As I entered through the gate, my eyes locked on the furry goofball at the side. It's white fur reflective of the sun rays, as it growled slightly.
Lioren's dog.
The dog he used to torment Kia in the original, I felt my heart leap. Damn, the dog seems really big for a stray dog. But I had to take this chance, if I can tame it. Lioren wouldn't be able to torment me the same way, especially as he is now pissed off at me.
I felt my legs taking scurried footsteps, as I knelt before it and put in the best sweet smile I can. And said softly, "Hi"
As soon as I greeted it, as if it could understand my greeting, it wriggled its tail, and woofed back, almost greeting me back. I felt stunned for a moment. I was always a cat person for as long as I could remember.
I petted it, as the dog leaned closer to my touch. Awww how sweet nothing like his owner. As I went ,"It must be hard being Lioren's pet"
The dog whimpered back as if agreeing with me, I felt a sense of satisfaction at It's agreement. I went on this time more gleefully, "Right, such a sweet and fluffy dog for a tyrant. Life is so unfair"
Whimpering back, I could see its collar and the name proved my point.
Alpha Crucis destroyer.
Who names their pet this? I felt a pang of empathy as I sighed and continued backbiting on Lioren with the Alpha Crucis destroyer. It was not definitely one sided , Ugh…let's just call Max. Max responded to everything I said.
"He is a nightmare. He tormented me a lot, you know." I made sure to sound extremely pitiful.
"Woof woooof woof wof'
"I know right, how could he do that to you?"
Max went on ,"Woooof woo woof woof woof"
I nodded understanding his point of view as I said empathetically,"It's ok, he acts worse with humans. You know he made me be his assistant for a whole damn week!"
Max gasped "WOOF!?"
I nodded ,"Not only that he was the substitute maths teacher, he made me 2×3=6 thousand times…"
Each word fueled my hatred as I clenched my fists, I felt my bottled up anger rising, the whole week he made me do so much stupid stuff.
Not only that he was such a slacker as a teacher, and the thermometer reached a boiling point and I went insane ,"He is crap! Like literally! He is a son of a bi- a fucking thug!- Hooollliiigan!- I fucking don't know any more curses! Ahhhhh!"
"WOOF!"
I gasped, "Max, don't say such a bad word"
But Max persisted as he used his paw to tug on my arms, something was weird. Why was he shaking? I felt confused, I had been venting on him for over an hour and now.
A sudden chilling thought popped up, as I felt chills run down my spine. Was Lioren behind me!?
I asked my voice trembling ,"I..is..he behind me!?"
Seeing no response I turned around to see…
No one…
I turned around and almost twisted my neck at the speed, "Haha you fucking dog! How dare you!"
As Max laughed hysterically "Kekekekekekek"
I felt my blood boil that darn dog! How dare he! I was stunned for a minute, as Max laughed schadenfreudely , imagine being laughed at by a dog.
A fucking dog!
As I went "Look behind you Lioren!"
As he frantically turned around, I laughed ,"Haha stupid dog!"
"WOOF woof woof"
"Haha you deserved it."
I could see Max's disappointment, I got up, high fived him, and said,"Good day mate"
"Woof" [translation: fuck off]
"Awww so sweet" [she clearly doesn't understand him]
Anyways, I made my to the huge fucking doors. Is this 12 feet tall or something? Is this house made for titans? Where is Levi?!
I knocked again, as Liana opened the door and went,"Girl! You are finally here!" As she hugged me tightly. I felt my lips curling up as I hugged her back.
..
..
"You can now let go lia"
Huh? Why isn't she moving? As I gently pushed her a bit. Yeah she fell asleep on me. I am not even fazed. I said deadpan, "Lia! Wakey wakey! My shoulders ain't your pillow! Haha"
Can this day get any worse?
Unlike her brother, Liana had zero interest in studying as she just walked extremely slow, not even towards her study area, but towards the gigantic living room. She slipped herself on the couch as she sighed.
her voice slightly sleepy , "Oh I am so sorry, I haven't slept well last night, come in Kia"
As I sat next to her she started her voice slightly gruff, "You know I hadn't been able to contact William since"
Ugh she is worried about that pimp? She could do much better.
"Yeah... William…are you sure he isn't just pinned by some werewolves?"
She retorted as she playfully smacked my arms, "Come on!"
I could see her growing irritation, as she huffed crossing her arms. I knew I had no choice as I asked sullenly, "So? Spill"
As soon as she heard me she turned to face me, her huffy face contorted to a mix of exasperation and anticipation.
She put her long luscious hair behind her hair, cleared her throat l, and got ready to spill the tea; as she started," So, last night when I was scrolling through social media-"
I cut her off," You saw his posts?"
She grumbled, "No!". As she continued, "So they are diminishing the vampire's bride season 2!"
Is she for real?
"I don't why is this girl so ADHD?" remarked Settings
Shut the hell up!
"What about William??"
She stopped for a moment as she went,"Oh yeah, I forgot"
She scooted closer and went on, "So William ghosted me. And I got the hint. I have been single for 2 weeks now, and I am starting to feel paranoid"
I asked, "Paranoid?"
She nodded vehemently and went on,"It's like..I feel watched. As if-"
I cut her off, "You think it's William?"
She shook her head and went,"Gurl, let me finish! So I felt watched, and decided to stay with my family. But I don't know it… persists. "
I immediately felt something was off, I intently listened to her as she continued, "Like the weird sensation you feel in your toes when you feel like you are in a horror movie? That's what I feel but in my belly"
What? Whatever. As I waited for her to continue,
"What if I am being stalked by a vampire? Like, I have sweet blood!"
Here goes my concern drown the drain. My face a mix of exasperation and regret. As she animatedly went on with her insane theory.
"You know what your blood tastes like? " I asked deadpan
"Quick question, how does it feel to have blood?" Chimed in the Settings
Oh let me first murder you and drink your non existent blood, then I will let you know for sure
"Woman have you forgotten I am your only darn ally!" said the Settings exasperated.
She blabbered away, " So mosquitoes always swarm around me all the time. They love my blood because it's sweet."
I can't believe what I am hearing.
Time skip…
She grew increasingly shy as she incessantly fidgeted, touched her hair, buried her face in her hands; as she explained the scenarios,"I say I can't take your heart! And he says so? I wouldn't die, it doesn't beat. "
She seriously can't be writing darn stories about vampires and herself... I let out a long sigh filled with exhaustion, it was already 2 hours since I came and she had no intention whatsoever to study.
"Lia, I think we should get to studying right."
She snapped out of her dreamy expectations, as she nodded and we finally got to studying. As I scribbled I couldn't help but notice her long dreamy sighs, how she stared at the ceiling… geez.
I asked, "Lia, don't even think it's romance, being watched is never a good sign."
She dismissed my warning, her voice filled with innocence, "Come on, I am not such a hopeless being. I had already told my grandpa about it"
I sighed,"Yeah I feel like you should let the police know as well"
She twirled her hair as she nodded," Yeah, but first I wanna see if it's just a vampire or like a real threat"
Her innocence…
Is both a blessing and slightly concerning. "So, my delulu girl, you haven't reached out for help?"
She responded slightly aggravated, "Why should I?"
"You are getting stalked"
"Oh..am I?"
Why was she turning a dusty pink shade? Why was she acting as if I said something extremely forbidden, Oh man what have I gotten myself into.
"Lia…'
"Yeah" she responded dreamily.
"You need a therapist"
As she leaned on me, her green eyes dreamy as she said,"A therapist isn't bad either"
I hate life…
I grumbled at her nonsensical rambling of her love triangle, with her supposed stalker vampire and therapist. But somehow I got intrigued.
Now we were both cramming as we wasted 3 hours hearing her love story. As we both used ancient techniques only known by the crammers to finish as much as possible.
"See I told you, this is who she is" remarked the Settings
Actually, you are right. The more I see her the more weird I feel. How come the petty, angry girl who torments Diana…be this naive,gullible, and sweet?
"I gotta get a drink" Liana said, her voice dried up from the intense work we just did.
I watched as she left, my head filled with thoughts, William seemed suspicious from the start, and now Liana being stalked. Am I just being too much?
As suddenly a blackout occurred.
I felt anxious as a wave of trepidation washed over me. I frantically looked for my phone in the darkness when I felt a figure move behind me.
Is this Liana's stalker? Oh shit! I felt petrified, as my hands kept on searching for my phone. My heart was beating so fast, that my breaths became uneven.
The tense silence was broken when his smooth and buttery voice spoke up, "Having a lot of fun?"
The familiar voice didn't make me feel at ease, it amplified my fear. My eyes widened, why dear lord?
It's Lioren.
I spoke scarcely, trying to sound assertive, "What is with you man? Turn the lights on!" but of course my voice was quivering. I just felt as if I was stuck in the spot, unable to move.
"My house, my current, my bills' he responded his tone blase and conceited,
"But this is your family home!"
"So? It's paid from my family's money which will be mine one day" he said with a matter of fact tone.
Ugh what is with him?
"Why are you doing this? Turn the lights on!" I asked my voice disconcerted as I had to make sure I don't fall in the dark.
" Do I look like Thor? That I will swing my hammer and current will show up. The fuse must have blasted, that old man never seemed to care about this falling apart house." His voice may seem calm. But there was an undercurrent of anger mixed with it.
"Why would you be Thor? Like he is so handsome " , as I found a candle and matchstick. I felt a surge of relief flood through my system. Thank god, I struggled to light it up, as finally what felt like eternity I got the candle to light up. It's halo glow lighting up Lioren's uncaring face.
I almost got jumped scared by how close Liopen was standing. He rolled his eyes as he snorted," How dare you talk about beauty looking like that"
Excuse me?! As I bit back any snarky remark I had.
I kept my expression in check, but I felt my eye twitching as he leaned forwards and blew the little fire away with ease. Now the impenetrable darkness was back. My heart thumped against my chest, as I scrambled for the matchsticks again.
Why is he so evil? Huh! Who made someone like him the male lead!?
"Why are you blowing your nose like that? It looks so hedious " he said, his tone mocking and slightly amused.
I lit up another one using my hand to protect it as I moved away from him. His light brown eyes bore into mine as he spoke,"Do you have any idea about the history of this house?."
How the hell am I supposed to know??
The way he spoke calmly, yet his expression and composure was extremely disconcerting. I felt shivers run down my spine for the second time today. I gulped why is Liana taking so much time?
His voice condescending,"it's 200 years old. Normally in area like this, fuse blowing up means one thing"
I asked, "What?!"
He said, "paranormal activities"
Yeah it was extremely clear. As suddenly I started to feel slightly uncomfortable in the my stomach as I looked around the dark room.
He went on, his voice low and tone made me shiver involuntarily
"The ghost here doesn't like guests."
"Haha what kind of childish information is this? A ghost, seriously? Hahahaha"
I tried sounding as if it was nothing, but inside I felt my throat dry up. Suddenly the temperature dropped in the room. My eyes darted everywhere, I could feel sweat form on my forehead.
I felt a panic attack as I looked to see Loren was nowhere to be seen. Where did he go?
Damn it…get a grip. As I looked around again,there is no such thing as ghosts.
A wave of gusty wind blew through the white linen curtains,extinguishing my candle, is this a horror movie? What is this?!
I felt my legs tremble, as my palms turned sweaty,my eyes darted across each corner of the room. There was nothing but silence...the wind howled in a gruff way...making me shiver involuntarily, I took deep uneven breaths as if that would help with the situation.
Just then I actually felt someone touch my shoulder as I screamed out loud ,"AHHHHHHHHHH!!"
As an immediate reflex I turned around and kicked whatever it was. As I heard a groan ,"Are you fucking insane!?"
"Ahhhh it talks" I said through shaky breaths
"What are you- idiot"
I said as I posed in my most gracious karate pose, "I know karate"
"Actually all you know is how to be stupid"
"You are so mean you almost remind of that sour ass guy"
Suddenly, I felt the temperature drop again. I lit the candle again. My heart dropped to my stomach as I met Lioren's piercing gaze. As he clutched his stomach
In my terrified state I didn't even recognise his voice. Why am I so stupid?
"Haha…haha" it just came out of me at the sight. A weird feeling of schadenfreude rose up, seeing him disgruntled and hurt.
"You are having fun?" He asked, his voice appalled, it was obvious he didn't like getting kicked to the wall, as he got up from the floor. I shook my head reluctantly.
I felt a surge of LV coming from him. I couldn't keep my expression in check. I could feel my heart beating like a drum. Have I actually dug my own grave?
Settings!?
"Ugh…yeah what?" Replied the Settings
Why am I suddenly getting so much LV??
"A.) he is close. And he is feeling intense resentment. When someone feels strong emotions they give out more LV"
Is that a good thing or bad I don't know
" What is so funny? Huh?" Lioren spoke, his voice dripping with venom as he maintained his intense, resentful glare and stepped forward.
I smiled, "Haha you got hit by the ghost. Maybe you and the ghost aren't on good terms"
He spoke, his voice low and daunting , "You hit me"
I shook my head vehemently, "No no no not me.you are getting it wrong. It was the ghost, remember senior I said you might have some bad things lurking with you"
He nodded as he moved his fist up clenched so hard his knuckles were white. I gulped, my whole form trembled as I let out a soft, almost as low as a whisper,
"Senior"
…
"S-senior"
"This time let's see who the ghost hits ok?" he said his tone was threatening as he smiled perilously.
I instantly protested but it didn't faze him as he blew the candle off nonetheless
"Waahhh…you are a cheater!" I went as I couldn't hold it together anymore.
He didn't respond as the darkness came back engulfing us. Immediately sending a jolt of anxiety through my body.
"Why are you so mean?" I let out almost desperately,
I could almost imagine him smiling at the sight of my demise. I genuinely cried over this. What is wrong with me? Waahhhhh!
As my eyes widened in horror….
Damn it!
I just realised he was gonna…
[I am so sorry for the late update, chapter 16 is already out in my patreon, if you wanna know what Lioren did hurry up and check out my patreon account link in the synopsis . Love you all. Thanks for reading my story]