Music of the Night

Chapter 29

Chapter 29

Arthur invited his two friends inside the Chiroptera room, which Jack noted to himself that it smelled of brewed tea and some cinnamon. He wagged his tail to assure Arthur that he has nothing to worry about.

Then again, he doesn't know the bat as well as Aoba and to a certain extend, Legosi.

"You look happy," Aoba commented as Arthur poured tea into three cups for them. Jack had to agree with the bald eagle because the both of them observed the Honduran white bat humming a tune to himself as he was preparing the beverages.

"Why shouldn't I be?" Arthur turned his head at their direction. "Things are going smoothly at the gardening club now that we have grown quality herbs and flowers used for baking."

Jack could detect a change in the bat's tone under all that excitement. He knew what it was, he reckoned Aoba does too because the bald eagle had a small smirk on his face.

"So who's the lucky girl?"

Arthur almost chocked on his tea from that unexpected bombshell.

"G-girl? How can you tell if I may ask?"

"Well, you were humming to yourself," Jack explained, sitting on the bottom part of the bunk bed. "But it's kinda strange since you are the only bat in this school."

Arthur was dead in his tracks, speechless at how the Labrador retriever could deduced him so easily. Was he that easy to read?

"He's right," he heard Aoba agreeing. "Well, I'm curious to know who is the girl?  If you don't mind telling."

Arthur was hesitant about it. Not only was she not a bat, which was the least of his concerns. He was worried about the fact that she's older than him and will be graduating soon before him.

Oh, he has a lot to think about this!

"Well...I can tell you two but can you promise me you'd keep an open mind about it?"

Both the bald eagle and Labrador retriever agreed as Arthur took a deep breath before explaining about his encounters and talks with Mizuchi.

He decided to explain and described it while hanging upside down between the gaps of the bunk bed because it felt comfortable that way.

...

Both Jack and Aoba were surprised when Arthur described his relationship.

It turned out to be the gardening club president's class bully? That was a surprise for the both of them. Jack had some doubts about it since it was similar to how Legosi was acting around the rabbit girl who was in the gardening club. Then again, he's not going to pry much into this relationship. 

Aoba was happy for his friend but also felt the need to protect him. "Arthur, it's actually impressive that she went from being hostile towards you to being friendly. I wonder if it's your charm that made her interested in you."

Now Arthur was confuse.

"What do you mean, charm?"

So Aoba explained how Arthur seemed to give off a friendly vibe when he interacts with some of the animals. But what was the challenge was not the bat himself but other animals to look past his eyes and see him as another student. Arthur smiled, touched at the eagles words.

He's so lucky to have him as a friend...

"That's something I wasn't even aware of," he admitted, fluffing his white fur which both dog and eagle thought he was going to become a cotton ball. "I can only judge the animal's character based on their tone and how they've interacted with me. Much like how you guys would talk in a virtual reality game if I am not mistake."