Nadine's POV

As the week went by life at the academy was starting to feel normal again. Me and Ina had been studying our butts off since once classes resumed the material would only become more difficult. With a sigh a popped a pretzel in my mouth while reviewing over parts of the body.

"Ugh I think my head will explode if I read anymore about the function of the brain" Ina groans. We sat in the back of the library trying to be productive.

"Yeah same. Hey do you know if they are still going to do the annual race"? I ask stretching out my legs that ached due to sitting on the floor for too long.

"Hmm I'm not sure. But what I will say is the winter ball is coming up! Which meannnns I have to find a date like asap" she gloats wiggling her eyebrows.

"Winter ball? Do you really think they'll have a ball after what happened" ? I ask confused. The amount of security around the school had definitely increased. And now if you wanted to enter a different building you needed to show your student ID.

"They have to! It's... tradition... I mean if it doesn't happen it'll be the first year the academy doesn't host one. Let's just hope that they don't cancel it I'm looking forward to it". I practically see the stars in her eyes just from talking about it.

The sudden murmurs throughout the library catch our attention. "I thought the library was supposed to be a quiet place" I joke before following an eager Ina to one of the library windows.

"Oh my cheesecakes! Look who's back in school! Ina is practically squealing as she points out the window. I try and peer through the heads of the other groupies to see Oskar talking to some blonde haired guy.

"Uhh... why is this exciting? I don't get it who is he"? The group of girls turn to look at me with a gasp. They whisper to each other as if I said the most outrageous thing.

"Nadine get it together! That blonde haired guy... that's the Victor Quincy! He's the the last of the royals I wonder why he was missing from school"? Ina practically gushes over him causing me to almost puke.

"Alright let's go. We need to finish studying if we want to ace our exams". I drag a reluctant Ina back to our table the groupies still stand at the window like a bunch of lost puppies.

We get another good hour of studying before we call it quits. "I'm starving I knew I should have brought some snacks with me" Ina groans as we walk into the cafeteria. Lately that was the only place students were allowed to go well besides the library.

We get on line and I grab a slice of pepperoni pizza. I wait for Ina to grab her tray full of food before we grab a table. "Dinner is in two hours are you sure your gonna be hungry"? I ask as I watch her stuff nachos in her mouth.

"It seems you don't know me very well. Who do you think I am passing up free food"? Ina says licking her hands clean. I grimace in disgusts before I see Oskar and the blonde haired boy entering the cafeteria.

"Hey don't look now but the royals have entered the building" I say dramatically in a fake posh accent.

"Omg really?! Do I have something on my teeth?! Does my hair look okay"?! I watch Ina freak out as she tries to make herself look presentable. Oskar catches my eye and a huge smile breaks out on his face.

"Ok relax Oskar is coming" I whisper as Ina breaks out into a sweat. Taking a deep breath he's first to greet me.

"Hey it's nice to see you up and about" Oskar says immediately taking a seat next to me. He pulls me into a hug and I swear I can feel everyone's eyes on me.

"Yup can't hide away in my room forever" I say with a shrug. The blonde haired boy focuses on me his face immediately lighting.

"Well well well so you must be Nadine.Oskar can't stop talking about you. And now I see why" he says with a large grin.

"Uhh... it's nice to meet you. I do hope it's all good things" I say looking at Oskar. His eyes stare at me as he wears a blank expression.

"Yes of course. I'm Victor.... Victor Quincy. I'm sure you've heard from the entire school" he says rubbing the back of his head. I send him a gentle smile trying to ease some of his embarrassment.

"Yeah it's no big deal. Your like a god to the student's. Plus I'm not one to judge". He sends me a smile of his own before turning to a hyperventilating Ina.

"And you must be"-

"Ina... my name is Ina. It's so nice to meet you" her eyes are as wide as a newborn baby and I can't help but hold back a laugh. When it came to the royals Ina didnt know how to act.

We kept chatting a bit more until the dinner bell rang loudly. We all got up to make our way to the larger cafeteria in the school. Oskar and Victor were ahead of us as we slowly walked behind them.

"How is it possible that even their backside is gorgeous" Ina sighs dramatically. Shaking my head we walk into the dining hall and grab our seats.

"Hmm tonight they are serving meatloaf" I say scanning the school menu. The academy really the most prestigious lavish school in the country.

Dinner soon arrived and we all started chowing down. Ina kept grabbing multiple servings and I wondered where the all food went. She was a small girl with a nice body but the girl loved to eat.

"OMG HELP SHE'S CHOKING" a girl screamed in the dining hall. We all looked around to see a girl with a blonde pixie cut trying to gasp for hair.

Foam started to form around her mouth. Her eyes rolled to the back of her head as all the students began to panic. Soon a medical team came to put the girl on a stretcher.

"Everyone remain calm. Everything is being taken care of please return back to your dorms. There will be no activites held for tonight" one of the staff said.

The strange thing is it didn't look like the girl had been choking. An image of her eyes rolling to back of her head played in my mind.

The girl for sure had been poisoned...