YOU BELONG WITH ME

CHAPTER ONE → WILDEST DREAMS

You'll see me in hindsight

Tangled up with you all night

Burning it down

Someday when you leave me

I bet these memories

Follow you around

[Taylor Swift]
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«this will be interesting»
I looked at the file in my hands, looking over the one piece of paper that was there.
«Is there anything else?»
I closed the file and looked up at Farah, who was sitting at his desk in front of me.
«No, only this; I believe it comes from a dormant lineage»
«Will I see what I can do, something else?»
«No, you can go, thanks Avery»
I smiled and walked out of the office carrying the file with me.
I went back to the ground floor to finish fixing up my office.
I put the file in a drawer and then pulled out of the box, which I had left on my desk, the vase containing one of the plants given to me by Terra.
I sighed as I pulled out the frame of an old photo, depicting me, Ben, Farah, Saul and Andreas.
I put it on the desk and then took off the box, leaning it in the corner of the room.
Then I grabbed the appointment sheet and left it hanging by the door entrance as I left.
I spent my whole life here in Alfea.
I had attended classes, I had graduated and now I was working here, as a teacher of the history of magic and consultant to the boys.
I had no idea who my parents were, and after all this time, I couldn't care less.
Alfea was my home, she always was.
Like a lot of these guys.
I looked out onto the main courtyard, so I could better identify this year's freshmen.
«Did you think to go to greet me or should I have waited?»
I turned already smiling, having recognized the voice; and having become accustomed to it.
«we met two days ago»
I looked up as I was overwhelmed by his arms.
It took twenty seconds then it fell off and I could finally slap him on the neck.
«I thought you were with your friend»
Sky looked up to the sky, before joining me and watching the freshmen with me.

«will be somewhere to smoke»
«You know you shouldn't tell me, right?»
The boy shrugged and crossed his arms, leaning against Almuro.
«oh, I go to greet Earth, this is his first day»
I patted them on the shoulder and then walked over to the girl I had spotted earlier.
«Earth how is the first day?»
I noticed the girl beside Terra sighing of relief when I interrupted their conversation.
«All right, these are Aisha and Musa, my roommates»
«Fluid fairy and mind fairy»
I looked at Aisha's arms, which were busy carrying a huge amount of cookies.
«How do you know?»
«I've read the registration forms, I'm Avery Rhydle»
«He will teach us the history of magic this year»
Smiles as Terra explained some details of my profession.
I had known Terra and her brother Sam my whole life, having spent all my years here in Alfea like Ben, her father.
«I guess I'll see you in class, it was a pleasure Miss Rhydle, but I have to go for a swim»
That's when Ben walked by with something in his hand.
I curled my eyebrows while his daughter stopped him and he hid the handkerchief in his pocket.
I turned away and realized that Musa was gone, so I decided to go finish reading my book outside in the open air.
I slipped away and walked to my room, which was on the same floor as the freshman rooms.
I released my breath once inside and reached my bookstore to get the book.
Once I grabbed it, I went back out and headed for Ben's botanical garden.
It was the only quiet place where there was never a soul.
Usually they all gathered in the courtyard where specialists trained or in the inner pavilion.
I smiled as a slight gust of wind caressed my skin; I sat on one of the stone benches and let the sun think to illuminate the yellowed pages.