"Wait! A fairy? Could it be?"
Even though Kevin didn't mean it that way, Thomas found out that what he said actually made some sense.
Thomas suddenly remembered something. When he was a child, his father used to tell stories about people who can transform into fairies. As he remembered, those fairies were nothing special. But if a male could transform into a fairy, he could be a disaster or a god for everyone. They can bewitch anyone they could. They have an incredibly beautiful appearance too.
As Thomas recalled his father's stories, he still couldn't make it sure.
Because his father only said things about fairies. But never said what they looked like.
'My intelligent father forgot to tell me about what they look like'
While Thomas recalled that, he saw the vine disappearing. The vines completely disappeared into Lily's palm.
Then Anderson transformed back into his human form. The students saw the familiar Anderson in front of them.
Anderson supported Lily to get up. She was already awake. But none of them noticed it, because they were looking at Anderson all the time.
"Come here."
Anderson called them. But before he spoke, Kevin spoke.
"Teacher! Do you mind telling us if you are a fairy?"
Anderson wasn't surprised. Because he knew they would be curious to know.
"Mmm... Yeah. I am sorry, I had to use some powers to calm Lily down. But I think it affected you."
Anderson said apologetically as he looked at Sheli who was still in a daze.
"What happened?"
Thomas asked curiously. Anderson said he didn't bewitch her. Then it must be something else.
"We, fairies have the ability to bewitch. But a lot of people don't know, we don't do it on purpose all the time. When we use our powers, it happens automatically. You must have smelled like flowers. That's the cause. But we can't do anything about it. The people who have their forms connected to nature would be attracted to that scent."
As Anderson explained everything, they felt like fairies were wronged.
"Then won't it be dangerous to use your powers all the time?"
Nick hit the point.
"Yeah! That's why I never transform unless it's a must. In this case, if I were late, all of us would have been harmed. Lily must learn to control her form. Her vines carry a strong desire for blood. Her vines sucked my blood."
Anderson showed the wound caused by Lily's vines.
"I didn't do it on purpose. I didn't have any idea what happened."
Lily was sorry for what happened. She had harmed her teacher.
"It's not your fault. All the trees desire for fairies' blood to be stable. You were kinda lucky to have me here. But you have to be careful. Because your vines started to become violent when they noticed my existence. It's okay. People who have a tree as their beast form, often face things like this, when they awaken for the first time. Don't worry."
Anderson was finally able to wipe Lily's wronged feelings. Her right hand was in the wood as they saw in the mirror.
She was not in a dangerous state anymore. So Anderson decided to ask Kevin next.
But,
"Teacher, I have a question. Why do I have three tails? And why didn't they show up in the mirror?"
Nick was holding his problem for quite a long time. So seeing the atmosphere was calm, he asked his question.
"The mirror...Mm...I think it's because it only showed your form in the early stages. After I saw your three tails, I knew you could be someone special. Even a nine-tailed fox!"
Anderson's confession surprised everyone.
Nine-tailed fox simply stood for the word powerful.
"Is it really possible?"
Nick was so excited. His tails started to dance, but he didn't notice.
"Hey, now you look like a dog! Stop wagging your tails!"
Kevin couldn't keep his mouth shut. He teased Nick.
Nick looked at his wagging tails and tried to stop. But he couldn't.
"Ha ha...Nick, don't try. You can't. Your every tail stands for a life. They work as they want. You have to make them follow your orders."
Anderson advised him while holding his laugh.
Nick, who was embarrassed, had his face in all red. Everyone thought he was cute. Even his ears on the head were turning to every side.
"Since you already have three tails, it means you have reached the third stage. Not all foxes can have more than one tail. You are lucky. From increasing the inner powers of your body, you can pass all the stages, until you reach the ninth stage. Then you will get nine tails."
Anderson looked so proud. For the first time, he met such a lucky late bloomer.
"Thank you, teacher. I will work hard."
Nick said and then he let Anderson do his job again.
"Kevin, it's your turn. If you can't do it today, don't worry. We have more time."
Vampires are quite hard forms to tame. So Anderson had not even a slight trust that Kevin would awaken his form today.
Yet he called Kevin before Thomas because he didn't have the slightest clue about Thomas's form.
As expected, Kevin failed to awaken his form.
Kevin also floated like others. But he couldn't wait until his form fully loaded into the body. Because it was heavy. He fell to the ground a little early.
"Teacher, can I try again?"
Kevin didn't want to give up. But Anderson didn't agree.
"No, your body won't be able to take it. You can only do it again after at least 15 hours. Let's try tomorrow."
Anderso was about to call Thomas when Thomas came by himself.
"Teacher, can I also do it tomorrow, not today?"
Thomas suddenly asked.
It was not a bad thing anyway. Thomas needed some more time. And he could come with Kevin for the next few days. Both of them would have each other.
"If that's what you want, no problem."
Since it was late, instead of wasting more time, it would be better to observe the transformed rest of the others. So Anderson agreed.
"Thank you, teacher."
Thomas and Kevin were sent back to their dorms since only others had to learn.
Thomas suddenly had something to ask Simon.