Feros and the Underworld Prince by A.L. Bridges

Umm… this is exactly what it looks like… could you shut the door please?” I’m still vexed by Jarrett, so I decide to take the low road and tell my gut instinct to fuck off.
    Cheza looks like she was just slapped, and then she starts smiling broadly while slowly approaching me. She stands in front of me with a smile so broad that her eyes appear to be closed, not saying a word as I get off of Katie and stand up. I know that physical violence on her part is coming, mostly because of that insanely creepy smile.
    Whilst maintaining her creepy smile, Cheza lashes out. I block her right punch to my face using my left hand; block her knee to my groin using my right hand; and block the ice dagger in her left hand using my stomach… wait, that last one can’t really be considered blocking.
    ‘ I am so insanely proud of her!’ I think as I crumple to the floor. She was able to form an ice dagger in a place that has nearly zero humidity in a matter of seconds; plus she countered for my anticipation with a perfect double feint that left me wide open for her actual objective! I really want to kiss her… but I’m unable to with my current position in her life… maybe I would have been better off in the Underworld with amnesia.
    “ Holy shit, Rei!” Katie exclaims as Cheza storms out of the room.
    I stand and walk into Katie’s bathroom, where I yank out the knife and toss it in the sink; it will melt in a matter of minutes anyway.
    “ Cole! We need to get you to the hospital!” Katie says as she rushes over to me.
    “ Settle down Katie, I’ll be fine; it takes a lot more than that to kill me, see?” I say while showing her my stomach and its lack of bleeding.
    “ Alright, but doesn’t that hurt?” Katie asks.
    “ Well yeah, but I’ve had worse and this makes the second time I’ve been stabbed in my stomach this week and the fourth time overall; not to sound jaded, but maybe I’m just used to it?” I suggest as her eyes go wide.
    “ Well, I don’t think anyone can say that you’re boring!” Katie says with a slight giggle.
    “ That is true I suppose… by the way, why did you help me lie to Cheza like that?” I ask.
    “ I’m a little annoyed by how she’s been handling this situation and what she did to you by not telling you about Jarrett is ten times worse than what we just did so she can go ahead and be pissed at me!” Katie says with increasing amounts of emotion, followed by a few moments of silence while she calms down.
    “ Hey, so there’s this party on Friday night… do you feel like going to it with me?” Katie asks while looking slightly embarrassed.
    “ Sure, I don’t have any other plans for Friday anyway; here.” I tell her and hand her my phone so she can put her number in. She hands my phone back, I call her, and hang up immediately after it rings so that she has my number. We work on our chemistry assignment and Katie helps me get caught up on the past week while we wait for my clothes.
    “ Alright, well I need to get going to my psychology class.” I tell her after getting dressed, whilst slipping my shoes back on.
    “ Okay, see you tomorrow!” Katie exclaims as I grab my backpack and walk down the stairs. I see Cheza standing by the door, glaring at me.
    “ You know, sometimes I wish you would have just stayed in the Underworld.” Cheza whispers as I pass by her. I stop and turn towards her.
    “ What a coincidence, I was thinking the same thing not too long ago.” I say with a sad smile as Cheza’s face softens.
    “ Cole, I don’t…” Cheza starts as I exit the sorority house.
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    Chapter 13: Why do parties keep doing this to me?
    [September 12th]
    The next three days went by in a rather monotonous fashion. I would chat with Katie a little bit before class and we would work on our chemistry assignments after class. Apparently Cheza is still cross with Katie and is avoiding her. I drive home after my psychology class on Friday and head to my room