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Chapter 2

Stella gasped. The young man in front of her was a Endymion. He stood there motionless and watched her reaction. His eyes had returned to it's normal color but that didn't calm Stella`s fears as she thought of a fast way to get back around the wall.

She let out a yelp when he moved with inhuman speed and tackled down on the wet grass. Somehow she managed to kick him off herself and right into a tree. While he tried to scramble back up on his feet, Stella took this chance to try and jump back over the wall, but she was surprised when he jumped after her and felt his hand lock around her ankle. He swung her around and she landed right in the dirt. Within seconds he crouched over her and with one hand held her arms over her head while the other touched her neck. Stella tried to break free form his grip when she suddenly felt a sharp pain on her neck. If she didn't come up with an escape plan soon then he surely kill her. With one deep breath she screamed as loud as she could. He immediately let go over her neck and covered her mouth with his hand.

Stella felt the pain slowly disappear and dizziness take it's place. Her blood dripped down her neck and onto the ground where it strangely turned black. She watched as the black liquid burned the grass into ashes and turned two tree black. She returned to look at him only to find that his eyes were focused on the trees.

His grip on her arms loosened for a second which gave her more then enough time to break free and push him away. She pulled back her fist and landed a hit in his jaw which sent him flying back. It all happened so fats that he didn't have time to recover before she jumped back up on her feet and kicked him in the stomach. While he lied on the ground groaning in pain, she took this time to escape back to school. With one little push she tried to jump over the wall, but the sudden sharp pain in her neck made her fall back down again.

She was losing power and couldn't defend herself.

She tried to scream for help again but it only increased her pain. Before she knew it, he was beside her with a fist full of her hair in his hand. He was about to punch her in the face when when strange smell stopped him. He turned his head around and saw that the two ashes had also turned into ashes. They gave off a burning mint sent.

"Stella!"

Loud footsteps were heard on the other side of the wall and he knew that he had to leave her alive or else they would find him. In the blink of an eye he let her head drop to the ground and disappeared into the fog.

Stella could feel that someone touched her her shoulder but there was nothing but darkness in front of her eyes, and soon she fell into a pool of unconsciousness.

When she woke up, she was back in school but in a room she didn't recognize. The room was pretty open and big and was filled with a lot of beds. The walls were a soft yellow and there hanged white curtains everywhere.

"Where am I?" Her voice was weak but she knew that whoever was in the room with her could hear.

"Everything is fine. You're in the nurse's office." A familiar voice answered.

Slowly Stella`s eyes adjusted to the light and she could make out the shape of a small woman with pixie black hair. "Mrs. Sante?"

"I'm here, dear." Alexandria said in a gentle voice and touched Stella`s hand. "Do you remember what happened to you?"

Stella tried to remember. The pain was gone and instead she felt this numbness that was hard to think past. "I was attacked by a Endymion."

Her word came out slowly but Alexandria waited patiently.

"My powers became weak. I don't know why." Stella pulled one hand up to touch the bandage on her neck. "What happened?"

"He burned you." Alexandria answered and sat on a chair near Stella`s bed. "We've put you on a healing potion but something is blocking it so it's working slower then usual."

What she said triggered a memory in Stella`s head. "Black."

Alexandria leaned forward. "What?"

"My blood turned black." Stella took a deep breath and pushed herself up in a sitting position. "When my blood touched the ground, it turned black and burned everything to ashes."

Without saying a word, Alexandria nodded her head as she listened to the story. "The one who attacked you, do you remember what her or she looked like?"

Stella thought back. "He said a name. Noctis Lucis Caelum."

She didn't know when but suddenly Alexandria had a pen and paper in front of her.

"Why was he here? So close to our school?" Stella wondered.

Alexandria stood up and folded the paper before she put it in her back pocket. Stella noticed now that she wore a black pants suit and scarlet red lipstick.

"There is a Endymions school deeper in the woods. The one that attacked you most have been the same one who broke into the library earlier and stole some books. "Alexandria said as she readjusted the pillows and gently pushed Stella back down. "Get some more rest. School starts in a couple of hours."

It wasn't until then that Stella noticed how dark it was outside. "How long have I slept?"

Alexandria smiled at her. "Two days. We think that he most have stolen energy from you and that's why it took so long for you to recover."

Two days ago he attacked her and left her unconscious outside the school wall. She still couldn't believe that it was so long ago. "Can I go back to my room? I want to be ready for school in the morning."

"Do you want another day to rest?" Alexandria asked but although she had already begun to help Stella out of bed.

Even though Stella felt a little weak, she refused Alexandria's help. She needed some time alone to think.

It was easier then she though to find her way back to the girls dorms alone. The nurse's office wasn't that far away. Just as she was about to walk through the wooden liquid door, someone gently took her by the arm.

"Why ere you out in the woods alone?" America asked her.

Stella glared at him. "Hello to you too."

"I'm serious." He glared back at her. "You shouldn't be out there alone."

"Why do you care?" She was about to walk away when she remembered something. "Do you know the name of the Endymions school that lies near our school?"

"Caeruleus Academy." A short pause. "My brother goes there."

Before another word could be said, America walked away as fast as he came. Stella spent a minuet or two glaring at the floor. She was brought back to reality when she saw someone skipping down the hall towards her. Her shoulder length brown hair was pulled into two piggy tails and she wore PJ's.

"What are you doing up? It's in the middle of the night." It just occurred to her that she hadn't asked America that. At least Ujana was dressed for bed but America looked like he had been up for hours.

"I went to check on you again but they said that you went back to your room." Ujana said as they walked through the liquid door together and began walking the uneven steps. "We wore afraid that you would never wake up."

"I know. It's not like me to get into trouble this soon." Stella tried to make a joke out of it but the truth was that it bothered her a great deal.

Ujana must have seen this because she put one arm around Stella`s shoulders as they reached the third floor and walked into the girls dorm. "I like your sleepwear."

Her comment made Stella realize just how cold her feet were. She looked down and saw that she was barefoot and wore a white nightdress that reached down to her knees. "Who changed my clothes?"

"America." Ujana teased.

Stella looked at her friend with shocked eyes. "What?"

"He's been worried sick about you." Ujana explained. "He's been harassing me and your roommate about when you would wake up. Is there something you want to tell me? Something I should know?"

Stella shrugged. "He's weird. What else is here to say?"

They reached Stella`s room and Ujana let her go without being interrogated further on this subject.

Her roommate was already asleep, so Stella tried not to make too much noise as she walked over to the mini fridge and pulled out a bottle of cold water. She gulped the entire bottle down and winced when it caused her pain on the neck to return.

She crawled under her cozy covers and waited for sleep to overcome her. It eventually did but this dream was different. It almost felt real. She dreamed about the guy who attacked her, Noctis. He mumbled something as he knelled in front of a tree which was surrounded by darkness, and he wasn't alone. There were three others with him but she couldn't see their faces because they wore black cloaks. Noctis wore one too but his hood was down. He reached up to the purple sky and a dagger magically appeared in hi hand. He placed the blade on his forearm and made a deep cut.

Her alarm clock rang loudly and she was sad that her dream ended there. Amandine woke up shortly after and when she saw Stella, she pulled back the covers and rushed over to her bed.

"When did you get back?" Amandine asked.

"Last night." Stella answered and got out of bed. "Have I really been asleep for two days?"

Amandine nodded. She had been quite worried these past couple of days. "Will you stay here today or go to school?"

"School." Stella said as she looked through her wardrobe.

"You go take a shower while I go get us some breakfast." Amandine got up and left the room. There was a kitchen that all the girls shared and a separate one for the boys.

While Amandine took care of that, Stella took a quick shower to wash away the last few days and carefully replaced the bandage on her neck. She had just fully dressed when Amandine returned.

She handed Stella her sandwich and milk carton while she went to shower and get dressed.

Their first class today was biology and when they walked into the classroom, all eyes went to Stella. A lot had happened that Stella almost forgot that she was the new girl.

Not long after them did the teacher enter the classroom and call everyone's attention to him.

The only empty seat was in the front next to a blond girl with a boyish haircut. The teacher, Mr. Benedict Angelo, talked about how magic was in their blood and how different their body worked differently form humans. For one thing, they were stronger and faster but their blood types are also different. Humans had A,B and 0 stuff but a Circe`s, or Endymion`s, blood was nemed after a magical creature, like nymph, fairy or others. The most powerful was daemon lungai, which meant demon blood. In the magic world a demon isn't a bad thing. It's a source to their powers.

All of the stuff that Mr. Angelo talked about was standard stuff that most Circes already knew and Stella found her mind drift beyond these walls. She slipped back into reality when her deskmate put a note in her hand.

`I'm Caia Francesca.`

Stella made sure that the teacher's back faced her before she took a quick glance at the girl next to her. Caia seemed to pay more attention to the teacher then she did a minuet ago. It was almost like she was avoiding or ignored Stella.

If Caia pretended that Stella didn't excist the Stella decided to do the same. It wasn't long before another note lipped into Stella`s hand.

`We`ll talk after class.`

This time Stella didn't bother to look at her because she knew that she would be ignored again.

The teacher wanted everyone to do blood testing so that everyone knew their blood type.

Stella told the teacher that she wasn't feeling so well ad got to leave before the experiment. She had done it before and it always ended the same. Her blood was different form others and there wasn't a magical creature who represented her blood. It was unheard of.

Instead of waiting for class to end and for Caia, Stella took out her schedule to see what her next class was. It was self defense. She had no idea where that class took place and begun walking around aimlessly.

"What's your next class?"

Stella turned around and saw America leaning against a wall.

"Do you always appear out of thin air?" Stella said and begun walking again.

He easily caught up with her. "Answer the question."

"Self defense. Do you know where that is?" Stella asked.

"There is a building behind school. I'm going there myself." America said and opened the front door for her. "How's your wound?"

"Better." Stella answered and remembered something. "You've been harassing my friends while I was asleep."

America just shrugged and Stella knew that he wasn't going to say more on this subject.

He led her to a funny looking building behind the school that looked way to small to be a classroom. The doubt most have been easy to read on her face because America let out a small chuckle and held the door open for her again. When they walked inside the place was much bigger then it looked from the outside.

"Magic." America whispered in her ear before he went to stand alone in a corner.

Stella wondered what was the source for his sudden behavior. Her question was answered when she noticed that every student in the building stared at him. That's when she remembered that America was part Endymion in him. Despite his strange behavior he was a good buy and it was sad that other people treated him differently.

"Are you two friends?"

Stella turned around and saw a blond guy with black bangs.

Luckily she didn't have to answer because the teacher entered the room and called everyone to order. She couldn't say no but they weren't exactly friends either.

In class they were supposed to learn how to create a magical shield to protect themselves.

It was Stella`s turn to try and do it but as soon as she tried to use her powers, she fell down on the floor and screamed as the pain increased on her neck. The beside her in a heartbeat and a student ran off to get help. Stella didn't notice any of this because the pain was too great. The only thing she heard was the voice in her head that kept saying,

"You will be okay."

It was America's voice.

To be continued....

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