The Villainess Wants To Go Home novel Chapter 48

Artemis watched how the barracks was getting smaller as Demarcus flew further away. She couldn't help but stare in amazement at how peaceful the town of Aureum is. The palace was remarkably beautiful under the moon.

She looked down at her dangling feet and the forest beneath her.

"Wow" there was excitement in her eyes when she looked at how beautiful the forest beneath her glowed in a light teal colour and overgrown with night flowers.

"Human girl, what kind enchantment did you place on me?" the dragon growled furiously at the human girl that was trapped within his scaly tail. Artemis looked behind her and saw the dragon glaring at her with his glowing green orbs. Her throat went dry. She didn't place any sort of magic at the dragon. She didn't have any knowledge of how to use magic whatsoever.

"I don't know how to use magic" she called out loudly so that he could hear from the sound of the gushing wind that past them quickly.

"Lies" he hissed, puffs of smoke escaping his nostrils. "I don't give shit if you believe me, Demarcus, but I would never use such harmful magic on a dragon or any creature for that matter"

Demarcus felt something was off with her when he first laid eyes on her, yet he couldn't put a claw on what. That lightening that sparked his heart and commanded him to break the chains was not his doing but something else, it was like he was ordered to do it and couldn't refuse. He still couldn't move a single part of his body nor his wings but his head.

No matter how many times he forced himself to turn around and fly back to the barracks there something stopping his body from doing what he asked it to do. He just kept on flying without his will with his wings refusing to let him take charge again.

Demarcus didn't swat his trainers away like that on purpose it was his tail that moved on it's own.

He couldn't grasp on what happened to him however he knew it had to do with the human girl.

'Why can't I move my body? Stupid wings stop flapping'

Artemis wanted to tell Demarcus if he was alright but his grumbles and angry aura surrounding him indicated he was not in the mood to answer her.

"mmmm" Homura groaned, moving his little head side to side. 'Oh shit' Artemis grumbled. Now she has to hear him screaming and whining all over again.

"Where am I?" he slightly opened his eyes. "Filthy human, is that you?" Homura's amber eyes laid on her eyes that looked back at him with a slight guilty smile.

"Bad time to wake up" she said under the grin. Homura stared blankly at her, confused.

"Just don't look down or behind me" she warned. There was a slight groan coming from Demarcus, Homura body froze, and his eyes showed nothing but fear and realisation.

"don't look" she shook her head, knowing he would soon regret looking behind her.

Homura being the snobby fox he is regarded her words and slowly peeked his head out. He spent a few seconds looking at the dragon that was busy gazing into the unknown before moving his head in and staring into Artemis' eyes.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" an ear piercing shriek came out from him awakening the sleeping creatures below and irritating the golden dragon.

Artemis was about to say something to quiet down the terrified fox when suddenly she felt the tail lighten before she was flung up in the air.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" now both, the fox and the human girl were screaming as they were thrown high in the air.

"WERE ARE GOING TO DIE!" Homura yelled into her ear. "THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!"

"I'M SORRY" she screamed out. "WE ARE BOTH GOING TO GET SPLATTEN BECAUSE OF YOU"

In fear of the fox slipping out of her hands, she held him tightly.

Artemis felt how they slowed down; she peeked her head down to take a look when suddenly they both came falling down rapidly. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"! their cheeks collided together, both hugging each other for dear life and looking down at the forest that would soon be their graves.

"I'M SORRY FOR BEING SUCH A JERK TO YOU!" Artemis apologised, feeling how the icy cold wind pricked her cheeks. "I FORGIVE YOU"

"I'M SORRY FOR EATING YOUR JERKY WHILE YOU WERE ASLEEP AND WAS GOING TO LIE TO YOU THAT A RAVEN TOOK THEM" Artemis confessed knowing how angry this fox was going to be if they survived the fall which was unlikely with this fragile body of Diana's.

"WHAT!" Homura forgotten about them falling and glared at her with anger as he was about to say something when Artemis cut him off.

"YOUR TURN TO CONFESS NOW"

"I'M NOT GOING TO CONFESS NO SHIT TO YOU. I'M JUST GOING TO DIE WITHOUT TELLING YOU ANYTHING" he yelled stubbornly.

"YOU LITTLE SHI-" Artemis landed on something hard and warm. "Hold on human girl" it was the voice of Demarcus.

She opened her eyes to see herself on the back of the dragon, soaring through the wind of the night sky.

Demarcus' body lifted up. Artemis grasping the situation quickly grabbed a hold on one of the spines on the dragon's neck and adjusting her legs around the scaly neck as he flew up and into the clouds.

The Orga dragon straightened up and glided across the clouds, his legs scraping against the soft fluffy white blobs in the sky. Homura still trembling and breathing heavily in fear, Artemis attention was on the clouds.

She reached her hand down and let her hand glide through the white ball of gas. It didn't feel like anything on her skin, but she liked how it split into two.

Demarcus let out a small rumble and another puff of hot breath. He wasn't flying fast anymore but slowed down.

Artemis couldn't help but smile, her eyes darting around admiring the beautiful sky above her and feeling how the slow breeze brushing the hair out of her face and cooling her cheeks.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU SMILING FOR?" Homura yelped.

A smug smile appeared on her face. "WIPE THAT SMUG OFF YOUR FACE BEFORE I SCRATCH IT OFF MYSELF"

"It seems like that blob of orange is alive" Homura stiffened hearing Demarcus deep and gentle voice.

He turned his head slowly to face the dragon "p-please d-don't e-eat m-me" Homura stuttered.

"Eat you? I have never eaten a fox in my entire life" he said. "y-your l-lying"

"Let me explain something to you, little fox." He turned his head and glared at the trembling fox "A dragon never lies." his emerald eyes narrowed at him as a puff of grey smoke escaped out his nostrils, making Homura shrink his head down in fear. "Now if you don't mind, I want peace and quiet while flying. I don't want to hear whining from you or your dreadful screaming"

"I'll k-keep m-myself q-quite" Homura was really terrified of this dragon even though he didn't threaten to eat him.

Artemis patted Homura's head with a smile. "Don't you dare smile at me like that. Not after you got me into this mess" he hissed.

"You heard what Demarcus said" She smirked. Homura looked at her shocked, moving his gaze to the dragon and back to her. "This lizard has a name?" he sounded so surprised.

"LIZARD?" Demarcus was offended by being called a lizard.

Homura flinched. "I am no Lizard."

"L-lizard? Wh-who s-said lizard? Did you say it?" the fox shifted the blame to the human girl who rolled her eyes at his stupidity.

"I wouldn't call a dragon a lizard. We aren't small or stupid"

Homura shut his mouth, yet the clattering of his teeth was loud and clear.

For the next 3 minutes it was quite between them, no one said a word until Artemis chose to speak up.