Chapter 51

Someone knocked on the door and opened it slowly revealing Cosmo and Josefina

The three of us looked at the direction to where the door was and there walks in Josefina and Cosmo

Josefina who walked in with troubled face and Cosmo who was smiling as if he discovered something new

The two of them stood in place to see the three of us standing with a weird atmosphere

"Hoo hoo, is there something going on here?"

Cosmo Jokingly said smirking waving his hand at the three of us

I looked at Cosmo then looked back down embarrassed by what happened

Cythe then kept on staring at the both of them noticed Ina holding onto the kit and took it from her

Josefina was hesitating at first since she wanted to be the one to heal me but let go anyways

Cythe then took my hand gently and made me sit on the chair and so does he

Claude who stood there silently didn't say anything

He noticed my stare and looks back at me giving me a warm but sad smile leaving quietly out of the room

"What happened here?"

Ina asked

But we didn't respond as it was too complicated to explain

They fought just because of this silly injury I have

I thought to myself

I looked at Cythe who was quietly mending to my injury

I looked at him quietly and softly patted his head to make him feel better

Cythe stopped on what he was doing and looked at me with a gentle smile looking back to mend my injury

Cosmo who was quietly walking around finally took one of the sits and sat beside the 2 of us looking at us with a weird expression

Me and Cythe ignored Cosmo continuing on what we are doing

Josefina who was worried stood beside me with her hands on my shoulders

What good friends I have...

I thought to myself

Can you go and check up on Claude?

I asked Cosmo telepathically

Cosmo looked at me for a second with calm expression and stood up to go look for Claude

Thank you

I said back at Cosmo telepathically

Yeah yeah, I was expecting this anyway

Cosmo answered back telepathically

"How is your injury Athy?"

Josefina asked worried

As she looks on how Cythe mends to me worrying and she finally asked

I looked back at Josefina with a smile and said

"I'm fine, it wasn't that big anyways"

I said calming her down

"I'm so glad you're okay Athy, I wish I was the one that was hurt"

Josefina said smiling sweetly back at me

"Nonono, Don't think like that Ina as I said I am fine"

I tried to say I was alright but it seems they were worrying too much

"Be careful next Athy, Please"

Cythe said with a worried face caressing my hand gently

I then chuckled and patted his head gently

*Swoosh*

Josefina then quickly took my hand away smiling back at me and said

"You need to be gentle with your injury Athy"

Josefina said smiling sweetly back at me as she gently caressed my hand

"But that's not my injured hand"

I said confused looking at Josefina

She then looked at my hand and smiled

"Well we don't want you other hand to bw injured too"

She said with a smile

....................

Academy's greenhouse

Claude who wat alone in the middle of the greenhouse on a chair with a circular table infront and another char across it

Tapping his fingers on the table thinking quietly to himself

I Athy hadn't visted me she wouldn't be injured...

If I hadn't ran away this wouldn't have happened...

"Heh!"

Claude laughed annoyed

If I had just stabbed you from the first time I met you...

You wouldn't have been here by now, and Athy....

Athy would have been all to me...

Claude thought to himself

Angered by what happened earlier

As he kept on thinking the tapping of his fingers went faster and faster making him even more angrier the more he thought of earlier

Then he stopped...

His eyes moved to look back and said

"I know you're there, Come out weed"

Claude said with an annoyed tone

As the tapping of his fingers slowed and finally stopped

"..."

With a brief silence

The person hiding then finally came out

They slowly walked towards behind Claude who still sat and didn't look back

"Wow, you still hadn't changed since the first time we went back in time Claude..."

Lianna then came out from hiding with a smile on her face walking towards Claude

Claude slightly moved his head to look at Lianna glaring at her so

Lianna then bent down close to Claude's ear and whispered

"I told you Claude, no matter how many times you turn back time..."

Lianna paused

She then went even closer to Claude's face and looked at his pink jeweled eyes

"Athanasia won't be yours"

Lianna added

Lianna then jumped back and walked towards the other chair with her hands at her back walking happily

Claude clenched his hands that was on the table looking at the bracelet Athy has given him

Lianna then took the sit infront of him and held Claude's hand as she looks at him smiling

"Have you thought about my offer?"

Lianna asked still holding onto Claude's hand

Claude looked at Lianna's hand that was holding onto his

*Swish*

He threw Lianna's hand away as her smile mocking him and Claude's gaze quickly turned to glare

"Shut up old lady, you're I don't have any weapon on me"

Claude threatened Lianna without moving an inch his gaze still locked onto Lianna's eyes

"And if it wasn't for the reason you brought me back, I would have slice that little neck of yours"

Claude added as he crossed his legs glaring back

Lianna looked at him not scared

Just looked at him straight in the eyes with a dead pan stare

"You're too much calling me old, All I did was borrow this little girl's body"

Lianna said as she looks at her arm and crossed her legs

"And that Little Lady's soul is not here anymore, is that what you called by borrowing?"

Claude smirked looking at Lianna glaring back at her

"We have different definition of Borrowing, Claude"

Lianna answered with a smile on her face

"It was quite crazy right? all this time you tried saving your little Athy, but she ended up dead anyways"

Lianna said with a smile as Claude was still quiet clenching his fist

"And all... because of that jealousy of yours"

Lianna then added as she looked at he nails checking if it was still clean

Claude was still quiet not answering anything

"Who was the reason again...? hmmm"

Lianna thought as she tapped her cheeks with her legs still crossed looking up thinking

She then slowly turned her eyes to Claude and smiled evilly

*Snap*

Lianna snapped her finger and said

"Ah! that's right your rival who is up until now still winning, tsk tsk tsk"

Lianna teased Claude as she slowly shake's her head

"All of those things wouldn't have happen if you hadn't put these voices inside my head!"

*Bang!*

Claude screamed yelled angrily hitting the table as hard as he can glaring back at Lianna who was still smiling mocking him

"Hmmm? what voices?"

Lianna acted confused tilting her head touching her cheeks with her finger

"I shouldn't have accepted your offer to turn back time... If I had known you'll make me suffer like this..."

Claude whispered to himself

Lianna who hadn't heard raised one of her brows confused

"What was that again?"

Lianna asked as she went closer to Claude

Claude didn't answer as he was spacing out with his hands bruised iver him hitting the table earlier clenched still

"Tsk!"

Lianna clicked her tongue angrily as she noticed something

Lianna then looked at Claude's bracelet and smiled still

"I hadn't seen that bracelet before..."

Lianna asked

"..."

Claude then furrowed his brows even more staying quiet not answering Lianna's question

He then stood up from his chair walking away from Lianna

"Don't you think it's wierd?"

Lianna asked looking at Claude with confusion with her head rests on both of her palms

Claude stopped listening to Lianna more

"We went back in time for 5 times since you kept on killing Athanasia..."

Lianna added looking at Claude as she slowly smiles creepily

"And this 6th time we went back that she starts to treat you better, not a servant but a friend"

Lianna said as she acted she was confused making a circular motion on the table still staring at Claude

"Think about it a girl like Athanasia who was cruel to you all in those 5 lives we went back, and then suddenly she was friendly..."

Lianna added

"..."

But Claude still silent with his back facing Lianna

"Don't you think..."

Claude listened carefully to what Lianna has to say

"Athanasia isn't that same Athanasia you know?"

Claude looked back at Lianna glaring back at her with his hands on his pockets

"Have you wondered why Cythe and Athanasia are even closer now?"

Lianna added with her finger on her cheek looking to her right thinking

Then looked back at Claude with a mocking face

"Is Athanasia hiding something from you? But you didn't know?"

"...Or She chose NOT to tell you since you aren't trustworthy enough?"

"..."

Claude still silent as he listens carefully to Lianna

"Hmm...? Claude?"

Lianna said mocking Claude with a smile as Claude looked at her in anger

Lianna said with a smile teasing Claude once again

Claude then turned his back and stopped for a moment

"If you don't shut that mouth, I will find ways to keep that shut forever"

Claude said with a glare then walked away from her leaving her all alone in the greenhouse

"Say hi for me to that old lady you trapped in your basement!"

Claude without listening his back facing Lianna walking away from her and the greenhouse

Lianna who is still sitting on the chair with her head resting on her palm and whispered

"I'll find my ways too Claude"

She smiles even more as her silver eyes then began to glow like a red jewel and vanished with black mist surrounding her

Zizi vanished in thin air...

"To finally have complete control over you..."

To be Continued~