Chapter 8:
(Jane POV)
"Onyx where is Skyler?" I asked as everyone was becoming more tense. He looked around before leaning in closer to whisper, "I know that I haven't been the nicest to him, but I didn't have anything to do with this." He was looking for my response but, I wasn't giving him anything, "Jane, you have to believe me, I have no idea where he could be." I crossed my arms over my chest as I looked him up and down, "I don't. I don't believe you anymore." "What?" He asked shocked. I pulled away, "I told you that you were going to lose me, that also means my trust. I don't trust or believe you anymore." I went to walk away, "I'm going to go see if I can help find him. I hope for your sake you are telling the truth."
(Onyx POV)
I had no idea what was going on but, now he doesn't show up at all. I thought that he was smarter than that after what happened on the Enchanted Swing Set. It drove me crazy how resilient he seemed to be but, maybe the dance lesson was the straw that broke the camels back I mused to myself. I saw everyone's confused expressions as Jane came up to me. "Onyx where is Skyler?" She asked as she stared daggers at me. She wasn't too subtle about it either as I looked around to see if anyone saw that she accused me. I leaned in closer to her, "I know that I haven't been the nicest to him, but I didn't have anything to do with this," I whispered. I was scanning her face for any reaction but she looked like she was actually thinking about whether or not I was capable of this, "Jane, you have to believe me, I have no idea where he could be." She sighed as her arms crossed her chest, "I don't. I don't believe you anymore." I was taken aback, "What?" We were twins, we always had each other's backs. I knew that sh was annoyed with what I had been doing to Skyler but, "I told you that you were going to lose me, that also means my trust. I don't trust or believe you anymore." She took a step back, "I'm going to go see if I can help find him. I hope for your sake you are telling the truth."
I watched as Jane walked away and it sunk in. I messed up so much to the point my twin sister no longer believed in me. She would rather choose the stepbrother she just met over me. I went to look in his room. He was probably just being dramatic starring at those stupid rings we always were around his neck. I made my way to his room when I saw Hermione in there. She was sitting on the ground starring at something. I knocked on the door "Skyler?" Hermione quickly tucked the necklace away and turned to face me, "Prince Onyx, he isn't here." She turned to face me and was holding a bag of his stuff. "Did he run away?" She shook her head, "No, he wouldn't leave this stuff behind." I scoffed, "You got that from knowing him for a week." She frowned as she looked up at me, "Yeah he wouldn't leave one of the keepsakes he has of his Mom behind."
I looked down at the ground and took a breath, "You should go back down to the ballroom." She looked up at me, "What?" I let out a breath, "If Skyler didn't run away and he is not here then someone might have taken him. It will be safer to be with everyone down in the ballroom than alone up here." She nodded her head when she realized I was right, "Fine." She went to walk down but turned. to face me, "Aren't you coming?" I shook my head, "No I'm going to keep looking around." She cocked her head to the side, "So it isn't safe for me, but it is safe for you?" I blew out an annoyed breath, "I'm the Crown Prince of Enchancia if I go missing too, people will notice a lot sooner than if you disappeared. I don't like it but that is the truth." She shook her head annoyed, "Fine. But, if you don't come down in an hour I am sending the guards to find you as well." I nodded my head in agreement and watched as she left.
Hermione and I weren't close but, I did care about her safety. Our alliance had been determined when we were both little and we were formally engaged when we turned 16. Hermione never wore the ring though. I knew that I wasn't good enough for her, but I figured that one day we might be able to get along and she would make a great Queen.
I released a breath and began looking around the room for any clues of a struggle or kidnapping or something. I had to prove to Jane, and to everyone else that I wasn't responsible for any of this. I went into the closet where I noticed some scuff marks on the floor and leaned down to get a better look. It looked like a door or something, but I didn't know of any hidden entry ways in this part of the castle. I began moving things around seeing where it could have opened from. I moved a pair of shoes and that was when a door moved open. I began walking through the passageway, "Skyler if I get killed for you, you are dead." I muttered to myself. I made my way down the hallways unsure of what I was going to find. The sight that I saw shocked me to my core.