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“We do?” Noah looked at her, his eyes glistening with hope.
“Yeah,” Leila sighed. “What time is it?”
No one seemed to move, except Noah who scrambled to get his phone out. “11:39pm,” he told Leila.
Before she could could get a word out, Castiel was on the floor groaning as he clutched his leg.
“Castiel!” James yelled. They all rushed over to him, hoping that he was okay to free Naomi from her sleeping curse. “What’s wrong?” Leila asked him. “My leg..” He uttered. “..it burns,” Just as he finished telling them what was wrong, James collapsed on the ground, also clutching his leg.
“Shit!” James cried out.
“They’ll never be able to do the spell.” Leila frowned.
”Then you better do it.” Lily said.
“O–Okay, take care of them. I’ll be back soon.” Just as she aas walking out, Noah collapsed as well.
“Leila...Hurry.” Noah breathed.
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Naomi ♕
She looked around and she was surrounded by people. She recognized them, but at the same time they seemed strange. Noami looked up and she could see the blue sky almost covered by white clouds.
“Noah!” She heard someone yell. She looked forward and Noah was walking out of the doors that lead to where she was. Suddenly, there was a knife piercing his heart. The life drained from his eyes and he fell to the ground.
She ran over to his lifeless body and the circle around him opened so that Naomi could see his unconscious body laying on the cold concrete.
“Noah,” Naomi gasped as she got on hey knees next to him.
“Naomi,” He smiled, his eyes fluttering open. Suddenly all the people around me were gone. “What’s going on?” She questioned him. He wasn’t wearing a green tux or a crown. He was wearing a school uniform, which was strange because W.R didn’t have dress code.
“Don’t worry,” He grinned. “Just kiss me.”
The moment he said that her lips crash against his. They were soft and warm. And she felt like the world was gone when she kissed him. “I love you,” Noah whispered.
“I love you too.”
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James ♔
His leg was still burning like hell but he couldn’t get his mind off of Leila and Naomi in a room alone together. James had become close friends with Leila ever since she did him the kindness of making him like Castiel. And he couldn’t help but think, ‘Will he try to hurt her?’
“I should’ve gone with her,” James breathed, clutching his leg.
“No, Leila will be fine. You’re hurt," Castiel reminded him, though James knew he was just as worried.
“Do you think this,” Castiel gestured to his leg. “is our Mark of Power?”
“Only one way to find out,” Joseph interrupted. “Lift up your pant leg,”
Castiel and James did as Joseph said and gasped at the sight. There, going down the side of his leg was a purple lightning bolt.
“Do you have the same mark?” James looked at Castiel. Instead of answering, he simply shows James his leg, and sure enough, he also had a large purple lightning bolt.
“Woah,” Kaitlyn said. “That’s awesome. I wonder what mine will look like.”
“Don’t be so optimistic about getting one.” James shook his head. “It hurts like a bitch,” Everyone started to laugh and James joined in on the fun, until he remembered that Leila was still trying to awaken Naomi, and Noah was still laying unconscious next to him.
“Do you think he’ll be okay?” James questioned.
“If Leila wakes up Naomi in time.. Then he’ll be fine.” Gabe replied.
“What time is it?”
Gabe took his phone out.
“11:50pm. She’s got 10 minutes.”
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Leila ♕
As soon as she got to Naomi’s sleeping bed Leila knew that The Man In White wasn’t kidding around. Naomi was moving around and moaning and groaning and calling out someone’s name, though she couldn't make out who’s it was.
“It’ll be okay..” Leila assured herself. “You can do this.” Right when she was about to begin, Naomi’s back arched upward, her eyes flying open, and she barely whispered a name. Though this time, Leila could hear perfectly who’s it was.
“Noah,”
And her eyes shut again.
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Naomi ♕
She was suddenly in her cell. The same one where she drove herself insane waiting hours, days to be taken and put under a sleeping curse. She heard footsteps out in the hall outside of her cell, along with yells and shouts of insults. Then everything was quiet, and all she heard were keys opening her door.
“Leila?” Naomi questioned.
“No, it’s me. Noah.” He smiled as she entered the cell.
“I’m so happy to see you,” She hugged him tight, and he hugged her back, laying his head on her shoulder.
“So am I,” He replied. “I’ll get you out of here.” He looked into her eyes, and Naomi knew that she loved him. She could feel it deep inside of her. He planted flowers in her chest, and she hoped he stayed long enough to watch them bloom.
“I love you,” Naomi smiled. And for once, she didn’t feel burdened to say that. She wasn’t afraid of him not saying it back. Because no matter what, loving him was the greatest adventure she’d ever been on.
“And I love you,” He kissed her, hard. With urgency and passion. In that moment, she felt her love for him could move mountains, even if his could barely move a pebble.
Suddenly Naomi jumped up, and her eyes were wide open. But her lips were no longer pressed against Noah’s. They were chapped, and dry.
“You’re awake. Good,” Noami heared Leila from beside her.
“What’s going on, Leila?” Naomi furrowed her eyebrows together.
“I’ll explain later. All you need to know now is that you’re free, and you need to come with me.” That was all Naomi got in response before Leila bolted in the opposite direction.
“Crap,” Naomi panted, trying her best to catch up.. “What’s so big of a deal that you had to wake me up?”
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Sophia
Sophia’s eyes snapped open, finding it hard to breathe. She was gasping for air and she found that odd, because she was a Vampire.
She shouldn’t have trouble breathing.
She heard a groan from next door. Whoever was next door sounded like they were in pain. Sophia got out of bed, and walked outside. She looked to the left, where the pained groan had come from. She knocked, but there was no answer.
“Hello? Are you okay?” Sophia was planning on returning to her dorm, but just as she felt a jolt of pain in her chest, she heard another groan come from the same room. This time louder. So she decided to barge in.
The second she walked through the door sshe felt a tug at her heart. Her heavy breathing stopped, and she looked around the room. Her eyes came in contact with a tan boy, laying on his bed. He was shaking and his eyes were wide open, trained on her.
“A–Are you alright?” Sophia rushed over to his bedside.
The boy stopped shaking the moment Sophia placed her quivering hand on his chest.
Their eyes met, and all of the air in the room seemed to be sucked from Sophia’s lungs. They stood there for seconds, but it felt like hours. She looked into his eyes for so long, the piercing blue became her favorite color.
Before either of them could stop themselves, they were leaning in. Sophia stood up gently and sat on his bed, her hand caressing his face. His hand moved to her waist as he sat up, and her skin seemed to burn. Their lips finally touched, and the boy moaned into her lips, and Sophia sighed in relief. She felt as if the weight of the world had been lifted off her shoulders, and even when he pulled away, the feeling of lightheadedness didn’t seem to fade.
“Sophia,” She said, almost out of breath.
“Tyler,” He smiled.
And they kissed again.
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Leila ♕
She had finally gotten Naomi back to where Noah was and he woke up, but Leila still felt like there was something wrong.
“Do you guys feel that?” The Man In White appeared behind the Royals.
“Feel what?” Castiel asked
“Do you all feel lust? Do you feel desire? A desire that you’ve never felt before?”
They all stayed silent. Almost afraid of the answer.
“That’s the mate pull. The whole mate thing won’t be complete until midnight. At midnight you will feel a strong pull towards your mate, making you want to kiss them – be with them in any way. If you don’t, you’ll feel that desire until you’re with your mate for the first time.”
“Does everyone feel this?” Leila asked. The Man In White smiled at her, causing Leila’s cheeks to flush a deep red.
“No, just the people who are with their mates when the.. ‘transformation’ happens.” He shrugged. Leila looked at the time again, and it was midnight.
“Kiss now and you’ll all be fine,” The Man In White said. Leila suddenly felt a sickening desire. She looked at The Man In White, and he had the same look on his face she bet she had. She wanted so badly to close the distance between them and press her lips against his. But she was scared. ‘What if he doesn’t love me back?’
And although they were mates so, of course he loved her back, Leila couldn’t help but doubt herself. After countless hertache and hearing the same “Sorry, I just don’t feel that way about you,” Leila had learned to assume the worst before she assumed the best. And so she stood there, her desire growing by the second and her heart shattering at the same pace. Until The Man In White took the steps she was to afraid to take, and his lips collided with hers. His lips were soft and plump, and Leila wished she could kiss them indefinitely.
But sooner than she would’ve wanted he pulled away, leaving her with smeared lipstick and a wild beating heart.
“How do you always know what’s going to happen?” Leila asked him.
“If I told you,” He kissed her cheek. Leila’s eyes fluttered shut, trying to savor the moment. “It would ruin all the fun.”
Leila’s eyes opened at the sudden loss of contact, but he was already gone.