"you could have killed him in there!" Ernouf reprimanded when they got to where their cars were packed.
"He should be thankful I didn't" this was Olcan reply, he dug out a cigarette from somewhere in his car and began puffing it agitatedly, one could tell he was transferring his pent up anger on the innocent stick of cigarette.
"what exactly did he do that you had almost beat him to death?" Rexitt asked puzzled, he had a lot of assumptions in his head and this heightened his curiosity
Olcan looked at him but didn't utter a word, apart from Ernouf that he has told, he don't want to tell anyone else. Telling too many people would inevitably make the news leak.
"Olcan I'll take Elara home" Marzen announced solemnly making Olcan turn to face him. Their eyes met and they could immediately tell what was on each other's mind.
Marzen coolheaded attribute gave him the advantage of being smart and very observative, He was just another version of Ernouf. He didn't need Olcan affirmation to know what was really going on and Olcan himself could tell that Marzen had figured it out.
"hmm" he gave a simple nod and signalled them to go.
"your jack_"
"keep it" Elara was going to return his jacket back to him but he immediately cut her off and told her to keep it. She wrapped the jacket around her shoulder and quietly followed Marzen.
'take care of her' Olcan voice sounded inside Marzen head as they turned to walk away.
subconsciously Marzen halted and turned back to look at him, if he was initially suspicious about his conclusion then this four words was a biggest confirmation to them. He nodded his head lightly and left the scene.
Olcan watched them walk into their cars and drive away, even after they were no where near the vicinity his gaze was still lingering on the place they had left from.
As he stared his mind reminisced the feeling he got when he pulled her into his embrace, her scent assaulted his nostril and his skin tingled from contact with hers. Her figure was petite but if fitted perfectly into his arms, it felt like she was carved specially for him.
He has had other girls in his arms before but none of them has ever given him this feeling before not even in moments of ecstasy.
"Olcan let's go" Rexitt urged, they have been at the parking lot for almost an hour now, it was starting to look somehow.
****
when Elara and the twins got home, there was still an awkward silence among them. Elara seemed lost in thought while the two boys were busy sharing ambiguous looks amoung themselves.
"it's still early, should I warm some food for you?" Marzen asked when they were settled in the sitting room.
she shook her head "no I'm tired already, I'll just wash up and go to sleep"
"um okay" He couldn't possibly force her to eat so he agreed.
"good night Zen, good night Mars"
"good night El" they replied simultaneously but she was long gone already.
"what is going on?" Marcus asked immediately Elara was out of sight, He couldn't bare it anymore, he had been trying to ask Marzen through mindlink but Marzen barred him off and he couldn't mindlink him at all.
"like what?" Marzen walked past him and headed into the kitchen, he pretended to be ignorant of what his brother was trying to say.
"oh come on don't give me that oblivious look, you know pretty well what I'm taking about!" Marcus was definitely not going to fall for Marzen pretense.
"so tell me, what's this strange behavior? I mean why is Olcan suddenly edgy this night and why does it seem like Elara is always at the center of everything?"
His eyes shot open and he put his palm across his mouth surprised "Could it be?!!"
Seeing his shocked expression Marzen thought that he had figured out the truth but Marcus next statement almost made him facepalm.
"could it be that she's really a succubus?!" Only god knows how this assumptions had managed to take a firm grip in the boys brain. It made Marzen wonder what exactly was in his brothers head and how exactly his brain worked.
Out of every assumption his brain had derived Elara being a succubus as a reason for Olcan behavior, why didn't he ask himself why Olcan would want to protect a succubus? no sane supernatural would want to protect a succubus! except they were under their spell.
Even when he knew his brother was terribly wrong, Marzen still went along with it and pretended like he was also considering the fact, he even went along to look towards Elara's room with a deep pondering gaze.
"I'm not sure either but it could be possible" he lied.
"I know right, that must be why Grandma gave her that bracelet with a clothing and banding spell" the idiot went on to explain his theory "I thought it was weird at first but now it's totally plausible"
"it does adds up" this time Marzen agreed truthfully