Chapter 37
Us but students studying here. Princes and Princesses. Looks like officers. They all sat in front of the Pa-U style table and had papers. There is a projector in front of them. In my estimation, they are 20. Other faces are familiar, like shawn, Crush and Novel also Juliet. But the others didn't, until we caught sight of the white hair guy sitting in the middle. I don"t know why I was nervous.
"What brought you here?" said the black haired guy and stared at us deeply. Heaven suddenly bowed which I frowned again.
"Greetings Your highnesses" he said politely and looked up at me.
"I don't greet" I answered directly and he gasped.
"What--"
"Straight to the point missy's" Juliet said rudely and stared at me. They really hated me. Pity them, hayst.
"Ahm ... K-kase ... P-let n-by B-boss--"
"That papers?" said the black haired guy. Heaven immediately nodded and nodded.
"Officer Shawn, take the papers and review it, Officer Juliet, help Shawn" the black haired guy ordered. Juliet immediately nodded and bowed.
"Yes, Alpha" he said politely. Heaven handed the papers to Shawn and mocked us. That guy will do something foolish.
I thought about what Juliet had said. Alpha? Hmmm. I see. That black haired guy was a werewolf.
"Leave" Novel commanded rudely and scolded me. What is their problem with me? Why are they rolling their eyes on me. Am I too beautiful to be hated? Well then, they are jealous. I just gasped at my thoughts.
We turned around and stepped forward. I would have turned around when Shawn stopped us.
"Wait!" Heaven turned us to him. It was a mischievous grin that made me wince. You're really mad at me Shawn when you do something unpleasant.
"Yes your highness?" Heaven asked slowly and politely and took my hand but also let go and looked at me.
Heaven Astrid's POV (let's also put pov on other characters)
"A-you're cold" I whispered to Devon who sighed. Is he as nervous as I am? His hand was so cold, it looked like it was dead. Whooo !!
"Because we can't understand the papers you submitted. Can you explain to us before you leave?" smiling Princess Juliet's suggestion that I was nervous todo todo. My Luna! This the end of my life! I still don't want to explain in front of them, I might be embarrassed. Here it is with me, it seems that even the nobles in front of us don't care.
"Don't you know how to read, Prince and Princess? As far as I know, you got into the Elite Royals here because you're smart. Seems like, my doubts were wrong" the other officers were amazed at what Devon said, including me. I almost lost my heart in its beating. I was nervous for him. Devon is tough as calm as she is. I wish I could be like her.
"P-sorry?"
Princess Juliet couldn't believe her words as her eyes widened. Prince Shawn's face went blank. Looks insulted at what Dev said. Devon"s words were sharp sometimes so hurtful. What else can I expect?
"Know your limits, Ms. Maybe you forgot you're from the Clinic Building?" I swallowed at what Alpha said and headed off.
Alpha Dos was the second ranking in the entire Main and he was really strong. And that White hair guy, King Law is the first rank in the entire Main but does not speak.
Devon just sighed and headed off, not out of embarrassment but because he wasn't interested in debating with Alpha.
"Just explain that briefly and you can leave" if Devon is calm, Queen Demi Ingrid is modest. 4th ranking here in the Main.
I never saw their magics but I admire them. Strong ones in the field of magic. Queen Demi was indeed pretty because she was a fairy, but I admired Devon more for her beauty. He has another nice obsession that the men in the CB (Clinic Building) case wapakels our Devy.
Devy? I heard from Prince Shawn that Devon seemed to hate him. Hmm.
I heard Devy-este Devon sigh and went to the front. Whoo! Buti nalang. He is more courageous than I am. I might die of nervousness if I jump. With their strange stares, they seem to see your soul as well. Creepy, right?
"It's all about our Records, from students to teachers to Professional Healers. And some of the papers were a priveleges to our .... Clinic Building" he explained and slowed down a bit in the last sentence when King Law and Devon met their eyes. I don't know but there seems to be a hidden chemistry in them.
Devon turned away first and went back next to me and sighed. It's as if he's being intimidated by the way King Law and Alpha Dos are staring. It's scary because it looks like an eater.
Another Prince Crush who was also staring at me. What is their problem with Devon? The other officers even get fired sometimes.
"Is that it?" Prince Crush's question seemed to be hanging and shrinking. As far as I know, he took the place of Prince Iron As a 9th rank.
I watched Devon sigh again. Is the sigh his mannerism?
"Did you know the word 'Briefly' PRINCE CRUSH?" Devon asked with a sigh but gently. Prince's name with a poker face is really emphasized.
"Okay, you're being too rude, girl. Are you being brave or paying attention?" with the insulting question of an officer I had just seen. (pertaining to Novel) but, Devon is Devon. As usual, enter the ear out of one simultaneous sigh.
I bowed again. "We'll go first" I politely said goodbye and pulled Devon even though his arm was very cold. My forehead frowned. Is his whole body cold with nervousness?
It took a deep breath so I let go of him and walked slowly. "Are you cold Devon? Or are you nervous? You shouldn't have criticized those people, we don't have a fight" I said for a long time and he sighed. I said that's really his mannerism, hayst.
"I'm not nervousing, Heaven. Besides, we have a fight. They are not royal blood, you are too afraid of them" was his gentle and direct answer that I calmed down and took a sip. I felt ashamed of what he said but I put that aside first.
"Even though, Devy--"
"It's Devon" he corrected and looked at me so I scratched my head.
"I told you, Devon. But because, they are still higher than us. Then we are just healers" I said sadly and played with my finger.
"Psh. I don't even care for their ranks! If they continue to be narrow -minded, they will fall early" he preached making me nod and sigh.
"You're good at Debate, Dev!" I praised and applauded. It sighed and stopped me from cheering.
"Save your claps for yourself, Heaven. Someday, your applausing yourself because you success something you want to achieve in your life" natouch naman ako sa words of wisdom niya, uhhhhh ...
"Am I going to cry?" it's like my question. Eh, I'm crying.
"Don't cry. As far as I know, your not a crybaby" he said making me cry. Eh I'm so sensitive. It even inhaled and shook.
"Let's go. We're going to catch another class" he said and held my hand and I immediately let go with his forehead furrowed.
"Why?"
"Why are you cold?" I wondered. It shook and averted its gaze.
"Just" he sparingly answers and walked ahead. I wiped away my tears and ran to follow him.
THIRD PERSON'S POV
*Bang *Bang *Bang
The shot of the gun roared in the shooting ranged. It was fast and furious. Like the person holding it.
He's mad. Like a beast that anytime ready to end their wasteless lives and devour their body to eat.
Every of his diciples has scared to approach this mad man.
The door made a loud noise when someone's opened it and entered a two groups divided with a women and a man.
"Leader--"
"Be sure your report was good. Or else .." he hung up and pointed it at the First group of men. Instead of being scared, he just smiled foolishly.
"When else have we reported bad news, Leader? We are not like the five women there who bring only bad news. We should end their st-pid lives" the first group whispered. The second group of women sighed.
"Should we kill those b-stards, Leader ?!" seems to be challenging the language of the women"s leader.
They looked at each other, which made their leader even angrier. "Kill each other now. Be sure that no one will be alive or else I will be the one who will end your lives" his jaw tightened which was silenced by the two groups. Looks scared of the demon's threat.
Well, he is indeed devil. Worst than Satan.
"Shoot" the leader commanded authorively. The men's leader sneezed.
"We caught this strange animal. They are two, indeed. Big and furry, even bigger dogs, it's like wolf in our world but bigger than wolf. And surprisingly, they are transforming into human." he reported.
The leader looked at him intently, then suddenly, his lips arc in grin one.
"Werewolves, huh?" blurted the leader that everyone gasps in disbelief.
"Werewolves? All I know is that he's the only one who can be seen in movie series and seen in cartoon movies. So how's that possible?" asked their companion.
"As you see, they're transforming into human and bigger than a wolf but looks like a wolf" he explained.
"What if, the 'werewolf supposedly' only has a breed and he's just a cousin of a wolf or a dog. Or there's a mixture of strange genes" suggested others who were asked by the leader.
"That's impossible, D"
"The werewolf is more impossible, Leader" replied the person named D.
"Or maybe to be experimented by crazy scientists? You know our world, full of mysteries and many hidden secrets" said the women's leader.
"Think about it, R ?! Do you think, if scientists just beat them up why do they disguise themselves as human beings?" everyone turned to the woman who had just entered. The most leader grinned.
"The second Report?"
"It's also weird, leader" previously named R.
"Why?" the leader asked
"They are people, but their clothes are weird" added R's colleague.
One group laughed. "Those are jungle people"
"Your report doesn't matter, eh" commented the woman who entered earlier and is now next to the Pinaka leader.
"They're not jungle people. Leader, We caught him. We had a hard time catching him because there's something strange about that man. He keeps saying 'Luna' which we're wondering about, and the more surprising leader ..." R hung up and hesitated to say or not.
"What?" impatient question of the leader who seemed to be hanging.
"He possessed ... magic ..."
Devon Solaire's POV
I sigh while looking at those awful recipes of Invisible Potion- he is not only about Healing but also defensing.
2 eyeballs of bat
1 cup of poop- a unicorn poop.
1/4 size of witch skin
1/2 cup of Cyclop's saliva and;
1 cup of witch's ashes (Crimate)
"Prof. Liam, are you sure about the potion we're going to make? A classmate of mine asked and we agreed. We are wearing face shield and lab gown and gloves-for precautional safety. Under it was our uniform.
"Yes. Don't worry students because even though the recipes are smelly and nauseating, they are delicious when mixed together" our faces couldn't match what he said. Isn't that ridiculous?
I just shook and sighed. I don't want to be a healer anymore. Sometimes fun, sometimes not funny.
"We'll start now, class. Prepare your materials, equipments and tools to be used in just .... 1 minute" we moved quickly and picked up what should be used in the Large cabinet. Hassle kasi jam.
Before 1 minute we were all seated.
The others had their gowns torn and no more face shields and lacked gloves, I just gasped.
"First, prepare your heater, pots, and wooden spoon" introduction by Prof Liam. Since he is in the front we have a fight. He also has his own equipment because he is there.
"Open the heater in medium heat" he added. (Heater- not as a heater really, like another definition of a small stove but no gasoline in the world of Luna axle)
"Next is put the pot on the heater together with the 1/2 cup of cyclop's saliva."
"Stir it in 1 minute to make it more liquified. Be careful, because the saliva will dry out when left in the heat." he said and that's what we did as he did, too.
"Next, is the unicorn poop"
"Yuck!"
"I don't want to, huhu!"
We could no longer paint our faces with the stinking unicorn poop. I quickly put it in the pot and crushed it to pieces.
"The inside of your pots must be thick. It's like we're making a cream" said Prof.
"Poop cream, indeed" said our classmate so we laughed as well as Prof.
"You got it hahah. I'll go there to your tables if the instructions I'm giving you are correct" we were nervous. I sigh and focus to my processing potion.
"What's that?" I heard the voice of Prof. Liam in the first row.
"Ah eh ... Potion ... sir is this Prof?" the woman stammered
"He's not sticky and yet you let him, you've failed." we all looked at Prof.
"B-but Professor ..... P-maybe s-maybe u-repeat--"
"Our ingredients were exactly enough. It's forbidden to repeat because it's not that easy to get other ingredients." said Prof and looked at us all.
"Listen, my dear students! If you just played making potions and didn't take it seriously, better out of my class" was its sermon. "Focus on your potion!" its cry so we went back to mixing it. I just gasped.
"She's not that sticky. Did you eat breakfast? It's like you're dying of a mixture, you're withered!"
"You haven't put the unicorn poop in yet ?! Out!"
"Focus on your potion. It's burning!"
"Oh, does it smell like you're burning too ?! Did you copy him ?! Out !!"
"Wow, sir Juarez! How nice of you to sit down and then you haven't started yet ?! You've failed the whole quarter! Out!"
"Mix some more well!"
"Good! Case smells like fire!"
He was close to us because I was in the third row at the last. I was confused by the mixing so it was quick and something was thrown away so I immediately wiped it off and surprisingly it changed color. From black to gray.
"Good, keep stirring" I sighed as someone tapped me on the shoulder and Prof. Liam pala. After that, Prof. went to the front again.
"Now, see the changes. The color changes when you're beautiful and you work hard. Next, put the 2 eyeballs bat, and the witch's skin. Stir again and when puffing is done correctly. And lastly put, the Witch's ashes." its long instruction.
We did his command and it puffs. Then we put the Witch's Ashes which had turned gray forever. We stir and stir until it becomes an Invisible Potion. It was like water mixed with gray powder.
I smiled at it and sighed. "Everyone! You did a great job! Put that in bottles and store in another big cabinet. You can take yours but not everyone. Goodbye" said Prof. so we obeyed his command again. It's fun because it's the first time I did it even though I'm an Ice user. I just sighed with joy.
We cleaned our areas and the ones we used before leaving the Potion Lab. I kept two Invisible Potion in my sling bag. There are only small bottles to serve so I'm hooked, hayst.
*Kriinggg !!
Lunch time ... I'm not hungry yet so I decided to go to the rooftop of this building first.
A cool breeze greeted me even though the sun was straight. I followed its guide and looked across the Main. Or the Moon Academy.
I gasped at the thought. I don"t really think this place is floating. It's like we're just downstairs.
To the extent of M.A. It was amazing to watch the Lunaphiles walking like little creatures. My eyes also searched for the Castle and the Elite Royalties were walking there like dolls, funny, haystack.
But my eye could not escape a statue in the building of the Elite Royals on the rooftop. I couldn"t see that Lunaphile very well but I felt a strange nervousness that I couldn"t understand. This is the nervousness I felt when Heaven and I were walking.
And I can feel it, that he's staring at me.
It is scary ... and dangerous..Would it be..he's the one who's watching me ... far away?
"Devon .."
"Don't say a word" I immediately said and look at Crush who's walking towards me ..
* * *
"Prepare for 5 minutes, we'll start the basic training to defend yourself" I came back to reality when Prof. applauded loudly. Klaus walking to the front. I took a deep breath and stood up then approached my classmates taking weapons as training.
I need to focus, hayst.This is my last subject. Earlier I was floating and still standing in class many times also scolded for not listening. I just can't help think what Crush said again.
* * *
"What are you doing here?" I asked out of nowhere and looked back at the stunning view.
But the bulk of the distant building is gone. I tried to find it but it's nowhere to be found. I don't know if that's good or .... bad.
"I visited you since it's lunch time. But someone told me, you're here. So, I went here ..."
"For what, Crush?" I asked on my confusion. He leaned over me and looked at the beautiful scene/place.
"I just .... see you ... if you're okay"
I ignored that and focused my gaze on the stunning view. A beautiful Main, where everything were magicals and amazing.
"Such a breathtaking ..." I blurted out of nowhere.
"Yeah, Breathtaking ..." he repeated. I looked at him who was looking at me. My forehead frowned.
"Your beauty is breathtaking, Devon" he sincerely said widening my eyes.
* * *
"DEVON !!"
"What ?!" I cried out in shock when I came back to reality. Only now did I notice that I was alone at the table full of weapons and they were all in front of me looking at me. Worried.
"Are you ok, Ms. Devon? We called you earlier but you don't seem to hear?" Prof. Klaus asked worrying. I deeply sighed and bowed my head.
To be continued...