Guardian Angel

•• The Realm of Eternal Slumber ••

"Wait what?" Alexa blinked rapidly.

"Is that why you chose the baggy clothes to hide your weight gain" Oliva her sister pointed to her disguise.

"Are you trying to call me fat?!" Alexa huffed, stomping her foot on the ground.

"Doesn't this setting remind you of our first time?" Ace traced his rough hands down to curl around Alexa's waist. "the two of us right beside the fire and you begging for me to-

"Such disrespect?!" her grandfather grumbled, launching for Ace with his shaky little fist.

"Then again, it's hard to remember since we were all over the place" Ace shrugged, dogging backwards.

"I-I can't be fat, I had to restrain myself from being tempted to eat one of Ethan's chocolate bars" Alexa fretted, taking in slow breaths to calm herself down.

Suddenly loud rustling and clanking silenced the room again.

"What was that?!" Oliva gulped with worried eyes scurrying over at everyone. In return everyone else was smacked with fear thickening their pulse.

"I'll deal with it" Ace picked up the fireplace stick, inching over to the kitchen. His steps creaked on the floorboards pumping up everyone's heartbeats. As the darkness loomed him they all gulped. Alexa gripped onto her chest rippling the fabric in her fingertips.

"Bring that any closer solider and I'll shove that stick somewhere very uncomfortable" Violet snatched the stick from Ace and whacked him down to the ground with it.

"W-What's the mental doing at your house?" Ace crawled back from her slowly getting up off the ground.

"Y-You were the intruder back at school, what are you doing here?!" Oliva's finger shook pointed at Violet before she slapped onto her lips.

"Ok I need to call the police" her grandad took slow breaths waving his hands in the air.

"No wait Violet is my-

"Master, I'm here to find the warriors spirit and with your help I can do it much faster" Violet's chest puffed up as she proclaimed herself proudly.

"What does that mean-

"No, she's my fitness instructor, she's been helping me with losing some weight" Alexa lied through her teeth twirling a wisp of her hair in her finger.

"Babe there's nothing wrong with gaining a little weight, you still look gorgeous" Ace snaked his  hand on Alexa's lower back making a blush ripple over her cheeks slightly.

"It's only a natural part of the pregnancy" her grandad exhaled rubbing his forehead.