BEASTLY || CHASE STEIN (EDITING)

chapter twelve

"How about we just call it a night," Nico suggests while everyone nodded, Nico turned towards her mothers' staff, ordering it to turn its shield off as the staff immediately stopped glowing seconds later, meaning the shield was finally down.

"That was so cool Nicky," Garfield giddily praised the girl as she shrugged, silently happy that someone acknowledged her efforts, "Do you reckon Hogwarts will owl you a letter?" Garfield laughed as Nico playfully punched his arm as the two smiled at one another.

"I..I'll catch up with you guys later o-okay? There's something I gotta take care of first," Alex interrupted as he mumbled the words hastily under his breath as he turned away to sprint from the group as Nico desperately called for him, only for her words to be left unheard as Alex didn't look back once as he left the others to stand around awkwardly.

"Do we follow him?" Karolina asked cautiously, all ready to support Nico should she want to go after him but Garfield stopped her.

"Hell no..if he wants to run off after we risked our lives to save him that's down to him. I want to go somewhere that serves coffee." Garfield announces as Gert and Chase agree silently.

"Come on, it's late..and Alex did say he will catch up with us soon. Let's just..go back to Timely and talk things out," Karolina insists as Nico and Gert climbed into Karolina's mini cooper, Nico looking rather dejected as Karolina beckoned Garfield to follow, waiting for him to join them before Chase spoke up.

"Hey, Kara? I think that with Molly sprawled across the backseat with Gert letting her rest her head on her lap, it would make more sense if Bee came with me and we meet you there? Saves Gert and Gar squishing together in the back of the car." Chase proposes, awkwardly clearing his throat as he gestures for Garfield to follow and Karolina shrugged non-committedly turning to turn on the engine.

"True, I mean Nico is in the Passenger and both he and Gert would be cramped so..thanks for the offer Chase! See you later, guys," Karolina said sweetly as she reversed, driving away as Garfield looked to Chase to find him already watching him as the pair headed to his car. Garfield jumping in the front seat as Chase followed behind Karolina, the two teens silent as Garfield stared curiously at the fistigons that Chase had placed carefully into the cup holders in his car.

"You gonna explain what just happened? Or am I expected to figure it out?" Chase teases, breaking the silence as Garfield sighed, knowing he would not let up until he explained and decided to fill him in on what he was previously told by Nico and Karolina. Telling him how Alex was kidnapped when he went outside of Timely, talking about how Karolina had used her powers and how Molly had revealed hers before Chase had arrived. Whilst raving about Molly's insane strength, Chase smiled, admiring Garfield as his eyes lit up as if it was Christmas morning.

"Okay..enough about Wilder's adventures with kidnappers, let's talk about these dope-ass guns man! I can't believe you made these babies all on your own! I mean..I think they're like guns..or gloves..or laser-shooting gun gloves..I don't know, What are they?" Garfield excitedly asks as he turns to face him in the car staring at him expectedly, examining the structure of Chase's chiselled jaw. Garfield shakes his head from those thoughts and appreciates his success in managing to mould his dream into reality, something Garfield knew Chase had dreamed since he was young; to be an inventor.

"Haha, I'm not really sure, I was gonna name them Fistagons? You know..like guns but on fists?" Chase laughed as Garfield pursed his lips thoughtfully, thinking that admittedly, Chase had called them something quite spot on.

"Besides, they're not completely mine, I mean..they are my idea and mainly were constructed onto blueprints but..my dad played a huge part in bringing them to life," Chase blurted sheepishly as Garfield tried his best to not reveal his shock. He failed miserably of course.