The Beauty And The Wolf - Chapter 112

~Portwell Mansion~

One month later.

Early morning after waking up from sleep, Amber was brushing her hair when she noticed something on her hair.

Her eyes widened in shock. Oh, no!

OMG!

Her below the shoulder shiny black hair is turning white! The majority of her hair was still black but about 30% was already white! What’s going on!?

No, this can’t be!

Tears sprang from her eyes. Was she getting old already? But she’s still young for this!

She didn’t notice the white hair yesterday the last time she comb her hair.

She began crying due to shock, she’s getting emotional, not only her face is hideous, worst, her hair was turning white overnight!

This is crazy!

She started pulling out the white hair from her head.

One hour later.

The door opened and Cornelia entered the room. She put the tray on the table and saw Amber pulling out her hair, her eyes widened in shock to see much white hair on her head. She rushed to her side. “What are you doing? Stop pulling your hair out!” she ordered, alarmed.

“Aunt, my hair is turning white!” Amber replied between tears.

Stunned, Cornelia’s breath faltered. “What the hell!” she said as she scooped the white hair on the bed and looked at Amber’s hair. “What’s going on! Why your hair is turning white like this?” she asked.

“I dunno! I really have no idea why…” Amber answered between sobs.

Cornelia stared at Amber’s face and notice something. “Have you seen your face in the mirror lately?” she asked.

Amber looked at her aunt, confused. “The last time I look at the mirror was yesterday afternoon, why?”

“Where’s your mirror! Look at your face, now!” Cornelia commanded.

Amber grabbed the mirror from the top of the cabinet and looked at her face. Her eyes dilated in shock and disbelief. “My face! The hideous mark all over my face was gone!” she exclaimed happily.

“Yeah! Right now, you no longer look like a monster! You look normal and your beautiful face is back!” Cornelia commented happily.

But Amber’s happiness was short live. “But Aunt… my hair are all turning white!” she said worriedly. “What can I do to prevent them from turning white?” she asked desperately.

Cornelia released a deep sigh. Amara told her that the medallion that Amber was wearing on her neck is powerful and its power hasn’t fully awakened yet. The weird happenings in Amber’s face and hair, could it be the medallions working? She only saw the medallion once and never again after that. Amara also told her that the medallion sometimes doesn’t show itself to other people.

She took a deep breath. “Your hair turning white, maybe it’s a reverse effect because your face is back to normal now. What do you prepare? A hideous-looking face with black hair or a beautiful face with white hair? Don’t worry, we can always buy black hair wigs in the market, you can wear the wig over your white hair if you like to wear one,” she suggested.

Amber’s eyes sparkled. “Yes, please! Buy me a wig, Aunt. A wig that is black and long, just like my original hair!” she responded quickly, not looking miserable anymore.

“Okay, let’s buy you a wig this Saturday when we go out to buy kitchen stuff,” Cornelia said.

“Thank you so much, Aunt!” Amber said gratefully.

“Alright, eat your breakfast now. I’ll be back later,” Cornelia said and walked towards the door.

“Aunt wait…”

Cornelia looked over her shoulder. “What is it?”

“If we can already buy a wig, can I leave this room and be with you? I’m getting bored here reading books all the time. Can I? Please?” she requested desperately.

Cornelia smiled. “Sure!”

“OMG! I’m so happy right now!” Amber squealed in delight and rushed to her aunt, hugging her happily.

Cornelia rubbed Amber’s back gently. “Eat your breakfast now, the food is getting cold!” she said.

“Okay,” Amber replied and quickly went to the table to eat her meal.

Cornelia smiled and left the room.

Amber was eating her breakfast in high spirit, looking forward to buying a wig this weekend so that she can finally be with her Aunt, helping her in her daily chores and not constantly holed up in the room. She wants to be helpful to her aunt, it’s better than being unproductive all day long.

She finished eating in a breeze.

Ten minutes later.

Cornelia returned to the room to take away the dirty dishes and bring them back to the kitchen.

After her aunt left, Amber went to the window and looked outside, no longer wearing her face mask. She tied her hair in a ponytail and wore the hat to hide her white hair. Just to be on the safe side.

The maids will wave at her if they saw her while they’re tending to the plants and flowers in the garden below the window. They’ll be surprised upon seeing her no longer wearing a face mask. She can’t wait to say hello and have a friendly conversation with them soon.

Suddenly, having white hair is no longer a problem or burden to her with the help of a wig. It’s tiring to wear a face mask all the time, it’s a good thing that she can finally get rid of it.

Feeling good, she went to bed and sat down, looking at the book beside her pillow. She picked it up and resumed reading.

A few minutes later.

She glanced at the window after hearing the familiar chirping of the bird, she smiled brightly after seeing her friend. “Hello, Ivy!” she said in greetings.

Ivy the bird flew into the room and landed on the bed. “Wow, is this you, dear? Your hideous face is gone, you look beautiful now with your new face,” she asked.

Amber nodded her head happily. “Yeah, it’s my new me!” she said joyously.

“I’m happy for you! But wait a minute… what happened to your hair? It’s turning white!” Ivy exclaimed in a shocked voice.

Amber sighed. “Yeah, kind of sad, but I rather have white hair than a monster looking face. My aunt will buy a black wig for me this weekend, same color with my old hair. I can wear it over my white hair and I no longer have to wear my face mask. And the best thing about this, is my aunt will finally allow me to leave this room to accompany her in her daily chores. Great isn’t it!?”

“Yeah, awesome! I feel happy for you!” Ivy the bird said.

“Thank you!” Amber replied merrily and patted the bird’s back fondly.

“So, will you go with me one day?” Ivy the bird asked.

“Where-?”

“At my place,” Ivy responded.

“Sure, if my aunt will allow me. But I think she won’t permit me, so don’t count on it,” Amber spoke.

“Oh, that’s sad… but we can always go to my place for a few hours without your aunt’s permission. She doesn’t have to know that we’re going in and out of this mansion,” Ivy suggested.

“But how? I can’t leave this mansion without my aunt’s permission,” Amber insisted.

“I can get you out of here by magic and I can also return you here the same way without your aunt knowing about it…” Ivy offered.

Amber’s eyes widened. “Really-? Can you do that? You have amazing power?” she asked in astonishment.

“Yeah, I have. I can take you to places that you haven’t been before. We can go on a journey for a few hours and I’ll bring you back here before midnight. This way, your aunt will never know that you’re gone and back in the house in just few hours,” Ivy said.

Amber’s eyes twinkled in excitement. “That’s awesome!”

“Do you want a sample of what my powers can do?” Ivy asked.

“Sure! Show me!” Amber said excitedly.

“Okay, request something from me… anything that you can think of in your mind,” Ivy spoke.

“Wow, this is exciting!” Amber gushes. “What I want to request from you-? Hmm, let me think for a moment…”

“Go ahead, take your time…” Ivy said.

“Ah, I got it! Give me red roses, please!” Amber requested.

Ivy was chirping for a few seconds… and suddenly five roses with steam materialized on the bed out of nowhere.

Amber’s eyes widened in shock and surprise. “OMG! Red roses! How come it arrived here in my bed?” she asked, astounded.

“Ask another one!” Ivy encouraged her.

“Okay. Hmm… how about you give me one pack of strawberry candies?” Amber grinned. She was sure that Ivy won’t be able to get a pack of candy because it can only be bought from the store while the roses are easy to summon because the garden was just below her room.

Ivy the bird began chirping as if chanting a spell.

A few seconds later.

Suddenly, one pack of strawberry candy materialized in the bed.

Amber’s eyes went saucer-like in amazement. “OMG! My favorite strawberry candies!” she squealed in delight, grabbing the pack of candy with both hands.

“Anything else? Do you have another request? Common, say it!” Ivy spoke.

“Hmm… how about five apples and five oranges!” Amber said.

“Alright, your wish is my command!” Ivy said.

A moment later, the apples and oranges materialized on the bed to Amber’s delight and astonishment.

“This is unbelievable!” Amber gushes and looked at Ivy. “You’re a great magician! I’m super duper impressed!” she said, clapping her hands in glee.

“So-? Are you convinced now? Will you go to an adventure with me in the land beyond?” Ivy asked.

Amber was shaking her head. “I dunno… I’m not sure yet. I would love to visit different places but my aunt would surely stop me from leaving the mansion alone and I don’t want to give her headache and make her worry,” she reasoned.

“Okay, take your time, I’m not going to force you. Just think about my offer…” Ivy said.

“Thanks for the offer, friend!” Amber stated.

“Don’t mention it. I’ll take my leave now, see you later or tomorrow,” Ivy said and flew towards the window.

“Bye! See yeah later!” Amber replied waving her hand at the bird, it landed on the window sill, nodding her head before it flew away and disappeared from her eyes.

She was shaking her head in astonishment looking at the stuff that Ivy had given her using her power.

A few minutes later, she finally recovered from her wonderment.

She resumed reading the book.

A few minutes later.

Her eyes landed on the stuff on the bed. She better hide them away or else her aunt will ask her where did she get these pieces of stuff? She can’t reveal that a magical talking bird gave them all to her.

She quickly gathered the stuff and put them inside the cabinet, hidden securely beneath her clothes.

She went back to bed and resumed reading the book.