I jumped up frighteningly but was struck with a terrible headache. I grabbed my head quickly as I tried to decipher where I was. The last thing I remembered was when I was at Kyle's bed when he woke up then someone busted in the room and grabbed me after which Kyle started pleading for me but then everything went black and I woke up here. Which seems to be the room I was previously in on the West Wing. I tried standing up but it was futile because I kept feeling too dizzy to do so.

"You're really stubborn, you know that right?". I heard someone say. I looked up to see that it was Princess Lyra leaning on the door frame with her hands crossed.

" Yes, well I have to be. I need to go find Kyle", I answered trying to get up.

" What's with you two constantly trying to find each other, I swear you two seem to be forbidden lovers.".

"Hilarious, but I need to know if he's okay, I was the one that dragged him here .If anything happens, it's on me".

" Ahh, I see you have a guilty conscience, and here I thought it was because he was your family".

"He is my family, which is why I refuse to let anything happen to him. I love that guy"

"Aww, is someone feeling too much love in their heart?".

" At least I have a heart". I shot back.

Her face turned to a scowl, then she walked towards me. I was still sitting on the bed so she towered over me and I looked up at her. She opened my legs and stood in between them, then bent until her face was inches from mine. She smiled deviously as she caressed my face.

"Be careful, sweetheart. I bite." She whispered.

We stared at each other for about a minute however it felt as if it were hours as my breathing became more shallow. I could feel her breath blowing against my face, her eyes staring deeply into mine before she stood up, straightened her blouse and walked towards the door. As she was about to walk out when she turned around and looked at me. " Are you coming or are you just going to stare at my ass? You want to find your friend, don't you?".

I ran up to her as she left the room. "Where is Kyle?", I asked.

" First, we are going to have breakfast, aren't you hungry? You probably are after you got knocked out and not to mention you can barely stand up straight right now".

As soon as she said that my stomach rumbled. I hissed my teeth at the betrayal of my body. She looked at me with that I told you so face. To be fair my headache was still there and I was incredibly hungry. When was the last time I had a shower? I thought as I sniffed my clothes.

Princess Lyra, who was watching me from the corner of her eye, laughed when she saw me do that. "I meant to tell you that you stink but I didn't want to come off as rude.", she said.

"Ha, you didn't want to come off as rude, I beg to differ".

We reached the kitchen but Lyra didn't stop there she kept walking. " Umm Princess Lyra, I thought we were going to eat, as you heard before I'm starving."

"We are but do you really think we eat with everyone else, I mean sometimes we do on special occasions but normally we eat in our own wing."

"Oh right, I keep forgetting that you are royalty." I said in a mocking tone. She turned and glared at me then continued to walk.

We walked for what seemed like forever until we reached the South Wing; the place where Princess Lyra quarters are. I thought the West Wing dining area was festive but I was greatly mistaken. The drool in my mouth was visibly running at the amount of delicious food I saw. It was on a long table that was far from empty.

"There's no way you usually eat this much", I said in shock.

" I didn't know which food you liked so I went a bit overboard. ",She said while blushing.

" No, no it's fine, everything smells delicious", I sat down and began eating like I've never eaten before. Princess Lyra laughed and sat down in front of me, reminding me to slow down and chew my food properly because I'm not allowed to die on her watch. Who would have a guilty conscience now?

We ate and talked about our worlds. She told me about her childhood and I told her about mine. Apparently, everyone has powers here. That's crazy.

"So since this is the air kingdom, do you have air powers like can you make a tornado?", I asked excitedly.

Lyra looked down for a second and stopped eating. She took a deep breath and looked up back at me. " I was adopted, when I was nine my kingdom was burnt down, and everyone died but a woman grabbed me before I was burnt to a crisp and she saved me. It was the queen of Alycone. She used her powers and outed the fire so she could grab me just in time. Thanks to her I survived. I however still have the scars that haunt me to this day."

"Wow, I'm sorry. I can't possibly imagine what that must have felt like. Especially for a child." I answered sympathetically.

I thought for a minute then realized. "Your kingdom is Adaedalus, which is why you were there".

"Yes I sometimes visit there, but it's a good thing I guess because it led me to you," she said smiling sadly.

" I don't get you, one minute you are being mean to me and the next you're being nice".

"It's called flirting, love. Come on ,let's go, you still stink". This made me feel offended but I guess it's the truth.

I followed her to the bathroom that was way too big to be considered a bathroom. The room looked like a bug pool with a mini waterfall flowing down into the water. The structure of the bathroom was like those Roman buildings back on Ogore Thelea. I gazed around the room as I got in and she gave me some clothes that the servants brought for me. I was about to take off my clothes when I saw her leaning on the door frame. Why does she keep doing that?

" Can I help you?", I asked.

" I wanted to see if you needed any help, you know getting in the shower, she said as she walked up closer to me. Or I don't know, maybe to take off your clothes." By now she was completely in front of me running her long nails on my chest.

I gulped, ahh, umm, I-I.

She looked up at me seductively. She tiptoed so she could reach my level and placed her face close to mine.

"Why do you look so nervous?"

"I- I'm n-n-ot nervous" I stammered.

She looked at me for a second then backed away from me. Only for her to burst out laughing a second later. "You should've seen your face laughing", she said while pointing at me.

"You're really funny, you know that", I said unamused.

" I know ".

"I was being sarcastic".

"Whatever, go bathe, stinky", she laughed as she turned and left me in the bathroom completely embarrassed. How can someone be so cruel?

I took an hour-long shower as I felt really sticky and the water felt amazing. I got out and got dressed then went into the room where I saw Princess Lyra sitting on the bed looking out the window. Watching her without her guard up in this vulnerable state makes her look so human, so fragile and so beautiful. When I look at her in this state it makes me so zealous bringing me back to when I first met her. This makes me think of an idea: let's call her Z after zealous and her middle name Zaria.

"So when are you going to show me your powers Z?".

She turned around quickly. Having an angry look on her face " You startled me".

"Sorry about that".

"Excuse me, Z?", her face showing confusion.

" Yes, everyone calls you Lyra and I wanted a name that only I call you so Z after Zaria".

"Why?"

"Because it's fun", not really telling her the exact reason.

" Sure it is", she said sarcastically.

"Just don't call me that in front of everyone or else..", Z laughed but then a serious look came upon her face." One day I'll show you my powers if we meet again."

" Kyle wouldn't let me leave here without him".

Z sighed, your friend will tell you everything.

"Who, Kyle? What does he know? And what even happened to him and that mushroom?

"As I said, he will explain everything just follow me". I followed her to the East Wing where she told me that this was where all the staff of the royal family resides, it was a grand place filled with people of all shape and sizes with all sorts of clothes from ones that looked like the nun outfit I saw before to one of a knight with black armor. The room was silver and lavender and it had all sorts of precious stones in the lining of the walls.

While I was looking around the room Z pointed to a person dressed in deep red, however I couldn't see their face because their back was turned to me. I looked at Z, wondering why she pointed at that person so she told me it was Kyle. I didn't want to believe her as It's odd that I didn't recognize him. I mean he was almost always beside me and this person did not look like my bestfriend. He was a lot skinnier than this person but still I called his name and he turned around. However , the person that looked at me was not Kyle , at least not the Kyle I remember.

"Kyle?".

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Ok, Kyle ......