Chapter 2
From my own knowledge, I was able to know that all strange new kids sat alone during lunch. And I was sure I had to take advantage of that.
I rushed through the cafeteria, holding my own sack lunch, looking frantically around for Marissa. This was probably the only chance I would get to talk to Marissa-until she figured out I wanted to talk to her.
My eyes finally picked her out, sitting alone, at the far end of the cafeteria. She was picking moodily at her sandwich. Probably trying to bore a hole through it, like she did in Gym.
I strode as quickly as I could toward her, and when I did, she gave me that weird look as she had done before. I sat down in front of her, knowing as I did, I could be dangerous waters right now. Marissa looked like she was ready to get a fork and stab it through me.
I didn’t bother beating around the bush. I got straight to the point, even if she didn’t want to. “Marissa, I want to know why…you seem like you hate me or something. It’s only been your freakin’ first day here anyways. Why do you hate me so much?”
Her eyes stared back at the table, and a short silence followed. I noticed that her arms were strained and tense, and her hands curled into tight fists.
Her answer was a lot longer than I expected it to, and she still had that smooth, pure voice. She still stared at the table, and so she spoke to the table also.
“The reason why I am avoiding you, is because...technically, I’m suppose to be watching over you. And when the time was right, I would reveal my true self to you. But now is not the time-I see that you are not ready for the task that has been upon you. I’ve been watching you, making sure you didn’t blow yourself up or any other crazy stunt that would get you injured, and not prepared for the task…Sometimes, I don’t even know if the orders I’ve been given should’ve been assigned to me...I don’t think I’m good for this kind of mission. But why am I telling you this, Alexandra? You don’t even know what I’m talking about, let alone know why you’re sitting with this new, dark, kid that appears randomly in the middle of the school year.
I didn’t answer your first question, please excuse me for that. I don’t hate you. I just have to resist the urge to..give up on this mission. I think this mission is a bit to hard for me-I’ve been through battles, blood, and explosions, but I’ve never needed to guard and watch a human that needs protection from dangers that she herself doesn’t even notice! Or, maybe this is just because I was demoted from my rank...And I usually never am demoted...” She stabbed her sandwich viciously with a plastic fork, but continued on, “I’m usually not used to this kind of quest-I’m a battler, suppose to be out there in the fields, killing and destroying the enemy, not guarding and protecting a human!”
She finished her speech with a sigh, and looked up from the table. I could almost imagine the shock and surprise on my face-Marissa had given this boatload of information, and I wasn’t very sure on what to do with it. And it didn’t help that her voice was so soft and smooth, either. Marissa’s face had changed-instead of that unusual look, it was now wary, as though expecting me to start saying that she must be some insane person that much go to the asylum.
My words came out slow and careful.
“So, you’ve been given orders to guard me? Why? What am I suppose to do that makes me important enough to be guarded? I don’t know what to do, you’ve went from hostile new kid to this person that’s..new and reformed and wants to guard me from some thing that probably wants to murder me. Could you at least tell me why I need to be guarded? I can take care of myself, you know.”
Marissa looked at me, this time, willing me to understand. Her eyes were still dark, but they had a fire that was filled with determination and hope.
“Alexandra, you hold the power to decide the fate of the Universe.”
I gasped in shock, definitely not expecting this kind of answer. My mind went into instant overdrive. I felt myself hyperventilate-I couldn’t stand this kind of burden. Deciding the fate of the Universe?!?! Is it possible that I might choose the right choice? What happens if I messed up and screwed the Universe to oblivion?
Marissa noticed my extreme panic mode and said calmly,
“Do not worry, Alex. The time for you to take your destiny is not upon us yet. It’s when the next solar eclipse occurs. You have time, Alex.
I have to go-Lunch for the humans are almost over. I will talk to you at after school practice.”
She left before I could react, so I was left alone to absorb all she had said to me. I, still, had no idea what to do with all this information. It was like your being given a stick and you have to chop fish like a samurai chef. Something about all this however, seemed like a changing point in my life. I could sense it. Something in my life was going to change. And that change was going to be Marissa.
One, Marissa was definitely not a human being, considering her tone whenever she had said the word human. This definitely explained how she seemed..weird, or not normal, and her voice was so…nice.
Two, someone, or something, was out there that wanted me to make the wrong choice or die, and Marissa was sent to make sure I didn’t get my but whooped by a bad guy.
And three, I was a lot more important to the Universe than it seemed.
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