First step towards falling in love  

In an empty classroom, in the silence, in the howling of wind, a slender figure was seated beside window. He was wearing extremely simple dark blue-black cotton jacket which would have looked dull on any other person, but on him it looked extremely good.

The morning sunlight coming through window fell on his body and face, making him look ethereal. He was extremely focused and looked out of this world. He looked handsome even if his bangs were covering his half of face.

When Viviana entered the classroom, she was greeted with this scene. She paused for a moment, absorbed this ethereal portrait like scene into her eyes. After being satisfied she started walking towards Jack who was so focused on study.

"Sigh,…he is an eye candy. Are you sure he is not my target? " Viviana asked doubtfully to Alex.

[ "No." ] Alex calm voice was sounded in her head.

'Well, he is the main target, just not right now. 'Alex thought to himself with a little pride.

Today, Viviana arrived a little later for her usual doubt solving session with Jack.

"You are quite hardworking aren't you?" Viviana said while arranging her books on her desk.

Jack just glanced at her and continued his studies.

It's been a month since last rain incident and favorability is stuck on 36 and haven't improved since then.

Viviana also didn't become desperate nor forceful, about increasing favorability.

She is just going with the flow.

Viviana looked at Jack who was focusing on a book in front of him. She kept looking at him subtly not being too obvious but her gaze was also not unnoticeable. She just kept book in front of her and observed Jack without being deliberate but natural.

She watched how his hairs moved in blowing wind, how he squinted his eyes, how he turned pages of books, how he holds the book with those elegant fingers. And when he moved his eyes as if realizing her subtle gaze she would direct her gaze towards book on her desk as if she isn't the one who was just watching him.

Jack slightly looked in Viviana's direction who was now looking at book who knows from when and frown slightly and again focused on his book.

This process continued for some time.

[ "Will watching him increase your favorability? Or decrease it? " ]

"…"

[ "He will think you are a pervert and distance himself from you." ]

"…"

[ "just propose him, he would definitely agree. You are beautiful, rich, and have good nature, intelligent he will definitely agree. And then just increase favorability after that." ]

"First of all, thankyou for so many compliments." Viviana finally spoke while glancing at Jack every now and then.

"If I do as you say, he would think I am being impulsive and spoiled. I want him like a toy I like and then would throw away once my mind is filled or would get more interesting toy. He won't take risk with his heart or future even if he like me a little bit now and he knows it."

[ "…" ]

"Little bit of liking of 36 favorability is nothing to him. Arrogance is in his blood and bones. He is prideful peacock. As I said before he will cut me off decisively the moment he things I am threatening to his goals."

[ "He doesn't look like it" ]

Viviana rolled her eyes on this statement, and stopped glancing at Jack as she thought it was enough for today's quota.

"Why do you think he keeps his eyes covered with his over grown bangs ?"

[ "because he doesn't know how to keep his hairs or doesn't know his eyes are beautiful" ]

"No, he knows his eyes are extremely beautiful and thus hide them as a strategy to save himself from unwanted attention when he is not capable to handle it. "

Alex glanced at Jack slightly who had weak frame and looked like gentle and kind person with scholarly aura.

"Don't go on his exterior, according to my observation he his extremely intelligent, decisive, and have a good judgement."

[ "Quiet observant you are." ]

"I had to be. It's basics of survival."

[ "So, when will you propose to him?" ] Alex asked curiously.

"When he himself will come to me.".

"But it will take some time. Right now, if he got any hint that he is falling for me, then he would decisively cut me off from his life. This kind of people think love as an obstacle. So, my goal is to distract him by an illusion that I am infatuated by him. not the other way around."

[ "While you'll subtly make him fall for you? Without him knowing?" ]

"hm" Viviana said while smiling knowingly and getting ready for the lecture since teacher have entered the classroom.

[ "…" ] Alex had goosebumps listening to her statement. 'She is quiet scary in her plannings.'

After that day Viviana would keep glancing at Jack whenever they are near and would direct her attention back when he glanced back in realization.

She would glance at Jack, until he is comfortable, glance until he sensed her presence.

Jack who was being watched would know she is watching even when he is focused, but when he would glance back at her, she would be doing her own work.

Usually, he would have confronted coldly to someone else, but since it's her, he left it alone thinking,

'She is just glancing. She is not disturbing me, I'll just ignore her. She'll eventually stop.'

Jack was unaware of slight blush that will appear whenever Viviana was near him.

But as time went by, things began to change.

At first, if Viviana just subtly glanced during lectures or during doubt solving sessions, and then will stop glancing after making her presence known to Jack.

Now, Viviana sometimes glance at him even if their eyes would meet. For many times, when Jack would look at Viviana, instinctively after sensing her gaze, she wouldn't avoid his eyes as she would do in the past . But instead would smile beautifully at him, meeting his gaze.

Her beautiful eyes would contain only him in it, while she smiled.

This event happened only sometimes, not always and yet Jack could feel his heart beating rapidly whenever she smiled at him, and then, he was first to avoid her gaze in embarrassment.

'She should be the one who should be embarrassed and turn her face not me. She is who is shamelessly watching a young man without any restrain. Why am I embarrassed?' He would think to himself whenever this scene would repeat.

[ "I really don't understand. Would he really fall in love?? if you keep doing this??" ]

"Yes, he would definitely. My aim is to make him think that he is just infatuated with me while he is falling for me deeper by every moment. And when he finally realize that it is just not infatuation, it will be too late for him to back down and then, what do you think will he do??"

[ "Accept his love for you?" ]

"Exactly, and once he accepts this, he would have no restrain. You know that quote 'love is blind'."

[ "yes" ]

"At that time my already stagnant favorability will increase naturally without much effort." Viviana explained.

Alex observed favorability notification of recent increment, it has increased by 4 points recently.

 [ Current Favorability : 40. Mission Progress : 30% ]

"Don't worry. This term exams are coming soon. I'll take this mission seriously after this semester exams. Alright?" Viviana explained after getting no response from Alex.

[ "hm" ]

"Either way, you were learning about devices, how much have you learned?"

[ "I can already hack and control any small devices completely, like your phone, laptop or cctv camera's." ] Alex said proudly.

"Really?" Viviana was actually surprised by his progress.

[ "hm. Tell me anything I'll do it." ]

"Umm… then send good night message through my phone to father and also other family member. " Viviana said looking at her phone which was on bed

[ "Done." ] Alex replied immediately.

"Done? This early" Viviana quickly checked her phone messages where there really was a sent message in everyone's chat box and even had an immediate reply by everyone.

[ ".." ]

"You are so amazing, Alex" Vivian happily hugged Alex's small body for short moment and then started replying her messages leaving behind Alex who's face was red as tomato.