Ridget/Tigress' POV:
As soon as I opened it, I almost screamed when I felt a slimy thing slithered on my arm.
"Is this really necessary?!" I asked. The cobra-shifter just hissed at me, making me shut up.
"In case you run." One of them said and pulled me out. I silently rolled my eyes. Two of them are in front of me while the other one is behind me as we walk towards their dorm. While walking I tried to analyze their looks. I noticed they all have tattoos. Some of them are on the neck, arm, shoulders. And they're tan.
As we entered the SH dorm it felt like I entered a different place. The place is dark with dead plants that can be seen everywhere. I looked around and saw all students in this dorm are full of tattoos. Also there's the smell. It literally smells like jungle. Refreshing, yet scary.
"Woah!" I yelped when one of them suddenly held my arm and pulled me somewhere.
"Keep up short legs." The other said and laughed. When we stopped in front of a big, red double door, I turned around and kicked the guy who called me short leg.
"That's for calling me short legs as*hole." I said and was about to hit him again when the other one pushed me inside of the room. The snake on my arm slithered away and shifted back to his human form. I had to avert my eyes because he's d*mn naked!
"Oh, you're here. Thank you boys for bringing her in. You can go now. Oh, and bring the fairy with you." I froze at the voice. I blew out a breath and looked at the guy, who's standing beside a door which I think will lead to the veranda, sipping a wine. Looking at me straight in the eyes.
"They didn't have to cause I would've gone here myself." I whispered to myself. Green looked at me and flew out together with the 4 shifters. When they all left and closed the door, that's when I really felt the dangerous aura surrounding the room. It sent shivers down my spine, but I ignored it.
"What do you want?" I asked, not meeting his eyes. Instead of looking at him I roamed my eyes around the room. It's a Japan-themed room with plants everywhere, and a big flat screen tv. D*mn this rich kids.
"Have a seat." He said as he sat on the sofa, ignoring my question. I raised my eyebrow at him, but immediately complied when I saw the way he looked at me. There's just something with the way he looks that will make you do anything he asks you to do. Or maybe it's because he terrifies me.
I walked towards the sofa and stopped in front of him. He tapped the space beside him while sipping on his wine glass. I tried to look at him, only averting my eyes again because I really couldn't take his stare. He took that chance to pull my hand. So, I ended up sitting on his lap. He snaked his arm around my waist to secure me there. My eyes widened with how fast it happened and tried to get up, but he effortlessly pulled me back on his lap. He tightens the arm snaking my waist.
"Sip." He said and placed the wine glass on my lips, but I backed away and shook my head.
"Let me go." I said and tried to get away from him. He sat straight and leaned into my ears, making me stop moving.
"Sip, buttercup." He whispered. I could feel his hot breath fanning my skin. It made my heart thumped. "Don't make me mad. You won't like what I do when I get mad." He added and made me look at him.
"I-if I t-take a sip, will you let me go?" I asked. He smirked.
"We'll see." He said and pushed the wine glass on my lips. I inhaled deeply before taking off my mask and taking a sip. As soon as I took of my mask, his scent mixed with the smell of the alcohol enveloped my nose. He smells like rainforest and cherries.
I thought after that one sip he'll take it away, but no. He pushed it upwards, so I have no choice but to keep on drinking the wine. It sent a burning feeling in my throat, some spilled on the shirt I'm wearing. After I finished the whole thing, he took the glass off and put it on the table in front of us.
"Good girl." He purred on my ears. I immediately covered my face with my mask before he could even take a peek of my face.
"C-can you let go of me now?" I said, almost breathlessly. Ikaw ba naman painumin ng dere-deretso at walang hingahan tingnan natin kung hindi ka hingalin. "Please?" I added.
"I'll think about that." He said, smirking. I scoffed. This b*stard.
"What do you want from me?" I asked again. He poured another glass of wine and took a sip from it.
"Do you really want to know?" he whispered seductively.
"Is that a serious question?" I asked sarcastically. He tilted his head to the side, as if he's confused why I'm acting like that. "You made them look for me and now that I'm here, you're asking me if I really wanna know what the hell you want from me? Are you crazy?!" I couldn't help myself but raise my voice at him.
"Whose shirt is this?" He asked instead of acknowledging my question. Hindi makapaniwalang tumingin ako sakaniya. Pucha seryoso ba 'yan?!
"Ginag*go mo ba ako?" Tanong ko sakaniya. Marahas kong tinanggal ang brasong nakapulupot sa bewang ko, and surprisingly, I succeeded. Mabilis akong tumayo at humarap sakaniya. "I'm leaving. It's clear as a day that you're just messing with me." I said and turned my back at him. I walked towards the door but I haven't even reached a good distance when he suddenly pulled me and pinned me against the nearest wall.
"No one's leaving, pup." He said with a voice full of authority. But somehow I didn't give a d*mn 'bout it.
"You don't own me, jerk." I spatted and looked at him straight in the eyes. I tried to ignore the demon peeking from his eyes.
"Well, you're my claim. So basically, I do own you." He said with a growl. Parang mas lalong uminit ang ulo ko nang sabihin niya iyon kaya mas lalong lumakas ang kagustuhan kong makaalis kaysa matakot at makinig sakaniya.
"Let me f*cking go!" I shouted and pushed him. I ran as fast as I could towards the door and opened it widely. The 4 shifters who were just outside waiting were startled at the sudden opening.
"Green! We have to go!" I called for Green. I immediately grabbed her wing and ran away.
"Woah! Tig what's happening?!" Worried, she asked.
"We have to go right now!" I said as I ran, holding her. I stopped when I saw other shifters blocking the stairs. I turned around only to be greeted by another group of shifters. They're all blocking my way.
"Nowhere else to go, catnip." I looked at Wrath, who's smirking at me. His arms crossed in front of his chest as he stare at me like his I'm his prey. Technically, I am.
"Oh yes there is." I said. "You thought you got me cornered? Think again b*stard." I added. I inhaled deeply before running towards the railings.
Kumapit ako dito nang mahigpit. I looked down to check how high the floor is. And all I can say is,
Punyemas bahala na si batman!
"Tig are you—"
"Yes, Green I'm very sure of this. Here we go." I said and jumped. Dahil may mga pa-tusok tusok yung railings nahagip yung binti ko. Napasinghap ako nang maramdaman ang hapdi niyon. I prayed silently na sana hindi ako ma-injure pagbagsak ko.
And I guess my prayers are heard. I landed on my feet, but the new, fresh wound on my leg stung. I looked at it and looked in front of me. I literally froze when I saw vampires behind me. And they're stunned too. Maybe because of shock? A 'human' jumped from the highest floor and yet is still alive. Or is it because…
"Oh sh*t." I said and ran when I realized why they were staring at me like that. I looked behind me, and saw the group of vampires chasing me. Their eyes were red and fangs bare. On the other side, I also have a group of shifters, who shifted in their animal forms, chasing me too.
What the actual f*ck?!
"Tigress!" I looked at the person who shouted my name and saw it was Lani. He's with Lulu. I ran towards him as fast as I can. I saw how he shifted into a giant eagle.
"Quick, get on." Lulu held my hand as soon as I got near them. He helped me get up. And then he rode behind me. "Go now, Lani." Lulu said. Lani spread his wings and flew.
I looked down. But I regretted that because the first pair of eyes that I saw is from the deadly king. Those cold eyes with a piercing gaze sent shivered in my spines.
We landed roughly on the veranda of the Lulu's own room. Lani shifted back to being human. Luan and Messi immediately covered him.
"I'm so sorry about that. It's just…your scent is…" He couldn't continue what he wanted to say because he's breathless as if he held his breath while flying. Right, he's part vampire so the smell of blood affects him too.
"You guys—whoa who the hell was that?" I looked at the Glutton shifter who just entered and covered his nose.
"What—oh did someone bring a rainforest shit here?" The ghost asked.
"You smell like him." I looked at En who just appeared out of nowhere. Now he looked like a Chinese man.
He doesn't have a permanent appearance.
"What about my smell?" I asked and sniffed my shirt and arms.
"Yow Envy man where you been?" The Glutton twins asked him.
"Checked the perimeter. In case shifters entered our building without permission." He explained and looked at me.
"Goodness come here honey. Your leg is bleeding." Lulu said and held my hand.
And there a vision came in again. Explosions, dead bodies, war. Wait, is this the end of the world?
And then I saw a man, walking…towards me?!
"No!" I shouted as I tried to crawl back. The vision in front me suddenly became blurred and then I came back to reality, only to see them staring at me weirdly. "I…I'm sorry." I said and sat on the sofa.
"Oh, Tig. What did you see?" I looked at Green who's sitting on the table in front of me.
"End of the world?" I answered, not sure of what I really saw. She sighed and made something. A flower pot.
"Here. Try to make a flower." She said and smile.
"I don't think making a flower would help my situation right now, Green. I'm still in shock, and confused with everything." I muttered and buried my face to the palm of my hands. I do believe now that I'm not human anymore, nor am I in the first place. But I still can't digest it. Goddess? Earth itself? I just can't process it that quickly in my mind!
"Tig, you have to start believing to yourself and to these gifts in order for you to accept yourself." She says, encouraging me as she pushed the pot towards me.
"But I thought no one should know?" I said and looked at the others who's just watching us, confused what are we talking about.
"Well, I think we could trust them. How 'bout you?" She asked. I looked at them once again before sighing.
"Here goes nothing." I said and stared at the pot. I stared at it for like 5 minutes, but nothing happened. I started to imagine that I succeeded at growing something there, like a flower grew at the pot. I was about to stop when a stem started to show from the soil. And then it became a flower! It surprisingly worked!
"See? I told you!" Green said excitedly.
"What the actual f*ck?!"
"Woah sh*t!"
"Run for your lives!"
"She's not like that!" I looked at Lani who shouted and glared at the twins and Envy. "She can't even hurt a bug and yet you think she'll kill you? In case you forgot I'm her roommate! If she's here to kill all supernatural, then I should be dead by now!" He defended me as he stood beside me and held my shoulder. I looked up at him and gave him a small nod.
"Believe me, I—I don't have any intention to kill you. I—I didn't even know that I have this…thing." I said and looked down. I could feel the corner of my eyes getting hot. Tears started to fall from my eyes because of fear. Fear that they might not believe me or they would kick me out.
I felt a hand on my other shoulder. I looked up and met Lulu's eyes.
"Shh. Hush now, luv. It's okay. Don't cry." He said and sat beside me. He gave me a comforting hug, which I happily accepted. He stroked my back that effectively made me stop crying.
"Do you want to stay here?" He asked. "Oh wait, why am I even asking. Yes, darling you're staying here. Okay?" He added and laughed.
Well, I guess nothing bad will happen if I stay here. Right?