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X | 'plan'

Adryan walked out of the building after getting his promotion, he needed fresh air especially after purposely changing his tone in speaking to sound natural. Well, other than fresh air, he wanted to see Helena, too. He went to the forest and sighed.

By the forest, he heard a shuffling sound yet again, he was sure it was Helena, he had always known. A hand grabbed him by his tie without seconds, like the second time they met.

"Welcome back, darling. Or should I say, sir," Helena grinned, letting go and bowing down when he was swallowed deep in the forest, so nobody could see them.

"It's nice to see you too, Hel," Adryan neatened his tie again. smiling as he didn't have to put on an act here.

"It's a pleasure," her grin didn't leave her face, instead, her grin grew wider.

"Why do you keep stalking me..." he frowned while rolling his eyes.

"Sorry, your life's too interesting," she laughed, dusting some cat fur that was sitting on her shoulders.

"Much more interesting than yours?" He asked, smiling at his own words, leaning forwards with his hands on his back.

She chuckled and pushed him away with her palm on his chest. "No, my life's interesting, you're in it, so of course, I'd love to see what's happening in your life."

Adryan looked at her up and down with a smirk playing on his lips, "delightful, glad to know I'm actually in your life."

"I didn't mean it," she shook her head, she refused to admit that her cheeks were red, or so Adryan thought. "Anyway-"

"Ah yes, back to talking about my very interesting life." 

"Shut up," she rolled her eyes, yep, she was hiding her red cheeks by shaking her head from time to time, and that was something Adryan would definitely keep in mind. "So, he wants you to help him capture me?"

Adryan faked a cough. "Force," he corrected.

"Ooh, well then, do you wanna seem smart?" Helena asked.

"I am smart," Adryan rose his eyebrows, trying to make out what she was saying - not like he didn't understand, he wanted to tease.

"Prove you're smart," she sighed, "damn it, I hate it when you act like someone above me."

"Nicer people go to Lydon, Lydon's higher than any of the other realms," he grinned.

"You're not in Lydon, sir," she raised her eyebrows as if to say 'what's your point exactly?' 

"Well, I sure am in Anmon, and this realm is average, whilst you're from the bottom," he smirked, causing her to roll her eyes again and push him.

"Yes sir," she went to turn around and walk over to a tree. 

"Don't call me that," he sighed before heading to where she's at.

"You said you're higher than me and yet you don't want me to refer to you as your title?" She turned back to see him and leaned against the tree.

"Actually, you said it."

"I missed the confusing idiotic you," she frowned.

"Just got used to how you speak, I like acting my voices out, practising, you know?" He grinned, chuckling slightly when he stood closer to Helena by the minute.

"Right, okay since you don't want to answer my question, I'll just say it, I have a plan," she stared up at him and used her pointer finger to push him away.

"What, capture you?" He raised an eyebrow.

"Well, technically yes," she grinned, slightly hinting at him about what was going to happen - it was supposed to be obvious, of course.

"Oh, dark arts again, sure," he parted his lips to say something more, but he shut it again and exhaled.

"You're getting smart," she sent a puff of magic for it to hit his nose, and he laughed. "Yes, magic will be needed."

"I like to predict things," he traced over where the magic had hit and grinned.

"I'm gonna duplicate myself and you're gonna capture my duplicate," she said, slightly relaxing her back on the tree.

"Straight to the point, delightful," he went to stuff his hands in his pockets.

"You're addicted to that word," she glared at him almost like she was offended, but of course, she wasn't, she was playing with him again. 

"I know, and that's delightful," he picked it up quickly, tilting his head to glare at her as well, smiling.

"Goes both ways. You can capture me tomorrow night, and make sure to prepare a cosy cell for me, sir," she said.

"Number one, I told you not to call me that," he sighed, "number two, everyone would know we're friends if I gave you a special cell, especially a cosy one," he took one of his hands out of his pockets and lifted his pointer, middle and ring finger, "and number three, people would think we have a connection if we go that fast."

"Don't you want people to know that you're powerful? Don't you want people to see how fast you could accomplish things? Doesn't someone already know about us?" She asked, to make a point.

"Oh, you and your stalker's brain again, how delightful. Yes, yes, and yes, but Lucius has put it down now, he understands," he said, already feeling his heart thumping rapidly once he mentioned his name.

"Don't you think he'd tremble to death when he finds out that you're working with the devil?"

"...yes, but we wouldn't kill him, right?" 

"Your decisions, I'm only the side character that helps you along your way," she shrugged.

"Don't tell me you stalked me at the start when I was in your little trap too," he shook his head in disbelief, but it was all a joke.

"You told me not to tell you," she shrugged again, fiddling with her emerald ring that was put on her ring finger.

"Oh goddess, how do you focus on two things at once?" He asked, causing her to raise her eyebrows and blink.

"And I thought you were growing smarter by the influence of mine," she chuckled, so softly that Adryan almost thought she was being serious.

"Dark arts, delightful," he nodded as if to say 'of course, it had to be magic again'. 

"That word again," she said with the tiniest hint of annoyance.

"Don't care."

"Back to the point, you're going to follow my plan anyways. I ask you, what's the plan?" She grinned, beckoning him to say it.

"Give you a signal that you have to plot your duplicate somewhere and I'll take my army with me to capture your clone," he babbled.

"And?" She wiggled her eyebrows, looking like a tease.

He sighed. 'I'm gonna need you to pay for this,' he muttered, "get you a special cell."

"Thanks!"