Chapter 3: biolumnescence

"When the fireflies turned adult their lives will shorten...But, accounting for each stage of development from egg to adult, fireflies typically live for about a year." as the teacher said.

as the classes are finished Jade quickly went to Lance's class.

"HEY BRO!!! I HEARD THAT THERE'S A BEAUTY THAT TRANSFER THIS DAY!!" as jade shouts.

"You're noisy as always." as Lance said.

"If you're searching for the new beauty transferee then it's me you're talking about." as Regine said.

"...How bold...so shameless." as Lance said.

"Well sorry about that since I'm a real beauty.." as Regine claimed.

"Yeah....she's totally pretty..." as Jade said.

"THEN HOW ABOUT ME!!?" as Ruby asked.

"Well you're cute..." as Lance said.

Jade, Ruby, and Regine got shocked about what Lance said, they couldn't move for a while.

"I'm hearing things right?.." as Jade said.

"N-nah...I clearly heard it..." as Regine said.

"WAAH!!!, you're Lance right?...wait maybe you've been possessed?" as Ruby said.

"Is it wrong to tell the truth?.." as Lance said.

"You guys are so annoying..." as he said.

"Oh! right before I forget this...I searched this firefly syndrome that Jade mentioned yesterday.." as Ruby said.

Regine's right eyebrow raised, she slowly crossed her arms while they're trembling and her face is sweating a lot.

"What's the matter Regine? are you alright?.." as Ruby said with concerned face.

"So her name is regine?...I will remember that." as Jade said.

"Nah she's alright..Let me give her a hand she seems tired from all this talk.." as Lance said.

"I-Is that so?...We'll talk this later...You should rest sorry for holding you back.." as Ruby said.

"N-nah It's alright...Let's continue this tomorrow..." as Regine said.

"Well then you guys go first I will catch you up later." as Lance said.

"Y-yeah..." as Jade said.

Ruby and Jade looked at each other as they giving a sign to leave, as they left Regine sat at Lance's seat.

"You got scared that they'd discovered your disease?...Am I right?.." as Lance said.

"Y-yeah...I thought they've found out...I thought you've it to them.." as Regine said.

"Idiot...I will never do that...This is the 1st day we just know each other...I don't know your circumstances...and I'm not the person who'll just spread someone's secret just because I know them..." as Lance said.

"I mean secrets doesn't mean to hide or to told to others...They're meant to ignore." as Lance said.

"Oh my...How philosophical of you..." as Regine said.

"your trembling stopped?.." as Lance asked.

"Yeah thanks to you...I felt relieve.." as Regine said.

Regine smiled softly.

"If you're already alright can we go home now?.." as Lance said.

"...How unromantic...If you're a man then hug me!" as Regine said.

"Sorry for being not romantic...If you want someone to hug you, I can call Jade for you I'm sure he'll be overjoyed.." as Lance said.

"Well his looks are great..compared to your gloomy face." as Regine said.

"Thank you for the compliment." as Lance said.

"It's an insult.." as Regine said then pout.

"Then I will take it as a compliment.." as Lance said.

Regine laugh after what Lance said.

"What a weird guy...Normal people will get angry to what I just said." as Regine said.

"Well..Maybe I'm not normal?." as Lance said.

"That's true...Should we go now?" as Regine point her thumbnail at the her back.

"Yeah...or those two will start to worry.." as Lance said.

The both of them left the room, while the Lance and Jade are waiting outside the school they saw Regine and Lance.

"So how's it?." as Ruby said.

"It's alright...just as I thought she seems tired.." as Lance said.

"Then we should call taxi just in case?.." as Jade said.

"That's not a problem..." as Regine said.

"Why's that?" as Ruby asked.

"Well someone will fetch me here we just need to wait him.." as Regine said.

"Is that so?...I can smell the scent of the money here.." as Lance said.

they got surprise when the black expensive looking car came at the front of them and the driver came out then he open the door.

"Ahh!...speaking of the which, The car is earlier than I expected." as Regine said.

".....I see, so that's what you use to transfer here.." as Lance said.

"as you can see..." Regine said.

"well then see you guys tomorrow!.." as Regine said.

As the car left, all of them also leave.

"That's a surprise hah...To think that she's rich.." as Jade said.

"Did you lose your motivation to pursue her?.." as Lance said.

"Not at all!...I'm actually thrilled...May be I can be the Romeo from Shakespeare's novels and she's my Juliet?..." as Jade said.

"not gonna happen because you're Jade not Romeo.." as Lance said.

"ahh! I forgot...the two of you go home I forgot the bike..." as Lance said.

"...Sure...I will make an excuse to your mom if she ever asked for you.." as Jade said.

"THANKS! I will give you an strawberry jam later!" as Lance said.

"REALLY!?...well then I will hold of your mom until you got back home!.." as Jade said.

as Lance left to retrieve his bike Jade and Ruby left without saying anything.

"Is he really your friend?.." as Rub asked.

"You're doubting our friendship?.." as Jade said.

"N-nah it's just he doesn't act as one..." as Ruby said.

"well to tell you the truth...When we were still a kid he always protecting me from bullies maybe that's the reason why he suddenly changed?..." as Jade said.

"WHAT?!..Him?..protecting you?...What a joke.." as Ruby said.

"It's true though..." as Jade said.

While the both of them are going home Lance get his bike and went to the place where Regine and Him first met...

"I think this is the place..." as Lance said to himself.

Lance notice some liquid that's glowing where the place Regine's formerly standing.

"Just as I thought...It's a biolumnescence." as Lance said.

"there's no such a thing like firefly disease..." as Lance said to himself and smirk....