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This chapter, we're meeting some fairies!
I hope you enjoy it!
Chapter 2: Alfea, School for Fairies
I arrive in front of the Alfea gate. This school is all pink. It's very pretty, I must say. Infinite Castle is more majestic though, since it's made entirely of different crystals. It reminds me of my home planet. I gotta say, the light becomes pretty blinding when you look at it…
Anyway, I should hurry up and get in, since I need to report that I'm here. I see a lot of fairies making their way in. As I try to go through the gate, something knocks me back. What's that about…? I look around me and spot a few fairies looking at me weirdly. I hear a few of them talking.
"…Why did that happen? Is it going to happen to me too? Stella, maybe it's not a good idea to…"
"What are you saying? Nothing like that ever happens to fairies!"
Great… It's the only the first day and I'm already making a spectacle of myself. I turn my head towards two people who were talking. One of them is a girl with long orange hair and blue eyes, looking all worried. The other one, much more confident-looking, has long bright blond hair and honey eyes. They notice me looking at them. The red-head comes to me with a look of concern on her face. She gives me a hand and helps me up.
"Are you alright there?"
"Um… Yeah, I'm fine."
I always feel a little awkward talking to light creatures. It makes me feel like they have when I never can have. They're accepted and loved. Even though I keep telling myself that I'm powerful and that I shouldn't feel like they're superior in any way… I still feel like I'm somewhat inferior to them. My whole life my own specie kept telling me that.
"My name is Bloo…"
"Her name is Varanda! Princess of Callisto!"
The girl called Stella intervenes. That's weird… That Varanda girl can't even remember her own name?
"Nice to meet you. My name is Onyx."
"Oh that name suits you! I mean look how pretty your eyes are! They really remind me of an onyx gem. Oh, how rude of me! My name is Stella, princess of Solaria."
It's the first time anyone compliments my name… Even my eyes! I genuinely smile at Stella's compliment.
"Thank you so much. So both of you are princesses?"
"Well…"
Varanda tries to speak up, but Stella interrupts her again.
"Yes! We BOTH are!"
Stella stresses her word when she says 'both'. Something weird is going on… I'm probably just imagining things. I heard that a lot of princesses attend Alfea. I've never met a princess before, well, none that I know of. There are no Ankelon royalty, as far as I know. Ankelons are guardians. They make sure that no major conflicts erupt. For the ones that less powerful, they are put in charge of guarding royalty or overseeing major institutions. After going through a test, Ankelons are placed in a certain level according to their strengths. Then, they are hired by people who have enough money to hire them. Of course, I heard that Dark Ankelons are only hired by witches or other dark creatures, while everyone else works for "the good causes". Since every Ankelon ends up being pit against my kind, Dark Ankelons always end up killed or imprisoned. Most Dark Ankelons have a lot of hate towards their kind, so they happily accept to be hired to work against them. Personally, I'm still a little young to think of what's going to happen when I graduate, but… I'd probably do the same thing as the other Dark Ankelons. I do hate my kind to some extent. That hate only intensifies with time.
"So, where are you from, Onyx?"
"Oh, I'm from the planet Dersus."
"That shiny planet that's filled with all sorts of gems?"
I nod. Stella seems to know her planets well. I guess it's a must if you're a princess. She also looks very excited about that world. It's probably because of the gems.
"Anyway, why aren't you able to get through?"
Varanda finally speaks up. This time, she's not interrupted by Stella.
"I don't really know."
Probably because I don't have a single drop of light magic within me…
"You know what? Wait here. Bloo… I mean, Varanda and I will go notify someone about this."
"Alright, thank you very much."
I stand there and watch them go in the school without any trouble. From the distance, I see them talking to a tall thin woman, who seems to be wearing glasses. She checks her list after talking to them, then follows them to where I am. The closer she comes, the stricter she looks. Is that their headmistress? I thought all fairies were supposed to be friendly looking, fun loving creatures. She looks anything but friendly. Short straight brown hair, a sharp hairstyle, sharp glasses to match, and a blue sailor-like outfit that covers her from neck to toe complete her overall strict impression.
"I am Griselda, Head of Discipline here at Alfea. Stella and Varanda told me about your little… issue with the door. May I have your name?"
She spoke in a very serious, almost impatient tone. So she isn't the headmistress.
"My name is Onyx."
She then looks at her list.
"Onyx… Let's see here… Ah! The Dark Ankelon, right? Well that explains why you can't get through. You don't have any light powers. You transferred here yesterday, correct?"
Everyone around me who heard what Griselda said looks at me in surprise. Stella also looks at me with a stupefied face. Varanda, on the other hand, just looks confused.
"That's right."
I answer Griselda who then makes an opening in the magical barrier to let me through. She then hands me a pendant.
"Here, this is fairy pendant that'll allow you to go through the barrier more freely from now on. Make sure you don't lose it."
After she leaves, Stella and Varanda join me.
"You're an Ankelon?! Wow, you sure don't seem like one. I always imagined Ankelon to be all proud and snobby."
Stella says in a loud voice.
"Well, you're not wrong about that…"
She really isn't… Most Ankelons are like that.
"What are you doing here, anyway? Aren't you supposed to attend at Infinite Castle?"
"Yeah, well, it's a bit complicated. You see, I'm a Dark Ankelon."
"What's that mean?"
Stella doesn't seem to know what goes on behind the scenes. I tell Varanda and Stella the whole story about why I'm here and they look at me with sad faces.
"How can anyone be so cruel? They should accept you for who you are!"
Veranda says while taking my hand in both of hers. Stella then take my other hand in both of hers as well.
"Don't worry, Onyx, I'm sure you'll love attending class here much more than back there!"
Their kindness and honesty makes me smile. That's probably why everyone says that fairies are some of the nicest creatures in the magical dimension.
"Thanks… both of you…"
I feel tears stinging my eyes. I've never felt so accepted before. I was scared that they might be afraid of getting close to me if they knew what I really was. I'm so glad it didn't go the way I imagined it would. Maybe this is the start of something far better than what I had first anticipated.
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