Responsibilities (1)

"You know how Michelle doesn't get into trouble like you do," Luke pressed his hand against his forehead.

Was this really the excuse he was using? It wasn't like I got into troublesome situations because I wanted to, but that I simply landed in them. Luke always overexaggerated the danger, which made it worse than it actually was.

"Also, Michelle takes responsibility for her actions. Can you do the same?"

I opened my mouth to refute, but I couldn't. I had to admit that Luke did take responsibility for almost everything and sometimes, the consequences of some of my actions. But it wasn't like I asked him to take responsibility for me. He was the one who volunteered to do this, didn't he?

I held my head as my memories began pouring one by one. It was one week after I came back to school after recovering at Luke's mansion. I ran to the edge of the courtyard, noticing a feeble kitten. It was unusual to have domestic pets inside the school grounds.

No pets were allowed in this school. But the kitten laid down under the tree like it was waiting for its death. Her faint meows and dull eyes called me towards her until I carried her inside my arms. My heart felt like it was going to be torn apart when I noticed her original white fur tangled with blood and thorns. I couldn't let her die like this as I pitied her giving up on life.

"I'll take care of you," I whispered to the kitten.

The kitten was limp in my arms as I decided to use heal once we were in a place with less eyes. Who knew who I could run into in this courtyard that could be seen in every angle? Her ribs that stuck out in its angular shape showed she wasn't fed in weeks. Before I used heal, it was better to feed her.

I knew I couldn't bring her into the school without getting caught. Even my dorm room wasn't reliable. Luke would probably throw her out of the room with no hesitation and report her to the authorities. I hesitantly left her on the stale ground, hidden between the large bushes as I looked around my surroundings.

"I'll come back soon to give you food," I patted the kitten before running to the cafeteria.

Since it was long past dinner time, the cafeteria was mostly empty except for few people gathered for a late dinner. Ignoring everything around me, I ordered a luxurious set of deluxe assortments of fish on the tablet. But instead of sitting on an empty chair to eat my meal, I ran out of the cafeteria with the tray inside my hands. I could feel the numerous eyes on my back like another rumor was about to start, but I sped walked until I was outside the school.

I had to admit it was nice to be able to order food without using any of my points. Earning points to survive wasn't the goal anymore with my luxurious room and food. But Luke became even stricter, not allowing me to slack off to earn more points to go to the high school section of this school.

"Here kitty~" I pushed the tray in front of her.

The kitten stared at me instead of looking at the food. I wondered if it was too weak to feed itself. I slid my finger over the glazed fish and placed it before her nose. After smelling the irresistible aroma, the kitten licked my finger. And almost immediately, its eyes lit up as she started to swallow the entire tray with the energy that replenished some of her life.

I gasped as I didn't even have to use heal on her. I watched her wounds recovering as her wounds stitched itself up with a bright white light surrounding it. I tried to cover the light as I took off my blazer to hide the kitten. When the light died down, I found a kitten who regained most of her fat and lovely fur free of any stains.

This wasn't a normal kitten, was it? Sometimes I forgot that the first district had some fantasy aspects to it since I was more exposed to the technology part. As if the kitten was trying to thank me, she jumped into my arms and purred like she was asking me to pet her head. She shot an arrow to my heart as I melted under her adorable smile.

I hugged the kitten and decided to bring her with me to show her to Shelly and Ellen. She couldn't be too much trouble. I just had to look out for anyone who may be watching. I carefully took the bothersome routes that people didn't like using on my way to the café. But I stumbled back when the kitten suddenly leaped out of my arms.

"Hey!" I ran after the cat.

The kitten started to run towards buildings full of clubs. Clubs were present in the school for people who wanted to share their hobby with other people. It was one of the few shared spaces between the middle and high school sections.

However, it was a place that was seldom used for middle schoolers. Apparently, the high school section had more free time with less classes since they were more focused on completing missions given by the school. I hoped I didn't run into any high schoolers, especially people that I knew.

But of course, I had to run into someone while chasing the kitten. My head bumped into the embroidered crest of someone wearing the high school uniform. When I looked up, I groaned. Why did it have to be this person again?