SCHOOL OF MAGIC AND ENLIGHTENMENT THE LOST NEPHILIM

CHAPTER TWO

'Nyssa you need to come down now or you'll be late!' said princess Nadia through her daughters open door who screamed back, 'COMING MUM' as she shut the door. The princess chuckled as she walked across the hall to the room opposite her daughter's and tapped gently before opening.

'Nicara I hope you are...,' she stopped abruptly as she found the beautiful teenage girl dressed in dark blue jeans paired with a blue plaid buttoned down shirt and inner white tee shirt and blue vans on the floor of her room, crying as she stared at these picture of the woman who had raised her as a child- grandma Ellis. Princess Nadia walked in closing the door and sat beside her also looking at the picture which showed Grandma Ellis laughing heartily as she hugged both Nicarra and Nyssa who hugged her back with their mud stained hands and clothes. The picture was taken when the girls were five and Elder Ellis took them both to on a trip to a farm.'

'I miss her, I miss her so much' said Nicarra

'I know, I miss her too' replied the crown princess hugging Nicarra.

'Its all my fault' Nicarra said admist tears

'Nicara stop blaming yourself, it was an accident.'

'I..I am scared, I... am...scared princess Nadia... that...if...if I leave...I won't see her again. I...won't be...able...to tell her... I'm sorry' sobbed Nicarra.

'Look at me Nicarra' said the princess as she held up Nicarra's chin, the teenager looked at her with her unique coloured eyes of violet with specks of green. Even with swollen eyes and a reddened face she still looked breathtakingly beautiful with her beautiful tanned skin, long brown hair with flecks of silver, heart shaped lips and beauty spot just above her cheek bone.

'My dear, grand ma Ellis wouldn't want you thinking like this. What people say or think about you isn't as important as what you say or think about yourself. Grandma Ellis sacrificed herself to protect you out of love and duty so you could live well. I am pretty sure she was the one who used her authority to gain this admission for you. Remember when you were ten years old and she insisted on throwing you your thirteenth birthday party. Everyone thought she was crazy, but that's just how your grandmother is, she essentrically does things. Refusing to go to this school doesn't honor her sacrifice.'

Nicarra wanted to talk but was silenced by the princesses raised hand.

'She isn't in any danger currently, her vitals are fine and I'm sure that any moment soon she will wake up and come back to us. Do you think she would be happy knowing you refused to live you own life because of the fear of her death.'

Nicarra shook her head sniffling.

'If she were here, what do you think she would say?'

'Thank God, free at last.' said Nicarra exaggerating her grand mother's thin voice and mimicking her hand mannerisms. Both her and the princess burst into laughter.

'Silly girl, wash your face and get ready for school, you wouldn't want to be late for your first day in college would you?' said the princess pinching Nicarra's nose as she stood up.The princess stopped at the door and turned back looking at Nicarra who sat on her bed placing the picture in her open bag.

'Nicarra' she called and the teenager turned to look at her. The princess held her tongue unsure of how to state her thoughts, and quickly smiled saying 'Please don't dress like that on the first day of school.'

Nicarra laughed wiping away stray tears as the princess walked out smiling as she said 'Hurry up, I will be sending the servants in ten minutes to carry your bags.'

SOMEWHERE IN THE TALL MOUNTAIN REGIONS

'Lucas, please tell me you are ready.' said Warren as he barged into the room immersed in complete darkness. Using his night vision he navigated across the room, filled with discarded male and female clothing, various female under wear and several empty bottles of expensive wine, to open the thick curtains and let the sunlight into the room.

A deep male voice groaned beneath the thick bed covers and Warren walked over and pulled the covers off the bed to find his best friend Lucas sleeping nude and entangled among three naked female dragons. The girls shrieked, scrambled off the bed and rushed out of the room barely dressed upon sighting the crown prince staring at them coldly, slamming the door behind them.

Lucas turned around and gave two thumbs up to his friend, who burst out out laughing, before he stood up from the bed and walked into the bathroom. Warren sat on one of the intricately carved chairs in the room with his arms crossed on his chest.

'You can't keep doing this Lucas', he said as he heard the showers come on.

'Doing what?' replied Lucas.

'Sleeping with women who aren't your mate.' replied Warren.

Lucas popped his head covered in surds out of the showers saying, 'Are you kidding me right now?' before popping it back in.

Warren sighed deeply as he turned to look at the view through the window. Outside he saw the procession of dragons of various colours flying in and out of the dragon fortress, built by his father centuries ago.

The landscape was far different from the grasslands he grew up with in the lycanthrope kingdom with the tree tops and slopes covered in layers of ice and the atmosphere cold with a slight fog. Warren closed his eyes reminiscing on those simpler days, growing up with Lucas and his sister Lisa when he was just a boy without duties or expectations.

He snapped back into reality as Lucas stepped back into the room nude, exposing his tall, ripped body covered in warrior tattoo's all over his arms and back. A testament of his accomplishments as a warrior and position as the future lycan king.

'What's with the look dude?' asked Lucas as he put on his boxers and proceeded to find his outfit for the day.

'Just thinking' replied Warren

'Please tell me you've realized that Cecil isn't right for you, make me happy.' said Lucas as he picked out a pair of black trousers with matching a suit.

'Lucas, not now' replied Warren

'I am telling you there's something odd about her Warren.I just can't put my finger on it and that worries me. My instincts are never wrong.'

'She's my mate Lucas.' said Warren looking at his friend who was now sitting in front of him wearing boxer shorts.

'And it is statements like this which worry me the most. Ever since we were young, we always dreamt of our mates. How we would find them and show off PDAs like my parents. Dude, you threatened to give up your throne on the phone when you found out about your mothers decision to find you a chosen mate and I arrive a week later to find you fitting right into the her program.'

'I realised we make a good match, she is a strong dragon from a royal family and she will bear strong sons.'

'Warren are you listening to yourself? The Warren I know would never talk like that. You sound like a breeding cow commercial. Everyone here may not have noticed your change but I have, dude.'

'Lucas I get it, you don't like her. And the whole situation seems surreal but I have made my decision. I will marry Cecil.'

'Have you considered what will happen when your true mate comes along?' asked Lucas.

'Like you do when you are frolicking with other girls?' said Warren looking at him with a mischievous look.

'Touche' replied Lucas looking sheepishly.

'Get dressed, we leave within the hour '

'What do you think this school would be like with so many creatures together?' asked Lucas lying on the bed with his hands behind his head.

'Its hard to tell, but I guess we'll find out when we get there' replied Warren

'I can barely stand the stench of a vampire and now I may have to share classes with them. Its going to be one hell of a ride' said Lucas

'You'll live.' replied Warren standing up and straightening his clothes. Lucas sat up again to look as his six foot friend who was wearing grey pants with a white cotton shirt with long sleeves, rolled up to the elbow, displaying some of the tattoos Warren earned in the lycan territory while growing up there.

'Do you think we'll meet our mates there? asked Lucas with a sad smile.

'I hope you do.' replied Warren

'And what about you?'

'Lucas, I swear...'

'Alright, alright, no more questions' Lucas said amidst chuckles raising his hands before getting up from the bed and moving to the bathroom with his chosen clothes which surprised Warren as Lucas was never shy about his nudity around anyone let alone him. As Lucas reach the door he turned back,looking mischievously at Warren who now wore frustrated expression, and said, 'What if your mate is a half-b..' before fleeing into the bathroom from the long hard spike Warren flung at him which hit the bathroom door.