Chapter 46: Not Quite As Planned (2/2)
"Roo his palm on a round stone above the handle It looked to be a sinatures As soon as he had opened the door, Sylvie bolted into the roo a nest out of one of the beds
The room wasn't nearly as fancy as the one in the Helstea Manor but had a very hoht were two closets and to our left was a small bathroom crammed with two adjacent sinks, a shower and toilet
Two beds were placed side by side, separated by a nightstand placed against the left side of the hile on the right side was a long drawer for folded clothes The sleeping area and the studying area were divided by a wall that ca to an arrangeainst walls opposite of each other so ould be seated facing ahile studying A long couch was positioned against thethe desks from the beds The far side of the as lass, which instantly attractedportion of the ca at it from here, I would have no idea that this place was an institute fortold so
I took a seat on the couch, soainst the , looking out at the view
"Ahh! We didn't even have dinner yet but I'm already pooped! I wonder whose fault that is?" Elijah juht behind the couch, the one that Sylvie hadn't claimed as hers
I fell onto the couch, lazed over, staring off into the sky outside e cases that were brought in by our driver beforehand Letting out a sigh, I turned away and denied their existence, dreading the hours of unpacking to come
TESSIA ERALITH'S POV:
GAAHHHHHH! I screwed up I screwed up I screwed up I TOTALLY screwed up!
I buried s out in frustration
"MMMMMMMFFFFFFFFFPPPHHH!" We were supposed to have an emotional, romantic reunion! Well, it was emotional, but in the complete opposite direction! Why did I even say all of that anyway? Why did I lash out at hiht without a reason but I just went and told hi I didn't even see! Gah!! I'm so stupid!
I bet he hates ht up my speech! Bahhh! I must've sounded like such a snob! But still, ere in a crowd like that and he did have some fault in the commotion B-But…
I'reeted me or even just talked to ht! It's all Art's fault! He even ignored me when I came all the way there to help settle thea full-blown hug or even a k-k-kiss or so time no see, Tess,' would've been fine! Who was that black-haired guy that reminds me of a raven, anyway? Is he his friend? Best friend? It seemed like the both of the!
I screa some of my frustration "MMMMMFFFFFF!"
A sudden knock on ht
"This is Clive…I' okay?" I heard the h the door
I quietly cleared"I'm fine, thank you" I used my 'public' voice, as I called it, which made me sound much colder
"Who was that first year, anyway? I can't believe he dared lecture you like that when you were trying to give hiet hio to the director, either…that's an order" I spoke harsher than I usually did to get the point across How dare he badmouth Art Only I can badmouth him
I fell back onto my pillow after I heard the faint sound of his footsteps leaving Dorender and class while before, it was separated by the type of student you were For the student councils though, we each had our own rooht next to the Director's office It was uncouys in the saenerally okay, so I didn't mind too much
Stupid Arthur Did you kno much I wanted to scream out your name and run to you when I saw you in the audience? Even if he was far away, how could I everon top of his head! Sylvie looked really different from when she had first hatched but that didn't surprisethat should've shockedhe ever did could surprise me… he was just like that
"Haaa…" I didn't even have the energy to scream in frustration anymore I wanted to blame Art for all of this but I kneasn't all at fault He probably wanted to keep our relationshi+p a secret for ure here But still… Why was Art only duirl's heart?
Dummy…
I hope he doesn't hate me…
There were so ? Hoas his tiet hurt anywhere? Did he miss me? Did he think ofto hi under the director, my skills as a conjurer improved by leaps and bounds I would've trained under Grandpa, but it wasn't the best idea because he was an aughtdown the route of a conjurer, the director knew a lot more She was also familiar with the differences in elves and humans, which helped her train reat potential because, when I first awakened, I created an implosion that blew up my entire room and part of the downstairs kitchen That was back when Art used to live with us That hen I had to wake him up every day too
I sniffled
Oh no I shouldn't start crying Art wouldn't hate s up with hiht?
'Curse his ignorance and insensitivity towards the female heart!'
ARTHUR LEYWIN'S POV:
I watched idly as Sylv took a nap besideup and doith each tiny breath
"It's not like you to explode like that all of a sudden though, Art It would've ht?" Elijah was still lying down in his bed, his hand propping his head up as he faced me
"Well, I admit I shouldn't have exploded but I couldn't help—"
We both turned our heads to the door when two brisk knocks interrupted our conversation
"That's strange, ould want to see us on the first day? Maybe our neighbors are just saying hello?" Elijah got up to answer the door
"Who is…" After a brief silence, I turned to see Elijah frozen still Getting up to see as going on, I saw Director Goodsky standing nonchalantly at the door, s, Arthur Elijah May I come in?"