Chapter 5 : Journey into the Unknown

"Knock. Knock, excuse me , are these seats taken" 

"Huh , what? " I glanced over, captivated by a stunning girl who was waving at me . What a cutie 

" Oh , no , not really, be my guest" 

" Excellent! You are my savior." The girl entered the cabinet and tried to place her suitcase in the luggage area above the chairs . I saw that she was struggling so I stood up to help her . I stood behind her . " Let me help you" I reached the bag and placed it." and here you go"

" Thank you " 

" no problem , I'm always happy to help " 

She turned to me and said " could you....move a little further"

I back up " oh , yes , of course" 

We sat . And a awkward silent filled the room . So I tried to break it " sorry...it was awkward"

She replied " don't worry, all guys are perverted ." 

Well , I would not say " a little.." it is not true ! I wasn't thinking of anything like that"

She looked to me straight in the eyes" why ?" 

I couldn't find word and I struggled to answer " um, well..I .."

Then she started laughing " relax ! I'm just kidding . By the way my name is Haley .Yours?"

I replied" I'm James, nice to meet you, you are funny"

" Thank you, James . You are nice too"

I had a question in my head so I decided to shoot it " sorry if this question a bit forward... But didn't all the passengers take their seats an hour ago? How did it happen that you are coming here only now? " 

She answered" there's a rather extravagant girl in my compartment... She drank a bottle of whiskey in the blink of an eye and started hitting in me . So I decided to get out of there ! And you are the only one who has a free seat in the couchette . You don't mind if I join you , do you ?"

I tried to joke with her a little." Wait! Are you saying that somewhere on the train there is a compartment with a drunk hottie ?"

She replied" yes, couchette number 8 , why?" 

" I'll leave this compartment at your complete disposal . I have urgent business in couchette number 8! "

She looked shocked" wait! What"

I started laughing " relax, it was just a joke " although the prospect is not the worst. 

" You are funny . I didn't know that the academy had a facility of humorists"

" Well, someone has to take care of the future world of Stand_up , besides , no Stand_up works without a bit of magic "

" Wait, are you kidding me? Or are you serious? What do you know about magic?" She kept throwing question at me .

 then she complete"I've been digging around the internet and the city library all week ...but I haven't found any specific! But I won't give up . I'm sure the information I found there will still be useful to me "

" Well that's great "

" What do you think. Wich people were closest to learning the theory of magic? "

I thinked a bit and replied"uhhh.... Winx fairies?"

" Do you know anything about magic at all?"

I answered" well actually, my Friend in her sophomore year in nortale."

The girl asked in rush " really, did she tell you anything? Please, share with me"

" Hold your horses, sadly, she didn't tell me anything! It is all very secret and They are forbidden to talk about the details "

" What friend leaves her pal in ignorance like that? "

" Don't say that I will meet up with her when I arrive And she will help me. "

Haley lowered her Head" okay, okay! Excuse me. I got excited . I'm so delighted that magic exists...I can barely contain myself. You should know how many theories I have ! What If magic is ....." 

For the next few hours Haley shares her crazy theories about the academy .....until I managed to convince her that it's worth getting some sleep before the big day . 

I layed in the seat to took a nap . But I couldn't I was to excited. and It was getting quite dark outside the window . And I still haven't fallen asleep . 

Time to do something about this insomnia , but who can blame me . It's hard to fall asleep when your dick's on fire. I haven't get laid since I broke my leg . 

And here...I am with such a hottie in the same couchette. Flirting with me All day long . And now she's flashing her naked feet .... I can't take it anymore! I need to satisfy my curiosity . Maybe I should take a closer look. What's the big deal? 

What should I do ? You know what . I'd butter turn away from temptation...and try to sleep .

I falled asleep. And I woke up by the voice of Haley " hey , James , James , wake up "

" Well, just a few more minutes...." 

" He's cute when he sleeps " 

I opened my eyes " did you say something " 

She Screamed " I said WAKE UP JAMES ! You won't believe your eyes " 

I'm pretty sure she just called me cute .. was that what she was thinking ? " Haley , What happened. I was sleeping so sweet" 

 She pointed at the window behind me and said " tell me you're seeing this , too . I'm not hallucinating , am I ? " 

I turned my head to see " holy crap! Am I still dreaming? It's a fucking dragon outside . Unbelievable "

" Magical... I've only seen this in movies . Do you think they can attack a train ? "

I said " those cuties ? I don't think so ! They seem pretty peaceful "

" I don't know , it's kind of creepy . I thought all dragons were predators "

I tried to comfort her " Haley, don't worry about it . They would attacked a long time ago, if they want to "

She calmed a bit " i guess you're right . Sorry . I'm a little afraid of all kind lizards.. and especially the flying ones "

" I wonder what other surprises this day has in store for us "

" I guess we're about to find out ! There's a tunnel ahead . "

The train entered the tunnel . And kept going for a while " ... What a long tunnel...." 

Haley said " It's like an eternity , in some cultures , a dark tunnel symbolizes the passage between worlds. Or the afterlife ....."

" How do you know all of this " 

 She replied" my mother is a librarian "

The train began to exit the tunnel " James , look , we're almost there."

" yeah, I think dragons were a strong hint ."

" You never know " 

We arrived at the station. At that moment, I heard the station announcer's voice." applicants for the nortale exam please gather in the lobby of the station in 10 minutes don't be late "

Haley said " so, into the unknown ? "

She taked her suitcase and said " James , hey , you coming? " 

I replied " go without me . I have to meet a friend. I'll find you later ." She left while stayed a bit . 

After a few minutes I got off the train. Now I need to find Samantha.