CXXXV ||| Wanting ≠ Having

{"Or that you think I'm your doom!"} Oli growled.

I rolled my eyes. Oh, yeah? Think whatever you want.

{"That's not an answer, Wilhelmina."}

Sounds like an answer to me, Oliver-Sean.

Clenching my fists, I looked anywhere else, overwhelmed by his sadness and anger, and my own. All trying to maintain the most blank face ever. Mia kept talking.

"Now that our dear winged-serpent is present, we can open 2024 Lunar Starfall Festival. Belladonna's Mystical Hotel is open for check in. Belladonna Underground City Market is open for anyone who intends on enjoying the festivities, as usual you can go through the tunnels to the 5th underground floor under the Castle that will take to the entrance of the market. Castle Royal Market is also open, and you can just go inside to check it out, except for the towers and dorm wings, you can wander around and see what you want."

"The Blazing Woods are the way to go to the hotel, however the cabins are off-limits, and anyone without a permission will be punished by me for trespassing. The Eclipseball Tournament will last three days out of the seven festival days. The Belladonna Coliseum is at the north of the island it'll be easy to find, as for those three days it'll be floating on the sky. Those who bought the tickets for the matches feel free to go there, those who haven't yet, sales are still open," she winked charmingly, which made me laugh.

She's good.

{"She's Goddess, Wilhelmina. Of course, she's good!"}

Ugh. Don't talk to me.

{"I don't feel like listening to you."}

When did you?

{"It's you who never listen to your mate. Not the bloody opposite."}

True. I never listen. Everyone has been telling me that.

{"Because it's the bloody truth!"}

Really? You all said there was no way. I found one. Who's wrong in this? Because you're all acting as if I am. I simply found what I said I was going to find, Oliver-Sean.

{"Then say what is it, Wilhelmina. Say something. Tell me if you will do it. I need to know if you will break me. You can't hid from me."}

I moved uncomfortable, clenching my jaw and doing my best to ignore his voice in my mind, his emotions. Though I'm having a hard time telling which emotions are his and which are mine.

"There will be sixteen teams playing on the tournament. Three have team leaders from the advanced classes. Oliver-Sean Montgomery Strauss-Khan, Wilhelmina Rosalind Miralanthor, and Agatta Rodriguez," as she said that, Agatta walked to my right, adorned in black and purple, amethyst bracelet on her wrist. In contrast with Oli who's all in black and red, by what I took when I looked quickly at him.

"You okay?" She whispered, taking my right hand on her.

"Just angry."

"So, not okay!" Grinning, she winked at me.

{"Really? Holding hands with Agatta?"}

Leave me alone, Oliver-Sean.

{"Not fucking happening, Wilhelmina."}

I tightened my grip on Agatta's hand just to piss him off, and by the wave of jealousy that hit me, I know it worked. "I see, problems in heaven, huh? Still not good?"

"Not good is an understatement!" I mumbled.

{"And whose fault is that?"}

I gulped, trying to ignore him. "You look gorgeous, Agatta."

She blushed, "You do too. Black and green looks amazing in you."

"Everything looks amazing in me," I said with a smug on.

{"You sound like me."}

I sound like my father. Not my fault if you sound like him.

{"I don't sound like that cosmic arsehole."}

Yes. Yes, you do.

"True. You do look amazing in everything," she gave me a naughty look and I felt my cheeks burning. "Definitely gorgeous when you blush."

{"I'm going to kill her if you don't let got of her hand."}

No. You won't.

{"Want to test me? Because you are making me crave for blood. And I'm not just talking about drinking yours. I'm talking about spilling it!"}

And he called me a savage. I let go of her hand softly.

{"You are. In bed and out of it,"} not fucking now.

Is this bastard horny right now? He can't be serious.

{"Just because I am angry and wanting to strangle you, doesn't meant I stopped loving you as hard as I do, craving for you as hard as I do, or being insanely attracted to you. My anger simply amplify all that, and makes me want to kill you. Using my cock."}

I gasped, feeling my face burn, wanting to be anywhere by here with the embarrassment that washed over me. But the image of him inside me, impaling me with his cock, flooded my mind and I felt everything burn. Burn in a way it shouldn't. Not right here.

Stop, Oliver-Sean. This is not funny.

{"Funny? No. Amusing? Definitely. I can scent your arousal from where I am, you know? We can leave here for a while."}

I'm not going anywhere with you, you lustful nasty vampire.

{"You definitely want to, Wilhelmina."}

No. I do not want anything, Oliver-Sean.

{"Lying again? Are you doing that to prepare yourself before you break our mating bond? To pretend you don't want me? Even if your body is craving for mine?"} Fucking bastard.

I'm not talking to you. Leave me alone.

{"Is that so?"} He purred.

My attention went to Mia again, as she called all the other kids who were going to act as team leaders, all from sophomore and junior years, though their groups have some youngest kids too. I know all leaders since all of them bought weapons from me, and I never forget a costumer, so, they all waved hesitantly to me, slightly scared, and I waved back, grinning.

"I'm not going to bite any of you, don't worry," I joked. "I tend to be softer on costumers," I winked at them.

"Then you will go soft on me, right?" Agatta beamed.

"Stop flirting with my mate, Rodriguez," Oliver hissed in visible jealousy. "You will be playing against me, not her. And you better not have any hope of me going easy, because I'll massacre you."

I rolled my eyes, "Territorial dog," I mocked under my breath.

{"Do not call me that."}

Too late.

"Don't forget that your mate has been giving me private lessons on combat, Strauss-Khan. I'm not going down as easily as last year. You can't use your disintegration on a team leader," she countered.

"And even then, I'll still defeat you as I always did!" He grinned.

"Only to be defeated by me," I purred loud enough for everyone around us to hear me. "Because you're crown is mine, Oliver-Sean."

"No. Yours is mine, Wilhelmina," he purred back, just as vicious.

"As I said, very competitive kids!" Mia beam, with a hand in my back and one in Oliver's. "Set A of matches, having Oli as the team leader of it's first group. Set B of matches, having Hel as the team leader of it's first group. Eight teams in each set. Four matches for each set today. Three matches for each set tomorrow. The final will be on Sunday, and if Oli's and Hel's team get through all others, they will be facing each other in a epic match. For those who know, Oli is a born vampire with the power of disintegration, while Hel is a winged-serpent with time magic. But don't fool yourself, each of them have many others abilities that will be explored on those three days!"

Exotic animal indeed.

{"At least, you're a hot one."}

Sucking on my cheeks, I ignored his naughty comment.

"Welcome everyone. Let the Lunar Starfall Festival begin!" And as she exclaimed that, for the thousands of people present, colorful things exploded on the sky above us. Mia turned to me, "I'm glad you called Bell to come watch your matches."

A nod, "I'm scheming something."

She giggled loudly, "Oh, I know. I know exactly what you're doing, because you're your mother's daughter," she caressed my hair and turned to Oliver. "And you, stop being a pain in the arse. Let the girl breath."

He growled, "She breathed enough alone last night."

"And I'll keep breathing alone," I mocked and flew to where Hanna and Abellona were waiting for me. "That damned vampire will be the death of me. He's driving me insane."

{"Why don't you say that to me?"}

I'm not speaking with you.

{"No? You just did."}

"Ugh," I crossed my right arm on Abellona's left and my left on Hanna's right. "Let's get out of here before those arseholes get on my arse again. If that happens, I might end up murdering one of them for real. Even more if the one in question is my mate."

{"Will you break it?"} He insisted.

I don't know what you are talking about.

{"I'm getting feed off with this bullshite, Wilhelmina!"}

Oh, yeah?

{"Yes. We need to talk. Just us."}

If we stay alone, the last thing we'll do is talk, Oliver-Sean.

{"I'm fully open for that. We can talk after I fuck you as hard as I'm craving to. Please, let's leave here."}

No.

{"But you want to, I can feel it, bloody hell."}

I want lots of things and I can't have them.