I felt like I was deafened by what our handsome lecturer said. Ysabel is my classmate?
My eyes immediately searched for the face of that snobbish girl. She was at the end of the training room jogging with her back turned to us, so she probably didn't notice me entering the training ground.
"Okay! Back to training!" Our lecturer clapped twice and the others returned to what they were doing.
I walked towards the jogging girl who still hadn't noticed me.
"How are you?" I asked coldly when I reached her.
Her eyes widened in surprise when she saw me.
"What are you doing here?" She asked rudely. "And why...are you...wearing THAT UNIFORM?" She added, pointing to what I was wearing.
I raised my right eyebrow. "Are you THAT GLAD to see me? Want some hug?" I teased her while opening my arms in front of her.
"No.HELL.Way." She declined with emphasis on each word.
"I'll be your training partner. You should be happy," I said simply while taking off my bag and placing it beside the wall.
"How did you manage to get into this Academy?" She asked in disbelief, seeming to have not heard what I said earlier.
"You guys brought me in, REMEMBER?" I reminded her. It seemed like she forgot that they were the ones who brought me into this Academy.
"What? So, the headmaster summoned you to be a new student?" She asked irritably.
"What do you think?" I asked with a grin. "And I'll say it again, okay? I'll be your training partner for today. So, you should be happy," I repeated what I said earlier, which she seemed to have not heard.
"What?" She asked rudely, then looked at our lecturer who was exercising.
"Don't disturb them. Can't you see? They're all busy," I said while stopping her from walking towards our lecturer.
"REMOVE YOUR FILTHY HANDS OFF ME!" She threatened.
I just rolled my eyes and let go of her arm.
"And don't you dare disturb me!" She said again before returning to her training.
I just shrugged my shoulders. I saw her doing planks, so I slowly approached her and removed my shoes. I climbed onto her back and could feel her sweat being absorbed by my socks.
"What the heck are you doing?" She yelled while still doing planks. She must be really strong to carry my weight. Psh!
"I am your training partner, so stop complaining," I said simply.
I knew she must have rolled her eyes at what I said, even though I couldn't see her face. But she didn't complain or say anything and just continued with her planks.
She takes her training seriously, I realized. She hardly even noticed me.
After their agility training, yes THEIRS, since I didn't participate, I became the training partner of that snobbish girl. We went to the huge dining area to get some food.
Aish! There are so many people here.
I felt someone grab my arm, so I turned to see Ysabel.
"What?" I asked unenthusiastically.
"Initiation. After your class. In the Combat room," she said before disappearing from my sight.
What does she mean by that? Tsk. Whatever, I'm not going. It's boring!
All the food here is free, but I'm not hungry, so I only took a little.
I was looking for a place to sit when someone suddenly bumped into my tray. I know she did it on purpose. Who in their right mind would bump into someone who's just standing by a wide pathway? Can't they just leave me alone? I want peace! I'm tired of fighting with them.
"Ooopsss~ sorry!" she said sarcastically and pretended to be surprised when she saw me.
I don't know her, but she's pretty. However, she looks like a SLUT! I placed my tray on the table and wiped the part of my clothes that got stained with food using a face towel.
"You're blocking my way," she said snobbishly and laughed softly.
I just ignored her and turned around to get more food. I stopped walking when she suddenly grabbed my hair.
"Don't-you-ever-touch-my-hair," I threatened. They've been pulling on my hair since earlier, and my scalp is starting to hurt from all the pulling.
"Oh really~? Scary~ ahuhuhu~" she said sarcastically while teasing me.
Why do the students here keep bothering me? Is it because I'm new here? Or because I'm from the town of Quilak? Well, I'm not the type of person who doesn't fight back. I don't want to be a loser.
"You're the one who started this," I said simply and held the wrist of the hand that was pulling my hair. She struggled, but I tightened my grip even more.
"What are you doing? Let go of me!" she said while still struggling. I noticed that the attention of the students in the dining area was already on us.
Do I always like to attract attention?
"It's easy to break someone's hearts,
But take note, It's also easy to break someone's hands..," I said that as I was shaking her wrist.
She looked at me incredulously, as if she didn't believe that I could do it. I grinned devilishly in front of her.
"Why did you pick a fight with my boyfriend?" she said while crying.
"Boyfriend?" I asked, confused. I didn't fight any guy earlier... except for...
I smirked.
"You mean to say, your boyfriend is the tomboy?" I asked, amused.
She nodded, trembling. I just rolled my eyes and released her hand. I'm not that bad to pick on this weakling.
Suddenly, vines came out of her body. She wrapped the vines around my feet and slowly climbed up my body and around my head until I was completely trapped in her vines.
Crap! I let my guard down! I thought she was already scared earlier. She had a plan all along. I'm so stupid! I fell for her trap.
'Hey! I need your help!' I telepathically told my demon.
'You can handle it. I'm still sleepy,' he replied boredly without opening his eyes.
He's totally useless! Grrr~
How will I get out of here?
Think, Eveline. Think!
It's so frustrating! I can't think of anything!
'Oh, there it is! Use it.' I suddenly felt something cold and sharp in my palm.
'Did you make this?' I asked Emerald, who still had his eyes closed.
'Yes,' he replied simply, with closed eyes.
'Wow, this is amazing! I can use this to get out of here,' I thought to myself, feeling a glimmer of hope. With newfound confidence, I sliced at the vines with the weapon. Unfortunately, the knife broke upon impact.
Feeling helpless and suffocated, I struggled to breathe as the vines tightened their grip around me. As I thought my time was up, I suddenly felt a rush of heat throughout my body. When I looked up, I saw that Emerald's eyes had opened. They were beautiful, with a green color that matched his name perfectly.
To my amazement, the vines that had trapped me began to melt away. With relief, I gasped for air as I broke free from its grasp.
'Hey! What did you do?' I asked Emerald. Tsk! I was about to die and this demon just had to intervene!
'It's just a defensive mechanism of our body,' he replied boredly with closed eyes.
I swear, this woman will pay for this. I lunged at her and punched her in the face. I was about to leave but I still wasn't satisfied, so I jumped and kneed her head. I kicked her in the knee, causing her to fall to the ground.
"Do you want your face to be disfigured? That's where I excel," I said with a grin.
I was about to punch her in the face when someone caught my fist.
It was Ysabel.
"Don't interfere!" I shouted as she pulled me by the arm.
"Did you forget that I'm part of the Student Council here?" she asked irritably.
"Let go of me!"
"No way! You need to be punished! You caused trouble!" she continued shouting as she dragged me to somewhere I didn't know.
"I didn't even start the fight," I replied uninterestedly, but my companion seemed to be deaf.
"Hey! Did you hear what I said? I DIDN'T START IT---"
"Shut up! Whether you started it or not, you still need to be punished. Don't underestimate the councils, especially me. I don't particularly like you."
I knew it.
Bottom-line, SHE DOESN'T LIKE ME. That's why she's giving me a punishment.
Ysabel locked me up in the dark DETENTION ROOM.
It's so irritating! I didn't even get to eat!
Feeling hungry, I decided to just sleep.
*****
I woke up on a very soft bed. Wait, where am I? I thought I was still in the detention room. But why does it seem like I'm in a bedroom? I rubbed my eyes to make sure I wasn't dreaming. But no, I really was inside a room with a comfortable bed.
"You're awake, Eveline!" It was Kyle. I looked at the clock and shock! I'm already late for my 1 PM class. "Ysabel told me you're still here. And you're already a student here..." He glanced at my uniform.
I quickly got up and ran out of his room. I heard him shouting after me, but I didn't pay attention. I didn't want to attract any more irritating attention. I also noticed that my bag was missing. Where could it be? I went to Stren+, room 56. And grrr.. I got the attention of my classmates again.
"You're late in my lecture, Miss?" the snobbish lecturer asked.
"Eveline."
"Oh, you're one of my new students. Well, let me discuss a little about this subject. Stren+ or Strength is a type of training which involves the state of being physically strong. A cursed must be strong enough to handle his or her own demon, do you get me?" the lecturer said while pointing his fan in my direction. I just nodded to end the conversation.
"You can sit over there."
I immediately sat on the chair he pointed to. I looked at the back and saw a familiar face.
It was Cassandra and...
Dylan?
Why do I have to be classmates with them in this class?! They might target me again. But wait, maybe it's a good opportunity to be classmates with each of them. To know their WEAKNESSES.
I finished the class peacefully. It's a good thing that the two of them, Cassandra and Dylan, didn't bother me.
I immediately searched for my bag. I was sure I left it in the detention room. I used it as a pillow earlier, and it seemed like Kyle didn't take it. When I arrived at the detention room, I immediately reached out my hand to get my bag. It was really dark in there. I sighed in relief as I finally got it and walked out.
There's a forest here???
I heard someone coughing. It sounded like he was struggling. Anyway, I got curious and went to where the coughing sound came from.
I was surprised by what I saw..