"Hey, Azz. I think something grabbed m-"
I suddenly heard a splash coming from behind me, alerting me. I looked behind, Iruma was gone.
"Iruma, this isn't funny." I said, ignoring a panicked feeling in my throat. This wasn't the first time he pranked me after all. Though it is a little weird after he promised me not to.
I waited for a few seconds, but I didn't see his head plop back up. I felt a bit worried, but ignored the feeling. Last time he also took about a minute. Theres nothing to worry about.
I then waited a bit more. The heavy feeling in my stomach grew more and more with each passing second. It had almost been a minute, where was he? I decided to plop my head underwater to try and see if he was there, but he wasn't.
He probably made himself invisible behind my back. He is smart and comes up with all kinds of ways to mess with me. Especially when he joins Clara. I hate when that happens
I reassured myself that he would come back up, but after almost two minutes I grew restless. Where was he? And why wasn't he coming back up. It must have been a joke, right?
What if he really did get taken away by the fish? They are pure carnivores after all, and what if he got stung by one of the jellyfish, their arms are the size of buildings, sometimes even small city's.
And what if he forgot to come back up? Or wasn't able to? Then he would drown. I would be losing my master, my best friend and my lover.
I was now in a full panick. What should I do? Should I try to look for him? But what if it was just a prank? Should I wait? But if hes drowning he would be dead. Should I call someone? That would take too long.
Then my only option is to search for him. I have to.
I took a deep breath and closed my eyes, ready to dive, but before I could I could feel something wrap around my leg, making me shriek.
I then got pulled under water, being dragged down to the bottom. I was in a panick. What had just grabbed me?
Wait didn't Iruma say that something grabbed him.. Oh devil.
I rapidly got pulled down by what looked like thick, green seaweeds. If Iruma got pulled here also, I would be going to him. That thought made me calm down just a bit. I was now very focused. I could feel the weeds gripping tighter and tighter around my legs. About a minute after I got pulled down, I stopped. I assumed that this was the bottom of the ocean, the ocean floor. I then shrieked again as I felt more seaweeds touch me. They feel so gross and cold.
I then tried using a spell to get rid of the weeds, but it didn't work. There was no air to transfer the words into mana after all. Wait, does that mean im also stuck here?
I panicked for a bit untill I realized something. I can still use spells, just not the ones I have to chant. So I tried to focus my energy on to a spell. The one thing I exel at, fire magic. And it worked! I burned away some of the weeds, although it was a lot harder to do under water. The fire would still burn because of my mana though. Regular fire needs oxygen, while mine doesn't.
Eventually I burned away all the weeds that were on my body, making me free. It was now very hard to focus and I felt like I needed air.
I burned away more and more weeds untill I saw a small, blue piece coming out of the weeds, I came closer. Eventually I saw a vague looking figure. I swam to it as fast as I could and burned away parts of the weeds surrounding it. What I saw next left me speechless.
I saw Iruma covered in those weeds, his eyes open, looking up. His skin bleached white. His mouth hanging slightly open, and his hands resting on his neck. His body layed curled up on the weeds.
No. This can't be happening, right? He can't have drowned yet! No. Im not believing this. This isn't real! This isn't Iruma.
I burned away all the weeds surrounding him, quickly pulling his body to mine. This can't be happening again. No. First they took my father and now they took..
No, I'm not giving up! Im not letting him die here. He can't die here, after he has so much to live for. He is always so happy, and he's the brightest being in my life.
I won't allow it to end here.
I then held him tightly, swimming up to the air above. The salty water was pricking in my eyes, and my body felt weak. Eventually we got up. I gasped for air as I came up, and gasped for more when I began swimming. I have to be as fast as I can, I can do this, I'm sure lf it.
I then raced to the beach, swimming as fast as I could, but there was a feeling in my stomach, growing larger and larger that I wasn't going to be fast enough.
I waited too long.
Eventually I got on land, my knees buckling. "Help!!!" I shouted, hoping one of my classmates would hear me. They were all having fun in the water, not knowing even a little how dangerous it was. But I didn't reach then, I wasn't loud enough. I then screamed again. "Please somebody help!" I couldn't help but feel hurt. I felt tears running down my face as I tried again, and a again, my shouts getting more and more quiet the more I screamed. I still had Iruma in my arms, pale, not breathing, unmoving, dead.
I then finally saw someone looking at us, rushing up to us. It was Kalego. I tried to explain, but he shut me up as soon as I tried. "Lay him down." He demanded. "He isn't dead yet."
I then layed him down, sitting next to Iruma in the soft sand. He then told me to open his mouth, and I did. Professor Kalego then muttered something, making water come out of his mouth. He then did it again and again untill there was no more water coming out. But he still wasn't breathing.
My arms were barely holding myself up to this point. Then another figure came rushing here, his butler, Opera.
"What happened?" He asked panickedly, seeing Iruma unmoving in the sand. Again I tried to explain what happened, but no words would leave my mouth this time either.
Kalego was still muttering the same spell, and I was having a mental breakdown on the sand. Opera was checking his vitals, but it wouldn't matter anyways. It got about one hundred times worse when Professor Kalego's legs began disappearing. He himself then also seemed panicked.
Opera then seemed to chant a few spells himself too, you could see Iruma's chest going up and down, but Kalego's legs were still disappearing.
Everything went white for me, the pressure was way too much. But I couldn't pass out now especially since Iruma needs help.
I thought everything was over, that everything had been for nothing. But then something I never expected would happen happened. Kalego's legs were coming back, and both Kalego and Opera stopped chanting. Iruma's chest was still moving, and Opera checked his neck again. He then came to me and grabbed my hand, placing it on Iruma's neck. "His heart is beating, he's going to be fine." He said. "Do you think you could tell me what happened now?" He then asked, sitting besides me.
There were no words coming out of my mouth, just sobs. I felt so relieved. He was going to be fine, he was going to live. He won't leave me.
Iruma's butler then stood up to talk to Kalego while I watched Iruma. My hand was still on his neck, and I would hold it that way for a while. Eventually Opera came up to me again. "I think its best for Iruma and you if you get some rest. I just talked to Kalego and he seems to agree. I'll talk to you later about what happens, okay? For now just go chill in your room, I'll bring Iruma to his."
I nodded. He then scooped up Iruma into his arms and carried him to the beach house, he then grabbed a towel and placed it on the bed, and then placed Iruma on the towel. After he placed him on his bed he closed the door and looked at me.
"You can either go relax in your room, or keep an eye on Iruma." He said. "I know you are still worried about him, even though hes okay now. But you should take a rest too." He then said, walking to the door. "If anything happens, call me. I'll come by later to talk with you about what happened, okay?" He asked.
I nodded, and he stepped out the door, closing it behind him. I then got changed into dry clothes and went to Iruma's room, grabbing a chair and waited. Waited untill he would wake up.
I watched him for about an hour, watching his chest rise and hearing him breathe. I don't think I've ever been this worried about him before, not even when I discovered that he didn't have any wings.
From now on I'll make sure to watch him more closely. I'll make sure he's safe. I've failed to do it today again. After the harvest festival was my first mistake, my second was when I discovered he got his wings ripped out and the third when I almost let him drown.
The guilt in my chest was building up slowly, but it was alright. Iruma was alright.
Suddenly, Iruma's hand twitched. Then it twitched again. Then his leg twitched. His breathing became faster and he moved his head. "Please don't leave me here." He muttered. I froze in place. "Please don't leave me." He muttered again.
"Iruma?" I asked, towering over him. "Iruma, are you awake?" I then saw him twitch some more before he gasped and sat up. He then plopped right back down, and I looked at him, extremely relieved he woke up. "You're awake.." I said. I quietly repeated myself before completely realizing. "You are awake!" I screamed, hugging him.
"Mhm." He said, complainingly protesting against my hug. I slowly let go of him, giving him some space.
"Where am I?" He asked, his eyes hanging half open. "You are at the beach estate now." I replied, smiling.
"What happened?" He mumbled. "Last thing I remembered we were swimming back to get icecream. Oh, wait. I think I remember now. Something was grabbing my leg."
"Yeah." I replied. "A piece of seaweed pulled you down to the bottom, and then did the same to me two minutes later. You were covered in them."
"Wasn't it kelp?" He then asked, confused. "Im pretty sure it was kelp and not seaweed."
"Yeah, it might have been." I then said. "I don't really know the difference.
"Well, kelp is longer and darker and- This doesn't matter. How did we get out?" He then asked. "Did you save me?"
"I didn't save you, I almost killed you." I said, feeling guilty. He smiled at me. "No you didn't. Without you I wouldn't even be here anymore."
"Only because I left you there to drown." I said. "Not true." He then said back, laughing. He then sat up again, looking me straight in my eyes.
"I promised you icecream, and I think I can walk. So lets get some icecream!" He then said, standing up. "But before we get some, close your eyes and bow down a little." He then said, and I complied.
Was he going to punish me? Slap me perhaps? I did deserve it. After all I was the one who almost let him drow-
But what I haven't expected was a kiss. "This is for saving me, thank you. Now lets get icecream!" He said, taking my hand.
And thus, we walked outside together after the heavy day that we just had.
But what we didn't know is that the events of today weren't over yet, and that the worst had yet to come.
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