Flashes from last night filled her brain and radiated through her soul. She thought it was all a dream. It wasn’t exactly fun seeing the restaurant that she burned down being plastered all over the news and social media. There were even memes about it. She cringed at the thought of the hashtag that was suddenly trending on magicbook and flutter.
But how did she burn it down in the first place? All she did was touch his shoulder. Saytrix’s shoulder. Why did their touch ignite flames? It practically would have melted the Fairy boy’s wings if he hadn’t exited with Scarlett and Silas. Despite the suspicious fire, She couldn’t get over the feeling of satisfaction when she saw her and Saytrix’s pictures morphed into one image. Just when she thought things were beginning to make sense, she’d never felt more confused. She had to get to the bottom of things. She tried to mentally brush over the fact that she’d put lives in danger. Luckily, nobody died that night. She looked at her hands. She imagined the flames that once grew from her fingernails.
Their mother had turned to her daughters with a raised brow. “So, Sylvano's was burned down to the ground last evening. This is why I do not enjoy the idea of you two out past curfew. Especially in cities like Hypersdame.” She then shook her head, and drank from the mug. “Ridiculous….” She trailed off.
Hypersdame did have a bad rep. Scarlett dreaded passing through there.
Liveria argued, “Mom, I was just out with the girls and Corveticus.” She rambled. The curls at the ends of her strawberry hair rested on her wrists, as she was dressed in the dark uniform that was required for their conservatory, Shylack.
Liveria sat at the table with her head resting on the palm of her hand as she played with her food. It was a warm, freshly baked scarlenberry muffin, with a tall glass of blood. “It was safe. We swear.” She muttered.
Scarlett wasn’t paying attention. She hid her Oracle underneath the table, and clicked on the app Magicbook she’d downloaded. Quickly, Scarlett created an account.
She had to find out who Saytrix really was. She had to see him again. Speak to him again. When she typed his name into the search bar, she widened her eyes and hid her smile as he popped up. She examined his profile. She knew it was him. Scarlett hooked her feet around the chair legs, and tilted her head.
He resembled the same features of the woman in the picture more and more, as she began to think about it. When she clicked on Saytrix’s profile and examined his feed, she saw that his pictures mostly consisted of different landscapes, and much of the Enchanted ocean, which was in Endlaysha. Every now and then he had posted a photograph of himself. He must have liked to travel. Although, he had limited pictures. Only twelve.
Scarlett decided to message him. It was a bad idea, she thought. But the information she wanted was worth fighting for. She hated being proven wrong, and she hated to be not right. Plus, she needed to know how they created those flames. Or had she been dreaming?
ScarlettLenotine123: Hey.We met the other night, and we need to talk.
ScarlettLenotine123: I know you remember me.
A hit to her shoulder had shaken her from her thoughts. Swiftly, she turned to her sister. “What now?” She asked, as she tried hiding her annoyance.
Her mother scoffed at Liveria and turned her face away. “You’ve been seeing Coreveticus again? I thought your father and I told you we did not want you two to see each other anymore, I do not like that boy. And Scarletta, where were you?” Her mother fumed, as she spoke with her hands. “Honey, I expect you to be more responsible. Especially in a city like that.”
Her lips parted, as she looked into her mother's light eyes. She shoved her oracle into her pocket as a notification from Magicbook went off as she bluffed. “Uh…” She started, “I was with her.” Scarlett stammered. “I was watching over her and Coreveticus, and made sure nothing happened. Aside from the fire, it really was a fun night. We apologize for coming home later than usual. Won’t happen again,” she told her mom and nodded her head.
Their mother squinted her eyes, setting the mug that was full of red, onto the counter. She peered outside the window. “I try to trust you two with responsibilities, but when you break my rules deliberately, it makes me feel otherwise. Now, get to the conservatory. You’ll be late. I should catch up with your father, he’s in the city today.” She muttered, before heading out of the kitchen.
Their parents owned a large company that sold all types of oracles, sometimes Scarlett liked it, other times she didn’t. She liked the idea of both of her parents being with her at the same time and usually her imaginations never worked out. Her father was either at work and her mother was home, or her mother was at work and her father was home. She thought the concept of oracles was cool, and grew to know all about them, as their parents were constantly talking about them all the time. They were fireproof, waterproof, electric proof, and magicproof. You could communicate with anyone in the entire Mystic world, and have the free space to download as many applications as you wanted.
As the front door closed, Liveria glared at her sister. “I had to cover for you all night, because you got home so late. Where were you?” Her fingers were playing with each other, and she shook her head
