Chapter Five

Lord Nikon! Lord Nikon!!

There was possibly no other name than than that could give her so much shrills as that does. No one knows his mind. The Lord Nikon she had dared might be capable of doing any shitty thing, as long as it would get him to lay his hands on her.

Savannah also sighed exasperatedly, collapsing unto her bed. She rubbed at her eyes, fatigue obvious on the two pairs. Madonna eyed her daringly and with a polite roll of eyes, she sat upright on the bed. She knew she has to find a way to ease Madonna up to also spare herself the headache because, holy cow! She feels so much like sleeping.

"We are here now, Madonna. We left him to deal with himself. Just get your mind off the messes he made of your life and start afresh. Leave your old lifestyle alone and begin something new from here onward." Savannah hopefully spoke, drawing in a long breath therafter.

Madonna speechlessly ventured towards the bed and climbing unto it, she laid on her back; facing the ceiling as thoughts whirled around her head. Would she rather go back and face Nikon and be buried six feets under or stay back here to start a new live- with her past life over.

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Scott, Oliver's best friend walked into the building with sunglasses over his face. A big smile blossoming unto his face when he sighted Savannah from afar, a Xbox controller in her hand as her eyes stayed glued to the Tv screen.

"Hey, you're back." Not to sound serious, he cracked a laugh at the second of his sentence as he strode over towards her. She glanced up for a second at him after she felt the spot beside her deepen, announcing a presence.

"Oh, it's you. I think he's inside his room." she feigned surprise, discarding the topic as she pointed towards the staircase and looked away to continue the game. Even though she knew he- Oliver- must have told him certain things about her running out of their world, she wouldn't like going into the topic with him.

He nodded affirmatively at the staircase before looking at her concentrated face. His eyes trailed down to her hand and as much as he'd like to hijack the Xbox away from her hand, he doesn't want to do anything that would incur her annoyance.

"Alright, thanks." With that been said, he rose up from his seat and with one last hesitant look at her, he took the stairs and turning towards the hallway, he went for Oliver's room.

Meanwhile Madonna who had been standing the other side of the hallway and peeping down at them watched as Scott retreated into a certain room, closing the door behind him. Without the need of a soothsayer, she already has the knowledge of whom he's to Oliver.

But then, taking a look down at her friend, she wondered internally to herself why the conversation between her and the guy was so awkward.

"I know you're right there, Madonna. Quit peeping and get down here."her eyes bulged as Savannah pronounced. She shook her head and began descending the stairs, "How were you able to know I had been right there all the while?"she inquired, taking her seat beside her.

Savannah just chuckled and shrugged a nonchalant shoulder. "Have you forgotten that as a werewolf, I have the ability to smell when a person is close by. And c'mon Anna, I began sniffing you immediately Scott walked in which probably means you were on your way down and you decided listening unto our conversation wouldn't be that bad"

"Oh my goodness"she literally gasped, covering her mouth with her palms as her motive was unraveled. So she knew all while?

"Guess I have to be more careful next time I want to do such a thing."she only realized she spoke it out load when Savannah snapped her head towards her.

"So there's going to be a next time?" Savannah asked, abandoning the game to stare quite unbelievably at her. "Well, I just feel like there should be another time to listen unto the conversation of two people drowning in awkwardness beside each other"

"You brat!"Savannah screeched at her bluntness, her face turning crimson red in embarrassment. She dropped the Xbox down onto her lap and snatched a small couch pillow from beside her, throwing it out at her.

Madonna giggled as the pillow came in contact with her face, almost succeeding in sending her tumbling over the couch.

"Jeez Savannah, that hurts." she groaned, dumping the pillow back in between them on the couch and reclining back to feign hurt, rubbing over her forehead.

"That serves you right" Savannah stuck a tongue out at her in mockery and she winched slightly, staggering back and touching her chest like a dagger that just been stuck into her heart.

They both burst into a laughing fit and when they became calm and Savannah wanted to grab the Xbox to continue playing her game when she hijacked it out of her hand. "What?" Suppressing a groan, Savannah turned her and inquired.

"Unless you tell me, what's making the situation between both of you awkward?" She leaned closer to her, wagging a brow. Savannah's face twisted as she scoffed, not the least expecting that.

"Well you can have the Xbox then cause I myself have no inch of idea why."Savannah replied, leaning back against her seat and leaving the Xbox to her. She nodded without any disagreement before deciding to mime her action and also lean against the backrest of the couch.

"Should I speak out my mind and what I think of that situation?"she asked and when Savannah instantly replied with a 'Yes'- a mischievous glint crossed her eyes as fast as a lightening would come and go.

"I think he likes you. Like, really likes you so very much"she muttered, giggling at her own words. She had saw the way he stared at her whilst she gave him no attention at all and if anything, that was the only thing that can quality what had just happened between them.

"What the hell?!" Savannah practically yelped at her friend's outburst, slamming her hands over her ears as if to shut her out. But the deed was done anyways, there was no way what she had already heard can be taken back. Taking her hands away from her ears, she decided to pretend she never heard a thing but not when Madonna's crazy grins came non-stop- oozing through the atmosphere and taking her mind back on those words.

"Hope you enjoyed what my thought exactly goes like?"Savannah faced her to see her threw a wink her way and saying.

"You're crazier than I had thought."shaking her head, she commented with an amused smile tugged at the little hem of her lips. Madonna giggled, fanning herself with her hand so honorably. "Thanks for the compliment."

Savannah scoffed, jumping up her feet and steadily approaching her. "Back to business, girl. Handover my Xbox."

At that point in time, Geneva came out of his study room and ventured down the stairs. His blanked face hurriedly getting morphed with a deed scowl at the sight before him. "See the fighting squirrels"was the first thought that crossed his mind as without making a sound, he stopped by the last stair.

Savannah was hovering over the stranger she brought in, their hands shoving each other as they battled. But his act of been the audience came to an immediate stop when he heard what was the cause of their stupid plays. 

"Yes, the Xbox, Madonna. It's my property so you can't just take it away because of a shitty conclusion you came up to that is beyond wild"

"Your Xbox? No, Savannah. Tell me, did you just claimed that thing as yours?" He spoke out as icy as ever, stalking towards them; Savannah to be exact.

Savannah's eyes bobbed when she heard his vehement steps coming after her, and that look of fright in her eyes, Madonna was quick to take note of it.

"Geneva, I didn't mean it that way. The ownership thingy slipped out of my mouth before I could get a grab of it."She picked on her words, swiftly turning around. "I would never claim what's yours as mine, Geneva. Just take this one as a slip of tongue and-"she choked on her words when his hand sprunt forward to grab her throat.

Her eyes widened as she froze on the spot. But then, before his hand could reach her, Madonna stepped in front of her and pushed her back to stand behind her. Once out of reach, Savannah puffed out a sigh of relieve.

Unknown to Madonna, she had removed Savannah from a trap but only to see herself in that situation the next second. Geneva's hand halted in the air like a predator that just lost his prey. 

"How dare you?"he thundered hazardously at Madonna's face, his face burning with unquenchable fury.