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'I love you Zircon.' And then, at last, there is peace in my head.
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The next three weeks are a dark blur consisting of recovering, classes, and therapy. I've been moved to a new dorm room, one that's closer to both the infirmary and teacher's quarters. It's not the same. Nothing is. Amipere hasn't woken up yet and I've been prohibited to see her.
"Hey! Zircon! Wait up!"
Ugh. John. I've kinda been trying to avoid him. I don't know why but he just gets on my nerves. But this time he catches up to me.
"Hey, I feel like you've been avoiding me."
"Maybe because I was." I reply shortly.
"Well I have some great news! Balerion has a new power!"
"Oh yeah?"
"Yeah! He can change his hide color!"
"Cool."
"Why are you being so mean to me?"
"I'm just kind of annoyed at you."
"Why? It's not my fault you gave Amipere your towel! You could have saved yourself! You might now have inhaled as much smoke!"
I pull up short. "What?"
He stops as well, a questioning look in his eye. "The towel... It's not my fault."
"How did you know about that? I never told anyone about the towels."
"Uh. Lucky guess?"
"How could you have known about that unless..." It dawns on me. "You were there. You set the fire!"
"What? No.." But now I'm on a roll and what he says doesn't register.
"You just said Balerion can change his hide color! He was the one who attacked me in the forest! Oh my god! You tried to kill me!"
John's face morphs from a confused look to a sadistic smile. I took a step back, realizing we were now the only ones in the hall. Everyone else was in class.
"Zircon, Zircon, Zircon." He walked in a small circle around me. "How naïve." He curls a lock of hair around his finger and I flinch. "Such an innocent little bird. But," he stops moving. "All birds die eventually." He stands in front of me.
"Why?"
"Why? Well little bird, that is for me to know and you to find out." He sighs. "Well, at least I get to finish the job."
He leans towards me, hands outstretched.
I scream.
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Oh!!! John's a traitor! Sorry all those shippers!! Comment below on what you think!
Sadly, this book will be wrapping up in the next few chapters. No! Don't cry, then I'll cry. Ugh. To late. I'm crying. 😢
Big shout out to @sofiawkrx for the new cover. Also, guys and gals, ladles and jellyspoons, and everyone who is reading this:
I LOVE LOVE LOVE getting fan art and comments (and votes ;) ) so if you send me fan art, I'll take a look and try to figure out how to add it to my story! You can send me stuff at:
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Thanks!
-Emersyn
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