Sanctuary Chapter 7

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Hm...i'm not sure about theories, but i LOVEEEEEEEE teh story!

''You can....control plants....''

''Mostly just vines.'' her hand absently brushes the mark on her collarbone. ''But yeah. I'm only a second-year...''

''I guess that makes me a first year?'' I ask, smirking slightly. Cressi chuckles.

''Yeah. I guess so.'' she glances at the sky. ''My, it's late. I can show you to your dorm if you want...''

''Maybe...wait.''

Cressi turns, arching an eyebrow, and I take off my gloves, showing her the mark on my wrist.

''Hi?'' I offer. ''I'm...Lark....''

''Cressi.'' her eyes are sparkling. ''I wanted to wait. The best students always get left behind.'' she can't be much older than me. Maybe by a year? I glance down with a shy smile, then start when I notice that her feet are bare, and a vine is wrapping around her ankle.

''Um...'' I point down, eyes wide. She glances at her feet and rolls her eyes, twirling her fingers and moving the vine away.

''Sorry about that. I don't have much control over it yet...''

Noah and Ace are claimed next. Then Poppi. Then Mei. A girl with long, curly silver hair. A girl with a metal hand glinting in the light.

Soon, I'm one of the only ones left.

And then a girl approaches me. She has shining dark skin and black hair in a hundred tiny braids up in a bun on her head. I can see a mark on her collarbone that looks like a twisting vine, and she wears a sleeveless green top and long black leggings.

''Hi.'' she smiles softly.

into a tiny fire on her hand. I bite back a gasp as she forms it into an orb and passes it back and forth on her hands. Yoko's eyes are wide beside me.

''How-'' she demands. The girl shrugs.

''Magic? I guess? I can play with fire.'' she calmly tosses the orb into the air. ''Now do you accept me as your mentor or not?''

Yoko, stunned into silence for once, nods and heads over.

''Atana.'' the girl introduces herself.

''Yoko.''

''Ihateyousomuch...'' she groans.

''I'll give you a hint.'' Ace offers.

''No. It'll just confuse me more.'' Yoko edges away, switching her focus to the crowd. The girl who spoke out, a girl who looks a few years older with fiery curly red hair and mischievous light blue eyes, is eyeing her up, looking excited.

''I'll take the dark-haired girl.'' she declares, pointing at my friend just as a bright light flares at the end of her finger. She sighs, blowing on the light and letting it grow