Chapter 46 - Chose to believe it's a bluff

Diana followed Aroma from behind slowly, she couldn't believe her ears.

They walked for quite a while, passing by few people, all busy doing one thing or the other, which of course is related to training of some sort.

"Who are those people?" Diana asked.

"They were all trainees, they are the people you will share quarters with, just don't give them the cold shoulder and be a good girl. That way I'm sure things are going to turn out well as they were all good people." Aroma said.

"I'm not like that, i should be worried about them willing to share their space with me." Diana replied.

Aroma scoffed, "because your face isn't pleasing?" she asked.

"Yes, but I don't care if they do not like me either, i never do." She replied.

"If it's about look, you will be surprised later." Aroma replied, not saying more than that.

Diana didn't think much about what Aroma said. To her, she always felt like she got the worst look ever.

They finally got to a large area of land, looking ahead, Diana saw a big house, even bigger than the boss and Senior's. It was built in a dormitory like form, tons of windows like she's looking at a big cooperation from the outside. Everything is just wow!.

Getting to the entrance, there sat an old woman with a brown cute cat on her lap, "Maddie." Aroma greeted the woman.

Maddie smiled at Diana instead of Aroma who greeted her, which made Diana felt awkward as the woman caught her staring at her cat. She bowed her head slightly, as a sign of respect.

"A newbie hun?" the woman asked.

"She's mine," Aroma boasted, which made the woman take a good look at  Diana once again.

"You seem excited about her, any gist for this old woman?" She asked Aroma.

Aroma happily pat Diana's back, "no gist, she's just interesting." She replied.

Diana cried internally at the impact of the pat, 'how can a woman be this strong, she felt like she got hit by a piece of metal junk, but still endured the pain, putting on a calm expression."

Unknown to her, it was intended. The old woman chuckled and stroke her cat fur lovingly, "She is." she agreed with Aroma. But deep inside she's worried about Diana, the way Aroma seem excited is unusual, which made her pity Diana, she's gonna have a rough training.

"Who is she?" Diana asked as they made their way in.

"She was saved by the former boss and brought here, she's not a warrior but she's a wise woman, and a nice one too, so whenever you feel like talking to someone, you can talk to her and also ask her anything about this place." She replied.

Diana felt her heart squeezed a bit, she had no idea why, probably because Aroma made it sound like she won't be there for her when she's actually liking her kindness towards her at the moment.

"What about you? I can't talk to you?" Diana asked.

Aroma slap the back of her head lightly, "don't let me get into your head, but what I teach you. I go on missions often, with or without the boss, so I usually don't have free time to chit-chat, not with my trainee, even if I wish to." She said.

"If we talk much after today, it will be about your training." She added.

Diana nodded, she should realize at this point that not everyone who appears kind to her will stick with her to the end. Saying that everyone in her life will be that loyal will make Diana feel better, but she would know in her heart that absolutely no one does.

Aroma assigned her a room, where she will share with some people she hadn't met and help her get a key to her private space.

They share rooms because they were trainees and the door is always unlocked, since their teachers can come at anytime to test them. But they each have a private room, which they can use anytime except sleeping in at night. Which made the room extra neat, except the marks of dagger slash on the iron bed stands.

"Don't enjoy sleeping too much Diana, as you might wake up with one of your fingers missing, I won't tolerate laziness." This warning given to Diana while they were inside the room assigned to her kept ringing in her ears as they made their way back to the senior quarter. 'She's kidding right?' she asked in her head, looking at Aroma model figure beside her, she looks too hot to do something that cruel in Diana's mind. She chose to believe it's just a bluff.

Her expression changes when Ethan and Nathan figure approaches from afar, her heartbeat increases, and again she felt pissed at herself, she wanted to just turn around and run away, even though it's inside her heart, she felt embarrassed, it's like everyone could hear it. She just couldn't believe herself, she couldn't help but wonder what triggered the feeling once again in her head.

Immediately they got closer to each other, Ethan spoke with a straight face, "let's go get your stuff and leave."

Nathan expression changed, which Diana caught before she could digest the content of Ethan word. She felt fear gripped her heart and shivers running down her spine.

"Ethan! I told you she can't leave." He said, looking enraged.

"She doesn't belong here." Ethan replied, and walked toward Diana, "let's go" he said to her.

Before Diana could reply "come here." Nathan motion for Diana to come toward him.

Aroma face changed as she understand quite well that this isn't going to be funny, she knew that look and knows what follows after it.

Diana found herself walking toward Nathan as instructed, her inside shaking with fear, she had no idea why this guy made her feel fear, she is not the type to shivered at someone's command, but here she was, trying to calm down, when her head is screaming 'run away from him'.

Ethan was stunned by Diana's action, he watch her walk toward where Nathan stood.

Before they realize what was happening, Diana back was pressed against Nathan chest, his left arm around her neck, choking her. Diana reach for the strong arm around her neck, her eyes turning red.

"F*ck!" Aroma cursed internally.

"Nathan!" Ethan growled.

"Now brother, will you only listen to reasoning after you see her dead?" Nathan asked with a smile.

"Let her go!" Ethan growled.

"You take a step closer and I will deliver her corpse to you, then you can leave with it." Nathan replied, not looking like he's kidding.

But Ethan refused to get threatened, he refused to believe Nathan will do what he said.

Seeing Ethan not taking Nathan seriously, and about to walk toward him, Aroma cursed again and went in front of him, "he meant it." She said, but was shocked when Ethan tried to walk past her.

Aroma tried to stop him again, which result in the two of them exchanging blows. Ethan was surprise by Aroma strength, despite the fact that she's only blocking his blows, not really fighting him.