Hey there readers, Cy here (Obviously). Sorry for the wait on this chapter, I know I said I would try harder at getting them in on time... but something came up at the time. Pokemon X and Y (Yes, I play Pokemon. So what :P), had to get it along with my older brother and... yeah. So think of this chapter as filler for the next one.

Chapter seven: Hiding the Truth

I look into the mirror and examine this 'new' eye. Black is now the sclera color which should be white, iris color purple when it should be red. Great, I'm gonna need to cover it up. I look around for the eye patch, but I remember that it got… ripped off… back there… Well, that's out of the question. Maybe if I shift my hair over? It could work… I hope. My alarm clock beeps, telling me that I should be leaving now. Ugh… I really do hope this works.

~Locker room~

Okay, so I somehow got pass a group of kids without them suspecting anything. Phew… I open my locker and put my bag inside. I feel a tap on my shoulder and turn around to see Eve. I nearly jump at seeing her, but it comes out as a small flinch. "Hey Eve" I say, trying not to sound bitter.

"Hello Elsword. How are you feeling?" She asks.

"I'm fine, just fine. Nothing wrong at all." I'm talking too much. She'll know something's up if I don't cut it out. She tilts her head while looking at my hair. Has she caught on that quick?

"I see you decided to go with a new hairstyle today. Might I have a look to see how your eye is?" On no, I can't let her see it.

"I don't know…" I look away from her. She moves into my line of sight.

"Oh come on, just a peek?" She's so set on seeing my eye. Was she like this back then? I can't really recall the events that happened back then… Seems I forgot.

"Well…" The bell rings, cutting off my sentence. Now's my time to escape. "There the bell, gotta go. Bye!" I run off so she doesn't stop me. Once I get into my classroom, I hurry to my sit as though I just did something bad. I hope Eve isn't upset with me leaving so abrupt like that. Maybe I shouldn't have been so quick on leaving? No, she would have found out then. I gotta keep this eye hidden.

"Hey Elsword, how are you?" Ara asks.

"I'm fine." I look at Aisha, who's oddly silent today, only to see she's has her head down and is asleep. "What's up with her? She looks as though she's exhausted from life."

"She was sent on a mission yesterday to help out an E rank. Turns out he wasn't that good and she had push herself." Seems she did more than just push herself. Ara then pokes her. "Better get up now, the teacher just walked in." Aisha groans as she lifts her head.

"You alright, sleepy head?" She looks at me with a serious face. Not that cheery, playful smile I see almost every day. One that seems as though she hates the world. "Hey, lighten up. Least you don't have some overpowered freak beating you up and taking you left eye." She goes to talk, but then looks down. I'm… not helping. "C'mon, it was only a joke. Still, lighten up. Can't be that bad right?" She yawns and turns toward me.

"How is your eye socket by the way?" She asks.

"It's fine, nothing wrong with it." She nods and looks at the teacher, who was writing things on the board.

"Alright class, I have a bit of news. Today, you'll be getting out early. There's a faculty meeting going on which means all teachers are to go. You'll be going as soon as you leave your study halls. As you should know, you're free to walk around campus up until curfew; however you can't come back before then if you left something behind. Once you leave the school, you cannot come back in." Ms. Daisy explains. With this early release, I can head to the gym and train. Give me some time to figure out the point of this eye. "That being said, let's begin class already."

~Study Hall~

We're now in study hall. It's just as quiet as it is any other day. All you could hear was either the pencils writing on paper or Ms. Stella's typing. It's really miserable in here. While finishing up my homework for the day, a sharp pain came to my left eye, cause me to grunt and accidentally kick my desk leg. It was loud… so everyone looked my way. "Elsword, are you alright?" Ms. Stella asks.

"Oh uh… it was nothing. I just… got a chill. A-and it caused me to kick the desk leg. Completely unintentional I should add" I lie. That was a bad lie; wait no, a horrible lie. Ms. Stella nods, accepting the lie and goes back to typing. Everyone else goes back to what they were doing. It… worked? That's a surprise, but I'll take it. The bell rings and we're all dismissed. I go to my locker and put my things away. I won't need it tonight since I was able to finish my homework. I close my locker and lock it. On my way out, I see Aisha standing at her locker and not moving, so I decide to walk over. "Hey, you alright?" There's not reply. "Eh? Aisha? You okay?" I poke her now and hear her groan again, just how she did in homeroom. "Man, you're more tired than I thought you were."

"I stayed up longer than I should of. I should have gone to sleep as soon as we got back, but I didn't" she replies yawning. She grabs her bag, closes her locker and goes to walk out. Thing is, she's going the wrong way. I follow her.

"Um… where are you going?" It's obvious she's beyond tired.

"This is the way out… right?" She wipes her eyes and looks around. I shake my head.

"That's the way to the classrooms. The way out is the other way." She looks the other way then looks back at me with an embarrassed look. I chuckle. "Come, I'll take you back to your room." She nods and we start walking. I get to the end of the hall and look back at her. She's only about halfway down the hall, leaning on the wall. I walk back to her with a look of confusion.

"Walking is so tiring. Why can't I just sleep here for the night?" I sigh and turn around.

"Come on, get on my back." I here an 'Eh?' from her. "You heard me, I think. Get on my back, I'll carry you home." Slowly, she puts her arms on my shoulders and hops up. I hold onto her legs and begin walking. She rests her head on my right shoulder. Guess to go to sleep. I blush a bit, but shake it off.

Walking out, I can spot some people watching us. Probably thinking we're a couple but no… just two friends walking… This is awkward.

~Dorm~

I walk into the dorm with Aisha still on my back. Now comes the hard part: Where's her room? I shake Aisha a bit, causing her to wake up. "Mmm..?"

"Where's your room?"

She yawns. "Second floor… third door to the right…" I go up the stairs and walk to the third door on the right. She pulls out a key and hands it to me, which I use to open the door then walk in. I put her key on her dresser and slowly put her down on the bed. She moves around a bit then turns her head. "Thank you Elsword." She says before going back to sleep. I smile then go to leave her room, but the pain comes back. I quickly hold my eye and start stumbling. I put my hand on her dresser and look into the mirror.

'Damn this pain. Go away already!' I move my hair from my left eye and look at it. A purple glow emits from it. I sigh as I close it and move my hair back. I need to figure this out. Since I already know Valak isn't gonna tell me anything about this eye, I have to do it myself. I turn around to see Aisha… staring at me as though I'm a monster. "Uh… you saw that didn't you?" She slowly nods her head. Damn, of all the times for the pain to come, it had to be now. "It's kind of a long story for why I have this." I sigh. "During my last mission, Valak managed to catch and give me this… eye." I move my hair out of the way and show my eye. The purple glow catches her off guard as it causes her to gasp.

"Elsword, we need to get you some help. That eye-"I cut her off.

"Sorry Aisha, but no. I can't get help. I need to keep this a secret and so do you since you now know it." She looks away from me. "Please Aisha? I can't let anyone else know about this eye. I'm going to figure this out."

"If you truly believe you can…" She turns back to me. "…Then I trust you. I won't tell anyone."

"Glad you understand. Thank you Aisha, it really means a lot." She nods and we sit and chat for a bit. Soon she falls asleep and I leave. I look out one of the dorm windows to see that the sun is going down. Sigh… oh well, training will be sometime tomorrow. I go into my room and lay on my bed. I will figure this out before the darkness in it tries to suck me in.

To Be Continued

P.S: The next chapter is already in development so it shouldn't take long!