Mamodo and Ever After
Chapter 3
A Change in Schedule
Brago was quite pissed, he was currently sitting in a freaking princess class, good kingdom management, next to him was the owner of his book, Darling Charming. The room was filled to the brim of princesses and princes that just radiated weakling, and to make matters worse, his book owner was the one out of all of them with any strength. That in of itself didn't say much about the rabble he was forced to be in the presence of, just that out of everyone in the room, or school, Darling was closest to him in strength. Meaning that not even his sister could beat her, and that was something that actually made him smirk as he remembered when everything was found out.
Flashback
The sphere exploded prematurely and caused everyone to dive for cover from the debris going everywhere. Brago was the only one who stood as still as a stone statue, and when the dust finally cleared out of the way and everyone could see. He turned his head to see the only one holding his book being none other than the one known as Darling Charming.
"What just happened," Raven asked as she stood up from her ground position because of the blast she inadvertently caused.
"It seems that we've found my book owner and partner, and it's one of the princesses, great," Brago drawled out as he saw who it was.
"What do you mean book owner and partner, I just read what was on the page, can nobody else read this," Darling asked as she passed the book around and nobody could read it.
"You are the only one that can, from now on, whenever we are in a fight or trouble, you use me and my book by putting your own emotions into the spell, say the spell, and I'll be able to use magic similar to what you just saw," he growled out.
"Okay, does that go with all of these spells, or is it just the first one," she asked back as she looked at the book and saw she could read more than one spell.
"What are you talking about, you should only be able to read one spell right now," Brago growled out in irritation before snatching the book from her and looking to see that more than one spell can be used.
"In total, seventeen different spells can be used, am I correct in assuming that this is unheard of for a first timer to be able to use any more than one spell," Darling asked.
"Unheard of, no, rare to the point of almost nonexistent other than a few cases every other millennium, yes," he stated in his shock and forgetting to be hateful in his tone.
"The last reported case was our mom and dad, but the number of spells able to be used was only three," Raven informed.
"Okay, what does it mean whenever there are more spells available than just one," Briar asked, mainly because she had her own theory and wanted it confirmed.
"It means a few things actually, one: the owner of the book has so much of the necessary attribute to read the spells that it opens the spells up to a certain point," Brago started to inform until Apple interrupted.
"What's the attribute that Darling has that makes her able to read so many spells," she asked.
"I'm not at liberty to tell you, only the owner and the partner can know, and you are neither, now let's get back on topic and save the questions for later. Second: both owner and partner have a similar strength level, or if you prefer this wording, is comparison in resolve to reach a goal that it unlocks the spells, or can go toe to toe in a fair fight. Third: there was already a connection that only the fates can see," Brago informed, cryptically, but informed.
"So, what you're saying is, Darling can relate to you in some areas that you won't share with us, she is as strong, or has the same strength in resolve, as you, and that you two are kind of like soul-mates," Briar guessed since everyone else was in shock at Darling being strong in any sence.
"Yes, that is the basic version of what I just said, except the soul-mates thing, I have no idea where you got that," he replied to them as they heard foot steps to signal that an angry looking headmaster Grim was coming.
"What is the meaning of this, I leave the room for a few minutes and when I come back I find the entire cafeteria destroyed and the entire student body dirty from the destruction," Grim yelled.
"Calm down before you pop a blood vessel or something, I just found my book's owner, it's Darling charming by the way," Brago stated before he saw all the destruction that last attack caused. "Sister, you need to learn to control your magic better, that last attack you through was a bit much, don't you think."
"It's not like you could have done any better, and you know what, just for that comment, I'm going to tell everyone what that attribute is that you don't want to share with anyone," Raven announced.
"Don't you dare," Brago growled out as the students all gathered around Raven to hear the secret attribute.
"In truth, the attribute is that Darling has a heavy heart, heavy with what is the question, but it has to be massively heavy for her to access Brago's gravity magic like that," she informed them all.
"What do you mean by heavy heart, what could my sister possibly have to be sad about," Daring asked as he frowned at his mirror.
"Not heavy like the usual translation, heavy can mean many things in this instance, since his magic is gravity based, the heavy weight can be because of anything, but it's most often consistent with sadness. The truth is that Darling could have all kinds of secrets that could weigh her heard down," Raven informed as all the students turned to look at the two new partners.
"Ahem, yes that is quite the theory, and you may be right, but since you two are now and forever partners in the eyes of history, I shall have your schedules changed to match each other's. Some of Darling's classes will be added to Brago's and some of Brago's will be added to Darling's," Grim announced as everyone gasped at that.
"Great, first I'm stuck with the strongest fighter at this school as my partner and now I'm forced to go to the same classes as her," Brago commented out loud with a nasty scowl.
Flashback end
Thinking back now, he probably should have killed Grim right then and there for suggesting such a thing, but that wasn't going to get him to where he needed to go. For something as ridiculous as having to be in the same classes together just because they're partners now is ridiculous, and to make matters even worse was some of the things he heard while in here.
"That's him, that's the hunk that can beat Raven in combat, not only that but I heard that him and Darling are the strongest in the school," one girl said.
"No wonder, look at all those muscles, and the look in his eyes says that he'll eat you up if you even look at him wrong, so hot," another girl commented.
"I wonder if he'll be going for hero training, seeing that sweaty form all done with working out and glistening, I can't wait to see him in hero training," yet another comment.
"I'd much rather prefer the villain classes, at least there they know to be afraid of me, worthless weaklings," Brago commented quietly to himself, but Darling still heard him.
"Are you mad at what is being said or who is saying it," Darling asked smartly, she knew Brago had a problem with people he deemed as weaklings.
"Both, I'd rather be feared then loved in any sort, not to mention that I don't need to be told that I'm good looking, I give off that bad boy vibe for a reason. Then weaklings thinking they could get to me in any sort of way is just disgusting and worthless to me," he informed while opening his pale right eye to look at her.
Darling seemed to giggle at his statement as if it was meant to be funny, "at least your modest, and you wonder why the princesses don't fear you. It's because you do give off the bad boy vibe, it's quite the ladies magnet around here, especially if you don't have a story to follow."
"Well I don't need it, nor do I want it, I don't need some weakling to think they can get close to me and try to change me or something like that, or for said weakling to rub off on me," Brago stated.
"So, as long as they're strong, you don't mind, never took you for someone with a type," she teased back as she took some notes that were on the board.
"Never took you for someone that would just rule a kingdom from a throne and not even fight your own battles while letting your army do all the work," he teased right back as he leaned back and closed his eyes.
"This is just a precaution in case Daring and Dexter don't live to the story, if that happens then I'll have to step in, which will be weird since that means I'll be Apple's prince," Darling explained with a role of her eyes.
"I still don't get that, if king Charming and Queen snow white had kids, that means that Apple and you three are siblings with one another, I could never stand that," Brago surmised.
"That's just what it's like in a royal family, to keep the bloodline pure, we often have to marry siblings or close cousins and whatnot, but to make it less creepy we are separated from one another and not told the truth. Some of us, like me, have figured that part out for ourselves, but for most of the Charming and White kids, and I really hate to say this, but they're dumb. Not dumb as in book smarts and academics, but with common knowledge or naturally gifted wisdom," she informed.
"So, you're the wisest and strongest in the school, now I know why you're my partner, but if you're so smart, why do you let the weak run this school, why not make them all fear you," he asked.
"I've learned something from my lifetime that you have obviously not taken into account in your own dark experience," Darling guessed before leaning in to whisper into his ear. "Fear is a good thing to have, you will get loyalty that way, but what about the ones that aren't afraid but could still come in handy, you use them to your advantage. By being nice and friendly, I have loyalties that you would never get through being nice, why do you think I'm friends with naïve and dumb little Apple White," she asked before looked at her and saw that she had an evil smirk. For the first time in his life, or in any lifetime for a gravity mamodo, Brago just found someone not only as evil and cunning as his own mother but, dare he think it, hotter.