There were ten students sketching a dinosaur on the teacher's desk, not to be naughty, but to while away time. Oliver was part of those students. He stood hunched over the desk, with a charcoal between his lips, and a pencil poised in his palm and forefinger. There was a hazy image of a dinosaur, that seemed to be dated to the 70s at the back of his mind's eye as he sketched. It brought an electric buzz through his pencil.
Oliver wasn't a kid, he was eighteen, but still he found pleasure in behaving this way. This was the only childish thing about him, nothing more. His hands moved expertly through the desk, until he was jerked by Taylor, his best friend.In a split second, he saw Taylor licking Eleanor, his girlfriend's pussy like, it was his ice-cream. Oliver eyes dilated as his fingers stopped its movements on the table. Like a bad video tape, the video seemed to expand, and he noted Eleanor's brother filming the two as he stood by the door, away from sight."What are you doing?" Taylor's voice rang out.There was a moment of awareness, and Oliver easily pretended that he had not seen the most intimate part of his friend. He knew that if he were to tell him exactly what he'd seen, there would be a friction, and unnecessary drama will pop up. Not to mention, his mother would not find it entertaining in the least.He pulled himself to his full height, and smiled. It was not a friendly smile, but no-one had ever figured that out. It was all in good stead, though."Just playing around," He said with a careless shrug.Taylor peered over Oliver's shoulder, in an effort to catch a glimpse of the said drawing. His long fingers caressed the desk, and then, he pulled back like he shouldn't be doing such. Oliver frowned a bit at the display."Where do you get such insane ideas from, Oliver? And, I really think you shouldn't be sketching on a desk. You're not in middle school anymore. Jeez, it's lame!" "Then, you could go stick your tongue..."The sound of a whistle blowing off stopped everything Oliver had to say. The boys pulled away from the desk, as they made sure not to leave a trace of their latest mischief. As Oliver walked back to his special seat at the back of the class, he couldn't be more grateful at the interruption. He had almost blurted everything out in a fit off rage, and that would have been completely awful."That sketch was badass man," Shane hyped, as he hit him on his shoulder-blade.Oliver smirked. "It's no biggie. Just need a hyper imagination to pull off. I could teach you some time,"They both settled down. "That's what you always say man. I can almost imagine what that bald head would say when he sees that shit on his desk," Shane mumbled.They both laughed at that. Oliver knew the man would throw a fit. He would just need to zone it out. That dragon should... No! He wouldn't complete his thoughts, or it may as well happen. He'd learned the hard way that imagining things should be limited. He couldn't afford to get into more trouble. His mom had said he needed to be a normal teenager, and he was going to do that, no matter what it took."I mean it man," he started off absently. "You can always ring me up if you need to know the best way to unlock your imaginations." He could hear Shane's words, before it was uttered. "Thank you, I will pass.""Who did this?" Mr Elvis shouted as he stared pointedly at his desk.No-one said a word. Oliver sat with his hands folded on his laps. His expression was cold. He knew exactly why the teacher was annoyed. It had nothing to do with them, but the fact he was stuck with them, when he should have being fulfilling his carnal desires."I'm talking to you?""We don't know who did it. We found it that way," Lilian said quietly."Yes," The whole class said as one.Mr Elvis mumbled something under his breath. He moved closer to the desk, and caught sight of a strange looking dinosaur. It was the very same one that Oliver had sketched. He squinted his gaze in a bid to make sense of what it was. Nothing was forthcoming. All he glimpsed were a strange looking creature, that had his wing trapped between its legs. It was so appalling to look at.He bolted off in shock, as the animal blinked right at him. The students all exchanged puzzled looks, not understanding the fright that pulled at their teacher. Mr Elvis kept sliding backwards, his eyes larger than life, not once looking away from the sketched dragon."Get it off! It's alive!" He cried."Oliver, what do you think is up with the bald head?" Shane queried, his eyes barely living their teacher's frightened state.Oliver shrugged in response, resting his head on his desk. "It could be, that the old man doesn't want to train, and he is...""Get it off! Take it out!" Mr Elvis screamed once more.Oliver shifted his gaze from the man to his sketch. He couldn't see anything untoward going on at first. He cocked his head to the side, and noted that the dragon was truly taking formation in a way that couldn't be noticed immediately.Fuck! If anyone found out he had sketched that thing, his cover would be blown. And, only God knew what his mother would do to him when she got a hold of him. He turned back to Shane who was completely taken by the moment. None of the teens left their seats, because of the fear that drowned in their hearts, though they tried to act cool."Sir, nothing is there. Try to calm down. You're scaring us all. If this is a part of our trainings, then it needs to stop." Kat grumbled out loud.The bickering eschewed. Oliver smiled slightly. It was good, they should keep fighting. It would serve as a distraction to what he was about to do. He shifted slightly on his chair. Then, imagined to dragon in his mind's eyes as he stared at the sketch from where he sat. His eyes dilated as he went into the workings of the dragon, pulling out its strings, and storing them in the safe room of his mind. Disaster wouldn't happen with him. He would do anything possible to stop it.He watched as the light coming off from the dragoon shut down. It became nothing more than a harmless sketch. Oliver sighed in relief. He made a move to go, but someone was pulling his shoulders. What was the matter this time?"Oliver! Wake up!" He slowly pulled his eyes open, and he stared at Shane's worried eyes. Why was he worried? Did something again? Oliver's cheeks took on a heated formation."You slept off? I cam't believe you missed out on what just happened right now," Shane said in disbelief.Oliver gushed himself upwards again, as his lips drew into a thin line. "What happened? And, it better be good, because I don't really like...""Mr Elvis has officially lost his senses," Shane screamed.At that moment, Taylor pulled Oliver to his feet, his right hand, doing the work for him.. Oliver frowned, and he looked back at Shane who was up too. Oliver was dragged to the desk, where a couple of students stood peering at an object on the desk."I honestly don't see anything bizarre here," Kat was saying to her friends."Same," Two of her friends agreed with her too. "I think Mr Elvis has gone crazy." Kat mumbled. At that moment, she turned, and switched her gaze on Oliver who was looking right at her, with no form of expression in his face. "You sketched this right. I saw you at exactly this spot." They all turned their attention to Oliver at once. Oliver kept his face passive, and then in a laidback tone, he said, "It could be anyone. You said it yourself, Mr Elvis is going crazy. I should leave," He mumbled, stepping away from them."Come on, man! It was..." Taylor started off.Oliver glared at him, making the words die on his tongue. He made his way to his desk, grabbed his bag, and then tossed it over his shoulder. The urge to flee was acute, and staying like this with these people wasn't something he wanted to do. What if..."You don't need to be this mad. Let's go back to our spot," Taylor whined."Not right now," Oliver shouted, as he walked away from the cactus.His mind was a whirlwind, as he thought that he shouldn't have done what he did. He wasn't sure he would ever be able to sketch anything. Poor Mr Elvis would be termed mad by all because of one of his silly mistakes. His mother was right, he should never use his powers.The grandfather clock chimed loudly as it struck 2pm. Oliver's visibly shook at its loudness. The damn thing never knew when to stop. It was the absolute nemesis of his life. He was so annoyed that his father had replaced the modern clock with this, all in a bid to belong in a society that doesn't value them. Crazy life! He'd arrived home an hour ago. It had been so quiet, and his mother wasn't home. In fact, there was no-one home, which was so good. He didn't want anyone to have an inkling that he skipped school. His mother would have thrown a fit.The woman was so paranoid, and quite boring when she wanted to be. A sigh escaped his lips, as he jumped down from the bed, sliding his big feet into his Leather-Paws slippers. He glanced at the portable cloche he'd received for his 17th birthday, and smiled. It was right in time for his launch. If he didn't eat, life would lose its colour.'You're so funny, Olive,' He thought fondly.He grabbed his iPhone 11 pro, and dragged himself out
It almost felt like the walls had cave in on them, leaving them exposed to the harsh realities. Oliver wished he could take back the words he said, but that wasn't going to happen. The vision hadn't been a lie, and he needed to let his family understand that one truth.He watched as his mother let go of his father's hand. There was shock written all over her face. He couldn't comprehend what she much be going through, and despite the pains he was trying in futility to mask, he wished he could make her feel much better."Tell me, who did you say is in danger?" His mom asked in a voice that sounded distant.He made eye-contact with his dad, who looked like he was in triple pains. It felt completely awful to do this to people he cared about, but there wasn't much else he could do, but say the truth. His sister was in a complete danger, and they needed to get to her as soon as possible."Scarlett is in danger," He said once more.A gasp escaped his mother's partly opened lips. "No! You're
The ground seemed to be a hollow feeling. Yes, a feeling! It was nothing but a feeling as Scarlett spiralled through the unknown. She felt like she was moving in space, but the reality was, she was sinking into a cage. She flared her hands once more like a beacon, but nothing happened. She didn't grasp anything, and no form of magic greeted her.Her breath knocked off her body as she hit the floor with a thud. She could rarely see anything, just shadows in front of her. She tried to focus her hindsight, but a migraine throbbed at the back of her head, making her give up, shutting her head tight"Oliver," She whispered breathlessly, as she embraced the dark.The sun slowly retreated to the sky, casting shadows over her body. Scarlett laid unconscious in the cold dilapidated cave, which was murky at best. It almost felt like she might never come out of there. There were small grasshoppers, which were a sight for sore eyes, moving around her without a care in the world. In a normal occas
Scarlett opened her eyes to a strange ceiling that she had never seen before. Her mind was slowly getting back together, as she tried to put the pieces of her memories together.âWhat had happened?â she thought. Then, all at once, she jolted up, as she remembered what happened with Elder Quinn, and the witch. She recalled the strange unkempt man who she had fought before she unwittingly lost consciousness.âWhere am I?â she wondered in a whisper, whilst looking around frantically. But as soon as she put her feet on the floor and stood up, she heard a voice speak up behind her.âFinally, you have woken up,â the rough and deep voice said. âI was afraid I would have to wait for too long.âAt that, Scarlett whipped her head around in shock, and her eyes widened at the sight of the man from before.He looked almost the same as before, except that this time, he did not have his hunting gear with him, and he had removed his jacket which she had spotted him wearing before, only wearing a t-sh
Scarlett was unhinged. The events of the past days had definitely done a number on her. Her eyes were filled with venom as shelooked at him. I will kill you, she thought, more panicked nowthan she had ever been. The memories of what had happened only recently with the witch and Elder Quinn were still fresh in her mind, and as her powers swelled once more in a fresh wave within her, she felt cornered and alone. Her thoughts suddenly went to her brother.Oliver, where are you? She screamed internally, not knowing that her lips mouthed the same question. If Oliver was near, he would have found her.Though they did not spend every waking moment together as some twins do, he was always there for her and would come running if she called.But he was not there. Now, Scarlett was alone and had no one to help her. It was a face that was equal parts painful and full of despair. She was alone, and no one would come to help her. Elder Quinn was not there. Her parents were not there. Oliver wa
Oliver tried to keep a stoic face as usual when he entered the school premises.He had not wanted to come to school; it had only been a day since the incident happened with Mr. Elvis in class. On top of that, it was also a day before he felt Scarlett, and he was afraid she needed his help. He had tried to make his parents see that yesterday, but it seemed it was all for naught.However, his parents had forced him to go, his mother especially. She wanted him to act normal, go to school and behave like a normal 18-year-old teenager.He had tried to tell her it was not that simple, but she never paid much attention to that.His father has calmed him and his mother down and had informed Oliver that he had no choice about it, so long as he was undertheir roof. That was what made him agree to go to school, although he had to tamp down on the rebellious part of him who was angry at being forced to play a role that he was not fit for in the world.Therefore, as he entered the school that mo
Eleanor was very upset, and the reason why could be summed up succinctly in one simple word, or name rather - Oliver. Oliver, her supposed loving and caring boyfriend was making her feel this way.It had happened all of a sudden, as things were wont to do when it came to Oliver.She had definitely noticed that he had been acting a bit weird for the past few days and decided to try to find out what was wrong. She had decided that she would convince Oliver to take her out on a date and do something nice for him. Maybe then, he would open up. That day, she had worn something nice â a pair of blue jeans that Oliver said once that he liked her ass in, and a nice frilly top. She even wore the necklace that he had gifted her on her last birthday.That morning when she spotted him walking in the hallway, she then grabbed his arm and greeted him, leaning into his face for a kiss. But he hadturned away from her. Even worse, he had made excuses for his behavior that did not make any sense to h
That same night, throughout dinner, Oliver noticed his mother and father exchanging glances. He felt a strange tension in the air that was not there before, and he wanted to ask but was not able to somehow find the words.He wondered if it had to do with him, but he quickly brushed the thought aside. Besides, he thought while trying to spoon up the last of his vegetables which he absolutely hated, he had not done anything that warranted that kind of look over the dinner table from both of his parents.Now that dinner was over, he left his seat pretty quickly, not wanting to get caught up in whatever the two of them had going on.Meanwhile, Oliverâs father, Jay, looked at his dear wife with concern in his eyes. Now that Oliver had gone to his room, it felt safe enough to talk about the pressing issue at hand, which was Scarlett.âI will be going to see Elder Quinn tomorrow,â he informed her, and she looked at him with shock in her eyes, her eyes widened. He could see a bit of fear in