Morning, Princess! 

David's POV:

I am such an idiot in the first place! Why the hell did I think that it would be a great idea for me to become the hero and save the wanna- be heroine?! 

When clearly, I am the villain here, and she could be the vamp of this story… or the heroine- whatever she wants to be, but not someone about whom I should care about! 

But this thing about her allergy is really bothering me… how could she be allergic to the Alpha pudding? And why, why in this entire world did I tell her to take a cold shower, when clearly, it could be the easiest option to kick her out of the competition? 

Gosh! I am such a fool! But still I just hope that she wouldn't mention this reaction in front of anyone, or else she will be knee deep in mud. Although I definitely want this to happen, it should only happen after knowing the complete truth- then, I will be the only danger she will need to fear! 

But now, I don't have any other option apart from uncovering the truth, and I will find it at any cost. 

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Nora's POV:

I know… I know I am a little timid, but I still need to find out why it is that everytime that idiot David appears in front of me, all the fear vanishes and the only thing left behind is pure anger. And this is why, at the time when I should have been fearing for my safety in this bathrobe, I was angry at him for snatching my pills! 

I mean, seriously! How dumb can one become and basically reach the limits of stupidity… to have told her enemy all the secrets and not even care about the dress they are wearing, apart from me?

And how cool did he want to seem now, by saying;

"Take a good cold shower and you will be good- and don't mention it in front of anyone."

After all, fear is something that everyone is familiar with… and I guess this particular Mr. I- can- do- whatever- I- want is also afraid of the scandals that might follow! 

But why did he tell me the remedy, or was it just a trick he was playing?

Trying it once won't hurt… I guess? 

And with this thought, I took a shower; but to my shock, he was right and the redness and itchiness started to fade with the splash of cold water on my body.

So I guess, I can do him this favor of not telling anyone about his presence here today.

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Nora's sleep broke because of the new ring on her cell phone; not only was she unfamiliar with this tiny device, she wasn't familiar with the sounds it made as well.

And triggered this, her sleepy self was about to throw that tiny thing out of the window when she heard a knock on her door and saw Robin standing at the door. 

"Oh, easy girl! That little tiny gadget is somehow more costly than you think it should be. And get up now, it's the time for practice."

"You… what are you doing here?"

Nora managed to speak, as it was just the first day and first night of her life which she had to manage by herself, and she had already ended up encountered two trespassers- one of which was her enemy, one was her best friend, one allergy and a full drama of occupying and vacating dorms, palaces and what not! 

"Checking your allergy and knowing that I have somehow ended up making friends with an extremely lazy girl, so it is my duty to take her to the forbidden forest on time."

Robin explained, crossing his arms in front of his chest with a meaningful tilt to his head. 

"Okay, just give me fifteen minutes and I will be ready to come, also, can you help me select what I should wear?"

Nora spoke, getting up from her bed and opening the closet, which she had arranged at night before going to bed, pulling out two skirts with one pearl white top and one pussy bow top.

"This!" 

Robin spoke instantly, handing her a pair of track suit and a polo t-shirt.

"This? I have never worn something like this-"

"And I bet you haven't done something like before either like we are going to do in the forbidden forest. So now, go and get ready, because I don't like getting late."

"Okay…"

Nodding her head in understanding, she went into the bathroom and Robin went downstairs, content with the fact that her allergy had vanished.

It really did not take her more than fifteen to come downstairs again, and almost five more minutes to reach the forbidden forest.

It was a new morning, and Nora was hoping that everything would go great today, but was greeted with the rude awakening that when things going 'okay' was not in her destiny, then everything going great was a wish she could only get fulfilled after she sold her soul to a demon! 

The practice for the sake of which Robin had hurried her like nothing at six in the morning, Louis and Myron were still nowhere to be found for that. But before she could have raised her objection, they arrived there and Louis' voice rang out. 

"Robin! Dude you are late, bro! I have already completed my first round of two kilometers -"

"Not me! I was not the one who was late… she was."

Robin spoke, pointing a finger towards Nora as she continued.

"But anyway, I will give her company in running. But before that, I think we should opt for a stretching session, as I don't it's good idea to stretch after running and then practice archery -"

"What do you mean by stretching and running!?"

It was Nora who finally jumped into the conversation with visible signs of horror on her face.

"What do you think we were going to train you for! To be the perfect princess; and the first hour of your training includes exercise, the second hour is reserved for the training of Royal ethics and law, then you will get a break to get ready for school, and in the evening, there will be two rounds of practice, archery and fencing."

Louis dropped the bomb with the deadly effect of an atom bomb, right on Nora's head! 

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