Chapter 23

"I'm after holy blood," replied Ace still with a smile that was difficult to interpret.

Theresia's face turned sour, she looked down at Ace with an intimidating look. "Aren't you kidding?" he asked doubtfully, because he just wanted to open his heart to Ace but if it's true then Theresia will definitely undo it.

Ace got up from his seat, he was standing right in front of Theresia. His eyes were fixed on every inch of Theresia's face. Then replied, "Yes, I'm serious."

Theresia took a few steps back as Ace approached. "What do you want?" he asked while pushing Ace's chest not to be too close.

Smile returned to Ace's face, he leaned closer to Theresia's ear. "I'm after you, not to take holy blood. But to make you a part of my life forever," he whispered beside Theresia's ear.

Theresia suddenly became a statue in her place, her cheeks flushed red because of Ace's actions. Theresia turned her face away, hiding her smile so that Ace wouldn't see it. Moments later, Theresia pushed Ace's chest so that Ace wouldn't see his blushing face.

"Stop kidding, luckily I didn't hit you!" said Theresia, turning her face fierce again.

Ace couldn't help but laugh in response, seeing her embarrassed was a pleasure for him. "How can you hit me, look at your face so red," he said still with his own crisp laugh.

Theresia reflexively held her own cheeks, she snorted in annoyance then turned her back to Ace. "Shut up! I want to go home," he said walking away from there.

"I'll take you..." Ace's words stopped.

"No! I can go home alone!" Theresia shouted while turning her head, then she jogged away from Ace.

Ace let Theresia go, he just watched the woman from afar. "I'll try to protect you from those vampires Theresia," he mumbled confidently.

Day shifts, the sun is out of bed. The expanse of the sky looks clear, the chirping of birds chirping decorates this morning. Everyone started to wake up from their subconscious.

The clock shows 06.30 AM, Theresia is already getting ready with jeans and an oversized shirt. Of course he was ready to go to work, but it was different from his best friend. Lilia was still sleeping on the bed.

A sigh was heard when Theresia saw Lilia who was still sleeping, she walked over to Lilia. Intending to wake the woman up, Lilia said that if she wanted to work at Theresia's place.

"Lilia, let's wake up! How long are you going to sleep all the time?" Theresia pulled Lilia's hand, then again said, "Get up or I'll leave you at home alone!"

Hearing Theresia's threat, Lilia opened her eyes lazily. "I don't want to be alone in the house," he answered still half conscious.

Theresia rolled her eyes lazily, she was still trying to pull Lilia up from her place. "Yeah, let's get up if you want to come with me!" she shouted furiously.

Lilia finally got up from the bed, she stood in front of Theresia with her eyes half closed. "Okay I'm awake, let's go," he said, trying to take Theresia's hand.

What drama is this? Theresia shook her head at Lilia's behavior, even she was like a living zombie now. Theresia pushed Lilia's head violently then said, "Don't be stupid Lilia, look at how you look. Hurry up and take a shower and get changed!"

Lilia snorted in annoyance, an idea crossed her mind. Lilia closed her eyes for a moment, then snapped her fingers. As fast as a flash, her appearance changed, the sleeping bed that she was originally wearing was now changed to a beautiful dress. Of course it's because of his magic power.

"That's it, that's it." Lilia smiled proudly.

In contrast to Theresia who shook her head, squeezing her temples as she felt dizzy with her friend's behavior. Just yesterday Theresia said that Lilia can't use her magic power, but look now, she's still using it.

"It's up to you, Lilia. Don't you want to take a shower first?" asked Theresia.

Lilia shook her head, she casually answered, "What's a bath for? I'm already beautiful and looking fresh with my magic. Just think I'm saving water."

Theresia forced a smile. "How could I be someone like you, Lilia," he said, unable to speak anymore.

"That's it, let's go!" Lilia pulled Theresia's hand out of the room, the victim could only give in and follow Lilia's steps.

They both decided to walk to work, because the distance was not too far. Today Lilia will come to work, Theresia just hopes her boss will accept Lilia to work. They walked through the streets while making small talk, occasionally laughing because of Lilia's jokes.

"Look, the sky is very beautiful," said Lilia looking up at the bright sky.

"Theresia, are you comfortable living in this city without magic?" Lilia asked again.

"Yes, why not? Life without magic is not bad in my opinion, I can do anything by myself without relying on magic," answered Theresia looking at the vast expanse of the sky.

"Hello sister, I have a present for sister. A fresh drink in the morning, will make your day bright." The voice of a small child that was suddenly heard made Theresia and Lilia turn their heads.

That's right, there was a small child standing next to Theresia. Carrying a bottle of drink and flowers in his hand. That made the two girls look at each other.

"A gift? For me?" asked Theresia, pointing to herself, because the little boy handed her the drink.

The little boy nodded.

"But, in what order?" Theresia asked again.

"Nothing, I just want to share." The child forced Theresia to accept it. After that he ran away from there.

"Hey, little boy! Is there nothing for me?" shouted Lilia not accepting, she also wanted to get a gift.

The little boy turned and answered, "There is none! You are unlucky today!" After saying that, he continued his steps.

"The policy sucks! I can buy it myself!" The little boy's words made Lilia upset.

Theresia laughed in response, she looked at the drink. There is a small note on the bottle. "What is this? 'gift for a good day, may your day never end!' what does this writing mean," he said while reading the note, a bit strange but Theresia actually laughed lightly. He thought, what is it from Ace?

"The little boy is not very busy, what does the writing mean," Lilia grumbled after seeing the note that Theresia was holding. He thought for a moment observing the writing on the note.

While Theresia shrugged indifferently, she threw the note away and then turned to the red drink in her hand. "This looks like strawberry juice, it looks fresh," he muttered opening the bottle, about to drink it because it looked tempting.

Pyar...

As Theresia drank it, someone came and threw away the drink bottle. The glass-based bottle broke, its contents scattered on the ground. That made Theresia stare sharply at the perpetrator, how could he just throw away the drink?