Sorry guys. I had this chapter ready a few days ago but fanfiction was not working on my comp for sum reason. Well I hope you like it.

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News about what Tye had done had spread quickly. It didn't help that Myles was constantly telling people. By the time they had returned to the castle all the other pages knew. Some can over and congratulated her on a job well done. Others chose to glare at her the whole time, mostly Ronald and his gang. She knew that this would just cause her more trouble with them.

Tye broke off from the rest of the group when they were heading back to their dorms. She liked being with them a lot, but she still needed some time on her own and she was getting a little tired of all the attention. She decided to ride Corm a bit; he would like to get out some probably.

The stables were empty when she arrived and she headed to the back where Corm was circling around in his stall.

"Hey there." She said opening the door. "Feel like going for a little run?" Tye asked saddling him up. Grabbing the reins she led him out of the stable. Once they walked out of the large doors she stopped them and climbed up.

"How about you lead today? I usually tell you where to go, so you can today." Tye said and loosened her grip on the reins. Corm seemed to think a moment before jolting forward running onto the field. Tye laughed and just let him lead.

It felt like flying. The wind rushing past her ears, Corm running and leaping below her. Her surroundings were a blur. She didn't know how long he ran until he slowed down panting.

"He's pretty fast." A deep voice said from the fence surrounding the field. He was fairly tall with bright red hair. "You must be Tye, correct?"

"Yes." She said cautiously.

"Oh I'm sorry. My name is Sir Merric. My daughter Able has told me about you." He said with a smile.

Tye nodded. "Nice to meet you."

"Is Able back yet? I came in early for the Homecoming Ball, hoping to have some time to spend with her before." Sir Merric explained.

"Yes she is back from town now." She told him. "Homecoming Ball?"

"Oh I guess they haven't talked to you about that yet. They will at dinner tonight no doubt. Well it was nice to meet you Tye." He said with a nod and left.

"How about we head back in Corm?" She said and patted his neck.

Once they reached the doors she jumped down. After grooming him thoroughly and closed the door and turned to leave.

"Think you're special now?" A cold voice said form behind her. She turned to see Ronald, along with Timotie and Simon. The girl who was with them sometimes was not there.

Tye just rolled her eyes at the comment and turned to leave. Timotie moved till he was blocking her way. She turned to go the other way and Simon stopped her. With no where to go she stood there and waited to see what they would do.

"Well Hero," he said with a sneer, "let's see how tough you really are. Going up against two grown men, the three of us should be a piece of cake for you." Before she knew what was coming his fist connected with her stomach. She wheezed and tried to catch her breath quickly. He charged at her, but she stepped aside at the last moment and spun to kick him in the back. He slammed into the wooden stall. She was caught in the middle of her back by another fist. She fell to the ground and was immediately kicked in the stomach several times. Dirt was kicked up in here eyes. She couldn't see and they were everywhere. She didn't know how to get away.

"Hey!" A voice shouted through the chaos. Rei stood holding the reins of a large light brown almost grey horse. "That's enough leave." His voice was commanded and didn't leave any room for argument.

"You were lucky this time." Ronald spat before he and the other two boys left. Rei dropped the reins and walked over to her.

"You alright?" Rei asked kneeling down. She blinked a couple of times to try and focus. "We should get you to the healer." He said when he noticed her having trouble focusing.

"No I am fine." Tye said and sat up. Corm was upset and pacing in his stall. She stood up and walked over to him, brushing her fingers against his nose. This time he didn't shove it away. She smiled a bit at him. Brushing off some dirt from her cloths she turned back to Rei.

"Thank you for helping me." She said and turned to leave. He stomach and back were sore, but as long as she didn't breath deeply while she walked it was bearable. Rei wasn't sure if he should just let her walk off without seeing the healer, but if she said she was fine and she was walking properly then she was probably ok.

Tye went to the baths first to wash off the dirt and grim from her body. She laid down in her bed until dinner to try and heal up some before she had to move around again. She didn't want to have to explain how she had gotten hurt.

That night at dinner Marcase announced that in one week they would be having a homecoming dinner and ball, where parents could mingle and talk with teachers and see the progress of their children. It was a new tradition that Raul had started a few years ago. The third and fourth years would be serving while the first and second years would be handing out the plates to the servers. Tye could already tell that Etiquette class would be very serious that week. Lady Minorum was a perfectionist and would not rest until they all had everything down perfectly.

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Tye was still healing two days later. Ronald and his group had decided to give her yesterday off from their tormenting, letting her think over if she really wanted to be here. Etiquette class had been as expected, constant facts and bows to remember. Tye wasn't sure how much more pressure could be put on the pages who were having trouble keeping up.

Her back and stomach were much better, only hurting when she turned too much. She was very thankful that Rei had been there, she didn't know what would have happened if he hadn't stepped in. She was surprised that he would scare them off so easily. Rei was not as large as Ronald. He was lean, not as bulky. But they seemed to be afraid of him. Maybe he was stronger then he looked.

The second day had been going normally. She had received a little hazing, papers and such being taken, but that was normal. She was sitting with Rikash and Able, talking quietly in immortal studies when the teacher stood up to begin the lesson.

"This week I thought we would learn about a topic that has recently come under a lot of debate by seers. It is a prophecy that was thought to be incorrect until people started hearing rumors and events started happening that the prophecy predicted. It was called the Prophecy of the sisters." He paused to let them take notes. Tye sat stiffly in her chair. "It was prophesized that five girls would be born with the blood of an immortal, each symbolizing an element; earth, air, fire, water, and a fifth one which has the powers of each to balance out the other four. For earth a spidren, for air a griffin, for fire a phoenix, for water a mer-creature, and for the fifth sister a dragon. It says that when the girl has gotten full control of her powers, she will be able to completely transform to and from the immortal shape. Until then she will exhibit superior speed, strength, and a strong magical gift related to her element. Also she will take on characteristics of the immortal creature. It is said they were all taken and locked away within a castle to train and learn until they day that they would fight the darkness. It does not give this darkness a name." He talked more about the sister and the prophecy until the bell rang.

Tye had been gripping her writing utensil tightly throughout the whole lesson. Rikash noticed and put a hand on her shoulder before she left the room.

"Are you alright?" He asked worried.

"I am fine." She said and left the room quickly, for once looking forward to Etiquette class.

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ok that's it for now. Since I was so late updating I gave away a little hint about Tye earlier then I had planned. Next chapter will be longer since it will be about the ball. Review and let me know what you think.