"Ahh! Urgh….whe…where am I? Huh?" Groaning, I cradle my temple, grimacing at the pain in my aching temple. Shakily, I stand head down, my hand gently brushing through my ruby red locks as I stand, blinking a few times trying to readjust, refocus my blurry gaze brushing past the blinking black dots in my vision.
"You should eat." Surprised, I blink at the bowl presented before me making me look up at the stoic male, my eyes widening at a familiar hoodie with a bag by his side. I find myself in some sort of cave, my ears hearing the crisp crackle of ruby red flames, glancing at the sight of the fire.
"Huh? Wait Vesper! You! EVIL!" Horrified, I gasp recognising him glaring darkly at him, pointing at him as he sighs, my eyes narrowing at a familiar notepad. Gently, he places it in his bag and turns to face me.
"Hello to you too, that's how you greet the person who saved you. Who for your information is making his way into the world. Now mind telling me why you're here?" Sternly, he demands from me.
"Well I have a couple of questions for you. How are you connected to that guy who kidnapped me?" Annoyed, I scowl at the traitor sighing.
"Why does that matter and geez, you know you could thank me if it weren't for me you'd be an ice pop," Jokingly, he points out to me.
"Are you evil?" Irritated, I demand from him.
"Like I said I'm not. And where's my thank you?" He crosses his arms.
"Then thanks now why are you here?" Frustrated, I demand from him.
"I'm searching." Curtly, he answers.
"Searching for what…!?" Wary, I question him my eyes narrowed.
"Ah ah ah, a question for a question, now why are you here?" Firmly, he cuts me off making me grumble.
"Urgh I was trying to get to Michael's place to train me but…I got the wrong portal." Sighing, I bow my head as he passes me a spoon as I glare down at the food given before me, not sure whether it's poison or not either way. Grimacing, I move my head back at the eyeball popping up from the dark brown brothel, a green eye making me grimace.
"How did you mess that up?" He raises a brow, calmly enjoying his brothel as I pass him the bowl making him frown but sigh, gently placing the bowl back down on the snow.
"I don't know!" Frustrated, I huff, scowling crossing my arms as I lean over, leaning into the fierce flames needing some heat. I place my hand out, relishing the warm heart unfreezing my fingertips flexing.
"Seems everything is on the fritz…." Lowly, he mutters under his breath.
"Fritz?" I whisper, my brow furrowed.
"You should go here." Abruptly, he cuts me off standing up as he takes out a familiar pair of scissors, cutting into reality releasing another portal only making me frown.
"A portal?" Confused, I stand up.
"It should take you back to earth." He informs me.
"I can't not without my scissors well Star's. I've already done enough trouble." Stubbornly, I refuse as I bow my head it's my fault this is happening, it's my fault, Star's wand got broke. It's…if I had been stronger, if I hadn't been so helpless, I could have. Star wouldn't have risked the entire butterfly dynasty for me, the whole populace of Mewni wouldn't have their princess' wand become so unstable.
"You couldn't help being kidnapped." Mockingly, he scoffs at me.
"I could have stopped it I could have stopped the wand from being!" Angry, I scream slamming my boot down on the ground, hearing rh heavy crunch of snow beneath me.
"Look sometimes you can't control things besides he wanted to get the boy not you." Vesper reminds me.
"I'm still useless." Pained, I whisper my voice breaking as I cross my arms turning my back to him head down. I force back the tears threatening to fall if I had been stronger, wiser, better I could have…
"You're not useless. Even if you had escaped, he would have found one way to destroy the wand…" Coldly, he informs me making my eyes widen as I turn to see him focusing on the broth, stirring it.
"Why though?" Gently, I question, he seemed to know that lizard freak maybe he has the key to the answers I'm looking for I mean what is his problem?
"I don't know. How about I make you a deal…?" He offers smirking making me grimace.
"A deal?" Unsure, I step back crossing my arms.
"Yeah I help you train. You to beat up Ludo and get back your scissors." Vesper informs me.
"And what do you get?" Narrow eyed, I glare at him, what does he get out of this?
"You don't question me about him." Harshly, he snarls making me bow my head, my brow furrowed not sure what to say.
"Fine. I'm outnumbered with the spider and bird and with this weather…" Tiredly, I sigh shaking my head bowing it again as I place my hands on my hips. I can't fight not alone, not in this environment, I'm not that strong…not really. I may make it seem I am but I'm not, I'm really not.
"Yeah let's get to training…" Determined, I nod.
"Not now." Curtly, he cuts me off making me blink.
"Huh?" Surprised, I blink taken aback by his words.
"You need rest, the weather outside isn't suitable for training not with you at this level." Sternly, he tells me making me furrow my brow but sigh, he's in charge not me. I don't know this place as much as he does. It's best I follow his lead but if he tries to trick me, I'll…for now. Frowning, I curl in on myself, coiling my arms around my form as I shiver from the icy cold as Vesper offers to keep the lookout. I coil in on myself desperate to keep warm until…surprised, I release a small shudder at the icy chill flowing inside until feeling a scaly hand on me, making me flinch my muscles tensing until feeling his scaly hand drape his cloak over mine making my yellows widen until they soften. I lean into the cloak above me as I fall into the dark depths of my sleep waiting for my training…