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Lizzie blinked her eyes open and yawned. Right in front of her face floated Beasly who had been sitting there all night. "What do you mean I can live forever?" he yelled throwing his arms in the air.
"My, my, calm down. I thought I was clear, you cannot die. It is as simple as that," she said.
"Really," he questioned crossing his arms.
"I suppose there are a few details," she sighed, "I knew I would have to tell you eventually."
"Well," he tapped his foot in the air impatiently.
"You see you can get hurt still, say I hit you with a fly swatter thirty times," she said.
"I don't need a demonstration," he said shuddering at the thought.
"Just pretend, I'll never let anything like that happen to you. You would be badly injured and it would hurt a lot. But you won't die, you'll heal and go back to normal," she said.
"So there is absolutely no possible way I can die," he said slowly, raising an eyebrow.
"Um, no," she said biting her lip.
"You're lying Lizzie," he said.
"I didn't want to tell you but, if you sting someone or somehow lose your stinger you will die," she looked like she was going to cry, "Please promise me Beasly, never use that stinger protect it no matter what."
"I will," he said, puzzled by her sudden concern, "I will protect it with my life."
"It is your life, my bee," she said quietly.
"Right," he shifted his glance from side to side, "It's time for me to check up on the puzzles just rest some more we have a big day." He flew into the small house counting each one, "Puzzle number zero, zero, one. Puzzle number zero, zero, two," and so on.
"Thank you my bee, but I'll make us some breakfast," she got up out the chair and made her way to the kitchen.
Beasly was up to number fifty-three when there was a knock on the door, "Ohh could that be?"
"He came," she squealed running to the door. She opened it wide revealing a young man no older then Lizzie.
"Hello my dear," they leaned in and kissed, while Beasly looked away sticking his tongue out like a child.
"Oh, Beasly this," she nodded to the man, "is Bruno or Mr. Boris Augusta."
"You know how I don't like to be called by my full name," he muttered, then he extended his hand smiling, "Hello Beasly, I've heard a lot about you, it is a pleasure meeting you," Beasly took Bruno's finger and shook it with all of his might.
"It's nice seeing you Mister Boris," he said.
"Please just call me Bruno," he smiled.
"Um Beasly, Bruno and I are going out for a while for a walk so I would appreciate you watching the puzzles today again," she asked.
"Of course, you can count on me," he said nodding his head.
"Well Bruno also needs you to watch his friend," she said.
"His friend?" Beasly questioned.
"Um, here he is now," Bruno said stepping aside, a boy a few years younger than Bruno stepped in, he wore expensive looking clothes, "I promised his parents we would hang out this weekend while they were away but I forgot about my plans with Lizzie so," he pleaded with his eyes.
"Oh, all right just go out on your "business meeting" already!" she said shooing them with his hands.
"It isn't a business meeting," Lizzie said, "It's a date." The pair walked out the door laughing and giggling until out of sight.
"Were you right? Did your prediction come true?" Bruno asked once they were a bit away from the house.
"Yes he asked about his power once I got home," she said sadly.
"Oh," he sighed.
"I made him promise not to lose his stinger, but not even I can change the future," she quietly.
Back at the house Beasly was taken back by the boy's presence, he stood there like a statue unblinking and frozen. "Ello? I'm Beasly," He cleared his throat, "Who do I 'ave the pleasure to spend the afternoon with?"
"Augustus Reinhold," he said mechanically.
"Nice to meet you," Beasly said slowly. He turned back to the puzzle house, "Alright my pretties, it's time to come out and play." The orbs of light burst out of the house and bounced off of the walls in excitement.
Augustus flinched as four whizzed past him, "What are those?"
"Don't tell me you've never seen a puzzle before! Ere I'll show ya," he studied each puzzle carefully, "Number zero, zero, seven, get over ere!" It flew into Beasly almost knocking him out of the sky, "Puzzles," he muttered, "Now boy, touch the puzzle."
"Are you sure?" he said trying to stay his distance from the beam of light.
"Yes I'm sure, it won't ert you or anything, come on now," Beasly said. The boy looked back and forth still debating whether to trust the bee or not. "Don't just stand there, pick the puzzle and start solvin!"
The boy reached out his hand and touched the puzzle he flinched as the light burst and a piece of paper floated gently down. He picked it up and read the wording, "If twenty eggs are taken into a kitchen…" he muttered. He found a pencil and began marking up the paper when finally he shouted, "None, because they would have broken if carried like that!" The puzzle turned back into a ball of light and exploded shower sparks everywhere. "What? What just happened?" he said still staring in wonder.
"You just solved your first puzzle," Beasly said nodding, "You've set 'em free. You have quite the knack for solving boy. There are plenty of puzzles in this room pick one and ave a go."
"Thank you Beasly Sir," he bowed and raced for another puzzle, this time when he touched it, the puzzle turned into a box with two marbles.
"Good luck with that one, you have to get both marbles through the hole but they keep sliding until they reach a wall."
"I'll try my best!"
That night when Bruno and Lizzie came home they saw Beasly and Augustus both reading over a piece of paper. When Augustus saw Bruno he ran up to him, "Bruno, I think I finally have a use for those contraptions of yours!"
