Beautiful Villaines
Chapters 16. The Underground Science Room
Felix swiped the tip of his thumb and index finger, scrutinizing the suspicious dust compound on his finger. It was a trail of white empousa piled up like a sack of flour on top of a layer of snow. Instead of melting, the traces of the monster were precisely emitting black smoke before disappearing completely.
“That creature is gone.” Felix made sure he stood up.
“Ouh, jeez! Isn't this a trace of a car tire?” Cathie suddenly shrieked in surprise as her head lowered and found the surface of the snow that was split patterned.
Felix approached and wanted to make sure himself, “True. The car trail is vague and almost disappeared.”
“If so let's split up!” Piter gave the order with a serious face, “Troy with his friends looking on the northern side of the forest. Felix, Cathie, and a few other disciples on the southern side of the forest. The rest are looking on the other side. I will return to Hoover to report this incident to the principal and take action,”. The empousa was not his pet monster and of course all of this was very suspicious.
The disciples nodded almost simultaneously and began to conduct a search.
A few hours later, on the southern side of the forest. Cathie walked hand in hand beside Felix while the other few disciples walked behind and focused on looking. However, there has been no result. They didn't see any sign of Roxa. There was only a bone-chilling silence and cold.
“Hopefully nothing happened with him.” Cathie muttered softly with an expression so worried. Both of his hands were trembling and his lips paled. He felt cold and scared at the same time.
“No bad thing will happen with him.” Felix flat with his head hanging out.
“Looks like he's not around here.” Billie, the male student who was participating in the search suddenly raised his voice.
“In the meantime we arrive at the forbidden forest. Isn't it time we came back?” Irish, the female student who was walking beside Billie, also spoke up.
Cathie looked at Felix fixedly. It was clear that the man refused to stop the search. “It's okay, you guys just come back let me and Felix go on.” Cathie let them go. He did not want to keep them from staying because they were almost in the forbidden forest. Just for information, no students are allowed to enter the dangerous forest area.
Felix turned to Cathie and stopped at the girl's lips, which looked pale as if they were cold. Cathie's tiny body also looks shaky and not once twice she crosses her arms while rubbing her arms.
“You better go with them. Let me find Roxa.” Felix finally made his voice. The young man who was usually warm and smiling kindly suddenly became quiet with an unsettled expression.
“How can I possibly be quiet while Roxa has not been found?” Cathie refused with trembling lips.
Felix let out a long sigh, “You are so stubborn. Come back with them.”
Cathie forced a smile for Felix to believe he was okay, “Aren't you like that too? I won't be back before I find my best friend.”
Sighing deeply, Felix finally gave up, “Alright, we rest for a while.”
“No need, Felix.” Cathie again refused while shaking her head with a slightly panicked face. He didn't want Felix to stop the search just because of him.
“Don't be stubborn anymore and think about yourself too. Nearby is a shack belonging to someone I know. I'll have him make you a warm drink.” Felix said attentively and brought Cathie with a warm look like she used to.
Meanwhile ... some of the female students who were still behind Cathie and Felix were secretly staring in envy at their closeness. Not a few admire Felix. Likewise with the good nature of Cathie who is like a saintess is also able to touch anyone. They think Felix and Cathie are the perfect couple. The combination between them was so blinding to the eye.
Yes, that was how it had been embedded in the minds of the academy disciples. And now ...the students who were still standing while biting their fingers because they saw the closeness of Cathie and Felix finally chose to return to the dormitory and let them go.
\~\~\~
A black antique car stopped in front of a thin-walled building and was not too tall. It turns out that Axe took Roxa to a building located not far from the academy. Opening the car door, Axe lowered his head and prepared to hold Roxa.
“Let me walk alone, Master. The injured was my arm, not my leg,” rejected Roxa in a squeaking voice, almost swallowed. He was tired of being played with by his own heartbeat and did not want the organ the size of a human hand to jump out of his chest cavity. Even unconsciously he also turned his face to hide the hue of his blushing face as Axe leaned his head and was so close to him.
Hearing that, Axe re-energized the body, “Alright if that's what you want.”
They finally went hand in hand and entered a quiet building that was still emitting the scent of new rocks.
A laboratory. Yes, it turns out that it is almost filled with equipment in the form of specimen glass bottles arranged on the table. They continued walking in until they reached the front door with a wooden board that read ‘Underground Science Room.’
‘Wah, the place name is cool! I remember he was going to teach alchemis. Will this be the place to teach him?’ Roxa saturate without blinking. Occasionally he also grimaced as he felt the wound on his hand throbbing painfully.
Axe opened the door which was immediately treated by a descending staircase. He went down first and followed Roxa in the back.
After reaching the bottom of the stairs, Roxa was completely turned upside down. His body was all on the spot. Netra emeraldnya circulate and try to capture all the scenery.
First, Roxa saw the black and white checkered floor unfold like a giant chessboard. Then he saw the dead birds hanging from the rafters. Some were preserved from their glittering fur, and others were skinned to their skeletons.
Roxa then turned to her right and saw a series of carefully detailed leaf charts; roots, flowers, and anatomical paintings. Among the charts, there is a diagram of the human skull and muscular system.
The girl's gaze then turned to the wall spaces filled with shelves and drawers that rose from the floor to the ceiling. A bunch of mammals lined up on it. Like a long-eared rabbit, fox, squirrel, badger, and a bear cub.
Not only that! There are also unusual creatures; a blue-faced monkey and the head of a bear but black-and-white striped animal resembling a zebra. Are they preserved monsters?
‘Wah! I feel like I'm in a museum filled with extraordinary and senseless things. Everything here is like the epitome of a lifetime's work.’ Again and again Roxa clucked in awe and did not stop circulating his gaze.
“Until when will you stand there?”
Roxa fell to the point that her gaze was rubbed against the figure of the handsome man who was waiting for her. The man stood beside the empty mahogany chair.
Axe pulls both corners of the lips, smiling wickedly but alluringly, “Come here! I'll treat your wound.”
\~\~\~