Short story: After Poison. (Fanfiction)

Part One # 2

The room was a compete mess. Arianas covers on her bed were rumpled and muddy with dirty footprints that practically blanketed the floor so that Kyra could barley see the actual colour that it was meant to be underneath.To top it off, it looked to Kyra that Fred's dog had been chewing on the contents of Ari's wardrobe making the once pristine dresses inside ripped and torn ,dripping with drool.

Well ,Kyra thought, Adri won't be upset about the ripped dresses,in fact, she will be ecstatic.

Kyra thought to herself that there's no way in hell she was getting blamed for this and that she almost undoubtedly could not fix this even if she did have a potion that could. Unfortunately she did not..

Kyra decided to retreat while she still could ,into the other room, and call the servants to clean it up which Ari should have done herself instead of shouting my name thought Kyra broodily.She was she was not in the best of moods due to her mothers incessant nagging about getting lessons to kindle her witches spark even though all Kyra wanted to do was smother it but knew she couldn't as it could help her find the person behind Adris' kidnapping and give her valuable insight into the future as Kyra was now constantly thinking about the Gypsies words that both paths lead to her death.

Kyra sarcastically thought,Well at least I know I have a bright future ahead of me.

"Well ",demanded Ariana," how am I going to cover this up?"

"Where is Fred anyway?".Adri ranted as she continued to pace in front of her destroyed bed covers.

"How should I know?"Kyra responded ,distantly, as she thought about possible potions that she could make and slowly backing out the room.

"Kyra,What's going on between you two?"Ariana asked Kyra.

Kyra had recently told Fred her plan to uncover the traitor behind Aris kidnapping but did not mention her future paths which in fact both led to her death.Ever since then Fred had insisted to help her even after her insistence to do it alone.

Kyra sighed just thinking about it makes me tired she said to herself under her breath.

"Kyra?" Ariana probed,still waiting for an answer to her previous question.

She never gives up thought Kyra bitterly though that's why Kyra and her got along so well as they both did the opposite of what everybody else wanted them to.

"Nothing." Kyra denyed."Why would you think there was something going on?"she bluffed and hoped that Ariana wasn't already onto her plan.

Nearly to the door,just a couple more inches kyra thought as she did not want to talk about this with Ari at the moment.She would eventually find out the truth  but this way Kyra would be long gone before Ari  could talk her out of it.

"Maybe because everyone saw you two kiss at the ball?But now your avoiding him.Why?"Aris' sarcastically said. Kyra stopped backing toward the door and actually gave Ariana her full attention for the first time in the entire conversation.

"Jeez ,Spanish inquisition much?"Kyra replied.

"Fine, if you won't answer then I'll just have to ask Fred" Said Ari as she walked towards the door.

Kyra panicked knowing that Fred couldn't keep a secret and knew he would tell Ari everything that Kyra had planned then the two of them would conspire together and convince her to let them go with her or they would follow her anyway.

Kyra quickly thought of a solution that would distract Ari enough that she would forget her current line of questioning though the plan had ten percent of being successful.

"I'm taking witch lessons "Kyra blurted out,knowing that Ari would recognise what a big deal it was to Kyra to taking a step to accepting herself as a witch and would immediately side track to talk about it though it was the last thing Kyra wanted to talk about.She hoped that Ari wouldn't figure out her true purpose for taking lessons.

Kyra quick thinking had it intended effect on Ari as she immediately retreated to stand in front of Kyra,beaming her approval.

"Really?", Ari exclaimed ,"but I thought that you hated the sight."Suspicion quickly crept into her expression.

"Duchess Genira is making me take them as part of my punishment for being cheeky and gallivanting", Kyra at this point using quotation marks to emphasis her take on her mother's opinion ,"as she put it around the forest for months" kyra blasély suggested as an excuse even though it barely had truth to it as Kyra could have gotten out of it if she truly tried.

Nothing like a little bit of sweet talk and grovelling couldn't accomplish to a certain someone such as (Father)Duke * as he had a soft spot in fact many soft spots. Kyra still couldn't fathom how father ended up with Duchess Genira being as she's the pinnacle of evil.

"Poor you"Ariana commented already thinking about something else. Kyra sighed in relief and continued to back towards the door.