The Sacrificial Lamb

Chapter 15: Edited.

At the very last moment, Scarlet stood up.

She did not have the luxury of time to think of what was the next appropriate thing to do or of the consequences of her actions. With adrenaline rushing through her veins, she escaped from Kevin's tender hold, forgetting the painful injury on both her elbows,

And ran towards Kyle.

"!!"

The twins became dumbstruck in their respective places.

Specifically, Kyle was struck first and then, Kevin.

Never in Kyle's wildest dreams did he expect something so sweetly overwhelming to happen now, moreso within the clinic. Because of his reserve personality, he never found the opportunity to even introduce himself and talk to his first love.

Yet here he was, in the arms of the girl he loved!

For him, this was going way too fast...

But if it's her, he'd gladly oblige.

[Wait until you see what your brother did.] Why can't no one hear it?

Right now, Kyle drifted off to wonderland.

Kyle became so lost in the moment that he literally forgot why he went to the clinic in the first place. The vicious and beastly aura unleashed within him also immediately vanished into thin air, making it seem as if that past event had been nothing more but a dream.

[Sigh...] It shook its head. He's getting stupider every single day.

Kyle affectionately looked down at the girl, whose height barely even reached his chest, tightly hugging him and became intoxicated by her heavenly-sweet wildflower scent.

In this sweet but fleeting moment, Kyle felt the pleasant warmth of her upper body, the beautiful little face buried in his chest, the rapid beating of her heart, the soft mounds gently crashing against his stomach, the delicate and slender arms wrapping around him, and lastly, the trembling sensations she instinctively released from the rush of adrenaline.

Adding on to his sweet infatuation, despite the fact that her small frame and arms could barely fully wrap around his entire upper body, the girl he loved was currently using all her efforts to hug him tightly!

Moreover, it was not him who initiated the move, but her!

Badump. Badump.

Kyle felt like he was struck by an enormous cupid arrow through his heart, leaving an invisible bloody mess towards every nook and corner of the clinic.

Even though he had nothing to fear of the woman in front of him, Kyle was also currently trembling just like his first love.

Moreover, with so many overwhelming thoughts, so many sugary-sweet feelings, and so many pleasant sensations being released from the innermost core of his being, he had to use everything within his capabilities in order to simply stand upright, because he felt like he could happily die in his present state, which was in her arms, with no regrets.

[...] This Laozi will gladly help you die.

In such a messed up scenario, the twins completely forgot about the entire event that took place a while ago, making the wholly tense atmosphere within the academy vanish into thin air while bringing back the peaceful atmosphere that the students had greatly longed for.

The beastly pressure was now gone!

The pitiful and perplexed students were now bursting out with joy!

In fact, that entire event happened for merely 5 seconds before vanishing into thin air. However, those mere 5 seconds were deadly enough to make them frantically run for their lives.

Yet again, the disorderly students found on the exits, doors, and gates had already forgotten the reason they were there in the first place. They were confused at first but they went with the flow and went back to their places to eat as it was still lunchtime.

[Yosh!] It must disinfect itself first before the twins' stupidity also rubs off on it.

Meanwhile, Scarlet, the savior of the students, was paralyzed in place.

She unknowingly became the sacrificial lamb.

Just when she was beginning to regret her mindless action, she smelled the intoxicating manly scent before her.

It was a sweet wildflower scent. She didn't know how to describe it.

Her other senses also instantly heightened. She felt how solid, firm, and pleasantly warm his body was. How rapid the beating of his heart was, or maybe it might be her own. She couldn't distinguish which. And most of all, how painfully hard the odd object was as it poked against her stomach.

Did she forget to say that she now remembered the pain from her elbows?

[Yes, you did, Sweetheart.]

Realizing the current strange state she was now in, Scarlet trembled while thinking if she had made her classmate, Kyle, angry or disgusted in any way because of her idiotic and instinctive action.

While she was trembling as if she was the most vulnerable and pitiful bunny in the world, her big, bright, and lovely eyes looked up towards him, hoping to not catch him angry in order to avoid facing more terrible consequences in the next moment.

However, what she saw next exceeded her expectation. Or to be more precise, it was completely out of her expectation.

Scarlet's already large eyes widened some more and her red lips slightly parted when she saw the colorful, flowery, vibrant, and sweet expression that Kyle displayed while looking down at her.

During classes, Kyle always showed nothing but a cool, aloof, and serious expression. But right now, the sweet expression he had displayed was like encountering an entirely different person.

Kyle's beautiful black jewels glowed upon the midday sunlight and his thin kissable lips moved very slightly upwards, looking very much like Kevin except for the glasses and crew-cut hair.

Simply speaking, his entire being instantly softened when he looked at her.

Instead of him detesting her for what she did, Scarlet felt as if he had lovingly accepted her actions. She even felt like he would gladly welcome some more of them at any given time.

Was it her imagination?

[!!] Almost there!

As she looked into the man's eyes, Scarlet never realized that Kyle wrapped his arms around her slim waist, thereby tightening both of their holds on each other and crushing the girl more in his arms.

When she felt him hugging her back but with more force than necessary, Scarlet became more confused than surprised. Her mind became muddled up with a lot of questions, the main of which was:

Was he accepting her as the sacrificial lamb?

[...] Nevermind. Still a thousand miles away.

Since she willingly told Kevin her name and made him her first friend, she must take responsibility. Hence, she strengthened her resolution.

Scarlet stopped her slight trembles and completely yielded into his embrace, facing him head-on with a beautiful and powerful gaze.

Seeing his reflection in her eyes that shone like dark brown jewels under the midday sunlight, his heart drummed as if it was playing on a rock and roll band, his cheeks entirely reddened, his arms trembled, and his manhood became more sexually aroused, unintentionally hurting the girl's stomach all the more.

Badump. Badump.

Kyle became dumb, no, cupid-struck for an nth time again.

He could barely keep his cool in front of the girl he liked, moreso look straight at her. His embarrassing state made him want to look away.

But no, he was a man. So he must face her head-on.

[Good.]

Therefore, Kyle never once shifted his gaze away and intensely gazed at her, making Scarlet a bit startled.

[Lower down the intensity.] Stupid 'man.'

But when she felt his hands slightly trembling and saw the extremely red face he had up to his ears, Scarlet somehow felt sorry for him.

She was the sacrificial lamb. He was the executor. Yet why was she the one sorry?

[...] Sweetheart, please don't be stupid like them. Two are enough.

Badump. Badump.

When he saw the worry and concern plainly shown on her lovely face, another cupid arrow shot through Kyle's heart.

Meanwhile, for the last few seconds that seemed like decades, Kevin felt like a side character in a theatre whose role was merely a tree in the background.

[Now, you know how it feels to be a light bulb.] It suffers this every day. Wuwuwu...

While he was still sitting on the chair dumbstruck, Kevin felt lost and confused.

Did his Li have feelings for this stranger?

[Brother, you mean.]

What other reason would she use to hug his damn brother?

[Many.] Like how Kyle looked exactly like Kevin.

He only met his Sweetheart today and now, this damn stranger was stealing her away from him!

[Brother, you mean.]

He felt miserable, pitiful, and pathetic.

[Add stupid.]

From the thought of that, he became insecure and did not know what to do.

[...] Did it feel guilty for a moment? Nah, it's imagining things.

Ever since he was a child, Kevin would gladly give up his first-place award, his parent's impression of him, and even his own inheritance for his one and only brother because out of all the pretentious family members he had, Kyle was the only one different.

Kyle was the only real family he had left.

However, this was different. 'She' was different.

While looking at their direction, Kevin tightly clenched onto the forgotten medical instrument, feeling his emotions stir up with turmoil, uproar, and most of all, jealousy.