Chapter 5 - Xiang
A year went by and I continued looking out the window. I felt a rush of wind come in and I noticed Lightwood. "It's still not getting better…" My hair was a mess and all my hair pins fell out. Even my most prized pin broke into two pins. "Xiang your jade hair pin." I looked over and nodded. "My connection to nature and its creatures has been temporarily cut off." Lightwood looks at me and sighed. "My dear Xiang, it's time for you to experience what has been lost to you. "I am giving you a chance that no one else will have. You will become a student at my school and learn true joy and life." She held out her hand, "Once you come back with me your old life will be long forgotten into the past." I looked over and nodded. "Will I remember him or anyone else." Lightwood paused and smiled, "If that is truly dear to you, I don't know if that will stick with you, it depends on your heart and soul." I took her hand and I sighed. "Wait a second..." I grabbed a pair of scissors and cut my hair neatly. It was much more neater and shorter. Lightwood looked shocked but fixed it for me. She snapped her fingers and my clothes changed. She placed her hand on my forehead and everything went blank. Then the room we were in disappeared.
Lightwood and I landed in front of the school and I looked around, I saw students running around the courtyard throwing frisbees and footballs. Lightwood smiled and a tall black haired with red ends walked over to me and smiled, "Hello young student, I am Damion, your house leader . Please come with me and I will show you to your dorm." I looked over at Lightwood slightly confused not knowing who this was. "Thank you Lightwood." Headmistress Lightwood smiled and disappeared in gust of wind. Damion looked at me with a searching look before turning and leading me toward the dorms. We passed by a few students and I watched them play outside the dorms. One kid was throwing a ball of black magic around with his friends and I smiled. I looked up at Damion and he raised an eyebrow at me before saying, "You wish to join them? I can wait." I looked away and sighed. "What's the point sir?" Damion placed a hand on my shoulder and he said, "It's just a question, Jared and his gang of friends are a pleasing bunch, top of the class and are welcoming to all. If you want me to introduce them to you I can if you want. I am just saying it's your choice." I sighed and looked away. "I'll humor you for a bit… if I want to leave you can't say anything about it." Damion gave me a nod, "Very well." He leads me to the group of students and they looked at Damion and bowed. The black haired one snaps his fingers and the black magic ball disappears. He studied me before saying, "Yes Mr. Damion?" the boy looked up at Damion and the house leader said, "Hello students, this is Levi Xia. A new transfer student, he will be joining us for the rest of the year in my house." The black haired student looked back and me and he said, "I am Jared Smith, year ten, this is Maxwell, Gloriosa, Jameson, Samael, and Annaliese." he nods to each of the names when he names them off. I nod and looked around. "What does this school exactly do." Maxwell looked at me a bit interested and he whispers to Jared before he replies, "Hello, I am Maxwell, the Magnolia Dorm President. I will answer your question since I am more educated in this area if you mind. This school is for the students who are witches and wizards, I do presume you are a wizard… if not I would have to erase your memories and send you on you way." the students beside him looked uneasy and Gloriosa smiles, "Don't worry he won't tamper with your memories if you don't want. However if you are a human he would." Annaliese smiles and nods. Jared looked at me and had a quizzical look on his face before replying, "Have I met you before?" I looked over confused and sighed. "I don't think so…. I've lived in Japan my entire life." I looked over at Maxwell and sighed. "I wouldn't allow anyone to get too close to me to even trying tampering with my matters." Jared narrowed his eyes, "Then how do you know english so well?" Maxwell holds out his hand and said, "Look we need to get to class… I will be seeing you later Levi ok? It's my duty to see new students." He leads Jared and his friends away and I walked away not even paying attention to what he said. Damion caught up with me and we finished our way toward the dorm and he showed me around the Verreaux Dorm House. "I'll be around most of the time if you need me. I just have a meeting right now with Astra, Marvin, and Xiang." He disappears in crimson sparkles and I stop for a second thinking about the names and my head slightly hurts. I stopped thinking about the names and the pain went away. "Right… have fun." I walked into my room noticing everything was there. I find a little black box on the desk and I smiled.
After a while I heard a knock on my door and I walked over to it. I opened the door and I looked at the figure in front of me, it was Gloriosa. "Hello! I am here to take you to your first class of the day." I looked over confused and sighed. "And that is what?" Gloriosa waves her big staff and a schedule appeared, "Hmm, oh you have potion making with Maxwell and Jared." I sighed and looked away. "Very well then let's go." Gloriosa waved her staff and we teleported to the front of the school. "This way." She said and she led me inside. We walked down a hallway and turned left. We went straight for a few feet then she cuts inside a classroom and I quietly looked around. "So this is it huh…" I felt a hand on my shoulder and I grabbed the hand then pushed it off my shoulder. "Touch guy…" A voice said and I looked behind and saw a guy with six wings. "Hello Levi Xia." I looked over and sighed. "Who are you?" The guy with six wings said, "I am Professor Nova, nice to meet you." I blinked, "You don't look that old though…" Nova smiled, "I may look young but I am pretty old." I sighed not even caring and replied. "Good for you then, live an ethereal life if you must." I saw a death stare from a few students and a black haired teen stood up and walked over, "Levi… come sit down." Maxwell said to me and I just turned away from everyone and left the room.
A whirl of wind picked up around me and whirled me outside. "I hate this place already." I landed on a branch and rested against a tree. I felt calm being alone. I quietly hummed and looked at the magnolia dorm. The dorm unsettled me and I looked away. Though the thought of being alone always made me sad. I heard a rustle behind me and I looked over and I saw Jared, "Leave me alone already." I glanced away and out to the horizon. Jared crossed his arms and said, "I am not leaving without you. I had a job to do and it's getting you to Headmistress Lightwood's office." I rolled my eyes and looked away. "Oh great I need a guardian who doesn't look a day older than me…." I quickly jump to the ground and start walking. Jared follows me and I find my way around this school.
I finally find her office and I looked at the guy following me. "A stalker now? Wow…. I am touched but not really." Jared shrugs and gave a yawn, "I was told to get you here, now I can leave." He turns and nods to Headmistress Lightwood on his way out. I looked over confused and sighed. "Can I leave now?" Headmistress Lightwood looks at me and said, "What is with you and being so snarky!" I looked over confused. "Do you have a problem with me Miss?" Headmistress Lightwood raised an eyebrow, "Just a bit honestly." I looked away and sighed. "Okay then I guess I can just leave the school then since I'm not wanted." Headmistress Lightwood folded her hands and glared, "You cooperate like a good boy and sit." I hesitated and looked over with a sad look. "Why am I here….?" Lightwood looks at me and said, "Because, you need to experience this place… it's for your own good." I looked away and sighed. "When has anything been for my own good?" Headmistress Lightwood's voice carried over in a clear voice, "Since I have known you, you encountered someone special and it was for your own good. Now you have hurt him and I am making you pay with you life. Even if you try to leave my barriers will keep you in. Try destroying or leaving you will die." I looked away and frowned. "I don't know what you are talking about but if I die then so be it. Save me the trouble of it."