Bradley Trudy had been left adrift after having failed in his mission as a fairy. When he was blessing his godchildren, the wand instead of casting a protection spell, he cast a lightning bolt causing both children to be burned in the arms and legs. His wand stopped obeying until it was nullified. As it was a problem that was becoming generalized, the magic committee decided to suspend him without pay until a solution was found, but the rumor spread that he would be fired from his job sooner or later.
His family echoed the problem and publicly repudiated it. They kicked him out of his house and denied his existence. The Trudy family was one of many founding and draconian families. Its pride lies in being one of the few houses to have a flawless record of success in its missions. Bradley ended up being the shame in his family and now he was lamenting for being so confident and arrogant.
He got a place to spend the night in Soleil, but was placed in the most remote part of the complex and the most problematic in hours of training. That place was considered little Siberia, the little hell for those who would not have a way to pay their expenses.
Bradley was fighting to be moved to another location but no one was taking him seriously. The laughter and jeers of the spectators were making him more neurotic. The manager and the employee left him to their fate in the corridor, under the watchful eye of many young fairies who did not understand what was happening but were amused by the panorama.
Ross and Leen looked at Bradley while mentally talking about it.
[I wish to ask that dragon if he could do that, maybe if we help him. What do you think my love]
[Be careful, if it gets out of control you will pay just like him]
Leen pushed Ross over to Bradley.
-It's difficult to be expelled, right. That everyone points to you without you being able to do anything when you are innocent. I know what it feels like- Ross took Bradley by the shoulder and noticed that he was about to cry.
Bradley did not understand why the man standing next to him was saying that and as if trying to seek comfort he hugged Ross in surprise and started to cry.
-Hey! What do you think you do? ... you know what, forget it, I'm getting used to this-
[Ross bring it here, look how many people came out to look]
-Hey, join me and let's talk inside more calmly-
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Leen gave Bradley a bottle of water to reassure him. Ross just stared in amazement at the lizardman who looked like a spoiled child sobbing.
-Edaleen, I'm sorry. Now I admit that I was wrong about you. Forgive me for everything I did.
-I accept your apology. But how did you end up in this state? And your friends were not able to help you? -
-If you mean Jean-Claude and Gustav, I borrowed money from those bastards but they ignored me. My now ex-girlfriend Felicity pretends not to know me and blocks my calls. Eda, I swear it was an accident, I would never harm anyone and you know it! I am a fairy and my duty is to give happiness to my sponsored children awwggg-
-Stop crying you're pathetic man.-
-Sniff ... I'm very sorry and I'm sorry I jumped on you earlier, I don't know what happened to me. I needed to vent. By the way, thanks, I know it's late to introduce myself, I'm Bradley Trud ... just tell me Brad, now I don't have a last name.
-I'm Russel J. Fox, I'm Leen's partner in the Villain Preparation section, I'm also his fiancé. Nice to meet you, Brad-
Ross shook Brad's hand and heard Leen's insult in his head.
[I didn't say I accepted, because you said that, fucking idiot!]
[Of course you accepted! You don't remember the restaurant? Or do you want me to remind you again?]
Brad looked confused at the staring war between Ross and Leen. So he decided to ask something that puzzled him.
-I heard that you were assigned to another section for being a disaster but, I didn't know it was because you were getting married. You don't want Susan to come near you, do you? I get it, she might want to steal your boyfriend hehe- Brad puts on a smirk and looks at a scared Ross.
[What the fuck is this guy saying? I'm not going to leave you and that I can show you. I not only say it as your wand, but as your lover, friend, future husband and father of our children]
[You're the one saying shit. What children are you talking about? There is still a long way to go.]
[Ha! then you admit that you'll be my wife hahahaha]
Silence and discomfort reigned in the room, and Brad began to feel uneasy. When he was getting up, he was pushed back into the chair by Ross.
-Who told you that you could go? You think I got you out of there for nothing. The favor is repaid with another favor my dear friend. Now you will do us a great favor if you wish to leave. It's actually quite a favorable deal, what do you think? -
-What kind of favor? -
Leen and Ross were grinning and Brad began to fear for his life.
-How about being our temporary assistant? We will pay you, we will give you shelter and food. And we will try to solve your work problem. We can speak with Rocket to review your case. What do you say?-
-I would say it sounds too pretty. What's the trick?-
-Sorry, I put it wrong. I meant our servant. Since in the end you have nowhere to go, we will take advantage of that. You just have to help us with the housework while we are away. Fix, clean, wash, shop, those things, since you don't know how to cook, I'll take care of that when we get home. -
-How do you know I can't cook? -
-I didn't know, you just admitted it. Thanks for your notice-
-What the hell ... how did you do that? -
-You will get used to it. He always plays with people to get what he wants.
-You know me very well my love-
Once they agreed, they gave Brad the spare keys to the apartment to move in. He would use the little visiting room or the couch if he did something stupid while they were gone. They concentrated on training quietly until then. They only had the last hours of Sunday left and they should make the most of it.