Leo got home with a solemn expression on his face. He had barely eaten his dinner and didn’t even flash his famous smile. Anytime Darwin, Varrick, or Sydney asked about school, he would only give one-word answers, which was unlike him. Darwin and Varrick assumed it was just the stress of school getting to him, so they didn’t press further. They were certain Leo couldn’t have been bullied—he was stronger than most of his peers and knew exactly when to fight and when not to. Sydney, on the other hand, thought otherwise and decided to speak with him after dinner.The night grew quiet once dinner was over. Darwin and Varrick, exhausted from running around Ivandale with Alex, quickly lay down to rest. The only sounds that filled the air were the night critters and animals, adding to the soothing sounds that come with the night.Leo had already snuggled under his covers, and the oil lamp was about to be blown out when two light taps came at his door. Instinctively, he said, “Come in.” Sydne

Leo, Jason, and Anaya made their way to the detention room with sad and solemn expressions, taking measured steps toward three hours of boredom and annoyance."Can't you just make the Dean fall asleep again?" Leo asked hopefully."And what will we do about Derek?" Anaya countered."Can't you use a sleep spell on him too?" Jason suggested."Believe me, I've tried, but he has some super strong force field on his mind," Anaya replied, frustration creeping into her voice."Is it impossible to break?" Leo asked, curious about the kind of magic required for such a spell."Yeah, if you're an amateur. But don't worry, I'll deal with it soon enough," she said confidently.They stood by the door, hesitating between staying or running back home. The Dean walked by, spotting them instantly. He quickly pulled out a wand from his pocket, pointed it at them, and yelled,"What are you three still doing there? Time for detention!"They sighed and groaned, lowering their heads as they shuffled into the

After dinner, Jason reminded Leo of how upset Anaya was yesterday and thought it would be best to apologize to her sincerely tomorrow. Leo knew that Anaya wouldn't forgive so easily and wondered what would be the best way to apologize. Sydney advised the boys that if they really wanted her forgiveness, they needed to do something incredibly thoughtful and sweet, like baking a cake. They loved the idea, but the only problem was they didn't know the first thing about baking.Sydney sighed at their ability to fight beasts and conjure up magnificent things, yet they couldn't do something as simple as baking a cake. She rolled her eyes, wondering how Varrick Darwin or Alex couldn't teach them such basic skills, but then again, how could they teach what they had no knowledge of? She agreed to help them out, and they stayed up all night just to prepare it.The boys always found a way to mess up the cake in the blink of an eye. Sydney was even afraid to blink, worried they would add too much

Everyone had been talking about the school's rugby team all day; it was the only thing anyone could focus on. Among the side talks, whispers and giggles, one name was constantly mentioned —"Chris Andrews." The name echoed at every corner, and some boys were starting to get annoyed, Jason most especially. Every time someone mentioned Chris, Jason would glance at Anaya, but she remained oblivious, utterly unmoved.Her whole attention was fixed on the book in front of her as she tried very hard to interpret the meaning of the letters on the page which only she seemed to see. She had rearranged the letters countless times, but each attempt didn't make any sense at all. Frustrated by this, she had torn out so many pages from her notebook that the boys flinched in fear more than once. A good portion of their English period and lunch time had been wasted on her futile attempts, and Anaya was growing restless. Finally, she stood abruptly and announced, "I'm thirsty. Let me get some water, I'

Sebastian went out of the lunch cafeteria, while Anaya, Jason and Leo went to their next class which is conjuring. The three sat down together, as they always did in the back of the class where no one was really paying attention to them. In today’s lesson the boys and girls learned how frogs are turned into doves.On her first try Anaya casted the spell correctly and the teacher congratulated her for the wonderful job. Jason was able to get it after several tries and his face turned red with embarrassment as the class giggled softly. On the other hand, Leo had an opposite issue to tackle with. Instead of turning his frog to a dove as they expected him to do, he transforms it into other animals. First it was a rabbit, a turtle, even a tiny dragon and the rest of the students laughed, even the teacher was a bit frustrated.The confusion was at the peak when a student close to the teacher’s desk transformed the frog into a giant, scary beast. The creature growled and began to move viole