'SETO! STOP!' an unknown voice yells and my eyes are clear again. For some reason, André is dangling above my mouth and he has some cuts on his body. I slowly put him down and walk to the stairs, shaking.
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Jewels POV
I knew it as soon as I saw his face. His eyes a mix of colours because he didn't know what he had done. It was the bad side of Seto I had experienced first hand. I held onto Mark's collar as he walked slowly to André's injured body, picking him up and cradling his body in his arms. 'That son of a' began Mark harshly, but I didn't hear the rest, st I had flattened and covered my ears. When his torrent of insults subsided, I took my hands away from my ears. Mark was too swallowed in grief to notice me jumping of his shoulder and skittering over the floor to the base of the stairs. I jumped up the first step, grabbed the edge and pulled myself up. Lucky I jogged every day so I was pretty athletic. It took me about 30 minutes to get up the flight of stairs, so I lay on the warm carpet for a while, before getting up and searching for Seto. I pressed my ear to the first three doors and heard nothing, but on the fourth, I heard soft breathing. The door was slightly ajar, so I crept in. Seto was sitting on a chair in the corner, head hung and tears dripping from his eyes. I walked over slowly, and I stood in front of his leg, and hugged it. He looked up, then down at me, his eyes sad, grey storm clouds with no hint of happiness in them. He wrapped his fingers around me and I was lifted to his face. 'Why are you here?' he asked in a quiet voice, eyes becoming tinged with red. 'You should stay away, I'm a monster' he said again, and his face was so close, I could touch it. 'You're not a monster Seto, you're my friend' I told him sternly, but he didn't listen. 'Jewel, I am a monster and I should be kept away from you André and Mark or I might do worse things! You could've died and I could've eaten André!' he yelled and I covered my ears. I tried to stop him but he continued. 'I'm just a sick freak and I deserve to sit in a corner and die. Mark will never forgive me, he'll take you back and I'll be alone again!' He took a deep breath and stared at me, as if expecting me to agree with him and run away. But I stayed, staring into his blazing red eyes. Tears formed in my brain, but I didn't let them come. My eardrums were hurting, but I didn't show any sign of weakness. Instead, I lightly touched his face and said 'I don't believe that you are a monster. I know that I could've died, but I forgave you because I knew that that wasn't the real you. It was your alternate side and I get why you were mad' I said softly, tears forming at the corner of my eyes 'The thing is Seto' I looked away from his eyes, which had become more of a pink, the same colour as my cheeks 'I love you'
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Andrés POV
I am dead. I know it. That stupid Seto has eaten me and digested me and now I'm dead. It's funny how warm it is in the afterlife. How soft and cozy it is, and how it is all dark, no bright lights or loud noises, just quiet. I try to stand, but something large is holding me down. I can't see any of my body parts, I must be blind. 'No, no, nooooooooo!! Why, I had my full life ahead of me' I wail loudly, and I'm answered by a sound like someone slapping their face. I try and open my eyes and it feels like my eyelids are made of lead. I'm surprised when I get them open and I look at the thing holding me down, it's a finger. I struggle underneath it, when I hear a loud annoyed voice say 'Stop struggling André or this needle is going to go into your eye' I look up and see my friend Mark, but he was giant sized. 'How did you get so big?' I asked, and Mark looked concerned. He turned and called an unfamiliar name, and a tiny girl hopped onto his hand. He murmured something to her that sounded like 'Temporary amnesia- memory will come- him' I got up, and my arms felt like they were going to snap. I whimpered a bit and Mark turned and walked towards me. The girl on his shoulder was... different. She didn't look like any girl humans I've seen, but then I saw her ears. Mark reached down to me, but I hissed and shuffled back. 'Mark, how can I trust you when you're working for the enemy. Don't you know there's a small, dangerous creature on your shoulder who could kill you right now? I bet she was the one who did this to me' I said loudly, holding up my limp arm. Mark shook his head slowly and said 'No André you've got it wrong' he said eyes darkening 'Jewel didn't hurt you, it was that $&2@# Seto. We walked into the room and found him dangling you over his mouth. Jewel stopped him, I took you away and she helped me' he said, smiling warmly at the Jewel. When I heard the words my blood ran ice cold and I blacked out.
I looked up into the midnight eyes of my captor, a magical snake made out of purple fire slithering toward me. I tried once more to break free, but you can't break magic. The snake came closer and towered over me, studying me with it's fiery red eyes. It then struck, flying down into my
arm with fangs the size of my arm visible. My skin was punctured, but I didn't make a sound. The pain raced through me, and stopped when the snake retreated and its fangs slid out of my body. I looked at it, and asked it mentally not to kill me, but it didn't listen. I flinched as it lowered his head and started cutting my skin with the tip of its fang. It hurt like crazy so I scrunched my eyes closed. After a minute more of this, the pain stopped. My body was covered in scratches and Seto was standing over me. 'All this torture has made me hungry' he said menacingly, and my face paled as I realised what he'd implied. The magic cuffs were gone, and I tried to run but he grabbed me. I was lifted up until I was dangling above his open mouth. He lowered me until I was almost engulfed by his maw, but then someone shouted, I was put down then lifted, then I was gone.
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Marks POV
André struggled in my palm and his face was one of pure horror, then he sat up sharply, and I knew he was awake. I asked him what happened and he told me the story. It was disgusting and I was ready to kill Seto when I found out. I turned to tell Jewel, but she wasn't with me, then I remembered I left her in the bathroom. I tried to put André down, but he shook his head and clung to my finger, so I knew he was coming with me. I walked into the bathroom and saw Jewel sitting calmly on Seto's hand, talking. I cleared my throat, and Seto looked up, eyes changing from bright pink to a submissive grey. 'How could you?' I said to Seto, and he lowered his gaze 'How could you do that to me? Gaining my trust and then almost killing my best friend' I held up a shivering André for effect. 'If you're going to keep doing this, you can leave' When Seto looked up, he looked sad and confused, so Jewel spoke for him. 'Mark, don't make him leave. It wasn't him it was-' but I cut her off. 'How could it not be him? He was the only one on the room.' I asked her, surprised when she answered. 'He did it because he is a human turned giant. His human hate for giants has fuelled his power, and he got André because he was small and he knew he couldn't fight. I know Seto, he wouldn't do this on purpose so can you please forgive him?' I narrowed my eyes and glared at her, but she seemed sincere. Seto was looking at me hopefully, but I knew he couldn't go near André. 'Okay, I'll let you stay, but here are the conditions' I said, watching as Jewel looked at Seto pleadingly, but his face was set. 'What do I have to do?'
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Hi guys,
Sorry for the lateness in updating, but I was caught up in rehearsal and I wanted to make this chapter extra long. I hope you like the book, share and tell your friends. I want to get to 300 reads.

🐯Jewel🦁