Chapter 53

                                    

                                          
Your Pov...
Italics- thoughts


"Viperfish," I heard Floyd's voice down the hallway I was walking down. I stopped walking and turned around to see Floyd jogging up to me.  "You should stop by Octavinelle. Azul wants to talk to you. You've kinda been avoiding us since Azul overblotted." 
"I mean, if someone almost killed you, you would avoid the person as well, correct," I sigh. "I feel like the four of us aren't exactly on the best terms." 
"That's exactly why you should come to Octavinelle," Floyd urges. "We want to apologize for what happened. Azul also has an offer for you." 
"I'll see if I can stop by," I say, hoping Floyd would go away. "I'm on the way to visit Nurse Shibishu." 
"I can come with you," Floyd suggests. "Then after, we can head to Azul." 
"You're not gonna leave me alone are you," I question, getting agitated. 
"Nope," Floyd grins as he walks over to me and throws his arm around me. "Let's go see Pipefish!" We walk down the hallway in the direction that I was originally heading in. Along the way, Floyd decided to make small talk by asking about my plans for the break. I had tried to answer all of his questions as best as I could, but some of the questions left me stumped. 
"Ah, there you are," Nurse Shibishu greets me as Floyd and I enter his office. "Hello to you as well, Floyd." 
"'Sup, Pipefish," Floyd greets back, grabbing a seat. "I bet you're bummed out that you had to stay behind." 
"Not really," Shibishu responds as he directs me to sit on the examination table while he looks for a few items. "My wife has gone on a trip with her girlfriends and our kids are with my brother. If I went home, I would just be in an empty house for the duration of the break." 
"That makes sense," Floyd nods his head in understanding. "I remember your kids visiting the campus for Halloween. They seemed to have a blast." 
"They still talk about Halloween, actually," Shibishu chuckles as he removes the old bandages from my arms. "They told me about how there were some rude guests that were scared out of their wits." 
"That sure is interesting, ain't it, Viperfish," Floyd grins. 
"It sure is," I nervously agreed. 
"It is also interesting how those Magicam monsters seemed to disappear a bit before the party," Shibishu continues. "It's like they might have been purposefully scared off to ensure the party would occur." 
"We can't hide anything from you, can we," Floyd sighs. 
"How did you know," I ask in a panic. If he knows surely Crowley would know right??  
"I've been at this school long enough to know what goes on in the heads of the student body," Shibishu answers Floyd. "But, you also know that I don't care much for telling the crayon muncher of a headmage." 
"He eats crayons," I question, confused. 
"Well, I haven't actually seen him eat any, but I wouldn't put it past him," Shibishu laughs, shaking his head. "I was just insulting his intelligence, dear. Anyways, your arms are healing a lot faster than before, even with the reset of progress. I would like to believe that you 'unlocking' that larger fox form has given you a buff for your Gift." 
"Really?!" I exclaim. "So that means I don't have to wear the bandages anymore." 
"That's correct," Shibishu smiles. "I would sometime like to  see your fox forms."