It was time for the game. I was back with Zayn. I felt very nervous. Zayn turned to me and gave me a thumbs up. I started to wonder whether Zayn felt nervous at all when he was around me.

"Goodluck" my mum said and gestured for us to go in. There was a large screen above the wall where the audience could see us. We went through a door and there we were - in the first section. We saw a young girl dressed in a red gown and black shoes. She looked like a fairytale character.

"Good afternoon lovers" she said cheerfully.

"Hi" I said trying to keep my cool.

"First of all, you two must always hold hands throughout the game. Do not leave each other's hands. It must be locked at all times" she said like it wasn't a big deal. She's not the one who gets to feel like she's about to die. Immediately, Zayn held my hand. I didn't know what to do. We sat on the seats that were there while the girl sat on a table that had a microphone.

"This a question and answer section. How well do you know your partner?" the girl asked and continued to smile. It's like smiling throughout the game was going to increase their payment ☺️

How well did I know Zayn? U had read all the seven books of Dark Hour but throughout my stay with him, I had realised that not everything about him was mentioned in the books. Zayn squeezed my hand- it made me feel better. It's like he knew I was freaking out.

"Zayn, where does Beth come from?" the girl asked him. I didn't think Zayn would find anything difficult. As a demon, he had his ways.

"Uh.. America. Duh." he said proudly. I sort of love seeing him like that.

"What of you Beth? Where does Zayn come from?" the girl asked me - still smiling like a freak☺️

"Dark Hour" I said but soon realised that my answer didn't sound sensible.

"And-uh- where exactly is Dark Hour?" the girl asked like a confused person. Zayn looked like he was about to laugh.

"Another-um-another side of the universe" I said and smiled so I don't look like a fool. Zayn couldn't hold it back anymore. He broke into laughter.

"S-Sorry. It's just that what she said is true but it sounds so stupid" he said and continued to laugh. I hit his lap to tell him 'stop' and he got the idea.

"What does Bethany do when she's angry?" the girl asked.

"She asks like a furious cat that's about to scratch" he said teasing me. How embarrassing - the best embarrassment ever.

"And Beth, what does Zayn do when he's angry?" the girl asked.

"I don't think you want to know what a demon does when he's angry. You'll have nightmares" I said spookily. I got her good because she looked spooked out. The girl gestured for us to move on. She immediately dropped her act.

"Finally" she said and tore her clothes. Underneath the clothes was another clothe. We went into into the next section and saw a table with two chairs and one plate. Was it what I thought it was? Another girl came - still looking like she was forced to smile ☺️

"Welcome to section two. Please take a seat" she said and escorted us to the table. I was so nervous seating down at the front of a plate of noodles.

"You two will feed each other. Lovey Dovey" the girl said cheerfully. These people just want a romantic show - is what I thought. Zayn smiled and picked up the fork. He took some noodles and put it close to my mouth.

"Say ahhh" he said to me like I was a child. It felt like he was teasing me. I felt like laughing at exploding until I failed. I ate the noodles because I gave up. I felt the spark in my throat as I was about to swallow. That meant Zayn must have felt it somewhere to. I didn't even feed him once. He fed me until everything was finished and I didn't remember we meant to feed each other until it was all.gone.

"Wait a minute. It's finished and-"

"You didn't feed me. I know. I'm going to be a great daddy" he joked. I couldn't help but laugh and roll my eyes. Then , I thought of something. Was Zayn going to be my husband? While I was in my thoughts, the girl tore her fairytale clothe and underneath that clothe was a casual wear.

"I'm going for my date. I'm already late" she said and ran out. I assumed they picked random people from random places and bribed them to do the job. Zayn held my hand and together - we went into the third section.

There, we saw another couple with their legs and hands tied together. They were left with a single leg and hand. We were asked to do a race so the girl tied us together as well. The couple to cross the finish line first would win a ticket to Hawaii. While we were on the line to race, Zayn's eyes turned light red. I knew once that happened, were going to win for sure but I felt guilty. I hit his hand.

"Let's win without your magic" I said. His eyes turned back to normal.

"Really?" he asked me in surprise.

"Yeah. Let's win fairly" I said. His eyes quickly turned red and I pinched him. He rubbed that spot and turned to me pouting.

"Fine" he said like a child and I smiled.

"ON YOUR MARK!!!" the girl shouted. Everyone slowly bent down trying not to fall.

"GET SET!!" she shouted.

"CAN WE JUST GO?!!! WE'RE TRYING NOT TO FALL HERE!!!" the girl from the second couple shouted.

"GO!!!" she shouted. While everyone would expect an epic race, what the audience got was a turtle race.

"C'mon Henry. You can do this" the girl from the next couple said as she took forward. Five seconds later, the put his foot forward. Zayn and I were moving slowly to. We were on the same line as the next couple.

"This race isn't going to get anywhere in the next one hour" Zayn said like he was bored. I nodded in agreement.

"Let's use magic señorita" he said close to my ear. My mouth dropped. He said those four words with a soft voice. Senorita? Really Zayn?

"Did you - did you say senorita? Or was I being paranoid?" I asked in unbelievability.

"No. I said it beauty" he said and licked my ear. BOOM!!! My face turned beet red.

"Why did you do that?" I asked and wheezed. I glanced at him and cleared my throat.

"Yes. Let's do it" I said. Zayn's eyes turned red and ten seconds later, the magic took place.

The other couple took a step forward and fell to the ground. Although we were still moving slowly, we were almost there. The couple on the floor started to use the floor to their advantage. They were getting to crawl but Zayn and I already won the race. The couple frowned at us.

"They cheated. The demon used magic" the girl from the second couple said. I frowned and Zayn stepped forward.

"Where's your proof? Scientifically, there's nothing like magic" Zayn said and folded his arms. I couldn't believe he denied having magic. It was his chance to look cool but it let it go for our sake.

"Well, that's if you're looking at it from that angle" the girl said.

"So what's next? I'm Lucifer in disguise?" Zayn said and laughed.

"ENOUGH!!!" the girl who brought us in said.

"Tell them" Zayn said in humour.

"Zayn and Beth WON!!! THERE IS NO MAGIC!!!" she shouted.

"I am very certain..." the couple girl said

"ENOUGH!!! SHUT UP!!!" the girl shouted.

Zayn and I walked to the table that had the ticket on it.

"So... I'm taking the ticket" Zayn said and touched the ticket, expecting their attention.

"Thank you" he said and took it immediately dragging me along with him to the next section. I had a feeling those couple and girl were going to fight for a very long time.

     The next section was the last. The place was beautifully designed. There were three girls beautifully dressed in blue gowns and one boy dressed in a tux.

"I'm tired of this dumb game" I said to Zayn.

"Sure. But I won't end this game without a kiss" Zayn said and I turned my face away while hiding my blush. How could he say these things with a straight face. The children gestured for us to sit on the table. The table had a flower vase on it. Zayn and I were sitting on opposite sides.

"This is a game of truth or dare" the boy said like he had a plan up his sleeve.

"What?!!!" I said in shock. I hated that game. You get forced to say the truth and to do a dare no matter how stupid or embarrassing it is. One of the girls stuck something to our body.

"If you lie, it will electrocute you" the girl said. Great! As if I had not felt enough electricity in life.

"I love this game. When do we start?" Zayn said in excitement. I was not surprised that he would like a game like this.

"Now" the boy said. The first girl came forward with a paper and faced Zayn.

"Zayn Park, how did you feel about Beth when you first saw her?" the girl asked. The way she asked could tell anyone that she was happy learning about other people's lives.

"I loved her shape. I still do" he said and smiled at me. I was right. The second girl came forward to me with a paper.

"Why do you love Zayn?" she asked me. That question struck me. Why did I love him? He looked at me with curious eyes. He was waiting patiently for my response. I said the first thing that came to my mind.

"Do you need a reason to love someone? I just do. My body and soul rhymes with him'' I said like a lost child. I was telling the truth after all. Zayn looked like he was satisfied. The
boy stepped forward with a camera.

"I dare...." he said but-

"Wait! You dare who?" Zayn asked in confusion.

"Exactly. Who?" I asked.

"Both of you to kiss" he said and laughed like he was evil. I ran to Zayn and kiss him. Zayn kissed me back despite how quick I was to do it.

"Have you been dying to do that?" Zayn asked in surprise. I couldn't respond. I only kissed him again.

"I take that as a yes" he said. We held hands and stepped out through the next door. We were finally out and met the applause of people. Zayn held the ticket up.

"I don't know when we're going to Hawaii but-"

"We're going?" I asked with a smile.

"Definitely" he said and gave me a peck.

"Thank you" I said and pecked him back.

"You didn't have to" he said and pecked me again.

"I think the readers are fed up with our pecks" I said.

Haha. The last dialogue. Sorry for the really late update. I'm currently preparing for my SAT exam next year so I have classes online but I'll still be updating. I hope you loved this chapter. Thanks for reading 🤗
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