The next morning I wake up groggy and grumpy. Ugh, I wish I could of slept for just a few more moments, oh well. I should get up now otherwise I will never want to leave this bed. That is when I see the sunlight is pouring through the window...oh no.
I slept in pretty late didn't I?
I look around the room and see even Virginia is gone. Well that answers my question. Oh no...that means the cafeteria is packed by now, meaning no good food left for me. Seems I will have to settle for cereal today, great. All of this because I wanted to stay up a little later then usual to wait for Grim...
...Who is still not back yet. I sigh. Grim even when you are not here you still mess with me. I should just forget about Grim until they come back, cause nothing else good will come from worrying about them.
Asides I have other things to worry about, like...
Damien...that's right I have to hang out with him today. Yeah that's definitely worrisome in more ways then one. A good example will be what will happen to me if Twila finds out.
I shake my head. No this is not the time to think of that either, I need food fast. My grumbling stomach agrees. I quickly get dress and make way towards the cafeteria.
Later in the day I drag myself off to the mall where I am suppose to meet Damien. Alright I can do this, maybe this outing will go well and perhaps I will make a new friend?
Yeah, no. As nice as that sounds to find out he is a good caring person and all the rumors relating to him are wrong, its not gonna happen.
The terrible feeling I get around him at times tells me that, the one that screams 'Get away from him while you still can!' At me. Which also really sucks cause it makes me worry far more then I usually do.
Anyway...I've been here for a good few minutes and I just realized I have no way of finding him. Like he is a demon with wings and blue skin, so he is obviously gonna be wearing some sort of disguise right? Or a glamour? That's what its called, I think.
Well good thing is that at least he can't get angry at me if I can't find him. Still, we really should of talked this out more.
I get bored after waiting for a while so I end up wandering around. Good thing I did do that cause I actually manage to find him.
...Why does he look the same? I look around me and people walk pass him as if his blue skin and wings are nothing out of the ordinary. Huh, I guess whatever spell he is using doesn't work on me.
He walks up to me smiling brightly. "Hello Iris, are you ready?"
I smile back cause I don't know what else to do. "Uh okay, but uh where are we going exactly?" I rather not follow him blindly, for my sake.
He just winks at me. "You'll see." I should of seen that one coming. "Its not far, just across the parking lot."
Great just follow the demon boy off to some place I never been before. Nothing bad will happen to me.
Or that's what I tell myself over and over again. "I...don't remember seeing anything that way."
"Its hidden, of course." Hidden...yay. "The easiest way to find it is to go with someone who's been before. Shall we?" He reaches his hand out to me. Uh...what? Does he want to hold his hand? I guess to guide me, but...
Ugh. Not wanting to upset him I take his hand in mine. If Twila could see me right now she would murder me not once, but many times over. Now holding hands we leave the mall together.
And when we reach the restaurant it is not what I thought it would seem. I stare in awe at the fact that a moment before this was not standing here. Magic, oh what lovely thing it is. What spells do they use to hide stuff like this?
Damien chuckles at me and that's when I remember I am still holding his hand. I let go quickly and turn away from him. Why did I do that? Now he probably thinks I am all flustered or something.
"Not quite what you were expecting?" Huh, oh he means the restaurant.
"Well yeah...it looks super normal, but the fact that they can hide this place using magic is pretty cool." Still they could of made the place look magical or something considering that its all hidden, but nope they just made it look like a regular restaurant. Boring.
What is not boring is the people around me. Some have wings, or tails, or just crazy multicolored skin and such. It makes me wonder what they all are. Huh? Looking over at one of the tables I see Jacob and some older guys? Wow one of them has their hair on fire, awesome!
"It is simpler to rely on standard suppliers and build something in keeping with the world. They save their energy for the food. In the Otherworld, there are no limits. You can eat off floating platters in a crystal palace."
That name I keep hearing it. What is the Otherworld exactly? Like all I know is that Violet died there...oh and the fact I am never allowed to go there, no matter what. "So...what is the Otherworld?"
He looks at me strangely. Was I suppose to know what that place is? "No one has told you about that yet?" Obviously not. "Think of it like fairyland. Its another world next to this one, where magic runs more strongly. It is wonderful, but it has its dangers." Many, many dangers.
Such as getting murder by monsters. "And you?" Damien is from there right?
He turns away from me. Oh seems I have hit a nerve. "...We should talk about that later." Yup definitely hit something there.
"I see, sorry if I was rude in some way." Don't want to upset him.
"N-no...I want to tell you, but I think we should order first."
Oh yeah we probably should stop standing here. We sit at a nearby booth. I look around for a menu and see none. Where is it? Just when I am about to ask Damien about it he pulls a narrow cylinder from the vase on the center of the table. What is he doing? He unrolls it and hands the thing to me.
Its a scroll menu, cool! I start looking through the listings and realize I can't read a single word. It all in some gibberish language, actually multiple gibberish looking languages? Uh...can I at least make some words out?
Nope I can't yet the more I stare at the words the more familiar they become. Where in the world did I ever see this stuff before? I can't place it.
Ugh I am getting a headache. I hope I don't have to deal with these languages in the future, Latin was hard enough to learn. That was at least one thing Eva told me to learn beforehand. That was quite the challenge, but it turned out good in the end. I see Latin all the time in our textbooks.
Damien probably seeing me struggle speaks. "Would you like me to order for you?"
No I don't want him to order for me, I want to order for myself even if this is all gibberish to me. I stare at the menu and start to feel dizzy, okay this isn't going well I should stop.
Though before I can words spill out my mouth and the waiter nods.
What just happen and what did I just say? Why did that feel natural? Damien stares at me shocked, but after a while turns to the waiter and orders as well. I can almost understand what he is saying, what is going on?
Damien just smirks at me. "My that was quite surprising. What other secret talents are you hiding?" None that I know of!
I refuse to turn away from him even though I am pretty freaked out right now. "None at all I was just...trying to speak this gibberish? So I guess I did good?" Will he buy that?
"I see..." I don't think he did, oh no. "How cute of you." He did buy it, wow.
A few minutes later the appetizers arrive saving me from this very strange situation. My mind is also saved from me tearing it apart wondering how in the world did I say what I said, or how I almost understood it. ...What is he eating? He has tiny eggs.
What am I eating? Oh a bunch of cool looking fruit. Awesome, I ordered something tasty. I happily eat the strange fruit which tastes amazing. Good job me!
"So...I suppose its time." Huh? Is he gonna talk about the thing from earlier? "To tell you about...where I came from." I guess so. "Please promise me you won't repeat this story to anyone else."
No, just no. "I'll try not to tell anyone, but I make no promises." I don't care if he gets angry about this I cannot afford to make promises.
He looks irritated. "Really?"
"Yes really, sorry, but I cannot make a promise like that. Its not like I would go running around screaming your personal information at the top of my lungs, but I have very bad memory. So its probably better if you don't tell me anything if its that personal." That is final.
His expression becomes unreadable. Is he angry? He laughs. What did I just do? "Well then alright Iris."
Thankfully a moment later the waiter arrives saving me from this tense situation. When I see that I ordered grilled cheese and soup I felt even more proud of myself. Whatever part of me spoke those words is great. I start eating hoping Damien won't say anything else towards me till I finish.
Which gives me more time to think.
Wow, this day is so odd, then again everything lately has been odd. I wonder if I can say what I said before again? Perhaps I should search the library for whatever language I spoke in? I'll have to remember to do that.
Also what could of been so personal that Damien had to make me promise not to tell? Did he really expect me to make a promise knowing that if I mess up I am screwed? Shesh. If he doesn't trust me that much why even bring it up? He didn't have to tell me anything.
Damien starts to talk again the minute I am done eating. "Did you know that William was originally a Falcon?" Huh? Well at least he is trying to change the topic, I guess, but why bring up William?
"Uh, what?"
"We were hallmates at first, freshman year." Okay so?
Oh wait...something doesn't add up. "He said that he barely knew you because you were in a different hall." If what Damien is saying is true, why did William lie? And why is Damien even telling me this?
Damien chuckles. "He probably didn't want to spoil his image by telling you what happened. Being kicked out of Falcon Hall for starting a fistfight doesn't sound very cool, does it?" Excuse me? Would he really do something like that? I can't imagine him loosing his cool like that, what happen?
Ah, no I shouldn't let him talk about that, plus what he is saying is reminding me of something else... "Wait Damien, did you really fight my sister?"
I definitely caught him off guard with that one. "O-oh that...I suppose you could say that. ...Are you upset Iris?"
Suppose? Twila was pretty hurt! She is not one to get hurt easily considering the fact she been taking self defense classes since she was little. That and the fact she been in so many, many fights. "Well I don't know, I guess? You are the older one, you should of used your magic to stop her rather then actually fight her." He could of teleported her away or something!
"Yes you are right Iris, I apologize for upsetting you. I won't let her have her way next time."
"Don't worry I am not upset, just I really don't like conflict at all, especially when it involves my own twin sister."
He smirks at me. "Oh, so you believe in peace and kindness?"
Why did he have to put it that way? "Yes I do, so what?" If a peaceful solution can be found then why resort to violence?
"Nothing, nothing, it just suits you so well." What does he mean by that?
I grumble. "Whatever you say..."
He changes the topic again. "Have you ever considered wearing some sort of ornaments in your hair? Something like that could really bring out the color of your eyes? They are very strange, but beautiful." Are they really that strange? I've seen people with all sorts of strange colored eyes.
"I don't know, but are my eyes really that strange?"
"Yes quite, have you really had no one tell you how they tend to glow at times?" My eyes glow?!
"Eh, really?" Is this some sort of joke?
"Yes, like a moment before, they tend to glow when you are upset." Well then.
A little later a dessert plate arrives. What in the world? I stare at the plate oddly. "Strawberries?"
"Look more closely."
I do and see that yes they are shaped like strawberries, but aren't. They are smooth, seedless, and shiny like candy. Wow nice.
"They are blown sugar glass candy, careful they are fragile. Put one in your mouth and suck gently." Do I have to?
I try to ignore that last sentence and reluctantly do what he says. The sugar melts in my mouth and then I taste some sort of sweet juice, oh weird, but at least it tastes really good. I really like this its not super sweet.
Why do I feel like I had this sweet before?
"They are filled with strawberry juice. It's suppose to provide energy." Cool.
After that we both leave together and the minute we arrive back at the school we go our separate ways.
When I lay down in bed later on I think about everything that happened. Wow, today was odd, very odd. I think I have...forgotten something important, but no matter how hard I think nothing comes. I sigh.
What is happening to me?
I guess that is a question I can't help but feel like will be answered very soon, no matter if I like what will come or not.