The Elements
Cheater

Unfortunately, now I have spellology with Lincoln and Sky. Sparky has Theory of flying and I’m wishing her good luck because she said that “I suck so bad that all the sponges in this world are jealous.” Her words, not mine.

I walked in the back of the class and sit at a table alone because my sweet brothers are siting together. I plumbed in my seat with a sigh. I still hate school even if it’s a supernatural one. School is school and I’ll always hate it. That’s final.

My thoughts were interrupted when the chair next to me was pulled by someone. The idiot was the one who wants to be my buddy this hour. What a joy. Not.

He smirked at me and I scoffed at him. “What I did to deserve the honor of being annoyed by your royal annoying attitude?”

He put a hand on his chest like I offended him. “Your words cut deeper than a knife.”

I couldn’t help not to roll my eyes. “Cut the crap Shawn or I’ll make you to need those stitches.”

“Still a tough cookie. Why don’t you trust me? Why you hate me?” he asked studying me.

“Hate is a strong word. You just annoy me, and I don’t trust you because I don’t even know your name. And your a dark in a elementar school.” I whispered-shouted the last part.

He chuckled. He had the guts to chuckle at me when I’m damn serious and annoyed!

But he has a sexy deep chuckle.

No, he hasn’t! And that’s not the point! Stupid brain.

“My name is Black Fire of Darkbolt and I’m not a dark.”

I scoffed again. “Yes you are. You told me and I know that you are.”

He raised an eyebrow. “I could’ve lie and how do you know?”

To be honest I don’t have any idea how I know. I just feel it.

“I just know.” I mumbled avoiding his gaze.

“Fine. Think what you want. What’s your name Light?”

“Why are calling me Light? That’s not my name and you called me that yesterday too.”

“It fits you.”

I furrowed my eyebrows together. “Why it fits me?”

He shrugged. “It just does. Now answer my question.”

“I’ll answer your question when you’ll answer my question.” I said with an attitude.

He smirked and put his feet on the table. “You are a stubborn motherfucker.”

“And you are an annoying idiot but you don’t here me complaining.”

He narrowed his eyes at me and looked like he wanted to say something but the professor decided that he should stay quiet.

I smirked at him and he glared at me.

“Hello. My name is Miss Nature and I’m your spellology teacher. In this class you’ll learn how to use magic and spells in order to produce more spectacular and powerful ‘magic tricks’, how some of you name them. In this class no one, and I mean NO ONE talks besides me. If you do, the door is there. If you are late to my class, you don’t have to bother to come here because you’ll stay outside. No phones allowed. If I catch one of you on your phones, I’ll break your phones and the door is there.” she said all of those without even breathing.

I think she is Miss Dragon because now her nostrils are puffing bigger and bigger with each breath she take, and when she talks, she actually looks like she is throwing flames at us. Let’s don’t even mention her nose and those eyes. She could kill us with just a normal glare.

“Now, open your books at page 5 and let’s learn the basics.”

At the end of the hour, I wanted to shoot myself with my own lightning bolt. We reed the same damn page for 10 times! Why? Because that’s all what are we going to learn today and we can’t lose precious time. She is fucking crazy!

When I heard the bell ringing I thanked God and literally sprinted out of that class. Next I have Health in the class next to this one so I don’t have to do so much exercise. I walked in and went in the back of the class like usual. The kids were still staring at me like I was an alien, but I decided to ignore them. For a while.

A sense of déjà vu hits me when someone takes a seat next to me. Oh God! Who could be? Please feel the sarcasm.

Black was now poking my shoulder because I was ignoring him.

“Hey.”

*poke*

“Hey.”

*poke*

“Are you ignoring me?” No genius. I’m just blocking you out.

*poke*

“Say something.”

*poke*

“I’ll keep going like this until you say something.”

*poke* *poke* *poke* *poke*

“STOP IT YOU FUCKING FUCK!” I yelled angrily and the lights started to flicker.

I cursed under my breath. “See what you did?? Just leave me the fuck alone!”

He was very calm like nothing really happened. “Fine.”

I looked at him like he grow 2 heads. After he fucked my brain for 5 minutes he just stops. He has an emotionless mask on but I could see that he was actually angry and hurt? But why? Because I yelled at him? It’s his fault anyway! But I am doing here trying to convince myself? Fuck him off.

Finally, after 5 minutes of silence, the professor walked in. He looked in his late 50′s with white hair and dull brown eyes. “Hello newbies. I’m Mr. Winter and in this class you’ll learn how to disinfect and stitch up any kind of wounds: burns, knives wounds, bullet wounds and many others. Questions?”

The brunet boy in front of my raised his hand. “Why we had to disinfect our wounds if they will be gone the next day? I thought that we can’t be infected.”

“That’s a good question. You can be infected, but just if your wound is made by a dark, and if the infection starts to spread and reaches an organ, you’ll die. Now, you may be wondering why just the wounds made by darks are dangerous. Because their power has pure dark and evil in it and since we are all pure and connected with nature, their darkness acts like a poison for us. And our lightness acts like a poison for them. Any other questions?”

Everyone was silent after that new information. I was pretty shocked too. I never thought that we can die so easily, but I’m a supernatural creature that can control an element and can’t die if you shoot a normal bullet in my skull so.... Yeah, I said normal bullet because poisoned bullets can kill us. Of course, those bullets are made by darks.

This hour will be one of my favorites hours and to my disappointment, it ended too soon. When I walked out of the class the rest of the guys were already there.

I smiled and waved at them. “Hey guys!”

“Little one!!” Hazel shouted and pulled me into a tight hug. “I have a plan. I missed you so much!!” he whispered the first part and I nodded.

“Yeah, yeah. Let’s go and eat because I’m starving.” I said and I was ready to go but River pulled me back by my hoodie.

“Huo there. First we have to wait for the new guy to present himself.” he said eyeing Black with caution.

Black eyed River back. “I’m Black Fire of Darkbolt. Nice to meet you.” he said with no emotion and extended his hand for River to shake.

River raised an eyebrow but accepted his hand. “River Fall of Moonlight. And we’ll see if it’s nice to meet you.”

You go River! Show him who’s the boss.

Those two were glaring at each other for 2 minutes now and I’m starting to get annoyed.

“Can we go and eat?? We get it! You two have a stare down for the alpha position but you can finish it at the cafeteria because I’m starving!!” Sparky shouted and pushed both of them away from each other.

“Fine.” River said still glaring at Black.

“Thank God. Shads, the last one is a strategy idiot!!” Sparky shouted and fly in direction of the stairs.

“CHEATER!!!” I screamed and flied after her.

If running through the forest was fun, flying through a sea of students, slaloming through them, it was way more fun. Especially on the stairs.

“HA! I wined!” Sparky started to do a victory dance.

I scoffed. “Because you cheated!!!”

“Do you have a proof?”

“YES! The boys were there! They can tell that you cheated!”

“I don’t think so, but let’s ask them.”

We turned around exactly when they arrived here.

“Guys! Is it true that Sparky cheated?” I asked with my arms crossed.

“Or is it true that Shads doesn’t know how to lose at a fair game?” she said with her arms crossed too.

I raised my hands exasperated. “Fair my ass!”

“Who is for S’s variant hands up.” Hazel said and he, Flame and Sky raised their hands.

“Now, for Sparky’s variant.” now Ash, Lincoln and River raised their hands.

Black was the one who didn’t voted.

“Come on dude. You are one of us now. Choose a side.” Hazel said and waited for his answer.

That little fucker looked at me and smirked. “I think Sparky is right.”

“I TOLD YOU LOSER!!” she screamed and ruffled my hair.

I slapped her hands away and I was so close to slap her and Black.

I don’t get mad if I lose at something. To be honest I don’t really care, but when someone cheats, win and shoves it in my face.....We have a big problem.

I was taking deep breaths trying to calm myself down and not cut the current in whole this school. I was the first one at our table as I dropped myself on the seat between Hazel and Black.

“Come on, S. You already are a winner. Who cares about a stupid race?” Hazel tried to make me feel better and put an arm around my shoulder.

“I do.” I said through clenched teeth.

I fished my lunch from my bag and I started to eat.

“Hey, Shads. Can I have some muffles?” Sparky asked me with puppy eyes.

I smiled at her. “No.”

She blinked twice before she said “Oh.” and left me alone.

I ate my waffles and 2 sandwiches in silence while the others were talking and joking. Except Sparky that was looking at me with ‘I’m sorry’ eyes and Black that I could feel him staring at me.

When the bell rang, I was the first one to leave. I know that maybe I was overacting but I really hate when I lose in favor of someone who cheated.

“Light! Wait!”

I turned around to see Black running after me.

“What? Sorry. I didn’t mean it to sound like that.” I apologized when I heard on what dead cold tone I talked.

“It’s fine. And I came after you because I’m new here and you are the only person I know.”

“I’m new here too. And you know the rest of the guys too.”

He scowled. “Yeah. Like River that hates me for some reason.”

“Maybe he knows that you’re a dark too.” I could hold myself back from telling that.

He sighed exasperated. “For the last time. I’m not a dark you idiot!”

“Whatever helps you sleep at night my dear Black.” I said as I opened the door that leads us to our next class. Flying how I call it short.

Like it happened at the exam, when I stepped into the room I was automatically changed in a gym gear. I was wearing a black t-shirt with lightning bolts on it, some black shorts and my own shoes. I looked at Black and he has the same outfit like me except that he has flames on his t-shirt.

And he looks better than you in this gear . I mean look how the t-shirt looks like it’s about to pop from his fine muscles.

Shut the fuck up.

We walked side by side in the middle of the field where a woman no older than 30 was standing with a whistle around her neck.

“Listen up losers! I’m Mrs. Stone and you already know what this class it’s about so let’s get started. Today we’ll learn how important is to have good reflexes while falling. You will have to jump from that cliff” she points at the cliff that is behind her “and right when you are about to hit the ground you’ll have to make a sharp turn and fly back up. Oh, and the ground is full of sharp rocks so don’t miss or you’ll be in a coma. Now move your asses losers.” she whistles so loud that my ears started to ring.

I walked in front of the cliff and looked down. She said sharp rocks? More likely very big and very sharp rocks. I think that those rocks are taller than me.

For the second time in my life I was scared as hell. Why? Because 1. I’m afraid of sharp things like needles and sharp rocks that can put me in a coma and 2. at the exam even if you would’ve missed the turn, you would’ve just fall on the ground, but now....

I gulped the nod I had in my neck.

“Scared?”

I looked up at Black and he was smirking down at me. Not my fault that he is a giant and that I barley reach his shoulder.

“No, yes, maybe. NO. Okay, maybe a little.” I said looking back down.

“You? Scared? The girl that was one step closer to chopping my head off when I scared her in the woods, is scared of a little jump?” he teased me.

Little jump? Is he blind or something?

“Yes, I am. So what? I’m a person too you know.” I said still staring at the deadly rocks.

“You’ll be fine idiot. Just do what you did at exam. Now, if you excuse me.” he said and jumped off the cliff.

My heart was beating like crazy just looking at him. He was falling with high speed and exactly when he was about to be made to look like a Schweitzer, he took a sharp turn and flied back next to me.

I was staring at him with my mouth open.

“Close your mouth or I’ll close it and jump.” he said and pushed me gently.

I blushed a little at his comment by I closed my mouth.

Okay, let’s do this. If I die, Arnold I love you!!

Here goes nothing. I thought and I jumped.