2 Norah

Norah was sweeping the floor of the second-floor entrance of the academy's library.

"Sigh… how is there so much dust?"

The task was proving to be a hard task as everyone was going in and out of the castle and, whenever someone entered the library, they were never careful to wipe the dirt off their shoes. The trail of dust and crushed leaves were making Norah frown each time a bit more. Her forehead was already all crumbled.

"Again!"

The two young men who dared to enter the library were shocked by the angry shout.

"So… sorry, Norah."

They ran away. However, their red faces were not due to being yelled at. Everyone knew it was Norah's turn to clean the second-floor living room. The one near the entrance to the library. They all knew it and decided to use that door purposely. After all, who didn't want to take a good look at the beautiful Norah?

"I am going to go crazy. If they keep doing this, I will turn them into… into butterflies. Yes, that way they won't need legs and will also look pretty."

"Hahaha…"

A sudden laugh woke her up from her funny delusions. It came from a young man with long blond hair tied into a neat ponytail. He was smiling at her, and the sight was so magnificent and sweet that her cheeks went crazy red in a few seconds.

However, her dazed look was so adorable that the youngsters entering the library almost crashed into the door and the ones spying from the second floor stopped breathing. It would be unnecessary to say that they were all red in their faces.

"Simon… Sir Simon… are you going inside?"

Her little cute voice was a bomb of tenderness to any man's heart.

"Yes… I was planning to, but I am afraid you would turn me into a butterfly."

"That…" She blushed more and bit her lustrous cherry lips.

"I was just joking Norah… your shift is about to finish, isn't it?" The young man asked her with a glimmer in his eyes and a gentle smile sending her into a daze. "Norah?"

"Yes… in about an hour."

"Then…" He cleared his throat and walked to stand before her. "Would you want to go somewhere with me afterward?"

"I… this… yes." She nodded shyly. After all, Sir Simon was her hidden crush from long ago. It was a miracle that she was talking to him now without blushing and blabbering so much.

"Then I will look for you in an hour, Norah."

"Yes, I will wai…"

"Unfortunately, she won't go." A sudden man's voice interrupted her words. She knew that voice, that deep and charming sound that always sent chills down her spine.

The owner was a tall man with short black hair, marvelous facial features, and purple eyes, amazing purple bright eyes. The kind of eyes that can send her into a trance every time and she didn't know why. He was handsome, that fact can't be denied, however, his gaze only showed coldness and indifference to anyone daring to look at him.

The man in dark robes walked with slow steps at the same time he glared coldly at the spying youths. What a technique to disperse a crowd in a matter of seconds.

"Sir Simon, don't you have any duties in the northern tower? I heard Grand Master Dhilor was looking for you."

"I was visiting Norah, can't I?" Simon smirked and turned to look at the shy girl. "I will wait for you, Norah."

The beautiful man with his shiny white smile took her hand gently and kissed the delicate skin on the back.

"… yes…" Norah nodded almost hypnotically.

"I've already told you she won't be available." The man's voice sounded furious. However, Norah was so dazed with Sir Simon's smile that she didn't notice. What a terrible mistake.

Then she felt a piercing look digging the back of her head. She slowly turned to look at the man with angry eyes. 'Gosh! Did he have to come at this time?'

"Master Ethan, I don't remember having anything else to complete later, and I have free time one hour every day," she said with a forced smile.

The man looked at Norah with cold eyes and smirked. She couldn't help but feel a shiver creeping into her skin.

"Great, I will put you to work harder after you come back. I have several new potions I want to try later." He gave her a meaningful look and a mocking smile, but she just widened her eyes, and a little blush grew from her neck to her forehead within seconds.

'Pervert! What great master of the Wizardly Union? He is just a lecherous man… those potions are… does the school knows how he is using their funds for?!'

"I will use my free time with Sir Simon!" She didn't care anymore, if he was going to punish her, then be it. Their time together will be over soon.

The man looked at her with a hint of surprise and pain in his eyes. She was a bit confused but then the purple-eyed man with clenching fists turned around leaving a trace of freezing ice on each step.

'I shall not be afraid,' she thought but her body was trembling while looking at the receding figure. This was the first time she defied him so openly and her heart couldn't contain a painful pang. 'Why?' More than his anger, she felt his disappointment and a hint of sadness.

Sir Simon looked at her with a sweet smile and took her hand again distracting her from looking at the other man's figure. "Don't worry, dear Norah. This won't be for a long time, just wait a few more days."

He gave her hand a soft squeeze before he walked away.

'Sighs… I hope it is true.'

The little red-haired girl kept sweeping the floor while sighing more and more.

"I wish this can end quickly… sigh."