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“I am a Seer and Fae?” I ask.
Nodding, Headmaster Patricia smiles warmly at me. “Yes, you are very powerful and I know that you will do great things with this knowledge,” she explains.
I make my way back to my table where I am embraced with a warm hug from Candi.
“This is incredible,” Candi whispers in my ear. “This is what we thought all along.”
I take my seat, my heart swelling with pride and love. I feel a heated gaze on me; and I know that when I turn my head, I am going to find Ason staring at me.
His proud smile causes butterflies to flutter deep in my belly. I have no idea what to make of this, but I can’t worry about that now. I just discovered that I have true powers and I can’t wait to share this with my mom.
The rest of the ceremony flew by in a blur -- there were speeches, performances, and dancing. As I sat watching everyone enjoy the evening, I felt a heaviness take over me.
Sensing him even before he made his way to me, I saw Ason standing beside me.
“It looks like you actually do have powers,” he says, reminding me of my fears from earlier.
Nodding, all I can do is smile. “Yes, I sort of had a feeling I may be a Seer. I’ve been researching.”
“I’m aware,” Ason says.
His eyes dance around the room and I wonder what he is up to.
Ason offered me his hand and I just stared down.
“Look, everyone is dancing. Maybe we should, too,” he says.
Is he asking me to dance? I hate how elusive Ason is, but I don’t have the heart to turn him down.
Placing my hand in his, a spark tears through me, and my eyes shoot up to look into Ason’s.
He leads us to the dance floor where the candlelight glows all around us. For a moment I felt beautiful.
The music wrapped around us as Ason placed one hand on my waist and the other, taking my hand in his again. I did not need to know him to follow his lead, as if we were one body dancing across the floor. Ason, tall and handsome and so different than anyone else I knew, held me tightly like he was never going to let me go. I could feel the stares of those around us, but I didn’t care. At this moment, it was just the two of us.
“Why did you ask me to dance?” I blurt out.
Cringing, I hope that I didn’t ruin the mood, but I desperately needed to know.
Ason doesn’t loosen his hold on me, but sighs deeply. “I’m proud of you and wanted to dance.”
“Proud of me?” I question.
“I thought you hated me,” I almost laughed.
Ason looks deeply into my eyes, all hints of anger long gone.
“Trust me, what I feel for you isn’t hate,” he says, through clenched teeth.
I stop for a moment, but Ason continues to twirl me around the dance floor. I don’t know how to respond to what he just said, so I just keep my mouth clamped shut.
"I know we're supposed to be rivals, but I think I've been wrong about you all along." Ason’s words ring loudly in my ears.
Stifling a laugh, I had to smile at him. “Rivals, huh? Is that what we are?” I asked.
He chuckled and it was the sweetest sound I had ever heard. I have no idea how this shift between us happened, but something has changed.
“To be honest, I have no idea what we are. You are so hot and cold at times,” I admit.
