"Very simply", Aaron says with a smirk. "But I have a Falchion. Its an old fashioned sword which eventually lead to the more modern version known as a machete. Machetes are smaller than the original Falchions though."
"Okay that's enough about your blade. I also have an old fashioned sword; it's called a Knightly sword. Its a type of long sword." Tristan says smiling in anegotistical way.
"Girls you should know better than to ask a guy about his sword." With that, Astra announces her presence along with the others. "These Red Fountain boys are very attached to them as if they where their girlfriends or something."
There are three other guys with them. One of the three is pale skinned, tall, brown eyes, and has medium length red hair with his bangs framing his face and the rest in a low ponytail. He is dressed in a dark yellow button down shirt, a pair of pale blue jeans, and brown shoes. Another one who is also pale and tall has hazel eyes, and spiky magenta hair. He is wearing a green hoodie with pale green sleeves, dark blue jeans, and black shoes. The last one has tan skin, hazel eyes, and dark blue spiky hair. He is dressed in an orange t-shirt, brown baggy knee length pants with several pockets, and a pair of brown shoes.
"Tristan?" Vesta asks, stepping in front of Astra.
"Vesta, I'm so glad to see you." Tristan says standing up. He hugs Vesta and then they share a kiss.
"WHAT? How can the antisocial one already have a boyfriend? " Astra exclaims and starts to pout.
"So these are the girls who have been boring you to death, and aggravating you so much you want to rip out your hair?" Thus, Tristan earned a death glare.
"Keep your mouth shut, Tristan. At least they are more tolerable than my sister," Vesta says before they share another kiss. "Texting and talking on the phone is fine and all but I missed you." Vesta smiles and leans her head on his chest.
"I missed you to." Tristan says, stroking Vesta's short hair.
"I'm surprised that you really are dating a princess. I thought you made that up just to sound cool." The red headed boy says.
"Trying to call me a liar Jayce?" Tristan asks giving the red-head whose name is Jayce a death glare.
"Did I say that? 'Cause I could have sworn I didn't" Jayce says playing innocent.
"You implied it-" Tristan starts to say but is cut off.
"Guys. No fighting we're here for a bit of fun and we have these wonderful ladies with us." Jhon successfully ends the argument before it gets serious.
"Sorry sweetie", Tristan says and kisses Vesta's head.
"Yeah, sorry girls. My name is Jayce and I sincerely apologize for my rude behaviour." He bows, but the scowl on his face and attitude in his voice say otherwise.
"Nah, you're fine. It's good to see someone besides Vesta here being moody all the time." Astra pulls Vesta off Tristan to give her a little hug. "So..Vesta I know you don't want to start a fight, but shouldn't you tell your boyfriend here that Jayce is an ex boyfriend of yours?" The smile on Astra's face is borderline evil.
"HE WAS NEVER MY BOYFRIEND!" Vesta denies, blushing. "We only kissed once and we were only five! It doesn't count." Vesta pushes Astra away from her. Hearing this, Tristan just about punches Jayce, but Jhon steps in the way.
"Hear what they have to say, and then you can beat him up", Jhon chides. Tristan lets out an angry huff of air, and lowers his fist and turns to Vesta.
"Explain please", he asks thought gritted teeth.
"Look, it's no big deal. One of mom's maids were pregnant the same time mom was. Me and Jayce are only a few months apart. Her husband works in the military and wasn't around much, so she would bring Jayce to work with her. We knew each other until we where almost nine years old. He and his mom moved away, and I haven't seen him since. We kissed one time when we where kids. We had a fake wedding",Vesta explains blushing even more and looks down at her shoes. "I'll admit that I'm glad to see him again, but you're the one I love, so don't be jealous. Please. Also even if me and Jayce start texting and calling one another please don't think he's taking your spot. It's just that we were once good friends, and I wouldn't mind getting to know him again. Okay?" She looks up at Tristan with pleading eyes.
"Fine, I'll take your word for it, but I'm punching him in the face the second y'all are gone", Tristan states.
"Jayce, you might want to go somewhere else for the night, in case he doesn't stop after one punch." Jhon chuckles lightly. "Okay, so these are my last two team mates; Tony and Ryder." Jhon introduces the last two. Tony is the one with magenta hair and Ryder has dark blue hair.
"It's nice to meet you. I'm Anastasia and these are my friends Astra, Raine, Alisa, Ivory, and Vesta", I say, motioning to my roommates.
"The pleasure is all ours Miss. Anastasia." Tony bows down a bit.
'Oh no... does he know me? Am I actually a noble? Or worse a princess?' I think to myself, panicking lightly.
"Tony, don't do that it's just weird." The look on Ryder's face is that of distaste.
"Yeah sorry about Tony. He does that to every cute girl he sees", Aaron states.
"Oh... that's okay", I say and calm down.'That could of been really bad if he actually did know me.'
"Yeah he did the same thing to me when we found them on the dance floor",Alisa says slightly blushing at the memory from not long ago.
"Well boys, it has been a pleasure meeting all of you, and we hope to see you at the dance tomorrow night but for now we've got to go." Ivory smiles brightly.
"No, the pleasure is all ours', madam." Jayce returns her smile and shakes her hand.
"We'll see you there and save you a dance." Jhon winks and hugs his sister goodbye. Waving bye to the guys we justmet we weave back through the crowd and leave the club behind us.
"Raine, why didn't you tell us your brother was so cute?" Astra asks in an elated tone.
"Well I knew y'all would eventually meet him, and for all I know, none of y'all like his rugged good looks", Raine explains.
"She has a point Astra, but I will be honest the biggest shock of the night was finding out Vesta has a boyfriend",Ivory says stating her opinion of the night.
"Yeah, and then to find out that she knows another one of Jhon's team mates, I was in a bit of shock." Raine agrees with Ivory's opinion.
"Yeah. Vesta, you might be anti-social but you seem to know a fair amount about guys", Alisa states, adding her voice to the conversation.
"It's no big deal. So what if I used to know Jayce? It was just a mere coincidence that he is on Jhon's team." Vesta shrugs. Hearing a beep from her phone, Vesta pulls it out and starts to text - no longer paying attention to where she is going.
"Vesta-" I try to warn her, but I am to late. A guy who had been walking in front of us had stopped suddenly and Vesta walked right into him.
"Hey watch it!" Vesta snaps at the guy that she bumped into, and puts her phone away.
"Oh... I am sorry. I shouldn't have stopped like that. Are you alright Miss?" The guy apologizes. "Hey, are you girls from Alfea?" He asks. The guy has bright blonde hair that is short and neat, gray eyes and pale skin. He is dressed in a silvery gray dressy shirt with a unique pattern on it, some dark blue jeans with some chains on the pockets, a chain belt, and slack boots.
"Yes, we are on our way back to school now", I reply.
"Cool, so will you be going to the dance tomorrow?" He asks.
"Well, of course we will. Everyone knows Fairies love to dance", Astra says as if stating the obvious.
"Of course. My name is Alvis I am a student at Oironin. So I guess I'll see you there", Alvis says with a wave and runs off.
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Not long after meeting Alvis we get on a bus and head back to school. We barely made it to the bus stop in have a quiet ride back to school. When we arrive at Alfea's school gate Miss Faragonda, Miss Mirta, and Miss Griselda are there to greet us. We ask if they still needed some volunteers to help decorate Oironin, receiving the positive reply and we are written down on the list. They also tell us to be in Miss Faragonda's office by 9 tomorrow morning