<<Bonus Scene for Isabelle from Chapter 38. Read this before reading chapter 41, same applies with Minuet's POV on his bonus scene>>

Isabelle's POV

"Tsk tsk, what a pervert he is". I mumbled as I reached downstairs. "So dirty-minded".

"A pervert?". My mum's eyes widened as she dropped the towel on the table and approached me with that look. Oh no. Not the drama queen.

"I umm...I thought that..". I stuttered as she glared at me from head to toe.

"Harrison!". She yelled. "There's something going on with this girl".

You know, it's been long since these two actually pulled my legs- I never saw this coming. Here comes the train of drama again.

"What is it?". Dad boomed in a scratchy tone from the living room. "Whatever the reason is- just let the young lady go".

My eyes widened in surprise. Dad telling her to let me go? Okay, I really didn't see this coming.

"She's talking to herself about naked guys and porns- and you said I should let her go?!".

Whoa whoa whoa, who said anything about nudes and porns now- she's clearly framing me up!

The article my dad was reading instantly lowered down a bit- revealing an angry look on his face.

"Dad! I only debated with myself that people that who are perverse are dirty-minded because they tend to resist discipline all the time". I butted in. "Well, someone's got to read articles on something!".

I watched as Dad exchanged looks with mum and rolled my eyes. I don't want to be late for school because of these persons- I don't want to do something that I'd regret because mum forced me to. She's clearly overstepping the boundaries and I'd soon take care of that- but not necessarily with magic.

"If you didn't want me to know about all these- why the hell did you send me to school then?". I groaned. "Mum's even trying to-".

Just before my mum could land a slap on my cheeks, I held her hand in the air with a frown. I knew that was coming- she's always quick to shut me.

"Don't you dare slap me, I'm so ready for you guys this time again". I warned, pushing her hand away from me. "I'm tired of your countless abuses".

"Emily, leave us at once". Dad ordered, glaring at the woman besides me.

"I'm not going anywhere". She butted in. "You can't tell me you really-".

"I said leave!". He snapped in an authoritative tone, standing up in anger at how she was questioning him.

I watched as she scurried away with an apologetic look at dad. Of course I caught her glaring at me but I swore I saw something strange in her eyes- but maybe it's just something in her eyes, who even cares.

"Isabelle...". Dad called out in a soft tone. "Come here, we need to talk".

Oh God. Now I get to have a long boring talk.

Reluctantly, I dragged my legs to where he was sitting and stood at his front.

I waited for him to scream at me, to scold me badly for what I did, but he didn't.

He patted the space besides him, motioning me to sit with him. Not only I'm surprised, but I'm nervous.

Is this some kind of trap?

Or kind of bribe now?

I glanced over at the spot he tapped and sucked on my breath gently.

Just in case I don't make it out of this trap, I better mindlink Minuet.

"Minuet, I'm stuck with my parents- thanks to you".

"That makes me the teacher's pet soon- have fun with your weirdos".

"I'd never forgive you if you leave this neighborhood".

"What do they want now?".

"You wouldn't want to know, trust me".

"I already do- I guess you got this dirty-minded behavior from them, now it all makes sense".

I let out a gasp of disbelief at his cruelness and grumbled, sitting down besides my dad, with my legs dangling over the couch.

"Dad, I'm already late for school". I pointed out politely. "Did I do something wrong again?".

"Don't take that box to school again, okay?". He said softly. "It'd attract negative attention towards you from your friends".

Okay...?

This is suspicious.

"What do you know?". I asked, squinting my eyes at him suspiciously.

He couldn't know anything, could he?

"I know that as a father, I want the best for my kid". He raised an eyebrow, probably aware of the suspicions in my tone. "What do you know?".

I let out a small nervous laugh. "Definitely nothing that deals with crazy and weird stuffs".

"Seriously?".

"Shut up".

"Hmm, like what?". He stared at me, tapping his fingers on the table. "What crazy stuffs?".

I gulped.

Maybe that was too specific.

"Normal girls life- okay this is getting a little cringing". I held my strap, standing up. "There's something you're trying to tell me, I'm listening".

He looked down a bit and shook his head with a small strained smile. "I can only say that you've grown up. Stay this way, it's pretty much the real you".

I wore a smile at his kind strange words. "Thanks dad. I will, I've to go now. Maybe when I come back, we could talk?".

He nodded.

Relief came over me and I waved him goodbye before dashing for the front door. I'm so dead.

*****

"He acted sort of weird". I blurted out as we both strolled down the busy streets. "Strangely nice and strangely weird at the same time".

There's 99.9% that he doesn't know and 1% that he knows something.

"Talk about your mum". Minuet snorted. "She's the worst".

"Hey!". I slapped his back with a pout. "They're still my parents".

"You're the worst!". I pointed out, earning a laugh from him. "You didn't defend me and left me hanging, what if I said something!".

"I know you wouldn't". He gave me a smirk and stared at me. "That's why I left you- even as troublesome as you are, you're very smart. I mean, look at the way you were throwing the words at your dad when your mum said-".

"Don't say it, Minuet!". My face turned red and I quickly increased my pace, running away from the bastard. He has no idea that I'm a human with creepy kinks.

I could hear his laughs from behind me as I face palmed and walked more faster. At least, people don't get to see us together. There's no way this guy won't give me headache while I'm in class. He's gonna use one thing or the other to either distract me or annoy me.

Did I even mention how hot he looks right now- as his human form?

Minuet could not only hide his furry parts but could shift totally into a human. What a perfect disguise for a creep like him huh. I don't know how he keeps doing it, but he only leaves me more fascinated and intrigued by his skills- or perhaps gifts.

"What are you so lost in?". His voice asked in surprise and startled me as I wasn't expecting him to be by my side.

Right, I stopped walking.

I didn't answer him but gave him a stern look of warning. It's obvious he's trying to play with my mind again. He dares not try that, especially as we're close to school now. We need to stay-

He flashed me a sheepish grin. He closed his eyes briefly before opening it again. I watched as his fangs protrude a little from the corner of his rosy lips and pupils twinkled with mischief and became slit for some unimaginable number of seconds.

It happened so fast and that left me dumbfounded. Was he trying to be playful or trying to show me something?

"You'd know why I did that soon". He said and held my hands. "We're so late, let's go- remember you're going first, I'd wait behind for your signals".

"Yes yes". I shook my head, blinking my eyes away from the thoughts hanging around my mind. "I remember that".

"Good". He said and started walking off, with his hands in his pockets.

There's something going on with him. He's trying to be playful and not cold to me anymore.

A smile creeped up my face while I watched him leave. He doesn't even want to look back! What if I got carried away or something!

"Minuet". His name left my lips. It was barely a whisper but he could still hear it.

He stopped walking and turned at me with a confused expression. With a sigh, I walked to him and frowned, motioning him to bend down a little since I was probably too short.

He furrowed his eyebrows in confusion and looked around, probably to see if anyone was watching before making an attempt.

"Did you see someth-". He was cut off when I pressed my lips against his nose, longer than usual. It's been long since I did that to him- when he was in his feline form that is. I just missed having contact with his various forms, I guess.

My eyes widened when the beast side of him started trying to surface. His eyes were flickering to amber and his mouth was twitching, but he was the boss- the reactions slowly dived down.

Okay, I think I did something bad.

His thumb raised my chin a little upwards to look him in the eye. Reluctantly, I looked him in the eye- his green emerald eyes.

"What was that for?". There was a huge surprise in his voice, but he wasn't angry. "What came over you suddenly?".

I slapped his hands away, very embarrassed, and looked at him from the corner of my eyes. He made it sound like something else- what's the deal? It was my usual way of saying thank you to his feline side. I'm sure if it was Foxy, he'd be vacuuming her all over.

"You get to do that when I'm feline". He shook his head with a laugh. "And not when I'm human- it just came out so affectionate".

"If I still get to see you with other girls, I'd lock you out of the house". I don't know why, but yes, I'm overprotective. "It's just so not fair!".

I strodded off, catching a glimpse of surprise and smirk on his face. I think he's going to dare me. He better not do it or he'd regret it.

I don't know how long I've been running- but I'm guessing it's a long time. I finally saw the background of my school and stopped at the familiar huge metallic gate.

Let's just hope I'm not too late.

"I'm going in".

{A/N: Happy Belated Friendship Day and Happy new month Cupcakes! You might have thought I've disappeared but I haven't 😊🤘. Sorry the story came in late, I was forced to go on a break due to certain things. I saw some of your dms recently, I can't thank you enough💞. Have fun!

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