A Fire Inside

Chapter 13 Goodnight

A/N: Sorry its taken a while to update my mental health has not been stellar, but I'm back in action. :) Hopefully this chapter is okay for you guys. I tried really hard on it. Chapter 14 should be coming next week. Its a Holiday themed chapter <3 Let me know what you guys think.

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I watched Sera's panicked expression as she looked at the picture projected onto the wall.
"Who..who would do this?" Ariel asked.
"I don't know." I replied. "But I assure you, we will find out."
"Hey.. you okay you kinda just freaked and ran out on me.." Jefferson said and put his arm around Sera's shoulders. It took everything I had not to snap that little bastard in half.
"Alright, everyone listen to me!" I shouted catching the attention of the students. "Everyone is to go into the dining hall immediately. Everyone must be accounted for!" I instructed and with help from the staff, the students began filing out of the ballroom to go to the dining hall everyone except for Sera, August, Jefferson, Ariel, and Elsa who were all still staring at the pictures on the wall.
"That includes you lot." I sighed.
"Come on Stark." Jefferson said and they began making their way out of the ballroom Sera's face was so much paler she was almost transparent.

I joined Emma for head count, making sure everyone was accounted for and no students were missing. I hoped this was some really fucked up prank, but deep down I knew that it wasn't.
"Everyone accounted for?" I asked.
"Yes. Everyone's here. We'll start questioning in the morning and we will rotate shifts watching the dorms all night. Zelena, and Tink are walking the grounds, making sure all is safe." Emma said. "Gold is checking up on Sera's family to make sure everyone is okay there."
"Don't you think we should let Sera know?" I asked.
"We will when we know. The last thing we need is Sera getting scared and trying to leave to go see them."
"Aye, lets not let that happen." I sighed. "We'll start questioning students in the morning but tonight there is something that needs to be dealt with.." I said. "Start letting everyone go back to their dorms."

I made my way through the students to where Sera, and her group were.
"All is clear, everyone is to go back to their dorms." I said.
"Do you know who did this?" Elsa asked.
"No. I don't know anything at the moment." I shook my head.
"How are we supposed to just go to bed? Our friend is in danger." August said.
I sighed.
"Mr. Booth, I don't have the answers to your questions, but rest assured that no one is any danger tonight, the school has been searched and secured while you were all in here. Now, everyone to their dorms, I won't say it again."
Everyone stood up.
"Actually, Miss Stark, Mr. Hatt..I need a word with both of you."
"Me?" Jefferson scoffed. "I don't have anything to do with th-"
"Just shut up and sit down." I barked. Sera looked at me with eyes begging me to just calm down. The others couldn't seem to get away from the table fast enough.
"How are you feeling Stark?" I asked. "Light headed? Foggy? Maybe a little floaty?"
"Well.. I did just see my face with the words your next, next to a picture of Wendy Darling.. But I was feeling that way before that." She shrugged.
"That would be because you were glamoured." I said and glared at Jefferson who shrunk down in his chair.

"What?" Sera asked.
"You've been enchanted Stark, likely by a potion slipped into your drink. It makes you out of control of your own thoughts, movements, everything really."
Sera turned her hurt expression to Jefferson.
"Is it true?" She asked.
Jefferson sighed.
"Yes, but Sera I only-"
"Save your breath." Sera scoffed. "Am I good to go?" She asked turning to me.
"Sera wait!" Jefferson pleaded.
"Yes, Stark. Straight to the dorms." I said.
"Aye Aye Captain.." She mumbled and walked away from the table with her arms crossed.
"Come on man why did you have to do that?" Jefferson sighed and put his head in his hands. "It wasn't what it looked like!"
"You're lucky this school is on lockdown Mr. Hatt because if it were up to me you'd be thrown out tonight." I said and turned on my heels walking away from him.