A glimpse of him

The two persons in front of her received their marks and when it came to her turn, the scent filled her nose. She felt shivers run down her spine. She moved to stand in front of Master.

Leader of the Conquerors, Master was an enigma. His name was hidden and he didn't often make an act of presence. Except for today.

When he looked down at her,  he saw brown pupils staring back at him. They were shining in the dim light of the podium, glowing in the dark. He drove in them, searching for darkness. That's when he saw red and blood. Trauma.

She, on the other hand, scanned him. First, his dark unruly hair, then his pitch-black eyes, and his brown glass skin. He had the feel of a wise man with a hint of danger. His body shouted to stay away, but it was also magnetic, pulling her in. Immaculate.

It was like a starring contest, neither moving. Until she parted her mouth, wanting to say something. That's when he blinked and grabbed her by the waist. The next word that would leave her mouth, he didn't know why but he was scared of them. Pushing her face into his torso, the words came out muffled.

In his arms, the world disappeared. It felt warm and pleasant, not safe tho. It was like anything could happen. It felt right.

Murmurs raised in the crowd of wolves. Eyes were changing colors in a fist of anger. Master threw them a glance which calmed them, but the word was circulating and soon the whole crowd was whispering and gossiping.

Finally aware of her surrounding, Raïna got away from his embrace and knelt in front of him. He put his hand on her shoulders and let the power flow into her. It came abruptly, enveloping her into a layer of mystic power. It took a minute or so for her body to adapt and for her bones to stop cracking all over. On her neck appeared a white hammer, a symbol of the Captains.

She stood up but looked down, wanting to avoid his gaze. He extend his hand and gave her the red envelope. When she took it, she couldn't help her roaming hands linger on his a tad longer than they should have. She felt goosebumps before shaking the feeling away and going in the line with the others two new Captains.

Everybody knelt, as one man, to salute Master while he made his way out of the hall through the private door at the other side of the room. When the doors closed, the smell lingered before it dissipated.

People started to go their way, and she caught many people glaring at her. She was about to do the same when she was stopped by someone tapping on her shoulder. She turned around to see a cute girl with red hair.

"Hey! Nice to meet you, I'm Isabella, call me Isa, and he ( she pointed to the short man behind her ) is Nathaniel, call him Nath. We're the two others who just became a captain with you. We couldn't get acquainted before the ceremony, you know, since you were not there. We thought we'd say hi. "

"Oh, sorry, I had a little problem, that's why. But nice to meet you two, I'm- "

"No need to present yourself, you're Raïna from the 6 division, aren't you? "

"How do you know my name? "

"Well, for your information, you're quite well known. Aren't you the one who was able to become a Captain the first year she arrived, and the only one able to compete against Lieutenant Edward? "

"Oh, yeah, I suppose that's me. "

" You're quite the funny girl, aren't you ?! " Raïna didn't understand what she meant by " funny girl " so she just smiled at the remark.

"We're gonna get going, we want to announce the news to some friends. I'm sure we're going to spend a lot of time together in the future days, as new Captains. We should stick together! "

" Yeah..."

"Bye-bye! "

She waved them goodbye, more than happy that this conversation was over. Raïna was not used to this outgoing personality. Neither Amy, Leaneay nor her were this outgoing and carefree. They were quite timid with new people, so the exuberant  Isa was not going to be a real pleasure to work with, she could already feel it.

She started walking toward Amy and Leneay who were frozen. Getting to their level, she saw Amy slap her forehead and Leneay gawking at the podium.

"Jesus, God, why me? Why did you give me such an idiot as a friend? " Amy kept asking as Leneay stared at her in disapproval.

"Now, now Amy, don't say that. It may be true but it's mean to throw it at her face. " Leneay commented, slowly turning her head to Raïna.

"What?!" She asked on the defensive.

"Raïna, Master hugged you. " Leneay said. " Do you have something to say in your defense? "

" I tripped, and he caught me. " What a quick liar she was. She knew the guilt would flow in soon.

"Huh?" they both responded. They expected anything but that.  " What do you think it could have been?! It was my first meeting Master from up close, of course, I panicked. " She kept lying on and on, with those huge expressions she would give once in a while and convinced both.

"If you say so."

"Then explain something else," Amy demanded. She still looked angry. "Why were you talking to Nathaniel and that bitch step-sister of his. I demand an explanation, and it better be good!"

Raïna remembered the crush she had on Nathaniel and taught as to what she saw in him. " They came to talk to me. Honestly, he didn't even speak, it was Isabella who did all the talking. "

Amy squinted her eyes, but finally gave up. " If you say so. but you better not stole him from me. " She threatened. Raïna raised her hand playfully as if Amy was a cop.

Leneay sadly smiled at the scene and interrupted them. " Amy, have you ever looked in his eyes, without your glasses?"

Amy and Raïna stopped laughing and Amy harshly looked at Leneay while Raïna sighed. She just always had the bad habit of bringing her opinion where it wasn't needed.

"Stop it, Leneay. We ain't all like you, wanting to wait for our mate. " she spit out. Amy has an even bigger habit, of being stubborn at the wrong moment. " So what if he isn't my mate, why should I wait for a man that I only have 1 chance in 7 billion to find?! Let loose, Leneay! "

Leneay's jaw ticked and her fist tightened.

"Come on, girls, it's my promotion, don't fight!  " Raïna said. " You both need to chill. A good night of sleep is gonna cool your head down. "

She pushed leneay slowly. " Come on! " they started walking to the end of the grand hall, with fake smiles plastered on everyone's faces.