CHAPTER 9

"Your majesty-"

"Nate, how many times do I have to remind you not to call me that?" I was currently laying in my bed as I felt exhausted after I spent most of my time today with Apollo. A smile started to creep on my face, but I did my best to not show it.

"Where were you Alex?" I turned on my side to look at Nate who was currently standing beside the bed. I noticed how his brows were furrowed and how his hands where at his back sensing that he was worried. I smiled lightly before speaking,

"I was with.. someone." I said not knowing if me and Apollo where friends thus I thought that it was better not to mention him, for now.

"You didn't eat this morning, so I do hope you had lunch with the person you were with." my stomach grumbled on cue and Nate looked at me and sighed.

"Let's go down to the dining hall, dinner should be served now." I just nodded in response and we headed towards the door. The walk towards the dining room was quiet and was slightly awkward.

"You don't have to worry Nate, I can handle myself." I sighed as I spoke knowing he was wanting to ask questions. He just nodded in response and opened the door that leads to the dining hall. Last time I was here, well apparently last night, it was quite the drama, so fingers crossed that nothing is going to happen tonight.

As soon as I walked in, I knew something was off as the students started to whisper and some even gave me the look to which Nate quickly shut down with his glare. Then the occurrence this morning between me and Hade came back. I mentally sighed and told myself to just get through this and leave when I finish eating.

I headed straight to an empty table and not with those of whom I was with last night. I don't want any additional form of attention seriously. Just hours ago, I was calm with Apollo but now I'm stressing over these people who by the way, is still staring. Well some of them are, to say the least.

"Your majes- I mean Alex, you need to sit with them." Nate explained while eyeing the table where the other royalties was dining.

"Nate, I just want to eat peacefully tonight, and I don't need to eat with them especially when he's there." I glanced at Hade whose cheekbone was covered in bandage as it was where the bat hit him. He turned to look at me and his eyes darkened. I heaved a sigh and sat down on the chair.

"Nate, I just need to eat and after that, we're leaving." I said while massaging my head.

Nate just nodded but I heard him sigh as he was leaving. I looked over to my right and found this girl glaring at me. What's her deal? Soon enough, she stood up and walked towards my table.

She smiled sweetly but I knew it was fake and I didn't like the red lips. She had a wavy type of hair and had brown eyes with fair skin. Oh, I know what type of person this is.

"Hi." she said while fluttering her lashes at me. I just looked at her giving her the sign that I was not in the mood to talk.

"I know you were the one who hurt our Hade." she said dropping her fake smile and she looked at me with a glare. Who the hell is this?

"Tell me something new." I said looking at Nate who was currently talking to the server, probably asking for the food.

"You're going to pay for it." she subtly smashed the table and looked at me with a smirk. I looked over her with a bored look that irritated her.

"Uh sure, I'll be waiting." unbothered, I focused back at the table where the others were at. They were looking at the table that I was in. Oh great, now their attention is on me yet again.

"You ugly bastard who do you think you are-" she was about to jump at me but Nate was quick on his action grabbing her collar and throwing her on the floor. He placed the tray of foods on our table. I closed my eyes and groaned mentally as yet again the attention was on our table again.

"What do you think are you doing?" I heard Nate ask the girl who was glaring daggers at the both of us. I, being famished started to eat the foods on the tray while looking at her.

"I'm just teaching this bastard a lesson for hurting Hade-" she wasn't able to finish her statement as Nate stepped on her neck and his action earned gasps from the crowd. I groaned even more as I lost my appetite yet again.

"What happened now?" I turned around to find Kaval and Diane nearing.

"I honestly don't care, I'm just pissed that I can't eat in peace without anything happening." I said frustrated. The girl was now choking, and I ordered Nate to stop as it was too much. He took his foot of her and stepped back.

"D-Do you not know w-who I am!? I'm Roxy Sersa the daughter of Greindal Sersa! The greatest ice master there is!" she exclaimed.

"Uh yeah sorry to inform you but he's The Prince of the Sea." I heard Diane speak. I looked over to the girl named Roxy. She looked at us with wide eyes and she was looking pale.

"Guards take her out." Kaval spoke and the guards where immediately on action. She was breathing heavily and looked like she wanted to say something but wasn't able to.

"Turn your heads to where they should be, or I will have him drown you!" all heads that was looking at our direction turned as if nothing happened when Kaval commanded.

"Now you are coming with us, like it or not." I tried to argue but I was dragged away from my table and I tried to call for Nate, but he was already walking away. Hmm. I might need to speak to him later.

"Sit." Kaval pushed me down on the chair and served me a plate filled with foods.

"Kaval don't be so harsh on Alex." Diane mustered and looked at Kaval with a glare, but I found it cute as she looked like an angry kid. I gave no word and started to eat until I started to feel another presence on the table. I ignored it know who the person was. I need to eat first or I'm gonna die from hunger.

"It's sweet." I looked over to Diane who was looking at a glass of water that she was holding.

"Hmmm?" I tried to ask but my mouth was too full. She laughed lightly before speaking.

"The water, it taste sweet." I looked at her confused as to what she meant. Kaval went on to drink his and then looked at me.

"Did you get your powers or something?" he said with a smirk. I gulped the food that I didn't know I was chewing and took my glass of water and drank it. It was slightly sweet. I looked at them and a smile crept on my face.

"It's sweet." I whispered.

"We know, we just drank it." Kaval said in a matter of fact tone.

"I mean how can that be, I don't feel anything y-yet." I said, and I could feel that I was starting to freak out.

"Maybe your powers are starting to emerge." Diane said excitedly. I smiled warmly at her and looked back at hands. I felt like crying. Are my powers starting to show? I could only hope for the better as I smiled even more.

"I guess I was wrong about you then. I apologize." I looked at Kaval who was drinking another glass of water. I smiled slightly at him.

"You should thank me for answering your test paper this morning too you know?" I said jokingly. He started to cough uncontrollably and me and Diane started to laugh.

"I- I thought that was our secret!?" Kaval whisper shouted with a horrified look on his face that made me chuckle even more.

"Oh, you didn't tell me." I said in between laughter. He looked at me with a scowl and started to mumble some incoherent words.

"Well Kaval here is trying his best to be the perfect guy with the perfect image and you just ousted him." Diane said in a mocking tone which made Kaval curse her. We laughed even more and failed to notice the other person with us.

"Well you should look at my face too, maybe you'll find this bruise amusing as well." We immediately went silent and looked at the other side of the table to acknowledge Hade's presence. Kaval burst out into laughter while pointing at Hade who looked even more annoyed.