*1 year back*Both Derek and Daisy had their plans ready. Daisy had gotten news from her source in the palace that Zane was going to be thrown in the RPJC that night. They had one shot at saving him.Daisy had found out which room he was being held in. "Okay I have the healing potion ready",said Derek. "When you find him, give it to Zane and he will regain his strength enough to walk out of there by himself"Daisy didn't take the potion. "I can't do it""What?",said Derek."Everyone in the palace knows me. I won't be able to get him out",said Daisy. "But you can. I have my father's old guard uniform, you just need to wear it""But I don't know the palace like you do!",said Derek. "Come on Derek, you've studied the blueprints!",said Daisy."Yes, but-""Please",said Daisy. "I will have to keep everyone distracted from that floor. Xavier, Alfred, Huk'lar and all the important ones....you won't be caught...I promise""Okay",agreed DerekDerek kept the potion in his backpack. He also kep
*1 year back*Derek checked the stairs, no one was there. He went straight for the brown door and opened it. Inside it, sat a figure, covered in blood, wearing nothing but pants. "Zane?",said Derek.Zane jerked his eyes open."Am I dreaming?",he whispered. "No no",said Derek. "I'm really here buddy"Derek was going to cry, after seeing his best friend in such a state. "I'm sorry I didn't come sooner. I'm here to get you out""No...no",said Zane. "Just leave me be... they'll never stop looking for me. I'll never be safe, wherever I go. They'll always be looking for me.... atleast when I die, I'll be at peace...with my dad....and my mom"Derek patted Zane on the head and broke one of his hair without him noticing and slipped it into his pocket."No no man, not just yet. Remember? Vampire and werewolf kids? I'm your best man, come on Zane! Don't do me like that. Don't betray be now. Drink this",said Derek, taking out a glass and pouring a portion of the potion in it, Derek broke one o
*1 year back*Daisy knocked on the door. Zane opened it. He still has Derek's face and he could see her disappointment."Where's Zane, Derek? WHERE'S ZANE?!",she shouted"I'm right here",said Zane, looking at Daisy. "No, not you, I am asking about Zane! Where is he?! Why is-",Daisy stopped shouting midway, she looked into his eyes and all she could see was love. "Zane? Is that you?"Zane nodded."Why do you look like Derek? Where is-",she stopped again. Zane started crying. Soon Daisy understood what was happening. "No",she gasped. "NO!""Yes",nodded Zane. "He sacrificed himself""He's still alive though...right?",asked Daisy"Yes...but he won't be...soon",said Zane. "The RPJC is in a couple of hours""We can rescue him...there is still time",said Daisy."When you were captured, I- I was scared and I was angry but Derek was so convinced that we could save you. We can do the same for him Zane""I freeze around them",said Zane"What?",asked Daisy. "The vampires...I freeze when I see
*1 year back*There were tents, fire, local people crowded, to watch the fall of the great Zane Rex Alaric. Only, they didn't know it wasn't Zane they were just going to enjoy watching, die. The real Zane was standing with the royal guards, wearing the face of Derek. He kept looking around and seeing Daisy's face in the crowd. Daisy kept smiling at him and nodding. "I can do this....Derek rescued me....I will return the favour",he kept telling himself. The RPJC game had started."Okay ladies and gentlemen",shouted Alfred, smiling widely. "In the tent, we have the infamous Zane Rex Alaric! He is one of the last of his kind and trust me when I tell you how dangerous he is. We are here to play the RPJC with the former werewolf prince. Now, who would like the first pick?" One of the ladies in the crowd raised her hand. A guard offered her a bowl from which she took out a paper and read,"Left foot "Chills ran down Zane's spine. Derek was soo soft, too delicate. He would simply die if
*1 year back*Zane gulped. Alfred was looking right at Zane and he asked,"Who are you?""I am.....Uland Perkins, sir",lied Zane"Are you sure you're a part of the royal army? You look too young",said Alfred"Youngest in my year",laughed Zane. He was fighting the urge to say that he was the same age as the boy they were torturing in the tent, but he couldn't give up his cover.Daisy nodded at Zane from the crowd. "You're doing good""Okay. Are you sure you're up for the task? You can go in? No puking?""I am sure, sir",said Zane. He picked up the knife and headed for the tent. He entered and found Derek lying down. He had bruises all over his body. Alfred sure did his part before the game started. Derek's eyes were closed, he was holding his left leg and breathing heavily. It was a deep cut. Zane sat down and said,"Give me my face back you moron"Derek opened his eyes in surprise. "Zane?.....You didn't use the forgetting potion?"Zane smiled at him and said,"No...ofcourse I didn't. H
*1 year back*It was all blurry for Zane, what happened last night. He remembered sticking a knife inside Derek. He remembered walking out with a bloody knife and Alfred taking it from him, he remembered people cheering, Alfred congratulating him. And then he remembered, walking out and away from the tent. He ran and ran, until he was at home. He locked himself inside until Daisy knocked and said it was her. He remembered him sobbing in her arms, and her giving him tea to drink and from there, he didn't remember anything. He remembered He woke up. It was morning. The sun was shining and birds were chirping. His muscles were aching. He looked at Daisy, who was standing a feet away from him."You're awake",said Daisy with a smileZane nodded."I don't wanna talk",said Zane shaking his head. "I know....and I won't force you to",said Daisy. "But just so you know... you've been asleep for four days""W-what?",exclaimed Zane. "Yes ...",said Daisy. "You needed rest...a lot of it, I guess.
*1 year back* "I know this is difficult Zane but pull yourself together!",shouted Daisy. "I CAN'T!",shouted Zane, throwing a vase on the ground. "You said that we could go to Helmfirth in a week!""I know what I said Zane!",shouted Daisy. "It's not my fault that they have shifted the dates! They said that we could march to Helmfirth today! They have the machine to transport us to Helmfirth, I cannot help this, okay? There was a complication and Alfred said that there would be no armies marching to Helmfirth. For a long time"Zane was stuffing a bag with clothes when Daisy frowned. "Zane? What are you doing?",asked Daisy"I'm going to the forest of deception",said Zane. "I'll keep jumping into portals, I don't care where it leads to, I'll keep jumping in until I find the right one.""What are you going to do about the dangerous creatures that reside in the forest?",asked Daisy. "That's what my weapons are for",said Zane, walking towards the armory room and picking up a knife and ch
*2 months back*"No,it's tasty",said Zane, smiling at Daisy."Come on Zane, you know I can understand when you lie",said Daisy. "Yeah",said Zane, embarassed. "Okay..it's very bad. I'm sorry Daisy but there's just too much cocoa powder in it"Daisy had decided to bake a cake with Zane. It took a lot of time and a lot of bickering, but they finally made it. "I love it",said Daisy, looking down at the cake. "It's not perfect, but atleast it's ours"Zane nodded and said,"I can work with that...not perfect, but ours."Zane drank water and said,"Okay, but we're not having this for lunch""Ofcourse we're not",said Daisy. It had been eight months since Derek died. Zane still missed him. A lot. He didn't show it infront of Daisy, but he still sorely missed his best friend. Sometimes at night, he would start crying. When Daisy and Zane were baking together and saying cheesy stuff to each other, Zane kept looking at Derek's room, wishing Derek would walk out of there and make jokes about how