"Listen," Zaku commands as he sits me on top of the counter. "Even though you have my magic within you, you must not use too much at one time. Dark Magic is not something that can be used without consequences, so please be cautious."
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I know Zaku told me to be careful earlier, but I'm curious as to how much of this power that I can use at one time.
"Wha- what's going on?!" Rachelle shouts as she watches the football players drop to the ground one by one. "Get up!"
"They won't be getting up soon, you poor child," I warn after sliding Sienna to the side. "They are in quite a deep sleep, so they won't be able to protect you."
Dumbfounded, the two girls begin to slightly panic as they witness their protection become useless. "What did you do to them?!" Fiona screams as she runs to one of the football players.
I couldn't help but expose the biggest smirk on my face. "You can say that I'm something like a witch that can cast curses onto people," I taunt with a chuckle. "And you'll get your piece of the curse before I leave here."
"Yeah right!" Rachelle yells from her sleeping boyfriend's side. "Get your fucking head out of those books, you dumb bitch. There's no such thing as magic. You must have drugged them or something."
Becoming more annoyed, I start walking over to the girls with Sienna following closely behind. "Apologize," I demand through an innocent smile. "To Sienna and me or else these boytoys of yours will never wake up again."
"Why should we-"
I stop Rachelle's words by grabbing onto her face. Too stunned from my boldness, she simply stares at my innocent expression. "I have someone by my side that doesn't take too kindly to people who talk bad about me, so I would suggest that it's imperative that you apologize before he gets more agitated. Can you do that?"
"Let go of Rachelle!" Fiona yells as she walks over to me. Before she could get close, though, Sienna slips in front of her and slaps Fiona's face.
"If you were thinking of hurting Lillian, I advise that you reconsider," Sienna comments as she looks down at the girl rubbing her cheek. "I don't know who this other person is that protects Lillian, but I'm here at the moment, so I will be the one to protect her."
[Wow... the surprises never stop with Sienna, do they?]
"You bi-"
Another slap lands onto Fiona's face from Sienna's heavy hand. "Lillian, I do not need an apology from people who do not say it with sincerity. I am more than satisfied with the couple of hits that I got in and the dumb looks on their faces."
Shaking my head, I let go of Rachelle's face and stand up. "But that won't do, Sienna. They will just find another person to bully if they don't fully understand the ramifications of their actions." With an evil idea brewing in my head, I glance down at Rachelle who is still trying to process what's going on. "Rachelle, what is it that you fear the most?"
"Wha... what does that have to do with anything?" she asks out of genuine confusion.
"It's has everything to do with what's going on. What is it that you fear the most, Rachelle?" Still not answering my question, I switch my gaze over to her boyfriend who is sleeping on the ground. "If you don't answer, your boyfriend here will take your punishment for you. Do you want that to happen?"
Frantically shaking her head, Rachelle stutters as she tries to give me an answer. "The ocean! I'm afraid of the ocean!"
"That's correct! You see, I already know everything about you. All of your secrets, all of your lies, and all of your fears. I just wanted to see if you would be obedient and tell me the truth. There aren't any oceans nearby, so I can't throw you into one. However..." I stretch out my hand and widely smile at the girl who trembles below me. "That won't stop me from punishing you. For the next 30 minutes, you will get the chance to experience your biggest fear. I hope that you can overcome it."
Channeling Zaku's power out of my hand, I encase Rachelle's head in a deep purple cloud. Not too long after, the cloud disappears, and Rachelle drops to the ground.
"What... what did you do to Rachelle?" Fiona asks as she watches her friend start to twitch. "What you did isn't realistically possible."
"But that's the fun part," I respond, standing over the now frightened cheerleader. "No one will believe you if you said anything about it because it isn't realistically possible. You will be seen as crazy and insane while Sienna and I relish in the pity of bystanders."
Squatting down to look Fiona in the eyes, I once again bring out my bright smile. "So tell me. What is something that you cherish the most? Oh! If you don't answer me quickly, your boyfriend there will also become your collateral, so you must answer me promptly."
"You're insane," Fiona mutters as she tries to not break eye contact.
"The past me would have probably taken offense to that, but now, I have become a different person. You see, I have power now. Power that you could only dream of. And all of that power just might have gone to my head."
"You're sick, you twisted bitch," Fiona spits out between the screams of her best friend who is currently having the worst nightmare of her life.
I quickly raise a finger to Fiona's lips to shush her. "Woah there~ You don't want to get my fiancé mad, now, do you? He's always nearby, so you shouldn't say mean things to me."
"Ha? You wish you were engaged. Who would be psychotic enough to even think about marrying you?"
"I did," roars a voice from my shadow.
"Oh no~" I mockingly add, covering my mouth as I pretend to be surprised. "You made him mad."
With his immensely large presence, Zaku rises out of my shadow and intensely glares down at Fiona. "You dare call my fiancée such horrible names, so you must receive a punishment worthy of such a grave offense." Zaku engulfs Fiona in a deep purple cloud which instantly puts her to sleep. It was only a few seconds later that she starts crying and calling for help.
Without skipping a beat, Zaku turns to me and kneels down, showing me his proudful expression. "Did I do a good job? I did my best to hold back as much as I could."
"You did a good job, Zaku," I laugh while petting his lowered head.
Watching from behind me, Sienna clears her throat to alert us of her presence. "Lillian, may I ask who this is?"
"This is my fiancé, Zaku," I answer after stepping to the side. "He is the Crown Prince of Darkness and your ruler along side me. The vow you made with darkness is akin to vowing your allegiance to Crown Prince Zaku. I know that this might be a lot to take in but-"
Before I could even finish my sentence, Sienna kneels down which takes me by surprise. "I owe my life to Lillian who saved me from my abusers and gave me a new purpose. I will gladly accept any reality that she says is true."
[This is the 21st century right? Right?? Why did she kneel like it was natural? Is it because I said that Zaku is a prince which means royalty which means etiquette which led her to kneeling or something?????]
In the middle of my inner confusion, Zaku, who can hear everything, laughs at me then grabs my hand. "I'm glad that my fiancé has such a loyal subordinate. I will leave her in your care whenever I am not around."
"It will be my honor, Your Highness."
Am I the only one still confused about this whole situations??????