Into The Light

Chapter Three

"Hey, do you want to visit my favourite place in the whole school? It's so cool!" Lylia squealed. Harley looked at her sceptically.

"And where is that exactly?" he asked. Lylia giggled.

"It doesn't matter! Let's just go!" Pulling Harley along, Lylia dashed down to the basement of the Magic Academy. They arrived outside a large room with an oaken door.

Lylia beamed at it and pushed the door open. "Come on in!" she exclaimed.

Harley looked around in awe. The room turned out to be a gigantic laboratory. Its modern interior was in complete contrast to the austere and altogether more old-fashioned Magic Academy.

"Isn't it amazing?" Lylia watched Harley expectantly, gauging his reaction.

Harley nodded vigorously and then realised something. "This...it probably isn't a good idea for me to be in here. After all, I did burn down the lab of my old school..." His voice trailed off as he noticed Lylia giggling into her hands. "What's so funny?"

Lylia chuckled, "oh, it's just...never mind! Wanna have some fun?" She flounced off to a corner and returned with a beaker of some greenish liquid. However, Harley didn't seem to be in the mood. He moved Lylia's hand holding the glass down onto the counter.

"Hey, about earlier, I was wondering why so many people here dislike you," he began. "When we were walking around together, I saw lots of the students here glaring at you and muttering among themselves. What happened?" Lylia had no choice but to confess the truth about the past of her kind.

"I...I hope you won't hate me like all the others," she said anxiously. Harley didn't seem to be bothered at all, though. Instead, he had an almost manic gleam in his eyes.

"Whoa, you know the art of Alien Space Summoning? That's so cool!" Harley said excitedly, grabbing both of Lylia's hands and twirling her around. "Can you teach me? Please?"

Overwhelmed by the sudden request, Lylia looked at Harley's hands around hers and blushed. Then she mentally slapped herself. Why was she blushing so hard? What was going on? But of course, she agreed. Thrilled, Harley kissed Lylia on the hand. "Thank you, thank you, milady!" he yelled. Lylia stared at the hand Harley had kissed and clasped it over her heart, a smile forming on her face as she watched Harley's happy dance around the lab.