Von POV I just looked at Leana and Xanth dancing in the middle. I found out that Xanth is a mermaid, he said he got his feet thanks to Leana's help. Sometimes Leana's power is useful. I looked up at Lit sitting in front of me. Like me, she was also silent while looking at her plate. I want to ask her to dance but I don't want to because she might notice that I'm Von and not Van. I swallowed when she suddenly looked at me. I looked away because she was looking at me. "You're so quiet right now, Van." She said so I returned my attention to her. Suddenly my heart beat faster when she suddenly smiled. "You're so quiet I might think you're Von." She added that made me even more nervous. Why can't I make noise like Van? "I just don't feel like talking right now." I make excuses. "Also, I'

