Mystical Academy: The Mystery of the World

Being Catastrophe from being Adhiti is hard. I have to lie. I have to pretend. I have to be someone. I am getting tired of being a liar and being not who I am. But this is me now. I need to stand for this plan. Yesterday just make me stronger. And that tragic past that Adhiti suffered, taking all the pain of torment makes Catastrophe stronger and fearless. I have to thank her no matter what. She makes a person that I am today.

"You are really trying hard." A deep voice of a man speaks behind me that make me stopped from running. "Oh, don't stop. It will sprain your ankle." I face on his direction and throw a fire. He took my fire and mixed with his that almost burn the trees. "Good morning, Catastrophe." His smiles are trying to be charming in front of me. I have to roll my eyes on that. "Keep going." I did keep going and glanced on my sports watch.

It's 4 am already and I need to meet him. I duck down when a ball of fire was thrown to me. I don't know how aware I am and flexible to duck when the fire is behind me. I get up and glare at Flame who lightens his palm in a ball of fire. He smiles playfully and throws the fire on me. I got a chance to roll over to avoid it. I started running fast when the adrenaline rushes up. My blood is racing too up my head together with my heart. He keeps on throwing fire on me with his both hands while he's running after me. I don't know that he's a psycho. Why is he trying to kill me with his own fire?

"Run baby, run!" he tease me and chuckles.

"Psychopath!" I groan and run as fast as I can.

My head is really hot, am I mad? My palms are aching to let go the very hot sensation. I growl and spread my arms letting go the burning fire. I stopped from running and face him in very swift movement and push the fire on him. He throw another fire but my big fire eats his ball of fire.

"Awesome for the first timer." He said and walks closer to me. The fire dies and my arms fall. I tried to catch my breath, feeling like I haven't been breathing for minutes. Now, I understand. He's testing me and this is the surprise of my mentor. "Here." He gave me a bottle. "This will help." I took it and twist the cap of the bottle and swig it into my mouth. My whole body cools down from the fresh water he gave to me. I walk towards the three near me and leans my back while still catching my breath. My heart is beating so loud and my brain feels like going to explode. My eyes started to see dark.

"I am cooling down!" I scowl at him. I scream when water from above showers on. I looked like a fire that dies in the water as smoke evaporates from my skin. I suddenly feel freezing. My breath hitches and my whole nerves feels frozen or should I say more relaxed. "Did you just do that?!" I looked at him madly. He smiles and gently tapped a fresh towel on my face. I grabbed the towel from him and started drying my hair and my neck. My head started heating because of agitation towards him.

"Oh... she looks really cute." Flame said with a twinkle on his eyes and admiration towards me. "Is she really looks more like Adhiti your ex-girlfriend?"

My heart winced on the ex-girlfriend thing but I shouldn't feel that way. Adhiti, do you still love this guy? Now that you know that he's an asshole, how could you feel even a little thing towards him! I am sorry that I have to curse you but I really fucking hate you Adhiti for loving this asshole!

I didn't dare looking at Nick. I looked at Flame who looks guilty on mentioning Adhiti. I guess that Nick is mad or something. I don't care. I should not care right?

"Let's get to work." He sounds serious now. "You can now leave, Flame."

Flame lousily move and walks and glanced back at me. He winks at me which I only show a bored look. I turn to face Nick and he tosses the wooden sword to me. I catch it and toss it up and hold it well. I hang the towel on the branch of the tree and positioned for a defense or attack.

"You know, I love teaching you..." his smiles teasing me but I stay impassive on my every emotion. He attacks first and I blocked it right away. "You are fast learner."

"I know I am." I said and gritted my teeth. I push away his sword with mine and attack him in very swift movement. He swings his sword to my side and I caught his wrist as my sword pointed his neck.

"Impressive. Did you practice?"

"No. I imagine killing someone yesterday but the bad thing is... he's already dead."

"There are more coming." He murmurs which sounds more like a warning. He gently put down his wooden sword and move closer to me. "You have to understand that I am doing this all for you. I maybe a jerk to Adhiti because I let my depression goes along into temptations. There will be times that I might not beside you to protect you from those monsters and at least you know how to defend yourself and survive in these cruel worlds we are living. Mahal kita." He murmurs the last word and kisses my forehead. I was quite taken aback from what he did.

I don't understand the last two words because it is a foreign language but the sounds flatter me. I feel like standing on the beach while listening to the splash of the water to the seashore, as seagulls are flying around making a silly-peaceful sound. He pressed his warm lips for seconds as it gives heat around my body and suddenly, I feel just fine. No muscle pain and no heartache.

"That's it for now. We won't have any practice this afternoon since that there will be a night ball."

I look up at him and stare at his eyes for a moment.

"I wanted to ask you something."

"Anything." He move a little backward.

"Wouldn't your girlfriend get mad when she found out that you have this affection on me?"

"If she gets mad, it is my responsibility. Anyway, I wanted to break things with her. I feel suffocated on lying at myself and for using her."

"Why? Is it because of me who looks identically like Adhiti?"

"Let's say you give me a gut to make that decision. But, it is not because of you or Adhiti. It is I who make foolish things. I realize the wrongs that I made while she's not with us. I shouldn't use Eliza to cover all the pain. I shouldn't deny that nobody can fill my heart but Adhiti. I should've look for her instead of sitting around drowning myself in depression while she's out there suffering."

I wanted to look away from his eyes. It was full of pain, regrets and guilt. His eyes are cloudy and anytime the water will fall. And as a tear fall from his left eye the water above started dripping slowly until it rains on us.

"Do you know how painful it is, Catastrophe? Do you know how painful it is to think that my Adhiti is suffering physical pain and worse in emotional pain? I just wished that those pain that are torturing her is my pain. So that I won't get hurt seeing her suffering in that torment."

I feel like an ugly duckling who was left alone all wet walking in an isolated corridor. I thought that I can be mad at him but now that I know what he really feels I suddenly feel broken again. I don't know when or how I get into my room but I found myself on the floor leaning on the closed door.

My heart suddenly felt comforted when I let go all the tears and all the pain inside me. Damn you, Adhiti! Why do you still love him?! How can you still love him if he had cheated on you and break you many times since you arrived in this hell again?

"Damn you!" I mutters. I looked at poor Katherine sitting in front of me with those shinning crystal blue eyes. She purrs and walk towards me as she rubbed herself against my folded kneels. "Oh, Katherine!" I cries and took her and hugged her almost tight. "I miss you so much…"

"Meow…"

"I'm so sorry that I have to ignore you… I'm sorry."

I stay like that for a while though I am wet as Katherine gives me heat. My heart almost jumped out from my throat when someone knocks on the door.

"Catastrophe, this is Marissa. You got a delivery from George Canfield, I guess that it's your dad. I will leave it outside the door."

I heard a little sound of a box on the floor and her footsteps walking away. I shove my face to fury Katherine and push back my face and sneeze and sneeze. Katherine purrs, complaining on my actions. I found myself smiling on a situation like this. I shouldn't be serious all the time. I need to take action on what happened to Adhiti. She need justice… but not only her who needs a justice but for those who died because of them. I let go of Katherine and stood. I wipe my tears and opens the door. I found a brown cardboard box sitting in front of my door. I pick it up, turning my heels to my back and closes the door behind.

I put it on the top of the bed and opens it. A wooden case of a violin surprise me with a fluffy cottons around. I pulls out the violin and gently put it on the bed. I open the case as a beautiful carved violin surprised me again with a letter over it. I pick up the small envelope and pulls out the card.

Catastrophe,

There are no days that I forget about you. I hope that you are doing fine in your new school. I heard a lot about Mystical Academy as a school for supernatural kids. Would it be good that I came to visit you sometimes? Can I visit you there? I am worried and missed you so much like my own daughter.

Please remember the notes that I had taught you. Remember to touch the fret and strings of this violin with gentle. Remember to play it with full of emotions. Your father told me that you might missed playing it. Call me in this number anytime you need someone to bother. I won't mind if you bother me. Call me 111-224-546.

With love,

M. Sander

I take my time on taking a warm bath, scrubbing my back, my arms…my whole body makes me new. I put up my leather jeans and white shirt. I brush up my hair and tie it. I put out the bow and brush the rosin gently to its string. I adjust the tune of the violin and it was perfectly good. I remember Mr. Sander. I remember how he taught me to play violin. He told me that I was a very fast learner that I can be Mozart in a day.

I play the violin together with the orchestra that is playing on my music box. I play with closed eyes as my mixed emotions are playing with the music. I make a plan inside my mind. I make a plan to make a move to get them. I will totally sue them. I will totally sue those monsters who killed my friends. I will totally kill them all. No matter what they are and how powerful they are. They will know who I really was.

"Catastrophe!" I turn around to face Mrs. Patterson who is holding the Drama Arts Class. "Have you already decided to audition today? We only need a little performance for tonight. I know it is too rush but you should try."

"Uhm, what am I auditioning to?" I asked formally.

"What about acting? Do you love acting?" she asked me like she knew that I love. Like I was her daughter.

"No. I don't do acting. I only knew how to express a few expression."

"It's alright. You can audition whatever musical or art talent you have. I will see you there. Don't disappoint me." She smiles so cheerfully. She's too excited for me to show up on that audition for a rush performance tonight.

I walk back to my room and pick up my violin. The audition has been started since half an hour ago. I smirk on the back of my thought seeing Leona on the corridor keeping the Mystical Academy organized. She wave and smiled at me. I just nod my head as a response. I don't have time to smile at you or to everyone. I got a plan to do for now.

I enter the Auditorium where lots of people are gathered preparing for everything and at the same time a rush audition. Do they love cramming that much? I heard that the stage director calls my name two times.

"Is this Catastrophe Canfield is going to audition?" she asked.

"Oh, she's here!" Marissa shouts. They all looked at me and the stage Director sign me to get into the front stage. I stood there and pulls out my violin.

"You are not going to do some acting?" she asked me. I look down on my bow and my violin a little insulting to him.

"Obviously, I will play this thing." I said it to her mockingly that makes her taken a back a little. She were closed to Adhiti on her past life. But that friendship was already dead. Now, I am going to play the plan in my head.

I gently positioned the violin on my shoulder as I gently lean my chin over it. I positioned my fingers on the fret gently as I place the string of the bow to the string of the violin. I gently brush it to the second string which gave a very high pitch sound. Then, I started to tell them the tragic past of Adhiti on this school together with the monsters living inside here through my music. I see that everyone are gathered. I see that the people who had join force together to betray her are gathered too, listening to the hidden story… listening to the story telling of my music.

On the corner, I saw Patrick who is quietly sitting on the dark as painful tears gently falling down from his eyes. He didn't notice those tears and I have to look away because it pain's Adhiti's heart seeing that her beloved brother is crying because he had done nothing to help her.

I cut off my story and face everyone that their pair of eyes are all on me. There is a loud clap from someone and everyone follows. I looked at the running Patrick out the Auditorium that was followed by Marissa who glanced at me.

"Are you ready to perform tonight?" the director asked with a smile.

"Sure." I said. I looked at Eliza who doesn't look happy. She show her sad eyes on me and tight a smile.

"That was very beautiful." Mrs. Patterson come to me. "When did you learn to play violin?"

"When I was five, my father taught me to handle the bow and the violin." I said it straight. She force a smile but her eyes still show sadness.

"And the piece that you play? I never heard of it."