In the Heavens

Chapter fifty

Now back at Alfea, Isadora, Stella, Flora and Musa, all branched out on their own to start preparing the school for the party. Since Isadora wasn't assigned to any specific task, she took that as an opportunity to return to their apartment and drop her shopping bags before searching for Bloom, whom she was told had finally returned from Gardenia. 

As she walked up the stairs, she couldn't help but notice a head of blonde hair standing at the top of the staircase of the dormitory wing. Curious, Isadora quickened her pace until she came face to face with them. 

Instead of one person standing at the top as she initially believed, there were two: Diaspro, if her memory served correctly, along with her brother, whose name was on the tip of her tongue and yet she couldn't recall. 

When Diaspro noticed the familiar brunette, she scoffed under her breath and turned her nose up at the girl. "You're familiar with Andreas, right?" 

She nodded her head, slowly coming to a complete stop at the top of the stairs. "Why exactly are you looking for him?" She asked, tilting her head to the side as she stared at the blonde princess who looked at her with contempt. 

Diaspro scoffed as she looked Isadora up and down before responding. "Why the fiancée of Prince Sky is looking for his sworn shield is not the business of a commoner. So, if you don't mind?" 

Isadora scoffed under the scrutinizing glare of the princess. "Well, for starters, Andreas goes by his given name of Lucian. And secondly, I do believe that it becomes the 'business of a commoner' when the person in question that you're searching for is my brother, even if I don't know where he is. And lastly, Lucian is no longer Prince Sky's sworn shield." 

Diaspro said nothing, allowing Isadora to sidestep the princess, when she was stopped by her brother. "I apologize for my sister's dishonorable behavior; it is rather deplorable. But I do believe that her curiosity comes from a good place. She's simply searching for the boy that was once in charge of the prince's protection." 

"And who are you?" 

"Prince Hyacinth, the older brother of Princess Diaspro." 

Isadora made a noise as she fought the urge to roll her eyes as she stared at the blonde prince with a look of disinterest. "And like I told your sister; I don't know where my brother is." Fed up with the conversation, Isadora made a move to walk past Hyacinth when he grabbed her arm. 

"Look here, you're worth less than the dirt on the bottom of my shoe. So, if I or my sister demand something of you, then you'd better get it done." 

Her jaw ticked as she felt her fingertip burning with magic. Discreetly, she summoned a minuscule ball of energy and fired it to the side of the prince's head. He frantically released her arm to rub his head. 

"I don't know who you or your sister seem to think you are but let that be the last time you ever place your hand on me ever again," Isadora scoffed, turning on her heel and storming away from the siblings without a second thought. 

When she finally arrived at her apartment, she pushed the door open and slammed it behind her, not caring for the way it reverberated throughout the enclosed space. 

Just as she tossed her shopping bags to the ground, Bloom, who Isadora had originally planned to go search for after she put down her bags, came barreling around the corner, fully alert. 

But when she noticed that it was only Isadora, and not an intruder, she quickly calmed down. 

"Why are we slamming things?" She asked. 

Isadora kicked off her shoes and gestured towards the door. "I ran into Diaspro and her brother on my way here. They were looking for Lucian, but I had no idea where he was, so I told them that."