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Chapter 11: Bad NewsWhen Alainia got to Jason's room, she knocked on the door. There was no answer. All she could here was music playing inside. She knocked again...still no answer. Snow Fire crawled down Alainia's arm slowly until she was next to the knob of the door. Carefully blowing, she was able to freeze the door knob. She then crawled back up onto Alainia's shoulder and sat there. "You can open it now," said Snow Fire proudly. Alainia looked at her sending a message saying that she was such a show off. Alainia then turned back to the door and opened the door slowly. She peeked inside and saw that there was no one in there, but that the music was coming from the bedroom area. "Jason?" she called out. "Jason? Are you there?" The music stopped and Alainia and Snow Fire could hear a bunch of locks being unlocked. After about three minutes, Jason came out of the room with his dragon on his shoulder. His face turned red when he saw who had been calling his name. "Hey," Jason said nervously. "Why aren't you in weaponry class? And why do you have the bow and arrows still with you?" "I made a perfect shot, so the teacher let me have the day off," said Alainia cheerfully. "I came down here so we could hang out or something." Jason looked shocked. "You made a perfect shot?" he asked curiously. "How so?" Alainia rolled her eyes. This was so typical. Jason didn't believe her! "If you come with me outside I'll show you," and Alainia exited out of the room leaving Jason standing there dumb founded. Jason followed after her wondering what she could possibly mean.
They had gone outside and come back in with smiles on their faces, although Jason's was as red as his hair. Snow Fire was laughing up a storm on Alainia's shoulder. Something had happened which I shall not reveal. They walked down the hallway and towards the Dinner Hall where they met up with Meicyzslaw, Codie, and Lurik. Pier was there too, but he was holding hands with Zoe and she had steered him away from the group towards the posse's usual table. Just before their own group entered the hall however, a man, no older than eighteen, came running up to Miecyzslaw. "Missy," he said calling her by her nickname. "Don't forget we're going to have our next class by the lake today." "I would never, Bjorn," Miecyzslaw smiled. Bjorn was quite tall and had jet black hair. His eyes were a brownish reddish and glinted in the light. He was square jawed and was rather muscular. Bjorn smiled back at Miecyzslaw. "Do you want me to bring Ice Moon for his training with Red Sun?" she asked him. He nodded. "He's going to start firebreathing today," said a red dragon standing next to Bjorn. The red dragon was up to Bjorn's thigh and had hugest wings Alainia had ever seen. Ice Moon nodded. Bjorn then left with a bow towards Alainia, making her friends give her an odd look. "What was that about?" asked Lurik, rushing up to keep up with her and Jason. Codie then came up next to Alainia and nudged her in the ribs. "It's nothing," said Alainia, rubbing her ribs. Codie raised his eyebrows at her. "It's nothing!" Alainia said again. "Uh huh," said Codie disbelievingly. "If you say so." Alainia growled. She sat down at a table, making sure it was far away from Pier and Zoe. Miecyzslaw sat on one side of her and Jason sat on the other. Under the table, Jason and Alainia closed their hands together. Snow Fire and Ice Moon crawled down from on top of Miecyzslaw and Alainia's shoulders and went off to find some other dragons to talk to. "I wonder what's for lunch today," wondered Lurik aloud, sitting across from Alainia and Codie sitting across from Jason. Lurik soon got his answer, for the waiters and waitresses came out with the food on trays. A waiter came over to the table where they were sitting and put the food on the table. Today was turkey, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans, and some Diet Coke to drink. "Excellent." said Lurik.
After lunch was free time, which was when the students could do whatever they wanted for two hours The five of them went out by the lake under the big oak tree where Alainia was sitting earlier that day. The remains of Snow Fire's egg was still there. "Why hello again, Jason," said the oak tree. "Hello again to you too, your Highness." The oak tree directed to Alainia. Lurik looked at Alainia suspiciously. Alainia looked a little nervous. Maybe she really was the next ruler. "Alainia," said Codie before Lurik could say anything. "What does the tree mean 'your Highness'?" Alainia didn't day anything. "Alainia?" She looked at Codie with an odd expression on her face that he couldn't decipher. "Codie," she said after a while. "I wish I could tell you, but I'm not even supposed to know. Otherwise I would tell you." Miecyzslaw stood up from where she was sitting. "I already know, Al," she said queitly. "I know everything about your mother being the ruler over all the galexies and that you're her next heir. And I also know that you'll be a great leader." "Huh?" said Codie and Lurik at the same time. Jason made a noise that might have suggested that he could have thrown up. Alainia walked over to him and sat down. Jason looked at her and smiled a weak smile. "Alainia and Codie's mum was the most famous Guardian and the reason was because she was ruler. My mum was her right hand man...er...woman," said Jason. "My mum's dragon has forsight and her dragon was trying to figure out who the next heir was, and it was Alainia's face she saw. My mum recognized her as Alainia Montez and knew that she would probably have the same fate as her mother." Alainia looked at him. She had never heard Jason speak freely about something like this before, it was strange to listen to him talk about her like this. She rested her head on his shoulder. "So wait," said Codie after recovering from his shock. "My sister's going to die the same way as our mum?" Jason nodded. "But it doesn't have to happen in the battle that's coming up, does it?" "Well, no," said Jason slowly. "But it very well could. She's going to have to battle Satasan both in her heart and her physical being. Alainia's actually supposed to take the thrown in one month." "One month?!" Alainia lifted her head from Jason's shoulder quickly. "But don't I have to master school first?" Jason nodded again. "But that's impossible! Then I have to study twenty four seven!" "Pretty much, yeah," he said. Alainia growled and flopped down onto her back staring up at the blue school. "Oh, and I'm destined to die..." Jason added. Alainia looked up. "What are you talking about?" Miecyzslaw asked him. "How can you be destined to die?" "Well," began Jason. "Since I'm Alainia's protector and trainer, I'm going to die in the battle that's going to come in about three months trying to protect her." "What? No!" cried Alainia. "You can't die. I love you, Jason, and I don't want to lose you." Tears stained her eyes. Jason smiled and took her hands in his own. Codie couldn't remember the last time Alainia was in love with a boy this much, and yet no matter how many times he tried to get the thought out of his head, he couldn't help but think that Alainia becoming ruler was bad news.
To be continued... 1:31 PM - Nov. 20, 2007 - post comment
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