Chapter 22
Roxana was walking in the Courtyard searching for her next victim when she saw her idiots being chased by a pair of teal haired twins.
Riddle was running straight to her, so she grabbed him before she stood in front of him, the teal haired twin paused to look at her.
Roxana was not amused, and it was clear by the glare she was giving Floyd.
“Heeeeeeh ?” Floyd looked down at her as he scratched the back of his neck.
“Take your Heeeh the other way and leave Riddle alone before I beat you black and blue” Roxana said.
Floyd deadpanned at her. “What are you his mother ?”
Roxana ignored that and took her dagger out. “Have you ever been poisoned before ? I heard that Octavinelle members are mer-people I wonder how the poison that kills human in 15 seconds will react to you, will you die or just get stuck in a coma ?”
Floyd continued to look at her before looking at the dagger, he was not stupid he can see the dangerous unnatural purple swimming inside that dagger.
“Erebuhebi…” He said while looking directly into her eyes.
His brother Jade called from behind him. “Floyd ! Come. We need to prepare the lounge for tonight.”
Floyd walked away but not before giving a last look at Roxana who was still looking at him like he was the prey between the two.
Riddle sighed in relief. “I don’t want to see him again…”
“Erebuhebi…huh” Roxana smirked.
Black snake…I wonder why he called me that.
“Riddle it’s best if you return to your Dorm it’s already 5p.m” Roxana said”
“Already ?” Riddle’s eyes widened he looked at his phone. “Rule 346 says that "croquet must not be played after 5:00 p.m." I should head back to Heartslabyul and make sure that no one is breaking the rules in my absence.”
Roxana nodded. “You do that”
Riddle turned to look at her. “Before I forget, I think the others are heading to Savanaclaw if you’re searching for them”
“Thank you for telling me” Roxana smiled.
Riddle nodded before he run to the Hall of Mirrors.
Roxana on the other hand waited for a bit lost in thoughts.
Body moving with control…Roxana’s eyes widened after she remembered the cafeteria incident. How could I forget ?! So the culprit of all this is that hyena beastman and the master mind must be Leona, honestly, I got so used to a bit of peace that I got rusty.
She made her way to the Hall of Mirrors and entered the Savanaclaw Dorm.
And apparently she walked in in time.
“Hey... I know you. You're the herbivores who stepped on my tail at the botanical gardens.” Leona said while looking Grim who looked terrified.
“You... You stepped on the housewarden's tail?”
“Now you're really gonna pay!”
“Boys” Roxana called.
Everyone froze before they turned around.
“Roxana ! Heeeeeey” Cater said awkwardly, Roxana only gave him a look. “We were going to call you”
Roxana crossed her arms and smiled, but her smile promised blood. “Oh really ~? When ? After getting beaten black and blue by the Savanaclaw members ?”
Ace turned to look at the sky, putting his hands together in a praying position, and started to pray. “Please god, please god, please god, I didn’t know what I did but please god, I pray day and night if I survive this”
“And you Grim” Roxana said. “I was expecting better from you, you may not have a phone, but you could have asked Cater to call me so we can be in this together” She looked at all of them. “Do you want to get slapped ?”
“NO !” They all screamed. “Please we’re sorry !”
“Are you ?” Roxana raised her eyebrow.
“We feel guilty ?”
“But please anything but the Death Slap !” Ace said.
“I-I don’t want to end up in the infirmary please” Deuce said.
“Hmm” Roxana nodded, the she looked at the three Savanaclaw members who looked awkward, she directed her glare at them.
“How…How about we solve this in a Spelldrive match ?” One of them said nervously.
Leona decided to interfere this time, face neutral but eyes betraying him since he looked amused. “It doesn't violate any school rules to cast spells during a game of Spelldrive.”
Ruggie laughed. “Shyeheehee! I doubt these weaklings could endure so much as a single game.”
“We aren’t solving anything your way” Roxana said. “Cater hold my earrings, my bracelet, my necklace, and my rings”
Cater just put his hand out in a scooping gesture while the witch put her jewelry in his hands, Roxana walked up to the three beastmen who started the fight, the three of them looked at each other before they looked at Roxana.
“I’ll start praying if I were you” Ace whispered.
Before they could even react all of them got slapped in the face one after the other, and they fell on the floor like mosquitoes unconscious.
“#DeathSlap #Deserved !” Cater said.
Roxana put her jewelry back in place after Cater gave them back to her, they all got out of Savanaclaw unharmed. “Let’s go boys, and next time do tell me before you pull a stupid stun like this”
“So you DO care about us ! Hah ! I knew it, we melted your cold heart” Ace grinned.
“You act cold most of the time—” Cater said.
“Ahem, all the time” Ace said.
Cater ignored that. “—but at the end it seems like your care about your friends even tho you don’t want to show it #Tsundere”
Roxana glared at him, before her expression softened and she sighed.
“Tsun-Tsun” Cater grinned.
“I will hit you”
***
Roxana sighed as she looked at the night sky, it was during nights like this where she left a bit at ease that she let her non-human features out to relax.
But not this time unfortunately, someone passed the wards and she got alerted.
Right when am enjoying my tea, honestly…
“I know you’re there come out” Roxana called.
“A child of men ?”
Roxana turned to look at the owner of the voice, her heart skipped a beat.
Beautiful…
Long black hair, long and strong S shaped horns, bright green eyes with vertical-slit pupils and long eyelashes. His lips are a slightly darker color than his skin, and sharp fangs are shown as he spoke.
She couldn’t stop the blush that appeared on her cheeks.
Oh a Diasomnia student.
Roxana gave him a polite smile.
“My name is Roxana Lestrange, and you are ?”
“Lestrange ?... An unusual name, to be sure. I am... No, never mind. I'd rather you remain unaware.” He said.
Oh, he’s that type of person, I wonder how many people fear him.
“Would you like to join me for tea ?”
He looked surprised. “Hoh~? Are you not afraid of me ?”
Roxana gave him a mysterious smile. “Should I ?”
“Alright then, I shall accept this invitation” He smiled.
“Please, make yourself comfortable” Roxana said as she snapped her finger to summon some pieces of cake. “You can come here whenever you want, I love your company”
He looked surprised again. “You do ? Not many people say that” He took a bite from the cake; his eyes sparkled a little before he took another bite and another and another.
Roxana chuckled. “So mysterious man of the night, how should I call you”
“You may call me what you want”
“What I want huh…hmm” Roxana smiled when a name appeared in her mind, giggling a little at her inside joke. “Ancalagon”
“Hoh ? What a curious name, does it have a meaning ?” He tilted his head to the right, it was cute.
“Hmm, Ancalagon the Black, he is well-known to be the greatest of all dragons from where I came from, said to be as big as a mountain, and the largest dragon who ever existed” Roxana explained. “He was also known to breath the most powerful of flames, greater than any other dragon” She smiled. “You horns reminded me of him”
He laughed. “Interesting” He stood up with a smile still on his face, Roxana stood up too. “I shall take my leave now”
He grabbed her hand and placed a kiss on the back of it, Roxana’s eyes widened, and she blushed, he gave her a last smile before he disappeared in firefly-like lights.
Roxana could still feel his soft lips on the back of her hand.