Mystical Academy: The Mystery of the World

"Why do I feel so dizzy?" she closed her eyes and breathes. I sat beside her and stare into her face.

"Knock, knock!" I looked at the door to see Patrick. He looked at me and to Marissa. "Is everything alright here? What happened to her?" he asked quickly looking worried.

"Ricky, babe, please help me." She murmurs. "My world is going all dark."

Patrick immediately run to her and kneel in front of her. He took her hand and place it on his cheeks. They look so adorable together, so in love at each other. It is a nice match. I immediately shook the thought and goes back to Marissa who is already pale.

"I will get you some tea." He told her as he kissed her hands. "Would you please stay with her for a while? I won't be long." I politely nod my head and help her to lay down. He immediately exited the door. I look down at her as she breathes and closes her eyes. I should be polite right?

"What should I do to help you?" I asked her. She smiles and gently lift her right hand. I stare at it for a moment.

"Would you press my palm?" I nod as I kneel and started pressing her palm. I glanced at her. She seemed calm and relieved. It didn't take long for Patrick to come back with Nicholas.

"Marissa, what do you feel?" Nicholas asked. Marissa simply smile at her brother just to make him feel light.

"I'm fine, big bro. Maybe I just need to have a proper rest." She didn't mention on what happened a while ago. I did not speak about it but the way they looked at me, has curiosity, worry, and something mysterious.

"I will bring you to my room." Patrick said. She just smile.

"Have you forgotten that you are not married yet and it isn't appropriate to her to sleep—"

"Ahhh…Owww." She complains as she hold her temple. "Can you stop treating me a child? Besides, I and he has a two year relationship already and I am going to marry him."

I gape on what she just blurted. We all did gapes with wide eyes including Patrick. Then she suddenly laugh and laugh. She stopped from laughing and breathes feeling more dizzy than before.

"I will sleep here with Catastrophe. Is it alright?" she asked me. I nod my head and excuse myself to the bathroom.

I found Marissa already lying on the right side of the bed. She glanced at me and waved her hand as she tapped the wide space on the left side. I nod my head and sat there. She move sideways facing me.

"I don't know what happened earlier but I feel like a spirit controlled my mind to communicate with you. Don't worry I won't tell anyone about it. You can trust me."

"I feel jealous now. Can I sleep with you? I feel like outcast with the boys."

"Sure! Come in!" Marissa said cheerfully as ever. The bed is wide and we gave her space to sleep.

Marissa and Eliza talk too much about their pasts which includes Adhiti. I just listen to them while lying sideways facing the wall back from them. I don't know how to fall asleep though I am exhausted. They are both sleeping and the beam of light from the window is where I stare. The window is little open as a cold wind enters the room. It is good like that. I can smell the trees and grass outside.

I fall deeply into sleep and I feel like levitating. I can feel a fresh cold night and smell the mixed scents of different kinds of trees, flowers, grass and soil. I breathes and open my eyes. The light of the sun blinded me. The singing birds makes me more relaxed. It was a good morning.

"Catastrophe," I turn to my left side to see a familiar figure and when I understand where I am lying, I immediately sat up and looked around me. "What are you doing out here too early?" Patrick had brought a blanket with him and he wrapped it around me. He helped me get up and I look around me to see lots of rabbits, birds and squirrels around me.

"What happened?" Nicholas who arrived from jogging asked. He stopped and dropped his towel.

On the corner of my eye I saw a werewolf. When I turn to her, she immediately run off. Patrick checked my pulse on my neck. He scoop my chin and checked my face. I don't understand why he's checking me.

"You're good. Let's get ready for breakfast." He smiled at me and I nod my head.

He's good at ignoring things and not speaking at them. I know what he is and what he can do. He kept lot of things he know. It might be either for his own safety or for others. He's good at pretending after all. But as a woman, I got a strong instinct in male's action.

The breakfast was settled on the patio garden. They are all curious on why the animals of the forest are all gathered around. I think I know why. They are all here for me. I had dreamed a white deer kissed me on forehead on my sleep. I sipped on my water and glanced at Eliza who seemed focusing on the rabbits. It was suspicious. Is she talking to them?

"I need to go back home." Eliza suddenly speak that make everyone give attention to her. She stood and walk inside the house. That was quite weird.

I was packing my things and a dove dive into the window and stood on the table. I stopped and extend my hand to the dove. She makes a sound like talking to me and fly to my wrist. I smiles and gently brushes my forefinger on her neck. When footsteps are getting near to the door, I toss her to the window and she fly away outside.

"Twenty minutes, Catastrophe." Nicholas sounds demanding today. He put a rectangular box of shoes on my big box and helped me with it. "We had lots of things to catch up."

"What are those things?" I asked. He glanced at me for a while and focus on putting a few things on my box. He walk towards the desk and pick the picture frame. He stare at it for a moment and he speaks his answer.

"Things that you should learn."

"To be specific?"

"Less asking and more on moving."

He's kind of weird today. What is going on to them? I watch him pack few things of Adhiti. I was about to asked him but he stopped me and sign me to finish things I should finish. He took me back to Mystical Academy using a truck where my bike is sitting on the back.

A low music is playing on the radio. I kind of miss that song. Somebody used to sing it in front of me while playing the radio. I am one of a fan of Bruno Mars. He's not just half Filipino but he got a great music as his art. The 'Nothing on You' of Bruno Mars featuring B.O.B. I propped my elbow on the window of the truck while I lean my cheek on my knuckles.

"You know this song?" he asked.

"Yeah. I guess everyone knows Bruno Mars."

"He got great songs. I have a collection of his albums on my room. You wanna hear few of it?"

"Yah, sure." I just nod as I glance at him. He give me a tight smile. I look back on the side of the road as cold wind and smell of tress are passing on my face. I close my eyes as I relaxed a little clearing my thoughts from happy-tragic memories of mine.

I open my eyes to meet a pair of blue eyes of a pure white werewolf. It was like slow motion and like hours as we stare at each other. But the truck didn't stop. However, it seems that the time had stopped or move very slow for us to meet each other's eyes. When I flick my eyes she was gone. I move on my sit and almost stand as I move half of my body outside the window.

"Sit down." He demands. When I failed on seeing her I sat back and breathes. "What is it?" I shook my head and exhales.

"Nothing."

We enter the main big gate of the Mystical Academy. A few students got back and some are hugging their parents like it was another last time they will see them. I sense someone staring at me and when I turn to my right, I saw this guy wearing all back staring at me. I stare back at him. I need to know him. He was familiar and he was like studying me or something. Should I attack him or confront him? When I was about to approach him, Nicholas gripped my arm.

"We have no time for talking to a friend." He told me.

"Who is that guy?" I asked him.

"He's nobody for now." On how Nicholas throw a glare on him was like a flame. Something is very hot between them.

He help me carry my boxes on my room slash, Adhiti's room. He settled it on the corner while I wait for him to leave. He stood straight and looked at me.

"Meet me at the back of the gymnasium at four. Make sure that you will wear your rubber shoes and comfortable one."

"Why?" I asked out of curiosity.

"Why won't you just obey on what your mentor told you to do? Avoid asking too much question, it can kill you." He turn around and was about to close the door and I speak.

"Curiosity kills me more." I said and turn back.

I came to our rendezvous two minutes before the time. I sigh and waited for a few moments for him. I walk around to check on few things. I had never been here but I felt something pulling me to go farther. I walk and walk farther from our rendezvous.

Every time I go nearer, my hear skips a beat every two steps I take. On this part, it was warm. I stopped in front of a huge oak tree. His leaves are dry and keep falling. It was supposed to be a horror and there should be a raven or a crow but there's a dove sitting on the main branch.

I walk near to touch the bark of the tree. I wanted to feel it. He was peculiar among of other trees. I feel a warm sensation inside of it. The oak tree is speaking to me. But he was not alone there were at least five spirits inside of it. I hear their whispers speaking at each other. It sounds like different language but somehow, I understand them.

"Catastrophe." I gasped and snapped my eyes on Nicholas who got two wooden swords on his both hands and a real one at his back. He look up to the branch and I did too. A raven sit beside the dove and the dove flies away.

"Their difference make them hate each other." I stated.

"They don't hate each other, somehow, they only seemed to make a barrier between them."

I suddenly feel depressed because of the thought that there should be a balance in the world. The balance between evil and good.

"Do you mean that, to keep the balance, there should be evil and there should be good ones in this world?"

"Yes, that was balance."

"How depressing that the evil ones should stay evil. And for the good ones to protect innocent from evil."

I put my hand down and stare for a moment on the bark of the oak tree. I felt something inside. I felt more curious on how funny the energy came from it.

"Heads up." When I looked at him he already throw a wooden sword to me and I caught it with one hand. "Nice reflexes. Your training will start today." He sounds serious. I get it. This will be a very serious training which is not good. I look down on the sword that I am holding. "Have you ever swung a sword and cut someone's head?"

"I had never held any sword in my life."

He clasped the belt of his sword at his back and nod his head. He walk towards the nearest tree at his left side and rested his sword there. I stare at the sword for a moment. The handle is gold with a head of a dragon. In the middle part of the handle are four stones. Blue (like the sky), turquoise, yellow-brown (more like a hazelnut color) and red-orange one.

"We are not going to handle real swords for now." He snapped at me. I stood straight lazily and sigh.

"What's the difference between fencing and the sword?"

He was quizzical for a moment and chuckled, finding my stupid question amusing. He gaze into my eyes before answering my question.

"Fencing is sport game, my dear. They are using three different kinds of swords; the foil, épée and sabre. The sword is, the weapon that is used. This is called claymore the double edged sword."

Of course I know that. I just wanted to asked foolish question. The foil's hand is almost the same as épée. Their hand are both 20 cm and 90 cm blade. The sabre is shorter than the foil and épée 17 cm handle and 88cm blade. I only had read about it

"So you mean we are going to play fencing using these fat wooden swords of yours? And why are the fencing swords are thinner like a needle?"

"You asked too much questions. I want you to stretch your muscles first using that sword."