Laufey and Stella were amazed when they arrived in the Land of the Hot Sands. It had an Arabic feeling to it. "Whew! I can't believe it's this warm. Especially in winter." Stella said.
Fey nodded humming, "Indeed but it's not called the land of hot sands for nothing I suppose. And since it's a desert region it'd make sense that even in winter it's hot. But at least it's a dry heat, if it were humid it'd be unbearable... And I despise humidity with a burning passion. Anyways we should press on as my skin burns easily." she stated as she stayed by Jamil.
"Stella, I want to introduce you to my dad, and all my siblings!" Kalim said as he took Stella by the hand leading her to his father."Have fun, Stell."Laufey stated before looking at Jamil, "You look hesitant Jamil....is there something worrying you at all?" her blue-green eyes looked concerned for him."...It's about that video right?" She asked. "Do you think your parents saw it?"she clarified."....Well, I'm not sure. But Azul did say that only those in the Scarabia dorm saw it. And he did erase it earlier. But..." Jamil trailed off."Your still worried? Or you feel guilty about facing them?"Laufey asked holding his face gently.Jamil blushed and looked one way. "Hey, I'll help you all the way. And I'll put in my input." Laufey said, getting Jamil to smile. Meanwhile Kalim and Stella met his father. "Hey dad! Sorry about the delay, but I'm here, and I brought a friend! This is Stella, the one I told you about in my letters." Kalim said as his dad gained a surprised look with a smile.
Laufey smiled softly and followed him. Stella smiled kindly,"nice to meet you...""A pleasure as well Miss Rogers. My son told me so much about you. Is it true your dad was a war hero and everything?" He asked in curiosity.Stella nodded smiling,"Yes he was. He's a great man that I couldn't be more proud to be the daughter of."
"Miss Stella? Big bro also said you're a warrior, right?" One of Kalim's younger siblings asked. "How do you fight back without magic?" "It was all on pure skill. My dad was trained the same way when he became Captain America." Stella said as the kids looked at her in wonder. But she felt like she was being watched by someone. In the room there were two other women. If she had to guess, it was Kalim's 4th stepmother and her mother. The two older women didn't seem to have a care for her.
Laufey entered the room as she decided to let Jamil spend some time with his parents alone as she stood by Stella,"Pardon my intrusion but I thought it best to let Jamil spend some time with his parents since he's been away from them for a bit. I hope that's alright."she stated giving a slight curtsy.
"Oh yeah, dad this is Laufey, she's gonna be transferring to NRC after break with 3 other girls, but their back at campus." Kalim introduced."Pleasure to meet you."Laufey stated,"I'm the daughter of the Norse god of mischief Loki and princess of the frost giants. I promise to contain myself as best as I can but if I get bored be prepared for pranks as it's in my nature...."she smiled softly."What's a frost giant?" One of Kalim's younger siblings asked.
During the visit, not a lot had happened, but apparently the the two certain women had attempted to poison Kalim only for Laufey to intervene and ingest any poison any poison they had, and to their shock it didn't work!
Laufey approached them a menacing aura around her,"You will approach Kalim and his father and confess everything you vile creatures."she said in a commanding voice her magic controlling the two women and making them go forward and tell the truth about everything even how laufey intervened and ingested all the poison before it got to Kalim or anyone else.Well, let's just say no one would hear of them again... "Thank you for exposing those two, but how come you're not falling victim to the poison?" Jamil's father asked. "I was born with a high immunity to all kinds of poisons. It would take more than that to kill a demigod." Laufey smiled.Laufey then sighed,"Besides they were going to blame Jamil saying he used his unique magic on them. I couldn't have that now. I can't tolerate people who mess with those I care for. And I don't mind ingesting poison to keep everyone safe."she stated.
Despite the little mishap, Laufey and Stella had a great holiday with the boys.
-----Timeskip, New Year's. With Scarlet------
The biker girl was cleaning her bike after crusing around the campus just to get herself familiar with it. "Wow! Now that's one tricked out ride!~" a voice said. Scarlet turned to see a guy with orange hair and another guy who had green hair and glasses.
Scarlet gave the boys a wary glare before relaxing slightly and still cleaning her bike,"Thanks I guess. So you want something or did you just come over to stare....?""Hahaha~Sorry, but we haven't seen you before sweetheart~ I'm Cater Diamond, 3rd year at Heartslabyul~" The orange-haired male said winking. "Sorry about Cater. He tend to do this a lot. I'm Trey Clover, 3rd year in Heartslabyul too." The green haired boy said. "Are you one of the new students we've heard about?"Scarlet stood up,"Yeah Scarlet Corvin the spirit of vengeance"she stretched out popping her shoulders,"I'm a monster so you might not want to get to close.*"Eh? Now who would want to call a hot tamale like you a monster?" Cater remarked making Scarlet blush in surprise. "And why 'spirit of vengeance'?" He finished."Because that's what I am. I judge people based on their sins and I kill them. I also kill demons. I take vengeance for the wronged. I'm a ghost rider." Scarlet stated explaining the ghost rider stuff."Whoo! That does sound scary. But at the same time cool." Cater kept flirting with Scarlet, even lacing an arm around her shoulders.
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Meanwhile, during the break....... Alex was still hanging with the twins and off in Mostro Lounge's aquarium with them.Scarlet blushed pulling away from him. ......... Alex looked around her eyes sparkling,"Woooooow."
"This is Mostro Lounge?! Reminds me of a 1920's speakeasy but with an oceanic twist. If Luna and the others don't find a way back, I'd wanna live here." She said excitedly. "I gotta hand it to you guys. Ya have good taste, and the Sea Witch had her own unique sense of style." She finished, sitting on a couch.
Alex then smiled,"And I'm happy that Anisha found a guy that makes her happy....."she then sighed sadly looking down some.
"What's wrong Same-chan?" Floyd said getting close to Alex making her blush. "'Same-chan'?" "Yeah, it means 'shark' and you're as wild as one~" "So why is it you look upset?" Jade asked his brother's question again.
Alex rubbed the back of her head blushing,"Well it's different being here... Different then what I'm used to.. not in a bad way but it makes me think of the fact I can't die... So that means I'll outlive everyone I care about....except others like me. And it's really crappy to think about....it sucks."her eyes teared up as she rubbed them away,"Dang I'm sorry...I kinda got dark there."
"...Well, Floyd and I are mereels and we can live for an extended period of time. There could also be someone that could remove your ability to not be killed once you're ready." Jade said.
"No way Hose. I heard from the others about Azul's deals." Alex then smiled.
"Ah, well you tried Jade~" Floyd said as he kinda knocked over Alex's backpack and saw something that fell out of it. "Eh? A dvd set? 'Home Alone collection'? 'Tremors:The Complete Collection'?" He said.
"Oh yeah, those are my favorites. I never leave home without them." Alex said her tone suddenly cheerful. "Hey, you guys have a TV AREA around here? You wanna watch the first Home Alone movie? The beginning is a little slow, but it gets better towards the semi-end."
Alex smiled feeling a bit better around them as she couldn't wait to show them some of her favorite movies."Sure! How bout we get popcorn and stuff too, Jade?~" "Of course, Floyd."
----------- Right as the movie was getting closer to the trap setting scene, Anisha and Azul when to the TV AREA to see the three of them in their pjs, with blankets, popcorn and such. Alex was sitting right in between the twins; Floyd on her left, Jade on her right.
"What are you watching? I haven't seen this movie before." Azul said, a little curious.
"Oh, I remember this movie. I haven't seen it in a while." Anisha smiled. "Mind if we join?" "Sure! The good part's gonna start anyway." Alex said, eyes still glued to the screen.
Alex then looked at Azul smiling,"It's Home Alone, the most classic of movies from our world. Get comfy and get ready for the amazing hilarity that will blow your mind!"she giggled cuddling between the twins, even though her nickname was shark by Floyd she was acting like a content puppy right now as she hugged her Deadpool plushie in her panda onsie.As they were watching the trap scenes in the first movie, Sure enough, it was hilarious to the trio. Jade and Azul had a hard time keeping a straight face while snickering while Floyd loled at every trap the bandits fell into. "Who came with this kind of entertainment must be a genius! Not even we thought of any of this!" Floyd said as his sides started to hurt."I know right?! I even have made traps of my own on missions inspired by this and using the stuff around me if I have the time. You just can't beat the classics!"Alex beamed happily,"My dad loves it too."After the movie was over, it was almost midnight, and Alex had quickly fallen asleep. Anisha had already taken Azul away, leaving the twins with Alex.Alex was still nestled between the boys and her head was on Floyd's shoulder while her hand was in Jade's. She was adorable."Ne, Jade, question. You like her?" Floyd asked his twin.Alex unconsciously nuzzled Floyd's neck while gripping Jade's hand lightly as both twins looked at her."Of course, Floyd. Though if the girls find a way back to their world, convincing Alex's dad will be the hard part." He said. Alex was half-awake as she talked in her sleep. "Maybe we can watch Tremors tomarrow." "What's that about?" Alex yawned. "Oh it's a low budget horror film about giant carnivorous sand worms." She said as she drifted off.Alex smiled in her sleep saying one last thing,"I love you guys....."she nuzzled Floyd's neck again.Then the twins looked at each other with a knowing smile. Floyd adjusted himself on the blanket and pillow nest they made in the room while lowering Alex down with him and Jade grabbed some more blankets nearby as he joined his brother and new lover.
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