By some miracle, we actually made to class in time, though we were the last to enter the room. Even considering this I tried to make way to the nearest empty seat without being noticed too much, it didn't work obviously. I buried my face in my book and tried not to focus on what was going on around me. Though I couldn't help but notice where Twila was sitting, it was in the dead center of the classroom, wow.
I could hear murmuring from behind, probably students wondering if we are twins or not, thankfully class starts and everyone becomes silent. While I am deep into reading text about the incantations for certain spells, I get pulled out of my concentration by yelling.
I know who is yelling and I feel the luck I had for this day going well dwindling fast.
I brace myself and slowly turn to where Twila is, she is standing to try her best to make herself seem intimidating, I suppose she would be to other students but Professor Grabiner...not the slightest chance.
"You know what? Screw all of this, bye sir I suppose I'll be seeing you this Saturday." She turns and glares directly at me before tearing her gaze away and stomping out of the classroom. I glance over at Professor Grabiner, he looks pretty fed up with everything right now.
"Damn poor Grabby maybe you should have warned him about her temper?" Grim actually sounds a bit caring, only a bit, though.
"Yeah...tell me about it, hell have no fury like Twila's scorn. I had no idea she was still that...volatile." Some things never change I suppose.
Class surprisingly goes on normally. When everyone heads out to leave I stay behind. Professor Grabiner stares at me very sternly. "Don't you even dare try to get her out of detention Miss Araceli."
I sigh and shrug. "Well, at least I tried." Sorta. Not really sure what I could have even said in her defense really...
"It seems stubbornness and speaking out of line is valued traits in your family." Huh? Is he trying to speak to me?
I am filled with sudden happiness as result, and a bit of embarrassment too. "Yup, it's a blessing and a curse..."
I swear I hear him chuckle. "It truly is..." He looks away for a moment muttering something under his breath. He seems like...he is wondering what to say? "...Did you know Violet was a Butterfly originally when she was here?" What? What, just what?
I stare at him blankly and a bit confused. "She was?" I mean she was really beautiful and all, but huh how did she end up in a different hall...wait a second... "I...sorta...kinda remember her saying something like that before? I think...she told a bunch of people off?" If that's true that explains that, well not to say she doesn't suit being in Horse Hall at all, she was pretty athletic too.
In general...she was good at everything so could have been in any hall really.
"She was actually very civil about her...options on many things...most of the time at least..."
I found myself giggling. "Sure..." I wonder how many professors stood up to?
He seemed uneasy, though a bit happy as well?
"Hey...uh am I, I mean is this making you uneasy? I mean if you wanna continue talking about her I don't mind, but I also don't want to make you uncomfortable? I just...thought maybe we could be friends cause of this...you know?" I sound awkward and I feel like an idiot. I need better speaking skills, like now.
He is now confused, that enough is clear. "My...friend?"
I really want to laugh at the way he says 'friend', I instead find myself smirking at him. "Yes sir...do you perhaps not know the word?"
He smirks back. "I am well aware of the word, I just do not see how that would happen right now."
And I am back to being a stuttering fool. "W-well...I...suppose we will have to see how this...goes? Seeya later!" I wave goodbye before leaving in a quick manner. I feel very embarrassed and awkward. What just happened? I...suppose I should be glad I finally had a nice conversation with him that didn't end horribly.
As I make my way further down the hallway I see many other students being ushered around by the Seniors. Oh that's right last day of Initiation. I head straight towards the gym and the second I enter it I am blindfolded, spun around a good few times before being pushed, and lead somewhere. As dizzy as I am I try my best to listen to the voice that is speaking to me in hopes of not falling flat on my face.
I am fairly certain we are in a car of some sort especially after I had to be buckled into my seat. I focus my hearing in hopes of hearing anything about where exactly we are being drag off to, but all I get is giggling from what I assume are the Seniors. Soon we are moving I try my best to stay calm and to not throw up cause I still feel pretty dizzy and this situation is sure not helping.
"Grim where are we going?" I whine in hopes Grim will take pity on me, that does not work, all I get is snickering. Screw them.
When I am lead out of the vehicle I am finally unblindfolded. I take a few deep breaths, steady myself, and blink a good few times before taking in what is around me.
I should be surprised to who is in front of me yet I am not. "Hello, Damien." I say politely before scanning the area. ...It's a beach? Wow, if I knew we were going to end up here I would have brought something to change into. I am saddened by the fact I can't really swim, but I soon become happy cause I see Twila in the distance.
Damien grabs my hand pulling me elsewhere before I can burst off towards her. I turn to him and by instinct glare at him. I don't like being pulled around.
He only chuckles then speaks in a scolding tone. "Now, now little one don't go bolting off yet. Wouldn't be a very kind way to treat your Senior now would it?"
I flush and feel upset and embarrassed. "You know you could just ask me to hang out with you instead."
"No, now where would the fun in that be? Who was the person you were about to bolt off towards?"
I don't like being spoken to like this. "Oh just my beloved twin sister Twila, she can be very feisty if you can't tell."
He looks over to where she is presently, looking very spent after telling someone off. He laughs and I manage to laugh as well. I end up walking towards her with him.
We winded up having a good time with each other. We ran around the beach, played in the sand, and did a bunch of other random stuff, by the time we had to leave all of us were exhausted, but content. Damien was the first one to disappear when we returned to the school.
Twila and I spoke for a while longer before parting ways. That was when I found out she was a Butterfly, wow...I really wish them luck...
Soon after leaving her I changed my clothes and collapsed in bed.
I spent a good amount of my Saturday morning in bed still feel exhausted from yesterday's events, that and well...I felt a bit sick, perhaps I was using too much magic each day with all the studying I was trying to do.
I tossed and I turned.
Inevitably I thought about the week I had and I was able to sum it up as chaotic. Too many things happened at once and that could also be a fairly good reason why I feel ill. I soon found myself moping around in bed only to be pulled out of it by the realization that it was noon.
There a bus soon that would head to the mall.
I mulled over the thought of going or not and in the end came to the conclusion that I should, even though I feel awful, it might help clear my head.
That is when Virginia came bursting through the room. "Hey, Iris lets go to the mall!" Well, good timing I suppose.
"Sure I was just thinking about going anyway." I pull myself out of bed and throw on some normal looking clothing. I then head out the door with Virginia.
It's not until I am on the bus I that notice something. I whisper to Virginia. "Um...is it alright for you to wear that?" She was still in her robes.
Virginia laughs as if I asked a dumb question I must have seeing Grim was giggling away too ugh. "Don't worry about that, people tend to not notice at all." Oh...that is interesting? Guess it's like a glamour or something?
"So...I can just talk normally about...you know?"
She paused for a moment thinking. "Uh no? Better not to speak aloud about...that." Huh...weird.
Virginia is the first one off the bus and I am the one being dragged behind her. I yell at her a few times to perhaps slow down a little, but she either doesn't hear me or care. I should be used to this by now...
"Come one, we gotta go to the food court!" Food court...she is dragging me off to eat food with her? I mean I guess I didn't really eat lunch, but...
"Why the food court?"
"For the bakery of course! You know for sweets?" Oh, right she has a big sweet tooth.
Once we arrive Virginia leaves me at a table. "Just wait here I'll be right back."
And she is with a bunch of sweets with her. I mostly let her eat them cause I am not too fond of sweets. "I...don't I have ever eaten so many sweets before..." I start to feel sicker than I was before, but that feeling doesn't get to me for long cause I see something beautiful in the distance.
"Virginia...I gotta go..." Not waiting for her answer I get up and skip off towards the bookstore.
