The villain's lover

III

We decided to brush it off hoping this would never happen again, but deep down inside, I knew it would.
I opened my book to study for my Earth magic class I have next period. If only I didn't sleep the whole day yesterday, I wouldn't have to study now. But it doesn't matter now, "what do I have to study for the test?" I asked my friend.
"Chapter 3." She answered, still fully concentrated on her flower study. I sighed and started to read the 5 pages of which soil to use for what purpose. Super interesting... I thought, sarcastically of course. I occasionally looked at the door to see if Mr Corlon came back but it seems like someone replaced his shift. That's it I've had enough. I close my book and get up.
"I'm going to look for some books." I warned Lucy, but she didn't reply. I walk off, smiling at how concentrated she is. Without a specific plan or knowing what book I'm searching for, I linger my fingers on the books, waiting to feel something. I keep walking until I found a title that father my eye. Warrior of light, that what I heard back in the corridors.

I take the book and open it, but it's weird. Text is written in many different languages and directions. I try to decipher the texts but the images get the best of me. I look through it, getting a vague idea of the content but not enough to satisfy my curiosity. Especially not after this image of a knight with that dragon playing a violin. The knight holds the hand of that phoenix, which seems to have a dragon too. Maybe I could use that for my essay. I decide to borrow it and go back.
"what is that?" Lucy asked me,
"A book I found over there." I replied as I sat down.
"Ooh," she seemed quite interested too. "What is it about?" She asked.
"I don't really know yet, it has many languages."
"Show me." She gave me puppy eyes, and I gave her the book. "By the way," she pointed at my arm. "What is this?"I look to see the ingredient of her curiosity, only to find a strange mark on my wrist. "Did you get tattooed?" She asked again with a smirk plastered on her face.
"No, I have never seen it before." I reply, worried. As Lucy takes a picture of it still not convinced I didn't get a tattoo behind her back, we both watch it disappear. I stand up freaked out and so does Lucy.
"What in the lords' name was that?" She screamed, we both looked at each other and then my wrist, we then looked back again into each other's eyes until we got interrupted.
"What is so shocking that you both have to disturb everyone in this library." Mr Corlon said. When did he come back? I looked around, ashamed by everyone's stare laid upon us. I look back into his pearling black eyes, and then back at my wrist.
"Nothing." I stutter out.
"Nothing?" Lucy question.
"Nothing?.." the teacher repeated, obviously not buying it. I'll have to see that picture on Lucy's phone. "How about Miss Sear show me what she captured on her phone?" The teacher added, almost leaning over me, leaving no choice but to submit to his authority. He glances at Lucy and she gives her phone, hesitantly. As he looks at the picture I can see his jaw moving. He clenched it, why? Does he know something? He looked at me and for a moment I thought I could see fear in his eyes, but it was fast to leave his emotionless stare. "Follow me." He said, turning his back and walk away, we quickly grab our stuff and ran to him.
With millions questions in our head we tried to walk at his pace but it was too fast for us. Lucy almost tripped over her own feed, and I was out of breath.
"Sir, would you mind to go slower please? We can barely keep up." I dared to ask.
He turned at me, as if he was angry, but then turned back and walked as suggested.
"Thank you" Lucy and I said at the same time, which made us smile. He isn't so inconsiderate after all.
We walked in silence, with and intense tension coming from him. But finally we arrived at his office and got in, he invited us to take a seat and so we did. What is happening? He prepared some tea and put it in front of us. "Drink." He ordered as he walked towards his bookshelf. We looked at each other but I we did as we were told. I took a sip and immediately recognised the flavour of citrus tea. My favourite, I smirked. "I want you to tell me exactly how that mark got there." He said as he walked back towards his deck with a book. As we hadn't started our briefing, he looked at us, raised an eyebrow. "So?" I cleared my throat and started.

"Well how it got there? I have no idea sir. I only know Lucy noticed it when I came back to the table, and shortly after it just disappeared." He was thinking, a lot from the frowns I notice on his forehead. "Do you know what it is sir?" He looked at me, annoyed, and let out a sigh.
"What did you do before you got back to the table." He said looking me in the eyes. Is he avoiding my question? I raised an eyebrow. Now I'm annoyed.
"Looking for some books."
"What books?"
"I had no specific books in my head."
"Did you touch any book?"
"Yes." He raised an eyebrow again, expecting me to go on, but I just waited for him to ask. He understood and sighed again. "What book?"
"All the books on the forth row from shelve one to five." I let a groan of frustration and passed his hand through his black silky hair. It must be something very special for him to react this way. "I did open one of that helps." He looked at me,
"What book?"
"What is that mark?"
We stared into each other's eyes, both with determination, not wanting to give in. We did that for a few seconds until Lucy broke his focus. "It's this book sir." I looked at her, not appreciating what she just did.
"Thank you miss Sear." He said with some arrogant tone. I was very annoyed at this point, but I'd exited to wait. "An empty book? That's what you opened?" He said looking at me like I was crazy. Empty? That can't be. I snatched the book from his hand which made him scoff.
"This book was far from empty"Lucy said with a nervous laugh. She looked with me at the blank pages and we then looked at each other in disbelief.