Chapter VIII
Merlin the what!
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"What happened," Ileana yelled "What did you do!"
"I don't know what happened!" Professor Beast replied a deep rumbling growl echoed from his throat.
"Is he dead?" She asked
"It's only a spell to change ones form, not a killing spell." He peered at the table and walked around it, mumbling to himself "He could be a very small insect or something smaller, but I truly doubt that."
"AN INCSECT?"
She covered her face with her hands and moaned. Something tickled her ear and she brushed at it with her fingers. The tickling sensation repeated and as she began to scratch her ear, her hand brushed by something furry and soft. She picked her head up and turned to look the strange object sitting on a shelf above her head.
A small polar bear cub about five inches high with brilliant white feathered wings sat atop a large book, its paw swinging past her ear.
"Oh, it's so cute Professor Beast!" Ileana said delighted
"I must say I do believe you are correct. But I don't know where it came from. It certainly does not belong to me!" Professor Beast replied
"Of course not you idiot, It's me. Can you try again? This is the most embarrassing form yet!" The polar bear said picking up its head a look of disgust sweeping over its furry face.
"Oh Merlin!" Ileana shouted and grabbed the Polar Bear. You are so cute!"
"Oh, no" Merlin whined "My life is over."
"Well that's interesting; the spell chose to put together a polar bear and some kind of bird."
"He's so cute!" Ileana repeated "He's perfect, thank you professor!"
"No, No! Professor Beast I'm begging you, I'll drink that horrible stuff again, I'll do anything, just change me back, please!" The now, Polar Bear Merlin, flung itself ot of Ileana's hands and flew in front of Professor Beast's disgruntled face.
"Sorry, I can't do that."
"Why, why not?" asked a panicked Merlin
"You'd probably lose your form altogether, it's too dangerous."
Merlin's wings stopped and with a small cry of despair the small Polar bear fell to the floor in a faint.
Ileana picked him up and placed his limp form on her shoulder. "Thanks again Professor!" she called to him as she walked out the classroom door and into the semi busy hall.
The Professor just grunted and turned to his near empty desk.
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Ileana enjoyed the next few days, learning the interesting information that would help her to become a good witch. Merlin insisted on staying in her dorm, hiding himself in her suitcase under her bed and only coming out to eat and other important times.
After the days classes a week later Alice and Ileana were sitting on Ileana's bed leaning over to look under the bed, their hair gently dusting the floor.
"How are we going to get him out?" Alice asked "I really want to see what you look like!" She said raising her voice slightly so Merlin could hear her. "All this time and Ileana never introduced you to me!"
"And a good thing too!" Merlin shouted back. "I dislike being pulled apart by girls, or anyone for that matter. I thought I was done with that when I became a great wizard. But noooo, now I'm cursed with this "cute" body, If Arthur saw me now, I would never hear the end of it."
"Who cares Merlin?" Ileana asked
"I DO!" Merlin shouted, in a flurry of rage he flew out from under her bed and right into her laughing face. "How would you like to be surrounded by boys, hanging on to your every word, hugging you and kissing you and never letting you go?"
"Except for the hugging and kissing part, I wouldn't mind." Ileana told him laughing harder, Alice was to busy laughing to say anything at all and eventually fell on the floor, tears pouring from her eyes.
"Oh, sure just laugh at me will you."
Merlin grumbled and sat down on the bed curling his wings up on his back.
"We'll protect you Merlin." Ileana told him and picked him up kissing his nose.
"You see! That's what I'm talking about!"
Ileana laughed and placed him on her shoulder where he sat grumbling.
Alice wiped the tears from her eyes and moaned,
"My stomach hurts."
"Well, it is dinner time." Ileana said laughing at her now.
"I don't think I can eat a thing now."
"You not eat!" Ileana asked laughing "Never."
"Your right, lets go."