[Nowo's POV]

My windows are wide open as I sit down on my bed, currently lost in random thoughts. I can't forget what happened earlier while Helios and I were training.

I stare at the small cut on my right arm, reminiscing about how my best friend and Luna happily bonded. The tiny injury? I got it from Helios' sword; my mind's attention drifted to someone else when he moved his sword in my direction.

It's weird; there's a part of me wanting his sword to end up piercing through my chest to stop my heart from beating weirdly fast.

"Here, take this. Please don't do that again," Helios utters with a straight face, handing me a white cream from Arphen.

Lane suggested earlier that she would help me heal it, but I refused. I want the wound and my scars to remain on my skin, reminders of my clumsiness and dumbness.

Speaking of Lane, I wonder where she is.

"Nowo, are you listening to me?" he asks.

I suddenly come to my senses, but I had already forgotten what he said the moment he came near me. "Sorry, Helios, what were you saying again?"

He takes a deep breath and hugs me tight, making my eyes widen. "I said, I will never let anyone harm you again. I assure you that."

I was about to respond and get myself away from his arms when I see my little fairy with my best friend Moha and Talaa. He catches his breath as if he rushed towards my room.

They are all staring at us. Lane and Talaa do a facepalm; their jaws are also about to reach the floor while Moha quickly changes his expression. He came here, creasing his eyebrows in worried lines, but a blank expression can now be seen on his face.

[Lane's POV]

I'm doing the best I can to get them back together. I miss the old times when the four of us had such a nice bond, and all I want is to bring back their beautiful friendship. But now, it's nothing but a complete mess. I want to blame myself for making the right move at such a wrong time.

But how come those two end up hugging each other? Oh well, my fault. Why did that big awesome dragon guy end up hugging my dear Nowo?

I can feel the tension building inside this room, so I have decided to break this silence by using my cutie voice.

"Nowo, my dear!" I utter in a lively voice, trying to make my laugh sound convincing but it sounds really awkward.

The sword guy named Helios begins to let go of my dear and faces us. Nowo's movement becomes really awkward at this moment, so I check on her wound.

"The wound will be completely healed after two days. You don't have to worry about her," Helios frets while giving us a look. Then he suddenly gives Nowo a quick gaze and a smile on his face. "I'm going now."

He slightly taps her shoulder right before he leaves.

I'm not sure why, but I somehow feel something strange about this person. Well, I always have this kind of feeling every time I encounter the other orphans. Especially that girl named Luna. She reminds me of a two-faced witch who promised me that she would turn me into a bigger one but then she didn't. Every single person in this base except for Moha seems to be hiding a huge grudge against me and my dear. Some of them were trying to be good to her, but I can't stop myself from wondering about their real motive.

I stop thinking for a second when Talaa flies near us. "Are you alright, Nowo?"

Nowo responds with a nod, and then she looks back at Moha.

"We are just here to check on you, but it looks like you're already fine," he says before he turns his back on us. "Let's get back on training, Talaa."

You know, if only I could redo my deeds, then I will definitely not come up with this stupid idea. Instead of fixing their misunderstanding, I made it more complicated.

"Sorry, Nowo," I sigh. She starts flashing a bitter smile and says, "It's okay, Lane."

[Luna's POV]

A weird feeling starts to grow inside me. I couldn't believe how my emotions quickly changed whenever I see him worrying about the other girl. I wasn't supposed to act like this, but the hatred towards Nowo continues to build up in my mind.

Furthermore, I'm aware of my jealousy because I've been in love with Moha for a long period of time even before they met, but he keeps on rejecting me because of the unknown reason he doesn't want to spill.

Now that I've already figured out that she's the reason behind it, it makes me want to kill her.

"Kill her… Kill her…" The voices keep on whispering these words while my eyes are locked on Moha. Judging by the expression on his face, I know that he felt jealous the moment she saw her hugging Helios.

"Poor, Luna," says the Owl Griffin clutching my left arm. She's still sleeping, but she still managed to tease me.

She begins stretching her white wings, causing some of her feathers to fall off the ground.

"Does it hurt a lot? You already lose even though they have been apart for more than a week. Is that all you got?" She taunts.

Her words make me glare, and the flame inside me grows even more.

"Wait 'til I show you what I can do," I utter out of annoyance.

[Moha's POV]

"Moha, where have you been?" Luna asked, running towards my direction.

"Just somewhere," I responded to her while fixing my gloves.

A few seconds after I arrived at the training ground, Nowo and Lane came. It looks like they are both here for training, even though she's not in a good condition for it. It would be much better if she stayed and rested inside her room until her wound is fully healed, but then, knowing that she is such a stubborn woman, what else can I do about that?

She has that kind of unique personality wherein if she puts her mind into something that she badly wants to achieve, then she will never stop until she gets it.

Hard-headed woman yet amazingly stunning.

If only I were born with a different fate, then my mind would finally be at ease, as well as my heart. I wanted to offer her my whole self, but then how am I supposed to do that? I am destined to kill her.

-----""In a world full of darkness and despair, you are not allowed to trust anyone. Even though you have known them for a very long time, that fact doesn't guarantee your safety. Love can be dangerous, so it will be better to think wisely before you let yourself fall."-----