Caeli |(EDITING)

Chapter 11

ANDROPHOBIA: Fear of men

"We're done for today" Lux said and dropped the bottle of wine beside him "You can go back to sleep now"

I felt the axe slip off my fingers and hit the ground. I wiped off the sweat on my forehead with my palm, feeling sand on my palm as I did so. Apart from Ignis's constant rude remarks about how lazy I was, the only thing I could hear were my fast heartbeats and ragged breathing.

I couldn't feel my body.

I muscles were so sore, I wasn't sure I would be able to walk to my room. My skin was sticky from all the sweat and dirty from the dust and sand on the ground.

At first, I thought it was a joke but Lux was serious when he said I was going to cut every single one of the logs. He first taught me how to lift an axe without falling down. That took minutes of hard work and concentration. He carried it like it was a spoon and in my hands, it felt like I was carrying mount Everest.

I watched Axel go get a bottle of wine for Lux and a jog of tea for he and Ignis. It was then I found out he had telekinesis and could lift things with his mind. The teacups, jug and bottle we're floating behind him as he slowly walked towards us.

How kind was he to not get me anything?

Therefore, I had to watch Lux chug down a big bottle of wine as he sat down and commanded me on how small a piece should be. Ignis, on the other hand, was laughing his butt off on how lazy I was. I couldn't blame him though. In just one day, I already knew how playful and egotistical he was.

"You know princess" Ignis started, taking another sip of his tea "You spent an hour doing what I would've done in ten minutes"

"Let me guess, because you'll burn them"

"Exactly" He laughed. Lux and Axel made their way back inside and I was left there with Ignis. It seemed they didn't fancy wasting their time.

"I would've done the same if I had powers"

"Darling, do not say that again" He said, picking up his jug and walking closer to me "Ever"

"I was just saying, if I had powers, I wouldn't have to do all this"

He lifted his jug and spilled hot tea on me. I flinched at the impact of the hot liquid burning my skin. It landed on my hand, the same one Lux touched earlier today. "What was that for?"

"You see, take a look at your arm, it's completely fine. That doesn't happen to normal people"

For the first time, he was right. I'd stop feeling the pain and my hand wasn't red. It took seconds for me to scan the hand properly. The only thing on it was liquid. That indeed, wasn't normal. "I hate to admit it but you're right"

"Of course I am. I'm always right"

"Would you like to teach me?"

He gasped like I gave him an opportunity to win a million dollars. million dollars. I couldn't expect more, he was very dramatic. "You want me to teach you?"

"Yeah"

He squealed and started jumping like the child he was. After realizing I wasn't as joyful as he was, he regained his composure and cleared his throat "Yeah, whatever"

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"Lux! Caeli wants me to teach her how to use her powers!" Ignis yelled the moment we got back inside.

Lux and Axel we're busy eating breakfast at the counter. The amount of food on the counter was enough to feed a party but it didn't look like it was too much for them. Lux finished a slice of bread with four bites without getting crumbs on his body. If I didn't know what bread was, I could've assumed it was small and easy to eat. Axel, on the other hand was eating slowly but he had a lot on his plate. How much could they possibly be spending on food?