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Chapter 9
Saura tried very hard in order to prevent her brow in breaking out in a nervous sweat. An unsure smile creased her lips as she stared into the absolutely furious, violet eyes of Felix. He had never been this angry with her before, but she also didn't tell him how she would be able to summon something from another realm with only having one tail. Felix had seen it one day and assumed she was no older than 200 years old. Close to his own age, in fact. Someone that young should not be able to do what she had done. He knew that she was a fox, but she had never told him how old she was. "Well, you know…" she started nervously and tried to find a viable theory as to how she was able to conjure the fog. "It just kinda happened?" she said with more of a question in her voice than assurance.
Felix scowled even more, if that were possible, and clenched his jaw tightly to try and restrain his emotions. "I am not in the mood for your tricks. Fox." He seethed and that got Saura's attention. The derogatory term shocked her for a moment. Fairies and foxes had a bad history and the fact that Felix had been as accepting of her as he was, was amazing. Though now he was using that word against her, even if it was what she was.
Her eyes looked surprised, but then she avoided his gaze. She really didn't want to talk to him about it, or anyone for that matter. It was an uncomfortable topic for her to discuss, in fact it had been centuries since she had talked about her past with anyone. It was far easier to pretend it never happened if she never spoke of it.
She kept her mouth shut tightly and Felix simply glowered at her, not letting up on his intimidation. She needed to tell him things because he did not do well with secrets. Certain ones were alright to keep to herself, but when it comes to battles it was not acceptable in his mind. He needed to know why she didn't tell him her plan and how she was able to conjure something that would require intense training, centuries and immense power. "Tell me." He demanded through his gritted teeth. He didn't care what her answer was because he just needed at least a reason why she didn't tell him her plan or how she was able to conjure that fog and maintain an illusion at the same time.
Saura didn't want to look him in the eyes, he reminded her of someone she wanted to forget from her past. It was the same reason why she just allowed him to assume her age and didn't tell him many personal details, she didn't want him to know. It was in order to protect him as much as it was to protect herself. Though she knew that neither of them were going to budge for the whole day if she didn't say anything, he was far more stubborn than she was and he would eventually get some of the information he wanted.
She let loose a sigh as the tense atmosphere that Felix was putting out didn't dissipate even though they both faintly heard the ringing of the school bell. It should have been a signal to have them rushing back to class, but the subject matter they would learn didn't matter because it rarely changed nowadays. Saura managed to look up into the violet eyes that seemed to run in certain fairy bloodlines and marked those with noble blood. Silver eyes were usually seen in the common fairy, while amber eyes were of the royalty. Those violet eyes reminded her of the only fairy king who had ever held that color and held onto his rule during his life. They were also the eyes of the same king who had banished her to this realm so many centuries ago.
Felix didn't know what she was thinking as she stared into his eyes without the slightest hint of fear, but he could see plenty of sadness swimming in their depths. The bright aqua that was almost mesmerizing to any who saw it had darkened slightly, but enough to be noticeable at such close proximity to her face. Both kwami stayed back and hidden as Felix and Saura were sorting things out, or what they were able to sort out at the moment.
Saura opened her mouth and hesitated before saying anything, but then decided to speak in an even tone. "I'm not less than 200 years old, but that is all I'm going to tell you Felix. Some secrets are meant to stay hidden and buried." Saura replied to his previously unanswered demands. The response had taken him off guard as he stared into the determined aqua eyes of the fox that was standing between his arms. Saura pushed his arms aside in order to go towards the school gates and out of the alley they were in.
Felix still didn't have the answers he needed, but it didn't matter because he would get them eventually. It was a good thing he was a patient man to begin with. He walked after Saura in his own pace. Learning the same things he had been taught a few times was tiring and troublesome to him. In fact he knew that Saura simply joined the school so that she could meddle with the heroes' civilian lives. A quick movement in front of him caused him to actually pay attention to what was happening in front of him. Saura had turned around and had held a sly smile on her face as it seemed she was back to normal. "Well I guess we are even now, after all you never told me you were half," she said and then spun back around and ran to the school.
Felix stared blankly after her as she ran and let out a sigh from exasperation at the events of the day so far. Though now they would be adding 'late to class' onto the events of the day. He simply hoped that there would be no more 'interesting things' to happen for the day. He walked up to the school and walked up the steps as he contemplated not even going to the class that was next, but figured it would be worth it in order to avoid Saura's lecture after they had gone home.
A/N: I hope you like it so far! Also thanks for reading!