Mage Academy For The Gifted

The Dean

~ Daryn ~

Hundreds of the academy's freshmen converged in a very enormous hall called the arena.

The arena was illuminated with colorful lights, and the atmosphere was saturated with the pleasant sounds of music.  

Daemon and I walked into the arena, both dressed in matching blue dazzling tuxedos. My eyes scanned through the crowd in search of one person - Zora.

I wondered what she would wear and how she would look, and it felt weird when my eyes finally met with her. 

I stared so much that I almost lost track of my surroundings.

She looked so gorgeous to behold in the purple sleeveless dress she wore.

The unique purple shades of her eyes were seen for the first time, since she wasn't wearing her purple glasses. Her long ebony black hair was neatly pulled into a bun, with only but a few curls left to fall freely.

I snapped back to my senses immediately I felt Daemon's hand on my shoulder. He smirked at me with a slightly raised brow;

"You should dance with her tonight", he suggested.

"Hmm? I-I can't"

"Don't be such a chicken by letting this opportunity pass you by...she's pretty and she's waving at you", he whispered in my ear.

I turned away from him to steal a gaze at her again. She was truly waving at me with a pretty smile that was highlighted by the simple make-up she wore.

My gaze was interrupted as the lights suddenly went off. Everyone's attention, including mine, was pulled towards the stage.

Huge sparks of fire appeared from nowhere and encircled themselves round the stage, until a human figure was formed from the condensed flames.

It was the dean.

The dean was a really handsome man who had a neatly braided long hair, and was dressed in a dazzling black tux.

He whirled his hand briefly, and a shimmering diamond sceptre appeared in it.

The hall was full of whispers as everyone was surprised to see such person whose dazzling appearance literally lit up the whole arena.

The lights finally came up at the flick of his diamond spectre, and his breathtaking looks became more revealed. With dropped jaws,  everyone stared at him.

He remained silent for a while, with a handsome smile on his face. It was obvious that he loved the reactions he received from the crowd.

Finally, he broke the silence.

"Hello students"

The whole atmosphere became saturated with screams of excitement, especially from the female students.

His voice had a charmingly smooth texture which aligned with his awesome appearance. It sounded like he was in his late thirties or early forties, or something like that.

"Geez, he's really handsome...I hope he notices how beautiful I am", someone behind me whispered.

His smile grew wider while the claps and excited screams threatened to shake the whole academy to its foundation. He loved their reactions.

A few minutes after the hall became less noisy, he spoke again.

"Long time ago, before a lot of you were born into this world, a war existed between humans and supernaturals.

"The good supernaturals, which included included my team of elites, decided to preserve the the supernatural bloodline after the war...

"That's how this great academy was born. This is a place where powerful individuals like you, get trained on how to use this power to protect humans, because we're the good guys", he explained with hand gestures to demonstrate.

He paused for a few seconds to give the crowd room to express their excitement.

"Your families know that you're safe, and we are taking good care of them.

"You'll all be able to see them soon, but as for tonight...I urge you guys to have fun. Each student must pick a dance partner and enjoy tonight", he said with a smile.

Cheering sounds echoed from the crowd as he vanished from the stage. The music was turned back on, and everyone continued having fun.

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I stood beside Daemon, stealing a gaze at Zora while making sure not to maintain an eye contact with her, because I was shy.

"Dude..you should go ahead and dance with her. This is your chance", Daemon urged me.

I finally agreed with him right after he gave me a slight shoulder budge.

I took a deep breath as I approached Zora. I turned back to see him smirking at me, before someone tapped him from behind, requesting for a dance.  

I felt very nervous at the moment.

That flight or fight response my mum always talked about...I was starting to experience it at the moment as I  got even closer to her.

I couldn't even think of the right words to say to her, and the thought of it only made me even more anxious.

I took one final deep breath, and my eyes became locked upon hers. Then with an outstretched hand, I nervously asked,

"Will you dance with me?"

Her cheeks flashed with a bright red hue, and a smile crept unto unto her face.

My whole body trembled with mixed emotions, all of which I couldn't understand, as I felt her soft palm rest upon mine.

"Yeah", she replied.

I gently pulled her close to me, and we both started dancing to the rhythm of the sweet melodious music.

(Perfect by Ed Sheeran)

We danced until we suddenly froze, staring deep into each other's eyes, still hooked together.