Chapter 2- Time past- 5 years
A fighting Chance- Demetra Koor limped swiftly down a Time past- 5 years hidden hall, as to avoid the students and knights. She brushed away her tears as she went.
'Why do they 'ave to be so mean?' She thought furiously to herself.
'It's just the way they are. Children will be children. Very, very mean.' Demetra smiled to herself.
'What 'ave we told you about listening into other people's thoughts, Reven?' She projected in mock severity.
'Not to make your self known?' Reven Ferro said in way of presumption.
'That's not what I meant. You have a class now tho, don't you Reven?' Demetra thought knowingly.
'Very funny miss smarty pants. It just finished. We just have to do something first. I'll meet you at our spot. Malak has to do something, so it'll just be the two of us for a while.' Demetra felt her heart wrench painfully at the news.
'I will meet you there then. Now get out of me 'ead Reven!'
Feeling happier than before, Demetra stuck her head out into the main hall, which was startlingly empty. She let out a sigh of relief. She stole softly into it, and moved to the door at the end. The students moved in the direction of the training rings. Demetra went in the other direction to the forest neighbouring the enclave. She met not a soul along the way, as she limped into the forest. The sound of running water grew louder, as Demetra moved nearer. She lowered herself down onto the large flat rock next to the 'fall with a small sigh. The water's spray soothed her flushed face nicely. Demetra closed her eyes and lay back, and stretched out in the sun. She did not know how long she lay there, the sun perplexed her sleep deprived mind. Reven shook her arm lightly. Demetra put a hand up to her eyes, and looked up at him, smiling gently. "How long have I been asleep?" Reven took her other hand and helped her to sit up. "About half an hour since I've been here. I didn't wish to wake you." He said sincerely, sitting down next to her.
"I'm sorry anyway. I'm just so lethargic all the time." Demetra apologised yawning largely. Reven put his arm around her shoulder in a hug.
"No need to say sorry, we all get a little slow at times." He gave her shoulder a squeeze, and then rummaged in his bag. "Here. I thought you might have got wet, but yet again, you proved me wrong. One of the girls in your room got these for me to give to you." Demetra took them from him and looked them over. She was happy with the selected attire. Her training robes were dirty and smelt strongly of sweat; burn's and rips marred the pale blueness.
"Was it Sámi who got 'em for me?" She unfolded the garments and laid them out on the rock.
"Well, she is the only one in your dorm who truly knows what you like to wear." Malak moved over to them, as Demetra slid out of her tainted cloth and boots, and into the cool water near the 'fall. Taking a deep breath, she ducked her head under the water. Reven and Malak waited for her to emerge again. She rose a short time later, deliberately splashing the two young men.
"Do you really have to do that Demetra?" Malak asked mildly, a bemused look on his face.
Demetra smiled up at him, as she got out of the water, grabbing a towel as she stood. "No really, but it is fun. You have to know that." Reven chuckled softly at her response. Malak grinned at his friends. "Of corse I do. Every one should know it." Malak sat back down next to Reven, and faced Demetra whose demeanour had suddenly changed from enthusiasm to determination.
"I need to tell the two of you somethin' important. And I'll need your help as well." She gave them a weak smile. "And I think you both know 'bout it already."
"If it's the bullying thing, then yes. Yes, we do." Malak replied knowingly. Reven remained silently. Demetra nodded absently. "That's good. I've to go to the masters and tell them completely what's been 'appenin'."
"How long has it been happening? We don't know that much, but wanted to hear what we do know already from you." Malak advised her kindly. She nodded again.
"I thought that would be it. It's been going on for about a year. I stoped them from hurting a younger girl. Three of them, they were the ones that I got in the fight with today." Malak frowned at her last words.
"How did you know we knew?" He asked, raising an eyebrow inquiringly. Demetra grinned sheepishly.
"It was when Reven got into my thoughts again; I kind of read his mind at the same time." Malak shook his head in wonder.
"Whoa. Imagine that. An average student breaking into your mind undetected, Reven." Reven rolled his eyes at his friends teasing.
"And they haven't let you be for your actions." Reven guessed. "Yeah. I've only told one person 'bout it already. She promised not to tell anyone before I told her, she never tells when she's promised somthin', so I knew it was safe for a while tho she did keep tellin' me to tell the masters. I thought I'd tell you both first before I went to the masters."