XLVI ||| Everyone Has a Bloody History

"I don't feel pain. They are old scars, vampire."

"Just because they are old, doesn't mean they don't hurt, beautiful." Ugh, when will he stop calling me that?

I rolled my eyes, "I'm telling you, the shackles scars don't hurt. Not the ones in my ankles or waist. My wrists are slightly uncomfortable, but nothing that would cause pain at all, so there's absolutely no reason to waste time wondering about that." Then but my shoes again and put down the borders of my leggings. "No need to see the tattoos right now, in a week or so you will be able to see them healed. Their magic is still adjusting on my skin. In fact, I don't think I should even have been taking the weapons out yet. But that's fine, I guess. I'll just put something else later."

Getting up, I put some space between me and the others, though it was kind of hard since Oliver stayed way closer than I wanted.

"You can sleep in the dorm, Hel," Yumi blurted.

I looked at her, "I don't need your permission. Of course, I can sleep there, since it's my room. But yesterday I was too annoyed with all of you to do so." I turned to Felix, "And we need to talk."

Rio faked a choking sound, "We all need to talk."

"I can deal with the others, but not with them," I pointed at my half siblings. "I cannot promise to keep my daggers to myself near them. Their appearance annoy me too much, especially Nicolette's," she looks too much like her mother for my taste.

"We did we do to you?" She gasped.

Though a part of me feels bad for dealing with them like this, when they might be innocent, I just can't help it. Why did they have to look like Philippa this much. "It's a blood payment," it was all I said. "I can't stand yours faces, neither can I stand being near you. You aren't to blame for being born, but the fact that you were, disgusts me."

"Hey, don't need to be so cruel," Kalisha and Melvin snapped.

Ignoring the sickness growing inside me, I glared at them, "This has nothing to do with need. And if you care for your partners, you would keep them away from me too. I won't answer for my actions if I lose my temper and the control of my magic near them, because they'll undoubtedly be the ones I'll go after first."

Even Felix seemed uncomfortable. I get it, he doesn't know I'm Meredith's granddaughter, or that they are my half-siblings. "Hey, calm down," he came closer, and Oliver glared at him.

"This is me being calm, Felix. I'm being considerate by warning them that they should stay away if they want to be safe. Because once I lose my shite, I will not listen to reason," I scoffed bitterly. "I doubt any of you would be able to control yourselves from harming the direct relatives of the ones who took everything from you. But again, you aren't the type to put yourselves in other's place. Seems like you have that in common with your ancestors."

"What is that supposed to mean?" Elsa groaned.

"We aren't the enemy in here," Yuliana added.

Again, I was unable to hold back the bitter groan that left my throat, "Dragons may be the enemy right now, kraken girl, but they weren't always the ones who acted tyrannical. All of your races," I pointed at each one of them, even Jack, "did what Meredith is doing now. She's the new enemy, but just because you can see that now, doesn't mean you also don't have a bloody history on your back."

Especially one that was bloody over mine.

Feeling my hands shake, I clenched them in fists, closing my eyes, breathing in and out, because the last thing I need is to shift and make it all worse. "Who will rule after she's taken out?" I turned to Oliver, "Your kind is hungry for power and also think they are better than all other. Who knows if they won't be the new Meredith after she's out of the board?"

["Why did you glare at me just now?"] Jack complained.

"Because Wolpertingers aren't as innocent and harmless and we think they are. Their history is also full of shite," I hissed, remembering all Lydia told me. "Dragons, vampires, shifters, witches, seraphim, demons, elves, fairies, giants, krakens, wolpertingers… you are full of shite. All with a superiority complex, uniting against the most powerful only to try and take their place after they are done for. Condemning innocents to eternal suffering."

My eyes turned to Lydia, and I felt my body shake, my anger taking over me, blinding me. Then came a earthquake that made many of the paintings fall, and everyone startle. But Lydia stayed unmovable.

"Did you just cause this?" Felix gasped, sounding scared.

I turned to him, "It was just a soft earthquake. Nothing to be scared of. I'm not opening the earth or anything. But it's either throw my anger on the ambient, or on you. Should I throw it on you?"

Rio scoffed bitterly, "We get, you're mad. We get it, Hel." Wow, he can be serious? What a surprise. "But you can't go around harming others just because you are hurt. That's no the way to do things."

"Oh yeah?" I grinned viciously. "Why should I listen to you?"

"Hel," Oliver whispered.

"Stop," I groaned, stepping away. "Stop trying to calm me down just because you know you can, vampire. It only make me angrier. I want to be angry. I want to explode. I do not want to contain myself. I've been forcefully contained for too long. Way before any of you were born, even Jack."

He clenched his jaw, "I'm not trying to contain you, Wilhelmina. I'm trying to avoid you from doing something you will regret later."

"Hel. And you don't know me, vampire. You have no idea if I could or not regret anything I do. For that to happen, I would need to care about something. With all do respect, the only thing I genuinely care about is my revenge, and murdering your grandmother," and their mother. I glared at my half siblings. "Anything else is collateral damage."

Oliver tensed up, "Even the mating bond?" He asked bitterly.

I glared up at him, frustrated that keeps bringing it up. "Only make questions you are prepared to accept the answer of, vampire."

"You still didn't tell us about what you said earlier," Rio blurted when the silence got too uncomfortable for them. "Before class."

"We can go to Felix's lair and talk there," another vampire from the Circle, who I believe is Dimitry's brother, Igor, given his gorgeous smile. "It's better than this eerie gallery."

"Yes, we can go there," Felix exclaimed suddenly blushing.

I arched my eyebrows, "Are you Igor Kursonova?"

He blinked, "Yes?"

Then I turned to Felix, "I've heard some things about you!"

Felix eyes widened, "Hel!" He gasped.

"What? I didn't say anything," I raised my hands.

"What did you say about me?" Igor gasped.

"Nothing bad," I added. "Not at all!"

"So, we are going to Felix's Lair!" River exclaimed excited.

And Felix turned to him, "Why do you sound happy?"

Oliver's brother rolled his shoulders, "Nothing."

"Probably because it's a cool place and looks very comfortable to spend time and hang out," I pointed. "They did seemed surprised with it all yesterday. Maybe they were looking for a reason to go there, and didn't know how to ask, given your troubled past with them!" Then I turned to River, "But you should know that despite everything, Felix always wanted to have people there. You should all just be bloody honest for a change."

He chuckled, "Well, I indeed did a good job there."

I nodded, "You did the best. Very extravagant, but cool."

Felix flashed me his condescending grin, "I'm a dragon, Hel."

"Unfortunately," I added stoically. Then I turned to them, "As you agreed, go to Felix's lair and talk about whatever you want. I'm out!"

But before I could successfully leave, Oliver held my arm. Halting on my step, I let out a loud sigh and turned to him, "We need to talk."

I know. "I'm not in a talking mood," I pointed to the paintings. "If you hadn't noticed. I was not raised to hold my temper inside me, so, I'm having some trouble trying to do that in here, since I can't kill everybody and shatter the Academy to pieces."

"I'm serious, Hel, we need to talk!"

The intensity in his voice made me restless, "We'll talk. In a week."

"A week?" I can tell he doesn't like that.

"This is too much, okay? I just came here yesterday. It's all too fucking much. Nothing good will come of me being overwhelmed. I need time to think. I need time away from everyone. Classes aside, I need to be alone," let's just be honest with him. It's not his fault that he's mated to me.

"Even from me?" Felix squeaked.

Sigh, "Yes. Even from you." I said still gazing at Oliver's eyes that went from turquoise to blood red the second those words left my lips. "I'm not used to people yet, that's what you don't understand. I came here only a day ago and now I'm suddenly mated to you, friends with Felix despite the fact that I didn't want friends, bonded to Jack, surrounded by all these kids who don't like me, plus so much more I can't even say."

Taking a deep breath, he came a step closer and put a rebel curl of my silver hair behind my ear, "I don't like it, but I'll respect it. I just don't want you to ignore me. Can I text you then?"

"On Eclipse?" A nod. "I think so. I don't know how to use that yet, but I'll answer you if you text me. Just don't be overbearing."

"He's unable to do that," Felix mocked.

"Shut up, dragon," Oliver hissed annoyed and flashed me a grin. "I will try. But after a week, you won't run away. We will talk. And there is a lot to talk about."

Sigh, "Whatever. A week away will be fine."

"Not really away," Rio scoffed, "as we'll meet daily in class."

"You always talk so much like this, cotton candy baby blue hair?" I glared at him. "Oh, and if you post anything related to me again, I will make you regret, got it? But don't mistake things, if on this week, any of you mess with Felix, I will know, and I'll make you pay for it. Now, see you in class. Let's go, Jack!"

Then, I finally ran out of the gallery, but not before making some black water wain in all of them. Even Felix and Oliver.