Chapter 24

"Fill me in" he commanded, walking fast towards the commotion with Edward on his side.

"After she got to school some students gossiped and buzzed at the statement of how you two live together now" Edward started, matching up to the speed his best friend slash enemy is currently going.

"Everybody's judging the situation you both are in now, and especially YOU having a girlfriend is definitely NOT helping" he finished, as he brushed his hair with his right hand with frustration.

Hearing what Edward told him, Lumic rubs his pitch black hair furiously, sighing out the frustration he is feeling, he began to pounder 'was I wrong to have us live together?' he thought and again sighed.

"Where is she?" he asked still not eyeing Edward and just continued on walking aimlessly.

"That's the thing! She left to who knows where, Lumic you must do something! We must do something!" he stopped and yelled at his friend, letting out the anger that's now boiling inside him, and the buzzing of every student mouth was not helping at all.

"Do something! Do something! We're grown now! This isn't like the last time where we could not do anything! Please, just please do something, we need to act up now or else she'll do it herself and who knows what she'll do to us" he begged now on his knees, the buzzing of the students halted.

Seeing now that the Prince has fallen on his knees crying, begging at the almighty Lumic Neel. What they all thought was not what Edward was thinking about, he was scared- petrified even, almost the same thing was happening all over again, almost.

"Lumic" he said, trying to relieve the pain he once again is feeling.

Trying to stop the memory to resurface from his brain, trying to stop it from tormenting him any further, trying to stop the flashing memories that wouldn't stop haunting his dreams when he would sleep.

"Edward, prepare the room, I'm ending this nonsense shit once and for all" he stated now turning to face his frenemy.

"And stop being shitty, you know me well. I'll look for the woman first, I'll see you soon" he ended and sprint towards the rooftop.

He knows that Venus was there, after all, he knows a lot about her more than she does, sighing he just wish he wasn't too late. Cursing at his self, 'was it wrong to be selfish at times?' he questioned as he sprinted at the hallways and the stairs, 'was it wrong to spend a time with her?' he questioned once again.

While Lumic was busy finding Venus around the campus, a blonde haired girl watched from a far. 'Why? Why would he have to go so far just for her? What is she to him? Why would he have to put so much effort for her? Why would he have to be her savior?' she thought.

Frustrated at the scene before her, anger running through her head, furious at the fact that her boyfriend is running towards his so-called-childhood best friend. 'Wasn't she just a past? Wasn't I his present? What am I to him?' she pondered hard, slamming her fist unto the wall gaining eyes from the other students.

Sensing she's being watched, she easily masked her frustration and composed herself. Stomach in, breast out, chin up, hide the anger and pain away, smile and elegantly walk away, that was how she was thought when people's eyes were on her. As she was walking away, students again buzz like flies. Oh how it was tormenting her mind to NOT snap at them and just to keep on going like the person who you're viewed of.

Meanwhile, Edward on the other hand was now at the room where Lumic wants him to be, getting things done and over with. The images of a certain day now flashing through his mind, the horror, the anguish, the terror, the fear, oh how it still haunts him at night. The look of his friends eyes looking at him asking for help, how it traumatize him so bad.

Not only that but the memory of another person then resurfaced to his mind, and damn it all he was afraid to meet this girl, he was afraid of looking through her eyes again, the thought of her brought a shiver through his spine. Quickly, he dialed a persons number, hoping he'd pick up and try to make things stable again.

"Pick up, please pick up, please please"

A couple of ringing went by and no 'hello' was ever heard of, tears again now streaming on his pale cheek. He was about to give up, to end the call but alas, I guess the devil was on his side for that minute.

"Edward?" the man answered, totally shocked that Edward called him out of the blue, but then again, his heart pounded of worry. A certain browned haired girl popped through his head and that's when hell broke loose of his cells.

"Uncle, I . . I . . I don't know what to do" Edward began to speak, breaking into sobs.

"She ran out to who knows where, what if she hits her head? What if she collapse? And then, and then- Edward my boy find her, we won't know what will happen when you can't find her at the right time, if she ever did collapse and hit her head, hell. Victoria's definitely going to skin us alive" Edward couldn't even finish his sentence when Jude interrupts him.

They both paled at the mention of the girls name, Victoria. She was not the kind of girl to just sit by and listen to whatever things that happened to Venus' mind and body, hell she won't even give a damn if they're friends or foes. This girl is not to be messed with. There are times that she can be quite sane and not insane, but to be more honest, she spells mess or trouble, you pick.

"Edward, no one can ever find out about Victoria, Lumic and the other two is an exception. But with your other friends, it has to be a secret, now find my daughter and bring her home before she awakens, if she did collapse" Jude stated, now fearing of what will happen next.

Both silently prayed that Venus did not faint, silence at the room a question then popped through Edward's mind, a question he knew he can't answer, and that question was 'Does Lumic even remember? Or does he even know about Victoria? Damn! Of course he remembers who would even forget that demon?'.

Finishing his business at the damn room he ran out, not knowing where to go, he ran from here to there, to the left then to the right, to the garden and out to the gate, and then came to a halt at the hallway catching his breath.

"Where could she be?" he asked to no one in particular, heck he didn't even noticed where his fellow men's were!

He slowly got his breath and began to move, he was about to move or sprint forward when he saw a glimpse of brown at his peripheral vision. He immediately turned sideways and saw Lumic carrying a sleeping Venus on his back, bullets of sweat drops through his forehead. He began to walk towards them and silently ask.

"Did she collapse?" fearing of what Lumic would answer, he gulped hard his saliva back to his stomach, awaiting on Lumic's response.

"I found her at the rooftop, and yes, she did" eyes grew wide, paling and tensing.

The word 'yes' kept repeating on his head, as if a broken record that wants to be smashed. How he wanted to back out right there and then, how he wanted to turn away and at like nothing happened, how he wanted to but no he could not for he knows when he sleeps she would be there standing at the edge of his bed with a knife on her hand.

"Shit shit shit! Dude, lets go home now, now!" Edward yelled before ushering Lumic out the school, both were walking so fast that student's would watch them walk away.

Lumic wanted to protest, but then again, he doesn't know why Edward was acting like shit, then again he remembered about something. The school can wait, he needs to get Venus home first. Quickly, they both sped off towards the Jasmine Valley where the Lumier's resided, Edward was praying that she won't wake up soon, not until they were inside the Lumier walls and at the protection of Layla.

Seconds turned to minutes and minutes turned to 15 minutes, finally they were at the gate, quickly Edward carried Venus out the car and hurriedly went inside the mansion leaving a baffled Lumic at the door trying to process of how Edward acted and is scared as shit, well he can't relate much but meh 'there is a 50% chance that this Victoria- Edward was talking about; won't come' he thought and just shrug it off.

"Mom? MOM!" Edward called or yelled, trying to get Layla's attention, he laid Victoria down the sofa and waited for Layla's arrival.

Seconds later Layla arrived at the living room looking confused and worried for a minute, Lumic comfortably sitting at the one man sofa and Edward who looked as if he'd seen a ghost.

"I heard what happened, Jude calmed informing me" she stated calmly.

Edward who was not on the calm side literally wanted to throw a tantrum and whine but heck he got to pick his shit together and face the wrath of Victoria. Quivering and trembling on his side of the walls he tightened his hold unto himself and waited for things to unfold.

"She collapsed" Lumic informed calmly, while Edward on the other hand is now curled up on the floor, probably remembering at the things Victoria did to him, from a playful hide and seek to the run there are bees.

"Oh my, I guess we'll have to have Victoria for another month then" Layla smiled, now at her daughters side stroking her short brown hair.

Whilst Layla was calmly stroking her daughter's hair, Edward was scared shitless at his side and then there was Lumic who was getting annoyed at his best friends scaredy cat state. He began to ponder who is this Victoria person was again, 'was she Venus' sister who he never met because of the move?' he was thinking deeply that he is beginning to glare at the carpet. Having enough of the vague talk about Victoria he finally looked at Layla and ask.

"Excuse me mom but, whose Victoria?" he questioned, two pair of eyes were now on him, one was with bewilderment while the other held amusement.

"Well-" Layla couldn't even said the next word when she finally felt Venus stir and flutter her eyes open.

Lumic noticed how she was now awake, he quickly jumped out the sofa and now at the right side of Venus, Edward immediately distanced himself and cover, while Layla smiled lovingly at her daughter.

"Welcome home" Layla greeted.

"Venus" Lumic started.

Turning her head to the side, she looked at Lumic analyzing his features and finally it synced in. She smirked, and tilted her head, her once cheery and fun gleaming eyes now turned amusing and dangerous.

"Lumic Neel, finally we meet again" she stated, getting up and eyed Lumic intensely, her elbows now resting on her thighs, her smirk turned to a full out dangerous grin.

As if a light bulb finally light up, Lumic took at step back and then finally, Lumic knew who this Victoria they were all talking about, gulping hard and lightly trembling he spoke her name.

"Venus 'Victoria' Lumier" he pointed out, now glued on to where he was standing.

"The one and only baby" she stated in a very dangerous happy tone.

"Hi darling, I'm back from hell" and at that moment, he knew they're all fucked up.