2. Changes

I had been sitting at the cafeteria table, reading a book in silence. No one would sit with me, so the table was my own. It had been a normal lunch, a noisy cafeteria with a small section of quiet where I was. But then a sapphire light appeared out of nowhere and sucked me in. "What's happening?!" I screeched, as a disk of shining blue light swirled in front of me and pulled my arm in. I struggled uselessly as it swallowed me in. What's going on? I wondered as I floated in the middle of swirling aqua waves.
"AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!" I heard a scream, only to realize it my own, as I was shot out of the blue and onto the ground. From what I could make out in the first few moments after my landing, I was in a forest. Or some sort of woods. The thing that seemed to stick to my memories the most was the fact that everything was green.
"It actually worked!" a melodic voice cut through the air.
"No kidding..." came a sarcastic voice. "Are you alright?" I looked up into clear golden eyes with soft brown hair drooping over them. An offered hand came up and hovered in front of my face. I studied the boy for a moment. He was wearing a simple pair of brown leather pants, a foresty-green shirt, and a dark brown cape. The girl standing nearby also had brown hair that was put up into a ponytail and golden eyes. She wore a rather revealing shirt that was low cut in front and even lower down her back and a pair of shorts that stopped at mid-thigh.
"I'm fine, thank you..." I murmured, as I took his hand. I blushed a little as I averted my eyes from his; he was more attractive than any other guy I had ever seen, and plus, this one was willing to talk to me. Of course, he didn't know that I had no gift at the time, and so I assumed that he would avoid me as soon as he found out.
"Sorry about that. My sister was testing her gift. I'm Faalan nu Azamoni and my sister is Khanna nu Azamoni."
"Uh...I-I'm Falandra...nu..nu...Azain! But call me Fala! I-It's nice to meet you!" I stuttered nervously as I lied about who I was. This boy...he was my GREAT GRANDFATHER?!
He must be, so I thought, for my mother always said that I was named after my great grandfather, despite the fact that he had killed so many people. I wasn't sure why she would want to name me after someone like him, but she claimed that it was true. At least, that was what I seemed to recall from the fuzzy memories I had of her.
"Liar!" he accused, which cut through my thinking. I shook my head a few times to clear my mind as he continued.
"Sorry, couldn't help it. I'm a mind reader. Well, kind of. I specialize in controlling things with my mind. And what's this about being your great grandfather?" He had a playful, teasing sort of tone, the kind that made one feel welcome.
"Oh...Well..." I managed to choke out in my shock. "My real name is Falandra nu Azamoni. I believe that somehow, your sister brought me here through time." There was something about these two that made me feel as if I belonged, even though this clearly wasn't my time.
"But that's impossible!" I jumped, then whipped around to see Faalan's sister in a one-handed handstand.
"I can barely control my gift!" the girl continued. "Plus, my gift is moving things through portals!" Kneeling down, I lowered myself to eye level with her.
"Well, technically, you moved me. It's that you moved me through time. Isn't that right, Khanna?" I teased, half serious, half joking.
Somehow during the time that Khanna and I had been talking, Faalan had walked up behind Khanna.
"Girl got a point." he stated simply, pushing Khanna over. She let out a hoarse shout as she failed to maintain balance, her body crashing into mine, making me lose balance as well.
"AAH!!" I yelped as Khanna's body came down on top of mine.
"FAALAN!!!!!!" shouted Khanna, as she got up again, smashing my head into the ground with her hand in the process. I saw stars for a moment as my head collided with the ground for the second time.
"MGHF!" I protested, my voice muffled by the ground. As Khanna's weight came off of me, I stood up abruptly and spat out dirt.
"Disgusting..." I choked out, trying to get rid of the dry dirt in my mouth.
"AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!" Faalan laughed, clutching at his knees. "Can't...breathe!" he gasped, leaning against a tree for support, tears streaming down his face in his mirth. That was a day when I really hated boys.
"You..." I began.
"are..." Khanna joined in.
"so..." I continued.
"DEAD!" we shouted together, fury raging in our eyes. We both leaped for him. Desperately trying to escape our grasp, he flailed in every which direction as we gave him a good pounding.
"Owowowowowowowow!!!" he screamed, when I rammed my fist into his vulnerable stomach, feeling satisfaction as my hand connected with flesh. For a moment, I was a little surprised that I play-fighting with a boy who I had just met. I hadn't been this close to anyone since...since...I couldn't really remember. I had basically no friends other than Tahi, and even now, I was relatively distant from him. He was always off somewhere and I never really saw him except for in the morning and at night. Plus, Tahi would have hurt me more than I could have ever hurt him.
Although, I was a little shocked at myself as well, because I had never had the urge to hurt anyone before. But as that need to inflict pain upon someone came, it was almost as if I was getting revenge for all the times that I had been pushed down by people in my old schools, or when I had been shoved against a wall and beaten up.
"SO DEAD!" I yelled, an evil grin forming on my face, thoroughly enjoying myself.
"That's what you get for pushing me down!" hollered Khanna, who sent him flying with a kick to the chest.
Leaving the beat-up boy leaning against a tree, Khanna slung her arm over my shoulder and started walking towards a stream, taking me with her.
"Now that that's done with, you have to come with me!" she insisted, her golden eyes sparkling.
"Uh... Sure... Whatever you say..." I allowed her to take me, not protesting as she dragged me along. I was a little concerned about Faalan now, and worried if I had acted too rashly, but I wasn't left much time to think about it as Khanna began to pull me away from him.