Two Red Strings

Chapter 6

"Magnolia." Myosotis called out when he saw Magnolia in the morning. She hid behind Angelina, Camellia and Feliciano. Ethan and Gérard dragged Myosotis away; a knot was added to her string.

"Magnolia." He called out again when he saw Magnolia with Emilia during the morning break. She darted for the ladies. Emilia scoffed at him and followed Magnolia; another knot.

"Magnolia." He called out yet again during lunch. He queued behind Angelina, with Magnolia at the front. Feliciano was behind Myosotis; the third knot appeared. "Ve~ Bella!" He flirted with the displeased teen. She didn't answer to him either. "Uwah~~" he whined.

Camellia, who was a few students behind Feliciano, pursed her lips. The Italian sat with Myosotis that lunch, leaving the girls alone. "Giving Firmament the silent treatment?" Camellia asked. Magnolia didn't answer her either. "Tch!!"

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"Magnolia." Myosotis called out once more when he saw Magnolia after school. They didn't have any after school activities on Thursday, but Magnolia was staying behind to wait for Angelina to finish with her magazine club.

Camellia wasn't supposed to have any, but she said that she was performing a demon summoning ritual (her words, not Magnolia's); so she'll be 'hanging around'. Myosotis followed Magnolia around for about 10 minutes.

Then, Magnolia hastily sprinted into the modelling studio as the door was about to close. Myosotis was about to stop the door with his foot when Roxanne stepped out, preventing him from getting any closer to the door.

"Sorry. No boys allowed. Ladies modelling at the moment." She brushed him off, fluttering her long and sparkled lashes. She closed the door on him after winking at him. Myosotis let out a heavy depressed sigh.

"Argh..." He scratched his hair out of distress. Someone tapped his shoulder. Myosotis turned around and saw Gérard. "Max..." He muttered. "Why is Mag-?" He was about to ask when the brunette was silenced as Gérard held his hand up.

The platinum haired boy smiled, gesturing him to follow. "I wanna tell you a secret." They walked down the empty corridor. They passed by many empty home rooms, down the stairs and out to the school's 'cool kids zone' (aka the swings).

"First off, I'm not Maxwell Tavian who is from Scotland but studied in Great Britain." Gérard told him the moment they were at the swings. "Wait. What?" Myosotis gawked. Gérard burst out laughing when he saw the shocked expression of the human.

So much and so hard, that he fell off the swing and onto the sand. "My... side... hurts..." He gasped in between his laughter. Myosotis felt better when he saw Gérard's smile. After a while, the vampire cooled down.

Gérard stood up, dusting the sand off his pants. He cleared his throat. "My real name is Gérard Malachite Octavian. I am the fifth prince of Elephogor, which is off the coast of Scotland. And I'm telling you this, since the girls trust you so much." Gérard smiled.

He held out a piece of paper to Myosotis. The brunette took it and saw that it was a makeshift contract, obviously done by Camellia because of the satanic icons that lined the paper. Gérard's name was at the bottom, just below Ethan's name.

"Ethan is in it too?" He asked. "Well ya, he's in it too." Gérard replied. "He got in before the winter break started..." He took back the paper. "But you have to call me 'Max' while in school okay?" Gérard reminded. Myosotis grinned. "Deal." The two firmly shook hands, and did their signature bro fist.

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After school, Gérard was waiting outside of the school, with Myosotis, for Angelina and Magnolia. Unexpectedly, yet expectedly, Clara was walking out from the entrance. The sight of Myosotis forced a smile on her face.