Old Times

Justin and Luke finish their training, then Justin goes to take a shower and change, Luke decides before going to take a shower, to go to his Father's office, he notices that he is reading and snoops around in the Garden where Ana is, he also notices that she has her eyes closed probably meditating, he leaves her alone and sits in the chair in front of his Father, and stands looking at Mr. Han, he notices that Luke is there and knows that he probably wants to ask something:

"Go ahead, son, I know you want to ask me something."

Luke then gives a smile, his father seems to read his mind sometimes, he rests his arm on the table in front of his face thoughtfully, and speaks:

"So I overheard you talking to Mr. Bianchi (Ana's father), I heard something about an engagement, and I was curious, what engagement would that be?"

Luke is bluffing, a few days ago his father did in fact talk to Mr. Bianchi but he didn't listen, he just took the bait, because in fact he knows that there are traditions between families, it's a lineage to follow, the Beckers are descendants of one of the Princes of Hell and his father is half Demon and half Mage, and he knows that he needs to mix the lineages, especially because of the Mage link.

Mr. Han scratches his moustache and admits:

"Rhum, you've already found out about the supposed engagement, I admit, it's very likely that you and Ana will be engaged soon, at least my invitation has already been sent."

"But regardless of tradition, I value your right to choose... after all, you're still young, and this engagement would take a while to conclude, if you both accept it."

Luke had the answer he needed, he just confirmed his suspicion of Ana's fake boyfriend, he could act more calmly now.

"Oh, okay, I'll think about it then."

Mr. Han warned him:

"All right, but first keep your focus on the Test, the engagement can be signed and it can be postponed, but keep it a secret for now."

Luke then gets up and goes to look at Ana again, he stands there looking at her and thinks:

(I've got you, let's see where this story with her "fake boyfriend" goes, sweeheart...)

Ana looks like she's still meditating, but she seems very quiet, Luke decides to come closer and check if everything is okay, he sits down in front of her, but she doesn't seem to realize he's there, when her face falls to the side, Luke impulsively holds Ana's face, and Ana wakes up (yes she was asleep, She was so relaxed that she fell asleep), their faces very close, Ana is still a little drowsy, and her face is still resting on Luke's hands, she finally wakes up, when she realizes she's there again looking at the piercing in Luke's mouth, and she looks into his eyes again, they remain still for a moment.

Ana then realizes the situation and raises her face, her heart is beating very hard, Luke then says:

"Don't you have a bed in your house...sweetheart?"

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