Third Person's POV

It was already 7:30 in the morning when the sleeping Dymitri was disturbed by a continuous knock on his door. Despite of being sleepy and still drowsy, he pushed himself up and reached for his eyeglasses on the top of his side drawer. He lazily stood up, walking towards the door and opened it, yawning.

Pairs of eyes and smiles overwhelmed him as he saw his friends all together outside of his dorm.

"What are you doing here? It's too early." Dymitri sleepily said while rubbing his eyes with his finger under the thick glasses of lenses.

"It's already 7:30 sleepy head. We should go now and try all the booths as early as we can." Bridget blurted out while the others nodded in agreement.

"But I'm still sleepy."

"No, you're not. Now take a bath and change unless you want us to undress you?" Riley naughtily said while the rest chuckled.

"Don't wanna." He mumbled and lead his way to the bathroom. Ali, Bridget and the others stepped inside in his room and stayed there while the sleepy kid went inside of his bathroom.

Despite of being disappointed that his slumber was interrupted, he thought to himself that he should be happy though it's a week long celebration for the festival of the Crystal Academy and Crystal Village. That means, they don't have a class for a week which leave them to be free.

After minutes of bathing, changing and fixing his self, the group of friends stepped out from Dymitri's room, locked it secured as they went to the cafeteria to have breakfast.

After munching their favorite food with a little bit of chit-chat, they finally came their way into the main grounds where different and colorful stalls and booths stood.

Ali and Bridget reached the kid's hands and ran their way into the photo booth. The six of them had a bunch of pictures for their memories, after that, they went to different kinds of stall which serves some delicious sweets and treats. Dymitri beamed his eyes when he catch a glimpse of blueberry cupcakes topped by an irresistible icing and a piece of blueberry.

Moments later, they came across in a mythical house or rather say a horror house. Bridget squealed in excitement as she dragged the kid closer to the house. They paid their tickets and went inside, despite Dymitri being a scardy cat, he was dragged inside by his friends and then, their nightmare came true when different gory and scary Zelquestrian dressed in costumes began frightening them.

They all scattered in the wide area when walls began to emerge on their tracks, leaving them to be in 3 teams. Ali and Riley, Aliza, Carlo and Bridget and that leaves Dymitri to be alone.

"G-guys?" Dymitri nervously asked as he can't his friends anymore when he looked back and the only thing he saw was a brick wall.

He gulped nervously and attempted to call them again but there's no response.

I'm getting scared. Thanks to Bridget.

As he called his friends again but no one responded, he doesn't have any choices but to walked forward and find himself to the exit, which he thinks to be a long way to walk.

A few Zelquestrian scared the kid, earning a scream and shivered in fear.

I wanna get out of here.

Even he's scared, he was already running his way into the labyrinth-like roads inside but after an hour and half passed, he grew tired when he can't even catch a glimpse of any possible exits inside.

He was already catching his breath when something held his foot from behind. Fear and panic immediately ran in his body as he scream and ran for his life but upon of running, he was crashed into a hard surface a fell into the cold ground, earning a grunt as his butt touched the surface painfully.

His breathe became uneven when he felt his chest tightened.

No! Not now!!

His panic attacks began to eat him, body shaking and trembling, he felt something warm on his shoulders and when he looked up, he saw a figure towered above him. Catching the icy gray pair of orbs, he flinched in his place and nearly stumble backwards.

"Calm down Kitten." King tsk-ed after seeing the messy state of the kid.

Hair messed up, eyeglasses slightly unbalanced as the right side was lower while the left is more way up. Beads of cold sweats was already forming on his forehead.

"What are you doing here?" King asked but he just earned a low and soft mumble to the kid which made him to clenched his jaws in annoyance. He didn't hear what he said and to King who is an impatient man and not caring too much, he repeated his question again but in a more gentle yet stern way.

"I-I'm stuck in h-here." He stammered lowering his head tried to relax.

The King squatted his way down to level his body into the trembling kid.

"Seriously? You look like a trembling kitten." King mocked but he grew annoyed when the kid didn't respond and remained silent. A pained sigh escape his lips and stood up.

"Get up." He ordered. Dymitri lifted his head up and gazed upon to the icy gray eyes of his.

"W-what?"

"Get up kitten, we're going out of here before I burn this shitty place." He stated annoyed.

Dymitri was surprised after hearing the intimitading King himself to help him get out of the house. He hesitantly stood up, dirtying off his pants in the back and fixed himself.

King walked first and his long slender legs walked to far from the kid's short pair of legs so Dymitri had to ran just to pace the speed of the King and walked together.

"What are you doing here?" Dymitri asked him while they're walking.

"It's none of of your business." He spat. Of course, Dymitri flinched at his words so he only mumbled a soft and silent 'okay' and didn't utter a word again.

The two went to a zigzag like way with too many Illusionary zombies and monsters along the way. The house was filled with space magic that if you take a look outside, the horror house looks so small but inside, it's spacious and wide.

Spacing out as Dymitri remembered how he used to avoid the Triple Crown these past days after what happened on their last meeting, he felt ashamed and embarrassed to witness him broke down in a public area. He keep his distance away from the boys as he heard some rumours already spreading that he's Triple Crown's toy.

Of course he's not a toy, but instead of clearing that fact, he was a coward and that makes him to hate himself because he can't help nor save himself from his problems.

"Walk faster kitten, or I'll leave you alone here." King's voice was cold as he walked forward leaving the kid few meters away from him. Dymitri ran his way again until he finally approached the deadly and intimidating King. They were about to turn right when a gory image of a man with his head blown up leaving his brains out suddenly appeared in front of them. Causing the little one to whine in fear and subconsciously clutching his hand to the edge of King's shirt. Theodore had this pokerface and smirked to the kid's current state. As walked passed the LCD screen, he felt something pulling his shirt back weakly and when he looked back, he saw Dymitri's body trembling and shaking in fear. Starting to hyperventilate, he remembered to breathe in and out to calm himself and relaxed.

King softened his eyes when he laid his gaze into the kid, he didn't even hesitate to closed his distance to Dymitri and reached his hands who's now sweaty. His warm and large hands are now intertwined on the little one's soft and sweaty little hands. Dymitri looked up and saw the piercing eyes of the King looking straight at him.

"Come on." He said in a low gentle voice. Dymitri didn't hesitate and walked beside King as they walked their way into the exit. Few minutes later, as they turned to right, King spotted a double doors ahead of them. King sensed that it's finally their way out so he gently pulled Dymitri and head their way into the double door. The moment King twisted the door knob and pushed it to open, their eyes was hit by a beam of light coming from the blue, blue skies.

When they regained their visions, a breeze of cold wind blew as they finally breathe in the fresh air. At last, King and Dymitri are already out.

Theodore looked down and saw the kid wearing a small smile on his plump ang pinkish lips. He sighed in reassurance as he rejoiced that he finally made his way out from that terrifying house.

But, without King, I won't be here and I'm still stuck at there right now.

He looked up but immediately flinched when he caught King looking at him.

Maybe I should thank him, for bringing me out with him.

"T-thank you, for accommodating me." He bashfully said while blushing.

"No problem Kitten." He replied then ruffling the kid's long hair.

Dymitri was petrified after feeling King's large warm hand reached his head and messed his hair. It's like he felt a tingling sensation burning on his stomach when his head and King's hand made contact.

"I'm fucking hungry. Where are that two idiots!?" King lowly growled at his self in annoyance and irritation when he didn't catch a glimpse of his friends from the area. Suddenly, his head snapped back to the kid's direction when he heard something grumbling.

Dymitri's face lit up in a bright shade of red due to embarrassment when his stomach grumbled in hunger.

King chuckled internally, preventing himself not to smile at the sight of the cute and soft little kid in front of him.

"I bet your hungry." King teased and smirked. Looking up, Dymitri nodded shyly.

"Let's find a good place here to eat." He offered to the kid and he walked first.

Dymitri ran his way and walked beside the King who's roaming his eyes to find a good place to eat, and to find his friends too. Now that King mentioned a good place to eat, Dymitri remembered that Taylor had a stall where she sells foreign foods. He tugged King's lower part of his shirt, signalling the intimidating King to stop and and gladly he did.

"What?"

"I k-know a place w-where we can e-eat." King looked at the kid intently as he averted his gaze just not to caught a glimpse of those icy gray eyes of the intimidating King.

"B-but if you had s-something in your m-mind, it's okay--"

"You know where's the location?"

"H-huh?" Dymitri asked looking at the King.

"I asked you if you know where's the location of that eating place that you mean." He said patiently.

Dymitri's lips formed an 'o' and nodded hesitantly.

"Then lead the way." He demanded and Dymitri muttered a low, "yes".

They began to walk again but this time, Dymitri is the one who leads the way. After a few minutes of walk, they finally reached their destination. They saw a fancy looking restaurant-like house at the near center of the school's great field. With those flashy and fancy exterior designs outside and a platform hung above the porch of the building.

The two entered the room and they were welcomed by the presence of different persons inside, sitting at the tables with their friends, chatting and laughing softly as they eat their foods.

Dymitri roamed his eyes and upon searching for someone he knows to accommodate them, his eyes landed on a girl who's busy on writing something on her booklet as she took a couple's order with a smile. After she finally noted the orders, she seemed to noticed the kid's presence and turned around. Locking their eye contact, Taylor smiled and approached Dymitri.

"Oh Demi! You wanna eat now? Who's with you--" her question was interrupted upon seeing the intimidating King behind the kid as he towered there looking emotionless to them.

"O-oh, you're with King?" She nervously choked herself seeing him. The kid shyly nodded in response, blushing a tint of pink shade on his pale face.

"Ali and the rest aren't here yet so, you and King can eat at your reserved table for now. I'm pretty sure those kids are still trapped inside the horror house." Taylor mused, chuckling at the thought.

"Okay." Demi replied smiling.

"Let's go, Sky is pretty occupied right now with his work. Being a cashier and a cook is really a hard job." Taylor replied and smiled.

Taylor walked first. The purple eyed kid turned around and looked at the King at his back, wearing a smile, he said.

"Let's go King, I'm sure you're hungry already." He flashed a gummy smile which King was taken a back with his cute actions.

The King only nodded and followed the kid who walked first. Taylor escorted them into a table not far from the other customers' table, placed at the corner of the building. The two sat, Dymitri across the King, they told their orders to Taylor who immediately walked away to take care their foods.

Their table filled with an awkward silence but minutes later, Taylor came back together with their foods.

Taylor placed the tray into their table, filled with foreign dishes. A sight of Korean foods bestowed to them leaving Dymitri's eyes to sparkle at the view. After Taylor out all the dishes, she looked at the kid who's currently busy looking at the food with admiration in his eyes.

"Demi, I think someone's looking for you." Taylor stated smiling.

"Who?" The kid asked innocently but Taylor only replied with a smile.

"Dydy?" Dymitri immediately turned his gaze into the person in Taylor's back upon hearing the nickname that he haven't heard for a while?

"Tyty?" Dymitri called as he saw a young boy, same as his age, height and body frame. He had a brown eyes and light brown hair that's draping on his pale white and smooth face.

"Dymitri!!" Tyler blurted out and ran his was into his best friend. Dymitri immediately stood up and embraced his friend he haven't seen for almost a year already.

"God Dydy, I missed you so badly." Tyler said rubbing Dymitri's back with his hand gently.

"I m-missed you too Tyty. I-I'm s-sorry, I leave you a message before I left." Dymitri broke out a cry as he hugged tighter to his friend while sobbing on the crook of Tyler's shirt.

"Hey, relax. I'm not mad okay, into just pretty sad. After you left the hospital after you wake up from a coma for a month, it made me sad because you left me and your mother said that you're transferring here for good, but, I felt happy too because for now, your safe and far away from that bastards who almost killed you a year ago." Tyler broke their hug, smiling to assure the crying Dymitri.

King knows that eavesdropping on someone's conversation is bad but upon hearing that Dymitri was in coma for a month and someone almost killed him a year ago made him more curious and at the same time, worried.

"How did you get here?"

"Of course,my dear sister sent an invitation to excuse me today from school you know." Tyler winked at Dymitri who only smiled genuinely.

It seems that Tyler noticed the presence of the intimidating King so he smiled at him and said,

"I didn't know you already had a boyfriend Dydy. Congratulations." Dymitri's face reddened in embarrassment and immediately wave his hands in the air saying,

"N-no! He's not my boyfriend Tyty."

"Oh? Really? You see Dydy, I always want to have the best for you and this guy seemed to be the perfect person for you." Tyler said with a smile.

"Hey, please protect my Dydy from anyone who wants to hurt or bully him. He's a type of person you have to protect because his too good and cute that anyone is jealous and envied him." He demanded to the King who just keep staring at him blankly.

"Tyty! King is not my boyfriend, so stop. Plus, he already have a girlfriend okay?" Dymitri stopped him but his best friend just gave him a 'are you serious?' look and raised his brow.

"Oopps, sorry." He doesn't looked convinced so instead, he glanced at the King who's staring at them coldly. He cocked a smile on his small plump lips and introduced himself.

"Hi there, I'm Tyler Morgans. I'm Dymitri's friend." King just stared at him coldly and emotionlessly, he saw the kid behind the boy named 'Tyler' who just had a small smiled plastered on his plump and pinkish lips mouthing,

"Sorry,"

"Theodore Coltrane." The King shortly replies which Tyler smiled more widely. Dymitri was surprised after the King introduced himself. It's the first time he heard him.

"Can I sit here? I'm quite starving already." Tyler told them rubbing his tummy.

Dymitri looked at the King, waiting for a permission to allow his friend to eat with them. King had this irritating look but in the end, he could only nod which Dymitri smiled.

"Let's sit together." Dymitri pulled Tyler beside him as they sat across the King.

"Oh, by the way, I think my sister is going to have a word with you." Tyler blurted out.

"Oh? Okay. Where is she?"

"At the kitchen, I think."

"Should I go, now?" The kid innocently asked.

"Yeah, she's quite paranoid about something."

"Okay. I'm going." He stood up but before he could actually go, he took a final glance to his friend but especially, to the King who's peacefully eating and enjoying his food. He smiled at the sight that the King was actually enjoying the food there so then, he walked out.

"Taylor?" Dymitri called out as soon as he entered the kitchen. He then saw the girl's figure in the corner at the room, having a conversation on her cellphone but then, she suddenly hung up and put her phone in her back pocket. She happily clapped her hands and danced weirdly as if she's celebrating.

"Taylor?" She immediately turned around upon hearing the kid's soft and innocent voice.

"Demi!" She exclaimed and ran to approach the kid with a tight hug.

"C-can't breathe." The kid exclaimed and Taylor immediately pulled away with an apologetic look.

"Sorry."

"But Demi? Are you ready?" Taylor's question made Demi to feel nervous. Taylor knows that Dymitri had been like that when her, Dymitri and her younger brother, Tyler had a bonding years ago. They teach Demi the basics until Demi finally learned it, although Demi is still nervous about doing it.

"Y-yeah.'

"Don't be nervous Demi. I know you can do it. You've been through a lot because of what you're going to do later." Taylor winked and the kid felt relieved.

"As promised, if you do that, you're food here will be free of charge and I'll treat you with your favorite sweets everyday." She added.

"Okay."

"So, we'll going to sneak away before we could go to the great hall, okay?" The kid nodded to her.

"So, for now, enjoy your food and date with King with your third wheel, Tyler." Dymitri cracked a smile, laughing a bit at the thought.

He bid goodbye to Taylor and went back to their table but as soon as he came, he saw Tyler talking about something and King was looking at him irritated but still, listening to whatever did the purple eyed kid's best friend said, but as soon he showed up, the two stopped talking.

"Hey, what are you talking about?" He asked to them.

"Nothing, in particular Dydy. I'm just telling to King about how being a student at Fireheart Academy sucks." He frowned after talking about his former school's name. The Fireheart Academy, the home of his worst nightmares.

He frowned a bit, cringing at the memories he had from that school. He hate everything in that school. The teachers, the students, especially the Headmistress.

"Let's just don't t-talk about that school. I-it g-gives me the goosebumps." Dymitri stated frowning.