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The sun was high in the sky as Zan snuck through the Eternal Forest. He lightly padded through the rough terrain. His eyes scanned the treetops above as he dragged his claws against a nearby tree. He darted his gaze to his right as he felt a gust of wind brush his shoulder. He flinched as another caressed his back. Zan tumbled forward and pinned his back to a tree. His eyes snapped from side to side. As far as he could see, there was nothing out of the ordinary. He let out a deep sigh and relaxed his shoulders. The tension returned as he felt something sharp tap the top of his head. "Boom. You're dead." said a voice from above.

"Dammit!" Zan yelled as he punched the air.

Bellatrix leapt from her position above Zan and landed in front of him. "You have to be quicker than that." She teased.

"Easy for you to say." Zan grumbled. "When are you going to tell me the secret to your speed?"

Bellatrix chuckled. "You know what they say about magicians."

"Well whatever it is, I'll never catch up with you." Zan crouched under the tree with a defeated look on his face.

"You are making great improvement." Bellatrix said, patting his shoulder. "Maybe you just need the right motivation."

Zan raised an eyebrow to her. "What do you mean?"

"I'll make you a deal." Bellatrix said. "If you can catch me, food is on me for the next week."

Zan's eyes lit up. "Really?" A smile spread across his face. "Oh I'm going to eat until the dining hall is empty!"

"You need to catch me first." Bellatrix said with a grin.

"Well... I guess I should get started!" Zan exclaimed as he lunged at Bellatrix. She effortlessly sidestepped his attack. Zan tumbled into the dirt behind her.

"Nice try." Bellatrix taunted as she turned to Zan. "You might have caught me if I was two thousand." Zan gritted his teeth and leapt at her again. Bellatrix ducked as Zan flew above her and crashed into a tree. "You can do better than that." She taunted. The tree cracked from Zan's impact and fell towards Bellatrix.

"Look out!" Zan cried as he tackled Bellatrix out of the way. The tree crashed into the ground behind them. Zan looked down at Bellatrix who was pinned under him. "Boom. You're dead." Zan said as he lightly poked her in the ribs with one of his claws. Bellatrix giggled a bit but quickly stifled her laughter. Zan poked her again, coaxing out another chuckle out of his target. Zan had a wry grin on his face as he started prodding up and down her ribcage. Bellatrix bursted into a fit of uncontrollable laughter.

"Stop! Stop!" She yelled through her laughs.

"What is that? I can't hear your." Zan teased.

Bellatrix twisted and pulled from Zan but his weight had her anchored to the ground. "I'll get you for this!" She cried as she kicked her heels in the dirt.

"Can't do much now can you?" Zan chuckled as pressed on with his attack. Bellatrix wildly swiped her claws at Zan but he managed to pull away from each blow. Once Zan's hands reached her abdomen, Bellatirx's laughter intensified. They turned into mild shrieks as she rolled around. The two of them were so focused on their wrestling, neither of them noticed the sparks discharging off of Bellatrix's horns. Midway through their struggling, Bellatrix electrocuted Zan with a powerful shock. His body seized up from the strike. As Zan's hands stopped, Bellatrix realized her mistake and stopped the flow of electricity.

Zan collapsed next to her with smoke coming from his body. "Oh no! Are you okay Zan!" Bellatrix yelled.

Zan laid on his side and groaned, "I'll live."

"I'm so sorry. It was just a reflex."

"It's fine." Zan grunted as he sat up. "But, you definitely owe me for that one."

"How does two weeks of food sound?" Bellatrix nervously asked.

"Sounds like you are going to have to take out a loan." Zan said with a smile.

Bellatrix helped him to his feet. "It's a small price to pay." She said. They flew high into the sky and back towards the MakiaVi.