Before I knew it, we were out of our home and the grand academy.
We reached a large fountain that was surrounded by little flowers in various colors. A woman stood not too far away and was wearing the same long cloak uniform Mommy did. She even had a similar witch hat, but Mother's had embroidered symbols which she said was because of her position at the school.
"Jewel, wait here for a moment. I need to have an adult conversation with Ms. Landsford," Mother announced.
I nodded distractedly, too concerned with staring at the large castle structure and passing students who smiled at me.
Someone came over and complimented me on my pink poofy dress that had blue roses on the skirt part.
Brother loved blue and I liked pink, so I was happy to wear it for the special occasion.
"Okay, Mommy. I'll stay near the fountain," I replied.
She walked over to the woman with long purple hair and they began talking. I walked over to the bench and sat down, kicking my legs happily as I hummed.
Alice was doing her own thing, but I knew she'd be back before the show. She wanted to participate in the activities with us. She was a familiar with a mind of her own. I was happy she at least listened to me.
She rarely listened to Brother or Mother.
I glanced up at the side tower closest to us, staring at the highest balcony.
Brother had taken me up there when he had his school tour and said that was where they would train how to use levitation magic and other flying spells.
There was a magic circle that would activate if anyone couldn't accomplish the spell, which would make some wind thing that would catch them so they didn’t fall.
It was one of the many cool things that the school had to offer. I just wished it weren't an all-boys school.
The girl school was on the other side of the city, which meant I'd be far away from Brother.
He wanted to become a professor here just like Mother, but I wanted to be here with him too. I continued pondering the situation as I saw a few students walk out onto the balcony.
"Hmm? Brother!" I cheered, spotting him.
I jumped off the bench and ran over to where Mom was.
I began tugging at her cloak while I continued staring at Brother’s figure high above.
"Mommy! Brother," I announced.
"One second, Jewel sweetheart," Mother replied.
"Good morning, Jewel. You look lovely today," I heard Ms. Landsford say.
I tugged my eyes away from the scene above to give her a courtesy bow. "Hello."
I looked upward again and tilted my head in confusion.
"Mommy?" I called again, feeling a little worried about how close Brother and another male with orange hair were to the edge.
It didn't look as safe as it had the last time we'd come.
I looked around for the other teachers who were supposed to be present during the flying sessions, but I couldn't spot anyone else in black cloaks and hats.
I tugged on Mommy's cloak again, harder than before, biting my lip nervously.
They didn't look like they were having fun up there. Brother and the other boy looked like they were fighting.
"Jewel, please. One more minute," Mother soothed, and my eyes widened when the orange-haired male pushed Brother, who toppled over the edge.