Chapter 2
"So tell me again why am I being bothered to come here?" The meridian heir said in a nonchalant manner.
"I am transferring you to Cornelia so I can finally get you out of my head. She'll finish practice soon and this all will be over"
"What practice?" Phobos looked over the big stadium they were going to. All those strange earthly things were interesting to him to say the least. There were many illogical customs but also some that were actually innovative. No wonder Earth was such a desired world, there were so many ideas to steal. Asking questions about life on Earth was the only thing the prince could talk to with the girls without turning it into an argument followed by a sequence of insults.
"Cornelia does ice skating", after a few seconds of silence Will clarified. "It's like a dance on ice"
"Aha", the prince was unimpressed.
Once they were on the rink Phobos' smirk appeared as soon as he spotted the group. They sat down on the benches and observed the practice.
"Why didn't you just say it was half naked girls dancing on ice", Phobos gave Will a sly look. "I might get a liking to this sport" He smirked and made himself more comfortable in his seat.
Will just rolled her eyes. She rested her head on her arm and observed the group. The girls on the rink were doing numerous variations of jumps and spins. They were passing inches away from each other with great speed as if they would collide any moment. At a signal from a woman sitting at the end of the rink, they all came together.
A girl with a purple costume and black hair on a ponytail was called out. Venus made a few circles to gather speed and made a combination of jumps. A few girls from the group clapped at her performance. "Very powerful Venus, but you need to approach the jumps with more grace" The woman noted and wrote something in her notebook. "Cornelia, your turn"
Phobos recognised the guardian. She was wearing an elegant green dress with long sleeves. It was similar to her guardian outfit except for the fact that her skirt was extremely short and uncovered her long legs. At a signal the blonde took off, picked up some speed and jumped.
What is magic? Magic is a flight. It is gliding through the air in a realm without thoughts. Magic is an instant and Cornelia experienced it to the fullest, opening her eyes once again as she began her descent towards the icy rink, moving in a graceful curve. It was perfection at its finest and even the two observers recognised it. The prince was captivated by her mastery. With the picked up momentum she transitioned into a combination spin, creating different forms with her body while she was rotating. In the last few turns she arched her back and extended her hands making a beautiful curve, then she straightened and came out of the rotation.
"And that ladies is how it's done", Miss Finney clapped her hands and a wide smile appeared on Cornelia's face. She made a few finishing circles and returned back to the group with a triumphant look. "Show off", Venus grunted.
"Yeah, your jumps were better", a redheaded girl next to Venus whispered.
"Good! We're done with the standard techniques" Miss Finney flipped a page on her notebook.
"If she keeps this up they'll choose her for the nationals!" The black haired girl was looking enviously at the blonde.
"I wouldn't be so sure about that" the girl on her right leaned forward so the others wouldn't hear. "I'm betting on you Venus, you make more powerful leaps. Besides, if Finney had decided already she wouldn't be keeping us here all day long!" The dark haired girl smiled.
"Let's start with the freestyle program. You'll all interpret…"
"But I have to leave!" Cornelia had spotted her red haired friend waving at her. Next to her was some boy with long silver hair. He was looking at her and even from a distance he put her at unease.
"What did you say?" Miss Finney turned around to face the blond who dared to interrupt her.
"I have to go coach, in fact I'm already late" Cornelia was already making her way towards the bench. "Competitive skating takes commitment Cornelia. I cannot nominate you for the tournament if you don't take part in the practices!"
"I won't miss any of the next ones!" said the girl while untying her skates and putting them away in her gym bag. "And I promise I'll always get here first and leave last as of next time!"
"Next time may be too late!" Miss Finney shook her head and turned to the girl in the purple costume. "Sanders, show us what you've got!"
"All right Venus!" The girls started cheering.
Darn it..Cornelia cursed under her breath
"Hey, sorry I'm late, the training took longer than expected" Cornelia walked towards the red head while removing her hairband. She shook her head and her long golden hair fell across her back. Will and Phobos were already waiting for her in the sports center's lobby.
"Yah no worries, my Mom couldn't handle any more of prince sarcasm over here and wanted me to get rid of him as fast as possible so we came earlier"
Phobos didn't seem offended by Will's remark. He just grinned amused.
"Ah come on, I'm not that awful, am I?" Will rolled her eyes. The prince then turned to the earth guardian and his smirk disappeared. He looked at her with disapproval. "Why did you change your clothes? I was looking forward to you accompanying me in your short tight dress" The smirk again appeared on his face.
Will was ready to yell at him but Cornelia just raised an eyebrow. She turned over to Will.
"It's gonna be a loong two weeks…"
Not long after they arrived at Cornelia's place. It was a maisonette on the 6th floor situated right next to the biggest park in Heatherfield. Cornelia's parents left her the apartment when she graduated from school and they moved to a small house in the outskirts of the city together with Lillian. They came to visit every now and then.
"Oh my god Corny, finally! I've been waiting here for ages!" Irma was sitting cross legged on the floor in front of the door. She jumped as soon as she saw the group and went over to give her blond friend a big hug. She then noticed Phobos and her mood darkened. "Oh, it's you..." She narrowed her eyes at him. "What are you doing here?" He replied in a similar manner. The water guardian was his least favorite out of the whole group.
" Irma's coming over for a sleepover at least for the weekend to keep an eye on you" Will noted.
"Yeah! No way I'm gonna leave you alone with Corny. Someone has to make sure she doesn't scratch your eyes out". The brunette smiled evilly.
Once they were in the apartment Will took out the heart of Kandrakar.
"Okay then", she opened a portal and disappeared. She came back a few moments after carrying 2 large suitcases and dropped them in front of Phobos. "He's your problem now" She waved her hands theatrically.
Phobos didn't say anything and looked at the blonde.
"If you think I'm carrying those, you're in a big delusion" Cornelia crossed her arms, sensing his intentions. They just glared at each other aggressively.
"Okay…um, Corny why don't you give our guest a little tour", Irma tried to prevent the arising scandal. "Tch, fine" Cornelia started to wander through the apartment. "You'll be sleeping on the couch, bathroom's on the right, the kitchen is over there. My room is on the second floor, for you this is forbidden territory. Irma you'll be in the guest room…"
" Yes baby, king size bed!" She exclaimed. She then turned to Phobos "It could have been for you if you know, you had a title and such" The prince just rolled his eyes at the lame joke.
"By the way Corny please tell me you have something decent to eat, I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!" "Your appearance does indeed support your statement", the Prince murmured.
"Excuse me?!" The water guardian turned to face him. "What did you just say?"
"Oh, god" Will put her hand across her face.
"You heard me, guardian" The prince hissed" I don't like to repeat myself but for you I'll make an exception" He leaned towards her. "When I saw you in your human form, believe me, I wasn't impressed"
"Fuck you Phobos!" Irma shouted. The prince chuckled and gave her a very sadistic look.
"You would like that to happen wouldn't you" Irma was so startled by his response that she couldn't say anything in return. Will waved her hands at the scene
"See! That's what I'm talking about! He's ruthless"
"Sure knows his way around girls…" The blond noted.
It's gonna be a fun night, Will thought as she blew a strand of red hair.
"Good luck Corny" She hugged her best friend and left the apartment.