LUCEM
Chapter XXXIX

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"Moonflower, put this on!" Marbella stretches out a pajama for Moonflower wear.

" Wow!!" The word leaped from Moonflower's lips as the magic threads woven into the long garment dampened all the pain in her body, it was slowly a headache inside his skull as if it was dulling and happy emotions permeated him.

A long breath escaped his lips. "It's better" he whispered to himself.

Mary's gentle knock on the door made a smile on Moonflower's lips. "Come in, Maria."

She opened the door, then turned to the bed, and she was like a child, and the smile on her lips lifted the tiredness from Marbella's heart. He was still busy tidying up the scattered spice remnants.. "I hope you don't think too much about what happened today, Maria."

"Yes, I'm surprised.... So very... But, I can handle that," Maria smiled.

"Look at him" said Marbella, advancing her lower lip.

"Hehhe, I'm glad to see Moonflower recover so quickly thanks to you," Maria walked over to the bed.

"Company her, I'll be out for a look" Marbella said. He walked to the door and left the two girls.

Maria looked at Moonflower's face. "Moon, what makes you so happy?"

"Oh, I guess because of this," Moonflower pulled a little bit of the clothes she was wearing. Mary swept the whole garment with her eyes. "New clothes?"

"It's made with magic, Marbella asked me to wear it" Moon explained. Mary's lips rounded, a moment later the two girls dissolved in a prolonged conversation and threw laughter at each other.

While Marbella, she finds Mars and James in the kitchen, a place she rarely visits during her stay with Moonflower. Marbella only realized, now the room was only equipped with hard chairs of solid black wood, then a large cabinet as storage and neatly arranged cooking utensils adjacent to the stove. During this time Marbella traveled more from home or locked herself long in her room. Working with books and tools he had, he sometimes spent time in the backyard that had a simple barbeque grill as well as a swinging lounger.

Mars first realizes the arrival of Marbella and he kind of gives a positive report about James immediately so that Marbella knows. "Our old James is working pretty hard today."

Marbella hid her smile as she nodded at the two different men of that type, then chose the largest and most comfortable room chair to sit in. He moved his finger along the smooth dark wood, feeling the granules under the varnish. James looked at her coldly.

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The atmosphere of the kitchen felt a little tense when Marbella entered it. I told Marbella that James had not eaten anything bad for the body and had also exercised well. But, it looks like Marbella and James have their own little war.

"Are you hungry, Marbi? I can cook something for you, "I thought maybe Marbella would feel more relaxed after eating.

"Umm.., I want noodles with spices," replied Marbella.

James shakes. "My breath is still as fresh as the scent of grass in the backyard."

It seems to be a complaint sentence as well as a statement that green vegetables are not a favorite of rats. I smiled amusedly considering how distressed the old white rat was by Marbella's strict rules after she was caught eating her abstinence. James even thinks Marbella installed a monitor in every corner of the room and watched him from a room.

"Well, I'll cook this. Please have a casual conversation, it won't be long" I walked to the stove.

A stainless pot with a brown handle is perfect for a serving of noodles. I started cooking simple noodles with spices and extra eggs. Marbella refused when I offered to add vegetables to the noodles, she reasoned that her stomach was hungry and needed to be filled immediately.

"Marbi, please get me a bowl there," I asked.

"No need, just give me the pot." she replied.

"Oouh, the etiquette of eating girls has now shifted yes." James said.

Marbella seemed indifferent to James' insinuations, she reached out to grab the chopsticks I still held and began to eat the noodles greedily.

Slruupp.

James was seen gulping, I held back a smile watching the old mouse.

I smell the medicinal spice from Marbella's body. 'Should I ask you another question?' my thinking.

I walked to the back side of Marbella, watching her silently from there. Nothing looks wrong other than the slightly pungent aroma of the spice from him, I undo the thought of asking about it.

"Aaaah, this is delicious, Mars" Marbella said after sipping the last gravy from a spoon.

"I was worried it would be a little salty earlier, I accidentally added twice the salt to it," I chuckled.

"Eh! my tongue may be a little numb from the heat" Marbella said.

I put my shoulders down. "Drink this!"

I thrust the milk box that was still half filled, Marbella immediately drank it up.

"Ooooooowh, can't you drink slowly, Miss?" lamented James.

Marbella glanced at James sharply. "Make her a glass of green tea!"

James wails.