Hazel already knew there were people after her for reasons unknown. She had flown to a tall building to spectate the movements of her pursuers. She stood for a while but soon gave up. She sat down, crossed her legs and crossed her fingers. She shut her eyes and exhaled to engage her ki flow. Each exhalation she made strengthened the fortress of her ki flow. After about twenty minutes of meditation she stopped abruptly and coughed. By the time she stopped coughing, she noticed the floor was stained with blood. She calmly cleaned her mouth and stared at the bloodstain on it. She sighed and walked back to the edge of the building to look down. Her pursuers seemed to have come and gone. She jumped down and just before reaching the floor, her wings spread out and she flew speedily upwards.
As soon as she arrived home, she noticed the door was unlocked so she slowly pushed open and walked inside. Leonard's distressed look caught hers and she frowned. He stood up hastily and rushed towards her and when he was close enough, he pulled her into a hug. She struggled for a while before finally giving in. He slowly let her go after he was satisfied and she gave him a questioning look.
"I-i thought__." He tried to say but his throat was dry and there seemed to be no words in his mouth. She was still feeling disgusted from the hug and a bit curious about why she was coughing blood. She sluggishly walked upstairs while Leonard followed behind.
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The next day,
Miss Wonder hung the telephone as soon as she was done scolding the receiver on the other end. She stood up, dialed a number and slowly walked to her office door. She pulled open the door and the call connected. It was a brief call as she'd ended it before getting to the receptionist desk.
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Arriving at INFORMATION AND PROCESSING FIRM, miss Wonder slowly parked and elegantly walked down after her driver opened the door. She walked briskly into the office and without staring left or right, she headed towards Leonard's office. She was escorted by Olivia who kept insisting on his absence but she was adamant to meet him.
She pushed the door open as soon as she got to his office and to her surprise, he wasn't there. She rolled her eyes and walked to the visitors lounge in his office and sluggishly threw her bag on one of the cushions and sat down. She insisted she'd await his return but Olivia told her he wouldn't be able to make it to the office today because of some personal issues he's settling at home.
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Leonard slowly shut his laptop and placed it beside him. He gave hazel a glance but she wasn't focused on him.
"Yesterday when you weren't home, some guys came after you." He started, breaking the silence.
"I was scared they'd taken you but_ when I saw you, I was excited__ relieved." He said and she gave him a reassuring smile.
"But where did you go." His egotistical and self adoring self kicked in immediately.
"It's not like you know many places around New York, it would have been worse if you'd gotten lost instead of being killed." He teased and she rolled her eyes.
"There's a ball I'm supposed to attend with miss Wonder but I'm not interested in it." He said and she looked away shortly before looking back at him.
"Okay, I do want to go but not with her." He said and relaxed back.
Upon coming to earth, hazel had noticed how sacrificial and loving these creatures were, unlike the mythical beings whose goals were power and conquest. She could tell that the balance of the world since the time of creation was unshaken and she stopped to wonder who sent the order of war between the realms.
She was soon jolted out of her thoughts by the ringing of the doorbell. Leonard stood up to get it and after a while of staying at the door, he returned with an envelope and he sat down holding a curious face. He was sent an invitation letter to the ball at rolls n' doughs and she could tell he was unsure if it was a trap or something.
"It says come with a duo." He said and stopped to ponder over it for a while and then his face lit up. Although he was still worried about the sender, he dropped the envelope beside him.
"Let's go to the boutique tonight." Leonard suggested. Hazel was taken aback by his sudden request remembering he'd just bought her a massive amount of clothes. He stood up and stretched his arm towards her and she reluctantly stood up in agreement.
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Hazel's room was soon filled with ki waves as she pushed further into enhancing the speed healing of her core. She soon stopped and began to pant as obvious sweat erupted from her forehead. She sighed and placed both of her arms on the ground and relaxed on them revealing the front of a beautiful red dress with one handle, designed with red ribbons. Her hair matching the outfit as it fell freely downwards due to her sitting posture. The door slowly opened and Leonard walked in. As soon as his gaze caught her, he let out a labored gasp while stopping in his tracks, short of words.
Hazel slowly stood up. She picked up the small red purse on the mirror table beside her and crossed her ams holding it. She walked to Leonard and stood some metres away from him.
"Guaranteed you'd touch me if you're on gloves?" He asked and she shook her head almost Immediately. He smiled and walked downstairs while she followed behind maintaining her distance.
The drive to rolls n' doughs was smooth and they were there in no time. Leonard parked in the VIP parking spot indicated for him. He opened the tilted door of his Lamborghini and walked to the other side to open the door for hazel. As soon as hazel stepped out, the situation of the atmosphere changed. All eyes fell on her. Her hair was not longer falling freely instead it was packed Into a bun bringing liveliness to her face. Leonard slowly shut the door and as he was about to walk, she slowly held his arm and he surprisingly looked back at her.
"Just for today." She said giving him a blissful smile and he smiled back in return as they slowly walked to the red carpet entrance.
The air was filled with lots of camera light and the sounds of multiple clicking could be heard. Hazel and Leonard walked side by side through the big entrance in front of them displaying their elegance.
As soon as they entered the big hall filled with people from different places in the world, Leonard quickly looked for the VIP space and walked hazel there. He offered her a seat covered in wine coloured chair cloak and she slowly sat down while Leonard went to make his presence known to the hosts.
While hazel sat down in wait, she could tell there were lots of eyes on her. The chair opposite her was slowly pulled back and a man obviously well-known sat down. She stared directly into his eyes and a smile came across his face.
"The mistakes men make is carelessly leaving something precious for others to have access to." He said but she gave him no emotion.
"Your dress is really pretty, your man must be wealthy." He commended and she gave a weak smile while making sure not to break eye contact.
He was still talking to her when he noticed Leonard a few metres behind her and he stopped and stood up. Leonard slowly walked towards them.
"My name is Bairon." He said and bowed shortly before putting his gaze on Leonard, giving him a soul crushing stare.