Long finger stroke the raven's hair out of her face. Ryan immediately took Aisha to the nurse's office. To see what was the cause of her fainting from out of the blue during the performance. Seen laying down on one of the nurse's beds, the nurse came to check her pulse and temperature. Everything was ok but that faint was a mystery.

"Bestar!" Miranda rushed in the nurse's office and Ryan looked at the distressed girl. Confused.

"How is she nurse?" She asked the nurse.

"She's alright, she's still asleep and I just checked her vitals. She is in perfect health, but I believe the lack of sleep is one of her reasons why she passed out." The nurse turned her head to see Aisha, sound asleep in the bed with Ryan by her side. Ben couldn't go see her due to a math quiz so he asked Miranda to cover for him.

"But she's lucky that this student caught her in time. If no one did, she would have hurt herself." Ryan blushed a bit and looked away from the nurse's comment. Miranda approached the boy.

"You're Ryan right? From our French class?"

"Eh." Ryan shrugged and avoided eye contact from Miranda. Making Miranda arch a brow.

"Not much of a talkative person huh?"

"Not really."

"Th-thank you so much for saving my Bestar. If anyone didn't grab her or Ben, she would have seriously gotten hurt." Miranda told him, but Ryan kept avoiding eye contact. Ryan wasn't much of a talkative person and Miranda kinda too notice. Soon some grumbling was heard from the bed then along came a sigh.

"Bestar." Miranda smiled and came to her side. The raven's eyes opened slowly, revealing her chocolate eyes and blinking in confusion.

"Where.. am I?.," Aisha asked slowly.

"At the nurse's office. You passed out during the concert."

"Concert?!" Aisha immediately sat up on the bed but groaned due to a horrible migraine that came to her.

"Whoa whoa whoa." Miranda tries to ease her friend down.

"Take it easy." Ryan was on her right side. "Don't stress yourself too much."

"It wasn't your fault Bestar. The nurse said the reason why you passed out was due to you not been sleeping much."

"Huh?" Aisha looked extremely exhausted by the look of her face. Black circles, bags under her eyes. It looked like Aisha haven't slept in weeks.

"Miss Blaire, I would suggest that you should head home for today and possibly the next day." The nurse told her gently.

"But, I already missed so many days of school. I can't bear to miss more." Aisha protested.

"Miss Blaire, your health is what matters to you right now. Nothing else at this moment. I'll email your teachers about this and see what they can do."

Sadly Aisha was too tired to argue so she agreed to head home early for today and possibly tomorrow. After saying goodbye to Miranda and Ryan (especially the many thank yous she has given him) the limo driver pulled up and Aisha entered, heading home.

Ryan, who stood there watching the limo driving away, remembered something that still haunted him to this day, something that he witnesses but wanted unseen before his eyes, something... not right.

Ten Years Ago

A large truck approached the gates of some boarding school. Five-Year-Old Ryan C. McLeach was in the passenger seat, who was unaware of why and where he was. His father just stayed quiet during the drive while Joanna played with the boy in the meantime. As they pulled up at the school, a faculty member was present and Ryan got out of the car along with his dad, who didn't speak as always along with Joanna, who was slithering around the school and being her curious self. After the dean explains about STEM Boarding School, McLeach kneels in front of Ryan, eye leveling him.

"Ryan, my boy, I know this might be scary for you but I am needed somewhere else. In the meantime, I'll come to visit you as much as possible. Promise me you'll be a good boy and always remember who you are. Especially your mother." McLeach pulled out his son's chain from under his shirt, attached was a small yet distinctive golden 3D butterfly. Ryan nodded as Joanna nuzzled him on the cheek. Making him laugh and hugging her. The large lizard hugged her master's son and McLeach as well.

"I love you, son, remember that!" Soon he and Joanna left the school, leaving Ryan with his suitcase in his hand with the dean behind him. He was all alone now.

All alone.

Present Day

Soon Ryan found himself in Political Science class, just rethinking about that day. He never showed any emotion after that and has kept it inside him since. Ryan's dad did come to visit him once in a while, but it was only for an hour sadly. Joanna, who was so happy to see the young master, nuzzling him like crazy while making Ryan laugh as always. At the boarding school, he didn't make many friends, just walk by students who were seen playing their sports. Instead of writing notes, he was doodling in his notebook.

Back home, Aisha was sound asleep in her bed, sleeping peacefully and hoping these nightmares would not appear or whatever it was that was making her lose her sleep, but every time she started dreaming, it was that same voice she heard and it was sounding more scarier than ever.

Please find me.

Aisha jolted up from her bed, scared and confused, but assuming it was a dream, she laid back in bed and went to sleep again.

Princess.

In her mind, she found herself in another world, full of colorful stars, glistening so beautifully that if she touched one, it would grant her a wish. The floor she was standing on was water, cold, but not too cold and she can see her reflection perfectly. Once she kneels and fixed her hair for a moment, she stumbled upon what looked like a starry eagle, flying past her. Turning her head around, she hoped to find the mysterious being she thought she saw, that was so beautiful.

Please find me..

It spoke so gently and lovingly. Aisha kept staring at the starry sky.

"Who are you?" Aisha asked the voice.

I am.. Harmonia: Guardian of the Sky and Air.

Aisha's eyes widened. The name 'Harmonia' did bring some memories from McLeach.

"What?"

Soon, a large golden and white eagle appeared in front of Aisha with a beautiful wingspan of 40 feet, folded on its side along with beautiful red eyes with a golden beak. Aisha was... amazed.

You must find me, Aisha. Please do so and hurry.

"What? Wait! Where can I find you?!" Then everything turned bright.

Back in reality, Aisha woke up and gasp, panting while laying on her back and confused about the dream.

Harmonia...?

"Ok let's see here... the last location that eagle was spotted was at this forest outside of Hollywood." McLeach was muttering at the map in the kitchen table, trying to pinpoint where the eagle will be heading soon. Joanna, who also was looking at the map, was bored and had a tired expression upon her lizard face, yawning. That's when she heard the door opened, revealing to be Ryan, sighing. She crawled toward the boy, purring against his leg.

"Hey, girl." He pets her then placed his backpack in the living room and headed to the kitchen. Where his dad was seen boiling what looked like a large egg.

"Hey, dad." Ryan Greeted his dad while taking his hoodie and cap off along with his sunglasses as well. Placing them in the closet. Ryan soon loosens his tie around his neck and sighs happily.

"Hey son, I'm making your favorite. Ostrich egg."

"Thanks, dad." Ryan opened the fridge door, to find an energy drink inside and he grabbed it. Opening the top and soon closed it.

"Son, that better be a soda than that energy drink you damn love so much."

"Come on dad. It's just one Bang. What's the worse-." McLeach glared at his son. Ryan sighs and puts back the energy drink and instead grabbed a soda. He walked toward the kitchen table, drinking his soda lazily.

McLeach sigh and gave the large egg to his son.

"I still don't understand you son. Fifteen-years-old and I'm having a problem understanding you." His father confessed and took a sip of his beer. "And yet you wear the same clothes every day." He continued.

"It's a trend dad, to me. Black hoodie, caps, and sunglasses." Ryan told his dad as he smashed the shell with his spoon.

"What's the next trend? Baggy pants?"

"Not. Even. Close." Ryan answered calmly as he sipped again from his soda. "Oh." He pulled out a note from his school. "School said to get me a proper uniform since I can't wear my usual hoodie dad. It's just a warning."

McLeach sighs. "I swear that school is squeezing every drop of money out of me and why were you wearing your hoodie at school?"

"It was the only thing I had to wear under my uniform dad. I didn't know about the blazer and vest." Ryan admitted while combing his hair with one hand, as in a sign of annoyance.

McLeach muttered and got up and entered his room to get something. Ryan, who was lazily eating his egg, couldn't stop thinking about the raven-haired girl, but before she left. He asked her something.

"Aisha, if there's anything, anything you need. Just anything. Text me or call me, ok?" Ryan asked the girl as she was waiting outside in front of the school's gate.

"Oh um.. sure... I guess. I would have to say thank you for saving me though."

"Eh. I try." Ryan smiled softly at the girl. Soon the two exchanged phone numbers and Snapchat IDs. So that way they can talk.

Joanna interrupted by shaking his leg.

"Huh?"

Joanna grinned at the boy.

"What?"

Soon the lizard was making kissy faces and smooch noises. Making Ryan blush.

"N-no I'm not!"

Joanna shook her head and made a heart, out of her tail.

"Oh shut up Joanna! It ain't your business!"

"What's not my business?" Percival came back.

Uh oh.

"J-Joanna, she wanted to try some of my egg but mines cooked."

McLeach raised a brow in confusion and looked at both his son and Joanna.

"Joanna, I just gave you eggs. Now shoo! Leave Ryan alone you lazy lizard!" Ryan grinned, making Joanna growled and crawled away in the living room.

"Here son, two hundred dollars for the rest of the uniform. Use it wisely ok?"

"Yes, dad."

As soon as Ryan finished his lunch, he went into his room and laid on his bed, sighing and stuffed. On his nightstand were his headphones and placed them over his head. While scrolling through his phone, he played his songs, loud.

Soon, he received a message and opened it. Only to reveal a cute chibi version of Aisha Black, smiling and waving at him. Ryan smiled at the cute chibi and responded with his personal chibi version.

For Adam.