New Guy

"Do you want to create a war by entering this territory?!"

Brian angrily stared at a man who was standing calmly in front of him. His black hair swayed in the wind while his red eyes focused on Elyna, who had just gotten out of the car driven by Jake.

"Why is a vampire like you come to the werewolf's territory?" Brian asked sarcastically. His conversation partner did not answer. His eyes were busy following Elyna's movements, who jumped happily while occasionally smiling when Jake gave her something she had never eaten before, a candy.

The man's eyes softened. He smiled slightly before turning to face Brian with a different gaze.

"Did you werewolves just think the peace treaty was a joke? We allow the werewolves to enter our territory. Why are we not free to enter your territory?" the man asked calmly. Without asking permission, the man walked to sit casually in Brian's chair.

"You're just an Alpha of a small pack. It's not appropriate for you to speak in such a threatening tone in front of me, Brian," he emphasized afterward. His pale hand fiddled with Brian's pen, then grinned and bared his fangs.

"Don't force us to slaughter you like before, Brian. You know the rules. You werewolf race will kneel before us, the vampire race."

He then got up, walking casually towards the exit.

"I know that even though you're weak, you're a smart dog. I know you won't make stupid decisions when it comes to the relationship between two different races," he said before disappearing behind the door.

***

"Now, give me your phone number! If you don't show up next time, we can still keep in touch," Emma said excitedly. The sweet girl handed her cell phone to Elyna, who looked at the boxy object with a puzzled look.

"What's this?" she asked. Emma gaped. Okay, the next time she saw Hera or Jake picking up Elyna, she promised to ask them to buy Elyna a cell phone.

Emma couldn't believe it. In this modern era, which family would still be reluctant to buy their child a cell phone?

Especially if the family in question was a family that was not lacking. Emma was a girl who liked to follow trends. She knew that Elyna's bags, clothes, and belongings were almost the same price as a smartphone.

"Cough."

Both of them turned when the person sitting at the table reprimanded them. His friendly face turned to face them. He smiled, releasing a friendly aura that made Elyna not wary of him.

"Your chat sounds fun. You didn't come in yesterday, did you? I didn't see you yesterday when I rolled in," the man said. Elyna glanced at Emma, trying to get an explanation from her seatmate.

"He's Tritan, a new kid here. Tritan, she's my deskmate who also just came in not long ago. Her name is Elyna," Emma said. Tritan offered his hand politely, to which Elyna responded with the same outstretched hand.

"Hello, as Emma said, my name is Tritan. I hope we can be good friends," asked Tritan. Elyna responded to the request with a nod. She never hesitated towards people who seemed nice to her.

"My name is Elyna."

Tritan smiled widely. "Elyna," he said mysteriously, casually ignoring the dark aura coming from the back of their classroom.

The headphones that were plugging her ears were not enough to drown out the noise of the classroom. Her eyes stared at Elyna's figure in annoyance. She let out a loud sigh and looked away when she realized Elyna was too stupid to know what kind of danger was near her.

"That idiot must have deliberately caused trouble to get Val's attention."

Eir closed her eyes. After being scolded by Val, Eir was reluctant to make sure Elyna acted properly again. Now, as long as Elyna was okay, she would never interfere in her life.

***

The bell rang for the change of class. Because they were going to the gym class, people immediately ran to the locker room while looking for their lockers. Elyna and Emma did the same. But unlike Emma, who immediately took her gym clothes after finding her locker, Elyna remained silent in front of the locker that had her name on it.

"What's wrong? Is something wrong? Wait, did I bring you to the wrong locker?" Emma asked worriedly. Her eyes widened in surprise when she saw the state of Elyna's locker. Not only was the locker messy, but its contents were also stained with red paint that soaked almost every corner of the locker.

[DIE, YOU ATTENTION-SEEKER BICTH.]

The writing was printed on Elyna's gym clothes. The others were immediately worried about Elyna's condition when they read the writing. Elyna was a new kid who rarely came to the academy. With her personality, she should never have offended anyone at their school.

"WHAT THE HELL?! WHO DID THIS TO MY FRIEND?!"

Emma shouted angrily. Emma was a child who was friendly to anyone. Even so, she wouldn't stay quiet when someone tried to bother her friend.

"Emma, ​​it's okay. I can still wear it."

Elyna wasn't fluent in reading yet. Therefore, she didn't understand why Emma was so angry for her. Her clothes were only slightly stained with a red stain. Even though the clothes would make her look different from the others, Elyna wasn't too worried because she was grateful to be able to wear decent clothes since living with Val.

Even so, the people around her seemed to misunderstand her words. They looked at Elyna with pity. Even though Elyna seemed to have been raised carefully, she wasn't surprised when someone started bullying her.

"Don't wear those clothes."

Amid the silence, someone stepped forward to take Elyna's dirty clothes from her hands. It was Tritan. His face hardened when he saw the messy state of Elyna's locker.

"Why?"

Elyna's question successfully made Tritan look at her again. Tritan smiled softly. His hand reached out to gently stroke Elyna's head once.

"Because those clothes are dirty. You can wear my clothes. Since I'm new, the teacher won't be mad even if my uniform is different from the others for a day."

Elyna looked confused when Tristan handed his clothes to her. Elyna accepted them in confusion. She was usually uncomfortable with other people's smells. However, when he smelled the distinctive aroma of the clothes that Tritan gave her, for some reason, she felt a feeling of nostalgia that was difficult for her to explain.

"Thank you. I'll wear it then."

In the end, Elyna chose to take the clothes. She thanked Tritan and then followed Emma to the changing room. Tritan remained silent when Elyna left. Only when Elyna could no longer see him did his warm expression immediately change to a cold one.

Tritan looked at Elyna's locker, which was covered in red paint. With a single blow, the locker shattered into pieces and caused anyone who witnessed his rage to flee in fear.