Lilith stretched out her fair hand and took Shen Xia's hand into hers. "Shen Xia…. Ah! Xiaxia! Can I call you Xiaxia from now on!?" Lilith asked. She, of course, already knew this was Shen Xia's nickname, but she had to keep acting in front of her mistress, or her master might use her blood to feed the disgusting goblins kept in the basement.
Shen Xia saw the excited look in Lilith's eyes and nodded her head. Such a look was hard to reject. "Sure you can. That is what all my friends call me."
Lilith clapped her hands together and smiled brightly. "Great, that means we are now friends!"
Quan Xinya pursed her lips with how she was so blatantly ignored, but with how beautiful Shen Xia was, she felt this was probably the reason why. As such, she stuck her hand out towards Lilith and introduced herself. "Hello Lilith, my name is Quan Xinya. You can call me Xinya. I am Xiaxia's bestie."
Lilith frowned, having been interrupted with talking with her mistress, and turned her head towards Quan Xinya. But when she saw the girl, she forced a smile on her face since she knew this girl was her mistress's guard. Reluctantly she stretched her hand out and shook Quan Xinya's hand. "It is a pleasure to meet you as well, Xinya."
Quan Xinya was sensitive to the fluctuations in Lilith's actions and could tell that she was not all that happy to befriend her. But she did not sense any hostility, just reluctance. Dia Na saw everyone introducing themselves and quickly introduced herself as well. "Lilith, I am your deskmate Dai Na. You can just call me Nana. It is nice to meet you."
Lilith glanced at Dai Na's hand that was stretched out towards her and snorted before turning to Shen Xia and saying: "After class, I will have to trouble you and Xinya to help me find my way around if that is okay."
Quan Xinya saw Dai Na still holding her hand out with a red face, completely embarrassed, and almost burst out laughing. She suddenly took a real liking to this girl! Shen Xia looked at Dai Na and felt a little bad for her. But she also did not plan to say anything. She did not feel the need to help someone who never helped her when she really needed it. This is what you call karma being returned to you. She instead nodded her head and said: "Sure, just wait for us after class, and we will show you around wherever you wish to go."
"Thanks!" Lilith answered happily and then turned around, not even looking at Dai Na at all. Dai Na had already lowered her hand and turned back around. She really wanted to find a place to hide at this moment.
As class started, Shen Xia's attention was quickly taken by the teacher. That was how she always was. She made sure to pay attention in class and take as many notes as possible. As the school day ended, Shen Xia and Quan Xinya got their things together to get ready to go home. Quan Xinya just so happened to be looking out the window when she saw Shen Bai running across the school grounds. She tapped Shen Xia, who was packing her bag with her books, and pointed out the window. "Xiaxia, look."
Shen Xia turned and looked out the window and frowned. "It seems things will be busy tomorrow. I wonder just how she will be slandering me this time."
Lilith overheard Shen Xia's conversation and asked: "Something wrong?"
"Nothing much, just a little family feud. Well, more like my family just likes to see me living a hellish life." Shen Xia let out a resigned sigh. She knew tomorrow would be bad. At least for today, she had a normal school life and was able to make another friend. But she felt like her friendship with Lilith would not last long. As she thought this way, she looked at Lilith and said, "Lilith, I suggest you stay away from me tomorrow, or you might be caught up in what happens. As you have just transferred in, it would be bad if you got caught up in the bullying that is bound to start tomorrow. I do not wish for you to suffer because of me."
Lilith was taken aback by Shen Xia's concern. Even her Master never cared about those around him when he did things. Everyone was just an expendable pawn to him, but here her future mistress was showing her care and concern for her wellbeing. Lilith suddenly found an urge to want to protect Shen Xia not just because of some order but because she was fit to be their queen who stands beside their evil demonic king. One sweet and kind while the other a tyrant, this could finally balance out the atmosphere in the castle. Lilith shook her head and firmly said: "Xiaxia, you do not need to worry about stuff like that. Once I become friends with someone, I will always be on their side. If someone wishes to slander you, just tell me. I may not look it, but I am pretty skilled in fighting. I do not mind beating a few people up here and there. I am Irish, after all."
Shen Xia couldn't keep her lips from curling up as she watched Lilith pump her fist then begin shadow boxing. The wariness she had before for Lilith faded away. Whether the girl was here for one reason or not, her instincts told me that Lilith was not a danger to her. And having a powerful ally was a good thing.
"Xiaxia is innocent, so why should anyone stay away from you? If something happens tomorrow, we can just deal with it when the time comes. Why worry about what may or may not happen. Plus…" Quan Xinya smiled mischievously as she continued: "What can a small Shen Bai do to you now that you have me on your side? She can try any trick she wants. Sadly for her, all of it will be clear as day for us. She is already being tracked. I promise you tomorrow will not be as bad as you think it will be. In fact, I think things will be a complete reversal of what you are thinking."