Chapter 5-

-Eccentric Second Thoughts-

Well OF COURSE he had found me- or rather- stalked me. Because apparently what else wasn't creepy enough!

My senses where screaming, every part of my body tensed like an animal, not daring to look behind me into those eyes of his.

"And running isn't going to save you now..." he added, his voice low, yet menacing.

I couldn't believe a few days ago he seemed like a pretty nice guy... Heck, I shouldn't have been the way I was- the regret was sinking in once more:

And trust me, that wasn't helping at this moment in time.

I decided to stop being a complete shirker and stand up for myself for once, gaining the strength to at least leave the support of the tree behind me and face this creep full on.

"Good... Now maybe we can have a proper, adult-like conversation." He continued, eyes following my every move as I shifted to stand a couple of metres in front of him. He didn't look at all happy.

I asked what he wanted; in the bitterest tone I could- keeping both eyes on him just to make sure no sudden attacks would easily spring free while, trying to hide the nerves I felt by even standing before him- by slanting a little to one side.

He sighed a little after a deaf-like silence.

"A few things really... Just to apologies for being too..." he looked for the words, before stating them sarcastically in my view: "Harsh on you."

I looked around in a jolty manner, fiddling with my own fingers, making sure I wouldn't regret what I wanted to say next, Yet glaring, I spat the words out.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

He edged forward, "I suspected you weren't human-"

"Doesn't mean I'm not."
Oh how idiotic I could be.

"I'm not stupid. If anything, your eyes give it away! Let alone the fact you attacked me."

The look of annoyance was written all over his face, but I dared step forward.

"Couldn't defend yourself from a girl then?"

I grinned; deliberately using that stereotype I had heard a few times, That is- till that curled grin was smacked off-

Literally.

The pain from the side of my face increased as it reacted with the air.

He'd struck me.

The cheeky bastard, yet I could tell, it wasn't as hard as he could have been- more of a... wake up call.

After looking up at his furious and down casting eyes, I felt a surprising emotion:

Pleasure; from hatred he must have felt.

"Now we're even." I mumbled, smiling a little and rubbing the side of my face.

He huffed, running his hand through his hair, eyeing me as I returned the look.

The jokes where over.

"So," I stood up straight and folded my arms, trying to ignore the tang of pain still persisting from my cheek. "Carry on with you lovely speech, if you will?"

Rolling his eyes, he carried on.

"From the start, I suspected something, but the difference is, I thought you were from-" he suddenly trailed off, looking behind him.

Ugh... What now?

"Get to the point." I groaned, my arms dropping to my sides in annoyance.

"Look," I turned to find him centimeters away from my face- which was, to say the least- hard not to react to. "I thought you were from whereI came from, but your 'power' seemed too much to be a minor from Mer-"

"Well that's a bit judgmental."

He seemed to snap in that response, grabbing my right arm in aggravation.

I forced myself not to wince in the pain of his strength- but it helped me confirm something: He defiantly wasn't just an average mortal.

"Well, what are you?" The growl in his voice made it the more threatening- I didn't know whether to make up something or just... tell him.

Don't. Don't give him your identity.

Yet a subconscious feeling deep inside wanted me to tell him- but, where had that lead me in the past couple of days?

Looking up in anxiety, I abruptly frowned at myself- I was letting myself be tyrannised... again and it was pissing me off.
I'd come here to do my job, then TRY and live a relatively normal life, yet this jerk was already trying to screw that up for me.

I shook away from his grip and stepped forward, glaring into his pitiless grey eyes.

"You seem to be judging me from my appearance that I'm not from this waste land of a planet, yet I very much doubt a normal human would be able to see past that. So actually, it should be me asking: what are you?"

The raise of his eyebrows and the genuine surprised expression made it clear he obviously wasn't expecting that respond, I couldn't help but chuckle- let alone how serious I was trying to be.

The silence that followed for about the hundredth time, evolved again and as curious as I'd become, this was just getting boring. I had better things to do than confront some guy I hardly knew.

"To be honest, I'm something that would gladly destroy your existence."
The monotone voice of his entered my vacant mind and I must have naturally sniggered because I swear his eyes glowed- most likely in rage.

"Are you- underestimating me?" His voice returned back to its dark state- till I had to make the smart-ass reply.

"Well you seemed to have done so with me." The cocky grin formed on my face once again.
He looked… surprisingly calm, yet I could tell that he was probably raging- It spoke all through his eyes- which… had lost their colourlessness? I couldn't really tell… But something about it made me uncomfortable to be looking at him:

And what annoyed me was that I had no Idea WHY.

Following his face, I watched as he repeated his position from back in the library, trying to almost get as close to my face as possible in his strange attempt to manipulate me… at least- that's what I guessed he was trying to do.

"Well I wouldn't do so if I where you- you may have some sort of power- but I could crush that frail little body of yours before you could even scream."

If nothing else had stolen my attention, I probably would have taken that quote in a horrifically priceless way, but it didn't turn out like that. I could see those eyes clearly- they were aglow in a bright orange shade and… out of sheer defense I back away.
It was like back when I first met him- when he'd prodded me and caused all my power to stop and shoot back into my body- which caused me to jolt as badly as I did from the excessive shock and unexpected power. It was the same feeling of fear- because I knew these eyes… but I didn't know where from- this must have been a memory from the past- one they forgot to erase.

"That's more like it." He started, smirking a little from his supposed triumph from making me back down I thought. It was a distance- But I could see now that his eyes returned back to normal- nevertheless, I wasn't putting my guard down at all and I seemed to be too dumbfounded to speak.

"Now, look," He stepped forward, seeming to be acting a hell of a lot calmer than before.
"I'm not from this world alright? Just like you're clearly not." He breathed; I could feel his eyes trying to catch mine- but, they were too interested in the crushed flowers beneath my feet.

"I'm from a planet called Meridian-"

My eyes widened as I focused on him- bewildered by what he just said.
"….Meridian?!"
I couldn't believe it- all this time, I'd been focusing on the fact he knew I wasn't truly human and then I find out he comes from the planet that the book seems to be based around?!

It explained in itself something that had lagged in the back of my mind: the reason why he'd acted so surprised when I spoke about the 'Light of Meridian' in the first place.

"Yes, and believe it or not- I wasn't here to try and completely interrogate you, I was rather- going to offer you a… Proposal." A sly smile formed on his face as I edged closer to him.

"I'm listening."

"I know where this book you desire could be- but your power seems to be able to track it-"

"Only in small regions where it could be located," He'd obviously worked out somehow what the 'sparkly eye' was used for. "It's a bit more complicate than just that."

"Ah, but it's useful no? Anyway, I was thinking: If you help me in my quest, then I'll help you in yours."

This was all too clear and simple. I wasn't that gullible and after what happened- there was obviously going to be trouble.

"What's the catch?"

"No catch-"

"I hardly know you." I retorted.

"I know," He said, repositioning closer to me, still sharing a glance between us in what looked like a desperate attempt to whisper to me. "I just think- since we're both 'alien' to this world that we should… join forces-"

"Allies?" I smirked, watching his brow raise at the idea.

"Sure."

I studied the floor, contemplating this bizarre offer, yet I knew from the first reaction of my thoughts, I could be putting myself in unbelievable amounts of danger- and maybe even death. So why the hell was I even THINKING about accepting this?

It would be better to work alone. You know that.

Shut up. I mentally scolded my conscience. This was my decision only- not my inner thoughts one.

Who was I kidding anyway; I could practically rain down death and despair- if I was the creator of darkness- Heh. This contemplation wasn't going so well and it seemed to be boring the thing who offered it anyway.

"I'll agree one thing with you," I resulted, catching his attention. "I'll think about the offer- but for now I'll simply help you with what gets in your way of your little quest, Is that alright?"

He unsurprisingly frowned, obviously not getting what I was saying.

"I'll help you when you need it- but I don't want you getting into any business of mine."

"Why?" The grimace look he pulled was just too humorous; I couldn't help but laugh before asking him why not.

"I don't know you well enough, dear," I deliberately sounded as provocative as I could, but tried my best to make sure he knew I was loitering around. "But I don't mind helping a fellow 'alien'."

I heard his chuckle, one that… I'd missed if I'm honest, it was better than the previous amount threats he'd said to me.

"That will be splendid then." I looked over and caught another smile. "Just- tell me when you accept the full offer, will you?"

I looked around as I began to make my way off- bringing the memory of my first meeting with him back into reality. I smirked as I made a bowing impression before lifting up my head to meet his eyes, trying not to seem like I was completely mocking him.

"Why of course, my lord."

Sorry for the wait! xD I spent some time with this chapter and I'm actually quite happy with how it came out. c:

I just thought I'd point out a few things though before I go off to write the 6th chapter:

I base the character, Cedric off mainly from the one from the W.I.T.C.H comics, since I think they portray his personality better than the show does- andmakehimlookmorepretty ;), but obviously the scene is based mainly from the TV show since he found the original 'Light of Meridian' is found at the start in the Comic version.
I would also like to point out that Ember may be out of character, since she's supposed to be 'dark', but I'll clear that up in the next chapter- annnd you'll probably find out why in the later chapters to come. :)

Thank you if you're reading this! I seriously appreciate it!~

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