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Chapter 336
~Valerie’s POV~
"Alright, boys," I said, pulling out my phone with a devious grin. "I’ve prepared fifty questions. Ten percent about the supernatural world, and the rest about... me."
Ace raised an eyebrow. "About you?"
"Everything about me," I confirmed cheerfully. "Favourite foods, childhood memories, pet peeves, dreams, fears... You name it."
Kai’s face went pale. "Oh no."
"Oh yes," I laughed. "Let’s see who’s been paying attention."
I started with the easy ones. "Question one: What’s my favourite colour?"
"Blue!" they all chorused simultaneously.
"Good start, but blue and red."
"You said colour and not colours," Dristan corrected.
"Well, for me, they go together."
"Nah, Light. Just one," Ash chipped.
"Fine. Question two: What’s my biggest fear?"
"Losing the people you love," Dristan answered softly.
I smiled at him and nodded. "Correct. Question three: What’s my favourite ice cream flavour?"
Silence.
Kai’s mouth opened and closed like a fish out of water. His face crumpled in genuine distress. "I... I don’t..."
"You’re my mate!" I half yelled, acting scandalized. "How do you not know this?"
He threw his hands up desperately. "I was nervous! My brain just went blank!"
Ace rolled his eyes. "Chocolate and vanilla."
"Just chocolate," I said, shaking my head at Kai in mock disappointment.
The questions got progressively harder. Ace rattled off correct answers like he’d spent weeks studying me; his responses were quick and confident.
Dristan, on the other hand, held his ground surprisingly well, getting most of the deeper, more personal questions right.
Xade managed to surprise everyone by remembering obscure details about my training preferences and morning routines.
But Ash... well, Ash was struggling.
"Question fifteen: What song do I hum when I’m nervous?"
Ash glared at Ace, who was smirking knowingly. "I can’t remember anything when he’s sitting there looking so smug!"
"Focus, Ash," I encouraged.
"That classical piece... the one with the... the..." He waved his hands frantically. "Damn it, I know this!"
"Alone pt 1 by Alan Walker Sonata," Ace supplied smoothly.
"I was going to say that!" Ash protested.
"Sure you were," Dristan muttered.
By question thirty, Kai had missed five more answers and looked ready to hide under the table. Axel wasn’t doing much better, constantly second-guessing himself.
"Question forty-three: What’s the first thing I do every morning?"
"Check your phone," Dristan answered immediately.
"Wrong," I said with a grin.
His confident expression faltered. "What? But you always..."
"Stretch," Xade said calmly. "You stretch by the window for exactly two minutes."
"How did you..." Dristan stared at him.
"I pay attention," Xade shrugged.
Twenty minutes later, I tallied the final scores.
Results:
Dristan: 5 points (total: 17)—got 38 out of 50 correct.
Ace: 4 points (total: 14)—got 34 out of 50 correct.
Xade: 3 points (total: 8)—got 29 out of 50 correct.
Game Five: Speed Puzzle
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