Donut Look Now

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Even despite the awkward hiccup from earlier, I still hold Cass in high regards, mesmerized as she works. The two of them prove that her spell works and when I look at it, I can see what looks like official paperwork rather than a fairytale. I turn to look at Cass as she talks and returned her smile. ”Okay, but what if I want to read the fairytale too?” I joke, hoping to ease any tension before I take a more serious tone.

”Thank you both for trusting me with this - with your world. I promise to protect it just as you two do.” And I mean it - if the rest of their world has even half of their decency, it doesn’t terrify me as much as it did before.

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My eyes held hers for a moment and I glanced at her lips for a moment before she broke the stare. I caught the blush on her face and cleared my throat to turn and grab my own glass of wine, hoping she doesn’t catch my red ears. ”Oh, um, yeah” I answer her question lamely and then Caden walks in. I sit immediately, putting more distance between me and Cass. ”Welcome back.” I try to say in a normal tone and smile at Caden.

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This revelation about her hit a little close to home for me and I try not to cringe at what I said about her family yesterday. Cass teases me back, so I chuckle along with her, happy that she didn’t hit me or anything. ”You know that scene from Elf where he tries to hug a raccoon? I resonate with that a lot.” I rub her back gently for a moment before I break the hug by stepping a little back and noticing I messed her hair up a little. ”Oops, sorry.” I say, tucking a strand behind her ear.

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I playfully glare up at him as he teases me. ”Well, that makes my list of possibilities significantly shorter.” Too soon, Caden removes his hand and starts to leave. ”Wait, that’s just rude of you to leave on that note.” Crossing my arms, I watch as he walks away with a huge pout. I’m going to make him regret that.

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”I’m sorry.” I tell her truthfully as I stand up. Having a silent debate in my mind for a second, I decide to pull her into a gentle hug and wrap my arms around her. ”Sorry, I probably should have asked if I could hug you.” I admit, but I don’t let go. ”Please don’t change your mind on cursing me now.”

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I lean my head a little into Caden’s hand, enjoying his touch. ”I’ll make sure not to tease him this time around.” I say impishly with a smirk before I tap my chin in thought. ”Maybe I could give him something as an apology? What do humans like these days.” I definitely don’t want to be missing everything like this. I start to wiggle and fidget a little bit at the thought. ”It’s been so hard to stay put away.”

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My jaw drops a little as I stare at Cass’s fingers as she plays with the flame. Maybe i should be a little disappointed that I can’t perform magic without making a deal with a demon, but I’m too busy being amazed by her. ”Well, I definitely don’t want to make a deal with a demon anytime soon.” I say with a smile. ”Are there many sorcerers around?”

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Pouting for a moment that it’s not over, I peek at the book under Caden’s arm, trying to see what it is. ”Well, I’ve been absolutely bored without you, but the food was good, thank you. However, I’m afraid if I could have, I would’ve fallen asleep by now from sheer lack of excitement.”

I step closer so I can beam up at Caden. ”How’s the night gone so far? Did the human faint again?”

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I felt the little pinch as she took my hair and straightened to watch her work again. ”That’s so cool.” I say as I grin lopsidedly at her. ”Would a regular human like me ever be able to learn spells?” Curiosity was back in full swing.

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About to prance into Caden’s office, I stop myself short so that I don’t run into the brick wall that is him. ”Oh, hello.” I say with a tilt of my head. I wonder if he might still be mad at me for earlier and I have to bite my lip to keep from smirking at the memory. ”Is the party over?”

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I furrow my brow at Caden’s last comment, but he’s leaving before I can ask any follow-up and Cass is looking at me like I’m the canary and she’s the cat. ”You’re not going to be cursing me, are you?” I tease, but I bow my head towards her so she can take what she needs.

”Try not to mess up my good look, my beauty is dependent on my hair.”

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Bored of the 13th century books for now, I head towards Caden’s office to see what else I can borrow to entertain myself. It’s hard for me not to try to spy or eavesdrop on the dinner and reading medieval literature was not captivating enough for me.

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A little startled, but mostly amused by Cass’s sudden enthusiasm, I shake my head at Caden. ”I think I’m good, but thank you. You’ve been such a gracious host.” I tell him with a smile before I start watching Cass run around excitedly. ”Is this how she usually reacts to spell requests?” I ask Caden with a chuckle.

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Cass’s observation on government doesn’t surprise me. It’s hard enough to be something other than ‘normal’ in todays age, I don’t want to think what either of these beings had to experience or witness in the last three hundred years. ”I’d appreciate that. Oh, and don’t worry about my dad, he hasn’t even said anything about everything since we left Cass’s.” I’m pretty sure he’s just trying to forget it all and in my opinion, that’s better for him.

”Is there a spell I could put on my notebook to make it more secure, though?” I think that will make them feel better about letting me take notes.

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Nodding, I find myself agreeing. ”I can do that, yeah.” It would be helpful for someone in my position to be able to alert these two of anything suspicious going on. When Caden brought up the humans vs ‘monsters’, I wince a little because that was my first thought too. But after getting the chance to actually meet them and get to know them, they’re obviously not just monsters. “Leave it up to the government here to think they know better than the actual experts.” I say in agreement with Cass’s observation. Before returning to my dessert.