Watching The Stars Together
Drabble 3: Teaching
The tomes laid out on their kitchen table seemed infinite in numbers, piling over and over on top of each other until the mass majority of those thick books bent and groaned from the weight of all the other books. Hikari sat there on the chair, mouth completely agape, fingers twitching and skin paling at the sheer sight of all those books.
Wizard, who was in the chair next to hers, studied Hikari's face with the calmest, most placid expression on his own face. As if all those books were nothing to him. As if they didn't bother him at all.
"All… these…?" Hikari was twitching. She would have to read and study all of those to learn magic? Her body convulsed out of sheer anxiety. Back in school, Hikari hated studying, and would often cram for tests the night before. A trait which usually resulted in a big fat D the day after.
She regretted asking Wizard to teach her magic.
"Yes…" Wizard's voice pulled her out of her uneasy scruples. "We'll go… slow. Study two books at a time…"
"Two!" Wizard flinched at her loud voice. Hikari surveyed the tall mound of books with the expression of a deer caught in headlights. "Two at the same time!"
"My Master…" The mound of books creaked and wheezed as Wizard continued, "He would… make me study four… at a time…"
Wizard placed a hand under his chin, contemplating. "If you want… we can do that too… it would be more challenging… for you…"
Hikari really regretted asking him to teach her.