Chapter 2: That Day

"Class meet, Mai Heart"

All eyes are on me. Some of them look at me want to get to know me (most the boys). Some just smirk at me, and some smile talk to other or sleep on the desk. I just smile at the teacher and thank him. "you can sit over there." He point at the empty seat right next to a girl with short hair but not too short it go under her ears. Her big gorgeous blue eyes look at me with exultant. While she said "Hi, I'm Violet!" to me, I take my seat next to her. Funny she look like a violet too thinking how cute she look. "Mai heart", I said shyly to Violet. Violet's eyes go wide at my shyness "Don't be shy on me! I will not bit, promise!" Violet shake my hand, bald. I like Violet, she babbly and cute at the same time, I feel myself smiling at her. Think to myself this is not going to be bad after all.

After talk to Violet for few minutes, the teacher told the whole class to force the front room to our lesson of the day. I tried to force on the lesson but cannot. It hard to learn if all you think is not to burn the whole school down -again! Thanks all lot Grandpapa I thought angrily. I smirk to myself –remember that day, what my Grandpapa told me….

A week ago I was in the hospital ready to leave (the doctor said I will be fine just watch what I do with my upper arm so it dose not re-cut again) to Grand papas house. But he not here too busy with "king works" and see me later at home…home said it is not the right word if you travel place to place in time to time but in this valley that I dream to be back is home to me. When I'm outside the build, the sun was sine bright and the sky was blue. I smile at the sky then I look around remember Grandpapa tell me there will be people waiting for me outside to take me to the house. When I quit , my eye stop at a tree outside the hospital gates there was someone standing there. I thought my eye playing mind-games again. it take me while to realized this person did not know I'm watch him when he move little out of the out the shadow just enough light to see his face. My eyes went wide, No this can't be real …and it is real, my thoughts were everywhere. All the day I daydream about him …and he right there not knowing I'm here. He look the same the last time I saw him but different at the same time.

David…

Someone grab my shoulder that make me jump few feet away from him (or her! Who care!). I turn to see this person to find out it the same people who lead the group to hunt me down. My eyes are wide and breath just froze –I froze. I look at him tired to clam and show no emoticon on my face. He look down at me, dark eyes narrow then out nowhere his eyes lighting and he –laugh at me! Died out laugh at me! When he stop and clam down all he said is "Come and follow me… princess." He walk pass me then stop outside the gate looking at, waiting for me. It take me while to realized he the person Grandpapa send to me as his watch eyes. Great! My first day back and Grandpapa all ready have someone to babysitting me! I follow him and stay quiet. Walking the village beside him. Both of us stay quiet –until I broke the silence. –W ell at first I got nothing or maybe something that will start good or bad. "Um...I –what your name?" At first he said nothing , he just looking front not one glance at me. I just look down –not bother tired to talk to him. "Michael"

"what?" I look up at him not sorted he said it. And I was right… "Michael … Michael Armstrong," his voice sound like he's around in his thirty. Waited minute did he… did he said Armstrong –as in King Armstrong's son! If I'm am the adopted granddaughter of the King then that means he… he… he my uncle! One look at his face and I know I expose emoticon on my face. Michael just laugh like this is nothing new and I forgot Grandpapa have children –three kids who are adult now …well just two. One of them is a girl, Sarah –Sarah Armstrong –the only daughter in the Armstrong family. I did not know too well about her but all I know is that she was out in mission during a war and was killed. Now there are two left -boys- and they are Michael and Luciana. They went out for revenge look for they sister killer and got that. But it still –like me when I leave my family and miss them to death leave a huge hole in our hearts…

Me and Michael talk all the away to the house but not until he take me to the heart of the village, to a building that I use to go when I was a little girl –running up and down the step to Grandpapa office. I stop talking and look up at a window that I know it Grandpapa office. Michael deeply sigh "Well I hope you remember your way in the building?" he take out a lighter and a pack of cigarettes then light one out. He breath in deeply then let it out in front of me. I cough, use my hand to cover my nose and mouth and the other to whipped the smoke out of my way. "Sorry, princess. You do know your way –do you?" he reaped before he breath in and out again. "Yes. I remember my ways in this place. Why the old man want me here?" he laugh at "the old man" part before he talk "Look you are a nice girl and all but to be honest…I did not know what he want… even that old man is my father. He stayed quiet and have something in his sleeve. Just trust him for now –it will do good for you in this village or this world." The look he give me now tell me to listen to him –and he right! Every word he said was right –the last sentence was right, the trust thing and the will do good thing was true. I turn around ready to go up went up two stepped then stop. "Um…what wrong?" For a person who hunted me down he sound concern about me and he really nice to me. The less I can do I thank him. I turn around to face him look him in the eye "Thank you…thank you all the thing you done for me even if is only few hour it still help all." Michael froze at where he stand. Drop his cigarette when he see me smile at him. "see you later… Uncle Mike!" with a wave I turn and go without look back.

When I'm at the front door to Grandpapa office I stop, thinking about the way how Michael's face turn when I call him "Uncle Mike". It bring a smile on my face. I feel so right call him uncle. Everything turning right again I thought, but… I miss my family and my old friends, I miss my old life…snap out of it –this is your only hope to learn to control your power –do it for your family… a new thought and it does not said like me but it right. I'll do it for my family sake and make them proud. I shake head before going over-bored with the idea –going head of myself, one step at time. My hand grab the doorknob then I push the door…