Episode Twenty-One: An Evil Romance

The council of six was now a council of two. Everybody had failed Demius and everybody but Demius and Thoreau were banished.

They sat at the long table and Demius stared at the empty chairs will Thoreau flipped through a book of evil dictators.

"Did you have to banish everybody?" Thoreau finally said. Demius gave him a dirty look and pointed at the door behind him.

"Get out," he spat for the last time. Thoreau stayed seated but then realised there was no point to stand by Demius' said when he is so wasted. Thoreau left and Demius was left in the empty room.

I have waited too long... as the saying goes. If you want something done, do it yourself.

A door at the end of the room opened and broke Demius' evil thoughts. A woman with a long silky robe stepped in and gave Demius a meaningful look.

"I've brought you dinner," she said softly. She brought in a tray with a bowl of soup and a plate of bread. She placed it in front of Demius on the table and turned to leave.

"Serena... please sit," he said. Lady Serena froze in her place.

I can't remember the last time he said my name...

Lady Serena did as she was told and Demius was annoyed that she was so quiet today. He kept calm and started to eat his dinner, all while keeping a watchful eye on Lady Serena.

"Where is our staffs?" He asked. Lady Serena looked up at him in surprise.

"Uhh... in the hall closet why?" She stuttered. Demius was taking her by surprise today, she couldn't stand the tension.

"I'll need them tonight... and you'll need yours," Demius explained, taking a bite from his bread. Lady Serena sighed.

"Am I getting involved with your plan?" She asked and Demius smiled warmly at her and she felt her heart would melt.

"Do you wish to be?" He asked her and she smiled back.

"I'm going to think of this as a date," she informed him and walked out the room.

She walked with a fast pace to the hall closet and when she opened the door she reached inside and grabbed two long staffs and walked back to Demius' meeting room.

Once inside she handed him the staff and he stood up from his chair and gribbed the staff tightly. He felt powerful evil surging through and Lady Serena felt the same.

"Come Serena... we must get some rest. Tomorrow is going to be a long day," Demius said and the two walked to the bedroom, still holding the staff, unable to resest the power it was giving them.

Tonight was the best night of my life...

Sakura skipped up the stairs and entered her room to find Kero already fast asleep on her bed. She fell on her bed and put both hands on her heart. She could feel its steady rythm pulse through her body and she felt like she was floating on a cloud.

I never knew that I felt so deeply about Li and that he felt the same way about me. Sure, the kiss was unexpected but it seemed to be what was missing from my life. Love... now I understand why my heart always had an empty feeling that made me depressed. Li filled that hole today and ... oh! I just wish I could see him now... have him hold me in his arms again. It's a feeling so wonderful that should stay between us forever...

Sakura closed her eyes and watched the scene replay over again.

When the sun shined over Li's face

When he gave me that look that I couldn't read

Then when we slowly pulled together

And we...

"Kissed..." Sakura breathed out.

It was her first kiss and she would never forget it.

Not because it was her first but because it was with Li, the love of her life.