That day... was the beginning of their friendship.All three of them went to Mia's house. Her parents were at work and they probably came late. They plopped down in her living room and started to study as planned. It was the very first time Leah saw Igneel speaking more than a line. Because he was teaching her math. She was surprised at how good he was in math and she clearly understood him. "Ahh...I'm tired and hungry. Why don't we guys wrap up for today and cook something for ourselves?" Leah asked while packing her stuff. Mia on the other hand nodded in agreement. "Let's cook," Mia said and stood up. They both looked at Igneel. "What would you like to eat, Igneel?" Leah asked Igneel who was quietly sitting beside her. "Anything," Igneel said while looking up at Mia. Leah smiled and stood up too. "I knew, you weren't picky. Let's make sandwiches." Leah said while clapping her hands together."Do...you like sandwiches?" Igneel asked while looking up at Leah. His voice wasn't low an
It was another day but with each other...it didn't feel like torture anymore.They should have met a lot earlier. "Say...have you guys started preparing for the college entrance exam?" Leah asked while sucking on her popsicle as she walked between Igneel and Mia as usual. They were making their way out of the school. "Um...I told you before...I will be taking over my grandpa's cafe once I graduate." Mia said and Leah nodded. Both of them turned their heads to look at Igneel. "I'm...gonna take a year break," Igneel said in his usual low voice. Leah pouted and took a big bite of her popsicle. "I want a break too...my parents are so pushy." She said while shaking her head. "What major will you take?" Igneel asked and Leah rubbed her chin. "Probably psychology...I love psychology. Thank God my parents aren't against it." Leah said and Mia nodded.All of a sudden Igneel fell to the ground while grabbing his hand from behind. A basketball rolled down beside him indicating that he was hit
Today, the first period was PT.Everyone was changing into their PT outfit. "I'm waiting for you outside," Leah told Mia as she walked out of the changing room after changing into her PT outfit. She put her elbows on the railing and looked toward the basketball ground. She narrowed her eyes once she saw Tobias practicing among them."Loser." She whispered under her breath while eyeing him. She lashed her gaze away from him. Her expression lightened once she saw Igneel making his way toward the building. She was about to tell his name as she raised her arm to wave at him but she paused midway when she saw something in his hands.She lowered her arm and keenly looked at the bouquet-like stuff in his hand. Her eyes widened and her heartbeat fastened once she saw a bouquet of white Camellia in his hands.A BOUQUET OF CAMELLIA. He brought it for her.She couldn't believe what she was seeing. She put her hand on her chest to calm her heartbeat. Why was her heart beating so fast? He rememb
"I promise."He said and she smiled. He kept caressing her right cheek...his touch was so gentle and tender...she was at the peak of closing her eyes and leaning into his touch. "Are you confessing?" She snickered while joking and looked up at him. She paused once her hazel orbs met his gray ones. The look he had in his eyes forced her to gulp. She can feel her heartbeat getting faster.She lashed her gaze away once she realized they were staring into each other's eyes for quite a while now. "So...uh...we need to do something about that fatty. I've told Mia to take Gordon and go to the principal office. We need to complain about that fatso." As soon as Leah said that, Igneel grabbed her shoulders tightly.She frowned and looked up at him. He had a huge frown on his face. It was the first time she saw him frowning like this. Did she do something wrong?"You shouldn't have." He said and her eyes narrowed. "Why? So they can continue to bully you? It's enough." She asked and he shook his
Did she do something wrong? She kept standing there in the middle of the corridor, scratching her cheek with her finger trying to remember her fault. Was he still angry because of the principal scene? But the fatty, unfortunately, died. She shook her head and made her way toward the classroom. Upon entering the classroom she looked at her desk to catch Igneel but instead of Igneel, she saw Jack. She frowned and looked at the desk where Igneel used to sit before and to her surprise he was sitting on his old seat. She lashed her gaze away from Igneel once she heard Mia calling her name. She silently made her way toward her desk and settled down. "Did...did something happen? Why is he sitting there?" Mia asked Leah as soon as she sat down. Leah shrugged and shook her head. "I don't know...he just ignored me in the corridor and now he is not sitting behind me anymore. I'm sure nothing happened between us for him to act like this." Leah said with a gloomy expression on her face. Mia l
"What in the hell is this?"She kept staring at the black car which soon faded away from her sight after dropping Tobias. She rubbed her forehead, trying to calm herself. She couldn't believe what she just discovered. She shook her head and decided to go near the mansion.She paused right in front of the mansion. Her jaw hung low as she looked at the luxurious mansion right in front of her. She couldn't believe whatever was happening at the moment. She flinched when she heard the side door of the mansion opening. She quickly hid behind the huge tree which was right beside the mansion. A guard came out while talking to someone on the phone."They have guards too?" She asked and whipped the sweat away from her forehead. She was sweating in the hoodie, guess winter didn't come yet. She kept staring at the guard who was busy talking to someone on the phone, his back was facing her.She looked at the opened side door and decided to take the risk of sneaking in. One thing she was sure about
Guilt.Sadness.Helplessness.All of these indulged Leah.This was her very first time...very first time feeling something so harsh mentally. While Igneel...all of his life has suffered through physical and mental pain. It's surprising how he is still going on...if there was anyone other than him...they would have taken their life long ago.This only says one thing...that he is very strong.She is sure...in the future, he will become so strong that no power like Tobias can hold onto him.She felt her legs shaking so she leaned against the wall of one of the mansions. She bent down and grabbed her trembling knees. Her chest heaved up and down as she recalled the scene of him brutally getting hit by Tobias. Who would have thought that Tobias would be such a monster?His father did have a mafia vibe...and he is a mafia. How come Igneel ended up in them? Does his father not know what his son is going through? Was that an act in the principal's office? Are Tobias and Igneel brothers? She
Biting on her nails, Leah kept staring at the table in front of her. She was sitting in the living room of her house. She was pretty tired after coming from the party...more like coming from hell."Sister...what are you thinking so deeply about? Seriously, you don't spend any time with me anymore." Mateo said while plopping down beside Leah on the couch. "I'm sorry. Once I'm done with my graduation, I will give you the whole of my time." Leah said while patting his fluffy hair. Leah had been busy studying for her upcoming exams. Her mother has hired a Tutor for Leah and she comes every day to tutor Leah, even if it's raining heavily outside. On the other hand, she is twenty-four hours worried about Igneel. Of course, her baby brother is getting neglected."I'm home." A manly voice came from the entrance as well as the sound of the door closing. "Oh, Papa is home," Mateo said and jumped off the couch. "Oh, Yuri is here too," Mateo yelled as soon as their father and Yuri entered the l