The Queen Wicked Deeds

[Beth…

"Are you going to kill me?"​​

The little girl said after Mr. Bodyguard hung up the phone. She had heard his words, but not the one from the other side.

"No…" Mr. Bodyguard sighed… "That was never the plan."

"Then…"

"I will take you with me, to your house. Everything is already done."

Beth raised a brow. She didn't understand what was the meaning of those words, but she knew something.

The one behind the kidnapping was not her enemy. He could even be someone who had tried to help her.

After all, if that man were really to harm her, then he wouldn't have killed those who poisoned her food. He would have let them continue without many thoughts. Or at least, send them a warning, but not killed them like that.

From what Beth heard, it was a gruesome situation, however, she didn't feel any pity. They didn't deserve it.

"Let's go, take your things, and wear your coat."

"Are you going to blindfold me?"

"Yes," he took a dark cloth and helped Beth putting it on. "This is necessary."

"I won't tell anyone where I was."

"I know, but it is better to have some precaution."

"…" Beth didn't know if she was feeling comfortable around the man or not. "Will you be in trouble when we get back?"

"Yes, and… no," his voice sounded dubious. "Only if you want me to be in trouble, little girl."

She knew what he meant. If she dared to say a word about him being part of the kidnappers, her grandpa would never let him go.

He will make sure to send him to jail for a long time and even worse, he will not let him live a peaceful life for the rest of his days.

"I won't say…" Beth told him, but that didn't mean that she won't look for another way to get her revenge.

Even if it took many years in the future, she will find who planned all of that. She knew that even if she was not harmed apart from that poison issue thing, the stress they put on her grandpa was something she could not forgive.

"I will let you get down here, little girl," Mr. Bodyguard said and opened the door. "Walk in a straight line for three steps and take your blindfold."

He knew that she won't follow his instructions, so he led her to a bench and cuffed her wrists. The people coming for her were not that far.

"Hey, Mr. Bodyguard, I will find you in the future."

"I bet you will do that."

"Then it will be my time to win the chess game."

"I bet everything you won't be able to do that… hahaha."

The man went to his car again and drove away. He went so fast that he didn't see how the little girl had taken away the handcuffs and took her blindfold right then to look at the back of the car.

"Beth!"

She heard someone shouting and found one of her uncles coming for her. He was accompanied by a group of guards.

"Beth… are you okay? What happened to you?"

His voice was anxious, without a trace of false concern. So she stayed in his tight hug and let her be taken away to a thorough medical inspection.

She was fine.

However, her heart ached. The one she wanted to hear news from wasn't anywhere. She thought that he will be the first one to come to her running and screaming, but he didn't come.

"Where is Henry?"

The man seated before her was her grandpa. From the time they received the news about her, he had visited her every day in the hospital.

"I don't know, my dear."

"You do, don't lie to me."

"Sigh… I received news that he went away to the colleague he selected."

"Didn't he leave a message for me?"

She was feeling a strange lump in the throat, and she didn't know why. Her hopes to return to the loving relationship from before were sent to a puff of disappointment.

"He didn't leave anything," the old man was still in his wheelchair and looked fragile. He was not the same man who adopted her, he was fading. "Darling, it is fine…" he said in his gentle voice, "just cry."

Beth shook her head. She didn't want to cry, it was not worthy.

"I won't," she said, but her lips were already shaking. Then some little tears came running down her cheeks. "I won't."

The old man touched her hand and let her stop being strong for a while. She didn't need to. He was still there ready to protect her, and now more than ever. When he already realized the pain of losing her and the danger of not doing anything.]

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The tea party in the Academy's garden was taking a strange path. The boys from the dark knights and Billie were taking turns in a silly tournament of rock-paper-scissors.

"I won!"

"Not again!"

The one winning every time was Doritos, the Princess had granted him the name, the same as the others. She told them that they were their code-names.

"Hey, that is not fair!"

"Yes, let's do another round!"

Their losses were making them fired up. Though, most of their flushed faces and their strange laugh could be caused by the strange powder Billie had put into their teas.

"Hey! I am the strongest of them all!"

"No… you are a Cheeta…"

"Idiot, that is not… it is Cheetos, his name is Cheetos."

"Oh… right… I am Pepsi!"

"Hahahaha…"

They had already stopped using their chairs and were sprawled in the ground on the soft grass and sleeping.

"I want to sleep… should we dream with our Princess?"

"Yes, my princess… hehehehe…"

"Stop drooling, you pervert."

The idiots were fully defeated. Now after the last one of them was silent and snoring, the real battle will begin.

"What did you put in their drinks?"

Collin asked out of curiosity. The effects were strange and funny to see, but more than anything they were fast. Only high-grade medicine could work fast on those guys, and not only that, it should be odorless and colorless.

"I don't know," Billie said as he took the pink powder from his bags. "I got it from that damn wizard, Druon."

"…" Collin took a sip of his tea and sniffed it. "Did you put it in mine too?"

"Yes…" Billie didn't need to lie. "Two spoons with the sugar."

Collin nodded and fainted right away. He was stopped from falling hard into the ground with the help of James.

"Now, there is only me and you, Miss Moira," Billie looked at the red-eyed girl that was eating her cake with delight.

"What about me?" James moved forward, but suddenly a strange heat reached his neck and then his face. "Hahahaha… what is going on?"

He turned to look at Moira, and the vision he saw almost made him spurt blood from his nose.

"Moira… you…" she was ŀɨċkɨnġ her lips from the chocolate cake she was eating. Then her long lashes were blinking at him seductively, or so he thought. "Why are you doing this in public?"

Moira leaned her head to one side, letting him see her collarbone, and he gulped.

"No… we can't do this… this…"

Then he fainted from the nosebleed.

Moira hugged him before he could faint harder into the ground. Then he carried him as a Princess and looked at Billie that was already preparing his camera.

If he were to take a picture from that beautiful moment, he will get so much money from the fan's club.

'Don't you even think about it,' Moira's eyes showed a strange red glint with a clear threat.

"You…" Billie gulped. "Okay, okay."

Moira left James under a tree and kissed his forehead.

James smiled in his dream, "Moira… my bride."

She blushed and stood up. Her little smile accompanied her all the way back to where Billie was waiting for her.

'What do you want to do?'

"You are also another participant, aren't you?"

'…' she looked at him and leaned her head.

"You should join us," he said while he moved around the table. He took a cake and started eating it. "We can beat Anne that way, and you can have a chance to get your dream come true."

Moira stood there without doing anything but looking at the boy eating without any worry.

"Don't you want to have your wish come true?"

Moira shook her head, 'I am not greedy.'

"Are you saying we are greedy? Your Princess is greedy?"

She nodded without remorse. Who on earth doesn't know that the most outstanding Princess in the Continent was not also the greediest of them all?

"…" Billie should have known. "Then what do you want?"

Moira shrugged her shoulders and signaled the cake. 'Good night.'

Billie looked at the cake and widened his eyes. "Oh dammit..."

Then he fainted.