Laura opened the door to her family's house front gate, where a student stood there with a small pile of paper in hand.
"Hello"
"Hello"
"Here's your stuff for today", the student then handed her the small pile of papers.
"Thank you"
"And this trunk is where the other papers are, where do I put them?"
"...This way"
Laura was stunned for a moment when the student brought out a trunk from nowhere for her to see from her POV before gesturing to the small table placed near the front entrance.
"So, this one is from your Magic Studies class, this one from Combat class, Alchemy class, and other classes"
Laura looked at them for a moment before turning toward the student.
"Thank you"
"Mm, no problem" the figure then turned around and headed towards the door.
"..." Laura opened her mouth for a moment but stopped herself, not knowing what to say.
"Oh, right"
"?"
The figure turned around.
"Do you know what classes you have for this week?"
"?? Why do you ask?"
"I'm going to be visiting for the next few days so I wanted to check what classes you have"
"Did the principal tell you to do this?"
"Yes"
"..Alright...here", she summoned her timetable sheet and handed it to the figure.
"Oh, nice, thank you"
"No problem"
"...By the way, Ms.Bernard"
"Yes?"
"I didn't know you're a mother"
"....."
"....."
That speculation shocked her for a moment as she processed those words coming out of Raven's assistant and classmate from the same Academy but a different class.
"That baby you're holding"
"This is my brother" she replied in a controlled tone and expression, hiding her slight anger at such assumption.
(I'm not married...yet, alright?)
"Ohhh, sorry about that"
"...It's alright"
(Weird) that was her first thought.
"Soo, these are some of the materials from your other classes" the classmate held up a bag to show her, before showing a book she recognized as being from her class.
"I appreciate it, then please come in"
"Okay"
Entering the large house, the classmate noticed the lack of people inside.
"You can place the book bag here"
"Okay"
Placing the bag on the tab by the doors, the classmate takes a look around the house from the front door for a moment before turning back to the door.
"Well, I'm off then, see you later Ms.Bernard, and baby Bernard"
"See you later then"
The door closes before Laura realizes something.
(See you later? Does this mean I'm going to see....wait. Was that a guy or a girl though?) the hood covering the face did more than hide the face but also seemed to distort the voice a bit making it hard to tell.
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Second Day of House Arrest.
"Hello, this is your second book bag this week"
"Thank you"
(Sup dude)
"Do I put this in the same place?"
"Yes, please"
"Okay"
Putting the book bag in place the figure turns to leave once again.
"See you tomorrow"
"Yes, see you"
(You too dude)
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Third-Day of House Arrest
Laura finished her study for the day and headed out of her room, dressed in her nightgown. She heads down the stairs and heads into the kitchen where she finds no one in sight.
(This is normal)
She searched for food inside the fridge, turned on the stove, and began preparing her meals, waving her wand to make everything move by itself.
She sat in the kitchen eating her grapes in silence waiting for the food to be ready.
After it is done she heads off to the dining room where she finds her father sitting there, unusually so considering his work.
"Hello, Ms.Bernard"
And the classmate from these past two days.
"Laura," said her father.
"Father. And...." she stops herself upon realizing that she is in her nightgown.
"We were just talking about you a bit and the book bag"
"I see....I hope it went well"
"Yeah, your father was just explaining about your academic achievements in the past"
(Why father?!?!) she turns to look at her dad in surprise.
'What?' he asked.
"And also about your baby brother"
"Where's Arthur?"
"Here" the classmate pointed down below, right beside them. The back part of the couch covers Arthur from view.
"? He's beside you?"
"Yes"
(That's rare)
"I think he likes my hood"
(That...does explain why) the hood does offer an interesting mysterious vibe to it that made many even her tempted to take it down to see what's underneath.
"Anyway, I probably shouldn't stay any longer than usual, so I'll take my leave now. Thank you for inviting me to stay Mr.Bernard, see you later Ms.Bernard"
(Bye Arthur) Hood waved at Arthur before leaving.
The three Bernard watched the figure leave the house in silence before turning to look at each other.
"....So, how was the study?"
"...Per as usual, but father?"
"Yes?"
"Why didn't you tell me that person was here?"
"Eh..I was...just into talking with them so...", feeling uneasy, Mr.Bernard replied to his daughter hesitantly.
(Can't have her know I was suspicious of her classmate!!!!!!!)
When the hooded student arrived, he thought they were there to attack his house, but turns out it was a student sent by the principal to deliver the books to Laura.
Remembering that his daughter is studying right now he invited the hooded student inside and thought of interrogating a bit.
"So, what's your impression of my daughter so far?"
"She's a nice lady"
(Damn right!!!)
"You're here to deliver books and nothing else?"
"Yes"
"How long have you been doing this?"
"Two days"
"When do you meet her?"
"After the Academy's finishes and coming here, so around 4.30 pm"
(That's the time she's alone!!!!)
"How long do you stay each visit?"
"Under 3 minutes"
"Really?"
"Yes"
"...What do you think about Laura compared to before?"
"A capable person who can navigate through things back then and now even if she hasn't come back to the Academy yet"
"I know she's smart, after all these achievements are all from her" he gestures to the wall filled with achievements; certificates, trophies, medals, and pictures of her receiving them.
"Wow, I thought some of it was yours, Mr.Bernard"
"Hah, I kept having those in my private room"
(Got to show off my kid's achievements!!!!)
"Does Ms.Bernard like magic since she was a kid?"
"Yep, she started blasting hot air to dry herself before she knew how to use one"
"Wow, that's amazing"
"Yeah, she's smart and energetic especially when she comes up with new ideas for a magic spell, like a vacuum cleaner spell or a foot massage spell"
"That's amazing"
"Not to mention how much she acts all protective of her brother when he was born"
"Really?"
"Yeah, she was like 'Will he be alright?', 'I will sleep with him just to be sure', and some like that, it's so adorable even when she's grown up now"
(Ack! I let my guard down) realizing his blunder, Father Bernard calmed himself down and became somber as he looked at the classmate.
"....." whose face is hidden but he can already tell that there is no malicious thought at all.
(It's freaking clean, why is his(?) thought so clean, its freaking pure happiness)
His eyes detect the emotions inside the classmate's head but all he gets is amusement not the pitiful amusement from people who got dirt on someone, but amusement from hearing the story of someone with a happy moment.