PYROPHOBIA: Fear of fire.

ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME: A set of syndromes that can occur following a reduction in alcohol use after a period of excessive use.

"Once upon a time" She started, slowly cradling a baby in her arms. She starred down at the child with her silver eyes. She brought the child up to her lips and placed a kiss on her forehead "Our founders created seven tribes for our people. The reason being that we were numerous in number and because of our differences in choice. Vita, the tribe of life. They value life as whole. They are known for their kindness and selflessness. Bellum, the tribe of war. They are our protectors. They guide and fight for us in time of trouble. The are ruthless and strong and only stand for us. Veritas, the tribe of truth. They stand by sincerity and candor. They believe the world the world would be better with truth and honesty. Vide, the tribe of the seers. In every sixteenth generation, a seer is gifted. A seer is the strongest of them all and therefore, must be kept safe from the evils of the world. They practice witchcraft and magic. They believe in all things impossible. Tandem, the tribe of children. They value the infants and young ones. They believe they are the future and the key to a better tomorrow. Pax, the tribe of peace. They cherish peace and the well being of our people. Lastly, Anel, the tribe of rings. We are known for leadership, sincerity, peace, magic, and every other thing possessed by every tribe. Therefore, a leader can only be chosen from Anel. A leader who will rule all seven tribes with equity." She paused and ran her fingers over my face. "You will be this leader my darling. You will rule all seven tribes my little goddess."

"Welcome home"

My eyes fluttered open with the sound of someone hitting my door. I couldn't process what was going on till after a few seconds of adjusting on the bed. I let out the shaky breath I never knew I had. The room was slightly cold, it felt like it was winter already.

"Wake up princess, we have work to do!" I heard Lux's voice behind the door.

"I'm awake"

"Meet me in the kitchen in five minutes."

Once again, I had another dream. It was the first time I didn't have a dream of a village burning down or a woman dying in my arms and I definitely did not hear a voice telling me to come. Not that I loved the fact I've had the same reoccurring dream since when I was a kid, I was just glad it was different and did not involve people dying.

The lady with the silver eyes, however, was in every dream I had. Something about her rang a bell. She looked familiar, like i'd seen her before but I didn't remember seeing her anywhere asides my dreams.

She had birthmarks similar to mine and the hair wasn't any different. Her eyes we're silver with a hint of blue. At first, I didn't understand her description after the dream but as years passed and I kept having the same dreams, I could recognize her with my eyes closed.

Pushing those thoughts behind my head, I got out of bed and made my way to the bathroom. I knew Lux said five minutes but I wasn't planning on leaving the room without at least my teeth clean. I brushed my teeth with the toothbrush I found which was a bit too small for my teeth size.

I scanned myself in the mirror. My eyes were a lot more greener than they were back at the asylum. They had the colour of healthy green leaves with that little glow in them. My birthmarks we're also darker. They couldn't be darker than they were.

After I was done brushing my teeth, I found my way to the kitchen. Lux was sitting behind the counter, chugging down a bottle of colourless liquid. It took the smell to know what he was taking. Alcohol.

"You're late" He pointed out, dropping the now empty bottle on the counter.

"Taking alcohol by" I stopped to check the time "Six in the morning"

"Follow me" He ignored my previous statement. I followed him as he went towards the elevator. It opened with a ding and seconds later, we were both making our way up.

"Why did you wake me up?"

"Training"

"But the others are still asleep. Can't we just wait till they wake up?"

"No, we can't" He paused "Please do not ask any more questions"

"I will"

"And I would not reply you"

"Then I'll go back" I paused "Look here, I don't mean to sound rude but I need to know why you're doing this"

"I'll tell you while you're training"

The elevator opened and we were back in the dark cave again. At least, I knew my way. The entrance was just a dot from the elevator but as we took more steps, it became bigger and the view was clearer.

Once we got out, fresh cold breeze hit me like a pile of bricks. The temperature had dropped and the wind was harsh against my skin. I wrapped both my arms around myself to make me warmer as I let out a shaky breath. With the pajamas I had on, I could feel how cold it was. I couldn't imagine how cold it was for Lux. He was wearing a light top and sweatpants.

"It's cold out here"

"It won't kill you"

"It would" I paused "What's the training all about?"

"I'll go easy on you today. Since you know nothing about your body psychologically, I might as well build you up physically. You're just going to build up those arm muscles by cutting firewood" He said, pointing at the logs of wood I didn't notice before. They were long and big, I could bet they were gotten from coconut trees. They were arranged in order like someone had deliberately placed it there for me. They were over ten all together and there was absolutely no way I was going to cut them by myself.

"I can't do this" I turned to leave. His hand met my upper arm to hold me back. I flinched and pulled my arm away from his. I rubbed my arm repeatedly to reduce the after effect of the burn. As usual, his hand was very hot but it was far hotter than usual.

"Your hand is hot" I pointed out "How do you manage to do that?"

"I'm not doing anything. I expected this to happen between you and Ignis"

"Do you have any idea why it's like that?"

"No" He said and we stood there for seconds. He looked like he was deep in thoughts as he scrunched his eyebrows in confusion. I, on the other hand was waiting for him to tell me why his hand felt like it was soaked in hot larva. He was right when he said he expected it from Ignis. He had the fire powers so it would only made sense if his hand felt like fire. "Let's try this again." He held up his fingers "Hold out your hand"

I spread my fingers in front of me and he brought his towards mine. At first, I felt the warmth of his hand from a distance. He took it slow, bringing his hand towards mine like an animal about to attack it's prey. When his hand was just inches away from mine, it got hotter but not what I couldn't bear. The tip of his fingers touched mine and just like I thought it would be, it was hot.

I didn't flinch or pull away. Though, it was hot but it wasn't as hot as it was before.

Soon enough, his palm was directly above mine with out fingers touching each other. I pushed my palm upwards till both our hands were in direct contact. I might've taken it fast but it didn't look like he was planning on doing it.

"I knew it!" We separated immediately like kids caught stealing candy. I let my hand fall beside me and Lux folded his arms as we discovered who the voice belonged to.

Axel and Ignis came walking out of the entrance. "You better start baking those cookies boy" Ignore said, tapping his foot on the ground.

"What the hell are you doing here?" Lux asked in frustration.

"What am I doing here?" Ignis asked "Don't put his on me dude, you're the one in trouble here"

"What do you mean trouble?"

"I mean, she just got here yesterday and you're already plotting a romance story?" He asked "I wanted to hit on her first!"

"I wasn't going to hit on her_"

"Keep saying that to yourself. I saw you holding her hand. We've literally been her for a minute spying on you guys"

"First, spying on us is rude and if you were here just five minutes ago, you would've seen the reason why I did that"

Lux and Ignis started throwing comebacks at each other. I had a feeling they were always like this. Lux could be bossy and all but when it came to dealing with Ignis, they could spend a whole day arguing about a dumb topic. For instance, how could they possibly be arguing about a single touch?

I walked over to the firewood and picked up the axe. Only Axel noticed me because Lux and Ignis were still arguing about the same topic. I heard Ignis say something like "You know I saw the Mexican lady first and she winked at me, not you!"

I didn't know how the conversation got there. I mean, I just stopped paying attention for a minute. How did a Mexican lady get into the argument.

Before I knew what I was doing, I carried the axe above my head to hit the wood but it went backwards and I followed it because it was way too heavy. I fell on my butt and luckily not on the axe.

"Jesus, she can't lift a single axe?"