Destiny

CHAPTER 4

　　The ride down to land was short-lived as the chariot pulled up in front of a very large gate with walls so high that one couldn't climb or jump from. I jumped down from the chariot and moved towards the gate.

　　"Wow..." I mumbled to myself in awe.

　　The gate suddenly beeped and opened on its own, which startled the daylight out of me. I walked in and saw so many different people, different species walking all around the hallway, and none spared me a glance.

　　"Hey!" I heard a female voice calling, and I looked to the left and saw a girl walking towards me.

　　She had bright blonde hair with blue eyes, and she was wearing black jeans with a white crop top. I could tell that she wasn't royalty because, well, she wouldn't be dressed like that and definitely not popping a bubble gum in her mouth.

　　"Hi," I replied back with a wave.

　　"You're new here," she stated, crooking her head to the side. "I can show you to our master!" she added, and I released a sigh while adjusting my backpack.

　　"Oh, thank you," I told her with a genuine smile.

　　She held my hand and led me around the noisy hall.

　　"What power do you possess?" she suddenly asked, and I became uncomfortable.

　　"Oh, um, I dunno yet," I replied awkwardly, and she just gazed at me with amusement.

　　"But I'm from the Cloud Kingdom, and my father can control the weather," I added, trying to defend myself as we turned to the left and almost bumped into someone. "Sorry," I mumbled quietly while he gave me a glare.

　　"Then you have the gift to control the weather also," she said, giving me a smile, and I giggled.

　　"Really?" I asked her.

　　"Sure, I mean, since your father can control the weather, you should too," she said, and I nodded.

　　"So you are royalty?" she asked, and I nodded once more.

　　"What's your name?" she asked again, and I replied with a simple "Destiny."

　　"And what's your name?" I added, looking at her face with curiosity.

　　"I'm Rachel," she replied with a wink.

　　"How long are we going to take to get there?" I asked. "My legs are already shaking," I added with a groan.

　　Rachel giggled and turned her head to look at me. "Do not worry, we are almost there."

　　We stopped outside a door with fewer students roaming around.

　　"I'll be waiting outside," Rachel said, and I nodded.

　　I walked in and saw a young man sitting on a chair, writing a note on his table. I cleared my throat to grab his attention.

　　"Good day, sir. I'm new here from Cloud Kingdom, and I would like to get my room number and keys," I told Jin when he finally looked up.

　　"Destiny, right?" the master asked, with a brow raised as he relaxed in his chair.

　　"Yes," I replied with a curt nod.

　　"Oh, I have been expecting you," he said, getting up and moving to his left side, pulling a drawer open.

　　"These are your room keys, and your dorm number is written on the paper. Make sure not to lose it," he added, giving me a note. I collected it, then thanked him and left his office.

　　I saw Rachel waiting patiently for me. "Let me see your room number," she said, looking at the note in my hand.

　　"Oh my goodness, we are roommates!" Rachel shouted, jumping up and looking happy about being my roommate, and I laughed at how silly she was being.

　　At least I got a new friend now, I thought, looking at her as she smiled happily.

　　"So let's go," she said, grabbing my hand, and I huffed. She seems like the touchy type, and I guess I have to start getting used to that.

　　"I can turn small; that's how my power works. I'm a fairy," she added, and my eyes widened in surprise.

　　"Wow, so you are from a fairy world, right?" I asked her.

　　"No," Rachel simply said, but before I could ask more questions, she cut me off.

　　"We are here," she said, and I quickly put the key in the keyhole, and the door clicked open.

　　The room was big and beautiful, painted with an orange color, and in the large room sat two queen beds that faced each other.

　　I dropped my stuff on one of the beds and flopped down on it with a sigh.

　　"That's my bed," she said. "But don't worry, I'll sleep on the other one," she added.

　　"It's beautiful here. When are we having dinner? I am so hungry," I said, and at that moment, my stomach grumbled.

　　Rachel released a small laugh and threw a pillow at me. "We have dinner at 7 p.m.," she replied. "So let me show you around to buy us some time," she suggested.

　　I nodded and got up from the bed. I was the first to go out the door, and when I did, I accidentally bumped into someone, and I fell to the ground.

　　When I looked up, I gasped, staring at his face. It's him, my angel...

　　I stared at him, gazing into his beautiful cat-like eyes. He didn't seem surprised to see me and walked past me as if I didn't exist.

　　Rachel helped me up, but I was still staring at his retreating figure in shock, wondering why he acted as if he didn't know me.

　　"Well, that was rude," Rachel said with a frown, looking at the hall he had just passed through.

　　"But cute, though... And why are you staring at him, Destiny?" she asked curiously.

　　"I know him... Kinda," I replied with a frown of my own.

　　"Oh..." was all Rachel said before we continued on our walk to the cafeteria.

　　When we pushed open the red cafeteria door, I saw a lot of teens. If I'm not mistaken, there were around a hundred of them.

　　"When is the training?" I asked Rachel as we looked around for a free table.

　　"Every morning at 7:00 am," she mumbled while running her hand through her blonde locks.

　　We spotted one, and Rachel told me to sit there while she got our food. I ate quietly, thinking about tomorrow's training. The thoughts of failing and making a fool out of myself flooded my head, but I cleared them out.

　　I was doing this for Mom, to avenge my mother's death.

　　A young man walked into the big cafeteria, and everyone stood up.