Author's point of view... "What reward?" Thea asked, curiously. She had been given many special abilities as her rewards so far. She could talk to animals, sense dangers and she was now so curious to know what next. But no matter how curious she was, Mike wouldn't give her any clear explanation as ever, would he? "You'll get to know when you complete the task," he said lazily. Thea rolled her eyes. She wanted to smack that annoying little dragon with her bare hands. "You became so lazy, Maria. Come on, go ahead and complete the task..." Mike urged. Heaving a sigh, Thea was about to stand up, but suddenly, a thought occurred to he,r, and she smiled. She then turned to Aaron and said, "Forget about the bet. As long as you promise me to go and find those troublemakers now, I promise to give you a good challenge in the coming exams." Aaron thought that he had misheard, "What?? Who are you talking about?" "Lily and her minions...." Thea said dismissively. She woul
Author's point of view... Thea was the first to stand up. Lily didn’t expect that it would be Thea out of all who would believe her, and neither did the rest of the group. Thea stood right beside her and said very seriously, "Let's go, show me the way..." Everyone was dumbfounded. "You really want to go back? Lily probably saw something and thought it was a leopard like last time. She was scared silly. When she yelled, we all got freaked out and ran, only to realize later that we were lost. If Aaron hadn't come looking for us, we’d probably still be stuck out there," Serra said. "So, there is no leopard?" Thea said, raising her eyebrows. Her words triggered Lily and she instantly smacked back. "There is a leopard in there!" Lily was getting frustrated and said to Thea, "If you don't believe me, let's go, I'll show you!" Thea replied calmly, "Okay." Lily was determined. She wasn't about to back down when it came to proving her point. Bravely, she led Thea toward the
Author's point of view... Thea tensed up. If that leopard were to attack Aaron instead of chasing after her, it would be a disaster. Aaron could be in dire danger. Just as the thought occurred to her, she instantly turned around to run back but spotted the beast ahead. Thea heaved a sigh of relief. At least, it wasn't after Aaron.But wait...! Was she faster than a leopard? How come she didn't notice that her running speed had increased so much?Thea then realised that this was her reward. Speed...!! "You are so concerned about that young boy...Hmm..." Mike sneered inside her mind and Thea gritted as she could sense disdain in his tone. "Of course, he is my friend after all. I do care about him. Now just shut up and let me deal with this one" Mike didn't talk after that. Thea climbed up and stood on a tree branch, gazing down at the black leopard prowling below, with a confident smirk. She could talk to it but that leopard was too furious to understand anything.
Author's point of view... Aaron pulled away and stood there flustered. His eyes, wide and a flicker of shyness in them. Thea looked at him and his flustered face. What's wrong with him? Wasn't that just a friendly hug? What's that big of a deal...! This boy is really weird. Thea thought to herself. As Maria, she often hugged those little elves who followed her everywhere. In fact she sleeps hugging them as her pillows. Wasn't it similar to that? Don't tell me, he never hugged a girl like that... Exhaling deep, she broke the awkwardness between them. "Why were you so worked up, I have some tricks up my sleeves. Many wild animals can’t climb trees like we humans can." Aaron narrowed his eyes, forgetting about the embarrassing moment just now. "Leopards *can* climb trees," Aaron replied coldly, still a bit flustered. Thea moved aside and added, "Actually, not that one, as it was injured" Thea said with a teasing smirk, making him frown but ultimately let it go. He took a d
Author's point of view... The teacher that was here with the other students was busy escorting the other kids as everyone was still in danger. He did see Kevin but was terrified as he had nothing to do with his situation. Before leaving Kevin there, he instructed Mark to take care of him until the help arrives. As the remaining surrounding them saw Thea poking her head, pretending as a doctor or something as if she knew some things or so, they couldn't help but scoffed. "What is she doing??" "What are you doing, fatty? Stop meddling around. You are killing him. The teacher had instructed us not to touch him until the help arrives" one of the students snarled, anxiously. Thea completely ignored them and looked around for somethings. She instantly grabbed a few straight sticks and collected them. Binding them all together like a shield, she tried to move Kevin, placing that beneath him. Everyone were puzzled. Some of them even laughed. "What the hell is she doing??" "Sh
Author's point of view... "Thea, what happened? Will he be okay?" Thea had nothing to say. She looked at Kevin on the ground. He turned pale. The bleeding inside his body had increased and it was surely not a good thing. Without answering Aaron, she screamed in her mind. "Fine...! I will bind that whatever you wanted...but just please let me use your dragon pearl to save that innocent boy" Thea cried out urgently. Mike smiled. "Oh...sure right away " "What's wrong, Thea?" Aaron's worried voice smacked Thea out of her mind, "What's going on? Why aren't you responding? Is there something wrong with Kevin?" "Thea...!" Aaron pulled her hand and poked her with his restless questions. Though she had somehow convinced Mike to give her a part of his dragon pearl, she can't possibly tell them about the magical cure. "Don't worry he will be fine" she replied after a brief pause, assuringly. "Just see that the help arrives early" she said hurriedly. Aaron nodded and was a
Author's point of view... "What are you doing, Thea?" Mark's voice almost jolted Thea. She turned to him with a piercing gaze that made Mark falter. He forgot what he wanted to say, stunned by her calm yet commanding presence. She picked out a twig from Kevin's hair and showed it to him. "They missed it" "Oh..." Mark nodded his head understanding. As the staff started pushing Kevin's stretcher towards the OT, Neil and Nancy's eyes pooled up again. Aaron tried to comfort them whereas Thea's eyes were stuck on Kevin. She wanted to stop them but couldn't say it out loud. "Mike, how long will that take to work?" Thea asked and Mike replied, annoyed. "It will be quick for any monster or magical beast but I think it will be super quick for a human." Thea heaved a breath of relief but that didn't last long as Mike continued, "But...I don't know if that weak human boy's body could take it" "What...!! What do you mean? Why didn't you say that earlier?" Thea yelled at hi
Author's point of view... The group settled in one of the empty tables and ordered a variety of food. As they were waiting for the delicacies to arrive, Thea heard Mike grunt something in her mind. "Be careful...!" A water bottle flew over to Thea. It just missed Thea's head, not because the one throwing had misjudged the distance between them but because Thea had sensed it coming and instantly bent forward to dodge it. "Bitch...I finally found you..." A vicious voice of a girl reverberated in the hall. Thea, Aaron and Mark were shocked. They all turned their heads to look at the figure causing trouble. Thea's eyes narrowed. "Margo...!" she mumbled as she recognised the girl with Anaconda tattoos spreading all over her hands, walking over towards them. However, both the boys stared at her blankly. They obviously didn't know who that trouble maker was. "Thea, Do you know her?" Mark asked, a bit surprised. Margo had the appearance of a thug, a trouble maker. Though he never
Author's point of view... Aaron and Mark reached the hospital and when they entered Kevin's room, they heard a blasting sound and almost jolted back. "Surprise...!" Kevin and his mother shouted joyfully. But soon as they saw it was just Aaron and Mark, their faces faltered momentarily. "Where is Thea?" Kevin asked disappointedly and walked over to check outside the door. His Mom was equally curious. "Did she not come today?" Nancy asked a bit disheartened. Aaron and Mark shared surprised glances before shrugging their shoulders and replied, still a bit confused. "She said she had something else to do and so she will visit him next time" All the excitement on Kevin's face fell. He slumped his shoulders as he walked back to his bed. "Why didn't she come?" he poured like a small disappointed kid, his Mom patted his back and tried to comfort him. Both Aaron and Mark stood there watching the drama. "What is going on?" Mark asked and slowly reached Kevin as both he an
Author's point of view... After the auction ended, Dave left with Thea. Just as they stepped out of the venue, a Bentley stopped right before them and the window scrolled down. Before they could see who it was, Ray popped his head out and said in a sophisticated tone with an dignified smile spread on his face. "Hi, Miss Rodgers, what a coincidence. We met again, so fast" Thea held back the urge to roll her eyes. Coincidence...! Is he tired of living? He is stalking her for sure. Dave however was burning with rage. He had been noticing how Ray Charles was so busy wooing his girlfriend. Oh, I mean, the only girl friend he had. "I happened to hear that officer Anderson had to go for some urgent business. How about I take you back to your place?" Thea raised her eyebrows, this man is very well informed. But before Thea could respond, Dave grabbed her hand and pulled across the Bentley. "No thanks, I am capable enough to take my woman home" Dave smacked and Thea felt goos
Author's point of view... After the auction, everyone was escorted to the banquet hall on the third floor of the building. The evening went on with music, dance, and dinner. Though they both didn't want to dance, the circumstances demanded something else. As the greatest benefactor, the host insisted that Dave had to dance. He looked at Thea silently. Thea sighed as she watched the couples swirling across the grand ballroom. She shrugged her shoulders dismissively. "Don't look at me that way. I don't know how to dance. Besides, look at the heels I am wearing, your foot might get fractured if I were to step on you..." she giggled as she said those words. The music was enchanting, the ambiance elegant, and yet, all she wanted was to slip away unnoticed. She had zero interest in dancing, especially not with Dave, whose persistence was starting to test her patience. “You’re not getting out of this,” Dave had a solemn expression on his face as he said that, leaning down to her
Author's point of view... At that moment, Ray wasn’t expecting to see the price rise so dramatically and so he was genuinely puzzled. His manager was even more flustered. "Sir, are you sure?" he asked Ray and Ray shot him a deadly glare. Backing down now will be like losing a battle. He will never do so. The host on the stage announced, "$240,000 once, $240,000 twice..." “Looks like this locket is going to fall back into Mr. Anderson’s hands.” everyone mumbled to each other. "Dave Anderson rarely attends these events. He’s not leaving empty-handed tonight.” “But it seems like even the young master of the Charles family is interested in that item. Look how pale he looks?” While the crowd whispered and speculated, Ray raised his hand confidently, "$400,000." The bid nearly doubled, and the audience gasped. The Charles family had always been known for their lavish spending, and tonight was no exception. Dave turned to Thea with a sly smile. He grasped a good show
Author's point of view... "Yes, that's the same thing" Mike confirmed and Thea glared at the display. She clenched her fists on her dress. Despite the thin fabric of the dress, her nails dug into her palm. "That...!" she couldn't say anything more. The beautiful red crystal of the locket sparkled and Thea gritted in frustration and disbelief. She never once expected to see that thing in the human world. How could that be? The world seem to be swirling before her until the reality sank in. She slowly understood what exactly might have happened. "That bitch...!" she cursed someone in her mind. That red precious stone on the locket was a piece of her own core crystal, which she lost a long time ago. As Maria, she gave that to her only friend, Sabrina as a gift. A core crystal is as precious as someone's life in the monster land and she was clearly not allowed to give it to anyone. Giving it to someone means splitting their power to half and yet Maria gave her core cry
Author's point of view... "Hello ma'am, Will you pay by card or cash?" the employee following the host stood in forward. Thea didn't know what she should do. Ray immediately stood up and gestured his manager to step forward. He took the card from him and extended it to the employee. The employee didn't take the card but was stunned for a moment, staring at someone behind. "I will pay for her" Thea felt someone hugging her from behind and was dumbfounded. She was sure that it was Ray who was trying to take advantage of her in this kind of situation until she heard that voice. "Dave..." she instantly opened her eyes and turned to look back at him. A surprised smile tugged on her flustered cheeks. "You are here!!" she exclaimed. She was genuinely terrified. It wasn't a situation that she could handle. This entire thing was like a wild ride on a roller coaster. "Sorry I am late..." he whispered into her ears with a smile while he handed over his black VIP card to the em
Author's point of view... Dave walked towards the VIP rooms on the first floor and checked every one of them. He was sure that the hideous figure he just saw was too familiar to ignore. There, in one of those rooms, stood an elegant lady holding a fan that covered half of her face, wearing a pair of sunglasses on her eyes even in that dimly lit room when there was no need for that and a scarf wrapped across her head. Dave sighed. "Mom...! Can you please be more sensible!" Louren giggled but turned away her face, "Young man you got the wrong person..." Dave was speechless. He didn't know what to say. He walked over to her and pulled the fan away from her hands. She laughed. "If you were going to attend this event, why did you force me to come?" he demanded, rather frustratingly. Lauren tilted her head to the other side and frowned, feigning anger. "So what if I attend? Isn't it your duty as a member of the Anderson family to show your face at such huge events?" She s
Author's point of view... Thea opened the mirror in front of the passenger seat and checked herself. Cherry was very good at his work...! She thought. The more she looked at herself, the more she recognized her old face. It was strange that after applying just a little bit of makeup, she was looking like herself, Maria. Did they look alike from the beginning? Dave noticed her puzzled expression and tried to start a conversation. "Ugh, I'll definitely be in the newspaper after today," As if smacking her out of her thoughts, Dave sighed. "Why is that?" Thea asked. Dave shot a quick glance at her direction again and said in a low tone, "There will be many reporters there. I am sure that they'll write that Dave, the richest man in the city has finally brought a mysterious woman as his date to the event" Thea raised an eyebrow. There was a glint of amusement in his eyes. Was he actually stressed? He didn't look like that at all. "After this, my parents will know
Author's point of view... After getting ready, Dave walked out of the male's dressing room. He picked a black color plain suit for himself but even in that simple suit, he looked like a Greek God thanks to his well built body and deadly handsome face. He was about to go check on Thea, to urge Cherry to hurry up when his phone buzzed in his pockets. He took it out and stared at the screen, his handsome face frowned replacing his earlier cheerful expression to an irritated one. "Hello my little boy..." a cheerful voice echoed in his ears but he squinted his eyes shut, in frustration. "Mom..." he bellowed, "Will you please stop calling me that!!" he yelled and Louren giggled in satisfaction. She loved teasing her son, especially when he is angry with her. "I will call you that" she stated, matter of factly, "until you get a girl for yourself, you will be my little boy..." she added in an amused tone. Dave clenched his jaws but was speechless. His mother can be so annoying som