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Natalie POV

I watched Amy leave the cafeteria as I sat on the luxurious side. She looked a little bothered. I look down at my food. I sigh. I wasn't really in the mood to eat.

None of my friends were around. I woke up early in the morning to talk to Amy, and the dining hall was basically empty besides some of the poor.

I leave my food on the table and go out for a moment. Perhaps some air will help my appetite.

"Natalie? You're up early."

I turn to see Sophia Watson next to me.

"What are you doing here?" I ask in a rude manner.

"This is a school, and I will go wherever I desire."

I roll my eyes. "You could have walked by me without a word."

"You should know, something big is happening."

I look at her eyes. What is she talking about? Just like the day before, "Don't do anything stupid that will get you hurt". What on earth is that supposed to mean?

"Exactly what big event is taking place?"

She gave me a sly grin. "I can't wait."

I grabbed her around the neck with my arms. I hear voices. More students were coming out of their dorms, but there were not many around us.

The way she said that made me so curious I just need to know. "Tell me, or else."

"Or else what?" she spat.

I take out an injector from my bag. I hold it very closely to her neck.

From the corner of my eye, I see Ian. He walks past nearby, but he doesn't seem to notice me. He was headed for a girl with ridiculous highlighted black hair. It took me a moment to realize that it was Amy.

I look back at the Janus who called me friend last night. "This is one of my top hazardous venoms. I may not be as sinister, but I am like my mother in many ways."

She scoffed. "Yes, I'm sure you are brilliant in murder."

I place my injector a little closer.

"What are you waiting for? Your mum would have surely done it much quickly without any hesitation," she mocked.

My arm that was wrapped around her squeezed the little weasel. I let go and she starts gagging a bit. "You aren't worth it."

"Or you just don't have what it takes." She dances away as if she is some sort of genius, making the volcano inside me explode. I stuff the injector back into its compartment inside my bag and stomp my way to her. I take out a mirror to see my red, angry face. I take out some foundation and apply enough to hide the embarrassed face shown in the mirror.

By the time I find that miserable Janus prancing around, I see her following Ian and Amy from a distance. It looked like she was hunting her pray.

I am probably about twenty feet away from her, and there were not many people around. Most of the people around this area are from the wealthy side.

In a flash, I see Sophia haul Amy into some dirty closet and close the door tightly. No one seemed to notice but me.

Ian continued walking and talking to a non-present Amy. What an idiot, he doesn't even realize that his own girlfriend is no longer there.

What could Sophia possibly be doing? Amy was my gamble to impress my mother, and if that girl does something bad to Amy, it is definitely a loss for me. I run towards the closet. As I was halfway there, I heard a rough snap and dropped flat to the floor. My heel broke and my ankle began to ache. Thank goodness it wasn't broken.

I struggle to stand upright. I fall again, and my hair falls down from my clips. A servant rushes to me and puts me in the right position.

"Are you fine, miss?"

"What do you think?" I bark. He shut his mouth tight and inspected my injury. He took my shoes off and massaged my bruised ankle. "Get me my dark green Channel flats. The ones with the small bows."

"Yes, Miss Kabra." He walks off quickly to my command.

I look at the closet Sophia had taken Amy inside with. Luckily no one was around for the moment. I crawled to the door and opened it.

I kneel on my knees as I look inside the closet. No one was there.

"Some people like to mind their own business. Others do not," I hear Sophia's voice say. She was kneeling closely down beside me.

I see Amy unconscious behind her. Was she unconscious? Or possibly even dead? "What have you done to her?"

"The same I will do to you. Needles aren't really Janus…but the Mistress will be pleased." I catch a last glimpse of a needle that pierce through the skin of my arm.

"You might have been a failure for a long way, but not me. I will be stronger than you, or your mother. I will beat you in this game. When I first learned how you gave away the ingredients for the master serum, my ears couldn't believe what I heard. How pathetic."

My eyes fluttered. Suddenly, everything turned black.

Ian POV

"So then I told him, 'there is no way I am willing to do that!'. And he replied, 'well, I'll say.'" I laugh at my story. "It was amazing being there. I've also been to France. It's quite spectacular there. The view is great, although I did not have much time to appreciate the architecture…"

I look behind me. No one was there, except for a servant rushing by me.

"Ava?" I heard no reply.

I repeat Ava's name. I walk a few steps back, and I saw no one.

Why would she leave me? Did I bore her that much? Or was it the Cahills? I shake my head.

That cannot be…even if my mother is in hiding. However, there might be a chance the Vespers had taken her as hostage. But why Ava? Even if they know she is important to me now that we are in a relationship, why her? I would understand if they have taken Natalie, but I have only known Ava for a day!

I put my hand into a fist and lightly hit my head. I am just being paranoid.

I continue walking back my steps incase Ava was still there.

A girl walked past me, rolling a cart. It was the kind of carts servants push around when they clean our rooms. The only difference about this girl from the other servants was how she was dressed. She was in…sparkles. I realized she was that Janus girl.

"Sarah?" I ask.

The girl looked at me. "My name is Sophia, idiot Kabra."

"Ah, yes. I thought you were in the wealthier side. Wha…what are you doing?" I say with curiosity.

She rolled her eyes at me. "It's my business," she said in an annoyed tone.

I watch her closely. "It is interesting why you have a whole bunch of cleaning supplies. Couldn't you ask a servant to clean whatever you are using that for?"

"People honestly cannot help but be rude nowadays. I mean, I can't have any privacy?" She pushed that cart farther away from me.

My eyes are locked on the cart. There was something that wasn't right about it. I walk closer to her.

"Would you like me to help you, Sophia? To excuse my lack of respect to your privacy?"

"Umm, I'm fine own my own-"

"No, I insist," I interrupt.

She raises her voice. "I don't need any assistance."

I grab the cart. "Honestly, I think you should let a gentlemen give you a hand," I say charmingly. I gave her an impatient smile.

"Don't you have a girlfriend to attend of something?" she says, pushing me away.

I manage to keep my hands on the cart. The cart was moving back and forth from Sophia to me.

"Sophia, please. "I think-"

I heard a feint thump. I look at the floor. There laid a small hand. The nails were elegantly coated with a creamy color.

I kneel down at the hand. When I touch the skin, it felt so cold. I pull the hand which was extended by and arm. I drag the person out, whose hair was covering her face. I move the hair to see Natalie's face.

I touch her cheeks. They were like ice. My eyes automatically land on Sophia.

I grab the Janus by the neck. "What did you do?"

She refused to speak. I squeeze harder.

"I…cannot…fail," she manages to choke out.

Yay, finally done with a chapter. It's been a while guys, I know. I have been preparing for this huge ass test that is freaking me out. And I just really need to take a break. I really rushed on this chapter…So I probably have a lot of mistakes, forgive me. I'm also finished with my new story, but I'm going to publish it most likely next month because there's some stuff I want to add. Eh…Also, did you guys read the Medusa Plot? I didn't even read the Vespers Rising yet. T-T

If you want me to be happy, please review. You don't have to, but it will really make me feel better. I'm so scared of my test. Q.Q

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