The Fairy Isles

Chapter 5: Dramatic departure

The walk back to my house with Lucy was quick and soon we were walking into our parents in a full blown argument. As soon as they noticed us they stopped arguing and turned to us. My mom said "We are sorry you had to see that but we are just shocked that you both got into Bryxton Academy and will be moving to Dravenswood Isle for the school year. We really didn't think you two would be that far away and it has been an eye opened for us. You two are so smart and powerful and we know you will succeed with anything you put your hearts to." All the parents nod in agreement but I get a feeling they are upset about something else, I just don't know what yet but I'll find out eventually. Dad stands up and says to me "You better start packing and we will get some dinner on the table. We might as well take this opprotunity to enjoy one last dinner with everyone here before you two are off to school!" And I respond with "Okay Dad, sounds good." Then Lucy and I make our way up to my room to start getting things ready.

We get into my room and Lucy exclaims "Well, that was really weird! They are definitely hiding something from us and we need to figure out what it is." As I head over to my closet and packing some clothes I respond with "Oh yeah, the are hiding something but with the way that conversation with my parents went this morning we aren't finding anything out easily. We are going to have to find out enough about what they are hiding and confront them about it once we know more." She agrees with me and says "Good thing we will be at Bryxton Academy on Dravenswood Isle, that's probably the best place for information if you think the Royals are involved in some way." I finish up with all of my packing and we decide to go downstairs for dinner then Lucy and her parents will head home after so we can both get a good night's sleep to be up early since we have to head out by 7 am.

Dinner is a very calm but slightly tense event with everyone just trying to enjoy eachothers company before we go to Dravenswood Isle. Mom and Dad get teary eyes while we say goodbye to Lucy and her parents. We spend so much time together that we are all like family so I'm sure everyone will miss us both. I'm so lucky to have Lucy going on this journey with me, I don't know what I would do if I had to say goodbye to her too with all of the drama going on in my life right now! Once they leave we get dinner cleaned up and say goodnight to eachother.

I have a very restless night of sleep because there was so much on my mind. When I wake up I remember that I had a few different dreams, some even involved the Queen and King! I don't remember many details but I'm sure it was inspired by all the things that happened during the past few days. As soon as I wake up I meditate to relax from the dreams and get out of bed to begin preparing for the day. I get dressed and ready quickly and magically trail my bags behind me as I head downstairs. My parents are already talking to Lucy and her parents. We decided last night that Lucy and I would leave together once Kingsguard Conroy arrives to escort us to the dock.

There's a knock on the door so I go to answer it thinking it will be Kingsguard Conroy but it happens to be my boyfriend Claude. I've been so distracted and I completely forgot to tell him that I got into Bryxton Academy and have to leave this morning! As soon as the door is fully open Claude pushes his way in and without noticing anyone else he begins to vent, "How could you not tell me you got into Bryxton Academy? How the hell do you expect me to just wait around for you all year? I cannot believe you could be this selfish! I need you to tell them you aren't going, you must stay here with me so we can have a future together like we discussed." As he says this he grabs my arms so hard that it feels like I will get bruises. My dad immediately steps in and gives Claude a slap with his magic while stating, "How dare you speak to my daughter with no respect for her and grab her like that! You will apologize and never do that in this house again!" Claude finally notices everyone and turns bright red while, takes his hands off of me and responds with "I - I'm so sorry. I just got so upset that Aurora would be leaving without telling me and I just didn't know how to react." I got a sinking feeling in my gut that he wasn't as nice as I thought and remembered the conversation I heard between him and his dad. I decided I needed to end things now for my safety. Before Claude can say anything else I speak up. "Claude, I'm going to Bryxton Academy and we need to break up. A long distance relationship isn't going to work and I will need to focus on my studies anyways." Everyone just stares at me and before Claude can respond I begin pushing him towards the door to kick him out because I know he isn't going to react well once he's realized what's happened. I open the door right as Kingsguard Conroy is about to knock and end up pushing Claude right into him on accident. Claude turns around about to start yelling at Kingsguard Conroy but realizes who he was pushed into before he can say anything. "Hello everyone, looks like you are ready to head out! Do you have some friends that are joining you at Bryxton Academy?" Kingsguard Conroy says while eyes Lucy and Claude. I speak up before Claude can say anything. "Just my friend Lucy is joining, Claude was just leaving." We all turn to Claude causing him to sputter while his face gets red with frustration. Without another word he turns around and leaves. I let out a breath I didn't realize I was holding. Lucy jumps in and says "Looks like it's time for us to head out!" Kingsguard Conroy responds by saying "You must be Lucy and you are correct. Let's get to the docks before the ship has to leave. It won't wait for anyone." We say goodbye to our parents with lots of tears and quick hugging then head off.

The walk to the docks is uneventful and we are able to get onto the ship without much difficulty. Since we are with Kingsguard Conroy we get a nice sized room to relax in during the overnight journey to Dravenswood Isle. We will arrive on Dravenswood in the morning and spend that day and night in town to explore and acclimate to our new surroundings. The next morning we will head to the school to get settled in our dorms and the orientation will be the day after. I've never been to Dravenswood Isle so it will be fun to explore a little and see how different it is there. Lucy and I spend some time exploring the ship and I pay attention to the other students we will be going to school with. I don't recognize anyone so they must all be from other villages. Now that I think of it, I don't know anyone from my village who has been chosen to attend Bryxton Academy in the past. I know it happened more before I was born and the crown was more stable. I can't wait to get off the ship, this sure will be an adventure of a lifetime! Once we get tired of checking out the ship we head to our room and go to sleep for the night.