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Chapter 7: Fatal Attractions; The Rivalry Begins Part II
Heart racing as my mind was wild with thoughts, pondering on the words needed to be said. My blood boiling in rage as I grew tired of each waking day with nothing but bitterness and bad luck as reality kicks me in the face each time I try to make sense to my life. I focus my attention on Vellamoon and can see as she gazes at my eyes from where she sat, walking closer to their table with extreme determination. This was the moment I was going to make my mark. No longer will I fool myself and fall back. My time here seems to be running short and if the academy feels it best for me to be dismissed, I was going to make sure Zien would never forget my face. I know what I wanted, but most of all, what I needed.
As I approached the table Zien didn't even bother standing up. He pulls Vellamoons chair closer to his and grins wickedly as though he was expecting me to come. His two groupie friends stood up and stopped between me and my target.
"And where do you think you're going Night Elf?" Barrack spoke with a rugged voice, while Zin'jin stood silent but remained close beside his Orc friend.
"Move aside, my quarrel isn't with you Barrack…" I glared at Zien as he narrowed his eyes, with that grin on his face and gripping tightly onto Vellamoons arm "…I'm here for Him!"
Zin'jin looks back, his expression was questionable but I didn't ask myself too much about it. He then glances back at me and then at Barrack. The Orc shoves my shoulder; I was already heated up and shoved his hand off from me. I then pushed myself between them, shoving them both to the side…
"HEY! WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE TO SHOVE ME!" Barrack yelled as he almost tumbled onto the chair when Zin'jin caught him in time. I looked back from the rear of my eye.
"Don't get in my way, I already told you, my quarrel is with him, not you, so stay out of it…" I glare profusely at Zien and direct my next comment to him "…or are you too afraid to confront me yourself that you need your two buddies over here to handle this!"
He begins to chuckle maniacally as Vellamoon seemed to be uncomfortable to have him by her side. Every bone in my body wanted to simply cock back my arm and beat the bloody hell out of his face.
"Afraid!...hah, surely you must be joking! I have nothing to fear of you."
"Zien…please…" Vellamoon softly pleaded him in an almost whisper
"SHUT UP!" Zien finally stands up as he lays both his hands on top her shoulders almost putting his weight on her.
I clenched my fist. I can tell by the look on her face she wanted to cry. How dare he tell her to shut up! This time, it was going to be personal. At first I did not like him, but now…I seriously loath this man.
"You have some nerve coming over to our table looking for a fight. Do you have any idea who you are dealing with?" he chuckles to himself "Apparently not. Tell you what, I'll give you three seconds to turn around and leave…just to be…nice for once"
1…he counted, my fist clenched even tighter….2….I frowned and grinded hard on my teeth as my heart started to beat heavy…3…I seriously had enough of this humiliation.
"It seems your head is hallowed and can't compute the opportunity that I am giving yo-…"
The loud yells and gasps surrounded the cafeteria. I didn't care; I knew exactly what I had to do and how I was going to end this. Chairs were toppled by some of the students that were watching and quickly got up to see. I slightly heard Vellamoon yelp as she moved out of the way. I thought I heard Leira call out my name as Brandy cried out in excitement. Lexi was practically cheering me on. I found myself literally swinging my fist at this blood elf before me. I grabbed his shirt and started punching him in the face as I caught him off guard. Was it a dirty trick? Yes, did I give a flying fuck! HELL NO!
Next thing you know, Zin'jin and Barrack jump me from behind. The Orc punched me on my ribcage; it hurt but not enough to put me down. I then heard Lexi screaming as I heard Barrack yell out…
"AHHHH, get him off me!"
"Paybacks a bitch orc!" growled Lexi who was beating on top of Barracks head with a ratchet in his tiny hands.
"Hey mon, knock it off already!" Zin'jin tried to break the fight with not only Lexi and Barrack but he tried to pull me and Zien apart.
At one point, Zin'jin grabbed the collar from the back of my tunic and pulled me back. He whispered into my ear but I paid no mind to it, I turned slightly to push Zin'jin off me. My mistake was to take my eyes off of Zien. At that moment Zien caught a second wind and tackled me to the ground. That was it, we were at it. He took a few shots at my face, it blurred my eye sight but I knew what I was holding onto and where to hit. We were grappling, tearing and punching the living lights out of each other. The crowd was going wild over the battle between us. At one point it almost seem like a cat fight as we both pulled each other long hair and ears. We were fighting dirty, one against the other, but I didn't care as long as I got a hit at this fucking bastard. Blood splattered and dripped onto our clothes and the floor. Suddenly the goblin bruiser force came marching in along with the Headmaster. A few bruisers came and grabbed us and tried to pull us apart. They were pretty strong as we tried to take one last shot before being pulled away. I was pushed back by two and then turned me around and kicked me to my knees. I was eye level to Captain Guido. A huge grin was in his face as he leaned closer to tell me in a low voice only hearable to me.
"You fucked up this time kid, big time…Get em outta my face before I pummel it to the ground for breaking the rules!"
"Sure thing boss, what about the blood elf?" asked the guard holding my arm
"Don'tcha worry bout him, the boss can deal with that one, in the meantime, put this lowlife in 'The White Room' where he won't cause any more trouble" Captain Guido looks over to the two guards and brushes his hand off to what almost seem like he was about to backhand me "Get outta here!"
"Ok boss" The guard grabs my arm and rushes me to get up brute fully "Come on move it already!"
I got up in an irritated mood and was led down the hall of the cafeteria. The white room; I never heard of it before. I wonder where it was and what it was used for. As the two guards made several turns in each halls, they finally stopped in front of a door, punched in a few numbers with a whimsical tune I jogged down on my head, sort of a catchy tune, and pushed me with such force that I fell almost on my face. The door was slammed shut as the two guards stood outside the door. The room was in fact all white. White ceiling, white floor and one small bench to sit on that was…well white.
"They sure aint kidding when they call this place the white room" I told myself as one of the guards waiting outside yelled out loud to me
"Hey shaddap in there, no talkin till the boss and the headmaster get here, so shut your trap if you know whats good for ya!"
"Yea you tell em Rico" Chuckled the other guard
Great, I was being treated like a 5 copper criminal. I sat down on the bench and just started thinking about everything my old man told me before I came to this place. I even remembered something I had forgotten ages ago when I was kid; I used to hide behind the barn and peak into the open window. I watched as my father tended to one of the hatchlings he had raised, it was a female hyppogryph that was born with a weak leg. Because of her defect her mother tried to kill her, but father prevented it. So he took her in and made her better. I never stopped watching him as I saw her grow up and practically cooing at his side. I grinned softly. If I recall, he named her after me; Kai'lin. Afterwards, I started to think about Yukina. I completely forgot about her, leaving her to Havien. I grimaced the thought of what he would use her for. Probably got all the ladies hovering at his side for having a cute little wyvern hatching. I groaned over the thought. I needed to get out of that room and fast. I wanted my Yuki back and at the same time see how Vellamoon was doing.
I suddenly hear a familiar voice as the door then opens. The Headmaster enters the room with a disappointing look on his face and Captain Guido right behind him, holding a box in his hands. The Headmaster didn't look to happy to see me in the White Room. He stopped right in front of me, I looked up to him from where I sat momentarily and then down to staring at the floor. I didn't dare look at him in the face, I just couldn't.
"I must say I am very disappointed in you Kai. I had such high expectations of you only to find you in the cafeteria fighting with another student. Now, I don't know what it is that drove you to do such actions like that of today, but you must remember that you are on trial in two days, TWO DAYS!" The headmaster spoke loudly as he pointed out two fingers "What on earth is wrong with you Kai! Do you WANT to be dismissed!"
"NO!" I yelled out back, when I realized his stern expression I refrained from yelling again and spoke calmly "No, I don't want to be dismissed…it's just…a lot has been going on, and Zien hasn't been making it easy for me either. I was fed up and needed to do something about it" I looked up to the headmaster one more time and looked at him with dire sincerity "I'm sorry, I didn't know how else to handle it"
The headmaster took a long look at me, took a deep breath and exhaled slowly as he glanced over to Captain Guido who was nodding his head no and then returned his gaze at me. His expression loosened.
"I can understand what you're going through. Things were not so friendly when your father was studying here as well." A smile crept up his face "If I recall, your father was in the same position you are in now. In fact he sat the same way as you and apologized with honesty. This is why I know you are speaking the truth. I will not suspend you for this since your trial will be held in two days, but in the meantime I want you to reflect what you did today. I expect no more fights with you and this Zien fellow. If not, the bruiser force will not be the one to deal with the two of you, I will."
The last words of his 'I will' seemed almost too scary to think of. I gulped hard and heavy. I have heard stories about the Headmaster from my father; I wouldn't want to test him.
"Uh…y-yes sir"
"Good. You may take your leave but before you do, I have something here for you." The headmaster gestures Captain Guido to come closer and pulls out whatever was in the box "I believe you left this small package behind"
As the headmaster pulls his hands out, I saw Yukina dangling as she purrs at him. I was overwhelmed and called out her name. When she saw me, she practically leapt out of his hands and glided into my arms, licking my face and purring. Thank Elune she was ok. The headmaster and Captain Guido were laughing among themselves.
"I knew you missed her. The young man called Havien explained to me that she belonged to you. He didn't want you to think he was going to wyvern nap her from you, oh and he will be helping you train her tomorrow early in the morning."
"Thank you Headmaster" I said as Yukina continued licking my face
"You're very welcome Kai. Now remember, no more fighting and like I told you before; if you ever need anything do not hesitate to get in touch with me. No matter what the case may be."
"Yes sir, I will remember that. Thank you" I walked out of the room with Yukina. Before leaving I overheard what Captain Guido told the Headmaster
"You know, just cuz he's your former students kid, doesn't mean you have to be too nice. If it were me, he'd be toast by now. That aorta teach him a lesson for good"
"With you Captain, I doubt Kai would even have a second chance"
Sheesh, your telling me. That captain worries me sometimes. I was glad to be out of that room and into my dorm. Waiting by my door was Leira. I never would have thought she would be waiting there, as I drew closer to my room, she turned to face me with her eyes looking teary like. I pondered what was wrong with her. Yukina glided down to the floor.
"Leira? Is everything alright?" I said when suddenly I felt a hard slap in the face…WTF!
"What in the world is wrong with you Kai!"
"W-what? What the hell are you talking about!" first I get into a fight with Zien and now I have to dodge Leira? And I told the headmaster no more fighting…would this count as one!
"You have no idea how worried I was when I heard that you were sent to the white room. Don't you know that any student sent to the white room gets terminated from the academy! Is that what you're looking for? Why are you doing this?" she turned away facing her back to me as though trying to hide her obvious tears from me, the sound of her voice seemed to simmer down in a glooming way "is it…because of her?"
"I don't see how this would concern you?" I began pressing the number keys to my room as the door opened. Yukina enters the room when I was about to go in, practically ignoring the fact that Leira was still standing there.
"I see, as long as the heartfelt thoughts come from her, another's would mean absolutely nothing to you…" She turned her head slightly to look at me as I looked over to her "and yet, where is she now that she did not bother to see you come to your room in hopes you were not dismissed permanently from us? But hey, who cares what I think, huh? Or how I feel? I'm not your precious little blood elf princess"
She walked off to the door across from my room and entered her own dorm. I held no ill thought of what she said, but in truth she was right. I should have considered her as well. She was the one who waited for me to return and look how bad I treated her kindness. I guess I just didn't want to give the wrong idea. I just need to rest I guess. Things should get better by morning when I get my mind off of everything when I begin Yukina's training. I enter my room, place a few blankets on the ground and made it into Yuki's bed. She laid on it and fell right to sleep. I in turn lay on my own bed and closed my eyes. I don't know for how long I had been asleep, but I felt a heavy book fall on my chest that woke me up. I grabbed and looked at it closely to see that it was Vellamoons journal.
That's right! I wanted to give it back to her. I thought that perhaps she would be outside in the Hymn Garden. It wouldn't hurt to check and see now, if not I could try in the morning even if Zien is with her. I sat up from bed as Yukina continued sleeping. I walked out of my room and headed straight for the garden. As I opened the door and walked out the path I heard two people talking amongst each other. The voices were familiar to me so hid behind a tree and peeked out a bit to see Leira and Vellamoon talking.
"It's because of you all of this is happening to him and you know it!"
"No, that is not true. I have nothing to do with what happen today. Kai came after Zien all on his own free will. I did not ask for this and that is something you know very well. So why are you trying to pin this on me!"
"My god, you are so full of it. Naïve, and oblivious to the facts! If Kai never knew you, I'm sure things would have gone much better for him" Leira crossed her arms and grinned as wickedly as Zien would
"Oh you mean if he hadn't met me, You would be the one he would have chosen. It is obvious that you are in love with him so you want to pin all the problems Kai is in on me so that you can have a reason for your own benefit. Am I right?"
The look on Leira's face seemed to cry out Bitch. I thought to myself that perhaps this was not going to end well.
"Listen little miss perfect, if you think that I'm going to let you win over his heart that easily then guess again. Kai and I have a long history with each other, unlike you whom just met him. So don't think I'm going to give up on him. I'm only warning you to back off!"
"Well I have news for you miss Leira, I have no intentions of letting Kai go that easily only because your infatuated with him. So you're wasting your breath. In the end, even if we were to fight for his affection, he would be the one to choose." Vellamoon crossed her arms to glare at Leira as she did the same to Vellamoon.
"And I'll be there to stop him from making you his own. THAT blood elf has been betroth to me"
Betroth? What in the world is Leira talking about? I was never betroth to her, hell I didn't get to know her till I started the academy. I was confused. I wanted to know what she meant as Vellamoon asked her the same thing but all Leira told her was she would find out soon enough during the Moon Festival. It seems I may need to have a word with my old man on that particular day. I was about to step out when Leira walked away stomping her feet. Vellamoon slumped herself to the fountains bench, where I found her last time. I finally stepped forward to Vellamoon and this time I approached her properly without startling her. Her journal held in my hand.
"Ahem…my lady?" she looked up to me and then pounced to hold me close to her
"Thank goodness you came, I thought you was gone till that Leira came and told me how fortunate it was you was still here…" she pulled herself away slowly but looking down "...Kai…is it true?"
"What is? Almost getting terminated from the academy?" I wondered
"No…is it my fault, everything that happen today. Leira says it is my fault because of how you feel for me"
I sat her down next to me and held her hands, looked her straight in the eye and told her the truth.
"Vella, you are not the cause of all this, if anything its Zien whose pushed me to that limit. But, there is something I want to tell you, something I have never told anyone in my life." She looked deeply into my eyes wondering herself to what I am about to say. I was nervous and my hands were shaking. But I wanted to let her know so badly how I felt, so that she could understand me better "Vellamoon, you have captivated my heart and turn my world from upside down to right side up. I have such profound feelings for you that when you are not around me, I feel lost. There isn't a time that my mind does not think or wonder about you. How you been? And ask myself if you ever think of me the same way…"
Her face seemed to glow with happiness, as though everything Leira had mentioned to her never happened. I continued to tell her more.
"…I love you Vella, with all my heart and…I wanted to know, if your feelings were mutual to my own"
She leapt to me and held me close and spoke out her words that filled my heart with joy. She then pulls away and asked me about Leira and being betroth to her.
"I seriously don't understand why she would tell you that. I know nothing about it, but if it will make you feel better I could ask my father, its news to me" I said as I laughed over it and I looked into her eyes once again, smiled as I held her chin with my hand and pulled her face closer to mine "But for now, let's just think about us"
I kissed her soft lips and held her close, not knowing whether or not she was with Zien in a relationship. I certainly didn't care at that moment, but I finally got what I wanted, the opportunity to show Zien that I'm not one to be push around and at the end, got what I needed, the one I fell in love with to be in my arms tonight.