Chapter 10

I knocked on the principal's office and entered when I heard a faint "come in" from a female voice.

"Oh hello Wither. Come and take a seat" She said, smiling as she gestured to one of the seats in front of her.

"Would you like anything? Uh, coffee, juice or tea?" she asks me.

"No thanks ma'am. I'm good" I told her to stop her from standing but she still stood up.

"How about cookies? I have some cookies here, wait a minute." she said walking around the room as she finds where the cookies are.

I looked around the office as I sat down. It's just a normal office I may say. There's a desk placed a few meters exactly in front of the door facing it. It is where I am now sitting, the desk in front of me. An empty chair a meter beside me. Behind the woman is a huge glass wall where I could see a part of the campus and the green structure of a forest. There's also shelves on the walls that're full of books. At the side of one of those shelves, there's a small table where a tea set is, and cookies? I guess. My eyes are a bit adjusting since almost everything around the campus are color scarlet. And I'm a bit surprised to see the principal's office in black and grey color. I'm used to scarlet rooms and so on that this office feels different.

"Here they are. Let's just wait a bit more. You're not the only one I want to talk to" she said, sitting back in front of me and kindly smiled. I looked at her and thanked her, smiling a little bit. I ate one of the cookies and leaned on the chair.

She smiles a lot just like Sapphire. Also as hyper as her as I observed.

A few minutes later we heard a knock followed by the door opening.

And there I saw Zach frowning as soon as he saw me inside. I just stared at him, emotionless.

"Why did you call me mom" Mom? The owner's the principal? Well that's new. I thought the principal was not the owner. But an employee of the owner, well I guess the owner could also be the principal of her own school. After all, she's the owner.

Zach entered the office and sat in front of me.

"Don't ask me that question Zachary" I looked at Mrs.Deinsford, hearing how mad she sounded. She's just looking at her son calmly, clearly mad.

Where's that kind and hyper woman earlier?

I looked at Zach and saw him subtly gulp. I smirked and shook my head a bit seeing his reaction. Not so tough now, eh?

"Seriously? A bucket of water on top of the door and a glue in a chair?" she added, raising her eyebrows in disbelief.

She looked at me and smiled kindly again. Geez, is she bipolar or what?

"I am very sorry for what happened earlier."

"It's okay,ma'am. I just hope it won't happen again" I answered her, gazing at Zach in front of me. "Is that everything tho? Because I have some things waiting for me t do them"

"No, that's not all Wither" I frowned as I heard what she said. Quickly giving myself flashbacks of the things I did earlier. "You also have a mistake aside from Zach here" she continued glancing at Zach.

Did I do something wrong?

"And that is?"

"You used our ability without permission. I think you know that that is prohibited?"

I leaned into her a bit, frowning more as annoyance hit me. What the fuck is this?

"But ma'am I think you also know that if it's not because of this guy right here-" I looked at Zach who's clearly annoyed by now. "I wouldn't use my ability. I just protected myself. I can't let myself be drenched in water early in the morning?!" I said reasoning myself.

That's what we call self-defense. I wanted to say but stopped myself.

"Still Ms. Verrone. You used your ability without permission. Rules are rules and you are not an exception in that" Her calm expression came back. Damn this… I don't have time for this. I already have plans...

She'll surely make us clean the bathroom. Or the whole school or clean the storage room or whatever.

Right?

"So… as your punishment you will take the audition for the dance club. It'll start next month and you must audition for it. Make sure both of you will audition at the same time and will be accepted. You must present a pair dance for it." Or maybe not.

"WHAT?!" Both of us yelled in surprise.

Shit, I wonder if she'll let me go if I tell them who I really am? Will she let me go? Because I really don't want to dance with this guy for a damn dance club. If I were to join a club it'll be like an IT club or better yet I'll just not join any club and stay in my room. I bit my lower lip, if only I could. But I am not that selfish to be unfair and use my identity to avoid punishments. That's ridiculous, and not to mention it's fucking pathetic.

She raised her eyebrows in our response. Her calm aura breaking, letting us feel an intimidating one. I looked at Zach and saw him gulp a bit.

Damn, I really need that kind woman earlier.

"Yes? Any violent reactions?" I was about to elaborate myself more when Zach cut me off.

"None mom" What the-

"Good, now go and don't forget the audition. I'll know if you'll do it or not. Your names will be automatically in their candidates for the audition once it starts"

"But-" I was cut off AGAIN by Zach when he forced me to stand up and dragged me outside of the office by my right arm.

"What the heck! Let me go!" I said right when we're outside of the room. He let me go when we're a bit far from the room.

"Why did you agree to her? We both know we don't want to be in that audition, and in pairs? The both of us? What a big joke" I added, he looked at me, annoyance very clear from his expression.

"Didn't you feel her aura?! You should be grateful I saved you. If you kept on insisting earlier you'll just make her more mad. And trust me you don't want that" he answered shaking his head a bit. I stopped myself from lashing out and sighed. I looked at the quadrangle that could be seen below and ran my hand through my hair.

"Besides,this is all your fault, if you didn't show off earlier. W-"

"Could you please tell me who the heck started and set those petty tricks for me? Isn't it you? Idiot. That's what you call self-defense. I just defended myself from that shit so you better shut the hell up" I cut him off and left him there stunned.

I hate him. Good thing he's someone important in this school or else I could've hurt him. Right on that spot.

Fucking stupid president...