" Do you know what happened to her? Are you in the part of the memory that she has lost? ", Emma asked, surprised.
" Do you have nothing better to do beside this? Let's go instead of disturbing her. ", Alex said, trying to avoid the question while slowly closing the door.
" Shouldn't we wake her up? I mean it has not been much time since she woke up. ", Emma whispered.
" Just let her me. She must have been very exhausted. Do you think the sedative you gave her helped? "
" To be honest, I am also doubtful about that since she jerked awake and was in cold sweat. "
They were talking right outside Lilly's room and that girl was listening each and every word just behind her door.
" Is there something more wrong with me? ", she asked, snapping the door open, startling Emma while Alex remained unaffected.
" You were awake? ", Emma asked, surprised.
" No but your loud voice woke me up. "
" Oh really! I am sorry then. "
" It's fine. Just tell me what you were saying earlier. ", she said, with an expressionless face.
It was getting hard for them to identify in what kind of mood she was in as except sadness, she was trying not to show any emotions.
Emma and Alex exchanged glances and stayed like that until Alex gave a nod to Emma, allowing her to answer Lilly's question.
" Remember that in the morning, when you woke up, you were dripping in sweat? ", Emma asked.
" You saw that? How? I thought you were asleep at that time. ", Lilly asked, surprised.
" I was but when I woke up and touched your back, I felt that. "
" Oh that! ", Lilly exclaimed in relief. " It was just because I had a bad dream. "
" What kind of dream? ", Alex asked worriedly.
" I think I forgot all about it. I don't remember a single thing about that dream. ", she replied after thinking for a while.
" It's fine. It is alright. Usually people do not remember their dreams well. ", Emma said, patting Lilly's back when she noticed that her shoulders went down in disappointment.
" But it was definitely not a good one. "
" Just forget about it. ", Alex suddenly spoke up. " You can rest for some time because it will be tough learning how to control bloodlust. "
" No it's fine, I am not tired. ", she replied, walking away from both of them.
" Lilly, it is really not an easy task so I think that you should not be careless with your body. Your body will be affected the most in all this training. "
For some reason, Emma was trying to stop her from leaving.
" I want to get over all this as soon as possible and I have already made up my mind so this is not that big of a problem to me. ", Lilly replied, determined.
Emma was about to say something but Alex stopped her before she could say anything.
" That's good. I also think that it is no use crying over split milk but just for your informed and to tell you to brace yourself, the training will surely be very hard for you, both physically and mentally. ", Alex said, walking away, leaving both the girls behind.
Both of them just stood there, staring blankly at each other, surprised until a voice came from some distance.
" LET'S GO. ", Alex announced and without explaining anything to anyone, he made them follow him.
Lilly was a little anxious and was hesitant to follow him but when she saw that Emma was also following him, she did the same.
He took them to the extreme end of the house and stopped in front of a big, rusted iron door.
Lilly and Emma exchanged worried glances until Emma spoke up.
" Alex, don't tell me that you will be training Lilly in the basement, right? "
" Of course. ", he replied. " Then where else do you think I will be able to do that? It's not like we can train just here or outside the house. It is impossible to train in open. "
Lilly, who had been quiet the entire time and was just relying on Emma finally spoke up.
" Why can't we train in the open? ", she asked.
At first Alex stared at her with a glittering look in his eyes and the next second, his eyes turned back to cold. It looked that he didn't want to explain it but he still did.
" To learn to control bloodlust, a vampire needs to gain control over his mind and body at the same time, in the same amount and it is not easy. The thirst will not even let you think straight as time will pass and you will stop losing control over your own self. Now, what do you think can happen if you lost control over yourself and leave the house? "
" I can attack someone? ", she said, asking and answering at the same time.
" Exactly. I knew that you were smart enough to understand the situation. ", he replied with a small smile which disappeared at the blink of an eye.
" But don't you think basement will be too much for Lilly? I mean I, myself dread basement of your house. "
Emma's question shocked Lilly as she snapped at her.
" Why? Is it scary? ", she asked.
" No, it is just that I don't like it. It gives an eerie vibe to me. "
" We are only going to basement because it will make it easy for me to resolve the situation if Lilly ever lost her control. The main goal is to control yourself no matter what. ", he explained.
" Don't worry, I have very good self control. During my school years, you can't even imagine how much I restrained and exhausted myself in studies, just to get in my dream college. "
Lilly's innocent reply made both of them giggle.
" How much time has it been since you finished school? ", Emma asked, smiling.
" It has been some months. "
Alex's smile suddenly disappeared as a worried and anxious frown appeared on his forehead.
" Are you a minor? ", he asked.