Going Home and... a Prophesy? (Chapter 22)

He chased me for almost a half a day before he tired out. I ran for a couple hours after he stopped and then rested at the edge of a small pond hidden in the trees. I had no idea where I was, but I knew I had to make sure Faalan never found me and to get myself home, back to my own time.
As I stared at my reflection in the water, I felt as if my heart would never stop hurting. But I didn't have time to think about it more, because I saw a glowing blue portal appear beside me.
My breath caught in my throat. The only person I knew who created portals such as these were Khanna. But wasn't she long dead? And didn't she tell us that she didn't know how to create these time traveling portals?
The portal grew bigger, and then Khanna gently stepped out of it. The swirls of sapphire shrunk, and then disappeared completely.
"Hello, Fala." All I could do was gape at the girl who had died, what seemed like yesterday.
"I lied to you, and I'm sorry. But I knew in my heart that this was the right thing to do. You were destined to come to this time, to rescue the past from your great grandfather. And I was destined to die. I've seen myself die in the future. In a couple of days in my time, I will die at the hands of the knight. But before I die, I will send you home."
"Why, Khanna? Can't you save yourself? Can't you do something?" I stammered. I didn't want her to die. I wanted her to be in this time, happy with Faalan.
"Because it is what will happen no matter what." She gave a sorrowful smile. Her eyes were burdened with the knowledge of things one should never know.
"What do you mean?"
"Even if I escape death at that one moment in time, it is my fate to die. No matter how much I can try to delay it, I know I will die. So, I will let myself die." She was so mature at heart, and we all had never seen it. She knew so much but covered it up with her playful acting.
"Now, it is time to send you home. Goodbye Fala."
"No! Wait!" There was nothing I could do as I was sucked into the shimmering blue portal behind me. The last thing I saw was her sorrowful golden eyes, those so much like Faalans', before the portal surrounded me completely.
Moments later, I was shot out of the portal and into the seat I had been it before I had been taken back into time. The cafeteria was filled with noise, and it seemed no one had noticed what had happened. Of course, that was all because no one talked to me because of my lack of a gift and my ancestry. No one even noticed the change in
clothes.
My body threatened to break into violent sobs, but I held the urge back. I quietly slipped to the nurse's office, telling her that I felt sick. She checked out my internal systems, and said that nothing was wrong. I insisted that I felt awful, and she finally agreed to letting me go home for the rest of the day. Then, she sent me to the principal's office to inform Principal Bukiri of my leaving.
The halls were empty, for the students were either in class or at lunch. It was easy and quick to make it to the office. Not only was it nearby the nurse's office, but without other people, it was much simpler to get through the corridor.
Tapping lightly at the door, I waited for her voice to let me in, and then I pushed the door open.
"Oh, Fa- what sort of outlandish clothing are you wearing?!" I suppressed a snicker and sat down into the chair in front of her desk as a distraction.
"Err... Never mind about my clothing." I murmured softly.
"Well, what brings you here today?"
"First off, the nurse told me to go home because I was feeling sick."
"Okay, then what else do you want to tell me?"
"I know what my gift is." I stated simply. She gawked for a couple moments before collecting her composure again.
"And what would this gift be?"
"I can affect people's emotions and movements using music." I thought about my description of my powers, then added quickly, "And
animals."
"That's...interesting..."
"How so?"
"There's never been a gift like yours before, and on top of that,
there's even a prophesy that may concern you."
"A prophesy?"
"Yes."
"What is it?"
"The texts have been lost in time, but it tells of a girl who will come into her gift late and ultimately save the world."
"But I can't be the only person who has been a late bloomer."
"That's true, but the prophesy goes on to say how the people will be entranced by the music she plays."
"I guess I can see where you're going with this... Even so, other people can play instruments."
"Well, I won't keep you. Go home, rest, get better, and come back here tomorrow. I'll have a new schedule for you now that you know what your gift is."
"Thank you, Principal Bukiri." I replied, quickly leaving the room. I closed the door behind me and then leaned against it, going through my thoughts. I took a deep breath, then proceeded towards the exit.
A prophesy about me, eh? Life could get interesting.

AN: OMG last chapter! Hope you've enjoyed thus far and read book 2 when I start posting it! Thanks for reading!