Keeper of the Wand

Finding the Truth

Hey guys! We get to part two now! Woo! Anyway, here's the new chapter! :)

-Rose's POV-

I ended up falling asleep reading the book. I should've been smart and went directly to the S countries in the book. But at least I learned a lot of the other countries; who knew that pizza wasn't a real Italian thing?! Anyway, I woke up the next morning, with the book on my face. I pushed it off, and got dressed. Once I was dressed, I fixed my hair and brushed my teeth. I walked out into the hallway, only to run into Gustav.

"Good morning, Rose!" he said, happily. I put on a nervous smile, "Morning...Gustav."

He frowned a little, "Are you still mad about yesterday?"

"A little."

"I'm really sorry about that."

"It's fine. Just, next time, don't get meatball sauce over my favorite outfit."

He stepped forward and pulled me into a hug, "I promise!"

He was squeezing me a little too hard, and my arms were pinned to my side. I looked and saw Marco coming down the hallway. He stopped when he saw us. "Help...me..." I whispered, trying to make it obvious this wasn't my idea. Marco came over and pat Gustav on the shoulder, "Alright buddy. Rose isn't used to the Scandinavian hospitality."

He seemed to hesitate but he let go, and I dropped to my feet and gasped for air. Gustav went walking over, seeming happy. Marco came over to me, "You alright?"

"I don't like Gustav," I confirmed.

"What's wrong with him?"

"There's just something...off."

"Well, you really shouldn't be talking."

I stood up and glared at him, "Excuse me?!"

He laughed, "It's funny when you get irritated." He walked down the hallway, leaving me confused and flustered. I shook my head; I really shouldn't be talking since I'm from another dimension. But still...I know when somebody is hiding something, and Gustav was hiding something. I went downstairs, only to see that there was a party for Gustav. Star sat glumly on the couch with a piece of cake. I sat next to her, "You okay?"

She sighed and shrugged her shoulders, "I don't know." she placed her hand down and her hand landed on a book that had fallen out of Gustav's bag. She picked it up and looked at it, but Gustav came over and snatched it from her. I didn't hear what he said, but he sounded angry. Star looked at Gustav, with a mixture of horror and confusion.

I knew that look, and I immediately took my leave and went upstairs. For the next few days, I was in my part of the bedroom, catching up on reading on almost everything on Scandinavia. After about two weeks, I had my answer. I was talking about it with Marco as we walked through the hallway.

"Vikings don't exist now anyway!" I said, explaining what I found, "And they definitely don't teach Gym class."

"Don't always believe what you read," he replied, opening my bedroom door, "Remember what happened when you read about cats with wings."

"They have those on Mewni! I thought it was true here on earth!"

Marco rolled his eyes and said, "Hey Star, we're about to-" Suddenly, Star grabbed Marco's arm and pulled him in. By reaction, Marco grabbed my hand and pulled me in as well. "Whaa!" We chorused, as we both fell on the floor. I looked up and was shocked by what I saw.

All over the walls, were pictures of Gustav, being sneaky and other things. Red thread connected all the pictures and connected to the center picture that had a big question mark on it. Star was turned away from us, muttering under her breath, and from the look of her hair, she hasn't been her normal self on this. "HOW did I not notice this?" I asked, helping Marco up.