Chapter 16
"It isn't Pepto-Bismol! It's an elixir." Maggie said as she smeared it onto Cassandras wounds. Without so much as a sting, the cuts and bleeders closed up. "How did you get the cuts on your arm?" Murray asked. "Tea cup shards." Stanton once again felt a strong guilt. It surprised him, how could he be a willing servant to the Atrox, and still feel guilt?
Maybe because Cassy meant so much to him, he supposed. What? Mean something to him? Cassy? CASSY!? Those weren't his feelings! He hated Cassandra, she had drawn Serena away from him. Yet watching her tired, and surprised figure, he felt an urge to comfort her, to protect her from the pain.
"Stanton? Who was that?" Tymmie asked. Stanton shook his head in denial. "I have no idea. I don't think I've ever seen her before. Yet, she looked somewhat familiar." He looked down at the ring in his hand. He leaned forward and whispered, "Cassandra?" Her eyes opened, flushed and exhausted. "I thought that you had my ring?" He held it up for proof.
She looked at it and shook her head. "I thought that you picked it up, that night Lambert scared me so much, I ran off. How did that fire woman get a hold of it?" He groaned and settled back. "I don't know. Are you still hurting?" He questioned her.
Her eyes widened, and she shook her head. "Listen, there are probably more questions than ever, do you want to stay the night? We can think better in the morning." Maggie said. Everyone sat quietly. After some momentary hesitation, they all agreed. When things were pretty much settled down, a knock came at the door. They looked at Maggie desperately.
"Don't worry, it's one of the other boarders." She walked to the other room, and before she could open it, the door burst open, and loud squeals came storming in. "Maggie, we have a little problem," "MIGHT have a problem," "I'm sorry that it's late again, but we thought we should say something before tomorrow."
All those comments came storming in, along with the daughters, surprised to see the people inside. Stanton, his most famous pupils; including Cassandra who was lying on the couch, some other outcasts; and even Chris. The first to speak was Tianna, "What the hell is going on around here?" Everyone began chattering at once.
Eventually, Catty screamed, "Chris! What are you doing here?" She said with a tone between shock, and joy. Chris smiled, and without saying anything, he walked up to her, and hugged her tightly. She hugged right back, and burst into tears. When they finally pulled away, She said, "Is there something around here that we should know about?" She asked wiping at a tear.
"Besides Stantons sudden change of fashion." Vanessa said with her hands on her hips. Stanton looked down to see he was still wearing his royal clothing. Maggie explained everything about what had happened that day, except the reason that the Atrox didn't answer their questions. When she finished, just about everybody was talking. (A/N: I'm not too fond of this ending...so if you want to criticize, I wont argue. Asta!)
"It isn't Pepto-Bismol! It's an elixir." Maggie said as she smeared it onto Cassandras wounds. Without so much as a sting, the cuts and bleeders closed up. "How did you get the cuts on your arm?" Murray asked. "Tea cup shards." Stanton once again felt a strong guilt. It surprised him, how could he be a willing servant to the Atrox, and still feel guilt?
Maybe because Cassy meant so much to him, he supposed. What? Mean something to him? Cassy? CASSY!? Those weren't his feelings! He hated Cassandra, she had drawn Serena away from him. Yet watching her tired, and surprised figure, he felt an urge to comfort her, to protect her from the pain.
"Stanton? Who was that?" Tymmie asked. Stanton shook his head in denial. "I have no idea. I don't think I've ever seen her before. Yet, she looked somewhat familiar." He looked down at the ring in his hand. He leaned forward and whispered, "Cassandra?" Her eyes opened, flushed and exhausted. "I thought that you had my ring?" He held it up for proof.
She looked at it and shook her head. "I thought that you picked it up, that night Lambert scared me so much, I ran off. How did that fire woman get a hold of it?" He groaned and settled back. "I don't know. Are you still hurting?" He questioned her.
Her eyes widened, and she shook her head. "Listen, there are probably more questions than ever, do you want to stay the night? We can think better in the morning." Maggie said. Everyone sat quietly. After some momentary hesitation, they all agreed. When things were pretty much settled down, a knock came at the door. They looked at Maggie desperately.
"Don't worry, it's one of the other boarders." She walked to the other room, and before she could open it, the door burst open, and loud squeals came storming in. "Maggie, we have a little problem," "MIGHT have a problem," "I'm sorry that it's late again, but we thought we should say something before tomorrow."
All those comments came storming in, along with the daughters, surprised to see the people inside. Stanton, his most famous pupils; including Cassandra who was lying on the couch, some other outcasts; and even Chris. The first to speak was Tianna, "What the hell is going on around here?" Everyone began chattering at once.
Eventually, Catty screamed, "Chris! What are you doing here?" She said with a tone between shock, and joy. Chris smiled, and without saying anything, he walked up to her, and hugged her tightly. She hugged right back, and burst into tears. When they finally pulled away, She said, "Is there something around here that we should know about?" She asked wiping at a tear.
"Besides Stantons sudden change of fashion." Vanessa said with her hands on her hips. Stanton looked down to see he was still wearing his royal clothing. Maggie explained everything about what had happened that day, except the reason that the Atrox didn't answer their questions. When she finished, just about everybody was talking. (A/N: I'm not too fond of this ending...so if you want to criticize, I wont argue. Asta!)