Misfit of Darkness
Chapter 10: Stepping Forward
As Chase began to come too, he found himself asking whether it was possible to have a feeling of numbness run through your entire body and yet still feel pain. His eyes blinked a couple of times before sitting up, just in time to see the Battle Faerie sitting there with her arms and legs crossed. His entire body was covered in sweat. "Are you feeling better?'
"Yes... what is going on? I mean..." The boy's eyes closed before he let out a deep breath. "I mean, I know something happened to the Library, but... where am I? A school I'm assuming?"
"You're at the Faerie Academy. It's part of the castle actually, but its off to the side and most people don't know about it." The female smiled at him, causing him to glance away nervously, just in time to see Nixi lying next to him, snoring softly.
"We're both in trouble, aren't we?"
"Why don't the two of you go and see Fyora before you come to the conclusion that you're in trouble. She's the one making that decision." She stood up while Chase nudged Nixi away. The two followed her out of the infirmary, where she handed him a piece of paper. "This is written instructions on how to get to the Queens court. She is expecting you. Well, she's expecting you and not the Ixi, but you should still take her with you. In the mean time, I have to catch up with my first test. I left an older student in charge."
The boy let out a sigh and began walking down the hallway. The place was circular, surrounding a circular courtyard in the middle Chase found himself swallowing, the feeling that someone was following him not going away. Despite this, he didn't look up from the paper, causing him to suddenly crash into a person. This caused him to glance up, stammering as he did so. "I'm sorry."
"You!"
Chase blinked a couple of times, realizing that the person he had bumped into was one of the light Faeries from earlier, the words still coming out of his mouth as a stammer. "You're Ameril."
The female blinked a couple of times, her arms crossing her chest. "How do you know my name. I remember clearly that no one spoke my name in your presence."
"Faerie names..." The boy glanced at the ground, only to find himself being backed towards the railing. "Please..."
"Stop being mean to Chase! You bully!"
"Excuse me?" Ameril glanced down, causing Nixi to duck behind Chase's leg. She then turned her focus back onto the male. She pocked her finger into his chest. "How do you know my name? You said earlier you knew who we were. How?"
"I..." The boy froze, his eyes looking right into the female's golden eyes. His cheeks began to flush up.
The Light Faerie grabbed the front of his clothes. "How!"
A sudden cracking sound could be heard and the next thing Chase knew he and Ixi were falling towards the court below. The boy felt his chest contract as well as his muscles tense. His eyes closed in preparation for crashing into the ground again, but it never came. Instead, a warm feeling came over him and he slowly felt himself being lowered to the ground.
"Ameril!" The sound of the Battle Faerie could be heard, as well as the clinking sound of weapons touching the ground in the middle of the court yard. "What happened? Are you out of your mind!"
"It's not as if I let them get hurt!" The Light Faerie snapped. "I didn't expect the railing to break, not to mention I did cast a spell so they would land safely."
The Battle Faerie pinched her nose. "Boy... are you all right, you and your friend?" There was silence and she opened her eyes to look right at him. "Boy?" Chase felt his breath come in a sharp manner as he attempted to calm down. He then felt himself lick is lips. The adult Faerie's fingers touched her forehead. She then glanced up, looking at the railing with a frown.
"Ameril... I am going to write you a note. I want you to make sure that he gets to Fyora with that Ixi friend of his. Stay with him until he's called into her court. The letter is for her guards, though they are expecting him."
"But... my tests!" The Light Faerie shook her head.
"You shouldn't have been bothering him like you were."
"He's a human. He's not even supposed to be here!"
"Ameril!"
The light Faerie let out a sigh, before grabbing onto Chase's arm and pulling him after her. He willingly followed after her, not responding. The Ixi though glared at her, causing her to turn and look at the small female. "What?"
"You're mean."
"Don't go there, particularly since you honestly don't know me." They arrived at the front of the doors and she handed the letter to the male Neopet Gaurds. She then sat down on a bench, pulling the boy after her. "Seriously... aren't you going to say anything to me, like what you're guys names are?"
"His name is Chase, mine is Ixi." The hornless pink Ixi climbed up beside her.
"Yes... and that helps me how. I'm also missing my tests for this."
"Faerie names..."
Ameril let out a sigh as she rested her chin on the palm of her hand. "Yeah... I asked you how you knew my name, but you never answered me. Don't bother about it."
"No... you were looking for a book about Faerie Names." Chase's head hung down so that he couldn't see her.
The female glanced up, noticing that his stammer was gone. "I didn't see you when I was at the book shop."
"That's because I was in the back like I always am."
"What do you mean by that?" Ameril asked, only to have the young male raise his hands up to grip the sides of his head in frustration. "So you do have something to do with the Library Faerie like everyone says. You didn't cause the fire at the Library."
"No... she stuck us into the passage way before it started." Nixi spoke up.
The Light Faerie let out another sigh, just as the guards came. She found herself looking out at the glass windows, noting that quite a bit of time had passed and she had missed a good deal of her tests for today. "Well... I guess I'll be going now."
"Actually, Queen Fyora would like to speak with you as well."