Don't Mess With Time

Chapter Twenty

She shouldn't have said anything about his crush on Nathan.

It was uncalled for, but it was in the heat of the moment and she was angry.

Agatha stroked her hair and whispered kind words into her ear.

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Hester glanced at Anadil.

The albino kept looking over at her every once in a while.

Her red eyes would go to her rats and then flicker to Hester, then away from her with a weird red tint to her pale cheeks.

Hester didn't know why that look on Anadil's face made her want to grin like some silly Ever.

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Anadil couldn't take her eyes off of Hester for more than a minute.

Then she would see Hester sitting there with her rats and it just made her heart skip a beat.

She looked so caring and compassionate, a side of Hester she never got to see.

She thought that Hester would make a really good mother.

That brought a blush to her cheeks.

She didn't know why that made her feel all embarrassed.

She also didn't know why it made her feel all warm inside.

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Dot glanced at Dede.

Were her parents really from different schools?

It made her feel all weird inside.

She really liked the idea of Evers and Nevers falling in love with each other.

Her mind shifted to Kiko and earlier today.

It had been a really nice moment, saving her from Hester's wrath and the way she threw Beatrix off of her.

Kiko really was a sweet girl.

So sweet and pure.

She thought the two of them could be... friends.

Good friends.

Even if they were on opposite sides.

Kiko kind of looked like Dede now that she thought about it.

They both had those sweet, innocent smiles and pretty pigtails.

Kiko had really pretty hair...

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Beatrix was still laying down next to Reena.

When she had gotten back to their room after Surviving Fairytales, Reena had overreacted.

She'd grabbed a fresh set of clothes and a towel for Beatrix instantly and had her go change.

After that, Beatrix had given her a quick "Thanks," and gone to study.

Reena has not been willing to allow that.

"Get over here! I'm not letting you get a cold!" she'd said.

She'd grabbed onto Beatrix's hand, making her blush, and pulled her over to one of their beds.

She pulled the covers over them and held Beatrix.

"Reena, I'm fine," Beatrix said with a deep blush on her face.

Wherever Reena touched her, her skin felt on fire.

Maybe she really was just that cold.

Beatrix had meant to get up after a few minutes, but then she'd fallen asleep in Rena's arms.