Witchling Academy Semester Eight - Avery Song Page 0,26

If you struggle getting anything, just let me know. My mother still has plenty of connections in the art industry, so we can grab whatever you need or can't find if the pressure is on."

"Thank you, Katsume," I whispered, feeling a bit astonished by her sudden aid.

"No problem. I might as well help my brother's future husband," she sang, and I was coughing on air the next second, which had her laughing. "Bye, Finnick!"

With that, she was gone, and I was left to shake my head and sigh.

Pulling my phone out, I glanced at the home screen image of me, Brianne, and Kaito at the beach in Dubai. My eyes drifted between the two of them, before locking on Bri's lovely eyes.

“You do have fierce eyes, Red," I whispered to myself.

Hopefully, I can capture that burning intensity with the stroke of my paintbrush.

~JAX~

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My eyes were focused on the road though every so often, they drifted down to the woman sleeping on my shoulder. I stopped at the red light, a bit thankful for the major intersection because of the long wait times when it came to pedestrian crossings.

My fingers continued to run through Brianne's long orange locks, and with this moment's grace, I was able to admire the trickles of golden tinsel locks that only made her hair more magical.

Elsa and Luna were curled up in her lap, with Fuwa sleeping in his little fuzzy ball form on top of Luna. I didn't think she cared now that she seemed to be close to the two familiars. I secretly felt like Luna had adopted Elsa like she was her child, and Fuwa was just lumped into the equation.

I smirked at the thought, which was a little bit of a relief. It had been hard to express emotion, let alone feel a hint of calmness after the madness we'd endured and the recovery process that followed.

Leaning over, I pressed a kiss to Brianne's forehead. She stirred just slightly before sinking deeper into her unconscious state. Those parted lips quirked up just slightly as if she truly sensed my hint of affection in her dreams.

I was just grateful she wasn't having nightmares and was slowly adapting to what occurred from the exam to this new investigation, as well as the news of the trial being postponed to the end of the year.

The light turned green, forcing me to return my focus to the road before me as I turned onto the express lane and picked up the speed. The city was far as hell from our place, and that was one of the reasons why I volunteered to go grab us a car.

My eyes looked at the side mirror as the roaring sound of a motorcycle caught my attention and made me grin further. Leaning back enough to see his approaching image, I took in Connor's approach as he sped up on the exclusive Harley that roared with power as he continued to ramp up his speed.

It didn't take long for him to pass us, and I let him, seeing as I knew I wouldn't be able to keep up without waking Brianne. I knew he'd be able to hear my thoughts, so I sent him the thought.

Brianne's sleeping so I ain't racing you. You can still be a show-off, though.

He lifted his hand up to give me the middle finger before he sped right off, which had me mentally chuckling back at him. I was sure the thrill of being able to drive a classic, enhanced version of the branded bike in a country full of serene sights was a blessing to him.

He probably needed a break since last night he had a nightmare that surged us awake. I figured the surge of emotions that thrashed his senses was still doing a number on his mental health.

Could I even blame him?

I was still struggling - maybe we all were - with what we'd witnessed. I wouldn't expect the school to sponsor an all-expenses-paid exclusive trip for us to recover in Switzerland.

Out of all the places in the world to go and see, I had to admit, this was a gorgeous choice. We'd been given the option to rent any car or motorbike, and I didn't delay in choosing one of the fancier sports cars in the collection. It was a bloody red with a matte finish. I was coming to realize I had a thing for good speedy cars. I felt, over these past few months, I was leaning