Aaron pushed himself up from the floor.
He didn't even look at the crowd surrounding them.
He went straight toward Noel.
Aaron: "Are you okay?" 😊
Noel: "I'm alright." 😑
She stood up—
"Ah— my back…" 😅
She stumbled.
Straight into Aaron's chest.
Gasps filled the room.
She glanced over Aaron's shoulder—
Everyone was glaring at her.
Intense. Silent. Scary.
Noel immediately stepped away like he was on fire.
── One hour later ──
They were all seated in a small meeting room.
The atmosphere: tense.
Elda: "So you're saying… you're from the future?" 😑
Noel: "Yep!" 😁
Ashley: "In that future… there's no omegaverse?" 😑
Noel: "Correct." 😁
Elda: "And Aaron was betrayed… and killed by us?" 😑
Noel: "Right." 😁
Ashley: "So that's why he's ignoring us now?" 😐
Noel: "Yeah." 😁
Both Elda and Ashley slowly turned toward each other.
Silence.
Then—
Elda: "YOU WITCH! ARE YOU A SPY?!" 😤
Ashley: "WHAT THE— SO YOU WANT TO TAKE OVER THE KINGDOM?!" 😤
They screamed at the exact same time.
Then they pivoted toward Noel like synchronized predators.
Elda: "What exactly happened to Aaron when he was in your world?!" 😤
Noel: "It's… uh… well…"
She explained everything in the most awkward, short version.
"Okay! That's it. Soooo… when can I go back?" 😁
Elda: "What do you mean by that?" 😑
Noel: "I'm from the future. Shouldn't I… go back to my timeline?" 😁
Ashley: "Girl… do you realize something?" 😑
Noel: "…What?" 😁
Ashley: "We don't even know how you got here." 😑
"Forget sending you back."
Noel: 😶
The room went silent.
Very silent.
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