Chapter sixteen. Irina s sufferings

In the morning of the next day, Nikolai was no longer surprised when Barsik wished him "good morning" and said that the weather today on the street is simply disgusting, and the traveling owner will not drive the dog out of the door.
"Good morning to you, too," the boy said, stretching.
-I didn't say anything, - Ira replied, - did you just tell me?
-Yes, this is how I communicate with the cat, he always understands me, - said Kolya and in confirmation of these words, the Badger jumped on the bed and began to rub against the owner.
- Oh, I also talk to the falcon sometimes, - said the girl, - it seems to me that animals are no more stupid than us!...
"You're absolutely right," Kolya replied and remembered that his cat was playing chess with Lazar Solomonovich.
As usual, we got dressed and went down for breakfast.
The fried chicken with pancakes was extremely tasty and the friends ate until they were full.
Across the table, Kolya and Arina exchanged meaningful glances,
in the end, Ira snorted and said that this soap opera crosses all boundaries, and if he-Kolya wants, then she will immediately free up a place next to him so that his "beloved Arishechka" takes it! ...

-Right in one day, they became them for no reason at all!!!
Kolya didn't know what to answer, but he understood that events were taking a bad turn for him.
After breakfast, they went to prepare medicines, the usual moss-covered corridor greeted them warmly as old acquaintances,
Zinaida Tikhonovna was in a great mood, she was combing long strands of hair, singing some mournful song.
-So, today we will prepare a medicinal potion for cuts and other minor injuries.
As usual, she wrote the ingredients in the air and the students began to prepare.
Kolya secretly glanced at Arina, who had the work boiling in her hands, and when the teacher started walking around the class looking at the results of her efforts, of course she had the best potion.
Ira just spat boiling water, apparently the last drops overflowed the cup of her patience.
As soon as the lesson was over, she gathered up her books, and without waiting for Kolya, she left the classroom.
Arina went up to him and whispered in his ear:
- For some reason it seems to me that she is jealous of me!...
- You think?!- Kolya asked, puzzled, - I never considered her behavior from this point of view, I thought that she just didn't like you and she was jealous of you.
-That's the thing, that she doesn't like me, because she thinks that you are in love with me!
-Maybe you're right, do you think if you tell her everything, she will calm down?
-It seems to me that this would be the most correct decision....
- Well, as soon as the opportunity presents itself, I will tell her everything, - and they moved down the corridor talking quietly, leaning towards each other.
They did not see that Ira was looking at them from the end of it with a gaze full of hatred.
When Kolya came to the combat magic lesson, he did not find his girlfriend and an unpleasant feeling of anxiety arose somewhere inside him, but he still hoped that she just decided to skip the lesson, although this had not been noticed before for her.
Vasilisa Petrovna, as usual, taught the sequence of movements and today Kolya simply grasped everything on the fly, besides, the staff in his hands was now weightless and easily obeyed his will, by the end of the lesson he received the praise of the teacher and she enrolled him in the national team for fighting on staffs.
After the lesson the students went to the dining hall, nick figured that much on dinner, then Ira prenepremenno will come, but he was wrong, and when he came into the dining hall, they found it empty, so he hastily intercepted some food and ran to the room where the Ira was not there ...
-Where'd she go!? He thought excitedly.
And then it dawned on him:
- Maybe Kuzma knows!
In an excited voice, he shouted:
- Kuzya!!!
As always, a cheerful brownie appeared and asked what exactly Nikolai needed.
- Kuzya, have you seen Ira!?
-I saw her at about eleven in the morning, all in tears, ran past me from the dungeons and headed towards the lake.
- Thank you! Kolya shouted, already running down the stairs and feeling that a conversation with Ira would be very unpleasant.
Then the thought came to him that now he could apparate, and it would be faster than running to the lake, he quickly hid behind a column, imagined a pine tree on the edge of the lake, and touched the ring, in a second he was already there.
Looking around, he saw Ira, who was sitting on the sand picking at him with a stick, and threw the stones that fell to her into the water with such force that any boy would envy her. As he got closer, he noticed that tears were flowing down her cheeks and she sometimes wiped them with the sleeve of her robe.
Kolya came up without saying anything, sat down next to him and began to stare stubbornly at the lake, as if waiting for someone to appear.
-How did you leave your princess!? You are so wonderful together! Hugging!...Whisper!..
What did you come for! Go to her, sit in a secluded corner, you'll see you'll start kissing!!!! -
and Irka began to sob.
- Ir, don't cry!!! Kolya said in a pitiful voice.
- Here's the thing....
- Yes, I know your business! You love her, she loves you....blah blah blah...., and Irka, who needs her, fuck her! And so that no one hears a ghost and does not shine once again!!!
- Ir you're right! I really love Arina,...but there is one circumstance!!!....
- Here! I, I knew! I felt it in my gut!!!!- and Irkin's tears acquired the semblance of Niagara Falls during the flood of the river of the same name.
- Ir, - Arina is my sister! ...-
Ira's heart-rending moans ended in a half-sound, she dropped the twig and stared at Kolya with such eyes as a lost animal looks at, which after a few years found its owner....
- How is it!? wiping her tears with her sleeve, she whispered.
Kolya told in detail, without hiding anything, the events of the last days.
On Ira's face, one could read excitement, then amazement, then disbelief, and in the end, lost hope.
-I've never heard such a thing in my life! she stated, " that is, you now know how to apparate and talk to animals!!! This is just fantastic! Ask my falcon what he's cleaning in his feathers, " she laughed.
Her mood improved dramatically, she immediately began to draw up a schedule of work for the future, and in the end even praised Arina for her ability to brew potions, which was unthinkable in Kolya's understanding at all.
- Listen, - Ira caught herself, - but Ignat said that you need to talk to the healer of the mermaids..., and we are just at the lake...
- You're right, now is the time,...
Kolya looked at the graying surface of the water and mentally called:
- Verena!!!
It took about ten minutes, the water's edge began to waver, and a girl with green hair appeared out of the water.