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The exam was over, he didn't know his grade yet but he felt he did try his best. Anyway, he's officially a year two student now, time flies by. Head was so unwilling to part with the faerie boil when Professor Selene dismissed them. It was so embarrassed that it nearly torn a small piece of fabric off his kilt. The worst.

That's why the serpent-dragon boil was in the creepateria. AJ had no choice after successive failures of persuasion to tell Head to let go Marosa, but resorted to a promise of an eyescream buffet. The boil took a look of his wallet and sighed, he had to find more part-time jobs again. The two occupied a whole table, with cups and glasses of eyescream piled up and somehow blocked the vision.

Squinted at his Bro and then putting his hand below the chin, he was bored and picked up one cup at haphazard. He lazily looked around the creepateria and not surprised to see some startled faces. Shifting from face to face, he finally paused at one and a smile was developing.

"Hey Maple! Over here!" He waved.

"What's up dear? You don't seem very happy - mind sharing with me?" His tone softened as he took a look at Maple.

AJ finished a spoon of eyescream, put it down and looked worried. The witch didn't seem in a good mood, even though she was shy and diffident most of the time, AJ could tell a difference. Maple was one of the few friends that he made at first, so he would do anything to make her happy again. Being trained to be a gentleman, he admitted that he had no difference in treating ladies. However, he always felt a sense that the witch needed to be spoiled, protected and cherished. He knew it's a bit weird, and Andrew was teasing him about that, but still he wanted to do so.

"Oh you get a big bowl~ You like eyescream? Which is/are your favourite?" Attempting to cheer the ghoul up, he threw questions one by one, the boil believed that food was a good topic to talk about.

"T-taken?! A big sticky ball?" The witch seemed very unhappy that her books were gone, and they were new. That's maybe why she was frowning. Yes. Maple was frowning even though she tried to hide that. AJ leaned forward and smiled. "Don't worry dear, we will get them back from that creepson. It shouldn't be hard to find if they are carrying a big er-sticky ball around?" He tapped on his chest to make it sound more convincing.

"Soopkie Chunk sounds great! I didn't see we ordered that, or maybe Bro got it before I even notice." He shrugged, eyeing the head who is happily devouring one glass over another, there were crispy glass breaking sound, like potato chips coming from its mouth. Jacking! Hope the staff won't tell him to pay for that.

He covered up his bowl when the little witch asked and smiled a bit naughtily. "You can guess? I won't tell you, but if you get it right, a litte prize is promised." The boil winked to the ghoul.

Shishou, he tried hard to cheer the ghoul up, if you can see. Hope that will work.

"Oh you are close in first guess, for the color. But sorry, not the Ginger, Bro snapped on them earlier, though I wanna try. I fought hard to get one or two glasses only...." He wanted eye-scream too, but spoiling his Bro is a must. "You can try again?" He encouraged, taking a quick spoon and covered his glasses again. Some peeks were allowed.

"Oh by the way, let's get back to the topic. Um - do you know that someone? Or was there anyone you know around when it happened? Maybe we can locate someone first." He explained, offering some methods to find the suspect.

"And - " He smiled and looked at Maple's bowl. "Can I have some?"

Head was....well -

EAT. EAT. EAT.

"Another close answer, I am impressed, dear! I just finish the bowl that had it, it's playful with those colorful sprinkles. Bro keep saying he wants a bigger size of them so that he can crump them for fun, haha~" He giggled as he thought back. "A good guess, Maple!" She still got one chance left as he scooped another spoon from his bowl, of pinky-purple color.

"Well - you were the only victim? No one around? I mean if there were some other victims, maybe we can get more clues. Anything would do! Anything you can think of?" Maple, it's time to call back your memory. He looked at the witch while holding her wrist and took the eyescream that was oh her spoon. "Oh it tastes good, thank you!"

The boil didn't feel he do something wrong, he wanted a taste of Maple's, so he did it, it's just that simple. If Maple was on a TV game show, she could hear bells ring when she stammered out her guess. The big grin appeared on the boil's face also suggested that she got it! He removed his hand from the bowl and let the ghoul saw he didn't tell lies. "Well done my little witch! With only 3 chances, you got it right. There are so many flavours and you managed to infer the answer out of the clues, you are great!" There went a series of compliments when he showed her the flavours: Mango Dingo, Ripberry and Chocolate Creepy. If it's guessing Head's bowl, it would be much more easier since its mouth was full of hints. AJ's eyebrows creased when he discovered how dirty the Head was, full of eye-scream here and there. Like a hungry beast finally took its meal.

That's why he forgot the prize, unless someone reminded him.

"W-what?! Y-you mean the cool boil was another victim? Maybe we can ask him about that? What a jacking ball, picking on my friends." He frowned. "We must get back your books, Andrew's too!" Then, he picked out his phone and started typing.

"Yep. Should I be happy that Bro left me two bowls of lovely flavours instead of devouring all?" There was a smile on his face, he can eat many, but it wasn't good to eat too much eye-scream. His bowl was nearly finished. Putting down his spoon, he asked a question. "Hey Maple, do you know if we can post image on critter or not?" He took a few photo of the eye-screams as well as that of the funny dirty Head. He giggled when he reviewed those pictures.

"Um? What's up?" He lifted up his head and looked at Maple, his grin can't fade away. "Andrew? Yep - and no." Before the witch got confused, "Just texting him. He won't come, I guess, too lazy to do so. But he might know something." He sent another one while thinking what might be taken from the grumpy demon. He chuckled, still forgot what he wanted to give Maple when he met her.