"True, it has been a long time. But at the end of the day we are the same at the core." Mr. Korr did not deter from his point and even though added in was supposed to feel embarrassed at her guardian's adamant stand she actually felt grateful towards him.

He was carrying enough for her to make sure that she did not get bullied and that the administration knew that he was strictly against it.

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"I want you to remember, headmaster, that if anything even remotely troubles Adaline, you do not take strict action against it when needed and I shall pull her out and leave a very bad review."

Adeline noticed how the man gulped. Was review a hidden word for something? Why would a school care about just one bad review or was the man next to her that powerful and influential?

"I know," the man said and once again Adeline felt that he was focusing on something else rather than just answering what Mr Korr was talking about, "nevertheless I am sure that it would not be needed from our side."

Enough with it already!

" Um," she said uncertainly, thinking that she would not gain much attention with a little sound but the opposite of it happened. Both of them immediately looked at her, giving her their full attention.

Okay, now what?

"Um . . I was hoping to know about the. ." The what? What was she hoping to know about?

"Yes?" Mr. Korr encouraged her.

She looked at the table and her eyes caught the familiar booklet. "The subjects! I want to know more about the subjects."

The headmaster scowled her way. "What is it that you would like to know about the subjects, Ms. Quill?"

Quill? What the hell?

"Quill?" She repeated after him with a little shock visible on her face. "My last name is Woods."

The headmaster's eyes darted towards the man next to her. She, too, looked at Mr. Korr.

He appeared to be grim and his first was clenched over the armrest of the chair.

"You were Woods," he said the words painfully slow, "now your last name is Quill because I have taken you under my guardianship. You are now my ward which is why you have my last name."

She looked at him, stared at him and then blinked at him. " What?" She muttered and then looked at the headmaster who appeared to be serious about the matter as well.

" What is that supposed to mean? You cannot just change my name without my permission."

"Ms. Quill, you are under age which is why you do not need to give permission to become someone's ward." He looked at Mr. Korr before looking at Adeline again, "your aunt could have been your legal guardian but she is not even a half blooded supernatural being which is why it falls upon your uncle to take you under wing, which he has."

The way the headmaster said that he had made it seem like he had done a favour on Adaline for doing so. But she was not in need of that very favour. "But I didn't. . . I was not even aware of this change!" She shrieked. "Do you even know what my last name means to me?"

"I am sure we are familiar with the feeling." Mr. Korr spoke up. "We all hold our last names due to our hearts, which is why you must take up on the name given to you now. You—" he stopped as a final gaining control over his words and shook his head slightly. "We shall talk about this at home. Is there something else you want to address?"

She shook her head no, as mind wandered to what the man just told her. He had blatantly dismissed her and now the talk that they had had the previous morning held no importance to her anymore.

"No, thank you." She still said it politely.

Korr shifted and stood up and the other two followed. "Come Adeline, I shall walk you to your class."

Adeline walked behind him as they walked out of the cabin of the headmaster. She picked up her back that she had placed upon the waiting chair as the secretary had told her.

The secretary had a bundle of papers in her hands which Korr took from her and did not give to Adeline immediately. Instead he led her to her as soon as they walked through to hallways and then placed it at her table.

"Thank you for walking me." She smiled slightly. She did not know why he did but it did help in calming her nerves as she had someone close to her.

He smiled, "Anytime kid, however," he looked at the room and at the entrance making Adaline look at it too. What was he looking for?

Just as she was about to ask the man what he was looking for, she opened her mouth as a familiar figure walked in making her gap at her.

"There she is." He said and Adeline watched.

The girl looked around the classroom before her eyes finally landed on adaline and she smiled before waving at her wildly. Adelaine waved her hand as she raised it a little up in the air.

"Hi. . . " She whispered back and watched as she girl came to her.

"Hi!" She said and hugged Adeline, who respectfully stood up to greet an old friend.

"Elizabeth," she said and hugged her back, "How are you?" Elizabeth's familiar perfume wafted into her nose and she breathed it in. It had been so long since she smelled someone familiar.

"Good, good, how are you?" She smiled at Adeline.

"Good too." She nodded and looked at Mr Korr with her eyes filled with questions. What was Elizabeth doing here? Was she the mate of someone like her or was she belonging to the supernatural community herself?

"Hey," Beth demanded her attention back and this time looked serious, "let's wait for the lunch break to come around, yeah? We can talk then?"

Adeline stared at her for a second long and then ordered. Taking up her offer seemed harmless.