Hidden Wings

chapter thirteen

'I have to find him! Where is he?' I was running in the castle looking for the man I was with only moments before. My dress keep tripping me, so I held in it one hand. I looked everywhere but he wasn't anywhere to be found.

"Are you the princess?" A little boy stopped me as I turned the corner, I almost ran into him. I nod,

"Yes, may I help you?" He's eyes widen and smiled,

"I have a letter." He says thrusting his arm out with enthusiasm. I give him a smile back and took it. After I thanked him, he ran off. I looked at the letter but there was no name just said to the princess.

'To the lovely princess,

Meet at the old grain farm in an hour or the young man dies. Come alone.' It was straightforward and something in me knew the person wasn't joking around.

I kept thinking over and over again please let me make it on time, but it was so hard to run the stupid dress so I start to fly as fast as I could but the trail of blood told me I was too late. I followed the trail behind the barn and there he was covered in his own blood his eyes blank, lifeless. I walked over in disbelief, both mud and his blood was getting soaked into the end of my green dress. The moment I was next to him my knees gave out and I fell next to him tears falling. The pain in my chest was too much I didn't care if I lived or died at that moment.

I woke up with tears in my eyes.

"Been awhile since I've had that dream." I mumble as I get out bed and to the bathroom. I turn on the water and just let it run for a few seconds then splashed some on my face. I take a deep breath and go back my room.

"Just try to sleep, Ivey. Just try to sleep."

-Next morning-

"Morning Iv..." Isaac starts but stops halfway as I enter the kitchen. I grumble a morning back and get a cup and poured some coffee in it

"UGHHH! How do you drink this stuff!" I shout as I set it down. Isaac laughs a little and says,

"With cream and sugar." He puts some of each and push my cup over to me. I take another sip and it was sweet.

"Oh." I said taking another drink.

"Didn't get any sleep I see." He commits as he cooks. “The potion will take effect tomorrow night I promise.” I grunt.

"It’s not a big deal it was a shorter less horror filled dream I’ll survive." He sets a plate down and I eat it slowly.

"When you’re done eating get dress, we have to get the office early." I nod and go get ready.

"Hey Alzir." I wave at him as we walk into this weird looking control center. He looks up and nods. "What is this place?"

"It's our communication center." He answered looking back at his screen. "What are you doing here?" He asked.

"I still have to train with you."

"Right, right." He sighs, "Give me a few minutes I'll meet you in your brothers office." I nod and leave without another word. I waited in Isaac's office for half an hour till Alzir came.

"Let's go." He mumbled.

"Long morning?" I ask getting out of Isaac's big chair. He nods,

"More liked long night." He said as we walked out

"You didn't sleep?" He yaws and I take that as a yes.

"Do you want to skip the lesson today?" He shakes his head.

"Let's go." We go to the room and through the portal.

An hour has passed since we came, and I have counted three yawns and two power naps that lasted five minutes each.

"We can go back you obvious need sleep." I say as I create a cloud than make it vanish. He shakes his head.

"I've already told you five times no. You need to learn to control your powers." He yawns again. I sigh and sit down in my spot.

"I know your right, but you keep yawing and it’s making me sleepy." I mumble the last part, but he just grunts.

"I’m the one yawning you better stay awake you have lots to learn.” He flicks his wrist and the ground under me lifts up causing me to stumble up to my feet. He chuckles and I scowl.

“What was that for?” He doesn't answer just grunts. “I’ve learned a few things too.” I wrinkle my nose with a deeper scowl and as I take hold of my imaginary paint brush, I whack him in the chest with a splat as some of the water in the air form a giant brush in my arms. The moment it touched him the whole thing busted like a water balloon. Eyes wide and smile reaching my lips I laugh at the soaking 6ft 7inch man that looking pissed. He takes a deep breath and once he let it out a gust came off of him drying his clothes then made me stumble a little.

"Not too bad kid " He says crossing his arms he was grinning down at me. “Here is one lesson you’ll learn twice; your emotions are linked to your powers so you must make sure to keep it in check when on earth. I know your brother has almost set a few fires in his time on earth.”

"My emotions are direct contact to my powers." He nods.

"You will be queen so your priority is to our people and they are your people, I believe you have noticed a few things about us fea when we are in your presents, I do not want to make it sound so serious however Ms. Ivey you must feel it, you were meant to lead with great power and get kindness, trust this much I know." He sighs then says, “We can take a break let.”

"How was practice?" Isaac asked the second we stepped through the portal. I shrugged.

"Good. I'm going home." I turned and walked out the door. “I need a shower.”

"Ivey, where are you going? We haven't talked since yesterday." I smile,

“Practicing but I need to shower, I’ll be back later.”

“You could just use the ones here they are a lot nicer plus it’s late.” I nod checking my phone for the time Ashton had called several times. I sigh,

“Sounds good have you by chance found a way to you know unbound me and Ashton?” She shakes her head. “I think we should tell him he is still at the school with the unseelie king and he might get hurt maybe if I go talk to Faith she’ll listen?” Adela goes silent then nods,

“Sounds like a plan we will go tomorrow morning before your lessons. Come let me show you our bath house.”

“There’s a bath house.” I gasp as she leads me down the hall.