Chapter 2 - Jasper

"There's an open seat next to me, LuoSheng TongXue.

(TongXue - Fellow Student, a way of addressing classmates)

Hearing the boy's words, the classroom busted in surprise chatters. Luo Sheng can clearly tell that the boy is rather popular. The boy smiled at her like a gleeful cat and waved at her to come sit. Luo Sheng took a breath and walk towards the boy. She glanced at him before sitting, thinking he looked a bit familiar.

Out of curiosity, Luo Sheng couldn't help but turn to him and ask. "Have we met before? You look familiar."

"Little Swallow, you don't remember me?" The boy asked, "I'm Wang YanChen, I was in the same class as you for 3 years in elementary."

When Qiao Luo Sheng heard the nickname Little Swallow, realization appeared on her face. Because there is only one person who have ever called her that. "Wang YanChen, it's you?!! I thought you look familiar!"

"Little Swallow, keep your voice down," Wang YanChen said, a smoothing tone in his voice. "We're in class, everyone's looking."

Luo Sheng opened her mouth, ready to talk back but then closed it realizing the situation. The teacher cleared his throat and went on with his lesson. Luo Sheng quietly listened as feelings of being watched crept upon her. She silently glanced around and found the dagger like glare of all the girls in class. Their expression looks like she had just put a green hat on each one of them. Luo Sheng sighed turned her attention back to the lecturing teacher.

Slowly, time went by and the bell ringed for gym class. The class went to the respective gender's dressing room and got dressed for gym. After getting dressed for gym, Luo Sheng walked out to the track field with the others and found the gym teacher waiting for them. The teacher, Coach Tao being a person who likes to get things going without delay of idle chitchat got the class started with their warm ups.

Unfortunately for Qiao LuoSheng, that give Wang YanChen the excuse to come find her. "Little Swallow, be my warm-up partner," he demanded as he come to a stop before her. "It's been a while since we last saw each other."

Luo Sheng truthfully did want to partner up with the guy since he's the only familiar face around here but it didn't seem like such a good idea since the girls in her class has been throwing her dagger like glares behind her back.

Thus Luo Sheng answered with a no. "I don't want to," she replied. "All the girls in our class are throwing daggers at me."

"What? Are you intimidated, Little Swallow?" Yan Chen questioned, "that's not how I remember you to be."

"Who said I'm intimated? Fine, let's partner up," Luo Sheng said, feeling insulted by the comment.

"Now isn't that much better," Yan Chen smoothed. Than suddenly remembering something, he snapped his finger in realization. "Oh that's right I haven't told you yet, but everyone calls me Jasper now. Call me Jasper from now on."

"Okay," Luo Sheng agreed and started on the warm ups with Jasper. They chatted while doing their warm ups until Teacher Tao had the class finish up.

"Ok class, starting today we starting our martial arts unit."