Emma and Jasmine walked to the infirmary once again.

Jasmines head was pounding from Ashleys mind control, and the bite on Emma's back wasn't healing, proving something was severly wrong.

The room the headmaster was in was no longer as full as before, but at least two or three doctors were checking his vitals every few minutes, some taking blood samples while a few changed IV bags.

The main doctor was not impressed when the two girls explained themselves, but none the less he gave Jasmine some herbs and a potion for her headache. Emma on the other hand had to get the teeth marks on her back cleaned and wrapped to prevent infection. She would have to come back every day to get the bandages re-wrapped so the doctors could check in on her healing process.

Emma's hand fumbled with the cold black rock in her pocket. The rock gave Emma a tingly feeling whenever she touched it but she messed around with it, no matter how intense the tingling got.

"Man, I felt like Ashley dug a hole in my brain." Jasmine complained. The doctors were taking a while to provide Emma with he painkillers, and Jasmine and Emma started to wonder if they had forgot about them, so they started to poke around the room. Emma's eyes landed on the brightly coloured poster in the middle of the wall, surrounded by some of the body diagrams of humans and dragons.

A colourful chart of magic levels clung to the wall, measuring from a scale of 0.1 to 10.

"0.1- 4.0, low rank. These magic users have magic, but don't have a lot of it to cause any serious significance to others." Emma read out loud. Jasmine's eyes looked at Emma then back to the chart she was looking at to read the next rank.

"4.0-6.0, mid rank. These magic users are the most common. Their magic is used for common and daily jobs in the world, and can do some signifigance to others. Jasmine let out a sigh. "I can't believe that we have to judge everyone on their magic level. Even the people who don't have magic judge each other by strength."

"That's how to world works Jasmine, they pick the strongest to look up to, and disgrace the weak. I've seen it many times." Emma stopped looking at the magic scale, and turned her attention to a small dragon model.

The dragon's body was a dark green, and it's horns were short and stubby, along with its small theeth, proving the dragon model was showing a dragon only a few years old. It had it's front legs replace with it's wings, and it's model eyes were lime green.

"That brings up the question Emma, what is your rank?"

Emma flinched at the other girls question, she had only known this girl for two days and she was prying for answers. Sure, maybe she was just curious, or maybe...

And then a doctor walked in

Emma let out a small sigh, and visibly relaxed, thankful the doctor stopped them from having the awkward conversation.

"Here is your prescriptions, take two a day, or every 12 hours so you don't overdose." The doctor said with her cold yellow eyes glaring at the two. Emma gave her an awkward smile but the doctor just rolled her eyes.

"You two can go now, and make sure you stay out of trouble." The doctor said, fixing the models the girls had touched. "I will see you tomorrow Emma."

Emma nodded and they both quickly shuffled out of the room, making their way to the library.

***

When the two arrived at the library doors, it was past curfew, and they were met by a whining Peter clinging into their feet.

"David, he's ignoring me and reading again!" Peter whined. Emma let out a laugh and the simple movement made the bandages on her back move, irritating the skin and causing her to wince in pain. Peter continued to whine and Jasmine picked him up by the collar, scolding him for being so un-gentlemen like.

The three friends walked into the library, having it to be completely empty exept for the blue-haired figure sitting at one of the tables in the far corner, away from sight from the doors leading into the library.

David was reading a book on one of the wooden tables, a candle being his only source to see. He was squinting to see the words until he looked up to see Emma, Jasmime, and Peter staring at him.

Emma had been reading his book with him as Jasmine and Peter were whispering funny jokes to one-another.

"Well it took you long enough, I thought I was going to have to deal with Peter all alone." David smirked.

"I was considering it." Jasmine spoke, Peter's mouth was left gawking at what her heard. He let go of Jasmines feet and ploped on the table, getting a creak to fill the empty room.

"So why did you want to meet here?" Emma questioned, it was past curfew and if the teachers were to find them now, they would surely get in bigger trouble then they alrady are.

"That pink dragon that went rampaging around the school, there was something wrong with it's eyes."

Emma nodded, but that was the most obvious thing about the dragon.

"I also took the time when you guys were in the infirmary to go in the forbidden section." David smiled mischeviously and pulled out a good with a blood red cover.

The cover was highly detailed with a black silhouette of a dragon printed on the front of the book. The strange thing about the book was the black vein-like lines on the book that was pulsing.

Emma took a quick look at the spine of the book and noticed that the lines stopped just before it reached the back. The veins on the book seemed to begin on one dragon, working its way coilling, crossing, and overlapping one another as the lines rode through the cover of the ancient book. Emma took the book in her hands and felt that the book was ice-cold, but the lines were warm like they were living.

The veins gave Emma the same tingling feeling like the rock, and if she left her hands on them long enough, she could feel the pulsing power from them.

Emma was brought back to reality when a sharp pain stung her hand making her drop the book back onto the table. She turned her hand over and noticed that small bruise that had suddenly accumulated on her index finger.

"I say we burn it." Peter said maniacally. David punched him playfully on the arm and stepped closer to Emma, gently scooping up the book she dropped.

"So who wants to read it and take the blame?" David asked jokingly. Peter stood behind him and made some faces while Jasmine and Emma tried to control their laughter.

"I can take it, but your gonna have to put it back when I'm done." Emma volunteered out of the group. David set the book in a bag and passed the shoulder bag to Emma.

The book bag was especially fancy for a day-to-day book holder. The bag was black leather made from the rate giant liziard tail in the galeway mountians, and in the middle was a blue sapphire encased in highly detailed silver lining.

"Its an heirloom that belongs to my family," David said quietly. "I use it to carry my special books around. It keeps magic sealed so no one can identify if they are looking for it."

"It's also good for sneaking potions into a classroom." Peter whispered in her ear. David looked at his male friend with a scowl and shook his head in disappointment and as a joke.

"We should meet back here after we finish our final classes tomorrow, that way Emma can update us on that book and I can update what I've found in my other fifteen books that I have to read." David said in a casual manner.

Jasmine and Peter looked at David with jaws wide open while Emma just stared at him wide eyed.

"Well..." Emma started, trying to avert her gaze from David.

"Alright, don't get caught getting back to the dorms." David said while staring at Peter.

"Me? Caught? Never!" Peter said, a bit too loudly. The four flinched as they listened to Peters voice echo off of the walls of the library and into the hallways of the academy. All was still as they listened for any sign of movement.

After about twenty seconds of ear-piercing silence, David let out a sigh of relief.

"Well that was close-"

"Who's in there?!"

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*Looks at phones date*

HOLY SHI-

*falls off chair*

This is what I get for having work on Saturdays...

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