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Red Skys and Royal CardsI woke up to find the new Warrior standing in the doorway watching me. A little strange, but I wasn’t going to say anything. He wasn’t doing anything that I needed to yell at him for. Although, had it been any of the others I probably would have thrown my pillow at them.
I sat up and rubbed the sleep out of my eyes. “You can come in.” I yawned.
He hesitated before stepping into the room and the door shut softly behind him as he walked over and stood at the end of my bed. “Might I know your name?” I was hoping he would tell me.
I was a little surprised that he didn’t leave yesterday after he had his Card. He did leave but maybe he had second thoughts, whatever it was that made him stay I was happy that he did. The others seemed upset when he left, and I didn’t want them to be.
“What have you done to my friends to make them act this way?” He asked as he kept his gaze on me. It was a little unnerving that he was just starring at me.
“I haven’t done anything.” I told him. Getting out of my bed, I fixed the tank I was wearing so it wasn’t ridding up my stomach. “I treat them like friends, I care for them. Is that a problem?”
I don’t really know where he was going with this conversation but I was hoping that it would at least lead to me learning his name, and maybe him opening up to me little bit. I wanted him to at least get to know me a little more before he categorized me, like I knew he already has started doing.
“How long are you going to act like this? I’d rather not have to be around when you decide that it really is power you want.” He sneered.
I shook my head, “You really do think I’m like other Dealers, don’t you?” I asked. He nodded his head affirming my thoughts, “What will it take for me to prove to you that I’m not like that?”
“There isn’t anything, you are all the same. All of you want the same thing. You're power hungry and like to prove it with the Cards you hold. In the end you will turn on all of us, and I don’t want to have to deal with another Dealer doing that to me.” He said and began to walk towards the door.
“I know your life has been hard. I know all of you went through more than I could ever imagine. But don’t you want to have the weight of being a Warrior lifted off your shoulders, even for a few years?” I tried to make him see where I was coming from. I had to make him see reason. “I’m new to all of this, I had no understanding of how all of this worked. But as soon as I saw the way Warriors were being treated, I wished I never knew about any of this. I hate Dealers that treat their Cards like , I hate the way Warriors are treated.”
He stopped and turned to look at me with his eyes slightly widened, “You probably don’t care, or even believe me, but I hope you will give me a chance to explain myself a little before you think I’m the same. Because I’m not.”
Something about him just made me want to make him believe me. There was something about him that I needed to know before he could ever begin to open up to me. He looked like he could be so warm and loving if he only let go of the icy look and smiled a little.
I smiled, “If you would excuse me, I have something I need to do.” I left him standing in my room and went to find the others and see if Luhan would train with me again today. I knew I should take a break, but I needed to let out a little frustration over the new Warrior.
I found everyone in the kitchen, I needed to lie a little to get them to comply but I would find a way to repay them for all of this later, “Would it be okay if you guys went in your Cards for a few hours so I can get to know the new Warrior without any interruptions?”
“Are you sure, Sky? Maybe it would be best if one of us stayed?” Chen said a little worried.
“I’ll be fine, just an hour or two.”
“Summon us if you need us.” Suho said before one by one they all vanished, including Luhan.
“I’m sorry guys, I really am.” I said as I looked down at their Cards in my hand that they were now residing him. “I’ll tell you everything soon, I promise.”
I hate lying to them about all of this, but none
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