Chapter 10
SOIREE'S POV:
Earlier, I entered the restroom because my bladder was about to explode but I was so shock to see Emman outside the cubicle. I was about to ask him but he just simply pin me to the wall and punch me hard.
I would lie if I say that I didn't feel the pain because I did and trust me, I think my teeth was about to say good bye to me. I was relief when I realized that it didn't happen.
Emman Wilson was a son of my father's rival in business and he hate me for a reason that I don't know. Whenever I see him or we met accidentally, I can always see his deathly glares towards my direction but I did not give any attentions to it. Not until, he registered to a wakeboarding where I registered too.
The thing is, I won and he just got the second place. I didn't know that he was capable of beating me just because I beat him in that sports.
Not to mention that he wants also to be one of the students in Special Section and the thing is, I got the spot again and he failed.
I just shook my head because of the thought that, he is one of my classmates in some of our subjects and he is the one who always compete with me when it comes to everything especially in academic and now, in sports too.
If he will think of this deeply, it's not my problem or it's not my fault if I won or became one of the Special Section class, I am not the one who should decide but our performance, of course.
I looked at P'Air beside me who is eyeing his friends together with some of my friends also. His face was full of curiosity and amusement. I wanted to laugh hard but I can't since my lips were wounded and I am still putting an ice on it.
I'm just thankful that this guy was there, I didn't know that he can fight but maybe, I shouldn't judge the nerds. Damn, they are secretly scary!
I just stared at them while quietly eating next to P'Air. Just one table earlier has became three because we are so many. I did not know that some of my friends have become friends with them also.
Well, then I am happy because that is good, especially now that we are together in the same Section. Speaking of special section, P'Air and I were partners in the first activity. I sighed, I hope the outcome is just okay.
When we arrived earlier at their table, the four of us looked at each other and they also seemed surprised to see me with P'Air.
We sat here awkwardly, full of questions but no one verbally asked about something and we eat silently while glancing at each other from time to time.
When my attention turns to Ethereal, his eyes were looking at me questioningly even though he has this stoic expression. Maybe because of my bruise but it didn't go unnoticed from my eyes how he smile a little while looking at Night who is eating beside him.
"What happened to you?" P'Lindsell suddenly asked which became the reason for breaking the deafening silence. They all look at me and I knew that they are all waiting for my answer.
I look at them awkwardly. "Ahmm, actually it was..." I started and looked at P'Air for help but his eyes were serious and he was not looking at me but at Ethereal and P'Lindsell.
"Do you know someone whose name starts with Emman?" P'Air ask in a serious expression that causes P'Cadwell to look in my direction as well.
"Emman? As in Emman Wilson?" He ask confusingly.
Ethereal look at me with furrowed eyebrows and gritted teeth. "You mean that bastard who got jealous because you fucking win at the wakeboarding last year?" He asked in a cold voice.
P'Worth snap his head towards me. "Is this true, Soiree? Since when?" He ask too with a serious face.
I gulped and nodded my head slowly. Shit! This is a big mess when they happen to meet.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of him." Ethereal said in the most sinister tone. Damn, this is not good.
"No, Ethereal. I'm fine." I hold him back.
P'Cadwell shook his head and look at me as if I was crazy. "That is not possible, we need to protect you. You know that he was crazy just like his father." He retorted in a calm voice.
"But---" I was about to protest when someone beat me to it.
"I think, they are right P'Soiree. You also need someone to be with you and to protect you, it does not mean that we saw you as a weak person but we are just looking at the possibilities. Jealousy is a strong word, P'. It can lead to something evil sometimes. " Night stated in a calm voice.
I became quiet since he is right.
"Since we have an activity in the Special section and P'Air is your partner, why can't you go with him all the time? He was capable of protecting you." Light told us with a serious expression. "After all, he looks like a security guard." He added which made Kuya Air choked.
"Damn you!" P'Air hissed while we laugh because he hit Light with a notebook. "It was okay at first, I was already amaze by what you said because at last, you are already using your brain and then you will just ruined it by the end? Damn you, Light! You don't have any chances anymore!" He added with an annoyed tone.
"Ouch! I'm telling the truth." Light uttered while pouting and caressing the part where he was hit by the notebook. Now I realize that, it's not bad to be with them, they are fun to be with actually.
P'Air cleared his throat afterwards and looked at the pairs with a mischievous smirk. "So, when did you all become all close?" He ask with an eyebrow raised, confusion and curiosity is evident on his face too.
Night looked at Ethereal who were sitting beside him, P'Cadwell and P'Sun also, along with P'Worth and Arrow as well as P'Lindsell and P'Ocean before turning their eyes to P'Air again.
Fighter was quiet on one side with a strange look on Ethereal and Light was just looking at each pair.
"Well, P'Ocean helped me on searching for a hospital for my mom one time. That's how we became close." P'Lindsell answered while P'Ocean just nodded his head towards P'Air.
Oh, yeah I remember. His mom was sick. I just wish that tita was okay now. Next time, I will surely visit her there.
"Oh, right! They have so many hospitals so yeah, understandable. I hope your mom is okay already." P'Air responds enthusiastically.
P'Lindsell just smiled and mouthed 'thank you' to him until P'Air moved his attention to P'Sun and P'Cadwell.
"I was more curious to both of you since you are both silent killers and book lovers. Wow, how did you become close?" He asked excitedly.
P'Sun look at him boredly. "Seriously? Silent Killers?" He deadpanned and P'Air just laugh because of it including me, Light, Night and P'Worth. "Well, we bumped into each other one time in a bookstore and we became close because of that." He answered calmly.
"Oh, well. Good luck on handling my sunny dearest, Cadwell." P'Air said and Light burst out laughing but then again, P'Sun hit him which made him frown.
"Where is the justice to that?" He asked. "I became more dumb because you are all hitting me in the head. Damn, I still need my brain to graduate, why can't you understand that?" He hissed while crossing both of his arms.
"That's because you are saying something stupid again." Fighter mumbled while shaking his head lightly.
P'Air chuckled. "Okay, stop that already but Light..." He said and looked at the direction of Light. "I am not sorry for hitting you. You deserve it, babe." Light frown more but didn't say anything. "So, Worth and Arrow. Aside from the fact that you are both partners in our projects, how did you both become close?" He asked the two people who are just listening while sitting on their seats.
"Can you just skip us?" Arrow ask boringly. P'Air just glare at him which made him gulped. "I just help him earlier because of something personal." He answered with a hint of boredom. P'Worth look at us while fidgeting and P'Sun held his hand because of it.
P'Worth's eyes widened but when he look at the smiling face and calm aura of P'Sun, I could say that he relaxes a bit.
My friends are all secretive. After how many years of being friends, we still didn't have the chance to say all our own worries and secrets to each other. Not because we don't trust each other but because it's too much for us to even say a single thing about it.
Even me, I have many secrets of my own. Including that someone who I want to know the real identity. That someone who I called, my secret protector. I don't know if I will still have the chance to know that person but I am hoping that one day, I will be able to know him or her.
Fighter cleared his throat and look at the last pair. "So, how did you both become close?" He ask with a serious tone and expression.
Night just smiled innocently. "I don't know too. We just click since he was a good guy to me. That's why I called him earlier to eat with us." He replied calmly with a smile while Ethereal was just looking at him the whole time. Woah, this boy is whipped!
I just shook my head because of it not until Kuya Ocean turn to look at our direction. "So, how did you two become close aside from being a partners in our projects?" He asked while smirking. That made P'Air choked because he was drinking a water.
I just laughed and caress his back gently. "W-we just became close earlier. Well, I am a social butterfly, that's why." He replied awkwardly. I just furrowed my eyebrows because of it but I didn't dare to ask since the bell suddenly rang.
We just proceed to our different classes after that. Oh, I will going to see the face of Emman again because of this. Good luck Soiree! Damn!
FIGHTER'S POV:
"Class dismissed, you can all go home now." Our professor announces so I lazily put all of my things at my bag. I silently stood up and face to face with a guy who's crossing his hands on his chest and looking blankly at me.
"What do you want?" I asked coldly.
He rolled his eyes. "Meet me tomorrow outside after our class. We will do a project together at my house. It depends on you if you are going to sleep there or not, bye." He answered and left suddenly. Wow, he didn't even gave me the chance to speak.
I just shook my head and put my bag on my shoulder before I got out of our classroom. I just went to the parking lot to get home but I was immediately stopped when I saw Night and Ethereal together again.
I sighed because of it. They look so happy together and I think, maybe it's not that bad if they got close like that, right?
Well, from the moment I saw Ethereal, I felt something bad about his aura. I think he is dangerous like what I've said to Night last time but seeing them like this now, my perspective became different. After all, even though I warned Night about Ethereal, he still choose to ignore it.
I just smirk because of it. I know that he can still take care of himself if something bad happens but I can't take the feeling of being protective to him. He was one of my best friends and brothers, I can't just let him. But maybe, just maybe, I can trust him with Ethereal right now.
Night has been through a lot and I want him to be happy always. If Ethereal can make him that, I don't have the right to rip them apart.
I just sighed and enter my own car since I already saw them driving away using the car of Ethereal. Maybe, I need to go too and sleep in my own bed.
After I close the door, I immediately open my bag to fish out my phone. I need to text P'Air that I will go now since Night was gone too.
To: P'Air
I need to go home first, Kuya. I want to sleep in my bed.
After typing, I send it immediately before putting my phone in the shotgun seat and drive my car away from there. I was driving to my condo when I saw a familiar man on the convenience store near the place I live. What is he doing here?
He look so upset and annoyed but I thought that, it is none of my business. I was about to leave him alone when I notice those tears in his eyes pouring non-stop. He was crying? I mentally slap myself because of that question.
Damn you, Fighter! Obviously, he was crying. I sighed and stopped my car not that far from him. I watch how he cried silently, how he wiped those tears away while looking at his phone. Then something click into my head, why am I doing this? Why am I here again?
"I was just being a concerned citizen, classmate and an activity partner. Yeah, that's right." I convince myself calmly since I didn't really know why the fuck I am here.
I just stay there looking at him not until the rain starts to pour down. Wow, even the rain have this sympathy on him so why can't I, right? I just shook my head and opened my compartment to get a collapsible umbrella and head out.
He was looking down so he didn't notice my presence. I cleared my throat to catch his attention so when he looked at me, his jaw drop and his eyes widened in shock.
I was amused by his reaction but I maintain my cold exterior. "Let's go, I will go to accompany you to your house." I told him calmly.
He shook his head. "I don't want to go home with you. I can just take a cab if I want to." He replied and was about to leave when I hold his wrist.
He glared at me but I didn't care at all. "Are you sure?" I ask calmly. He took his hand harshly and left me there without answering my question.
Sometimes, I really can't understand why he was treating me like that. He hates me and I don't know why. Well, I can just take that as a yes even though he didn't say a thing.
He ran and took a cab while I just looking at the retreating back of the car he was riding. When I cannot see it anymore, I immediately drove back to my condo and sleep.
When the morning came, I just prepared myself and entered the school. Being classmates somehow made us bump into each other but he didn't look at me once.
The truth is, I shouldn't be bother but when it comes to him, it's different. Is this because I saw him crying or something else? Well, I shouldn't think of him because again, he is not part of my business.
"Fighter? Are you going home yet?" A voice suddenly ask. When I looked at it, I realize that it was P'Sun.
I am with my friends now and all of them were looking at me weirdly. "Why are you looking at me like that?" I ask confusingly.
"We are calling your name five times already but it looks like, you were in deep thoughts." P'Ocean answered calmly.
"So, what's up? Are you coming home yet?" P'Air asked. I was about to say yes when I saw Maevel from a far.
He was looking at his wrist watch as if he was waiting for someone. I immediately remember what he told me yesterday.
I turn my attention to my friends. "I will going to make a project together with Maevel so I will not going home yet. Maybe later, I will." I answered and sighed. "I need to go guys!" I wave my hand to them and they were about to say something but I just run my way to Maevel since I don't want him to get more annoyed so I run and stop in front of him while catching my breath. He just looked at me boringly and rolled his eyes.
"Follow my car." He simply said and entered the car with a black color. It was a Lamborghini and I could say that this man was rich. Oh, well I hop on my car and followed him until we stop in front of a big house.
Oh, not just a house but a mansion. Their gate was huge with a color black paint.
"Open the door, Alvin!" He yelled and a guy wearing a butler attire, open the gate and we both entered immediately. He got out so that's my cue to went out too.
I look around and notice that their house was big but seems comfy. It was colored in a yellow pastel and white in its exterior while the roof where painted by dark red and I could say that it was beautiful.
They have this big fountain at the center of their house that was painted with gray color with white for the big lady statue holding a harp at the center of the fountain.
I am not familiar with this since I am not an Architect or even an Engineer but rather, I am a computer science student. Light is a good choice when it comes to these things since he was an Architecture student, I don't know why he went into architectural rather than being a Civil Engineer wherein, he is good at drawing and math.
Is he bored doing those things already? Oh, well, Architectural needs drawing and math sometimes but they aren't the real focus on this since it needs to focus more on planning, designing and building.
"Come with me." He mumbled which made me back to reality. I just sighed and smile a little because of how bossy he is. I just follow him and when I step at their living room, I was amaze of the designs and furniture.
Everything was gold and silver inside including the chandelier that was hanging at the center of their ceiling.
"My son, you were here already!" A beautiful woman shouted excitedly while running towards Maevel and hugging him with a wide smile. After hugging each other, they both turn their heads onto me and her mother still wearing her smile. "Oh, you have a guest." She happily exclaimed.
"Yeah, please entertain him until I get back, mom. I need to change first." He told her.
"Oh, okay honey." Her mom mumbled and he just walked away to somewhere that I assumed was his room. We just look at his retreating back until he already vanished from the view. "Ahmm, I'm sorry about his attitude, dear." I heard his mom said which made me look at her.
She is smiling at me but her eyes says otherwise. "That's okay, Mrs. Wahlberg." I replied and smiled a little bit before she signed me to sit which I did after.
She chuckled. "Call me tita Marjorie, dear. So, what is your name?" She asked with a gentle smile. Now, I can see that they have a resemblance but so different from each other when it comes to attitudes.
"I'm Fighter Mars Caylor. Maevel was my classmate in Computer Science department and in the Special Section Class." I answered her calmly.
After that, we just talk about random things specifically, about Maevel until she look at me sadly again.
"What happened, tita?" I ask confusingly.
She sighed. "Maevel was now different, he wasn't the kid he was today who easily get irritated even in a simple thing. He was a jolly and happy-go-lucky kid back then. Not until his dad died, he became different. Cold, aloof and strict. I don't know how to bring the past Maevel back, I want my son back. I tried to understand him but sometimes, I cannot cope with him anymore. I am hurting too because it was my husband but I wanna be strong for him, for my son. " She stated in a weak voice.
I don't know what to feel and what to react to this. All I know is that, you cannot really judge a person just because they show their bad side to you. Well, after all I always believe that even though how bad a person is, there is always a goodness behind them and a reason why they became like that.
I sighed and look at her with sympathy. Even though I can't understand how a mother endure all the burden, I could say that this woman is a brave and strong one.
All I can do now is to understand and be with that brat even though he was so bossy and a bad boy, maybe he will just change when I already knock some senses onto him that he wasn't alone and it is not an end of the world yet. I smiled gently.
"I salute you, tita. Women are really an amazing people, especially a heart of a mother."