Chapter 2: Learning Dark Magic

Yesterday, on my way home, I was so worried I couldn’t even take my usual nap on the carriage. After talking with Keith, though, I felt so relieved that I slept like a baby until Anne came to wake me up. After getting out of bed and into the hallway, I saw Keith.

“Good morning, Keith! Thank you for yesterday,” I said, walking toward him.

“Oh, Big Sister, good morning,” he replied, but, when he turned around to face me, I noticed two big dark circles under his eyes.

“Keith, what’s wrong?! Did you stay up all night because of what I told you last night?!” Maybe talking about my fears made him worried too.

“No, don’t worry. I was awake till morning, yes, but it had nothing to do with you,” he assured me, shaking his head.

I was relieved that at least it wasn’t my fault, but this didn’t change the fact that he’d been up all night. “But you still had something that worried you so much that you couldn’t sleep, right? When you let me vent to you yesterday, that helped a lot, so I’ll do the same with you! I can’t do much more than listen to you, but I’ll do my best.” I proudly beat my fist against my chest.

“Hmm... I’m not worried about anything though. Actually, I couldn’t sleep because of how happy I was. So, really, I’m fine.” He giggled.

Oh, kind of like a kid on the day before a school trip?

“What made you so happy?” I asked, curious.

“Isn’t it about time you go to work? You’d better hurry up, or you’ll be late.” Keith ignored my question as he pushed me toward the entrance. “See you later, Big Sister,” he added, leaving me no time to speak before he closed the door behind me with a terribly sensual smile on his face.

Seeing Keith show an expression so sexy that you’d think he belonged to an M-rated game—and seeing it first thing in the morning, no less—left me totally confused. He must have beenvery happy. Thankfully, I had built enough of a resi