Weeks have come and gone now, it seemed almost too fast, and 'fast' is one word that I loved and hated as well.

It felt strange going back to school after I've been homeschooled for quite a long time now, especially after the 'life-changing events' that have been popping off and on the last few weeks.

Everything seemed calmer now, including that of the students and teachers. It's as if a burden was lifted off everyone's shoulders.

Julius and I seem to have already made up and gotten closer, but not very close in letting out the cat out of the bag. Hahaha, get it?

Okay, I know I'm not the best jokester, and not the fun person either, but I can't help it sometimes. And now about my parents...hmm, that's quite a different story if you ask me, but miraculously, their heads are cool now. Though they're still not on good terms, you could see some improvements in their relationship.

And Alexander...?

His name alone could send all manner of feelings within me.

It's hard seeing him during the weekends now, it's like he just vanished out of the thin air, but I'm guessing he's occupied with so much stuffs. Although he texts me during his leisure time, he always seem to be double-minded, I just hope he's doing great!

And Minuet?

I still didn't know what to do to the black cat that's currently curled up on my laps. We just departed from the funeral chapel, where we paid one last visit to the woman I had always loved and respected.

He has been motionless and utterly silent throughout the journey ever since he laid on my laps. Maybe he's just stressed out from everything that's going on?

Sometimes, he would dig his clawed paws into my bare skin whenever he saw something that seemed unusual to him . I held myself from flinching from the impact, not that it was his fault...I guess all this is just new to him as a non-human.

My mum and dad believed my lie on how I came about Minuet; by the corner of an alleyway, where he was cowering in fear and frostiness. They permitted me to own him as my own and act like his cat fancier - a nanny for cats for some period of time.

Normally, they wouldn't have allowed me, oh no...they won't even give me a chance to explain myself out. I guess that was one of the advantages of my deceased grandma, it was indeed very cunning but simple.

Since Minuet was my only link and hope to Grandma's secret life as a sorceress, I had no chance but comply to all the rules he laid down for me. His identity wasn't known by anyone yet except me, it'd be best to stay low with him too.

Our mission wasn't accomplished either, and if you're wondering about my progress on my destined goal, it's going pretty crazy for me. I had no idea that cats could be so grumpy and lazy! I had to do everything while he messes everything up again with that puckish smile of his!

I had every right to scold and punish him! I had every audacity to do that even though he was my tutor! But still, seeing him so small and squishy in his cat version is so....

"You missed her too, huh?". I whispered, staring at the still fur ball that is curled up neatly on my thighs. "Well, I missed her too".

When the fur ball didn't respond, I shifted my eyes elsewhere, as he was probably asleep or too tired to respond.

Jeez, so I'm the only one awake here?

I'm gonna have to get used to this hyperactivity soon...

I tilted my head to the side to check on the mute girl besides me, only for me to see her sound asleep as well, with her head leaning against the window.

I indeed felt bad for Julius as she didn't deserve a friend like me that'd intentionally avoid her most times, just to clear my head and even hide my true identity from her.

The dark rings that were beginning to form around her eye bags drew my attention too. Suspicions have already started to hit me at how Julius is becoming more and more quiet and cold these days, but I brushed them off as nothing but anxiety or pressure.

Maybe she just doesn't sleep well, or doesn't even sleep at all....

I let out a tired sigh and began to run my fingers through the back of Minuet's fur. I had no idea if I was to soothe myself, Minuet or even Julius at the moment, we all needed to calm ourselves somehow, but I guess in different ways.

"Wonder what's keeping you so long in that sleep, Minuet". I pursed my lips sadly at how I was already missing his company. "We still need to talk about things you know".

"What did you say?". Mum asked from the front rear of the car, turning her head swiftly to my direction with her eyes narrowed down at me.

Yikes!

"I was umm..just...reminding myself about the schooling schedules that'd be held in class!". I quickly replied to bring down any suspicions.

She mouthed an oh and looked outside of the window, at the moving landscapes, and the same time, mumbling somethings to my dad.

Everything was becoming too quiet now that I had to struggle to be between the dream world and that of reality. I've not slept for a long while as my magic is burning furiously inside of me to activate my energies. Though my eyes were fluttering slowly, I couldn't get some sleep.

As if Minuet had read my mind, he nuzzled the top of his head against the back of my palm.
It was so quick that if I hadn't felt it earlier I'd have had no idea that that actually happened.

His tired eyes snapped open and peered into my eyes.

"Sleep".

He didn't talk, no he didn't open his mouth to say a darn word! How could he talk without actually talking! Is it some kind of powers or-

"Mmm". My eyes suddenly became heavy and my vision blurry. Just that word made it easier for me, by soothing me to finally sleep.

At last....

Some sleep....

Minuet's POV

She keeps blocking me off from her life.

She keeps blocking me off from her reach and-

-She keeps blocking the darn mind link!

What did I ever do wrong to her? I made a sacrifice for her to be free and she does this-

"Must find Emma".

"Forget about Emma! There is no Emma or Mea!".

"Emma's weak, must find-".

It was so hard not to surface as desired by my inner wolf and hunt down Mea for the pains she caused us, but she already made a choice- by dedicating herself- to those disgusting hunters.

How could she betray us like that?

The hunters of all people?

Yes I was mad, I was fucking mad, but I was hurting the most.

The one person I gave my trust is the one person that ends up discarding it with ignorance.

"Curse you Luna, out of all the faunas and matches out there, you decided to punish me with just one person".

"The one person that ended up altering my ego".

I found myself chuckling at how Alexis got me big time once again. Putting a restraint spell on me was pretty much a very good idea anyways, who would've guessed what'd have happened next to Isabelle?

I just needed someone to feel my pains...anyone.

But digging my claws into her skin wouldn't solve anything either.

"Sleep".

I mind linked her, stroking the back of her palms when her jumbled thoughts came rushing newly into my head.

That word was enough to put her into a sleep trance since it was a simple enchanted word.

She looked like she need a timeout as a human.

I let out a relieved sigh when the moving landscapes outside the vehicle looked quite familiar. The vehicle then came to a halt once we reached the compound.

Finally.