Tamara's flashback:
It was a regular Wednesday at the Magisterium. Tamara, Aaron, and Call went to breakfast like normal students, but as soon as they arrived to the refectory Call, and Aaron were bombarded with questions. Tomorrow night the Makars were going to make a special performance before the winter break, and they were getting special training from Master North.
Usually Tamara was really jealous of Call and Aaron (though she tried not to show it.) She felt happy for Aaron, and Call , but also left out since she was the only one in Master Rufus' group who wasn't a makar. Though from what Call, and Aaron had said Master North was really mean, strict, and pushed them really hard. In this case Tamara was happy not to be a Makar.
Call, and Aaron had a mob around them. There were kids from every year of the magisterium too excited to wait for the performance without knowing any spoilers. Tamara took her food, and sat down at the bronze year table tough no one was there. Oh, my good Call, and Aaron you're, so cool, because you're Makars who cares about Tamara, she thought mockingly to herself, as she ate her breakfast alone.
She couldn't help turning towards them, and making faces (without anyone noticing), but when she did she noticed that Call seemed to be distraught. He didn't answer any questions, and seemed to stare into space, she immediately felt bad for making faces.
When Master Rufus took them to the place where they were going to have their lesson, he explained what they were going to do once they got there. Master Rufus was going to teach them how to use magic to protect themselves from other magic being used on them. Of course Call, and Aaron used chaos magic, and Tamara used fire. She couldn't help (even though she hated herself for it) feel like they were showing off.
During the lesson Tamara had made a shield of fire around her in a circle with a small hole, so she could see. Call had done something similar with Chaos magic, but Aaron had found a Chaos elemental, which he manipulated to make a shield around him, Master Rufus thought it was ingenious (of course.) At one point Tamara accidentally ran into Aaron, and his Chaos elemental shield had slurped Tamara's fire shield into it's mouth as though it was a noddle, and actually burped. Aaron, and Tamara burst into heavy laughter, and even Master Rufus laughed lightly, but Call just stared at them blankly.
At dinner Tamara tried to ask Call if everything was alright, but Call downright ignored her. Then Aaron tried to talk to Call, but Call ignored him too. Jasper seeing this as an opportunity started making sarcastic remarks, but half way through Jasper's sentence Call stood up, and left as though he was a zombie.
Aaron, and Tamara followed shortly after. When they arrived at their dormitory, Call slammed the door behind him, as he walked into his room. Tamara followed, and knocked on his door once... twice... thrice... and she threw the door open, what she saw will haunt her forever. Call was standing in front of her about 3 meters with Miri raised, and an expression of pure anger on his face, and beside him was Master Joseph. she realized Call was going to kill her. Then all hell broke loose Tamara screamed as Call thrust his knife towards her, but Aaron pushed Tamara aside, and protected her with his body. Call's knife continued going and slashed Aaron in the neck. Aaron grabbed Call's wrist which had the knife, and his shoulder. Meanwhile Master Joseph blew up the far wall of Call's bedroom with dynamite. The whole dormitory shook from the blast, shrapnel flying everywhere Master Joseph, Call, and Aaron all were blocking her from shrapnel, but a piece still managed to lodge itself in Tamara's shoulder sending a surge of pain through her whole body. Dust flew everywhere, and thinking fast Tamara ran up beside Aaron and grabbed Call's other shoulder, they weren't letting him go.
When the dust cleared, the wall that Master Joseph had just blown up revealed an exit from the magisterium. Master Joseph turned towards Call his face a mess from the explosion.
"Come on Constantine he have to go!" Master Joseph yelled back to Call.
"For the last time my name is CALL!" Call yelled back as he struggled to break free of Tamara, and Aaron's grip.
Aaron had become weak from the cut, so Call managed to break free of his grip almost immediately. Aaron fell to his knees his hand on his neck (where his injury was), Tamara had to do something about Aaron and fast.
Tamara still had her hand Call's shoulder, and she held on as though she was hanging off the edge of cliff. Call yet again raised his knife, Tamara screamed again, but didn't let go. If Call wants to kill me so badly I deserve to die Tamara thought as Call brought down his knife towards Tamara wrist. At the last second Call turned the knife around, and slammed Tamara's wrist with the hilt of his dagger causing her to loosen her grip. Tamara yelped as Call jerked free of her grip.
"CALL DON'T GO!" Tamara screamed as Call started to walk towards Master Joseph, towards the exit.
"I'm doing this for your own good Tamara." Call said perfectly calm, and composed.
"YOU TRIED TO KILL ME! YOU MIGHT HAVE SUCCEEDED TO KILL AARON!" Tamara screamed back.
"You were in my way." Call said as he walked through the exit, Tamara could here the pain in his voice. Tamara was about to follow, but she heard Aaron croak:
"Tamara-a-a, please help-p-p."
Tamara fell to her knees beside Aaron.
"Aaron don't die, please don't die now." Tamara said while sobbing.
"I'm not going to try-y-y to die-e-e." Aaron croaked, a bloody smile appearing on his face.
Without thinking Tamara planted a huge kiss on his mouth. His lips were bloody, and gross, but Tamara didn't care it might be the last time she was seeing him alive. Though it didn't last long because Master Rufus, and Jasper came in to the dormitory hearing the explosion.
Jasper's jaw dropped by about a km either from Aaron's wound, the hole in Call's room, or Tamara kissing Aaron, but it didn't matter. Master Rufus took Aaron in his arms, and sprinted to the infirmary followed by Tamara, and Jasper. Since when does Jasper care about Aaron Tamara thought as they ran to the infirmary.
Tamara, Master Rufus, and Jasper stayed with Aaron all night while the infirmary staff performed healing magic.
"What are you doing here" Tamara asked Jasper.
"Have a problem?" Jasper said. She knew that it could just be that Jasper, and Aaron have developed an acquaintance, but she couldn't help being skeptical.
Hours passed and eventually Master Rufus went to his office, and Tamara, and Jasper went to their dormitories to sleep. Tamara felt horribly lonely in the dormitory all by herself. As she fell slowly asleep, she felt yet again happy not to be a makar.
The next day when she awoke for breakfast Aaron still wasn't there, so she walked to breakfast alone. At the refectory word quickly spread about Call's escape and Aaron's injury. Jasper didn't hold back at all and completely spilled the beans about Call being Constantine Madden, Tamara tried stopping him, but when Jasper was on a roll there was no stopping him.
Tamara brought some sausages for Havoc, and gave him a walk though she had to keep him on a leash, because she couldn't control him. Celia came along with her, and she kept asking worriedly about Call, her lips trembling and voice cracking. She couldn't help thinking that she would admire him no matter what he became.
When Tamara came back from the walk she went to check on Aaron in the infirmary, and found him healthy and alright, but something was off he seemed to be yelling at someone which is out of his nature. I took Tamara a few seconds to realize what was happening on the other side of the infirmary where Aaron's bed was but what was happening would forever change what Tamara thought of Aaron in good, and bad way.
Aaron was arguing with Master North who seemed really angry and sweaty (Aaron's back was facing Tamara so she couldn't see his expression.)
"MY BEST FIEND IS MISSING!" Aaron screamed at Master North.
"YOUR FRIEND IS A TRAITOR!" Master North yelled back.
"THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE CAN'T SEARCH FOR HIM" Aaron screamed.
"YOUR FRIEND IS DANGEROUS HE CAN KILL OUR STUDENTS, YOUR OTHER FRIENDS!" Master North yelled.
"GIVE HIM A CH..." Aaron began, but Master North wasn't listening.
"THE SHOW MUST GO ON!" Master North screamed, anywhere else Tamara would've laughed, but Master North looked perfectly serious.
Aaron sighed, he leaned forward, and put his face in his hands clearly upset.
"That's it." Aaron said.
He held up his hand, then suddenly Master North started to strain as though he the air around him was made from tar. Tamara gasped as she recalled one of Master Rufus' lesson, where we learned to restrain others magic.
"Aaron!" Tamara screamed.
"Tamara?" Aaron asked looking back, losing his focus.
Master North regained his powers, and restrained Aaron. Tamara would've suffered the same fate if she hadn't used the fire shield she'd learned to use earlier. The shield protected her from Master North's magic, meanwhile Master North was to concentrated on Aaron to make one of his own. Tamara used air magic to throw Master North at the wall of the infirmary, making a loud crash as his head, and the wall collided. Aaron became unrestrained.
Tamara put a hand to her mouth in shock.
"Oh... my... god..." Tamara mumbled tears forming in her eyes .
"It's okay" Aaron said beside her. "But now we have to go." Tamara nodded, and they ran out of the mission gate in search of Call.
5 days later.
Still no trace of Call. Aaron, and Tamara walked back to the Magisterium defeated, when they arrived they were scolded by the masters (especially Master North), but Master Rufus promised to call a search party from real helicopters.
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Now as Tamara waited for the helicopter to finally land alongside Aaron, Celia, and Master Rufus, Tamara was both excited, and nervous of the journey to come.
Sorry for the long wait guys. Hope you forgive me, and have enjoyed this chapter. Peace.