Inside the campus library
"Haaaaaaaaa." Cassandra let out a long sigh inside a dark room in the back of the library. Her eyes closed, with her back resting against a large beanbag.
And wondered if she gave him the wrong impression, since she's been avoiding him since last night. 'God, he definitely hates me.' She thought and hugged her knees.
Cassandra has always seemed to never know the correct things to say when it mattered. "God, and where was all that 'We'll treat you the same no matter what' attitude?" Her tone was low as she drowned in her own self-pity.
Cassandra opened her eyes and instead of a dark surface. She met starry pink eyes and a seductive and cheeky smile. "Hey there, beautiful, why the long face?" Astra asked while floating above Cassandra's head in an upside-down position.
Cassandra would have reacted with hostility... normally, but now she was tired. "I think I broke the heart of the man I love, and I need advice on how to fix it. Any ideas?"
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Lazarus and Lason stood on the roof staring down the golden-haired knight in front of them. Gideon heard that Lazarus had returned to campus after the whole scandal with Maxwell. So he came to find out if that was true, and safe to say he found out.
"Gid, what are you doing here?" Lason asked with one arm crossed and the other holding his drink.
"I came to see if the rumors about him coming back were true and safe to say, it was tru-" before another word could leave his lips, the shadows around his body tightened.
Gideon tried to use his divine energy to destroy the shadow bindings, but it seemed as if he was getting weaker.
"Don't bother. I can already tell what you're trying to do, and I can also tell your archer that if he doesn't stop aiming for my head, you're dead," Lazarus said, his voice calm, as he stared at Gideon, who was surprised.
The archer was miles away and even of he sense were enhanced beyond belief, newly turned vamps only have a range of 20 meters.
Lazarus was pretty much telling him he not only could tell that there was an archer aimed at his head without even looking but also knew the exact distance.
Gideon didn't take the risk and immediately performed a finger gesture to signal them to lower the bow.
Lason and Lazarus immediately sensed the hostile intent was gone, and he released Gideon.
"Wow! Talk about impressive!" He said, clapping his hands together. "When I saw Ragnar's condition, I actually thought you won using your friendship with him, but I can see you actually have power and skill.
"What do you want?" Lazarus spoke. Short and simple, he turned his back to Gideon, who stood back up.
"I'd like to request a fight against you?" He spoke, holding his side.
"So you sneak around us, have snipers ready in case you were found and still..." he paused, rubbing the bridge of his nose and exhaled through his nose.
"Whoa!" I wasn't going to sneak up on you or anything like that; unlike Maxwell, I actually have a code that even I won't cross." He said as his blue eyes met Lason's violet ones.
"You can see he's not interested, little knight." Lason finished by placing his hand on Lazarus body.
"Look, man, go to her and talk, and if you need to know where to find her, go to the library. Just don't tell her you got that information from me. She'll kick my ass if she finds out, and I don't know about you, but I'd rather not have a purple flash beating my ass." He said as he hugged himself, and a shiver ran down his spine.
"Lazarus laughed as he tapped his friend on the back. "Thanks." And don't worry, I'll try not to tell her who gave her location up." He finished as he began to sink into the shadow and disappeared, leaving Lason with Gideon and the sniper.
"Wow, he left his comrades to deal with the opponents he left behind. I guess it's true what they say: keep your friends close and you-"
Immediately, Gideon felt the air in the space go down. "Watch what you say, blondie." Lason finished as his powers began to activate and his tattoos became more vibrant.
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Lazarus appeared inside one of the dark corners of the library. He used the shadows to look for Cass and immediately was able to see her soul. A purple soul that seemed to have been made from purple flames and lightning, but something else drew his attention as he saw another soul across from her, and he was able to recognize who it was.
"Why is she here?"
"Cassie, baby. Can I call you that?" Astra asked with a smile as she summoned 2 tea cups for both of them.
"Haaa, whatever, Astra, but what are you doing here?" She asked, taking the teacup that was offered.
"What? Can't I check up on a friend?"
Cassandra looked up at her. "Since when were we friends?"
"Ohh!" Astra made a shocked sound and made an o-shape with her mouth. "After everything we've been through together, I even invited you to my home and let you guys rest there."
"....touche," Cassandra said as she lay back in the beanbag.
She stared at Astra, who was staring out of the doorway with a smile on her face.
"Something got your attention?" She spoke with an eyebrow raised.
"Well... really depends on whether he wants to stop hiding and come out." She said half jokingly, and Cassandra immediately got up to her feet.
"Who's there?" One of her daggers was pulled out, with faint sparks coming off it.
Before she could move, she felt strong arms wrap around her. "Miss me?"
Lazarus said as he placed his head on her neck and placed a kiss on her neck.
She recognized the faint trace of sadness, and he pulled her back onto the beanbag. "I think we should talk."