Chapter 10: Day 5/6- Feelings

{Zira}

"This is really really bad!" Niki said. "You and me both. If your mother finds out that I slept with you she'll kill me!" Zira said panicking. "Calm down you two! We just gotta make sure there is no evidence that this ever happened.... Starting with me cleaning my room!" Damian says rushing up to his living quarters. Zira and Niki then look at each other and Niki says "Okay. We gotta leave no traces of this, so why don't you go to Behemoth and if she ask tell her you were checking on him.".

Niki then runs off somewhere as Zira heads to the above water area of the castle to see behemoth sleeping. She then whistles and he ponces on her licking her like an overgrown puppy. "Yeah yeah! I'm happy to see you too! Now come on, I need your help with something.". The two start walking to the royal library and Zira picks up a book. "Yes! Okay, how to gain a women....". Behemoth gives her a look that says 'So why did you bring me here?'. "I need you to watch my back buddy. Tell me if you see the queen coming this way alright?". He nods and sits at the front like a guard dog.

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{Niki}

"I can't believe we.... UGH!" Niki said swimming to her room. "Why am I so angry about this?! It was just a little mistake.... FUCK!!!!". She then looks out her window to see her mother going into the castle. "Well speak of the devil." she said staring at her. "And of course the video of it is on my phone.... My phone." She said coming to a realization. "The phone that's IN MY BROTHERS ROOM?!?!?!?!?!?!" She said swimming like hell.

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{Damian}

"How much trouble does one woman need to cause?" He ask himself as he sorts out everything. His mother then walks in and says "Hello Damian. Have you seen your sist-" He hears her stop as she picks up her phone. "Never mind." She says. He hears her walk away and then Niki comes bursting in. "WHERE IS IT?!?!?!?!?!" She says looking around. "You mean your phone? Mom took it, why?". Niki drops to the ground and screams into her hands.

"Brother.... The first thing she's gonna see when she opens that phone is a video of me and Zira doing the devil's tango.... And she just TOOK it. What do you think that means for us?!". He starts processing and then goes pale. "Oooohhhh.... OH GOD!". They both start running until they get to the water. "We've got at least 5 minutes before she sends her guards in-" They both stop in their tracks to see Zira swimming past them.

"-un!" She said. "WHAT?" Damian yelled back. "RUN!!!!". They then turn around to see 3 barracudas coming through the hallway. "OH SHIT!" Niki says swimming. Once they get to Damian's room they lock the door and take a minute to breathe.

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"It's been hours.... What time is it?" Niki says hanging upside down from his bed. ".... 3 in the morning.". Niki and Zira both groan and continue doing whatever. Then Zira sits up and says "Okay, I can't do this. Niki can we talk?". Niki looks away and says "We're going to be captured and my mother wants your head on a stick.... Yeah why not.". Zira looks and says "I'm.... Sorry about the other day-" Niki grabs her and says "God you're fucking romantically dense. Is that what you think I'm mad about?! I'm pissed because I don't remember jack shit and I would really like to! Also I never said I didn't care, I just couldn't say 'Oh hey Zira do you wanna go out?'. Maybe it's the lack of sleep and the hunger but I would prefer if giant razor toothed monsters that live in WATER weren't trying to kill you!!!!".

The two of them then turn red and Damian coughs. "1. Worlds most corniest confession. 2. You just gave me a really good idea. It's risky, and I mean really risky, but it should work.". They both looked at him with a questioning look as he explained.

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A few minutes later they here knocking on the door and it burst open. "Where. Is. SHE." Their mother said as the guards waltzed in. She looked towards the bed and saw Zira with the siblings, and their hands in the air.

(Zira POV)

"This better work!" I whispered to Damian. The guards took Niki, and Damian out and right before they cuffed me the queen held up her hand. "I'll leave you here for now. I have family matters to attend to.". The guards left me alone and while they were gone, I saw my chance. "Well thank you Damian." I said grabbing a chair. I went over to the glass and threw it at is. "Suck it q-" I stopped short as my heart dropped.

I stared as the glass remained standing in all defiance. "D- Damian said the glass was only meant for viewing?! So why is it still standing?! Unless....". I came to an intimidating conclusion and became concerned for the- no, MY princess. "This glass wasn't meant for viewing, THIS was meant to keep him contained! It was meant to be a cage!". I was trapped.... and my princess was with a tyrant lady.

{Niki}

The siblings were being taken to the throne room. Once they got there the queen ordered the guards to leave and let no one in. "Niki...." She said in a highly irritated manner. "Niki I think that we over did it this time!" Damian told her getting worried. "How dare you?! You actually chose to sleep with that filthy sky vermin?!" Their mother said. "Damian, as the oldest you should have known. As for you Niki...." She said glaring at her. "Why don't we see just how bold you are after I talk to your friend?".

She then left them alone until Niki said "You can't keep us locked in here!". Her mother then stopped and said "Actually,". Two little inch long white harpoons appeared on her finger tips and she aimed at them. "I can." She said sending them both into their necks. "AHHHHH!" Damian screamed falling to the ground unconscious. "Y- you.... You said that you'd never-" Niki tried to say through the pain slowly going unconscious.

"I'm sorry darling. But you should have learned to never threaten a Cone Snail. I regret to say you won't be awake to see your beloved one last time. I'm.... sorry. But promises are meant to be broken.". After those words Niki fell unconscious, and the queen walked away.

{Zira}

Zira had been panicking the whole time. She stopped once the queen walked in. "WHERE IS NIKI?!" She demanded. The queen just smiled and said "You know, I thought I could trust you. I thought you were a good person who didn't deserve anything bad to happen to them.... But you just had to screw that up.". She then turned to Zira and glared saying "So I'm just going to end you myself!". Before she could take another step a loud boom was heard and a guard came in saying "My queen! We're being attacked!".

"What?! By who?!" She said with them both walking away. "It's Emerald! She's broken in to get your-", "SHE TOOK DAMIAN!". The two turned to see Niki with a pissed off look. She had lion fish fins on her back, forearms, and small ones under her eyes. She had tear marks on her face and when her mother tried to speak to her she slapped her and said "This is all your fault! Damian could have taken them all by himself if we weren't under the effects of your venom!". She then held up the necklace and walked away.

"She took Damian.... I'm gonna get a weapon! You broke your promise so it's time I revoke mine!". She then stormed away and the queen and Zira had the same thought:

'TIMES UP!'