~Previously~

"The real question isn't what bular did to venera, but what venera did to bular." Tobias said jim groaned and placed his hand on his face dramatically. "Oh no! Not this again!"

~Author's pov~

Venera narrowed her eyes at Tobias then, ignored him and turned to AAARRRGGHH. "Thanks for getting me out of there AAARRRGGHH, I'll bake you a batch of my homemade cookies. You know you really saved me it was getting way too hot with bular." She said emphasizing the word -hot- and looking slyly over her shoulder at tobias with a smirk, who in turn had a expression of shock with his jaw dropping. "Sis! What do you mean by that?!" Jim asked in shock as she walked past both boys and trolls, jumping on a large crystal which lit up blue. Once she jumped on that one all the rest lit up showing a circular stairway of blue glowing crystals. "I'm assuming this is the way to trollmarket?" She asked looking back at the two boys and trolls. "Uhh yes that is indeed the way--" "Hold up! What do you mean by 'getting too hot with bular'?! You can't just tell us that then walk away! Give us the details!" Tobias interrupted Blinky, who was uncomfortable but curious at what venera had to say. "I don't know, are you guys really old enough to know what happens in my lovelife?" She asks looking back at everyone with a smirk. Jim rolls his eyes "I highly doubt anything really happened between you and that evil bloodthirsty troll." Jim said in a tone that doubted his sister. "Alright then I have two words to that response. French.Kiss." She said with bold dramatics, both boys were stunned while the trolls were confused. "Lady venera what is this kissing you speak of?" Blinky asked curiously "blinky my dear blinky there is more than one type of kiss. There is actually over 20 types to be honest, most are usually for romantic partners. While others are used by parents to children or even to siblings, there are even some for greetings. But the kisses you wish to know about that I shared with bular, is the lingering kiss and the french kiss. The lingering kiss is as it's name says, a kiss that lingers with two people placing their lips together and moving them with intense emotion. The french kiss is similar in passion but done completely different and takes practice and skill to pull off. With the french kiss you entangle you and your partner's tongues in a heated kiss. I was quite surprised bular was so good at this kiss, since I know for a fact now that most trolls don't know what kissing is. Then again he could've been going on instincts alone" venera said. "Eww sis! Why'd you kiss him in the first place?!" Jim asked completely grossed out, venera looked at him with a dull look. "Jim don't you know the answer to that already?" Venera asked dully, jim got a guilty expression. "It's because of me isn't it?" He asked with a sad guilty expression, venera sighed then approached him placing her hands on his shoulders. "Yes and no. Yes because I did it to save you, and no because a woman kissing a man is the most distracting thing for a man. Especially if the woman is good at kissing, it can be so distracting some men will stand there for a good 10 minutes before he realizes the woman is gone" she said smirking at him. "Did you do that to some poor guy?" Jim asked looking up at her dully, venera smiled. "Yes you know him as Señor Uhl, but when I knew him he was a transfer student and a real hottie. To bad he is too obsessed with his truck. He even calls it 'Susanna'!" Venera said laughing at her memories of high school for her. Jim and toby were in shock "You kissed Señor Uhl?!" They asked incredulously in perfect union, venera looked at them with a smirk. "I also taught him spanish and won a tango competition with him as my partner." She said smugly turning on her heel and walking away, leaving the boys in shock. Once she made it to the bottom she looked at trollmarket in pure awe and fascination. "Wow . . . !" Venera exclaimed happily until she heard jim ask. "So bular can't get in here right? Into heartstone trollmarket right?" Jim asked "no master jim. This is heartstone trollmarket!" Blinky said turning jim around to see the beautiful trollmarket. She then walked up to blinky and AAARRRGGHH "Keep your eyes on those two lest they cause an uproar in trollmarket." Venera told them jabbing her thumb in jim and toby's direction. "What about you Lady venera don't you need some form of protection?" Blinky asked concerned "I have all the protection I need, besides I'm an Aphroditas. So I'm sure the trolls here will be more accepting to me than two humans." She said as she snapped her fingers and her outfit changed into a beautiful and exquisite white dress https://img00.deviantart.net/b153/i/2017/072/4/d/_closed__auction_adopt___outfit_375_by_cherrysdesigns-db26tjc.png( found it did not create it). Both trolls looked shocked at the information and the display she had given them. Venera walked to the two boys grabbing each of their ears tightly gaining their attention. "You two are to behave and not cause any trouble. Should I find out you two did anything and I mean anything! You'll be getting it, did I make myself clear?" She asked glaring at the boys "like we're going to cause a riot--Ow! Ow! Ow!" Tobias started then cried out painfully when venera pinched his ear tightly. "Do I make myself clear?" She asked glaring even more harshly at the boys who quickly responded "Yes! Yup totally crystal clear!" They both said smiling meekly at her. Venera gave them the eagle gaze, then smiled sweetly at them releasing their ears and began to walk away. "Have fun then boys!" She yelled back to them waving "how'd she change her outfit so fast?" Toby asked jim "I have no clue!" Jim responded watching his sister walk away and disappear.

~With Venera Still Author's Pov~

Venera strutted her way past a certain alleyway, a wave of her scent passed into the alleyway to a certain troll. "That scent I know it!" A certain tall blue troll with crystal spikes growing from his back, arms, and shoulders. He had a large set of horns on his head, two yellow eyes, and a ring in his nose. Wearing a brown leather kilt with a wide black belt, which had a triangular gold buckle, and green and brown leather wrapped on his right wrist. He also had patterns etched onto his shoulders, chest, and chin. He looked right at venera who stopped as if she sensed his gaze on her. Venera looked around as she did the patterns on the troll began to light up a light lilac purple. When he noticed this and saw venera was about to look his way, he ducked back into the alley and leaned against the wall still peering slightly out to stare at venera. When venera didn't find who was staring so intently at her, she shook her head and continued onward till something caught her eye. Meanwhile with Draal the Deadly as the troll was known by, got his racing heartbeat under control and the light faded from his markings. "So she's the one huh?" He asked himself "I never thought a descendant of Aphrodite herself would be my destined one, let alone my bound mate."(Let me explain what a bound mate is basically it's a soul mate only called 'bound mate' by trolls. How a troll knows how to find his bound mate is by their scent and once they first lay their eyes on their bound mates, when they are first touched by their bound mates, when they first begin to complete the mating, and lastly when they/their mate is pregnant and they touch their mate any scars, tattoo's, or markings light up the same color as their hearts all these are indications of their bound mates. Ps if the troll is Gunmar or a krubera then they glow a different color usually a deep red or ruby pink sometimes but very rarely purple or white, usually in this case they have more than one bound mate it is extremely rare but does happen.) Draal said placing his large hand over his heart that was now starting to calm down. Venera was being pulled to this one shop stand an unseen force pulling her. On the stand was jewelry one necklace, one necklace caught venera's eye. The air around the necklace was dark and menacing, as if it was angry and impatiently waiting for it's chosen one. Venera heard the hushed talking of the two trolls that owned the shop little shop. she knew they thought the necklace was cursed, but she also knew the necklace called to her. "Milady is there something I can help you with?" A female troll asked venera in a kind yet terrified tone "how much is this necklace?" Venera asked pointing to the pure gold necklace with a gold chain and a rare but beautiful green gem. "Oh that silly old thing, it's--" "Free! You can have it for free milady! Please go ahead and take it! It's yours!" The other troll lady who was conversing with the first one interrupted. "Well that's very kind of you" venera said smiling sweetly at the two trolls as she reached for the necklace. "Wait! That necklace is cursed! Whoever touches the jewel dies within seconds of touching it!" The first troll lady said before venera could touch it. "Is that so? Well the funny thing about some cursed items" venera started as she picked up the necklace. Once venera touched the jewel the toxic air around the necklace faded, and the green from the gem faded and turned a brilliant golden orange. "They aren't cursed at all just waiting for the right person to pick them up and show them love." Venera said smiling at the two troll women who had expressions of incredulousness. "Isn't that right Sombra?" Venera asked the shadow that rose out of her own. The shadow gave way to a man adorned in armor and a velvet fur cape. His skin a grey, while his hair a pure black, and his eyes were both frightening and unique. His sclera was green, while his irises were a deep red, his pupils were slits, and there seemed to be purple flames emitting from his eyes. All in all he seemed like a powerful and frightening man which terrified the two troll women, who were cowering at his presence. Then sombra got down on one knee and bowed before venera "I agree with you fully. It was certainly the case with me wasn't it Mistress venera" he said in more of a statement than a question. "It certainly was, mind helping me with this?" She asked holding the two unclasped ends of the necklace up where he could reach them. Sombra stood up looking over his shoulder at draal smirking at him, sombra knew draal was his masters bound but he also knew that she had two bound mates. Draal scowled at sombra who clasped the necklace together, then retreated back into venera's shadow, but not before sending draal one more smug smirk. Draal glowered at him as he disappeared but then saw venera was alone and raced after her. Draal tried and failed over and over to gain venera's attention. Act like your not trying to gain her attention and end up gaining her attention, failed. Venera walked straight passed him without giving him a single look. Now venera isn't stupid and she isn't unaware of draal's tactics, she's just so used to them that she doesn't pay any man any attention by using those tactics. But that doesn't make her unaware of draal, oh no venera knows what draal is trying to do. She just wants to see how long he is going to go after her and test him. Venera entered the troll pub and walked up to the bar sitting down and waiting for draal to notice this. It didn't take long for draal to notice this chance venera had purposely given unbeknownst to him, and he eagerly took the bait. "I'll have something sweet and no alcohol please" venera requested. "I'll have my usual" draal ordered for himself coming up behind venera and sitting next to her. "Coming right up!" The bartender said "so what's a daughter of aphrodite doing in Heartstone Trollmarket?" Draal asked venera, who in turn raised an eyebrow at him with a unamused expression. "I have a name you know and if you're trying to get to know me, shouldn't that be your first question? Or are you trying to bed me, just for the bragging right of saying you 'bedded a daughter of Aphrodite herself'. Because if that is the case then I'll sever your gronk-nuks right now and hand them to you personally right here." Venera said dead serious, draal thinking it a joke laughed lightly. "And with what knife?--!" Draal stopped short of finishing what he was saying, feeling the cold sharp end of a knife gently with the slightest of pains, prick his lower regions. Slowly draal looked down to see the glistening edges of a invisible weapon made out of purely magical energy pointed at his manhood. Just a mere hair away from being severed from his body. "Here you go!" The bartender said placing the drinks down then walking away to tend to the others. "If I were you I'd choose your words careful--!" "You're incredible" draal said interrupting venera who looked at him with a narrowed gaze. "What?!" Venera hissed not liking that she was interrupted, but anger turned to fear seeing draal's absolute lovestruck expression. Her magic dissolving at the presence of her fear allowing draal to lean forward without being harmed. "Not only are you beyond beautiful, but your presence command respect, and your just as deadly as you are beautiful. It's no wonder I'm so inlove with you" draal stated. Venera's fear wholeheartedly filled her but she refused to let her fear enter her facial structure. Maintaining a glaring face while she was internally screaming and begging for someone to cause a riot so she can get out of there quickly. Luckily for her, her wish was granted and to her vast relief it came on speeded wings. "What is that?" She asked getting up quickly and dodging draal, who wasn't expecting that and fell on his face, giving venera the perfect chance to vanish without draal seeing which way she went.

To be continued~