𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑦-𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑒 : 𝑎 𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒-4

"That's not your name." The man concluded. "What do you mean that's not my name? That is my name! My name is Laura Stevenson-" "THAT IS NOT YOUR NAME. Tell us your real name." "How come that's not her name?! That's been her name all her life!" Agatha countered. "It's being denied in this book, it's powered by magic, if it's denying it that means it's not her real name." "But…her name is Laura…right LoLo?" Rhea asked skeptically while looking at me with a hopeful expression, making me look constipated. "She was known by Laura ever since she was born. Her name is Laura, you must have spelled her name wrong. And in fact, it's a good thing it's denying it, that way my girl won't get hurt." Zenith intervened with a livid expression. "I have not, it's not her name." The man shot back. "Then the fucking book is wrong! Her name is Laura!" "You asked for my…my birth name? Like the one that goes in the certificate?" I asked calmly after looking back into the eyes of the rebel, making him raise an eyebrow at me, before I heard Zenith tsk behind me. "No, don't you fucking dare. Don't tell me her name is not Laura." He frustratingly grumbled while ruffling his hair with exhaustion. "Your name is not Laura?!" Balthazar and and Agatha boomed together, making everyone look at me with a weird expression. "Don't look at me like that! My family was bound to have aliases in secret and it was a family pinky promise, you think I can go on out and tell Illusion my real name?! You also know damn well that my parents would rather sacrifice their real names rather than mine because they were officially a part of them. So no thanks, I have no wish for Illusion to use my name in their black magic rituals, much appreciated." I defended. "But then why didn't you tell us?! Why not tell me?!" Zenith cursed. "Because my name is long forgotten! It's useless and there's no point in even saying it! The only person who knows it, and is currently alive, is me! Only me and my family know this, I am known to be Laura, the world knows me as Laura so I am Laura. It wasn't important, that's why I didn't touch on the topic. It's honestly really useless." "Well then give me your birth name." The rebel demanded. "Pfft, what makes you think I'll tell you? What possibly could you be capable of doing with this book which I don't know of? I could be in trouble for all I know if I give you my name." I countered. "Nothing will happen to you. If anything will change, it's your power over our people." "Can't you just get a new book which isn't bitchy?!" "LoLo." Agatha suddenly interjected and engaged into the conversion with a voice that I was not able to recognise, making me widen my eyes at her, as she looked at me calmly. "I get your reason, and I get giving out your name can be scary considering you grew up in a demonic environment, but it's all gone now, and we deserve to know who you are. If not me, even Zenith doesn't know your name, his parents didn't your name either. That's not fair." "It's useless though, like there's no importance to know it." "It's not, we will honour your name because it won't be forgotten. You think we have an interest in calling you a name that's not you?" "But…" "No buts. What's your name?" Agatha finally questioned the million dollar statement while everyone was looking at me for the answer, causing me to furrow my eyebrows after hitting such a sensitive topic, but take a deep breath at last after a small pause in the unending silence. "Lauriana Stevenson." Right after those two words, everyone took a deep inhale with themselves after processing the announcement I had just made, silently finding the rebel to be writing that down on the book, but I mostly saw Zenith's reaction on it, and by the looks of it, he was staring into space. Like…he was in his own mind which was wondering about god knows what. But then I saw another thing which I didn't expect to see. "Lauriana…" Pride. "That's also NOT her name." The rebel screeched. "Are you fucking kidding me." I deadpanned. "Look asshat, I don't have time for you to waste precious seconds and lie to us over and over again in our faces about-" "I SWEAR TO GOD. IF THAT'S NOT MY NAME THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS. I am not lying! For real this time! That is my name!" "Middle name." Another rebel mentioned thoughtfully after staying silent the whole time, making me want to punch someone in the face. "Now that's something only some people deserve to know, and you rebels, are clearly not in the list. I am forbidden to say that, and I am sure as hell that you'd not be the first person I would tell this too. I ain't no disgrace to break a promise with my dead parents." "We don't give a fuck. Give us the full name." "I already did, deal with it." "I SAID FULL NAME! Don't test my patience little bitch, I have extra guns in my pockets to shoot your head." "You won't disappoint your parents snowflake, they would be proud. It's okay," Zenith called out after crossing his arms and standing there firmly with his head high, making me stare at him with despair because I honestly felt like I am betraying them for letting out something that's too precious. "The name was hidden for Illusion to not find out about it. Tell me, who are you really. Please." He pleaded softly after lowering his tone because of seeing how overwhelming it was for me, and I just prayed that my parents don't disown me in heaven for this, before taking a large gulp to the upcoming bile in my throat. "Lauriana Seraphina Stevenson." "WHAT?!" Literally, every single man and woman screamed in complete bewilderment behind me, making me wince as I covered my ears desperately because of not expecting this kind of reaction, and I honestly got spooked because of it. God I haven't said my whole name in years. Geez. "Ow." I groaned. "Your middle name is Seraphina?! There's no way. It can't be…no no no that's too much of a coincidence." Balthazar gasped in shock, while Calvina looked at me amused along with all the rebels who were finding all of this entertaining, causing me to stare at them with confusion. I was genuinely confused. "Uhh…yes? What about it?" I squeaked. "Is there a reason why you have that middle name LoLo?" Calvina mocked me and my nickname like it was some kind of insult, while I crossed my arms and huffed. "Even if I did, I sure as hell wouldn't tell you." I retorted. "I advise you, you should." She warned. "First tell me, why the hell is this even important? I'm not going to give out my personal information to strangers like you." I sneered. "Oh yeah, you're known for hiding literally everything, so I'm not surprised." Calvina rolled her eyes. "Parum puella," Zenith called out to me, as I stared at him in confusion. "Tell me again." He muttered softly. For God's sake. "Geez, fine alright. I'll tell you all," I tsked while turning to them with a groan. "It was my grandmother's name. I'm named after her." I shrugged. "YOUR WHAT?!" All of them yelled again. "Jesus Christ, can you give me a warning before screaming!?" I hissed while covering my ears again. "This is so fun." Calvina giggled sarcastically. "Okay there's no fucking way. There's just not many chances for it to be possible." Balthazar whispered. "No chance for what?" I groaned. "So Seraphina Stevenson Huh?" Calvina mocked. "That's not her last name, she didn't take my grandfather's surname, so don't utter that from your filthy fucking mouth." I warned. "HER LAST NAME IS NOT STEVENSON?!" They yelled again. "I'm done trying to shut you guys up," I whined after rubbing my whole face. "No, that's not her last name. So what? What's so surprising about that? There's so many Seraphinas out there, it isn't a big deal." I rolled my eyes. "You're right, it isn't a big deal." Balthazar trailed off. "What's her last name?" Zenith demanded. "Why the heck is it important?!" I complained. "What's her last name?" Blaze suddenly spoke through him desperately which was even more surprising, making me gulp at the intensity of the voice, before I grumbled out loud. "Her name was Seraphina Aurora. There, are you happy?" I exclaimed with hand signs for an extra affect, making all of them gasp. "W-What?" Zenith stuttered. Bruh he stuttered. "No fucking way!" Uriel gasped. "She was her grandmother?!" Balthazar gawked at me. "What? I even got my hair from her." I smiled at the thought of her only picture I had in my house which was a distant memory for me, making every single man, woman, and rebel around me inhale deeply again. Well this is fun. "Do you know who she was snowflake?" Zenith calmly spoke. "My grandma, duh." I snorted. "Do you know what she used to do for a living?" "Nope, I never met her. My baba told me she died right after she gave birth to him. Said there was some kind of accident." I frowned. "How old was she when she died?" Balthazar asked. "I don't know, maybe 29? 30? Does it even matter now? And can anyone tell me what's going on here?! I'm lost." I ordered. "Iris' previous trainer was named Seraphina." Balthazar declared something that sounded like a soul hitting fact to my brain, making my eyes widen at the statement. "O-Okay, then what? There are many women out there with that name. Are you trying to say my grandmother trained one big royal dragon?! Puh-lease, I've had enough of crazy in my life." I snorted. "Don't you get it baby LoLo?" Calvina laughed while coming near me to circle around my figure. "Connect the dots. Seraphina Aurora, and Iris Aurora. You think this is a coincidence?" Iris Aurora… Fuck that's her real name. "N-No…" I gasped at the realisation after covering my mouth, while everyone else forgot to breath, making me follow their steps. "No no no, my grandma can't be…" "No wonder your dad was friends with the literal Dragon King. How do you think he got to meet him?" Calvina taunted. "B-But…" "We just knew Iris' best trainer died at a young age because of a fight to save the King's life. It wasn't an accident, she was killed to protect the royal family. Not only was she killed, she was pregnant the whole time she fought the previous men of Illusion." Calvina continued. Grandmama…died while saving Jackson? "NO." I refuse to believe this. "So she didn't merge with Iris because she again knew she wasn't her real trainer, just like how Zenith's father wasn't Blaze's true trainer. But she didn't have a daughter to continue training Iris…" Calvina chuckled in amusement after almost circling me over and over again, making my eyes widen while I looked at her. "And then…you came into the world. Both your parents did not have silver hair I'm assuming, but you do. And even according to biology, most daughters would mostly go over the fraternal grandmother. So…" "I-I'm supposed to be Iris' trainer?" "Not just her trainer, her true trainer. The next generation of the best dragon trainers possess the hard worked blood of their ancestors to be gifted with the authority of merging with a dragon. So you my dear Lauriana Seraphina Pierce, have the power to control a royal dragon overall." ༒