The Half Heir

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     It has been three days since i met Rajah. The days have not been easy. But the best part was when i arrived for the family dinner with Rajah by my side, Lucia and King Lucas looked like they just saw a ghost. Catherine loves Rajah. Edwin is a little weary of him but i think he will warm up to him soon. Cheryl and Elena were both very curious about me learning witchcraft. They wanted to know every single detail.

    It is kinda weird watching Cheryl and Elena. I mean they both look and seem so different. I have no idea how they both are still on speaking terms. How have they forgotten and forgiven everything they had done? Maybe that is what unconditional love is. Loving eachother no matter what. I dont think i would be able to do that. And also i dont feel like warming up to them. Not yet. The wounds are still too fresh.

    So i do what anyone would do. I distract myself. I train with Lucia, then rest for an hour and then train with Anna. Anna has given me a book where i write all the spells i learn. Remembering spells and what they do isnt easy but i am not going to give up. And i think i have started gaining a little muscle. Lucia has been kinda tolerable as well. We both still snarl and fling insults at eachother. But it is not all hate.

   I know she manipulated me and hurt Andrian and she might not be pure evil. But i cant help but hope that she might not be all bad. I mean what if she just did what she had to for making sure that i would save the world. I hope that what i am thinking is true. I would hate for her to be pure evil. Everyone has some kind of goodness in them. Like look at Klaus Mikaelson or Katherine Peirce.

   So i am kinda waiting to see that streak of goodness within Lucia. But my hope died when i saw the expression on her face as she entered the training grounds. She looked like she was on a mission to tear someone into shreds. I gulped, feeling really scared. That face meant that i would leave this place in pieces. I looked up and prayed that i dont die.

   She stormed towards me, everyone literally running away from her. This is bad. Really bad.
 
   "2000 squats and burpees now! You half breed!" She spat, her voice so venemous it felt like she was actually spewing poison.
  
    I tried not to show how much i hated what she said and just nodded at her before doing as she asked. If i made a face or did not do as she asked, she would make it twice as worse. I knew better than to test her. So i just start with the squats. After i cross 1500, my body starts protesting. It hurts like fuck but i keep pushing myself. After i am done with the squats, i sit down for five minutes.

   I wince and grit my teeth as i sit down. God it hurts so much. I close my eyes and focus on my magic. I immediately feel Rajah's magic. He is sitting at one side of the training room, keeping an eye on everything. I focused on our magic and willed it to heal me and take the pain away. This was something i had taught myself.

    Slowly, the pain started fading away.  I sighed when i was done. The healing that i performed right now wouldnt have been possible if i didnt have Rajah monitoring and guiding me. I opened my eyes and got up. I smiled at Rajah and then started with the burpees. After doing that, i literally collapsed on the ground. I closed my eyes and worked on healing myself.

   "Always so dramatic little princess. Sometimes i wonder how easily i could break you. It would be so easy. You are so terribly naive. You gave up your freedom just for a boy. If that wasnt pathetic enough, you are willing to do everything it takes to get ready to kill your own father. I dont understand why everyone thinks you are so special. You are just another filthy half breed. You dont even deserve to be alive. Now i am put up to babysit you. I cant believe how anyone can think you can do anything in your life." Lucia says to me.

   Ouch. Now that was a little too harsh. That hurt. I open my eyes, done healing myself. I have no idea what i have done to make Lucia hate me so much. It just cannot be because i am a half-vampire. There is more to the story. There is so much more. I look at her. Her teeth are bared at me. So much hate. Her entire life would be filled with hate. I wonder if she had ever felt happy. I dont hate her. I pity her.

   "Cat got your tongue princess? No retorts or insults? Or are you finally accepting the truth?" She asks me, smirking.

   "Which truth are you talking about Lucia. There are many truths around here." I reply, my voice smooth.

   I have played this game a lot of times. I know how to get people to speak what is actaully on their mind. I had a lot of free time while i was being home schooled. I learnt a thing or two about people. About how to get them talking. About how to use their anger and hate against them. All i had to do was keep Lucia talking. And then i would find out what was actually bothering her.

  "The truth about how you are such a waste.  People have sacrificed so much for you but you are not worthy of that. You will never be worthy of all of that. You are just filth. I dont know why anyone cant see that." She says.

   God this girl has serious issues. I really wonder who did this to her. No one learns to hate own their own. Hate is taught. It is engraved into people. Lucia does not hate me because of me. She hates me because of someone else. She thinks i am unworthy and filthy because she is taught to think that way. I wonder who teaches her all of this. Well i have a good guess : King Lucas.

   I laugh at Lucia. Her smirk disappears when i do that. I guess she was expecting me to burst into tears. Poor Lucia.

    "Why do think i am unworthy of people's love and sacrifice? Why do you think i am nothing more than filth?" I ask her, sitting up and folding my legs. Well i will have to get comfortable because this is going to take a lot of time.

   "Because you have never done anything to earn it! You have friends and family who would do anything to save you! But you dont deserve it. You havent done anything to deserve it. You killed your own grandmother as soon as you were born and then your grandfather. You almost killed Cheryl. Catherine and Edwin would have lost there lives. For you, Andrian sacrificed himself. But what have you done for all of them? Nothing." She says, stalking closer to me.

   I feel like someone had just stabbed me. I had been avoiding thinking about all of these deaths that were my fault. She is right. I have not done anything to deserve it or be worthy of it. But neither can i just sit and regret my life. That is why i have been doing everything that is required of me. I have been working my ass off so that i could atleast not casue anymore trouble for anyone.

    I look away from Lucia, tears welling up in my eyes. I close my eyes and take deep breaths. Everything is ok. You are going to be fine. Everything is going to be fine. You are going to earn it all.

   "Do you want me to maul her face off little one?" Rajah asks in my head. I laugh, immediately feeling better.

   Nop. I have got this. I am going to make her hurt. I dont need to maul her face off to make her hurt. I can make her regret her life without even getting off the ground.

   "I am going to relish seeing that." Rajah replies, laughing a deep laugh.

   I open my eyes and smile at him. I turn towards Lucia and smirk at her. She gave me all her weaknesses and insecurities while she was trying to hurt me. I know exactly why she said all of that. But she crossed a line and i am going to make her pay for it.

   "Lucia thank you so much for enlightening me with all my faults. Now lets talk about your shall we?" I tell her, leaning forward and smirking.

   This was going to be so much fun.