Chapter ten

At the school clinic, Jane still begs Mary on her knees.

"Young Miss, please understand. I cannot possibly refer to you as my equal."

"Huff...! And what do you plan to tell people who hear you call me that!?"

"Well... I did not ponder that far. But please..."

"Just get out!"

"Yes." She crawls on her knees heading out.

"Walk! And next time you call me that you will hear from my sister!"

"Yes." She gets up and with haste leaves.

*Sigh* "I really don't get them. Why is the entire Dove cult scared of me? I smile, I laugh so why?" She shakes her head. "Well enough of that. It's time to tend to my dearest Adam." She progresses to his side with enthusiasm and kneels by him, with the window at the back. She stretches forth her left hand on the door then *Click* *Click* it locks. "Now nothing can disturb us now." She moves closer to him. Her face is just inches away from Adam's. With her right hand, she moves her long hair out of the way to the side and puts it in place. She moves closer. Her lips are just a blink away from meeting his. But then she moves away shaking her head. "I probably shouldn't take advantage of you. I'm sure you wouldn't like it. Plus, they say the first kiss between lovers is much more promising when there is understanding. So I will wait for you, even a millennia, as long as it will take for you to understand my love. Now then..." She gets to her feet. "Let's see the problem with my sweet honey." She giggles. "Always wanted to call him that. Too bad he is unconscious."

She stretches her hands over the sleeping Adam. "Escrutar." She whispers to the air. Out of her palm, white glowing specks of dust start falling like the first snow of the season. With the first touch the dust makes on his chest, his body begins to illuminate.

'Hmmm? He is perfectly fine.' She thinks to herself. 'He is suffering from the backlash of a spell. Hmmm...?' She digs in deeper. She let's out,

"Wait there is a little trace of someone's Emo in his mind. Wait this Emo... MOM!" She shrieks with annoyance and the window behind her cracks. Adam starts to move around with a grimacing expression. "Oh sorry, Adam. I lost my cool there a bit." She starts taking deep breaths to calm herself and Adam also starts to calm down. "That woman, how dare she! My sweet Adam is just a normal fragile human. How dare she use a golden-tier mind-erasing spell on my darling. Whew... Relax Mary. You don't want to hurt your future husband again. That woman, I will meet her at home. For now, let's extract her Emo. Then loosen the burden of the spell. Now some pain resistance, then a little..."

*Creak* Mary jumps back in anxiety as she hears the door opens.

"Who-who is there!?" Mary demands with a disturbed countenance. But with a glance at the intruder, she settles down. "Oh, it's just you, Edna. What is your concern, breaking in and interfering with our private moment!?"

"I am..."

"You know, just leave. I don't require your reply."

"Excuse me, Mary!"

"How dare you refer to me as your equal! Huff... I am willing to overlook your discourtesy, just leave us be."

"And what the f*ck will I do with your sh*tty forgiveness. I came here as soon as I heard my Adam is under the weather. So I think it is you..."

"Your Adam!? I'm sorry but he is mine. Haven't you heard? We are engaged."

"Oh, that false rumor? My Adam will never want a minxish immature brat like you when he has, moi." She flushes her hair at Mary. "Plus, how is he yours when we've already made out twice."

"Tw-twice!? How dare you! You will hear from..."

"Your sister? I am no longer a Dove remember? You know, you have quite a nerve for talking to me like that when it was your fault I got kicked out! If only you hadn't..."

"What-what is going on? Where are my?" Adam forces his words out.

"ADAM!" Mary and Edna both hoot with joy and pounce on him enveloping him in their embraces. "Who...are you two?"

"Huh...?" Edna lets out in a heartbreaking tone.

'It's a spell.'

'Huh, Mary, what are you doing in my head?'

'Relax. It is just a little telepathy spell. I don't want Adam to hear this. You know, I thought of what you said. I can be crazily annoying sometimes. So I am sharing this info as an apology. For an unknown reason, a certain someone used a golden-tier spell on him. And for a normal person, he is strong to be maintaining most of his memories. But don't worry, I did a little something of my own. He should be back to normal by tomorrow.'

'I see. That is... '

"So are you two just going to continue gaping at each other forever or...?"

"Oh sorry." Edna says. "Hey so about yesterday..."

"It is best you don't push him. I'm sure that is how he ended up here."

"Right. Then I will be taking my leave then." She says looking a bit down. "And thanks, Mary."

"Wait. I will go with you. Bye Adam." He nods and they leave.

Outside Phora High, in the city, at a cafe called Pop-pop Café, the Whites and the Schwarzs sit around a table. The Schwarzs got his eyes fixed on the shock-frozen face of Arthur.

"Erm... Please, Joan, how are the kids?" Louis asks.

"Oh, Zoe is fine. It's as if nothing happened. And the suppression spell seems to be working perfectly. But Adam didn't seem too good though he doesn't remember what happened."

"Oh, that is a fault on our side. We should have probably used a silver-tier spell but we just didn't want to take any chances since at the time his power became too great. But he should be fine by tomorrow."

"So...anyone going on to spill the beans on what happened on the roof last night? And what happened to Arthur? He looks freaky." Hannah speaks.