The Elements
No Arnold, no me

3:00 AM

I groaned and stuck my face in my pillow. It’s 3 AM in the morning and I can’t sleep. I’m physically tired, but my mind is wide awake. My head is spinning with all new things I found out today. Actually, yesterday. I’ve got lots of answers, but even more questions appeared. I tried blocking out all this thoughts, but sometimes I think that my won brain hates me and chooses to contemplate the meaning of life instead of letting me sleep.

“Stupid brain.” I mumbled and let myself slip out of my bed butt first on the floor.

I whined out in distress. I want to sleep so bad, but I can’t. I eyes are literally dropping, but as soon as I close my eyes I’m suddenly not tired anymore. I need to talk with someone, to tell them about all this crazy shits that have happened to me or my head is going to explode.

If Arnold was here....

ARNOLD.

That’s it! I’m going to pay Arnold a little visit.

I tip toed downstairs, past Ash’s peaceful room and Hazel’s filled with snores room, and arrived in the living room ready to head out when I realized something. I currently in the Elementar world, while Arnold is in the Human world and I have no idea about how teleporting works.

“Well, it’s time to learn how teleporting works.” I whispered with a smirk.

Now, it can’t be this hard, can it? Is there a spell or something like that? Do I need a wand or to move my hands in a certain way?

God, why couldn’t I receive a letter to Hogwarts instead of a one hell of a meeting with dark and later on a weird mark that I don’t even know how it works or does??

Suddenly, an idea popped inside my head. Ash said that Elementars use their mind a lot, so many all I have to do is use my mind.

I took a deep breath and straightened my back. I closed my eyes and thought about Arnold, the school grounds and the Human dimension in general. When I was pretty confident that it worked, I opened the front door and walked out. A scream slipped out of my mouth when I felt myself falling through the air. The air rushed out of my lungs when I stopped falling and hit the ground with a sickening cracking sound.

This is the only moment in the past 48 hours when I’m happy that I’m an Elementar because there’s no way any human being would’ve survive this fall.

I shook my head and slowly got up from the ground with shaky legs.

“Holy crap, this was one hell of a ride.” I mumbled as I brushed the dust from my pajamas. After I waited for a few minutes to regain my orientation, I looked around and smirked when I saw Arnold behind me.

I rushed towards him and hugged him. “Oh, Arnold, I missed you so fucking much! You have no idea how many crazy things happened to me during this past 2 days! Everything started during that damned biology trip! And I was so happy about it, but now I don’t think it was such a good idea to go. But back to the topic...” I started to ramble and get off everything I had on my chest. “And I couldn’t sleep so I thought I should pay you a visit because you still are my best friend!” I finished and hugged Arnold again.

Something or someone growled behind me and I started to scream. “Why in the name of Zeus are you in the fucking Human world, hugging a tree at 3 in the fucking morning??!! I’m waiting for a good explanation or...” I turned around to see a fuming Ash in his pale green pajamas with his arms crossed over his chest.

I sheepishly smiled at him. “Well, you see, it’s actually a funny story. Yesterday’s events kept my mind awake and I was a little overwhelmed, and I felt that if I’d talk with someone about everything, I will feel better. So that’s how I ended up here, talking with Arnold.” I said and pointed towards Arnold.

His face turned even redder and I didn’t know if that was possible. “YOU COULD’VE TALK WITH ME OR HAZEL, BUT NO, YOU HAVE TO LEAVE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT THROUGH A PORTAL, WHICH I DON’T EVEN KNOW HOW YOU OPENED IT, TO SEE A STUPID TREE??!!” he yelled at me and I felt the familiar rush through my arms.

I was breathing faster than normal and I clenched my fists. “A stupid tree? You think Arnold is a stupid tree? Well, let me tell you something about this stupid tree. This stupid tree was here for me when no one was! When everyone was bulling me and hating me for no apparent reason or ignoring my whole existence! He was there for me when everyone was pushing me around, calling me names and writing obscene names on my locker! He was there when I was starting to believe every single thing they were saying about me and when I cried because it hurt! When my so called parents weren’t there to wipe my tears and reassure me that everything is fine and they’re just stupid kids. So don’t you even dare to call Arnold a stupid tree when he means for me more than you ever will.” I said while trying to blink my tears away.

His face soften a little. “Okay, I understand, whatever, let’s go. I’m tired and tomorrow you’re starting the preparation for the entry exam.” he said and turned around ready to leave.

“No.” I stubbornly said.

He stopped dead in his tracks and slowly turned back around. “No?”

“No. I’m not coming without Arnold.” I said and hugged Arnold tighter.

“What? Are you damn serious?” he asked exasperate and his eyes looked like they were about to pop out.

“Yes, I am. No Arnold, no me. Simple like that.”

His face turned red again and the vein on his neck was about to explode. “You know what? You can stay here with your stupid tree because this is exactly what he is for me, a stupid tree that you used to fill up the feeling of loneliness you had only because you couldn’t be normal enough to make friends! I don’t even know why I came after you in the first place. You are nothing else than a spoiled brat and you can stay here with your tree and get killed by Darks for all I care.” he spitted in my face before he disappeared.

My tears started to run down my cheeks, but I furiously wiped them away, refusing to cry because of an asshole. Even though he was partially right. I’m not a spoiled brat, but I do use Arnold to not feel so lonely because of my inability to make friends.

“See, Arnold? That’s why I prefer you as my best friend. You’re not judging me nor calling me names because I can’t to this or that. You just stay there, keep me away from the sun’s rays, give me oxygen and always listen to me, even when I’m talking nonsense. You know, I really thought that maybe this time I made some friends, but once you’re an antisocial weird always you’ll always be one. Freaks like me don’t deserve such a privilege,” I said my voice bearely audible.

“See what you did you retarded, heartless, idiotic piece of shit!! Because of you she hates me too! She thinks that a shitty friend just because you’re a grumpy ass in the morning!” someone angrily said behind me and when I turned around a saw Hazel glaring at Ash, who was avoiding his gaze.

When Hazel saw me looking at them, he pulled me in a tight hug. “Now, let’s take big A home with us.” Haz said and pulled out of the hug.

I looked at him a little skeptical. How can we take a giant tree with us? I was just messing with Ash when I said that I won’t leave without Arnold, but let’s see what Hazel can do about this.

He raised his hand towards Arnold and he started to raise it higher and higher, but nothing happened.

“Dude what are you-” I stopped talking when the ground started to move and when I looked at Arnold, he was from the ground even with his roots and bits of earth wrapped around them.

“Come on, idiot! Do your part!” Haz yelled at Ash.

Ash mumbled something that sounded pretty much like ‘Stupid Hazel’ under his breath and raised his hand too. He fix it in Arn direction and started to close his fist. I watched in amazement how Arnold started to diminish his size, until he was as tall as a normal house plant.

“Take it and let’s go home, S.” Haz said and handed Arnold to me.

Ash was already walking to God knows where, and Hazel was right behind him while I was dumbly staring at the space where Arnold was just seconds before, only a big crater being left in his place. I shook my head with a sigh and ran after them. I jumped on Hazels back and he caught me before I could fall.

“Thank you so fucking much! You are officially my favorite person.” I said and kissed his cheek.

He chuckled. “Everything for my little idiotic sister.”

“Shut up!” Ash grumbled and at the speed of light we were in our living room.

“Everybody go to sleep. It’s already 5 am, and you Shadow, are starting your practice tomorrow.” Ash said and disappeared upstairs.

Me and Hazel decided to place Arn in a yellow pot before we go to sleep. I happily made my way upstairs with a small Arnold and placed him on my study table, next to the window.

“Hey Arn! I hope you’ll like it in here because it looks like we’ll stay here for a while.” I said with a sigh.

I really miss my parents, my old house, my old room, and even my old school. At least the kids knew to leave me alone, but at this new school, I know I’ll be the weirdo or the loner, like I always am. That’s why I hate changes. We change places, cities, countries because we want a chance thinking that maybe this time will be different, but people are the same everywhere. Same mean people judging you by the way you look, talk, walk or whatever.

I shook my head to make those thoughts disappear and climbed in my comfy bad. After 10 minutes of tossing and turning around in my bed, I groaned and walked downstairs to drink some milk.

Maybe some milk will help me. Who knows?

I stopped at the kitchen door when I heard someone talking. I couldn’t understand what the person was saying, but I realized that now I have a better hearing and maybe if I concentrate enough, maybe I can hear. I closed my eyes and concentrate on the voice.

“-that I’m an asshole and an idiot, but I’m trying to be better. I wished you were here.”

I peaked through the crack of the door, and saw Ash talking with what looked like a necklace. It has a pendant in form of a beautiful silver moon. I walked back in my room before he could see me eavesdropping.

Everyone has their weird habit and everyone lost or maybe never had something. Looks like Ash lost someone close to him and now he search to ‘fill the loneliness’ with a pendant. And he dares to judge me for talking to a tree.

But with who was he talking to? Sometimes, I’m too curios for my own good.

I shook my head once again and climbed back into my back, but I still couldn’t fall asleep.

“Goodnight, S! Don’t listen to what this idiotic jerk tells you! You are awesome!” Haz happily said.

“You know that I can hear you, right?” Ash said angrily.

“Of course I know. I’m not just good looking, I’m smart too. And sorry for you, but that’s the true you dork. AUCH.” Haz said and groaned after a smacking sound was heard.

“Stop violating me! I know I’m good looking, but I’m not gay. Sorry.” Haz said and I could hear the smirk in his voice.

“You little-”

“LANGUAGE! S, needs a proper education without your delinquent like attitude.”

I chuckled softly and fell asleep listening to their bickering and I think they knew that I couldn’t fall asleep.

At the end of the day, they weren’t that bad.