the confrontations-part two

Outside the castle of Red ville in the garden, Ryan and AJ are taking a walk together.

"I'm so grateful to you and your siblings. You've all helped me so much", AJ said.

'Well we are just returning the favour. You also helped us when clark was dying", Ryan said.

"Can i ask you something?", AJ asked.

"Yes you can my prince", Ryan replied.

"How about we keep it informal when we are alone?".

"If that's what you want I'll do that".

"Sure".

"You haven't asked your question", Ryan said as AJ stops walking.

"Does your sister like my brother?"

"You'll have to be specific about which sister cos i have two".

"I'm talking about Stella", AJ said as Ryan bursts into laughter.

AJ is shocked by Ryan's reaction. What did he say that was so funny, he wondered as he stares at Ryan. "Why are you laughing?", AJ asked.

"I'm sorry my prince. It's just that you asked a question that really cracked me up", Ryan replied.

"How is what I said funny?", AJ asked still looking confused.

"Stella would never like Henry. Her standards are way pass that", Ryan replied.

"Then why is she so desperate to be his queen?".

"Do you know what i like the most about my sister?".

"How am i supposed to know that?", AJ asked wondering if something was wrong with Ryan or if he was just messing around.

"Stella is a person who would rather take action tahn wait for karma. She believes that bad people deserve to be dealt with no mercy".

"Meaning?"

"It's time for your brother to beg for karma to come punch him in his face".

"I don't understand".

"Let's just say she's one to keep grudges and she's dealing with him in her own way".

"Is he going to survive?", AJ asked getting worried that stella might not be as innocent as she looks.

"That depends on him if he doesn't end up pissing her off even more", Ryan replied with a smile.

"You're just going to let her have her way?".

"I learnt it the hard way that you can't stop stella from having her way. It's either you're by her side or in her way and trust me when i say neither is good but the first is less worse".

"You portray her as someone i should avoid".

"I'm glad you understand me so I'll advise you for your own safety, stay away from Stella", Ryan said as he continues walking.

"Sure", AJ said still surprised by what Ryan just told him. He never expected that someone who looks so innocent and nice could actually be this dangerous. She is exactly who he wants to be. A part of him tells him to listen to Ryan and back off from whatever he has in mind but another part of him tells him that stella is the key to defeating Henry in this game that they're playing.

"Let's get going or you'll be late to the practice match", Ryan reminded a lost in thoughts AJ.

"Sure", AJ said with a smile and he continues walking with Ryan.

Mid day

At the kingdom's arena

Stella is walking through the corridors towards the female changing room. A bunch of people wearing black overalls and black face masks appear out of nowhere. They run towards her at a crazy speed.

"What's going?", she thought as one of them aims an arrow at her and it cuts her face.

"Get her!", one of them said as they got closer to her.

"How dare you?", she asked as her eyes blazed with anger and then her eyes turn light blue. Water starts to come around her hands and icicles start appear in the air. The icicles head straight for the people in black and penetrates through their chests.

Three of them manage to dodge the icicles and continue charging towards her while the rest drop down dead on the floor.

"Dodging those icicles just makes your death even more painful", she said as she snaps her fingers and suddenly the three attackers stop moving.

"I wonder why they even try", she said as water comes around her hands and immediately it turns to an icicle. She walks towards them and stabs the first one in the chest. She leaves the icicle in him and then creates two more. She does the same thing to the other two. She snaps her fingers again and they start to move. They fall to their knees and then drop to the ground.

"You all have some nerve attacking me", she said as she squats beside one of them. "Now would one of you be kind enough to tell me who sent you and then i might think about sparing you", she added.

"It.....i..it wa...was...was pri..princess be..bel..bella", one of them struggled to say.

"Looks like i underestimated that sly bitch", Stella said as she gets back to a standing position.

"Have mercy", one of them said as he grabs her right ankle.

"I already did", she said as icicles start to appear in the air and it starts to rain down on the attackers with each icicle penetrating through them. "Time to deal with your employer", she said with an evil grin and then she walks away.

In the female changing room, Stella walks in whistling and dragging an icicle along the wall. She walks towards the changing rooms. Bella who just finished changing into her fighting attire walks out of the first changing room. Stella's eyes immediately change their colour and a large number of icicles head straight for Bella.

"Help!", Bella screamed as the icicles penetrate through her upper body.

Stella walks towards her with a scary smile. "Isn't karma a bitch?", she asked as Bella struggles to stay on her feet. Blood rushes out from the openings made by the icicles.

"What are you doing here?", Bella asked trying to bear the pain so she could still look tough.

"I'll advise you drop the tough girl appearance or you'll be dead in a few minutes", Stella said as she walks towards Bella.

"Stay back!", Bella snapped.

"I only want to help", Stella said as she drags one of the icicles out of Bella's stomach and immediately Bella screams in pain.

"Are you crazy?!", she shouted as Stella drags out another icicle.

"You have to endure the pain or you'll die", Stella advised.

"You are enjoying this aren't you? I'm in this situation because of you!".

Stella drags out two more icicles out of her. "You had the guts to send assassins to kill me. Did you forget what i told you last time?", Stella asked as she pushes an icicle in and then drags it out forcefully which makes Bella scream out so loud.

"I told you that I'll put you in your place if you step out of line", she said as she drags an icicle out halfway and then pushes it back inside".

"Please stop!", Bella shouted as she breaks into tears.

"Fine I'll stop", Stella said as her eyes turn light blue and the icicles in Bella turn to water. She then gives Bella a kick to the stomach that sends her to the ground.

"Watching you bleed to death should be more fun", Stella said as she squats beside her. The water from the icicles mix together with the blood flowing out of the wounds. It starts to form a pool of blood around Bella.

"I'm sorry. I won't step out of line again", Bella promised.

"You know seeing you at the brink of death makes me feel a little sympathy for you", Stella said as Bella looks scared. She then remembers that was exactly what AJ had told her.

"The next time you want to earn my pity or sympathy you better be at the brink of death". Those words ring in her ears over and over again. It was as if she was looking at AJ but the only difference was stella was more ruthless. Sbe became really scared. Was she really going to die like this?

"I guess I've had enough of torturing you", Stella said as she places her right hand on top of Bella's stomach and immediately the wounds start to clear up like they were never there. The blood and the water disappear like it never happened. Bella moves away from Stella and becomes terrified. She was just bleeding seconds ago and now her skin was glowing and it became fairer.

"What did you do? How did all my wounds disappear?", sheasked still terified about what just happened.

"You're welcome".

"What are you?", Bella asked still terrified as Stella creates an icicle in her right hand.

"Your worst nightmare", Stella replied as she stabs herself to the chest with the icicle and falls to the ground.

"Why did you do that?", Bella asked. "Have you gone crazy?!"

"In the next three minutes Courtney will be here to change her dress. When she comes in here i will make it look like you did this to me just so you could have Henry all to yourself".

"Is that all you care about right now? You are bleeding!

"That should be the least of your worries", Stella said as blood rushes out from her chest.

"What do you want?", Bella asked.

"I want you to stay out of my way. Agree to that and i promise i won't harm you".

"I can't agree to that".

"You don't have any right to bargain and neither do you have much time to say yes. Courtney will soon be here".

"Fine I'll do whatever you want", Bella said as the door opens and Courtney walks in.

"What's going on here?", Courtney asked.