Hidden Horns

She's my Henchwoman

This might be the hardest decision for Jess as she walk back and forth outside Charlene's house leaving a trace with her shoes on the ground that she's been there for almost an hour now, she's hesitating wether she'll knock or not.

Ivy is Charlene's closest friend aside from her cousin— Chloe, and killing Ivy is giving her the conscience she didn't know she has all this time. She likes Charlene a lot and it pains her just by thinking that she'll hurt the girl, that's why she went to Charlene's house to warn the girl, but little did she know, Yohan been staring at her from afar, standing behind the large Acacia tree across the house with her arms crossed against her chest and her back leaning against he tree.

"What are we doing here again?" Agma asked, while looking at Jess as well.

"I just want to see what is she planning to do." Yohan replied, not even tearing her heavy stares at Jess, who seems didn't aware of their presence as she was still battling with her own self.

Agma snort a soft chuckle and pat Yohan's shoulder. "Our friend is in love."

"And it's wrong."

"I know, but don't you think it's not our problem anymore? She's old enough, older than you.." Agma said with a hint of playfulness in her voice, trying to ease the rising anger at Yohan's chest as she can see the latter's jaw clenching as the time passed by.

"She's my henchwoman."

"But that doesn't mean that you need to leash her on her neck, she has her own life too." Agma said, slowly turning her head to Yohan who's already looking at her with her burning eyes. "We've been with you since you were a kid, Yohan."

"I didn't ask you to."

"But we have no choice either, so why don't we let the girl have fun for the meantime? It won't be long before she has to go back with us."

Yohan shook her head as she stood straight and turn her head back to Jess, who's still in front of the door but this time, her hand is in the air and was about to press the doorbell.

"I don't care if she loves Charlene, what makes me worried is the other girl who saw us, I asked Jess to kill the woman but instead of going to Ivy's house, she's here, what do you think I will think?" Yohan said with a chuckle.

"If I'm not mistaken, she's going to confess to Charlene."

"Exactly, and what will happen if she do that?" Yohan asked, both of them are now walking towards Jess.

"We have to kill the three of them." Agma said and she finally reached Jess's collar, who's eyes begun widen upon seeing the two behind her. "Let's go—."

"Jess?" The three women turn back their head towards the door when they heard Charlene's voice. "What are you doing here?" She asked again when none of the three speak up.

"Uh I'm.. uh—."

"Babe, who's in there?" A voice coming from the second floor of the house, said and Agma felt how Jess's body froze. She looked at Yohan immediately and saw how the Devil's face darkened while staring at Jess.

"W-who's that?" Jess asked stuttering.

"Oh it's Joy." Charlene replied, seems unaware on how Jess felt the sudden pain inside her chest and her eyes screaming it out in front of the Aussie blonde. "What are you doing here? Is Chloe with you?"

"Uh n-no, I j-just want to v-visit you."

"Oh." All Charlene could say as she looked over shoulder when she heard footsteps coming towards her. "Uhm, sorry I couldn't let you in—."

"It's okay, n-no worries, it's fine, I was about to go anyway." Jess fumbles in her words, waving her hand dismissively. "Bye—."

"Wait!"

"Why don't you let your friends in, babe?" A tall woman said behind Charlene which made the three other women to stop and all heads turn to that woman.

"They're about to—."

"Thank you, water will do." Yohan said to interrupt Charlene, Agma and Jess looked at her astounded but frightened. They know that it isn't good if Yohan flash her devilish smile.

"Sure, come in." Joy said as she open the door widely and Yohan step inside when Joy went ahead, the other two exchange worried glances before they followed Yohan inside.

"Jess.."

"I understand." Jess said even if Charlene haven't said anything other than calling her name. "I'm sorry about Yohan."

"Joy is—."

"Is your girlfriend, I know and I understand."

"I'm s-sorry." Charlene said awfully sorry for Jess and for lying.

Jess just smile sadly at her before she turn her heels to follow Agma towards Yohan, who's sitting on the sofa, still wearing her devilish smile as she was talking with Joy.

"So, you are Chloe's driver and they are her bodyguards?" Joy asked while pointing at Jess and Agma who stood on the both side of the sofa. "But Charlene's friends?"

"I hope you don't mind if we arrived unannounced." Yohan said, earning a soft but genuine laugh from Joy as she waved her hand dismissively.

"It's okay, actually, this is the first time that I got to meet Charlene's friends."

"She hadn't mention to us that she has a girlfriend."

"Fiancé." Joy said, extending her arm to show the ring in her finger. "She proposed to me last month."

"Oh wow, congrats." There's a sarcasm in Yohan's voice as she steal a deathly glance at Charlene who froze in her spot and staring at Jess.

Jess brought her head down to hide the tears formed in her eyes and threatening to fall, she played with her fingers as she fidget on her spot and so eager to run out of the house.

"Thank you." Joy beams, unaware to the tension lingering around them. "I'm going upstairs to continue my work, feel at home girls."

"Thanks, but we have to go, Chloe might've been looking for us." Yohan said as she stood up from her seat and smiled at Joy with her infamous devilish smile.

"Oh okay then." Joy turn to Charlene and clings onto the latter's arm.

"Thank you.." Jess said as she gulped thickly while staring at their arms clasped together, she forced her lips to form a smile and walk away.

Yohan and Agma smiled at the couple before they followed the witch, leaving the couple inside the house who both released a sigh of relief when the door shut closed, and from the room upstairs, Ivy stepped out with her pale face.

"Are they gone?" She asked.

"Yes." Joy said as she untangled herself from Charlene and fan herself using her hands. "If you didn't told me that they are not humans, I would've think that they are models or some celebrity."

"Thank you, Joy so much." Ivy said as she walked closer to them. "That was close."

"I think Chloe needs to know that her driver and bodyguards are not humans."

"I don't think it's safe to tell her about that, knowing that those three are always with her, especially Yohan." Ivy said, tapping Charlene's arm to snap the girl from her deep thoughts. "Are you okay?"

"I hurt her." Charlene said, staring at Ivy with her eyes glisten with tears.

"It's more safer than being with unknown creatures. If you only had seen what I saw yesterday." Ivy said as she shudder at the thought of Yohan's face. "She looks like a demon or what, I can't explain it but I know that the Agma and Jess saw it but they didn't even got afraid."

"Jeez, that's scary." Joy mumbles, rubbing her arms with her palms to brush off the goosebumps creeps up to her. "Do you think they will not do anything against me?"

"Just make sure that you're not going to cross your path with them, especially Yohan." Ivy said to assure the younger girl, but that didn't help to lessen the fear at Joy. Ivy's words actually added to her fear and she saw that. "Relax, just hide for the meantime, you're off to another country anyway."

"Ah right, thanks but are you sure you'll be fine here?" Joy asked worriedly.

"We'll be fine, as long as we don't associate with them a lot, and we need to warn Chloe subtly about them."

"I.." Charlene sighs, which make the two women to look at her and wait for her to proceed. "I'll be on my room." She finishes as she made her way upstairs, leaving the two girls staring at her worriedly.

Ivy knows that Charlene is in pain after making up lies about her relationship with Joy to push away Jess, she's lucky to arrived first before Jess and she already told her about what she saw yesterday at Chloe's house when Harvey tried to visit his ex girlfriend. They come up with a plan and fortunately, Joy, Ivy's cousin came with her to Charlene's house.

They saw how Jess leave a traced in front of the door by pacing back and forth, and it gave them time to come up with that plan, and to think that it became successful, Ivy felt too much relief, by saving her friend from Jess and all she needs to do is warn Chloe next.

When Charlene gone to her room, Joy and Ivy decided to check outside the house just to make sure that Yohan and her two subordinates are gone, when they saw that it's already clear and safe to go out, they bid their goodbye to Charlene and they ran straight to Ivy's car.

Little did they know, Yohan stayed, watching as the two women sped away from Charlene's house. The right corner of her lips lifted up to form a devilish smirk. She switched on the engine and chase the car, not too close just to make sure that Ivy and Joy won't notice her.

Yohan's phone rang and she tapped the answer button and put it on speaker. "What?" She asked.

"Where are you?"

"Just taking care of something." Yohan replied without tearing her gaze at the car ahead of her.

"And? Was I supposed to wait for you to finish whatever s**t is that?" Yohan's eyebrows knitted as she heard the brunette from the other line. "I have photoshoot schedule today and there you are doing other business! In case you forgot, you are my driver!"

"Jess and Agma are on their way, let them drive for you." Yohan hissed and was about to end the call when Ivy's car suddenly take a U turn. "s**t!"

"Wow, you're cursing at me now?! Wait, are you out dating some girls—."

"No! What the hell?" Yohan groans, she shifted the gear to violent and turn the steeringwheel to take U turn, but got stuck when a ten wheeler truck suddenly stopped in front of her car, causing her to hit the break hardly. "s**t!" Yohan cussed loudly as she turn to look at Ivy's car who's going far from her.

"What happen?! Are you okay—."

Yohan ignored Chloe as she stepped out from her car and ready to confront the truck driver, but to her surprised, no one's driving it. She turn her head around to look for the person who did it, but she sees nothing.

Yohan immediately ran back to her car and maneuver it back quickly and drove away, still hearing Chloe's voice through the speaker of her phone, she felt kinda irritated with it and grab her phone to end the call and throw it at the backseat.

It didn't take too long when Yohan arrives at Chloe's house, she run inside to look for that person and when she did, she immediately grabs Jess's collar, fisting it tightly as she glower at the witch.

"Why you did that?!"

"W-what?" Jess asked confusedly between her sobs.

"What's going on?!" Agma asked as she helped Jess to remove Yohan's hand. "Hey, calm down will you?!"

"You f*****g used your witchcraft to block my way while following Ivy's car!"

"What? How would I do that if I'm here?!" Jess yelled.

Chloe, who's walking downstairs and preparing a speech on how she'll confront Yohan for being late, startled, when she heard Jess's voice coming from the kitchen. She creased her brows and walk faster to get to the kitchen.

"Don't take me as a fool, Jess. You are the only person could do that kind of sorcery!" Yohan insisted, gripping Jess's collar more tightly that she's choking the latter and Agma couldn't do anything as Yohan are way more stronger than her.

"I s-swear! I didn't do anything!" Jess's said and with that, Yohan's grip loosened, with just one look through Jess's soul through her eyes, she knows that Jess is telling the truth.

"Then who the f**k did that?" Yohan asked as she let go Jess, who cough violently while catching her own breath and Agma rubbing her back.

"What do you mean?" Agma asked.

"There's someone stopped me from killing—." Yohan's words were interrupted when they heard a loud shattering sound of a vase behind them and their eyes widened when they saw Chloe, looking at them with her frightened eyes and her trembling hand covering her mouth.

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