“She what!” Her eyes turned a shade darker that seemed almost pitch black.
I was glad that Sammy wasn’t here, otherwise the whole fourth floor would have heard that Arianna had almost killed me.
“She’ll be fine, I hope. I think I got there in time.”Lucian’s voice broke a little, like on the night Becky ascended. He hugged me again.
“We have to tell Master Longwei. Princess or no princess, she’s going down,” Becky threatened.
“Don't please,” I finally managed to speak. “She’s the best at enchantment, and I need the best to pass my exams.”
“Elena, she almost killed you.” Lucian's tone was full of disbelief.
“She wasn't going to. I disrespected her. She had the right to do that.”
“What, by not calling her princess?” he snapped back.
“Well, she is one.”
“I can't believe you fell for that, it’s an old trick of hers.”
“Oh, come on,Lucian. You know it’s not the reason why she used a moon spell on Elena,”Becky quipped. I finally understood what she was saying. It was because I hadn’t backed off from pursuing him.
Tears were close by again.
Becky turned her gaze on me. “You must be really desperate to graduate or really stupid.”
“Becky!” Lucian chided.
“Don't, Lucian, please,” I whispered. “Becky, I begged Master Longwei to give me a chance. I’m not going to fail. She can use whatever spell she freaking wants and believe me,she’s not getting off easily. She hates every minute as much as I do, but I will learn every single one there is, and if Arianna is the best one to teach me, then so be it.”
“Elena?” Lucian sounded concerned. I could tell that he didn't like my tone one bit.
“Lucian, I’ll be fine. I have a week to learn a spell to protect myself,” I said. “You guys think you can help me?”
“Whatever, Elena, you're nuts,” Becky snapped, and Lucian just sighed.
“Fine, there’s a basic protection spell that might do the trick,” he said.
“Thanks.”
“However, I’m with Becky. You are nuts.” He raised his eyes playfully. The corner of his mouth slightly twitched.
“Oh, do you now,” I said, and gave him a hug. “I’ll be fine”
The door opened and Sammy entered. She was returning from drama rehearsal and still had paint all over her face. I had no idea what the hell she was supposed to be.
“Oh crap, what happened?” She dropped the costume that she was carrying, and her tone was ten times worse than Becky's.
“Nothing, just that Elena has lost her marbles. Oh, and that Arianna almost killed her with a moon spell.” Becky gave her a very sarcastic four-one-one.
“She did what!”
“That's nothing. Elena wants to face her again next week.”
“That biatch. Elena, are you insane?” Sammy shrieked.
“It’s not that bad. Becky is a big drama queen,” I said, giving Becky a look.
“Sweetheart, you almost died.” Lucian was serious again, and Sammy just gawked at me.
“Elena, a moon spell is not to be taken lightly. She can get expelled for that.” Sammy's tone was exactly the same as Lucian's.
“Well, that is nice to know.” I smiled softly.
Both the girls just looked at me with wide eyes, and Lucian squinted at me. “I’m not the blackmail type, but if I have to use it, I will. I'm sure daddy would just love it if his little princess got expelled.”
Lucian finally chuckled. “You are spending way too much time with Becky and Sammy.”
“Hey,” Becky said, and Sammy threw a pillow at him. He caught it. His reflexes were wicked. Guess the girls weren’t the only two that rubbed off on me.
“Well,I’ve got to go. I’m sure tomorrow will go much better. Cheng is hardly someone that will feel the need to use a moon spell.” He kissed me quickly and walked to the door.
“Good bye, Lucian,” the girls sang in unison, which made him blush with a super cute smile. I walked with him to the door.
“Thanks for being there,” I said, trying to sound as sincere as possible.
“I will always be there, Elena. I want you to know that.”
I nodded, letting him know I knew.
“Just be careful next time, please,” he begged, and I was in his arms again. He deserved a long passionate kiss for really being my knight in shining armor.
We said goodbye and I went back into the room.
“She really used a moon spell on you?” Sammy asked, and I nodded. “How does it feel?”
“Sucks big time. I thought I was a goner for sure.” I shivered as I remembered the suffocating feeling again. “Wait, neither of you has ever gotten hit with a moon spell?”