Devinium Lectum

~• 2: Goodbyes •~

I drew them so yeah, enjoy my terrible art! On with the chapter.

"Uno reverse card!" Yuvette leaped up from where she sat adding a quick, " Uno! "

"Sigh, you got me." Emile replied fighting back laughter at her outburst. Yuvette looked at him her face of triumph morphing into one of confusion.

" Did.. Did you just say 'sigh'? " she accused pointing towards him with the hand without a card in it. "I have no idea what you're talking about!" He replied with a smirk, " it's rude to point you know. ". She mentally face palmed and chuckled.

" So.. " Emile asked dragging out the 'o', " you ready to go? " He looked to her as he packed away the cards. He waited for a reply, turning from the shelf he was standing at to see her rushing up the stairs to her room.

He grabbed a book, once the cards were on the shelf, and began looking through waiting for Yuvette to come back downstairs. He looked at the picture before him, it was taken just a few weeks after they met and he started to warm up to her. They stood with her parents, just outside their house all smiling. He teared up knowing that she was leaving in probably a few minutes to go on a very, VERY dangerous quest.

He wiped his eyes and looked up as Yuvette came down the stairs, almost falling, with her messenger bag on he shoulder.
"Calm down, you hurt yourself." Emile laughed as Yuvette crossed her arms "Chill I'm fine!" She retorted with a pout. "Hey, are you okay?" He looked up as she asked that not realizing a few stray years falling down his face.

" Oh, s-sorry, I'm fine just got something in my eye.. " she say the hesitation in his eye and pulled him in for a hug. He hugged back and she said to him, " It'll be fine, I'm capable of self-defense! I was the strongest at school after all! " He laughed at that and pulled away from the embrace. "Your such a goof!" She stood up hands on her hips a face of mock offense.

"Excuse you! I will have you know that I am very much not a goof but a joy bringer!" she said in the best sassy voice she could manage. She chuckled at herself and plopped down on the couch.

Emile say next to her when a knock sounded at the door.
"I'll get it." Emile got up walking towards the door he opened it and gasped, "Mrs Storm! I havent seen you in ages!" She pulled her in for a hug and replied with " How have you been? Where's Yuvette?"

Yuvette was at the door before he could reply and pulled the woman in for a hug. "Mom how have you been? Where have you been? I haven't seen you for months!" She bombarded her with questions and pulled away from the embrace ready for the answers to her pop quiz.

"I've been travelling and heard the news of you going to find the town's lotus so I came too see for myself if it was true, so I'm guessing it is?" She replied a hint of worry on her face.

"Yeah it is, but don't worry I still have a few hours till I leave! Oh! Why don't you come in!" Yuvette suggested with a big grin. "I'm really sorry hun but I can't, I came to give you this." She handed her a book with the kingdom's crest on it's cover, "It should come in handy on your quest but you must be careful with it. It can be dangerous if used wrong."

" I need to leave now but remember, I love you and that book can protect you. Goodbye honey! " and just like that she turned and left. They stared out at her retreating figure, both in shock from what just occurred. "W-What was that?" Yuvette questioned looking at the book in her hand.

It looked normal until you look at the crest, it is the symbol of the kingdom a stunningly detailed lotus surrounded by an array of golden swirls and vines.

She shook her head and turned to Emile, a question ready but she saw him at the bookshelf looking through a book like it had his life depended on it. "Got it!" He exclaimed walking over to her the book in his hand still.

" Got what? " she questioned. He motioned to the book in his hands and explained, " Books with the kindom's crest on it are, according to this, books of magic. They can be used by those with no magic experience or knowledge! Your mother just gave you a book of witchcraft! " He looked at her with pure exitment on his face.

She was about reply when he grabbed her wrist and brought her to the garage known as his lab, he was an alchemist also dabbling in learning witchcraft, he threw the door open and ran to a shelf leaving a confused Yuvette in the doorway.

Grabbing little bottles and viles he went over to her and told her, "These herbs should correspond with some spells in there. You see I've been learning the basics of magic with online courses and have been saving up to buy a spellbook for it but you need these more now that you actually have one!"

"Okay.." She replied dragging out the 'o'. "Well I'll put them in my bag I guess." She placed them in a special pouch she added for fragile objects and put the book inside the main part. "Well I should g-get going.. " she told him sadness prominent in her voice. "Right." Emile said pulling her into a hug so tight it could kill.

That was when the water works began. Emile hugged Yuvette both of them with silent tears falling down their cheeks. "Please, please be safe.. And if push comes to shove call me and I could help!" Emile told her trying not to sound pushy. "Will do, baby bro!" She replied wiping her eyes. (They aren't actually related,  just have a sibling relationship. If you were wondering.)

"Your older by 4 minutes!" He retorted , having stopped crying they stood from the hug and Emile waved at Yuvette retreating figure as she began to walk away from the house.

"So the journey begins... I guess it's time."

Word count (not including this): 1066

Well new chapter my doods! I think I'm going to do my first pic next chapter it really depends on if I can be bothered or not.
Bye my fellow potatos,
-Ally da  potato commander
(I'll show Yuvette next chapter)