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To Be A Master Of Incantations
~WILLOW~
“Don’t you dare laugh.”
That was easier said than done as my eyes stared at the piece of paper that was beginning to shake along with the rest of my body. My snickers were desperately begging to be freed. I was fighting hard, especially with Neo on my left and Milo on my right as the three of us peered at the paper Viktor had offered to us.
“Willow,” Viktor threatened. He knew I was slipping every second I continued to stare at this reflection of craftmanship. I tried to think of something to say -not the truth, but something that would make it so I wouldn’t have to say the truth about the matter -but the longer I tried, the harder it was to stop myself from actually losing myself in merry laughter.
Don’t laugh. Don’t…laugh. Don’t…
Of all of us, I didn’t think my very wolf would howl in pure amusement and begin to roll all over the floor of my subconscious in obvious mockery.
That ended me.
My snickers turned into hollering laughter as the gleeful sound echoed against the training walls of the private gym. Neo was next to snicker, triggered by my obvious defeat as I pointed at the paperback and screamed, “IS THAT A FUCKING TRIANGLE?!”
Now Milo lost it which was such a shame because he was trying so hard to keep his cool, but none of us could do that anymore as we stared at Viktor's attempt to draw magic symbols. They looked like shapes you learned in kindergarten.
“We…shouldn’t…laugh,” Milo tried to reason but he was so fucking gone. I was already on the floor, laughing so hard tears streamed down my face, and my stomach clenched in agony.
“Fuck! This hurts more than being punched in the fucking gut,” I whined.
“If this was a test as to whether we’d go to hell, we’d all be fucked,” Neo reasoned as he tried to stop laughing.
“Sign me the fuck up and let’s go grab the rest of the crew. We’re going on a fucking field trip to hell!” I encouraged in between giggles. “Oh man, Viktor. This was brilliant. You made my fucking week! No, no, no. Month! Actually no! YEAR!”
“We should frame this,” Milo reasoned.
“If you put this brilliant masterpiece on the wall, I assure you Viktor will steal it, burn it, and make sure not a single ash is left existing in this world,” I teased and tried to breathe. “Ah fucking Goddess, that was too good.”
“No hard feelings, Viktor,” Milo tried to suggest as he wiped away his own tears of joy. “I bet you tried hard but…I think it’s best someone else places these incantations on Willow.”
“Hmph,” Viktor huffed and glared down at me. “I’m gonna kick your fucking ass when we begin training.”
“Awww,” I whined. “Don’t do that. I’m a fragile being. A sacred temple. Unless we’re talking about sex.”
That got Neo chuckling while Milo groaned and shook his head.
“What?” I reasoned. “Every girl loves wild, heart-pumping sex with a dose of pain.”
Viktor shook his head as he rolled his eyes. “Get up already.”
“I just got down here. You can’t be mad at me,” I whined but sat up to rest my elbows on my knees. “So how is this whole incantation tattooing shit gonna work if Viktor isn’t marking me up?”
The four of us were in a private gym located in Neo’s controlled district.
With Dimitris helping out with going through the never-ending list of business deals and candidates, my break was meant for me to come over and get some training in.
I’d yet to do really anything when it came to pushing myself physically, and I knew it was going to bite me in the ass today and over the next couple of days.
Milo was apparently really good at making fitness plans and said he could make one that would give me a balance in all the departments - physical, magic, shifter abilities, and even mental exercises to ensure I was in a good mental space.
Neo wanted to join in watching me because he apparently “missed” seeing me in short-shorts and a sports bra -and with my added hairstyle, I looked like some badass boxer about to get rammed up against the ring ropes like in a porn scenario. Men and their vivid imaginations.
Milo admitted that he wished to come along since he hadn’t been in a gym for a long time and was actually getting a bit antsy in general. We were all due for a run, but finding the time to just race through the forest was getting trickier.
