Chapter 5 ~ No fair

"I wouldn't need to judge you, that is, if you actually bothered to hit the books like the rest of us" Gawain said with bland eyes, hearing this caused her to grit her teeth in displeasure at how hypocritical he was being.

"And you haven't been bothering her with potions?" Helga challenged but he remained emotionless.

"Unlike you I was comparing my notes, I had done the homework I just wanted to make sure I was doing it properly otherwise we would have to repeat the year. Something I'm sure you'd be on guard for" Gawain said as they watched her face flush from the comment.

"I-ugh-fine I'll hit the books! Just this time I really need your help Anberine, once you have the time" Helga said now looking away wearily, blinking after her eyes recovered from the unwanted situation Anberine stared at them.

"It's fine, not like it won't benefit me anyways" Anberine replied in a monotone voice that had Helga smirking at Gawain, who kept narrowing his eyes at Helga's smug face in return.

"See? Told you" Helga gloated but was silenced by his expression which in turn had her go pale. 

"A-Alright fine! This will be the last time" Helga said before seeing her other friends enter. 

A thin bluish green-haired girl with a stylish blue dress and black boots entered, her skin was pale white but thanks to her hair she looked as if she was glowing slightly.

Her hair was also in a decorative blue ribbon, meanwhile her emerald green eyes were filled with mischief and mirth as she took in what was happening before her.

"Heard the nobles were pestering you" the girl winked while a pure venom green-haired girl wearing a gothic black dress and boots entered the room with a pursed lip.

"Won't be forgetting the joke this time around" the green-haired girl said while eyeing the door that was masking the noise of chaos outside, disgust filled her face for a brief moment before a sardonic smirk discretely formed on her face form knowing what they had done. 

Not even the snobs outside would know what hit them.

"What did you do?" Marcus asked bluntly as he kept his hand on Anberine's back.

"I'd recommend you not using the public toilets for a while... it's quite an unsightly mess out there" another male said as he entered the room, he had bluish-green hair and green eyes while his skin was pale white like the others.

He wore a royal blue shirt and baggy blue trousers over his black boots.

"No fair Perceval! And I missed it" Helga whined loudly as she threw her apple with a wave of her hand, only instead of landing on the floor it magically made it land in the bin. 

Her hands slammed the edges of the counter that she was leaning on causing a loud echoing thump.

"Don't worry Helga" the bluish green-haired girl giggled daintily while her fingertips covered her smiling lips. 

"The aftermath will be worth the watch" hearing this Helga stood up, waving goodbye to the group before eagerly running towards the door. 

Not showing any signs of looking didn't look back, seeing this Gawain sighed and silently followed Helga knowing that this wouldn't end well.

"I'll watch over her to make sure she doesn't damage anything" Gawain said as he walked away while they remained silent.

"See you Gawain" the bluish green-haired girl called with a soft smile.

"See you Merlia" Gawain replied dully to his friends as he followed after his overzealous fellow Dark Dweller.

"It's times like these that we need to put a tracker on that girl" Gawain muttered as he followed behind Helga with his hands in his pockets.

"Class is starting in a few, do you want us to walk with you since we have the same class?" Merlia offered Anberine who bit her lip weakly as she remembered what happened.

"It's fine... Marcus is in the same class" Anberine said knowing that it wouldn't do her any good given how she would still be bothered in class.

Seeing this, the green-haired girl rolled her eyes.

"It's going to be fine, most of the woodworms will be in the bathrooms for hours. Serves them right as well. Oh and by the way, that little herb does do wonders even when it's a concentrated amount" the girl said with a dark smile that grew wide enough to have them staring at her.

"Don't make it obvious Gana" the bluish green-haired male muttered with a frown etched on his face, looking at him her eyes twinkled with the same slitted eyes that almost matched his.

"Don't be upset Mordred, you did help me with transmitting the smell of the potion through the air" the female replied with a twinkle in her eyes. 

Sighing heavily Mordred shook his head.

"Morgana you're impossible, stop before you get caught" Mordred scolded sternly as he caught the sound of the doors opening.

"I'll pretend that you said nothing" the cook said sternly as she held a large worn-out brass pot despite the fact it was a little heavy.

Her long white dress which contained grease stains on various parts of it, meanwhile a white apron was tied on her front contained a few stains thanks to the food. 

Her hair was also tied into a small tight bun while some long wispy strands hovered on both sides of her face.

Seeing her with the large pot Mordred immediately went to help the cook, who in turn thanked him softly as he placed it into a washing tub.

"Sorry Morgause" Morgana chimed with a sweet smile earning her a sour look from the cook, seeing Anberine eating the cook nodded sharply.

"Just make sure you be discrete, the King Uther's going to be very angry when he finds out that you're abusing your powers once again" the cook warned before resuming her washing.

Mordred meanwhile helped Morgause by bringing in more dirty cutlery alongside Merlia who beamed brightly at the group.

"What he doesn't know won't hurt him, all he will hear is that a bad smell entered the room and everyone ran. Well... the cook didn't run because how could she smell the flower in question?" Morgana asked with an innocent look on her face. Marcus folded his arms.

"Morgana, stop" Marcus warned earning him a long look before she relented.

"Fine, by the way class starts in ten minutes so we need to move now" Morgana said as she placed her hands in her dress pockets. 

Looking at Morgause Anberine thanked her before handing the empty plate to the woman who smiled in response.

"Go and enjoy what's left of the class" the woman said softly before handing Anberine a flask of water, the older woman felt relief in knowing that Anberine was in safe hands after what transpired a while ago.

Nodding her thanks Anberine followed her classmates to class.