Chapter 69 - Attack On The School

Ander lifted his head from the hug and looked into Avan's eyes. He nervously gazed at him itching to ask him what his reply was to his confession. His fingers dug into Avan's back trying to chill his nerves.

"Do..don't you have something to say to me. How do you feel about me?" he asked.

Avan had never seen someone so vulnerable before. Ander looked like he would break into pieces if he said any wrong word. But he wasn't the one who the question was meant for so he couldn't give a reply to it.

"Why are you silent, on normal occasions, you talk my ears out even when I ask you to be quiet. So what is the meaning of your silence today?" he asked his body trembling slightly. Avan was helpless on what to do or say so he just remained silent.

"Is it so difficult for you to say that you care for me?" he questioned his lips quivering. "I guess I should have not better that to ask when you told me that you like someone else," he added disappointed.

"It's not like that," Avan said finally getting his voice back.

"No need to lie when it is evident. I can't say that I like your choice of love but there is nothing that I can do about it," he said getting out of Avan's hold. "I wish that Avan and I never crossed paths, in just a few days he has snatched everything dear to me. My father's bracelet, my first kiss, and now my first love," he added picking up his bags and carrying them on his shoulders.

Avan's heart broke into pieces when he heard all the things that Ander said about him. The words that hit home were the fact that the kiss they shared was Ander's first kiss. A handsome prince like him would be expected to have had many girls running after him and surely he would have a selection to pick from. But then it occurred to him that the male would rather spend his time with the imaginary male than talk to other people.

He grabbed hold of Ander's hand and placed the bracelet he took into his hand. Ander looked down at his hand, his eyes lit up when he saw the bracelet.

"This," he said wearing it in his hand. "Do you see what I mean? He is such a bad person that despite having my bracelet he told me he lost it," he complained opening the star on the bracelet.

"But where is the splinter?" he asked looking at Avan. "He must have taken it, tell me Francis do you know where it is. You can search in his mind to see where he took the splinter," Ander told.

Avan wrecked his brain for an excuse that he could give to Ander as to why he can't return the splinter, after all the splinter was a part of his dad and his lifelong mission has always been to bring his father back.

"Never mind if you can't find it," Ander said just glad that he got his bracelet. "If only he would give me back everything else that he took from me," he mumbled.

Ander left the dorm with his luggage and walked out of the school. He got a bad feeling when he arrived at the gate and looked back at the school. Everything seemed fine but he couldn't help but feel sad, he was sad that he was breaking his mother's heart. Her dream was for him to study in the school she built for him but due to the complications that came his way he had to turn back on her dream.

He took another step out of the school and froze when he felt a presence pass him by. It was negative energy that he didn't understand or recognize. He wanted to leave and pretend he didn't feel it but his conscience wouldn't let him. He turned around heading back to the school when a force threw him back.

He fell on his back far away from the school gate, screeching he got up from the ground and dusted the dirt from his clothes. He sat up and looked at the school, the school was still intact but something was off.

Getting up, he ran into the school compound and back into the dorms. His heart was pounding in his heart as he worried for his beloved. As Francis was inside Avan's body he was scared of what might have happened to him. As he ran he saw the students of the school all lying on the floor, chairs, and tables unconscious.

He ran back to his room and found Avan lying on the ground. He dropped to the ground right next to him and held him close to his chest and tried to wake him up but he slept like a baby through all his methods of waking him. He carried him over to the bed.

He walked out of the room and went in search of Annak, he had to find out what had happened to the school and why everyone was unconscious. Among the sleeping bodies, he found his aunt and Annak too was among them. His heart dropped when he saw them because they were the only people he knew that would be able to help him wake Avan up.

"What is going on?" he asked no one in particular.

"You are awake, thank the gods," Francis said relieved that he was fine. He had been looking for his body among the students but couldn't find him.

"What happened here?" Ander asked him.

"Something or someone made a wish that trapped everyone in a deep sleep," Francis informed.

"What do wishes have to do with the school and why to put everyone in a sleeping state?" he asked him.

"Many reasons, the school has a secret prison that holds the most dangerous witches, wizards, and supernaturals that have caused some harm or chaos in the world. There is also the secret library that keeps the secrets of the existence of all the mythological and supernatural creatures. There is also a secret doorway to a mythological world in this school and most of all is the secret vault that stores all the powerful weapons known to man," he said to him.

Ander's jaw dropped as he stared at Francis as though he was an alien from another planet. "How in the world did mother build such things in the school?" he inquired of him.

"Your mother didn't build them. When she ordered for the school to be built the dragons were in charge of getting everything done and they built the school with everything that the dragons need to maintain peace and balance in the world," he informed.

"And how do you know so much?" he questioned suspiciously.

"Because your mother used to come here often with you as a baby and that gave me a chance to wander around and see what was going on," he said.

"So the school is a sanctuary of knowledge and power. Two of the most important things that everyone desires," he spoke caressing his chin in thought.

"Yes, I'm afraid so."

Ander walked around the school looking for any clue of what could be the reason for the person coming there. He had processed all that Francis had told him and from that, the person could be after anything but for them to have figured out about the secrets that even his mother has no idea about then they would have to have been in contact with one of the dragons that build the school. Or they were the dragons that built the school.

"Does my father the king know of the existence of these secrets?" he asked assuming as the king of dragons he must be running the whole operation.

"No, ever since he lost the love of his life. The King has been obsessed with his memories that he hasn't had the time nor the energy to care about all this," he said thinking about how hard life must be for Alex. He was beating himself up for his death and torturing himself day and night and there was nothing he could do to help him. His face has a sad expression to it as it reflected what was in his heart.

Ander didn't miss the look on his face. He had noticed how they make always get sad whenever he talked about his father but most of all he watched him with shock at the revelation that he just heard.

'His memories?' he questioned in his mind. 'Does this mean my father was in love with a man and not my mom?'

He didn't dare raise this question as it would hurt him to learn the answer. It was best for him to just stay clear of that topic for now. He traced the air of the energy that he sensed earlier and found the path it followed and together with Francis they went after the person.

"How can I gain access to these secret rooms?" he questioned.

"Your the prince of all dragons, your blood can open all the doors as long as you know where they are," he informed.