“Thanks Little Star. I think I’m going to need to stay in here for a while.” He says as he practically melts into the water below.
His pearlescent skin takes on more of a sheen as his toes and fingers become webbed, perfect for moving quickly through the water. I’d be willing to bet that if he dipped his head under the water he’d get gills as well.
“So fucking cool.” He grins, pushing back his interaction with Kai.
I nod in agreement a giant yawn overtaking me.
“Go and rest Little Star. We’ve had a big day and no doubt tomorrow will be another one.” He says and I nod.
I make my way to my room noting Levi already under the covers and if his soft breathing is anything to go by he’s already asleep. I take a quick shower and collapse into bed, out like a light before my head hits the pillow.
******
I know I’m asleep but for some reason this doesn’t feel like a dream but more like a vision, I’m half expecting Nyx to pop up somewhere since she’s been the feature in all of my other visions.
I’m in the courtyard of a giant castle. Unlike the one at the academy this one is traditional and medieval in its look with turrets and gargoyles, extra flourishes everywhere.
As I admire one of the gargoyles it moves and jumps off of the high building swooping down to land in the courtyard a few feet away from me. I am incredibly glad that no one can see me right now because I jump and squeak before rolling my eyes at myself.
There’s a lot of, I’m guessing, students mulling around since they are all in uniform. None of them are wearing any human glamour though and I’m somewhat envious of that. I try to take a closer look at their uniformbut I can’t make out the crest that adorns the breast project of all the blazers, all of them blurred out regardless of how close they are to me.
Ok I get it I’m not supposed to know that yet.
Why am I here though?
As soon as I’ve thought the words my attention is pulled towards a group of four guys, one of which I recognise. Squinting my eyes to make sure I’m right, I grin as I see Cole. Surprisingly, Like Erin, his hair is dipped in colour unlike Erin though his is bright blue, his eyes flashing blue and gold as one of the guys surrounding him kisses him thoroughly.
My grin widens, these are Cole’s Bonded.
I knew there was more to him since I know for a fact that it isn’t normal for a Centres appearances to change. One of his Bonded is obviously a demon with bigger horns than usual but nowhere near as big as Levi’s. one of the others is a gargoyle and I have no idea what the third is. The third one has his back to me and a student walks past with a bitchy smirk and deliberately spills bright red liquid down his back. The liquid sizzles and the guy yells out immediately whipping off his shirt.
They all confront the bitch who backs up quickly but my mind is stuck with what I saw on his back.
He had the protector mark that we all bear, the one that links them to me and if one of them has them they all do.
Fuck.
Chapter Seventeen
Igo through the routine of breakfast the next day in a fog. I told the guys all about it when we first woke up and they just let me be so that I could work through it. We all agreed to keep Cole close though, which is no hardship since we all like him.
The dream plays on repeat as I go through my morning routine.
I am so happy that Cole is getting his Bonded. I’ve been toying with telling him but it doesn’t quite sit right with me so I quickly shut that line of thinking down. I think the best course of action is to keep him close and get to know him. It’s obvious from the tattoo that him and his Bonded are some of the few that I’ll be able to trust.
I also sent Erin a message this morning before I dragged my lazy ass out of bed, telling her about it.
“Time to go Titch.” Maverick says bringing me out of my thoughts with a gentle kiss.
I smile and grab my bag. We’ve all taken on the advice from Domonic yesterday and we’ve made sure to bring a spare change of clothes for after combat class this afternoon.
Erin meets us in the hallway and we say goodbye to our guys before making our way to class, we all woke up too late to get to breakfast and although I’m going to be starving by lunch. I needed my sleep more, using so much magic to fight that thing yesterday took a hell of a lot out of me and I’m sure the others too.
Before we leave, I take an extra moment just to check on Jax, he seems to be completely revived this morning but then again he spent all night in the bath tub. I have a feeling that’s helped immensely in reviving him and is something that we need to be aware of for the future.
“So we’re inviting Cole into the fold then?” Erin asks quietly as we weave our way through the throngs of students all rushing to their morning classes.
“Yeah I think that’s probably the best plan of action. He’s obviously going to be involved in the long run. Him and his Bonded.” I say quietly as we enter the room and take a seat behind Cole.
