Chapter 11

Luna's POV

"Are you attending the ball?" Sam asks me.

"What ball?" I ask Sam.

"Well, every year there are two balls. Only grade 10's, 11's and 12's can attend."

"What is it for?"

"The first ball is to welcome everyone back to the new school year only supernaturals from our school are allowed. The second ball is an international ball hosted in the UK. Supernatural beings from all over are to join not just the ones from schools. You have to be sixteen years or older to get invited."

"What is the use of the second ball?" I ask.

"People say it's just for us to create alliances, but we all know it's for everyone to find a mate mostly the werewolves. Over 100 werewolves find their mate at every ball."

"Mhmm." I take a sip of my coffee and nod my head.

"You think that's interesting? Rumor has it that there is a hidden room in the palace where the ball is hosted whereas the world leaders come together."

"When you say world leaders you mean...?"

"I mean the leader of the angels, the demons, the vampires, the werewolves, the sirens, and the witches."

"Who are these leaders?"

"Nobody knows, the ball is a masquerade so not much information is known about the big six."

I nod my head and relax in the chair. A familiar scent comes over me and I start looking around. I see Samantha looking around too, can she also smell that?

The scent gets stronger and the cafe bell rings. We both turn our heads to the door and we finally find where the smell is coming from. 

Andrew, Anakin, and Andrei step into the cafe. They stop at the door and look around. Their posture and dress code scream power, masculinity, and dominance, and the scent, Ohh my their scent.

Their eyes stop at our table and we stare at each other for some time until the lady behind the counter interrupts us.

"Boys it's so good to see you again. Where have you been hiding yourselves?"

"We have been busy with our studies Mrs brown," Andrew responds.

"That's nice. Come on take a seat I'll bring out your usual."

"Mrs. Brown we will sit over there." He points towards me and Sam but mostly Sam.

"You boys looking for trouble I see."

"Not at all Mrs brown we know them from school so I'm sure they won't mind."

"Okay sweetie make sure to ask for their permission first okay."

"Yes, Mrs brown."

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Andrei's POV

Seeing Luna again felt great. Andrew finally convinced Mrs. Brown to let us sit by them.

We take the booth where Luna and Sam are. I take a seat next to Luna, Andrew next to Samantha of course, and Anakin at the head of the booth table.

Andrew was trying to get to know Samantha without seeming interested. Which was a smart move but still a dangerous one. Anakin kept on making jokes and I had random conversations. Luna and I had barely said a word to each other since the usual greeting and it was starting to get awkward between all of us.

Even Samantha and Andrew had kept quiet and kept on stealing glances from each other and smiling. Samantha was beautiful so I understand my brother for liking her a lot probably even loving her.

"So who is going to the ball?" Anakin asked.

"Ohh I am. I can't wait for it." Sam was all giddy and excited.

"Same here." Andrew raised his hand a bit.

"I'm not sure if I want to go," Luna says.

"Ohh why not? It's going to be fun." Sam asks luna.

"I...don't know Sam. It's not my scene. Maybe I might consider it."

"Good. I'll even find you a date." My ears perk up and my expression turns bitter at what Sam just said. "I am going with Andrew."

"Since when?" Anakin asked with confusion and anger all over his face.

"Well I asked him yesterday and he said yes."

"Too bad cause he's not going."

"You have no right to make that decision for him."

"I just did."

"Guys please calm down," Andrew asked everyone.

"You know Anakin. I was going to ask you to accompany my friend Luna here to the ball..." I stopped her there.

"No fucking way." I stood up from my seat.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" Sam also stood up from her seat a gave me a death glare.

"Guys maybe we should all take a seat and..." Luna was stopped as the window glass broke and a dagger was sticking out of her left shoulder. My heart ached for her but I stood there frozen not knowing what to do.

Her eyes locked with mine and her mouth was agape. Her eyes started watering and I felt like her soul was staring back at mine. I never even thought I had a soul until that moment.

I heard a panicked scream coming from somewhere in the shop. A girl was sitting alone at a round table in the shop. Anakin shoved me out of the way and as Luna was collapsing he caught her in his arms.

Seeing that Luna was taken care of by my brother I quickly rushed over to the girl. I calmed her down then wiped away her memory and replaced them with new ones.

She walked out of the store calmly and I went over to my brother and Luna again.

"We should take her to the back," Andrew said.

"Back where?And what about the lady who works here?" Sam asked in a panicked voice.

"She does not work here, she owns the shop and she is a herbal witch."

"What on earth is a herbal witch?" Sam asks again starting to piss me off.

"Listen! All of your questions will be answered but now we need to take care of Luna or else..." my voice lowers and my heart pounds against my ribcage. "...or else she dies."

I quickly pick her up in my arms and take her to the secret herb shop at the back. 

Mrs. Brown was standing behind a clean table mixing some herbs.  She looked up and saw Luna in my arms and quickly realized what was going on.

She quickly cleared the table. "Put her down."

She stood over her and her arms floating above her body with her eyes closed. A purple-blue like an aurora started to rise from her body.

"Ohh wow she's a special one isn't she." Only if she knew how special she was, one of a kind, and yet I still cannot have her to myself.

"Okay, I am going to need everyone to give me some space." Mrs. Brown said and everyone moved. She took a bowl and a few herbs she was mixing earlier on. Then she rubbed the mixture on the wound. " this will help with the pain."

She pulled the dagger from her wound. She took a needle that had a thread on it and started stitching the knife wound and rubbed on some anti-biotics. She then continued to wrap her chest and shoulder with a bandage.

"She should heel fine from now on. Whoever was trying to kill her is an amateur at best they used an ordinary antique silver blade not made by our craftsmen. It could have killed her if it went straight for the heart but even then she isn't just an ordinary supernatural so her heart would have adapted and started healing on its own."

"Okay, so can we take her back now?" I asked.

"Let her wake up first then you can be on your way."

"Okay, thanks a lot Mrs brown you helped us."

"Ohh anything for you boys." She gave us a sweet smile and left.

"So what now?" Sam asks shaking a bit.

"I guess we wait," Andrew says pulling her in an embrace to calm her down.