The Curse ✔️

Chapter 5: Black swan

"Which one of you is going to explain what the hell happened?" Thar Adara demanded, his voice reaching the level of sternness I sometimes heard from my father's mouth.

"She broke my bone!" Bella screamed, her damaged leg was patched up by a Healer, but the wound was nowhere near gone. Magic could help to some extent, but she would have to rest for a week or two.

"You tried to kill me." I emphasized, turning to her. She was rested on a leather rocking chair in what I guessed was Thar's office. The room was surprisingly cosy, with a great view over the western field devoid of trees. He probably got a lot of sun. The walls were beige, but the curtains and the leather rocking chair were deep green, a colour I didn't expect he would enjoy. He was leaned onto the dark brown oak table, with an exasperated look on his face.

"I didn't try to kill you!" She screamed again so loudly that I was tempted to cover my ears with my palms.

"You literally choked me." I fought back. Her brown hair was messed up and the strap of her black dress fell down her shoulder, almost entirely exposing her breast.

"Oh, yeah? But you're alright, whereas I have to rest for two weeks, even with all the magic they poured into me! How is what you've done to me justified just because you weren't the first one to attack?" Her words made sense, but then I reminded myself that I couldn't breathe because of her spell.

"Because you attacked first? I was defending myself because I couldn't breathe." I looked at Thar, emphasizing my words. He had to know this wasn't my fault. I wasn't the type to look for trouble, but if trouble found me, I would defend myself.

"Well, you looked at Leon like he was something to eat! I was afraid of you. Goddess only knows what you're capable of!" Bella shouted and blood boiled in my veins. This girl was seriously asking for a punch in the face.

"Excuse me? First of all, you were jerking him off in front of everyone, you should not be so surprised that someone looked." I shot back. "Second of all, he was the one that stared at me. You're mad at the wrong person, hun."

"And why the fuck would he be staring at you?!"

"Maybe he got bored."

"Okay, that's enough." Thar interrupted us. "Maybe I should've called Professor Lange."

"No!" Bella and I shouted at the same time and then angrily looked at each other.

"I have to report this in any case." Thar sighed and went through his thick hair with his hand. His muscles tensed at the movement and it was enough for me to realise the lust charm was probably still kicking in. Or maybe it was the witch's brew.

"Please, don't tell Professor Lange," Bella whined, "another smudge on my resume and they're going to kick me out of the school."

"Maybe you can do my homework for the semester." I suggested, unable to stop the mischievous grin forming on my lips.

"I'd rather be expelled." Bella muttered.

"You two are going to work together on a project in my class." Thar said suddenly and both Bella and I grimaced and shook our heads. "It'll do you good. Bella, you already listened to it and Jade has an affinity for black magic. I think both of you can learn something."

"That's not the right strategy if you want to keep both of us alive." I said and Bella nodded, confirming my words.

"You're young witches that need practice. It might sound strange, but situations like this aren't that uncommon. Fights in the Academy tend to reach a whole new level." Thar shrugged.

"Fine." Bella was the first one to speak.

"Okay." I nodded, knowing this was better than the alternatives.