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Ben's Note of Sheer Awesome: The previous two breaks have been those that allow Cupid and Dexter to recover. This one might be a little different than the previous two, as both characters suffered greater, Dexter physically and Cupid emotionally. What do I mean? Read and find out!

Break 3

"What's up Cupid?" Dexter asked her in the castleteria.

Cupid jumped in surprise. She didn't expect Dexter to speak to her. She was currently just picking at her food, unable to bring herself to eat it. After eating all that food and feeling all those girl's pain…

"I'm… not hungry," she said.

Dexter shrugged with a smile. He winced, rubbing his shoulder. Cupid had noticed Dexter do that a lot throughout the day. He was fine yesterday…

Dexter noticed Cupid looking at him funny. "Why are you looking at me like that?" he asked her.

"Is something wrong with your shoulder?" Cupid asked. "You seem… in pain."

Dexter tensed. Crap… I knew she was going to ask me that eventually, he thought to himself. How do I tell her without revealing the Witchdoctor's presence? "The shower's water came out steaming hot," Dexter finally decided to go with. "It left a few second degree burns on my back and shoulder."

Cupid nodded worriedly, signaling to Dexter that she bought it. "You sure you're going to be ok?" she asked him. "That doesn't sound like it feels very good."

"I'll live," Dexter answered. Cupid nodded and they both fell into silence again. After a few moments, Dexter asked, "Hey Cupid? This is going to sound weird… but why did Eros adopt you?"

Cupid looked up at Dexter curiously. "I was orphaned when I was little," she said. "Eros found me on the streets. He took pity on me and loved me. Not too long after that he adopted me."

Dexter nodded, but still looked puzzled. "Was there another reason?" he asked her.

"What's this about Dexter? Eros loved me the moment he saw me," Cupid said, growing edgy at the subject. "Are you trying to say he didn't love me? That he adopted me for some other gain?"

"No, not at all. I was just wondering…"

"Well don't," Cupid said angrily. "You think you know how love works? You don't Dexter!" Cupid angrily stood up and stomped off. Dexter looked after her confused about what had just happened. However, his confusion didn't last long as a note appeared on the seat next to him. He grabbed it and read:

You think you know Cupid. Obviously she's hiding something about her adoption from you. Or… does she even really know the real reason? You really think I'd let you find out so easily? Geez, you must think I'm not serious about killing Cupid if you fail.

Don't mistake me: Cupid will die Dexter. This isn't a joke. Well, it's funny to me. But I doubt you'll be laughing when she dies because of you.

The Witchdoctor

Dexter grit his teeth. He tricked me on purpose, Dexter thought. The only way I'm going to figure out why Eros adopted Cupid is if I ask the Witchdoctor. And this isn't a joke. I know that. No joke could be this sick.

Dexter stood up and headed for the door. As he reached it though, he could have sworn he heard someone say, "Jokes are meant to be funny. This? This is hilarious!"

Cupid reached her dorm and slammed the door shut. It took her a few seconds before falling to the floor and completely broke down. "I'm sorry," she sobbed. "I didn't mean to… I just…"

Through her tears she spotted a note. Cupid flipped it open but didn't bother to read it just then. She already knew the gist of what it said. When she did read it, she sobbed louder.

You're a #$% idiot for not facing the truth. You know it. You're parents never loved you either. Not even the ones that adopted you. Dexter all but questioned it just now. It's no wonder they hated you though. You're a worthless piece of #$%.

Then again, hate is what you were supposed to be. You tried being the goddess of love. No wonder you're useless and unloved. You suck because you aren't who you were supposed to be. Makes you wonder what would happen if you were the goddess of hate.

The Witchdoctor

Cupid crumpled up the note weakly. This is for Dexter, she thought. For Dexter. I love him. I might have supposed to have been the goddess of hate… but I love Dexter too much to change that now.

"Shame. And here I thought you had a brain," a voice said. Cupid ignored it. Whatever it was, it didn't exist anyway. Cupid had locked the door. No one was in the room but her.

BN: Then how does the Witchdoctor send you to the other world? Hmm? I feel as though the plot is thickening more and more. Cupid's breaking down and Dexter keeps getting more questions. Too bad he can only have one answered after a trial, huh? The next chapter will have another one of Dexter's trials, so stay tuned!

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