He locked me in here. No windows, two doors. A bathroom and the hallway. I am on the floor curled up in a ball. I am not getting on that bed. Quin is probably watching me and I am not going to abide by his rules. I fall asleep in the corner of the room.
The door opens and my eyes fly open. “Get dressed, you have clothes in the closet. MEet me in the hall when you are done.” Quin is pissed.
He leaves and I get up going to the closet. There are all sorts of dresses. They are all made to fit me but I hate dresses. He is doing this on purpose. I walk out to the hallway and he frowns. “I am not wearing any of those dresses.”
“You can either put one on your self or I will put it on for you.” He watches me.
“You wouldn't” I back up slightly
“Put one of them on.” He walks towards me.
“Quin, I am not wearing a dress.” I stand my ground. I refuse to wear on of them.
He sighs, picking me up he throws me over his shoulder and walks back into the room. He goes to the closet shuts the door and I hear it automatically locks. He grabs my t-shirt and rips it in half. I shriek and he goes for my spaghetti strap and, I back away.
“Quin! Stop! I will wear the dress.” I say tears in my eyes. He is slowly succeeding in breaking me.
He smiles and hands me the dress. “That is all I wanted.”
I take the dress and slide it over my head. He frowns and I glare at him. “I am leaving my other clothes on, deal with it.” The dress I have on is red and black. It drags a little on the floor.
“Beautiful.” He says grabbing my hand. He puts my hand on his arm and looks at me. “You will walk by my side and smile the whole time.”
“No!” I try to yank my hand away.
“Do you really want to test me?” He glares at me and I look away from him. “Let's go.” He opens the door and we go through the room, to the hallway, then the dining room. He opens the door and everyone looks our way.
I am trying to smile, I really am but its so hard. I feel like I am suffocating in this dress, everyone's eyes are on me. My hand starts to slip from his arm and he puts his other hand over mine fixing it. I bite my bottom lip as I look around for Kyoku. I see Kyoku at the back of the room. He looks angry. Quin drops his arm and it slides against my waist pulling me closer to him.
“Quin, I…”
He kisses the side of my head and it just feels wrong. I don't like it. “Play along.”
“But Kyoku…”
He squeezes my side and I wince. “Enough about him.” He nods at someone and I see Kyoku being dragged out. My eyes go wide with horror.
“Please, will you let him stay?” I ask hesitantly.
“One condition.”
“Anything.”
“You have to behave.” He looks at me and I nod. He looks at them in the back and the people release him. “Go get your food but do not touch him.” He lets go of me and smiles.
I smile and he just shakes his head. I walk over to the back of the room where Kyoku and the food are. Kyoku sees me and starts to hug me but I back away. “He said I cant touch you that was his one condition.” My eyes start to water but I have to try and keep them at bay.
“Do you still have access to your powers?” He asks me.
“I don't have any magic that I can use at least.” I shake my head. There were a few things that I could use but it was just small things like running a bit faster or jumping a bit higher.
“Yes, you do. You have salt around your house. I noticed that you can keep out up to a level ten. You have magic you just are not aware you're using it.” He smiles. “look at this collar. You see the key lock? Imagine having a key in there picture it.”
I frown and close my eyes. I imagine a key is in the lock and that it is turning. I hear a click and open my eyes and see the collar fall off. He smiles and the first thing I feel is his shadows cover me. I see his shadows go into the collar and then he puts the collar back on. His shadows are still there and I smile.
“That's just how we teach the new kids how to use their magic eventually it will come as a second nature but for now that is what you have to do. You cant use it too much to start out with. It takes a lot of energy to use it.” He smiles and then his face goes to stone. I look behind me and see Quin walking up to me and Kyoku hands me a plate of food. “I figured you wouldn't have time.”
I smile taking the plate from him and feel Quin standing behind me. He rests his hand on my lower back and Kyoku's jaw clenches. I frown watching him.
“I see you have gotten your food, let's sit.” Quin starts walking away, I just stand there. “Myst,” He warns and I catch up to him and walk next to him.
“Where are we sitting?” We walk past all the tables the others are sitting at.
“Where we can watch the others.” He stops in front of a small table with two throne chairs.
“We sit here?” I just stand there as he sits down.
“Yes, come sit.”
“Quin, I-”
“Myst, sit.”
I sigh and put my food on the table. I sit down looking at the others in front of me. I bite my lip no longer hungry. “Quin, can I go back to my room?” I ask quietly. “I am not hungry.”
He looks at me and I try to smile. “Take your plate with you.” He gives me a kiss on the top of my head and i shiver.
The door opens and my eyes fly open. “Get dressed, you have clothes in the closet. MEet me in the hall when you are done.” Quin is pissed.
He leaves and I get up going to the closet. There are all sorts of dresses. They are all made to fit me but I hate dresses. He is doing this on purpose. I walk out to the hallway and he frowns. “I am not wearing any of those dresses.”
“You can either put one on your self or I will put it on for you.” He watches me.
“You wouldn't” I back up slightly
“Put one of them on.” He walks towards me.
“Quin, I am not wearing a dress.” I stand my ground. I refuse to wear on of them.
He sighs, picking me up he throws me over his shoulder and walks back into the room. He goes to the closet shuts the door and I hear it automatically locks. He grabs my t-shirt and rips it in half. I shriek and he goes for my spaghetti strap and, I back away.
“Quin! Stop! I will wear the dress.” I say tears in my eyes. He is slowly succeeding in breaking me.
He smiles and hands me the dress. “That is all I wanted.”
I take the dress and slide it over my head. He frowns and I glare at him. “I am leaving my other clothes on, deal with it.” The dress I have on is red and black. It drags a little on the floor.
“Beautiful.” He says grabbing my hand. He puts my hand on his arm and looks at me. “You will walk by my side and smile the whole time.”
“No!” I try to yank my hand away.
“Do you really want to test me?” He glares at me and I look away from him. “Let's go.” He opens the door and we go through the room, to the hallway, then the dining room. He opens the door and everyone looks our way.
I am trying to smile, I really am but its so hard. I feel like I am suffocating in this dress, everyone's eyes are on me. My hand starts to slip from his arm and he puts his other hand over mine fixing it. I bite my bottom lip as I look around for Kyoku. I see Kyoku at the back of the room. He looks angry. Quin drops his arm and it slides against my waist pulling me closer to him.
“Quin, I…”
He kisses the side of my head and it just feels wrong. I don't like it. “Play along.”
“But Kyoku…”
He squeezes my side and I wince. “Enough about him.” He nods at someone and I see Kyoku being dragged out. My eyes go wide with horror.
“Please, will you let him stay?” I ask hesitantly.
“One condition.”
“Anything.”
“You have to behave.” He looks at me and I nod. He looks at them in the back and the people release him. “Go get your food but do not touch him.” He lets go of me and smiles.
I smile and he just shakes his head. I walk over to the back of the room where Kyoku and the food are. Kyoku sees me and starts to hug me but I back away. “He said I cant touch you that was his one condition.” My eyes start to water but I have to try and keep them at bay.
“Do you still have access to your powers?” He asks me.
“I don't have any magic that I can use at least.” I shake my head. There were a few things that I could use but it was just small things like running a bit faster or jumping a bit higher.
“Yes, you do. You have salt around your house. I noticed that you can keep out up to a level ten. You have magic you just are not aware you're using it.” He smiles. “look at this collar. You see the key lock? Imagine having a key in there picture it.”
I frown and close my eyes. I imagine a key is in the lock and that it is turning. I hear a click and open my eyes and see the collar fall off. He smiles and the first thing I feel is his shadows cover me. I see his shadows go into the collar and then he puts the collar back on. His shadows are still there and I smile.
“That's just how we teach the new kids how to use their magic eventually it will come as a second nature but for now that is what you have to do. You cant use it too much to start out with. It takes a lot of energy to use it.” He smiles and then his face goes to stone. I look behind me and see Quin walking up to me and Kyoku hands me a plate of food. “I figured you wouldn't have time.”
I smile taking the plate from him and feel Quin standing behind me. He rests his hand on my lower back and Kyoku's jaw clenches. I frown watching him.
“I see you have gotten your food, let's sit.” Quin starts walking away, I just stand there. “Myst,” He warns and I catch up to him and walk next to him.
“Where are we sitting?” We walk past all the tables the others are sitting at.
“Where we can watch the others.” He stops in front of a small table with two throne chairs.
“We sit here?” I just stand there as he sits down.
“Yes, come sit.”
“Quin, I-”
“Myst, sit.”
I sigh and put my food on the table. I sit down looking at the others in front of me. I bite my lip no longer hungry. “Quin, can I go back to my room?” I ask quietly. “I am not hungry.”
He looks at me and I try to smile. “Take your plate with you.” He gives me a kiss on the top of my head and i shiver.
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