Original Stories Fan Fiction ❯ The Gifted Moon Academy ❯ The Next Day ( Chapter 9 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

The night slowly passed into day, and once again green eyes peered open and looked around. She couldn't remember where she was for a moment. After some time thinking, she remembered that she was in her dorm room, though the details as to how and why and why she felt like she had just been hit by a train were still fuzzy. Her whole body seemed to be in pain, but mostly her head. She felt exhausted even though she had just woken up, and she wasn't sure why.
A few moments later she remembered the energy deficit. She had cast a huge spell, then went jogging and practiced her martial arts in spite of exhaustion. That alone had put her in a bit of an energy deficit. But why was her body so sore? Her head throbbed in pain, and what little light was in the room was blinding. Her stomach felt like it was nearly on fire, and her lungs felt like lead. She coughed a few times, causing the pain to multiply tenfold, and once again tasted copper in her mouth, but this time it was mingled with phlegm.
Holy crap, she thought to herself, what the hell happened?
Turning to Rinsi at the sound of her coughing, Nakya went rushing to her side.
"Rinsi! Are you okay? How do you feel?" Helping her sit up, she propped a pillow behind her. "Don't strain yourself. Do you remember what happened?"
Rinsi winced in pain as her elevation changed, but she still smiled, trying to ease her roommate’s fears.
"Damn, that must've been some party, huh? I feel like a train wreck and I don't remember a thing. Remind me never to get drunk again." she said jokingly through gritted teeth.
"So you don't remember what happened then?" she asked, looking at Rinsi, her eyes full of concern. Thinking, she suddenly said "Rinsi, if you don't mind, I can access your memories and I can find out what happened."
Not waiting for her response, she figured Rinsi wouldn't mind, she connected her mind to Rin's. Ki'iro storming off. Nakya crying, running into Logan. Logan holding her. Yumi seeing Logan's arms around her. Yumi running. Ki'iro speaking to Yumi, Yumi crying. Rinsi hugging her. And... Yumi attacking Rinsi because of...... Nakya. Pain, horrible, searing pain.. Breaking her thoughts of from Rinsi's, Nakya doubled over in pain. Breathing sharply, she waited until the pain passed. Looking at Ichio, she began to tremble.
"It's all my fault.. everything that happened is because of me.." she whispered, looking back at Rinsi.
Stumbling backwards, she turned around and ran. She started running down the hall, sobbing. She hoped no one would see her, she didn't want to hurt anyone else.
"That girl is too impatient." Came a voice nearby.
Rinsi turned her head and instantly the world spun. She blinked her eyes a few times and waited for the spinning to stop before she realized the voice belonged to.
"Reading someone's mind like that so soon after such serious injuries isn't safe. So, do you want to tell me your side of it and why you weren't resting like I told you to?"
Rinsi instantly felt like the proverbial dog in the dog house. She had tried to rest, or at least she thought she had, but noise kept her up.
"Well, I tried to..." she explained.
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A young vampire was walking at an easy pace. His hands were in his pockets and his head in the clouds. He heard footsteps running up behind him. He turned and moved closer to the wall. After running into Nakya twice he figured it was best to avoid runners. He pushed his hair from his face. Confusion crossed it as he spotted Nakya, crying once more. He tilted his head slightly to the side his hair falling in front of his eyes once more.
Seeing Logan, Nakya groaned loudly through her tears. She could see he was confused again. Just what I'm good at… she thought to herself. She ran around the corner, only to find it was a dead end. Anger overcoming her sadness, she began growling, a deep low sound.
"Why did I do this?" she asked out loud. "When did I do all of this? I don't remember any of what other people have seen!" Her anger and sadness boiling over, she began punching and kicking the wall while yelling loudly.
Logan had decided to leave her to cry, or calm down on her own. Until, that is, he heard her yelling. The confusion on his face was replaced with concern. He turned the corner where she had gone. He pushed his hair from his face.
"Nakya...?" his words were crossed between a question and a statement. He didn't want to see her so upset. She was his friend, and he hated to see her like this.
She continued kicking the wall until she heard a familiar voice breakthrough her anger. Turning her head, Nakya's face went bright red, highlighting the streak marks from her tears.
"Logan?" Scratching her neck, she said "I'm sorry. The last few times we've met up, I've just been...heh..crazy."
Standing with her back to the wall, she let herself slide down until she was sitting on the floor, not paying any mind to the damage she had done to the wall. In nothing more than a barely there whisper, she said "I've hurt everyone.."
"It's fine. You've had a few rough days." he said, looking at the wall for a moment then back at her and pushing his hair from his face. "You haven't hurt everyone Nakya. It isn't all your fault." he crouched down so he was sitting in front of her, concern in his eyes. He really didn't like to see her so upset.
Sighing softly when Logan said she hadn't hurt everyone, she replied "I've hurt Abby and Ki'iro. Ichio and Yumi, myself and Rinsi. The only person left to hurt is you."
As she spoke the last words, a pained expression crossed her face.
"And it is all my fault Logan. All because I liked someone." Looking down, not being able to look him in the eye, she thought, You're so stupid, Nakya.. Her hair fell forward, partially covering her face. A few strands stuck to a damp spot on her cheek, and she brushed them away.
"I just don't know what to do to fix it. I think I should just leave.."
Logan sighed. Scooting over to sit next to her, he looked over at her again.
"You didn't do any of that on purpose." he said, looking away for a moment. "You're not a bad person for liking someone either, and I don't think you should leave." he looked back at her, concern still on his face.
"Everything would get fixed if I left, then people wouldn't have to worry." she said, laughing softly, She gave a small shrug. "Why don't you think I should leave? I have feelings for Ichio and someone else. I've completely upset Ki'iro and my room mate was almost killed because of me, and that was just in one day!" she said, a look of complete confusion on her face. She leaned against Logan. "Yumi became upset because she saw you holding me up.." Shaking her head, she continued "If I stay, I'll just keep to myself. That way I won't have to annoy you with my silly little problems and quirks anymore."
"You can't blame yourself for what happened. That was a misunderstanding and an over reaction." he wrapped his arm around her shoulder. "I'm sure Ichio will understand, and if he doesn't, he isn't worth it. Then you could always give this other person a try."
He had no idea who the other person was, but that wasn't his business. He pushed his hair from his face again.
"You and Ki'iro probably just have to talk. As far as I can tell neither of you hate each other." he looked over at her again. "And I would miss you if you left."
Nodding slowly at what Logan said, she began to smile a little. When he mentioned going for the other person if Ichio didn't understand, she managed a soft laugh.
"The other one, he… he likes to be by himself and wouldn't want me hanging around all the time." Not to mention he's you...she added in her head.
When he said Nakya and Ki'iro just need to talk, she quickly shook her head.
"I can't talk to him. I cry every time I do, and he gets mean. Really mean, when he sees me." When Logan mentioned he would miss her, she tilted her head to the side. You'd miss me? How come?"
The vampire smiled ever so lightly, looking at her again.
"You never now, sometimes people change once you get to know them better." He pushed his hair off his face once more. "Just give Ki'iro a little time. I'm sure he still wants to be your friend."
He was going to add that he felt, by the way Ki'iro sometimes looked and acted around her, that he had a crush on her. He smiled again
"I'm not that bad, sure sometimes it doesn't show but I have feelings. Of course I would miss you. You're my friend. I would miss you and I wouldn't even need a reason."
"He doesn't want to be my friend, he hates me.." she said softly, frowning.
When he said he was her friend, she smiled again.
"I'm glad to hear at least one person still wants to be my friend…" Turning her thoughts back to Ki'iro, she asked "Can you go see if he's okay for me. I think I really hurt him last night...I didn't mean to..." Sighing softly, she closed her eyes and a silent tear rolled down her cheek.
"Just give it time Nakya. He doesn't hate you. I can tell." He looked over at her again, sighing softly. He gently wiped the tear off her cheek with his thumb. "I'll go see him later, promise."
Of course he would wait for her to feel better.
"How can you tell he doesn't hate me?" she asked Logan.
When he reached up and brushed a tear off her face, she gasped at how cold his hand was.
"Your hands are freezing! Here let me help."
She reached over and took his hands in hers. Gently, she began blowing warm air over them, trying to warm them up. While blowing on his hands, she looked up at his face, waiting for his answer.
He smiled lightly, watching her for a moment as she tried to warm his hands.
"If he hated you, he would act much differently. Trust me."
He had been hated many times before. He knew how people acted. Sure everyone was different but the basic lines were the same. Ki'iro would probably just avoid her if he hated her. But he didn't know why he would. What happened to Abby had been an accident. He couldn't just blame Nakya. He looked at his hands.
"You know they aren't that cold." he slipped his hands out of her grasp.
"I guess you're right." she said, nodding at what Logan was saying about Ki'iro.
Continuing to warm up his hands, she smiled up at him. When he pulled his hands away, she blushed heavily.
"Sorry, I was just trying to help. I should have asked first." she murmured.
"Don't worry." he said looking at her again and pushing his hair from his face.
The brunette smiled lightly again. Slowly he stood, once more pushing his hair out of his eyes. He looked over at Nakya again, offering his hand to help her up.
Nakya watched as Logan stood. When he offered her, his hand, she took it and pulled herself up. Looking at him, she bit her lower lip.
"Why is it your skin is much cooler than mine?" She smiled up at him.
She hoped he'd realize she wasn't trying to be rude. She was just curious as to why his hands were so cold. Quickly, she brushed off her dress and peeked down the hall.
"I have to go talk to Ichio now don't I?" she said, groaning slightly.
Sighing softly, she knew she was going to get upset again.
The vampire shrugged his shoulders.
"I'm not sure." was his reply.
He did know. He was undead. The undead were never that warm. He nodded slowly.
"You probably should. I'll go see Ki'iro for you while you are if you want." he said looking over at her and pushing his hair from his face.
Standing on her tip toes, Nakya kissed Logan on the cheek, which was also surprisingly cool. She nodded at him, when he mentioned Ki'iro.
"Thanks Logan." she said quietly. "I need to find Ichio."
With a small wave, Nakya began walking back to her dorm room. The walk there seemed longer than usual, but that was because she was dreading what she had to do. Peeking in, she couldn't see Ichio anywhere. This, at least, was comforting. She didn't want to have her discussion with him in front of Rinsi, who was trying to rest. As she began to wander towards the front doors, she searched for Ichio's thoughts.