18. Arrival ( part 2 )

" Who am I ? " - Ann pointed at herself while eating a stew of meat and mushrooms

"Yes, who are you. You don 't think that an ordinary teenage girl could get into another world , do you ? " - Adam took a sip of soup

It was already night and Ann hadn't eaten for several hours while wandering through the woods, so Adam had to quickly cook a small dinner from what he had in the kitchen before the whales from her stomach heard everything in the neighborhood.

"You are a star. There are four of us in total. You, your two friends and me. I will be your guardian and mentor, a Golden Star. "

"Cool, who am I? "

" No idea ? " – he spread his hands

"That remains to be seen. When your powers awaken, then we will find out. "

"Stop, strength? Do I have super powers?! " - Ann leaned closer to him

"Yes, each of the stars has one. Here's mine for example." - Adam put down his bowl of soup and looked at her

His eyes instantly turned golden, and small lightning bolts began to run back and forth across his body.

"My strength is to defend and respond. Wisdom. I can answer any of your questions and correctly guide you on the right path. I can also protect you with the force, but it only works then. When one of the stars is in mortal danger. "

" Holy shit ! " - Ann leaned on the sofa

"Yeah, don't tell me. I will gradually teach you how to control your powers. But it's better to do it when I get you all together. I don't like to repeat everything several times. " – he lifted his helmet and took a bite of bread

"...sorry dude, but I have to ask. Why....."

" Why am I wearing my helmet ? Everything is fine. You are not the first and not the last who will pester me with this question. I'm wearing a helmet because I'm cursed. Anyone who even glimpses my face will immediately die. " - He calmly sipped his soup while Ann's eyes expressed sorrow

"Eh, this sucks. And how long have you been carrying this iron can ? "

"I have no idea. I stopped counting after 5 years. Plus, I don't remember exactly why I'm cursed. You see, my memory has been erased. I don't remember anything about myself or my past. I tried to find a way to remove the curse, but, uh, it's useless. he spread his hands and continued to eat

Ann looked at him pityingly and did not touch her plate. Adam raised his head and noticed that she was not eating.

"Hey, who was I cooking for? Of course, I understand that my story is quite sad, but this does not mean that you should not eat. " - he said in a worried tone... even though that's what he wanted

(I need to establish a trusting relationship with her with this new personality. It's the easiest thing to do with Ann, she's a sucker for such sad and tearful stories. It might work with Marcie, too, but we'll need to give her more facts. Sasha... everything is more complicated here. It is almost not conducted on such stories, so it will be necessary to come up with another way. )

Ann immediately roused herself and began to eat. And this is not due to the fact that Adam's hand was already reaching for her forehead. She stuffed herself as much as she could. Since her arrival, she has not eaten anything, only managed to have a snack before her birthday.

(But damn, this stew is pretty tasty. Reminds me of Mom's cooking. )

Dinner passed quickly in silence, after which their conversation continued.

"Now let's talk about the world you're in, about my world." - Adam put a small book on the table and opened it

A huge continent appeared before Ann's eyes ... in the form of a water lily!

"My world is called Amphibia. As you probably already noticed, this is a large continent in the form of a water lily. " – he flipped the page

Now there was a drawing of a human-like toad in front of her. She walked on two legs and wore clothes.

"This world is inhabited by frogs, toads, newts and many other species that you don't need to know about. There are also huge insects, birds, snakes, worms and many other huge creatures. " – every word he turned over the page showing Ann pictures

"The world is full of bugs, frogs and wildlife. Is this my nightmare come true? " - Ann covered her face with her hands

"And as you probably already understand, there are no people in our world. So that's why you'll have to hide for a while, otherwise I'm afraid you might be considered a new kind of monster. " – he put the book aside

He looked at Ann. She was sitting tensely on the sofa with her face covered and trembling a little. It was also possible to notice that a little more and she would cry.

(Women's tears. One of my most hated things. )

"Eh... Ann, look at me. " – he sat down next to her on the sofa

Ann took her hands away from her face and looked at him with eyes red from tears and lack of sleep.

"I understand that it's hard for you. You are afraid, lost and don't know what to do. You need to calm down. " - Adam held out his hands

Ann waited a little, but still put her hands in his. Adam gently squeezed her hands and their eyes met.

"Close your eyes and listen to my voice. Everything will be fine, everything is fine. You are safe, warm and cozy. Soon you will meet your friends, you will return home and this whole nightmare will end. You..."

Ann closed her eyes and listened to Dam whispering soothing words to her. Her tense face slowly faded away, replaced by relief. She did not notice how her body slowly bent over and she put her head on his shoulder. Soon she fell asleep.

Adam noticed that she had fallen asleep, but continued to calm her down. She unclenched her hands and took off her gloves. He began to stroke her hair slowly. He always liked her hair. So fluffy and silky. They were like a pillow, you could sleep on them in peace. But it took Ann forever to keep an ear on them. Sometimes she was even late for school because of it.

Adam gently picked her up like a princess and carried her into the room. He laid her on the bed and covered her with a blanket, then took a chair and sat down next to her bed.

He carefully removed the helmet and placed it on his lap. His long hair immediately covered his eyes. It's very difficult in a world where you can't show your face to go to the barber shop. Olivia really made an excuse to help him get a haircut, but from Yunan's look, he realized that it was better to refuse.

Adam carefully bent over Ann. He slowly ran his hand over her face.

"Oh, Ann." His hand gently touched her cheek

" I you so... ..hate. " – his eyes shone golden

Adam's hand moved from his face to his neck. He closed his hand around her neck and began to strangle her slowly. He squeezed his hand tighter and tighter until Anne was gasping for breath. She unconsciously began to struggle, but she could not oppose anything. And when her breath had almost disappeared, a golden lightning bolt quickly passed over his arm.

" Shhhhh " – Adam immediately withdrew his hand

{ Guardian, we ask you not to overdo it in education. You can use any teaching methods, but we strongly ask you not to cross the boundaries. }

"...tsch, stupid machine. "

Adam looked down at his hand. There was a small burn on it.

"Tolerable, but infuriating."

Adam put on his helmet and slowly left the room.

Ann's breathing slowly began to stabilize. She slowly calmed down and continued to sleep.

She continued to sleep, I don't know that today her life was on the line. The night passed calmly and no one was injured... so far.