41. Does Rose Finds Salvia?

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While we're having supper, Rose stays back at Jas. Their pets are sleeping aside on the table beside the bed. Rose holds Jas's hand and staring at her. Meanwhile, Jas comes to consciousness. 

"Jas? Are you okay?" Rose worries about her.

"I'm okay, Rose," Jas utters subtle and gets up to sit. Rose helps her to lean back on the pillow. Jas looks at Rose and surprises to see her no changes in her body. "Rose? Are you hiding something from me?"

"No, not at all", Rose turns aside.

"Oh! Little chicks? Relaxing at the Mountain valley? How far you may go, I'm watching you. Hahaha!!!" Nepenthes gives an evil laugh by watching them in a view on the round magic ball at his place. "I'm coming", he smirks and heads to the Mountain valley. 

At the house, "Then why you have escaped earlier from the doorway? You even told me to say sorry to your father, Oleander. Why so?" Jas suspects and checks her forearm. "Where is your birthstone on your bracelet, Rose?" She's perplexed. "What's happening?"

"Jas? Due to Nepenthes...I have...lost it. He took away it". Rose replies.

"What? How come? Without your permission it's impossible." Jas gives thought and recalls Nepenthes' words. "That means, he planned to take my stone...but she caught in his trap."

While Rose feels awkward to say, "Jas? That...I...." Max interrupts, "I to blame for that, Jas."

"What?" I enter behind him with food for Jas and Rose.

"What happened, Max?" Jas asks her.

Max sits on the bed in front of Rose and says to Jas, "Yesterday,...Rose and I..." Rose nods her head horizontally at Max to not say anything.

I sit beside Jas and keep the food on the nearby table. "Don't lag it, Max. Say straightly." I advise him.

"It's all my fault", Max downs his head. "I went to your room Nick and.....I forced Rose to drink the juice.....It made us drowsy as if we take chloroform or drug. Later, we fainted later.......Due to some reasons...We both....cu...cu...cuddle...." 

"Enoughhhh.....", Rose shouts and beats him on his thigh and stops.

Jas and I look at each other at a time. I'm very close to her. "Hummm..." I clear my throat and raise up to move away from Jas.

"But, I decided to take her responsibility for God's sake. I told her earlier. Till now, no response." Max feels upset.

"Oh! God...Stop your nuisance, Max", Rose again beats him on his shoulder and walks out seriously with an embarrassment.

"Rose? Rose?" Max follows her.

"Jas? Max is a good person. He won't do...." While I'm giving clarity about Max, "I know him, Nick". She says. "It's a plan of Nepenthes to get rid of me from his way. But, Rose has booked up."

"It's okay, Jas. Don't worry. Let's fix everything back to normal, together", I take the food into my hands. "Now, eat some porridge. It's a special recipe of our granny. May I feed you? Say, Aaaa..."

I feed her, wipe out extra dripped porridge from her mouth, and water her if she gets a cough, like my mom used to do to me at once upon a time

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I feed her, wipe out extra dripped porridge from her mouth, and water her if she gets a cough, like my mom used to do to me at once upon a time. Previously, Jas has cared for me when I'm sick, and now, it's my turn. I really like to care for her back.

Rose stands outside of the home by crossing her arms. "Rose? Wait", Max comes after her. "Sorry if I hurt your feelings." Meanwhile, Rose hears a sound from the nearby shrubs.

"Max? Usshhh..." Rose silence him while placing her finger on his lips by observing the surroundings. "Did you hear that?"

"Mmmm...mmm?" Max makes sounds. Rose looks at him, immediately he swallows.

"Uh! Sorry", she removes her finger and continues observing around.

"I didn't hear anything", he replies.

"Max? I'm serious. I already said he may come at any time." She says.

"Who?" He asks.

"Nepenthes", she replies.

"Nepenthes?" He has lost in thoughts.

"Due to him, I lost my birthstone in that weak moment", she holds her right forearm and says.

Max places his hand on her shoulder and consoles her. "Don't worry, Rose. I know you're strong. You can defect whoever the troublesome for you and get back your stone soon. I'll help you out." He assures her. Rose gives him a little smile. Now both hear some sounds. "Now, I heard something", he says.

"Let's check," Rose says. They both rush towards where the sounds are coming. Rose notices someone passes from her right. She rushes there, Max follows her. Then, senses someone going back to their house. She hides behind the ferns and spies. There she observes Nepenthes watching inside the house through the window.

"Who's that blacky...?" While Max questing her, she covers his mouth with her hand.

"He's the one I'm telling you about", Rose answers and takes off her hand on him.

"Oh! Nepenthes?" He guesses.

Meanwhile, Rose perceives some buddy's shadow coming towards that window. All of a sudden, Nepenthes vanishes in the air like a black fog. Someone shuts the windows. Nepenthes appears again and moves by floating in the air.  

"We go alert Jas and make sure about Nick stays with her," Rose whispers with Max.

"Then what about you?" Max whispers to her.

"Don't worry about me. I'll just spy on him and diverts him if needed", Rose ensures him.

"Then, I'll come back for you", he cares her.

"Okay, hurry", she sends him inside the house.

Rose starts scanning him from there itself, top to bottom whether he has brought her stone or not? But has not found. He moves away floating from there towards his left. Rose moves a little close to him silently. While going suddenly he falls down with pain in his chest.

He holds his heart and mutters, "Ahhh! Aster, due to your bloody curse, on every new moon day I'm enduring this pain. Ahh! I'll see your end soon."

"Oh! Since he's a cursed fairy, he's weak now? My magical rings and magical whip are enough to capture him for now if he tries to harm Jas." Jas thinks inside and gets ready with her weapons from her brown leather pouch at her hip.

Then he suddenly disappears again. Rose rushes to that window and glances around, where do Nepenthes has gone? She suspects who's there in that room, so, she has a look by opening it slightly. All are having a chat together. 

"Why he has halted here for that much of time if Jas is not here?" She wonders and moves forward. While she's searching for Nepenthes, she notices he's again observing through another window.

"What's with him today?" She focuses on his face closely and watches him secretly. In the light-emitting out from the room through the window, he's mumbling something and his face is only half-seen. "His face is still not clear but what is he mumbling?" Rose mutters and keep on watching him. She tries to comprehend the lip moment of him. "S...Sal...Salvia...Salvia?" She shocks. "Why is he uttering Salvia's name? Is she here? If so, who maybe she is?" She thinks and takes a quick glance at him. He moves away far from the house in the sky with a regrating face and disappears. "What's happening? Did he leave already?" She checks all around the house for Nepenthes. "Is he really left? Only after looking at Salvia? Salvia...Who is she?" She looks through the window to know who's Salvia? Rose astounds to see her and widens her eyes, "She...She's Salvia? Nepenthes' only sis...sister?" Meanwhile, someone places their hand on Rose.

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