"Stop!! Sam! Argghhhhh!!! Sam!!!!!!" He screamed, and she pinched him on the neck to shut him up."F**k it! Stop!!" He shouted, but she grabbed the pillow to hit on him again, and that was when he got her.He snatched the pillow from her, and it landed on the ground as he tossed them, so he came on top of her.They're both breathing heavily, and he pinned her hands down just like he did during the cleansing kiss. He began staring down at her."Let go of me" she breathed, trying to break free."You should know better than to struggle with me anytime I hold you down like this. You will never be able to break free" he said."And why is that?" She asked."Aren't I your soulmate now? I cleansed Aragon's kiss with mine so I can communicate with your mind. Right now I'm telling it to prevent your powers from working on me, and it's listening well" he smiled trickily."Let go of me psycho!" She spat with a mean glare, and he started bringing down his lips to hers."No! Don't do it again! I said don't!" She shouted, but that only made him lean closer and closer."Don't do it!" She shouted again, and when it seemed useless, she folded her lips into her mouth, and he smiled, finally leaning in to peck her on the nose."Pretty girl" he winked, and she blinked as he let go of her, getting down from the bed afterwards."Bastard" she rolled eyes, coming down from the bed."It hits different hearing that from you" he said, and she began arranging her scattered hair."Wait...when a girl gets kissed on any part of her body like I did to you, she should get red like a tomato, but I see no redness" he said."Why would I blush when I don't like you romantically? You're my Superior and nothing more" she replied, and he smiled."Are you sure?""Whatever!" She shot, and her eyes widened when she remembered the assembly."OMG the assembly! I'm so late already!" She gasped, rushing outImmediately she got to the door, she released all the air she has been holding inside through her nostrils, and she touched her cheeks. They're heating up real bad, she could feel it."No. I'm not blushing, I didn't' she denied and rushed off.Orion came out of the room, resting on the doorframe to watch her as she ran ."She blushed" he muttered.She noticed the redness of her cheeks earlier, and that's why he knowingly said she didn't blush, just to fool her, and she fell for it.*It's natural, she's your soulmate* the voice in his head said."You might not be totally useless" Orion replied.*So... friends?* The voice said."In your dreams" Orion replied, going back inside.*You can never change* the voice said with a slight giggle.Orion took the bottle containing the blood of a deer when he got back in, and he drank the whole content at once, throwing down the keg.He's not a full vampire, so his vampire form is ok with animal blood, though once in a while he craves for human blood, and that's when he goes into the city to look for scapegoats to drain.His fangs showed off in his teeth, and he wiped the blood on his lips before looking at the keg on the ground."Need to go hunting for a deer soon" he muttered, and arms suddenly wrapped on him from behind.He immediately recognized it, and his bones hardened."On the count of 1 to 3..." He muttered, but the person kept hugging him."1...2...3..." And that was it.His sword landed on his palm, and he pushed the person away from his body before facing her.Chief Feathers!He didn't blink before stabbing hwe in the stomach, and she bled from the mouth as she went on her knees."I warned you" he muttered and made to stab her again, but Chief Water sped in and took her.In the next minute, they vanished together.Orion looked at the blood on the body of his sword, and he scoffed."You're crossing the line very well, Feathers"*ASSEMBLY*Agatha is in front of Master Duran and the numerous disciples when Samara arrived, and she breathlessly joined them."Where have you been? Sam" Ruthie asked."I'll gist you guys later" she replied."Can't wait!" Peony gushed"Agatha Depp, explain what happened to Kaitlyn in the woods clearly" Master Duran's voice spoke, and silence descended in the assembly as Agatha looked up."I...we .... We were on our way to Sullivan, my kingdom, and then she picked a fallen orange, then the beast turned her to dust" she explained."That's the beast of deception, I hear the scary beast deceives you with what you want most, and the moment you touch it, you're gone" Merlin said."What were you both going to Sullivan to do?' Master Duran asked again, and Agatha swallowed."I...." She said fearfully.She'd surely be killed if she says she was going to meet a shaman."I..." She said again.Krishna moved uncomfortably on his spot, knowing that any single mistake in her speech might get her killed, especially now that Master Duran is not with his chiefs, no one will stop him."I...." Agatha said for the third time."I sent her there to ask her father, king Depp for a favor" Aragon's voice said as he entered the assembly, and all eyes turned to him.Samara's eyes widened madly immediately.He swallowed the orb of pains last night, and the sun is out now so he'd have vomited it for sure, but what about his broken back? How come it's back to normal? Is there another healer except herself and Orion?Ok Sheila's blood heals too but she'd never give it to him after what he did, so who?"You sent her to Sullivan?" Master Duran said unbelievably, and Aragon went on his knees.Orion entered the assembly that moment, and he smirked when he saw what's going on."Him and the beast of deception, I dunno who's worse, and it's crazier that my father trusts him more than me. He's a f**king good liar" he muttered."You don't expect father to trust you too after all the people you killed" Sheila's voice replied beside her."You're not different from me so shut the f**k" he said, and her nails grew long.She was about to attack him when he chuckled."You're gonna play with me in this assembly?""What? Is the playground too big?" She smiled, and her hand went down."Where were you? F**king a d**k?" He asked."There's no satisfying d**k in this city, I plan to return to Chicago as soon as possible" she replied, and he chuckled again, then they both turned back to the ongoing scene."I sent her to Sullivan to talk to her father about myself. I've been having scary dreams about the cursed snake since some days back, and I heard Sullivan has the most reliable cure for it, I'm so sorry Master, I should have talked to you first" Aragon continued."Lair! Ding dong! You're doing great Aragon!" Orion shouted."Louder!" Sheila replied beside him, and Master Duran stood."We lost a student cos of your thoughtlessness" he said."I'll take every punishment" Aragon replied."For now, await my judgement, I'll think about it" Master Duran said and walked out of the assembly."I knew it. Even if I reported to him about what Aragon did to me, he'd tell me I'm just trying to tarnish his image. He should just adopt Aragon already" Orion said."That's why I hate reporting anything to him. To him, we his children are always the bad peas, others are the saints. If he keeps going like this then I might kill everyone in this city before he knows" Sheila replied.They left the assembly at the same time.The disciples began dispersing. This morning they're having their class before breakfast, so they all started making their way to the lecture hall."Superior Aragon sent Agatha? Sounds strange" Peony said."I know, right?" Ruthie replied, and they both faced Samara at once."The gist" they chorused."Not now, girls" she replied as they entered the lecture hall together.It's Master Duran himself in front of them, and their eyes widened as they started rushing to get seated.He remained calm till the end, and when they've all settled down, he stood."We're talking about the forbidden manual today" he said."The one containing the spell about how the higher demons can be released from the boundary they're trapped in?" Krishna asked eagerly, and Master Duran nodded."Master, i heard the higher demons can destroy the world if released" Echo said."If released by the right witch, then they'd enter the world to cause chaos, but if the wrong witch tries it, the witch is getting caved with the demons forever, no release" Master Duran replied."Master, the release must be done by a witch?" Raven asked.Master Duran looked at the three witches before talking again."Yes"Ceres scoffed on her seat, hating everything that's going on.The attention is always on Ruthie, Peony and Samara as if they're the only ones here, and it's annoying.'Dont worry y'all, when I become a vampire, those three are my first targets especially Ruthie' she thought evilly.The class ended after an hour, and now they're free to go have their breakfast before power practice.Agatha was rushing back to her room when someone suddenly pulled her behind a pillar, and she came face-to-face with Aragon."Superior!" She gasped."I saved your life back there" he replied."Why did you do it?" She asked."Maybe I'm starting to like you back" he smiled, and her eyes widened."Really? You feel the same now?""Wanna go on a date to the streets of Delos later today?" He asked, and she quickly hugged him."Finally! You don't know how long I've been waiting for this day!" She gushed, and he smiled knowingly before hugging her back."I love you so much Superior""What a romantic scene" Orion's voice said behind them, and Agatha quickly broke the hug."I'll see you around Superior!" She quickly said before rushing off."You ruined my moment" Aragon said."You must be feeling hyper right now" Orion said as he came closer."Who wouldn't? Your father trusts me than you and Sheila, isn't that an achievement?" Aragon smiled."He might as well adopt you" Orion said."I wouldn't ask for more" Aragon smiled again, and Orion grabbed him by the throat, slamming him on the pillar."Damn!" He groaned."The next time you play such game, I'm gonna end you. You're still alive today thanks to Samara!" He spat."That won't be enough to stop me" Aragon replied, and Orion let go of him.He started coughing, holding the neck.Without another word, Orion walked away, and Aragon smiled.His smile cleared when he saw Lissa about to leave the Villa, and he rushed after her.He blocked her, and her face went down immediately."I smell emotions within you. You fell in love during your mission?" He said."It's none of your business" Lissa replied."You know great queen wouldn't spare you for this. Get ready to incur her wrath" he smiled dangerously."Stay away!" Lissa spat, and Krishna came into the angle."What's happening here?" He asked, looking at the twoLissa quickly went to stay beside him."Nothing, we were only discussing" Aragon smiled and left."Are you ok?" Krishna asked her, and she nodded.He was about to take her out of the angle when he met Agatha standing on his way.He pretended like he didn't see her and continued walking away."If Superior Aragon didn't come to my rescue, you'd have allowed them to kill me" she said behind him, but he kept walking."I know you hate me and the kingdom, but it's unfair! You attack me anytime i fight with Raven! You value your friend more than me and I can't even count how many times you've wounded me here!" She shouted.Krishna kept going with Lissa, and Lissa looked up at his face, wondering why he's not saying anything."Krishna!!!" Agatha screamed, but no reply till he went out.*CAFETERIA*Samara settled with the rest of the disciples after getting her food, though she's not concentrated. Aragon's case is making a mess in her head, and she can't think straight."Sam, you've been spacing out" Ruthie said when she noticed."I noticed too" Echo said."You ok? You didn't give us the gist yet too" Peony asked."She doesn't look fine" Raven said."I know, right?" Merlin said, and Ceres started stabbing her food with the fork angrily.Again, all attention is on Samara? Normally it's always on the three witches but Samara gets the highest, and she just wants to rip her apart."Stop exaggerating, guys, I'm ok" Samara smiled brightly, and almost immediately, palace guards entered the cafeteria."There!" Echo stood, and everyone stood at once too as the seven guards entered, then King Depp himself came in next."Greetings, your majesty!" They all bowed respectfully."But Agatha is not here" Merlin muttered."I'm not here to see my princess today, I'm here to see my prince" King Depp replied."Prince?" Samara blinked, and just then, Krishna came in with Lissa.The guards went on their knees immediately, bowing completely."Greetings, your highness!!" They chorused, and all eyes widened madly."What!!!" Samara , Echo and Peony chorused.Ruthie and Ceres gasped, unable to close their mouths.