"Please, Miss Penny. I need all the info I can. We could try and stop the Dark Society if we can change him to the light," I explained.
"You mean change him back to light," she sniffled.
"It's okay, if you don't want to. I can understand that," I said. Miss Penny looked away. Now wasn't the time. I bit my lip and flew straight through the hole. Xander, Faith, and a not paralyzed Lyon were waiting.
"Hey," Lyon said. I squeezed his hand tight.
"Glad to see you're up and running," I said.
"Thank God you guys are alright. I was so worried that-" Miss Penny started.
"We're fine, ma'am. Just fine. And we promise we won't tell anyone...RIGHT GUYS?" I said turning around. They mumbled yes.
"You should get going, " I said to Miss Penny. She nodded, wiped her eyes, and flew off.
"Come on, you guys. We could make it in the dorms in time if we hurry," Lyon said. I nodded and flew as fast as I could.
I don't know about Lyon or Xander, but we were caught. The guards surrounding the building were doing their nightly watch and saw us. Faith whimpered and I bit my tongue.
"So what? We've done nothing wrong. We were just with Miss Penny. We had to ask a question about our most recent lesson," I said. Faith nodded quickly. It wasn't exactly a lie: we were with Miss Penny, but not asking the question. The guards still glared.
"Give me your hand Zoe and Faith," the guard said gruffly. We held out our hands. He drew a needle and pricked our skin. I gasped to see that our blood was a golden color. I hoped Faith was seeing the same. He drew some drops of our blood and somehow examined.
"Bloody Eye!" he said. Whatever he was doing, it sounded freaky. Was he going to give us a bloody eye. Because if he does, I'll give him one back and...
"You're clear. Get going girls," he said. We thanked him and went upstairs to our room. I flopped on that Egyptian bed and dozed off...
"Psst. Psst. Zoe," I heard someone say. Half-asleep, I grabbed the person by the shirt and put my fist in their face.
"Ouch," Miss Penny's muffled voice said. I let go quickly and fell to my knees.
"I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry!" I whispered loudly. She smiled and I got back to my senses.
"What are you doing here an-" I said. Miss Penny covered my mouth. Then, she leaned in closer to my ear.
"It's not safe. We're going to my place. Leave Faith behind. Lyon's with us and so is Miss Noelle," she whispered. I wiped some spit off and followed her silently in the night.
We stopped at the Castle of the Sun. We flew into the window and I saw Lyonsittting down next to Miss Noelle. If you do not remember, Miss Noelle is the ruler of the Light Angels.
"Ah, Zoe, please sit," she said kindly. I sat down next to her and Miss Penny sat next to Lyon. We all sat there in silence until Miss Noelle broke the silence.
"So, seems you made your first encounter with a Dark Angel, Zoe and Lyon," Miss Noelle said. Lyon and I nodded with our heads down. Were we in trouble?
"It's my fault, ma'am. I-" Miss Penny started.
"No, Penny. It's no one's fault that Mr. Nara appeared, but I am disappointed in you for showing them the REAL world. I mean the real world," Miss Noelle said.
"As for you two, tell me what happened," she said, turning to us, "or at least Zoe explain."
And so I did. I told her about how we saw over the OverShadow and how we learned that world is hell. Also about Cameron appearing and Miss Penny crying. And how Lyon was injured, I fought and won against that Dark Angel, and how Cameron and Miss Penny have some kind of history. Miss Noelle nodded and nodded and Lyon looked at me intently.
Miss Noelle went back on Miss Penny. "History?" she asked. Miss Penny gulped.
"Cameron...is my son," Miss Penny said. I gasped. SON?
"Son?" Lyon asked.
"Well, half-son," she said.
"Tell us everything you know," Miss Noelle ordered after she recollected herself. Miss Penny took a deep breath and began.
"It all started when I found the little boy crying on Earthland. I knew he was a light angel at the spot. I rushed over to him and asked him what was wrong. His parents had died in a war and was left here. I took him under my wing, literally, and led him to the Arc of Light," she said.
"How come I didn't know about this?" Miss Noelle inquired.
"He made me swear to never tell anyone about him. I didn't know what he was going to do but snuck him food and let him sleep in my bed and sewed him clothes. I really ordered him, really."
"One day, he asked for some forbidden objects. Time Shower, Star Spurt, and a petal of the darkest flower in the world, the Moonflower," she said.
"Isn't the moonflower a beautiful flower?" Lyon asked.
"Moonflowers may look pretty, but in the real world...they're dark, thorny, and very powerful in Dark Casting," Miss Penny explained, "Anyway, I asked why and he took a knife and put it at his neck. 'If you don't, I'll commit suicide,' he said. I had to, because..." Miss Penny trailed.
"Because?" I asked.
"Because our clan, the Scarlet clan, is dedicated to serve the Nara Clan," she muttered.
"Whoa, whoa! What is up with this clan stuff? Cause this is really confusing!" I said.
"Clans are like a family ancestry. It depends on the last name and what they've done. For example, in my record, the Scarlet clan had offended the Nara clan, because Zach Scarlet had stole an ancient scroll only meant for the Nara clan. So, when Zach opened it he was cursed for life," Miss Noelle explained.
"Continuing? I found the ingredients and gave them to Cameron. He took them, gave me a big hug, and went out to get water. I went into the study and looked for a book called 'Forbidden Spells' in there. I looked up 'moonflower' and found the usage. Here, I have the page in my pocket. Zoe, you read," Miss Penny said.
"'Moonflower: darkest flower in the world. Used only for forbidden spells. This flower contains dark magic and is forbidden by the Light Council but used much in the Dark Council. Can make much dark magic. Ex: Heart Transplant and Time Arc'," I read.
"Before I realized what was happening he was already finished and drank the potion. He had probably read the book and decided to use it for his own selfish reasons. There, his wings turned from a brilliant white to a stormy black. He left the Arc Of Light for good," Miss Penny said as she shuddered.
"Well, that explains it. Thank you. You may leave now," Miss Noelle said. Miss Penny flew out and it was just us three.
"Well, Lyon and Zoe, we have your first mission. And at such a young age... Anyway, you need to track down Cameron and change him into a Light Angel. Even though its been forbidden by the Light Council, I'm sure they'll make an exception. We're a forgiving kind. That's your first mission. You have three days to get things straight," she said. We nodded.
Our first mission? I glanced over to Lyon who smirked. Scared? Not one bit.
Sorry for the wait guys! Hope you haven't abandoned me!! Hope you like the new chapter. I've decided to post every Thurs. for now on. Have fun!
