Chapter 3: Aang and Rising Over The Ocean
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Little did I know my wish was going to be fulfilled...
I got magic over winter break. Not pulling a bunny out of a hat magic, but magic like telekinesis, making stuff appear with my mind, making things move. I could play Flight of the Bumblebee on my flute without ever moving my fingers!
The woman who gave me the magic went by the name of Nimiruk. She was a goddess from a distant land and gave magic to specific people in certain dimensions who had experienced great hardships.
She said that there was a whole network of magicians from numerous universes, some of which were something like Barry Lotter? Kercy Gackson? How to Train Your Lizard? I forget.
Anyway, Nimiruk hosted a gathering of all of the magicians from numerous lands, including a friend I met named Annabeth.
Meeting all those people, seeing what they accomplished, gave me newfound determination and will.
Now, I surely wasn't completely out of the ocean but I was certainly much closer to the surface.
The magic allowed me to whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted.
For a few hours everyday, I could be free; Free from my struggles; Free from my school life; Free from it all.
The first day back to school, I could anticipate and hear everything.
I was able to avoid: three purposefully placed feet, two confrontations between myself and the Populars, and four attempts to shove me and/or my books.
But there were a few surprises along the way...
Aang was one of the popular kids.
Like all of them, he was rude and arrogant.
The only difference was, of all the Populars, he was my absolute worst enemy.
He would call me a slut, make snide remarks to me, and just be a horrible person in general, again just like everyone else...
...but he made an extra special effort to make my life hell.
Over the whole 1st semester, there were only about 10 days where he didn't shove me into the lockers or knock down my books before and after lunch.
Every chance he got, he would make sarcastic remarks, comment about my choice of clothing(I was known as the goth, rebellious girl and kept up my 'reputation' with my choice of clothing), or tell me an inhumanly amount of innuendos about the most innocent things(like saying On Ji Himisa had "the buns" after she took bread out of the oven in Home Ec.)
He was my worst nightmare, x10...
But that was only a mask.
Using my magic, I could see the real him, the him that he was internally, the him that was kind, sweet, and funny.
The one who would be silently laughing at the stupidity of his 'friends'(like when they texted their friend "Oh my god, Zhao took your phone!" and got detention for a week), the one who had to restrain himself to stop the others from bullying people, and the one who I wished he was.
The him that he wanted to be, but couldn't.
I couldn't help it, I started to fall in love with him, the real him.
I was torn between hating him and loving him, and in a way, I felt both for him. I hated his masked persona and how he did it in the first place, but the hopeful part of me was in love with him, regardless of his choices at school.
I dreamt about him.
We had kids and were married...
...but like all dreams, they were merely fantasies and it had to come to an end.
But nonetheless, it helped.
Those dreams gave me just a small glimmer of hope that someday, someday, we could be happy together and make the dreams a reality.
I didn't know that I would get that chance very soon.
A/N: Nimiruk will be playing a part in other stories!