Chapter 250 - Belle of the Ball (1)

Next day in the morning, the two of them came down to have breakfast together. Nate entered the dining with Ookashi. They were holding hands. Ookashi looked shy while Nate walked confidently to them. He sat down opposite Dmitri and Ookashi sat right next to him. 

As usual Dmitri had to ask shamelessly, "How was your night yesterday Ookashi? You had quite a lot of drinks." He was buttering his bread. 

Ookashi started coughing as she stared Dmitri. Nate rubbed her back and mentally communicated to Dmitri, "Dude, she is not comfortable with your shamelessness." 

"Ah!" he said. 

"Ookashi, why are you coughing? Did Nate not take good care of you? I mean we were expecting that he would mark you. When are you guys getting married?" Dmitri continued as he looked at Ookashi. 

Ookashi only became redder. Adrianna had to slap his shoulders to shut him up. She could see that the two of them were crazily in love with each other. She could read Ookashi's mind and knew that Ookashi was very confident about Nate. As a matter of fact she was looking forward to take him to her parents, although that wasn't required. 

Nate was filling her plate with fruits. After a nice breakfast, Dmitri and Adrianna had to walk back to the wizard realm. It was for the first time that Ookashi saw a portal. She was mesmerized, shocked and stunned. This was the most beautiful thing she had seen in her life – a portal of flowers. She wanted to pick the flowers but Adrianna stopped her. "If you pick even one flower, the portal will open in a different unknown location." 

Ookashi made a sad face and retracted her hand. "See you soon," she waved them goodbye and looked at Nate. "Let's go back to your place."

"Why? Let's walk in the gardens here," he insisted. He was afraid that he might give her more bruises. 

"No!" she said and she pulled him to his house. She was getting addicted to him. 

When Adrianna and Dmitri walked in the wizard realm in the royal palace, Fleur was there ready for them to escort them to the third level along with her team of security. She had taken special permission from Isidorus to be with Liam for just one day. Although she hadn't expected, but Isidorus had permitted her to her utter surprise. 

Isidorus was also there. 

Adrianna greeted him and Dmitri nodded. 

"My queen, can I have a private audience?" he said. 

Adrianna frowned. Then she nodded and went ahead as Dmitri went to the garden. 

While walking to the main hall, Isidorus said, "It seems that Mihr might approve your offer."

"How do you know?" 

"He had asked his daughter Nefasky to be cordial with you and extend her help to you during the competition."

"Hmm… I could see the change in demeanor during the competition." 

"Well, we still need to wait and watch. He is known to he hot tempered and a long-time friend of Cy," replied Isidorus. "Also I had another request."

"Sure, what is it Isidorus?" 

"I heard that Dmitri ended up buying a huge amount of jewelry for you."

"Yes," Adrianna chuckled as she flaunted her ring. 

"The treasury of the wizard kingdom has jewelry worth trillions of human currency and it is all there for the king and queen. You shouldn't have bought it." 

Adrianna looked at Isidorus with wide eyes. Trillions of human currency! 

As if he had read her mind, he said, "Yes, it is the biggest in all the realm and is hidden in a place where no one can go. It is stored in sixteen rooms." 

Adrianna's jaw dropped. 

Isidorus got up and said "Time to go Adrianna. Enjoy the winter carnival. But remember that you shouldn't fall for any tricks."

Adrianna looked at the place where he disappeared, her mouth wide open. 

She walked outside in a daze and found Fleur talking to Dmitri. The moment she came out, Dmitri hopped in the carriage. He looked at her and asked, "What happened? Did Isidorus say something?" 

"He asked me not to buy more jewelry. He said that there is a lot in the treasury here." 

"That sneaky old bastard!" Dmitri shouted. "Why does he spy so much? I will give my wife whatever I want to."

Adrianna grinned at her husband. "Dmitri you are so adorable." 

"Remove adorable and add s.e.xy." 

Adrianna laughed. 

The carriage was flying through various levels. Adrianna saw the second level was now covered with a thin sheet of ice. As the carriage was flying, the second level beautiful beneath them. The ice had fallen on the trees and on top of the home. Some of the trees were trying to shake the snow off them as though in irritation. When they shook, the birds would come flying out and then again go back inside them when they had shaken the snow away. Adrianna laughed. It was truly magical, like a fairy kingdom. Slowly the carriage descended to the third level, which was completely covered in snow. It looked as though there was not a place that was left where the snow had acc.u.mulated. 

The carriage landed on a relatively plain area between the woods. Adrianna came out and Dmitri followed her. Fleur had cast a spell on them and they were now covered with appropriate clothes. "Which way?" asked Adrianna. 

Fleur guided them to the carnival. They had walked only a few meters when Dmitri saw Liam walking towards them. He joined them and the four of them walked into the celebrations of the winter carnival. 

It was daytime, but there were lights everywhere. The trees were lit up with white lights giving the impression of tiny stars trying to stay fixed on the trees. 

Children were sledding, there were people gathered around to see local matches between different types of beasts. The third level was where most of the population of the wizard world lived. That place was lively, much livelier than the town, which Adrianna frequented in her realm. As she walked she started getting all the more interested. 

Suddenly, all of them came to a standstill. There was a huge poster that said, "Belle of the Ball Competition".

"Let us participate," said Fleur as she remembered that she had participated last time also.