Truth Or Fiction

Chapter Forty Six

Anna smiled as she unfurled the scroll. While it was strange to read about the future, it was nice to know that Akiho would be doing okay.

Even if knowing that there was a timeline where he got to have siblings made Anna a tad sad.

Mal paced her room, slightly nervous for her mom's arrival.

"But it's mom," Hadie said, shaking his head. "No need to be nervous."

Maleficent's spell book had already been shoved into her dresser drawer, under her socks, as to avoid detection.

"Typical hiding spot," Emir said as he shook his head. "That's where Ben hides the key to his office. As if he thinks that will deter me."

"It should," Ben said, his voice flat.

Malinda chuckled and looked at Benji. "Is that why you ended up moving it to your underwear drawer?"

"Sure is," Benji nodded.

"You honestly think that would deter me?" Emir asked.

"It deters Dean so it should deter you," Benji told him.

The last thing she wanted was to see the look of disappointment on her mom's face as her mom realized Mal had spelled Ben.

"Ah yes, the age old fear of disappointing your mother," Melody nodded.

I should donate that book to the Museum, Mal thought after making sure the mind link was temporarily muted. After all, once I make the antidote to the love potion cookies, I won't need it and Maleficent did write a bit of information on the Fae in there. It'd be a shame to just burn it.

Benji looked at Malinda in shock. "Burn it? You wanted to burn it? It's like—."

"Ben, Ben, calm down," Malinda said as she shook her head. "I know, I know. Harming a book in any way is a sin to you and your mother but it was a thought I had when I was sixteen okay? It's safe in the museum remember?"

But this wasn't the time to worry about that. Mal needed to prepare for her date with Ben.

"Ooh!" Dizzy grinned and bounced a little in excitement.

Gods! A date! Mal hadn't been lying when she told her mom dates weren't done on the Isle—the only 'relationship' Mal had had was a flirtationship with Harry when they were thirteen. Mainly to see what it was like since she had never had one before.

"Probably because Maleficent would have fried any guy you actually went on an established flirtationship with if she found out," Jay said.

If Mal was honest, it was weird—it was almost like dating Hadie.

"That hasn't stopped some of the Gods before," Demeter noted.

"And that was more information about Olympus than I needed," Uma muttered as she shook her head.

Besides, after Uma had caught them in the clubhouse two weeks into the flirtationship, Mal decided to end it. Thankfully Harry agreed that it just felt too weird and their friendship hadn't been ruined. All they had been doing was cuddling and Harry had just put a kiss on her forehead, the same way he would Harriet. Didn't matter though, the look on Uma's face would be enough to guilt Mal for the rest of her days.

"I didn't have a look on my face. Besides, you can do whatever you want with Harry, Mal. I don't care," Uma muttered.

Harry looked at her in shock. "Oh really? Then why didn't you talk to me for two weeks? It's not like Mal and I did anything wrong, she wanted to see what the big deal was and trusted me enough to ask."