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Chapter 7: Lost And Found
"I'll see you later?" Marlene told her friend as she slung her bag on her shoulder. She smiled at the nod she received and walked off to attend class. Selena got up too, wiped her hands on her jeans, patted the back of them and threw the empty container into a trash bin. She headed for the main building, about ready to start on a few assignments. She was too engrossed on keeping her head down that just as she was about to round the corner, she bumped into a smaller figure.
Her eyes grew wide and she bent down to pick up fallen papers and books. "I am so sorry. I didn't mean it." She quickly gathered the papers, giving an apologetic look to the owner. "I'm sorry." She muttered under her breath before hurrying down the hallway, already feeling the stares of disgust and pity from others.
"Wait!" Selena jumped slightly in shock and surprise, but fear crept in as she turned into a run. "Hey! Wait!"
Barely out of breath, she dropped to the ground and rested her head on the wall. "That was close."
No duh.
You could have been a bit more helpful than that, Angel.
I'm not an expert on humans. Maybe you should ask Kitty. Where is she anyway?
Good question. Kitty? Are you there?
No answer.
Should I be worried? Angel spoke in a whisper, a first for Selena, who was getting more than uncomfortable.
I don't know. Aren't you a warrior? Shouldn't you be brave or whatever?
Angel scoffed. I'm just a warrior. Kitty has been here longer than I have. She's a Starije, an Elder, remember?
Selena was about to reply when the front door opened quietly, closing the same way. She held her breath and waited for someone to look from the divider down at her. Oh sure, Selena. Like everybody does that on a daily basis. She waited a minute, then two, keeping as still as possible. It wasn't long before she heard a frustrated sigh.
"Ugh. Why does this keep happening to me?" Selena kept still, but she noted that the unknown speaker was a female, probably younger than her and sounded like she was in trouble. "Why can't I just...I can't believe I lost my phone."
Don't do it...
Angel, I can't just-
You don't know her! What if she treats you like the others? What if-
Forget it.
"I'm sorry," Selena played with the strap of her bag as she kept her gaze down, not noticing the startled look on the other's face, "but do you," she hesitated, wishing on everything that she wouldn't be rejected or pushed away, "need help?"
"Well, I...it's you!"
"What?" Selena looked up, wide eyed.
Deny everything, Sel!
Shut up, will ya? I can handle this. "What do-"
"Hey," the girl smiled, her blue eyes a contrast to her porcelain skin and pure black hair, "I was calling you, and you just ran away from me."
"Th-that was you?"
Way to sound confident, Sel. You've definitely got my vote.
Angel. Shut. Up.
The being huffed and her heart felt slightly light, but not as much as the seeming fogginess of her brain.
Selena concentrated instead on the living being before her, who was now holding out her hand with a huge smile on her face. "I'm Agnes."
"Agnes?" Selena nodded and smiled, shaking the girl's hand. "Got it. I'm Selena."
Agnes? Angel mused. Means she's pure...interesting...
What are you thinking now?
Laughter quite like bells tinkling filled her head. You should ask Kitty that. Don't you think?
"Hello?"
Selena blinked and smiled apologetically at her potential new friend. "Sorry. I didn't get that."
"I noticed." Agnes rolled her eyes, but then smiled. "I was asking why you ran away afterwards? You don't look like you have classes right now."
Not like you need them, which I have to say, I like this of you, Selena. You're not as dumb as the other humans.
...uh, thanks?
"I had to do something. Anyway, I thought you needed help?"
"Well, yes..." Agnes bit her lip and sighed. "It's like this. I have to find my brother, but I don't know where he is and I can't use my phone to call him because I may have left it somewhere...point is, I either need to find where I last left it, call from somewhere else, or just go to my brother's dorm."
"So, what do you think you should do first?"
"Don't have a clue where I last left it, and I don't want to bother anyone, so I was hoping that maybe you could bring me to my brother? I have his dorm address and number, if you don't mind?" Selena's smile turned into a grin and she turned to jog down the steps.
"Come on then. I'll lead you there."
Of all the worse things...Selena mumbled in her head as she stared in disbelief. "That's your brother?" She whispered and pointed to the tall figure hunched over a desk, apparently too distracted to notice the two females peeking in from the hallway.
"Well, yeah," Agnes gave the girl a weird look and turned to look back, "he is. He's quite tall, tallest out of his friends and maybe the campus too, and pale with black hair, like me."
"And blue eyes that remind me of the ocean." Selena groaned regretfully and hit her head on the wall. "Why me, Calico? Why me?"
"Is something wrong?"
Selena let out a low sigh, slumping her shoulders, before pushing off the wall.
"Nope. Guess I better go, huh? See ya!" She turned around, only to let out a scream with Agnes when she met a stern looking Skipper.
"Eavesdropping now?"
"What the heck, man?!" Selena glared at the guy as Agnes half hid behind her. "Don't freaking scare us like that, you dimwit! Imbecile!"
He raised a brow at her before turning to face Agnes, who smiled sheepishly at him. "Agnes? What are you doing here?"
"Well, I was going to-"
"What's going on here?" Selena stilled when she heard the familiar voice of a certain male, and bowed her head, hoping her hair would curtain her face.
"I'm gonna go now..." Just as she passed Skipper, a hand grasped her arm and pulled her back.
Her brain and heart both started acting up, like a sudden and violent storm on a calm and breezy day, and back to peaceful, only to start up again.
A-Angel, what's happening? There was no answer. Angel? Kitty? "Ow!" She gripped her head as a sharp jolt of pain went through her brain. Her heart kept on clenching and pumping, making the blood flow rapidly.
A smaller hand gently touched her shoulder and she realized that the other was gone. "Selena?" Agnes gave her a look of concern, which Selena smiled away, trying her best to hide the wince from each spark of pain. "Are you alright?"
"F-fine." She coughed into her hand and picked up the bag that she dropped and turned back to her with a forced smile. "Just a little headache."
"You should go." Kowalski told her sternly, the deep undertone of it was not lost on her and she looked up to retort, when she noticed that he wasn't looking at her. She followed his gaze to see Skipper staring at her strangely, and behind him were Private, Rico, and Barbie. All three had the same looks as Skipper, which were making her uncomfortable.
"Uh..." She turned to Agnes, who looked just as confused, but they both gasped when Kowalski suddenly grabbed their hands and started pulling them away. "Hey!" Selena tried to dig in her heels and take off his hand, but for some reason, he was gripping even harder with each resistance she gave. "HEY! Let me go! This is kidnapping!" She shut her mouth when he sent her a glare, and just followed him. The moment they were out of the building, he let go of both of them, only to get slapped by Selena. "How dare you!" She let out a gasp as her back collided with the wall and she forced to look up at Kowalski, who growled lowly like an animal.
"Do you have any idea what you've done?" She didn't even notice that he had spoke in another language, or that Agnes and the surrounding environment had suddenly disappeared. All she could see where the two black, gapless eyes staring at her. That and the pair of extended incisors protruding from under the upper lip.
Soulless...just like...She closed her eyes, breathing in heavily, before opening her eyes slowly and looking up.
She blinked in surprise when she was met with a normal looking Kowalski, a concerned look on his face. "...alright?" She blinked again, feeling her senses come back, feeling the curious eyes of Agnes and the suspicious ones of Skipper.
"Uh," she shook her head, let out a breath as she tightened her grip on the strap of her bag and looked down, "yeah." Slight pressure and the additional warmth coming from it made her look down at her arms. "Could you?" She looked up at Kowalski, making sure she was calm and composed although she was scared beyond wits inside, and raised a brow.
"Sorry." He muttered quietly under his breath and dropped his hands.
"You blanked out." Selena turned quickly to Skipper, who was eyeing her warily. "Why?"
"Why not?" She fired back, an anger she never had before consuming her. How dare he...he's new here, but he's acting like he knows everything.
And you think he does not? A voice, Kitty's, countered with what could only be paired with a sly smile.
Kitty? Where have you been?
Where else, child? I have nowhere to go, now do I?
But why didn't you-
I can't handle all your problems, Selena. You're supposed to be the Epilekiste.
"You're doing it again." Skipper's bored voice made her snap out of herself and narrow her eyes at him.
"Doing what?
"That thing where you blank out and ignore everyone around you. How do you even pay attention in class?"
"It's called studying, but I don't think you would have heard of that considering your current grades." With that, she turned on her heel and left, almost itching to go into a run but kept at a steady pace.
OOH! Angel practically squealed, almost making Selena wince. Sorry. But you burned him! Take that, mister! Point for the Celestials!
Really? Celestials? I'm human, in case you're wondering.
She imagined Angel rolling her eyes. You're Epilekiste. So, not really human.
I am. Don't argue with me. And would you guys stop with the random words from another language? Why are you suddenly both speaking it?
A raised brow from Kitty. You understand us, don't you? I don't see why you have a problem with it.
Whatever. What just happened back there? The weird, black, soulless eyes and the fangs? You both saw it, didn't you? You could see from my eyes whatever I could, right?
I think, Angel started off skeptically, all humor from before gone, I think that was a premonition. And judging from the looks of it, I'd say it's pretty bad.
You think? Kitty added with a smirk.
I'm not a Seer. I'm a Polimestis.
Selena rolled her eyes and hoisted her bag properly on both shoulders before walking to her next class.
"Hey! Hey, wait!" She turned around to see Agnes running to her, looking almost out of breath. She waited for the girl to catch up and take a breather. "Okay. Let's go."
"Go where?"
Agnes grinned and hooked an arm around hers before tugging her forward. "Come on! My treat!"
"What?! Where are we going?" Sheesh, this girl's got the strength of a body builder in that frail body.
"Any-where, from them." Agnes looked back at her apologetically. "They can be such jerks sometimes, mostly Kowalski and Skipper."
"Thank you!" Selena burst out with a grin, shocking Agnes to a stop. "Someone does understand!" Agnes grinned and giggled.
"Yeah. But they're pretty nice. At times."
"At times." She repeated blandly, raising a skeptical brow at the younger girl, who shrugged.
"Sometimes jerks, sometimes sweethearts."
"I have a hard time believing that."
"Says you." Agnes nudged her and gave her a wink. "You like my brother, don't you? I saw how close you two were, literally."
"Um, ew? I would rather jump off a cliff into a sea of sharp rocks that would impale me and ultra carnivorous sharks."
"That's what they all say."
"Okay," she threw her hands up in surrender and started walking away backwards, "I'm outta here."
"No, wait. Please. Don't leave me."
"I need to get to class. I can't just skip. Besides, we have a quiz."
"No, I meant, don't leave me with them. I can't hang out with them all the time," her words suddenly turned into a very low whisper, but Selena still heard them, "and it's not like they want me to anyway..." The girl then looked up at her with a smile. "Could you at least show me about later?"
Selena frowned and crossed her arms. "Are you going to be a new student or something?"
"If Kowalski would help me transfer, I would love to. But for now, can I have your phone?" Selena looked at the outstretched hand before pulling out her cellphone and placing it in Agnes's. The girl quickly took it and typed away, before giving it back with a huge smile and holding up her phone when it dinged. "Got your number. I'll text you later."
"Um, sure?"
Agnes giggled, hugged Selena tightly and then dashed off back to the boys' dorm, waving to her. "Bye, Sely!"
"Bye?"
What just happened?
You already asked that, dummy. Selena frowned at Angel's slightly mad tone.
What's wrong with you?
I just saw her heart.
...and? She's not evil, is she?
Nope. She's Pure, like I said and like her name translates. No sign of darkness anywhere. Maybe a bit of sadness, but that's it.
How is that a situation that calls for a frown?
Because it's not possible. Either she's covering it up,
Or she's really pure. Kitty interrupted with a frown on her own. Angel, she is pure. No evil, no darkness. There's no need to be mad because she's a Pure one. If any case, I should be mad.
Oh, no. I was thinking about how I'm not allowed to eat Pures anymore? It was part of the trials.
Silence filled the void and Kitty coughed before muttering about non-existing paperwork.
Angel turned to Selena. What?
I didn't need to know that...Selena shook her head and sighed. But no. You're not eating my new friend.
Fine.
Starije (Stha-ree-heh) - Elder
Epilekiste (Eh-pee-leh-kes-teh)
Polimestis (Poh-ly-mess-tys) - Warrior
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