Chapter 42: Chapter 40: Unexpected
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You're peacefully reading a book inside your room while occasionally looking at the window besides you. You release a sigh and turn your focus on the village, a smile creep up to your face upon seeing the busy villagers.
You keep on admiring them when something soft but hard at the same time hit your face making you flinched and look at the person who did it "Yah!! what's wrong with you?" you asked throwing back the pillow "You're too serious you know, chill for a bit" you looked at him for a second and look at the window again.
"Jeez, so gloomy~" he sat besides you in the window seat. he stare at you while tilting his head and wearing a frown "Something the mater?" "Nothing to me, but I know there is something in your head, come on, tell me" he encourage "Nothing really..."
He doesn't look satisfied but didn't pushed you to spill anything "Since when did you learn to keep your problems from me?" he chuckled and look to the village as well "Not my intension... I just don't want want to worry nor burden you that's all" you replied playing with the end of the curtain. "So there is a problem indeed" He hum and look at you "Among all the person I know you're the one who suffers the most, you're not opening to much about your problems. Much worst than me I might say" he added.
"Don't think that I'm shutting you out, you know how could I be" you looked at him and he smile "Not at all" he laid down and place his head in your lap "Ah~ it's been forever since we get to spend time like this" he cooed and you chuckled "If your friends see us like this they might think that we're a couple" he look up at you and grin sheepishly "Let it be, so I don't have to deal with an annoying suitor" he rolled his eyes.
"And besides, Collete came up with another scheme to the boys, jeez why don't she just admit that she like Kyle" he smirked and you hit his face with a pillow "Let love made it's way, don't pressure them" he groaned "I'm going to dreamland so stay there" he announced and closed his eyes
"Yeah sure" you chuckled and continue to read your book and eventually felt sleepy "Damn you Hugo, when I woke up and saw you, I'll definitely knocked you out" your eyes are getting heavy and you finally fall as sleep with Hugo's magic.
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"Did you guys get a good sleep?" Stephanie asked when the new guests arrive the dinning room "Yupp! The bed is comfy" Cian cooed "Good then, make sure to take your rest cause the training will start within three days" she confirmed "Correction, torture" Nixie interjects "Sorry about that, okay the 'torture'"
"Why do you guys keep on referring it as torture?" Nick asked and his friends take a set while Kate is wearing a glare at every one "First of all, don't glare at us second, because it is indeed a torture" Attiya clarify "Speaking of torture, where is Hugo and Dara?" Nixie looked around.
"Hugo is probably sleeping while Dara is maybe reading" Collete confirmed "Go bring them down" Stephanie announce "Might as well not" Kiejen claimed and Stephanie sigh standing up and walked to one of the maids "Please prepare their food and I'll bring it to them later" the maid bowed and exit the room while Stephanie sat back.
"We're going to eat without them now"
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"Here you go lady Stephanie, you sure you don't need my help thy lady?" the maid handed her a tray full of foods "No need, just continue what you need to do" the maid bowed and walk away and Stephanie proceed to walk. "Steph! wait up!" she turned around "Anything wrong Jace?" "You're going to Hugo's room right? I'll tag along" "Is anything specific you need with him?" "Actually I need to clarify something" "Okay, come with me"
"So... I heard that you're Hugo's garthem, is it true?" he tried to make a conversation and Stephanie sense his uneasiness so she replied "Temporarily, until he found someone from your land" he frown "I'm just Hugo's sub garthem, meaning my role there is just minor compare here that I'm one of the superiors once Dara is out" she explained
"Then how come that Hugo is our carveth if he's from the royal family of Aria? isn't it supposed to be that he's the carveth here?" Stephanie sigh "We really need to teach you the basics, well because we choose Dara to be our carveth, and since Earth doesn't have someone as powerful as the six chosen carveth, Hugo volunteered to take the possition making him your SUB carveth"
Jace nod and Stephanie tried to knock but Jace raced her "You're carrying those" "Thanks, Elder are you inside?" she called but no response "Can you please open it a bit?" he nod and open the door and they both peek inside but saw no one "Where is he then?" Jace asked and Stephanie shrugged her shoulder.
"If he's not there then I'll just give Dara her meal first and I'll find him" she claimed and walk away and Jace followed her "Where is h-" Stephanie stop and looked at him "Please knock" she chuckled "Wait... her room is right besides Hugo?" "Hey elder! we're looking for you in ages" Kyle groaned "Why are you guys here? I told you I'm going to asked Hugo something"
"I'm coming then" Nick claimed "But he's not on his room" Jace confirmed "Knock and after this I'll find him for you" Stephanie interjects "Oh yeah, sorry" Jace rushed to the door and knock three times while Stephanie called "Dara? are you there?" "No response again?" Jace frowned "Wait... it's Dara's room? but elder Hugo's room is over there" Haedon pointed to the door they previously went.
"Wait..." Stephanie gave Jace the tray and slowly opened the door "Is something the ma-" Jace cut his own sentence. They saw you with very pale skin and blonde hair leaning to the window frame and peacefully sleeping while Yoongi has the same hair, sleeping as well with his head in your lap. The morning sun shined directly at both of you with a slight breeze from the window that is slightly opened.
"So that's why" Stephanie smiled and get the tray from a shocked Jace and placed it in your table walking back to them "There you have it, we found Hugo but let's leave them alone for now" she pushed everyone out and close the door.
"Did I... saw it right?" Cian questioned titling his head with a frown "I believe you're not blind so let's go" Stephanie claimed and they followed her dumbfounded
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"So where is the two?" Collete asked when they entered the room "Before that, I hope no one died when I'm gone?" Collete glared at Kate before turning at her "I almost lost my patience but luckily the other are here or else you'll be discovering a sudden murder" she rolled her eyes "Collete, your temper keep it high" Stephanie claimed "Why do the guys seems like they saw a ghost or something?" Nixie worriedly asked
"Nothing really, we just saw the two sleeping in her room" Attiya chocked in her drink before laughing "Their reaction must be priceless" she blurted "What does she mean?" Alestair questioned "Nothing" Collete mischievously smirk "Wicked" the rest except the new visitors shrieked.
"Sit down" Stephanie gestured the guys and they obeyed "Later today the Leonian sibling will pay a visit and of course , Zake would be judging all of you for the last time before he sort everyone on their respective mentor" Stephanie announced.
"Wow I'm nervous" Chester claimed "Really now? when you're the most likely to survive?" Attiya retorted "No I'm not elder, who knows what will happen?" he retorted "I just can't understand why do I have to be in this sh*t" Kate interrupted "Because you need to" Nixie answered "Know what? I'm tired of this sh*t" she stood up but everything went dim.
"What now?" she asked but someone screamed and it was Nixie "What happened?" Jace rushed and hugged her and Nixie cried pointing somewhere. They followed her gaze and saw something horrible, it was Collete, laying in the floor lifeless with a big plant made hole to her heart from the ground. Her bl**d is dripping down her arm as she was lifted by the plant from the floor.
"Collete!" they shouted while some kind of roots and vines crawled to the walls making them gather to the middle "Stephanie what's happening?" Attiya asked terrified "I-" something wrap around her neck and slammed her down. Then again, bl**d colored the marble floor and the girls screamed.
"Help us!" Nixie cried trying to go near Stephanie and Collete but Jace back hugged her "No! it might happen to you as well!" she struggled but eventually gave up. "Elder let me go!!" Kyle shouted to Nick who is struggling to get a hold of him "I know you want to help Collete, but you can't do anything" he spoke sadly. Everyone is in a verge of crying. Their magic won't work.
They are helpness.
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