game of deception | jenlisa

xii.

Lisa's eyes were wide in surprise when Jennie was suddenly torn away from her. Her jaw drops when Jennie was practically slapped in front of her own eyes. To make things even more shocking, the one that threw hands was none other than Irene.

"You fucking bitch." Irene says through gritted teeth.

Jennie simply blinks in surprise and massages her jaw due to the impact. Irene was about to throw another slap when Lisa stood up to stop her.

"Irene, wait." Lisa rasps.

Irene notices the tears on her face, her eyes narrowed. "Step aside, I'm fucking pissed." she snaps.

"Stop it Irene!" Lisa holds her back.

"I've never seen you cry, Lisa! I leave you with this bitch for a day and I suddenly see you like this?!" she yaps.

"She's not the reason why I'm crying. I'm crying because of my mother." Lisa hurriedly explains. "Don't be mad at Jennie, she defended me this whole time."

Irene stopped charging at Jennie but she remained tense. "But still, Chaeyoung told me you're going to get sent to the Underworld. It never would've happened if it wasn't for her." she hisses.

"It was her duty to take me here. The punishment I received was out of her hands. Look, Jennie has been nothing but nice to me this whole time. You should apologize for hurting her." Lisa sighs.

Irene sighs in disbelief buts he still doesn't spare the daughter of Ares a glance. Instead, she embraces Lisa. "Gosh, I was so worried for you. I'm glad you're okay."

Lisa relaxes in her hold. "I'm glad you're okay too."

"I thought I'd never see you again. I'm sorry. I'm sorry for assigning her as your target. It's my fault that we're caught. You deserve a lighter punishment than me." the older quickly says.

"Irene, we both know that we'll eventually get caught. Perhaps it really was time." Lisa says.

Irene gives her a small smile. "Your hair," she brushes her fingers through the younger's locks. "and your eyes too."

Lisa blinks in confusion before stepping near the lake to look at his reflection. "Shouldn't I be back to normal right now? I'm no longer at Olympus." she asks.

"It was your first time to receive the blessing so you're stuck like that for a week." Irene says. "I wasn't even able to fully notice it since I was too furious."

Lisa then looks towards Jennie. She crouches in front of the other. "Are you alright?"

Jennie nods but Lisa sees a cut on her lower lip. She gives Irene a piercing stare. "You owe her an apology."

"What?" Irene exclaims. "She tricked you, captured you and took you here. Why should I apologize?"

"She helped me." Lisa simply says. "She was loyal to her mission but she remained nice to me. He even met Ella and the other kids. She defended me from Hermes and his kids too."

Irene couldn't believe what she heard in the first place. "She met the kids?" she asks, eyes wide.

"She finished her mission but she allowed me to finish mine too. I owe her for that." Lisa explains. "Minus the restrainers, she never really treated me like a prisoner."

Irene looks at her in disbelief. "Look at you. It's like you have Stockholm Syndrome."

"It's not like that." Lisa counters.

Irene rolls her eyes. "Whatever." she marches towards Jennie and holds out a hand. "I believe we are not yet properly introduced. I am Irene, daughter of Eros. I am Lisa's best friend ."