Chapter 11

''You are back'' Megan said as she walked towards the set dining table

''Miss Megan, will it be okay for me to work and make some friends?'' Roxanne asked with a plea in her voice. Megan looked at her from across the table for some time and sighed.

''Who can say no to you'' Megan murmured

''So what does that mean?''

''You can do whatever you want. Now take a seat, we have to eat''

''Miss Megan, one last question''

''What is it, my dear?''

''Is something wrong with me, I had everyone gazing at me, maybe its because I'm new''

''Oh Roxanne, come with me'' Megan left her seat and took Roxanne's hand. She led her to her room which was very huge and modern, something Roxanne had never seen until now ''Wow! is this my room'' Roxanne asked with utter surprise in her voice. ''Yes, it is your room but it's not why I brought you here'' Miss Megan walked across the room with Roxanne until they got to a huge mirror.

''What is that Miss Megan, I can see you in it and who is that...''

''It's you dear'' This is called a mirror, it shows your reflection as well as mine. In Zuk, we use water which has nothing on the mirror.

''My reflection'' Roxanne moved closer to the mirror and touched it

''I'm sorry we never had time to dress you up and let you see your self in a bowl of water but you are perfect''

''It does what I do''

''It's because it's you, dear. I look nice here''

''Nice Roxanne, you beat the late Inferna when it comes to beauty''

''The late Inferna, who is that?'' Miss Megan covered her mouth with her hand after realizing she made a big mistake.

''There was an Inferna before me?''

''No Roxanne, I'm being delusional''

''Are you okay, you look startled''

''Let's go have dinner''

''Okay, but I have to tell you about my first friend''

''You can tell me after we are done eating''

Brianna moved back and forth across her room in distress.

''You see what I said, mother-in-law. Your son does not care about me'' Brianna shrieked

''Listen, Brianna, relax, it's your destiny to be with him'' Halsey said.

''Well I don't trust the guru''

''Not trusting the guru means not trusting the ancestors and you are not supposed to speak that way''

''I'm sorry but I can't help it''

''Look, Leonidas is going to make we lions the standing empire, we did not choose to give him the name Leonidas but Damianos and I are afraid he is going to make the same mistake as King Leonidas. Let him have the women he wants in Luk, that way he won't make King Leonidas's mistake''

''I'm sorry to say this queen Halsey but even if he has all the women in Luk, if there is to be an Inferna, he will go running to her''

''That won't happen, Inferna is history, besides she shared her beauty and charisma among the hyenas before she left so, she is never coming back''

''Well Leonidas was also antiquity''

''The one and only deceiver of man is long gone and dead, history made sure of it. Leonidas doesn't respect the women here''

''Leonidas doesn't value any woman, queen Halsey''

''We had to make it that way so no lady will distract him from his goal. We heard the hyenas had a girl. Hyenas are tricky, we can't let history repeat itself''

''I guess you are right''

Shawn made his way to his room after Brianna and Halsey were done with their conversation. Brianna spotted him and followed him to his room.

''You took too long Shawn'' Brianna said

''I had things to...I'm not accountable to you Brianna''

''We can have an amicable conversation''

''No Brianna, you can never have a well-disposed conversation''

''Fine, I will stop nagging you''

Shawn moved to the washroom and spilled water on his neck, when he turned, Brianna had a towel in her hand for him. He accepted it with thanks.

''It's difficult having to cover up your name on your neck right? ''She asked

''It's not just difficult, it's annoying it looks a lot like a tattoo 'Leonidas', now I have to cover up the one on my chest too''

''Why do you have to cover it, Shawn. It is not as if you will be going around shirtless''

''I still need to cover it up, anything can happen''

''By saying anything you mean sleeping with the useless ones''

''Are you jealous Brianna?''

''Of course, it is logical to be jealous''

''No, I'm not going to sleep with any girl in Luk''

''Of course, anyone will say that''

Shawn placed his hand around Brianna and pulled her closer to him

''I don't need to sleep with anyone because you are here''

Shawn covered his mouth with his and claimed her on his bed.

Megan was woken up by the ring on the door. She identified the person who rang the bell as the friend Roxanne talked to her about and ushered her in.

''You can make yourself comfy young lady'' I will go and get Roxanne

''Yes mum''

Megan went to Roxanne's room and was astounded to see her standing in front of the mirror

''Oh! Miss Megan, I was checking myself out in the mirror. I can't stop looking''

''I've been with you for seventeen years and I'm never fed up of looking at you with wonder so I understand''

''Is something wrong, Miss Megan''

''No, your friend is here to see you''

''I will be out before you know it. You know she told me I can unweave my hair''

''Your hair is better this way dear, see you outside''

''Okay''

After Megan left, Roxanne began to use her powers to get her ready on time. Using her telekinesis, she got her blue pale gown out of the closet. After that, she snapped her hands and the dress was on her. She teleported to the bathroom cabinet where she left her vermillion ring and glasses and kept them on. She pulled the pin in her cooper hair which came rolling down her back. She snapped her fingers once again and her shoes were on. She teleported to her room door and was ready to go.

''You have a wonderful daughter mum'' Madison said when Megan made herself comfortable on the couch beside her.

''Thank you but she is not my daughter'' Megan confessed

''Her parents must have done something right to get such a daughter'' Madison blurted

''Roxanne is precious...''

''I'm here!'' Roxanne exclaimed before Miss Megan could finish her statement

''We will speak later'' Megan said and gave Madison a peck on both cheeks.

''I'm I late Madison'' Roxanne asked Madison when they hit the streets

''No, we ain't, we need to have a good impression, that way my boss will know you can take orders''

''I hope so'' Roxanne said and grinned at Madison

''Roxanne, the two guys you served yesterday, we have to be careful of them if you ever meet them in the future''

''Is something wrong?''

''They are mischievous boys. Actually, they are four, I will make sure you know them before they approach you with their ulterior motives''

''Mischievous boys, Miss Megan said there are no bad people here''

''They are not bad, they just beat some girls intellect, use them and ditch them''

''That is terrible''

''You have to stay clear of them. When I got here two years ago, I heard of them even before I went to college''

''College, what is college?''

''We learn In colleges Roxanne''

''I would love to go to college''

''You are strange and lovely''

Lewis, Alec, Travis, and Zedd had been waiting in the restaurant for almost an hour for Shawn

''I'm getting tired of waiting'' Zedd muttered.

''We were here even before the restaurant opened this morning, it's not his fault. We came early'' Alec said.

''It's all your fault. I wonder who this girl is. I bet she is as ordinary as everyone else'' Zedd shrieked to Lewis and Travis. The squad began to quarrel and when things were getting interesting Madison and Roxanne made their way into the restaurant. Still engaged in their quarrel' Lewis spotted them enter and tried his best to make them see the mysterious girl they had on their plat. He finally caught their attention and they turned to see an angel in the disguise of a damsel walking in. All they could do was watch her pass by. Madison saw the squad and told Roxanne to double her steps. When they got behind the counter, Madison instructed Roxanne to have a glimpse of the four young men. ''Are they the ones you told me of?'' Roxanne asked. Madison nodded her head and left to find her boss. Roxanne studied the four closely making sure she would never forget their faces. She heard a males voice behind her and turned to find Madison with a middle-aged man who kept on the same facial expression as everyone else. The squad was still numb when Shawn snapped out of it when he took a seat.

''What is wrong with you all, are you observing a moment of silence or what?'' he mocked

''Tell me I didn't just see that'' Zedd directed the question to Travis

''Wake up and smell the coffee guys, it's all real'' Lewis added

''I feel left out, what are you guys talking about'' Shawn asked

''The girl with the cooper hair'' Alec answered.

''Well, she has her back to us so I can't see her but guys, don't you feel a strong energy in here'' Shawn asked once again

''The only strong energy is the cooper haired girl'' Travis mocked

''Seriously guys, when I got here I felt different energy, something strong, I don't know how to explain it. The atmosphere here is different'' Shawn explained

''Whatever is wrong with you can wait, we need that girl to come for our order'' Alec said. Shawn sighed and looked at Alec.

The middle-aged man began to speak to Roxanne but she was unable to hear after she turned to him, she had been hearing a whisper deep within her which she could not get clearly. After the middle-aged man left, she heard the voice clearly ''He is here'' came to her like passing wind, she turned to look around and saw no one. Madison shook her head and she came back from her illusion.

''You got the job girl'' Madison said

''Really, I didn't hear him, to be honest'' Roxanne confessed

''It doesn't matter, I will tell you what he said'' Roxanne nodded once again and heard a whisper ''He is here''

''Now, you can start working. Since those guys are the only ones here, let them place their order'' Madison said and Roxanne left to begin her work. Shawn's head was buried deep in his phone when Alec tapped him.

''She is coming to place our order'' Alec said

''Let her come'' Shawn said without taking his eyes off his phone. Shawn stopped texting when he felt the strong energy drawing closer to him. His phone fell to the ground when the lady spoke.

''Good morning, what can I get for you all'' Roxanne said. She scanned through the faces once again but this time someone caught her eyes. He also had his eyes on her. After his phone fell, Shawn looked up to see the mysterious girl and at that moment, he knew things would never be the same anymore. He was deeply enchanted by her. He felt a sense of fulfillment by finally seeing her. He could not fathom what he was looking at and the impressive part was, she was looking straight at him too. She had never seen such a striking handsome person in her life. She was looking right into his deep blue eyes and she felt stuck, she just couldn't move.

''Not that table Roxanne'' a worker screamed and Roxanne moved away giving them an apology. She heard the whisper again and ignored it. She did not see the blue-eyed young man when she first came in with Madison. She thought as she turned back looking at the charming blue-eyed man. The strong energy Shawn felt around reduced as Roxanne moved away ''Roxanne'' he whispered the name he heard from the worker and smiled '' She is Roxanne'' still looking at her, he saw her turn to look back at him with her drowning hazel eyes and he knew his life was forever going to take a turn. His life was going to revolve around her one way or another.