It's been three weeks ever since Emma found out about Catina and Hans, every single thing was so messed up for her. It has also been three weeks since Hazel's suspension was lifted and Catina, who is inside Hans' body, came back to work. Whereas for her, she not only had another two weeks until her suspension was lifted but she was also grounded and banned from leaving her room. It made her cry for her stupidity. Thankfully, Hazel and Sheryl were there to help her by sending her meals and entertainment.
Sheryl wasn't aware of the real reason for their punishment since Dir. Melvis made something up for them that caused their suspensions. She was kind of regretful of acting immature in front of Catina but she never regretted most of the things she said. Among those things, the only thing she will never regret is finding out the reason behind Head Benjamin's nightmares. Despite knowing its fact she can't do anything about it.
A knock on the door disrupted Emma's emo mood while hugging her pillow, she turned to look who it was and found Catina entering her room.
Catina Epione Vaughan, Vampire: Unknown
Hans' little sister and Grand Duke Arthur's bond. In spite of being a defective Female Blood she became a full-fledged Female Blood at such a young age. Rose-gold ombre hair and honey brown eyes worships her pale skin and undying beauty which she inherited from their father.
Catina and Hans were Head Benjamin and Jasper's childhood friends. Both twins trained under the former directors merciless training but gained an immeasurable strength. The real Hans was supposed to become the agent under Dir. Melvis cares while Catina stays hidden.
That was supposed to be the plan, until her brother died before he could even become one by the hands of Adonis' brother's father. So, Catina decided to be an agent through his brother to extract her revenge against the vampires. Hans, who is a replica of their mother, had an unforgivable death that continuously hunts her.
Ability is unknown, even for her, all they can assume is that she is able to transfer her consciousness to another body. Although, she can only do that when the owner of the body is dead. If the owner still has consciousness she is unable to overtake the body. Even though that is her assumed ability, for some reason she is unable to use it freely from her brother. Simply, overtaking a human's body won't make her suffer and could stay or leave whenever she wants.
On the other hand, every time she uses her brother's body she suffers some side effects which Dir. Melvis aided by using the healing spell taught to him. The longer she stays inside Hans' body, the more dangerous the side effect is and the less effective the healing spell casted on her. Her consciousness dies along with Hans' body and she's unable to go back to her original body as well. When Hans' body recovers, so is her consciousness.
Catina approached her calmly but Emma just ignored her and continued playing with the tip of her pillow. When Catina sat beside her, she slightly moved away from her while sulking which Catina understood why. Emma admitted what she did back then was wrong but what Catina did was way more worse.
She even got banned from leaving her room and got suspended for a month. Although, partly it was her fault too. She didn't even visit her after Dir. Melvis ended her suspension a week ago. She waited for her for an entire week. But I mean, who would want to sit beside the person who nearly killed you? Emma thought.
Catina sighed deeply and said, "I'm sorry. I wasn't able to visit you after my suspension ended. Master forbade me from seeing you for a week which is part of my punishment."
"Who cares? I didn't wait for you nor expect you to visit me anyway. Oh! I also don't expect an apology from you. So, you can leave now. Shoo~ Shoo~"
Catina couldn't help but quietly giggle, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry for pointing a weapon on you. I'm sorry for yelling at you. And I'm sorry for silently laughing at your obvious excuses."
"Wha- What the—?! Don't laugh at me! It's not funny."
Catina continued laughing and soon gave up upon seeing Emma sulk even more. Emma sat up to face Catina, still hugging her pillow and covering half of her face. Catna smiled which Emma was caught off guard since it was her first time seeing her smile in spite of being inside her brother's body. But at the same time it made her blush since it was HER brother's body.
"So, you forgive me now?"- Catina
"Hmph! Fine since I get to see your brother's smiling face."- Emma
"Just don't fall in love with this body."
"What?! No way will I fall for your brother. Besides I have Benjie, I won't and will never cheat on him."
"Fine, fine. So, friends?" Catina offered her pinkie finger to her and Emma gladly accepted it.
"Friends!"
"You better keep my secret to yourself, okay?"
"Not even Benjie?"
"Not even big brother Benj."
"But I hate lying to him though."
"I already made a promise to tell him everything when the right time comes."
"Fine~ You better keep your word."
Catina nodded and they began chanting the pinkie promise then giggled because of the relief and happiness of their reconciliation. Catina reached for her head then lightly shuffled it whereas Emma smiled and allowed her to mess with her hair. However, what they didn't know is they would end up regretting it when a paper bag full of groceries fell. The sound made them jolt and the moment they saw Head Benjamin with an expression of betrayal saw them.
'Uh-oh.' Emma and Catina thought.
"Wha-what is the meaning of this?"- Head Benjamin
"B-benjie! It's no- ah-"
Before Emma could even explain, Head Benjamin held Emma's wrist and gently pulled her toward him. Head Benjamin stared at Catina intensely while hugging Emma and stooped a few meters away from her. Catina raised both her hands to show him that she surrendered but that didn't stop Head Benjamin from asking.
"Hans… What are you doing with my Emma?!"
"Are you trying to flirt with her? Hmph! I know my woman is beautiful but that doesn't give you the right to steal her away from me. Never!" he added while pouting.
"Hans is a woman inside though. She's Catina for Pete's sake, Benjie!"
Emma wanted to say these words to him, but unfortunately, she couldn't, which made her internally scream in devastation and frustration. Head Benjamin still watched Catina as she stood up and shoved her hands in her pocket.
"What makes you think I'm interested in your Female Blood?" She questioned back.
"A beauty like her won't be enough to make me kneel to court her. She's not even half of Head Melissa's beauty." She added.
An irk of irritation rages at Emma and thought, "Catina, you! If only you're not inside your brother's body, I would have knocked you out by now! You and your ruthless mouth, go to hell!"
"Hans, you and your ruthless mouth! Don't you ever say that in front my Emma! Even if she's not half of the beauty of Head Melissa, she's still a very figurative lady!" Head Benjamin rebated.
Emma didn't know what she should feel, whether to be pleased or insulted. Their bickering ended when someone knocked on the door revealing Hazel with a basket full of pastries. Hazel was bewildered by the chaos but decided to change the topic for the good of all.
"Dessert, everyone?"
"I decline. I still have some things to do. But, thanks."- Catina
"Then you better make it up to us next time, okay?"- Hazel
"Yeah."
Catina went out of the room leaving the four corner walls in silence. Emma immediately encourages Hazel to make herself comfortable while Head Benjamin picks up the groceries on the ground. They all began to enjoy the desserts and the afternoon became a breeze to everyone who had their hands full from work.
However, what they didn't expect is to have an unannounced visit from the vampires and lycans. The moment they all heard the unexpected news from an agent, Catina quickly went down to greet the guest or should she say, intruders.
In a bliss of a moment, Catina tripped and a hand quickly prevented her from falling. When she looked up to see who saved her, it was an ash-silver headed vampire. The vampire stared at him but soon a smile formed on his lips.
"I guess you can be clumsy at times, huh, Hans Baron?"- Grand Duke Arthur
"Your Highness."
And the wind dances harmoniously as if a melody is meant to play in that scenario.
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