Hellbound With You (WN)

”What do you think you are you doing? ” Zeres ’ voice echoed out lowly as soon as he opened his eyes.

The girl before him gasped and she smiled at him awkwardly, being caught in that compromising situation that she was secretly sketching him without his permission. ”G-good morning… sir. ” She said, hugging the sketch pad tightly in her arms, a little afraid that he would snatch it from her and tear it in anger.

Zeres sighed and rose from where he was seated. He did not expect that he would actually end up falling asleep on the floor like this and the sun was even rising now.

He looked at the girl again, seeing that she was still forcing an awkward smile as she looked up at him.

”What ’s your name? ” he asked, and she blinked, taken aback that he would actually want to know her name.

”I… Iryz. ”

”Iryz… ” Zeres echoed, ”you know me, right? ”

She blinked again, then she shook her head, causing Zeres to narrow his eyes slightly. ”But you know that I ’m a witch… ”

When she nodded, Zeres leaned against the window behind him. ”No wonder you ’re not freaking out upon seeing a stranger in your room, ” he commented, ”seems that you know a lot about witches. ”

”Yes. I learned a lot about witches from my grandmother. ” He could sense her excitement as she told him that.

”Calliste? ”

She tilted her head and thought for a moment. ”Nope… her name ’s not Calliste. Her name is Diana. You are here to look for her, right? ”

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”You ’re saying that your grandmother, the witch who lives here is named Diana and not Calliste? ”

Iryz nodded again. ”But Diana ’s not here anymore. She disappeared three years ago and had never come back after that. ” Her voice became a little sullen as she said that. ”I was waiting for a witch to come here but no one came until now. ”

Zeres threw his head back and sighed, a little exasperated after hearing her explanation. Now things were not going smoothly yet again. This girl did not seem to be lying at all and if that was really the case… this search was not over yet!

”What ’s your name? Are you… the king of the witches? Wait… but grandma said witches do not have kings. ” Her brows scrunched up as she muttered to herself.