Hello, and I'm back with another chapter of The New Universal.
I don't own the Companion Quartet.
Enjoy!
Connie quickly dove into the trees, trying to avoid Dr. Brock and Argot.
Seriously, that's the third time this week! Connie thought, quickly diving into a small crevice, knowing perfectly well that the two of them would never be able to fit after her. Connie dove into a small cave and quickly shifted back into herself, putting on her helm as quickly as possible to block Argot from trying to reach her mind-she couldn't risk anyone knowing that it was her, otherwise she'd be in huge trouble.
Connie heard a gasp, and, her eyes wide, she slowly turned…
...to see Rat and Icefen, staring at her.
"C-Connie?" Rat asked, his eyes wide.
"W-What are you doing down here?" Connie asked, her eyes even wider.
"Y-You just-what are-" Rat started, but Connie wasn't listening. She just turned and ran out of the cave, no longer caring if Dr. Brock or Argot saw her, because she knew what was going to happen next.
So Connie just ran, keeping her helm on, ignoring the sound of surprise that came from Argot, clearly having spotted Connie, and clearly passing it onto Dr. Brock...which meant that Connie was in for a ton of trouble.
Later…
Dr. Brock and Rat quickly let everyone in the Charmount Branch of the Society know what they had seen, and everyone started to give Connie odd looks, and Col and Rat even put some distance between themselves and Connie, which really confused Aneena and Jane, especially when Col and Rat left the lunch table when Connie got there.
"Connie, what's going on between you, Col, and Rat?" Aneena asked, glancing at the two boys as they found somewhere else to sit.
"It's something with the Society," Connie sighed, her shoulders dropping.
"What happened?" Jane asked.
"It's nothing," Connie lied. "It'll all be good again before too long." In reality, she knew that it wasn't going to get better.
"Are you sure?" Aneena asked.
"Yeah," Connie lied again, and they began to eat more.
That night…
Connie took a deep breath as she quietly walked out of Number Five Shaker Row. She looked back, knowing that this was going to be the last time she'd ever see it.
"Things are never going to get better," Connie whispered. "They'll only ever get worse." With a sigh, she turned away, then shifted into a silver dragon. Without looking back, she flew away, knowing that she just had to go somewhere where nobody would ever be able to find her again.
The next morning…
Evelyn took a deep breath as she walked up the stairs to go talk to Connie.
"Connie, it's time for breakfast!" Evelyn said, knocking on Connie's door. "You don't want to be late for school!" When she didn't hear an answer, she opened the door…
...revealing that Connie was gone, and there was a note on her pillow.
With shaking hands, Evelyn picked up the note.
I'm sorry, but I can't do this anymore.
This is goodbye.
Connie.
Evelyn screamed.
And that's it for this chapter! What did you think?
Sorry if it seemed a little rushed, and maybe just a little short, but the next chapter should be better.
Also, before I forget to mention this, it's been a year since Connie defeated Kullervo.
I should be updating before too long. Until then!
Lunetheart out.