The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0478

I follow Ben as he strides confidently towards the large circular desk at the center of the room. The librarian - a younger man than I thought would have the job - glances up at us but then does a double take when he sees Ben. He groans a little, leaning against the

reference

desk.

"What is it this time?"

"I'd like the key to special collections, please," Ben says, giving a rather devastating and playful smile as he holds out his hand. I watch in wonder, not used to this extra-charming side of him. "Ben," the librarian sighs, shaking his head. "I know you're not doing research -"

"I am too!" Ben says, laughing and dropping his hand to the desk as he grins at the librarian. I look back and forth between them, curious. "There are manuscripts up there regarding the fifteenth century negotiations which established Atalaxia as an independent nation -" "A formation you don't even need to study until next term -" the librarian growls, calling his bluff.

time of war," Ben says, likewise leaning forward, a pleased and clever smirk

it into Ben's waiting hand. "One period. And if you leave coffee cups up there again, Ternicki, I swear to god I'm revoking your rights -" "Thanks!" Ben says, snatching the key away and waving over his shoulder as

is elsewhere." My eyes go wide to be so advised, but the librarian turns away from me without another glance and I turn quickly to hurry after Ben, desperately curious about what

brass staircase. "Where are we going!? That guy thinks we're

Special Collections," Ben says, turning his head to smile down at me and ignoring my other questions. "Hurry up, we don't have a ton of

takes every bit of my attention to not slip and slide all the way back down to the bottom. At

dropping open when I see the room

- miniscule, really - but stunning. Each of the walls is glass, as is the pointed ceiling above us. As I climb into the room and Ben shuts and locks the door after me, I realize that we're in the greenhouse's glass cupola - an incredibly small

is this..." I

to its twin on the other side. "Florescent lights have more UV light than daylight, so they're kept up here where they're safe." "Is that... true?" I ask, wrinkling my nose a bit at the

on a happy sigh.

breathe, settling down into the chair and taking a moment to look through each of the windows that surrounds us - that looks out over the incredible