Christian escorted the girls back to their dorms. Zendy hugged him and thanked him. Demi only said thank you to him. He watched as the girls go back to their room. Well, his part-time isn't that bad at all.

He went to his room and take a quick shower. He dried his hair and then he strode to his bed as he picked up his phone and receive messages from a girl from his Technology Class.

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Hazel: Are going somewhere this next weekend?

Chris: Maybe, I don't have a final decision.

Hazel: We are going to our family resort. Do you mind?

Chris: I'll let you know if my schedule is clear.

Hazel: I saw you with girls a while ago.

Chris: They had an emergency and I just helped them.

Hazel: Why are you closed to them?

Chris: I work for their dads.

Hazel: Hmm, we'll talk tomorrow. Good night *kisses emoji*

Chris bit his lip. Maybe she'll be a good girlfriend. He also sent her a kissing emoji and he went to bed. He stared at the ceiling thinking on how Demi get frantic and running barefoot. Her feet are beautiful, and it was ruined by those sharp stones. It must be traumatic for them to have visions of catastrophic scenarios.

****

Demi hasn't got sleep. She came to her class lousily and sit on her chair waiting for the teacher. She doesn't want to go to class right now. Her parents and siblings at her father's office and stayed there. She just wanted to be with them.

After the first class, Athena gave her a drink to make her feel better. She thanked her and take it as she went to the locker to change her book. She glanced at Christian where a girl is clinging on his arm. Why is he passing by to their corridor? He should be in the other building.

She ignored him and enter her code on the keylock and then opened it. She gasped when a cobra attacked her but before it attacked her, someone had caught it. The students screamed and Demi remained there frozen.

Athena pulled her away from the snack as Christian hold the snake tightly and then Zendaya grabbed the garbage bag from the janitor and opened it from Christian as he inserted it there and he took the ribbon from Hazel's hair and wrapped it there.

Zendaya looked around the students and she glared at everyone and then to the group of girls who are taking the video. She approached Jasmin and smirked at her.

"You'll pay for this. You messed up with the wrong person." She threatened.

"Dem!" Rhys and Raiden called and checked their cousin if she's hurt.

"Who did that?" Raiden looked at everyone. He exhaled and took his phone. He took out the chip of camera from Demi's locker and glared at Jasmin's group.

"Demetria," Head butler of their house called. He had the pin of Phoenix on his chest.

They followed the head butler and Christian was left there holding the garbage bag with the snake inside. The faculties called the security to get it the snake. The janitor took it from Christian.

"What was that?" Hazel asked.

"It's a King Cobra. Dangerous." Christian said. If it wasn't for the skill that was taught to him by Dmitri, her face might be already ruined by the snake. "It's poisonous." He started walking.

"Where are you going?" Hazel asked. Christian stopped and faced Hazel.

"Can you please go on your own? We'll meet later."

They are in front of Dmitri as he gave water to her daughter. She's still in shock and her weakness is a snake.

"Darling?" Dmitri called. Demi approached her father and hugged him as she broke into tears. Christian felt heartbroken as Dmitri comfort her.

They all know that Demi has a phobia in snakes. Back when they are in their isolated mansion. Demetria nearly got eaten by a giant phyton. She's just seven years old and small and the phyton still lives in isolated places in their country. If the security hasn't gotten find her while she's getting wrapped up by the thick body of the snake, she might be already dead inside the belly of the snake.

After Demi is calmed, Dmitri told them to go back to their classes. Raiden showed Dmitri the footage of Demi's locker.

****

The day after that, they decided that Jasmin should be suspended but since her father is part of the investor in the Empire Academy, the father intervene. The cameras in that corridor have been covered by a fake tarantula and they installed the snake early morning before anyone would be in the corridor or classes.

Dmitri as part of the board listened to them. Of course, he wouldn't let anyone hurt his family mostly his precious daughter. No one on the board except, Andel, Andromeda, Fin, and Moira know that their kids are in the school. So, they keep their identity hidden.

"Suspended?" Dmitri asked. "Mr. Erin, we are considering your daughter's actions toward the student."

"Mr. Black, it's just what kids do today."

"Yes. Its what kids do nowadays. Bully another after another. Or bullying someone who doesn't give a shit because it's not worth their time. In this school, we don't tolerate bullies even if their father is part of this board or a stockholder or an investor. What your daughter and her friends did is dangerous. Cobra is a deadly weapon. These kids have the greatest stupid parents." Dmitri said and they gasped from what he said. "Yes, I just said that. If that was my daughter, I would kill for her." He calmed himself. "However, since you are one of our investors, I think wen shouldn't suspend these kids." He said and Mr. Erin exhaled. "Expelled everyone that participated," Dmitri said it final and the Principal agreed with him.

Mr. Erin stood.

"I will pull out my investment." He threatened. Dmitri turned back to him.

"Do you think I care for a little investment?" Dmitri asked him back. "Phoenix Empire isn't that lowly for a small amount."

He left the board room and he went back to his office to café to cook for the kids. Demi is having a fever at this moment and Agatha helped him out since he chose that they should stay in the Empire Academy while they are still investigating the attack in their mansion.

At that moment, the security reported for the drones and when they enter the house it's already on fire and after they check that everyone is safe, they called for backup. They manage to check the drones and at this moment Andel is checking it on their facility.

Well, he doesn't need to worry about that. He made sure that the foods are sealed and hot when the maids would deliver it to Demi. Agatha insisted on visiting Demi so he let her while he would take care of Dean.

"Sir, you called for me?" Christian asked.

"Yes," Dmitri told him to sit down and the maids served the food to them. He put Dean over his lap. "I wanted to ask on how you find out that there's a snake in her locker."

"Well," Christian exhaled. "The first thing I notice is our bullet camera in the corridor with a fake tarantula. Then, Jasmin and her friends already filming Demi. She hasn't slept well that's why she doesn't probably hear the snake inside her locker. I got a good hearing so from there, I know that something is rustling on her locker."

"You learn well."

"Yes, sir." He picked up his fork. "I just wanted to ask on what would happen to those girls and boys?"

"All of them are expelled and banned to every Phoenix and Dragon facility."

"Oh." He nodded.

"They just hurt my precious daughter."

"Hmm."

"You see, we are all protective of our children. Even Freya had put the teacher that hurt Casey into jail and the school has been shut down. I would've just killed the girl for hurting my daughter. But she's safe because you save my daughter again. That girl should be very thankful to you that I didn't kill her." He mumbled. Dean looked up at his father and showed him the video. He had a small headphone that Dmitri put so he wouldn't hear anything that he said.

"When I have my own family, I would do the same."

"You should. Demi is my daughter. You see, her brothers love her and treat her more like a baby sister than she would treat them."

***

Agatha went to the empty dorm with the maids as they went to Demi's room where Aria and Zendy are taking care of her. Demi is staring at nowhere.

"Darling," She called. Demi looked at her and sat up. Agatha hugged Demi tightly and kissed her forehead. "Are you okay now?"

"Yes."

"Dad and I prepared foods. You need to at least eat, love."

"Okay."

Zendaya checked the website of the Empire Academy. The news of having Jasmin and her friends expelled is all over the social media after bullying a student by planting a venomous snake on the locker.

"Deserve well." Zendy showed it to her.

"That's a big investment that has been pulled out." Demi murmured.

"Don't worry about investment, I just put money on it to replace what we lose," Aria said.