163 Chapter 156: Can I come up?
It was winter time in the town of Burkendall. The semester was still ongoing with examinations coming soon, which will determine whether the students will go to their next year and so forth.
It has been a week since the incident with the rogues and warlocks. And when Amber returned home, she felt sad for making her parents worry. Ever since she moved to this town, she had been making her parents worry about her and she really feels guilty about that.
She had gotten out of the police car that same evening at her house. She saw her parents standing at the front door of their house, apparently waiting for her. They probably received a call from the Police Chief, informing them about her arrival.
When her parents saw the police car had arrived, they did not wait any longer as they rushed over and gave her a huge hug, just as she got out of the car.
This time, they did not scold her. They were just grateful that she was not hurt. In fact, Amber's parents keep asking her whether she was alright, frantic as they were concerned that she might be traumatised from the kidnapping and attack.
There were times during the incident when she felt so scared, especially when the warlock created a huge wall of dirt underneath her and pushed her up in the air. She wasn't afraid of heights but at that time, it was scary.
Then again, it was also quite an experience for her. In just one night, she managed to see two kinds of supernatural creatures in action. Unless you count the rogues as a whole different being from the shifters.
And it was a bit exciting to see them in action, really exhilarating. Though, she was a bit ashamed for fainting at one point but can't really blame her since it was her first time being in that kind of predicament.
That night, the whole family sat down for dinner. Even Remi went down and sat together with them. In whole, it was a very nice dinner, filled with laughters.
The fun did not stop there as they continued to sit together, watching an old movie in the living room.
Hours later, Amber, who had been sitting next to her brother, noticed that he was fighting his sleepiness as he tried to hide his yawn and sleepy eyes. It was adorable at how he tried to fight his drowsiness by forcing his eyes wide open and a bright smile. But Amber and her parents knew better.
Not wanting to make him feel bad for going to bed early, since they knew that he always sleeps early, the three of them feigned tiredness.
Seeing that his family was tired as well, Remi inwardly felt relieved that he did not spoil the mood. He let his father help him go up to his room with his sister and mother following behind them.
When the family of four went to their respective rooms, Amber, who was in her room, stood near her window, watching the snow fall. It was a lovely night. The sky was dark with white snow fluttering down to the ground. It was almost magical. It was her first winter in this town so she was a bit excited about it.
She was so absorbed in watching the snowfall that she was startled when she heard a small knock on her window. She looked out the window and saw Erick waving up at her with a huge smile on his face. His smile looked bright, against the dark, making him look more dazzling.
Even though it was snowing, it seems like the cold weather has no effect on him as he only wore a light t-shirt and a slack.
In his hand, there was a phone and he was gesturing at her to check it, pointing at his phone.
Puzzled, Amber walked away from the window and went to look for her phone. After she had arrived home, she forgot all about her phone and only remembered about it when her mother passed her the phone, which she got from the Police Chief the other day. Then she just tossed it aside on her bed and went down to spend her time with her family.
Looking at her phone, she was surprised to see that there were a lot of missed calls and unread messages. And all of them were from one sender. Erick. No wonder he went straight here when he saw there wasn't any response from her.
She smiled as she swiped open on the phone screen to read the latest message sent by him.
'Can I come up?'
She quickly shot a reply. 'Hohoho. So, you're finally asking permission now, instead of going in straight away?' she teased.
Immediately, there was another reply from Erick who sent a crying and sad emoji.
Amber continued to tease him, having fun until she finally lets him in.
She was not surprised to see Erick suddenly appear outside her window, with his huge smile. Little snowflakes dotted his hair and dark t-shirt, making him look adorable.
Although she knew that the weather probably does not bother him at all, it does not stop her from worrying about him as she quickly opened her window and urged him to get inside quickly.
Once he got inside, she quickly brushed away the snow from his shoulders, clothes and hair, at the same time, mumbling her complaints about him being reckless. She also passed him a small towel to pat himself dry from the snow.
Erick's heart warmed at how concerned she was over him. He does not feel the cold at all. But seeing her actions and worry over him made him feel pleasant and loved. So despite her scolding him, he did not mind that and let her continue to vent her frustrations and agitation on him.
After she was done, she told him to wait inside while she went down to the kitchen to make some hot chocolate for him. At first, he told her that it was fine and that he did not really need any hot drinks. But Amber was adamant to make him one so that he can warm himself up. Besides, she was thinking of drinking one before she knew that he was coming. So, there wasn't any reason for her to make him one too.
Once Amber had left the room, Erick placed the towel down on a table and looked around her room. It has been awhile since he last entered her room. And there weren't many changes. He continued to look around and then he went to the bed and sat down, with his shoes off, lounging against the headboard.
Amber quietly sneaked down to the kitchen, careful not to make any noise, lest her parents got up and asked her what she was doing.
Inside the kitchen, she grabbed a couple of mugs and placed them on the kitchen island. She then grabbed some milk from the fridge and a saucepan from one of the cupboards. She turned on the heat on the stove and began to pour milk in the pan.
Grabbing a whisk, she added in cocoa powder and sugar and whisked them together until it was warm. Once it was warm, she added in a handful of chocolate chips and whisked them more until it melts in the milk.
After adding a bit of vanilla extract, she grabbed the two empty mugs and began to pour the hot cocoa drink in. Since she did not have any whipped cream, marshmallows were the only toppings she could find.
She was then done making two cups of hot chocolate. She placed them on a tray before quietly returning to her room where she found Erick still lounging on her bed, reading some books.
She placed the cups on the bedside table near Erick and turned to look at what he was reading. Apparently, he had found her Harry Potter books and he was currently reading 'Harry Potter and the Prince of Azkaban'.
"Oh?" Amber said as she climbed up the bed and sat next to him. She leaned over to see the page he was reading and continued, "This is one of my favourites."
Erick turned his head to her and said, "Is it?"
Amber nodded. "It was quite an exciting book! I had chills when I read it. Especially the part---"
Erick quickly cut her off, saying, "Alright. Don't spoil it. I just started reading it." he then turned back at the book and continued, "Seems like it was mentioned that there's a werewolf in this book."
Amber went silent, knowing who he meant.
Erick turned to her again, cocking an eyebrow, looking suspicious. "Is there something about the werewolf?"
Amber made a gesture as if she was zipping her mouth close with her thumb and finger, indicating she will not say anything. "You told me not to spoil you, remember?" she argued.
Erick just chuckled as he returned back to the book. He then said, "Do you mind me borrowing this?"
With a huge smile on her face, she nodded excitedly. "Of course not!" she would be happier if she could make him become a Potter fan!
The two young lovebirds continued to make themselves comfortable as they talked about Harry Potter. The incident back then was no longer in their mind at that time as they just enjoyed each other's company.
