A Precaution
Somewhere, though not accessible to any peering eyes, is an ongoing argument. It didn't start like that though, at first they were just discussing the problems at Katursh Dai Academy. The staff held usual meetings to avoid any complications.
And this was one of the five Katursh Dai Academy's. So if something was out of order, it needed to be fixed immediately. And if it wasn't? Well, let's just say no one worries about 'what ifs'.
But at some point during the meeting, someone posed a question. the speaker was quickly forgotten but the question is still up in the air.
"Well, we all got Kenos and Ren's battle simulation paper, and we know that Ren has snuck out more than once. So, how do we keep them under control? With the event coming in three starlines we can't have them being a problem."
And oh, that caused an uproar in the room.
Calm and constructive advice quickly turned to quips and yelling. And they had no answer for the problem at hand.
"What if we paired them together?" A voice offered up to the group.
It made them all think and now all of a sudden it was like a wave of understanding washed over the room. If both Ren and Kenos were distracted with each other and forced to work together then the likelihood of them ruining the event lessened.
"Perfect."
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Ren>
Strength 769
Speed 731
Defense 642
Intelligence 858
I smile at the bright blue holographic screen, I've done so much. And I have more than enough mana to complete the spell.
I sit at my desk basically in awe at my work. The dark window in my room growing frost.
Now I just need better materials and I'm good.
I can go back.
I hurriedly close the screen by taping my gem and throw myself onto my bed, head in my pillow, letting an unearthly squeal escape my throat.
I flip on my back, a smile almost breaking my face in half.
I'm just too excited.
The morning comes quicker than expected. My morning routine goes by quickly also and by no time in meeting up with Kiki in the breakfast hall.
It's just another morning, though soon instead of waking in this disturbing place, I can wake in my own bed.
Baby steps ren. Baby steps.
It's toward the end of the day when the class I have with Him is supposed to start.
I'm waiting by my locker till Rudy shows up, She keeps insisting that we walk to the only class we have together.
I swear to Celestia I can almost feel Rudy appear before she actually speaks. I can't believe her sometimes.
"Your fight with Mr. Demon Prince was fascinating. Almost everyone is talking about it."
I scoffed at her, "Of course, it was, I mean, it's me after all!"
She gives me a deadpan look and starts off to the class where the mentioned 'prince' is. I easily catch up to her.
"Well, don't you think it's weird that he just yielded, just like that?"
"Well, he's crazy, dude!" No one else I've met has ever acted like he does!"
Rudy gives me a smirk and opens her mouth. Though I don't even give her the chance.
"Rudy if you make one of those stupid comments of yours I will personally make sure that your mouth is stitched shut forever."
She rolls her eyes at me (a habit she and many others picked up from me).
"You just need to relax is all, kenos is a nice guy from what I've heard."
I quickly turned to her, "I told you not to say his name so loudly!"
"Sorry?"
I glare at her and then tug her into the classroom.
But of course, as I head to my seat, Kenos is sitting right next to me. Eyes trained on me and as soon as he saw me make eye contact with him he smiled.
That bastard.
I settle into my seat with Rudy sitting in the unoccupied seat next to me. Thankfully Kenos doesn't try to start a conversation. But he does glance at me from time to time which is weird.
Professor Vinal steps into the room and his presence quiets the room.
It's weird for him to be late, I guess I was too focused on how disturbing Kenos is.
"Students, there has been a change in the next starlines" Professor Vinal's voice booms.
What the hell is a starline?"
"We will be doing a collaborative project. You will be separated into predetermined pairs. The goal of this assignment is to look back on the material we've been studying and show, demonstrate, or write about how the event and or person has impacted Katursh."
Oh yeah, I'm definitely gonna nail this.
I don't even care who my partner is, this project will be so easy, especially for me. I just hope I'm with someone who won't drag me down.
"Ren and…"
I perk up, and cross my fingers under my desk.
…Kenos"
He keeps reading off names.
Oh
Oh
Oh shit.
I glance over to my left to see Kenos staring at me with wide eyes and a smirk across his face.
Yeah, no, I can't do this.