Morgan's POV:
"..... good , but you still have a long way to go . now, give me thirty" he said while stamping his staff against the floor repeatedly. I rolled my eyes at his sarcastic compliment before lying down on the floor for push ups.
I slowed down as I got to seventeen, my hands were aching and they threatened to give up as I struggled to get back up.
"Faster" he yelled as he did his repeated stamping of his staff against the floor. 'Damn you Merlin' I said but not out loud of course .
As soon as I got to thirty my hands gave way and I collapsed heaving as I took in adequate oxygen not caring that my clothes may become dirty.
" That's alright for now, take a break and we will continue in the evening. " He said with his voice that seemed to go more huskier every passing day. I watched as he went back into the house and spread my lips in a big grin.
After a while, I stood up and dusted my clothes even the parts that weren't dusty, I felt the need to look neat before embarking on my brief journey. I hummed the tune of we are one from lion King 2.
As I neared the Mockingjay's home, my heart fluttered and I took in the sweet smell that came from the garden.
I knocked but there was no answer. Just as I turned to leave, I heard voices coming from the backyard. From the way they were yelling, I knew it was an argument. One of the voices, I recognized as Ash's, the other was a softer and more feminine tone.
As I approached the backyard, the voices grew louder and suddenly they were silent. I thought they had heard me coming and decided to stop on the spot but no one was coming and I decided to venture further and there they were.
Pressed against the wall was a girl with a long strawberry blonde hair. Ash stood with his hand to the wall beside her, kissing her as she gave a moan that made me feel disgusted at them both.
I didn't know whether to scream at them or just mind my business and leave. I walked backwards accidentally steping on a twig and it snapped giving a weak sound. Unfortunately, this caught their attention and they turned to face me, both Ash and girl whom I noticed was familiar.
" Uhmm... Morgan... " before he could say anything further I left half running, half walking but never looking back. Whether or not he followed me, I had no idea.
I stopped when I got to the vegetative fence that separated the garden from the river from the garden. I sighed realizing I had taken the wrong path.
"Morgan, please listen " he pulled my wrist , i turned to face him jerking my hand away from his hold. "What's your problem Ash?, what do you want? " I asked him.
" Alright then" he straightened up, tugging the hem of his shirt even though they didn't need adjusting. " Look i can't deny what you saw but I asked that you don't tell anyone, at least not yet."
'How dare him' I thought. I looked to his right and saw the girl in question sprinting towards us. I was not going to cry right in front of them neither would I cry for a sucker who had my hopes high in his own twisted way. He never told me he had feelings for me but still it hurt seeing them together and to top it all, I was supposed to keep their little secret. No, their disgusting secret.
"Ashley, there you are. I knew I was going to find you here" she said . " Hello Morgan! " she stretched her hand for a handshake which I took. Yeah, congrats to me for putting myself in this position. It was after hearing her voice, I remembered where I had seen her. She was the strawberry blonde , I had seen in the coven with her mother.
The same girl with the name I was about to hate, Alethea. Hating her was kind of hard because she seemed like a sweet person but still I was hurt.
Ash wrapped his hand around her shoulder sending her a look of adoration while she telling me how much she had wanted to see me again after that night.
Interrupting her I said " I'm sorry to cut you short but I really have to be on my way" I left them hearing her give a silly giggle to a stupid joke Ash had name.
When I got back into the forest, I couldn't take it anymore. I dropped to the floor and was crying like a child wrapping my hand past my head on the floor. Soon my sadness turned into rage and I gave a loud scream of anguish that echoed in the forest.
In response the ground vibrated and I watched in fear as some of the trees around me fell to the ground like they were giving obeisance to me . I sat on the floor scared and confused looking for a way to escape the falling trees but not one touched me, it was as if someone had commanded them not to harm or touch me.
They were about fourteen to seventeen trees that fell down . I heard an applause from behind me and expected to find Merlin but saw someone else , Damian.
" impressive " he said as his eyes settled on me.
"What are you doing here?" realizing the forest wasn't my home , I rephrased the question. " Have you been following me?."
I scratch his head and had his face like he had suddenly lost his memory and was trying to recall.
" Well, when you put it like that, no. But I was kinda looking for a way to talk with you . If you are wondering if I saw what your boyfriend did, yes."
" He is not my boyfriend ." I rebuked him.
"Then why on earth are you sitting on the floor and crying over a guy who isn't your boyfriend? "
" I don't know. I just.... I just... " I started sobbing unable to complete the statement.
"Aya...ya!" He came closer and I thought he wanted to help clean my tears but surprisingly he just sat down on the floor next to me.
" let me see. Both of you were friends and you thought he saw you more than that. You saw a double meaning in everything thing he did even though they were innocent. You wanted more but now you are unhappy to know that his friendship is all he has to offer to you. "
I stopped sobbing and looked at him" how do you know all that? "
"How I know isn't a big deal. It just happens most of the time. Girl gets her hopes high and boy disappoints her, case close" he shot me a big grin that reminded me of jerry, the mouse.
I palmed my face and raised my voice as I continued to sob like a little girl .
" You know, you can continue crying like a little child" I kicked him on the leg . "Ouch! Or you can just focus all of that rage you feel into your training. How about trying something very challenging, not that falling a lot of trees isn't challenging but something you've never tried before. "
'Good point' I didn't say it out loud, so he wouldn't feel like he was doing a great job.
I stood up to my feet and wasted no time in dusting my clothes. I stood heaving with my eyes clothes as I remembered some of the words aunt Lopez said during my failed attempts of learning how to control the fire element. Breathe in Morgan. I imagined burning candles around me. See them as a part of you Morgan, feel them as they fluctuate in unison with your breathe.
I felt something inside me getting warmer with my eyes still close, I threw my hands in front of me and I felt a mighty heat . I opened my eyes and saw a huge tongue of flame which I threw in the air.
With excitement, I turned towards Damien who was staring at me with mouth opened in awe. " Did you just see that?, I finally got it right. "
He looked to my right and back at me " I'm sorry to make your victory short lived but was that also part of your training "
I followed his line of sight and saw as some trees were burning pretty fast colouring the air with black smokes.
" No, no, no..... Oh my goodness. What do I do"
Finally, our girl was able to control fire. The song I uploaded is meant for Ash .*eye roll* he can go his own way. I'm beginning to like Damien more than him. Please do tell me what you think.
P.s:
This is the middle of the entire story. Wish you luck as you read to the end. Love ya!.