2. The Psychic Prince

ALEXA

The next day was way more chaotic than yesterday, and now I felt like I wanted to be angry with Jacob!

"Hey, Alexa. Should I wear—"

"Just wear the fucking blue or purple, Jacob! It's all the same. All your clothes are shirts anyway."

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Upon arriving at my new school, I immediately got unpleasant glances from the teachers and staff, but I couldn't blame them—I was a new student, and I was late on my first day!!

"Miss Alexa Nicky, I see," said the middle-aged staff, giving me a barrage of side-eye. I winced when I heard how loudly she stamped my papers before handing them to me. "Okay, since you're late, you'll be in physics class, and your teacher is Mr. Aria. Just go straight down the hallway and up the stairs. Your class is at the top."

"Alright, thank you, Mrs. Dawson," I bowed and quickly left. Although I hated physics.

It didn't take long, and with a lot of physical effort, I arrived at the physics class.

"Oh, so you're here. Welcome to the class. A—later! You can sit beside Grumpy. If you had come earlier, maybe you could have gotten a seat in the back, which is quite popular."

"Alright, thank you, Mr. Aria," I replied, quickly sitting next to the bespectacled nerd he pointed out. Just like his name, he was grumpy, and I didn't expect him to grumble so much.

"Do I have to sit with him for a whole semester—" "Oh, look! The physics prince is here!"

"Gosh, I haven't seen him in a long time. I heard he was at the Olympics in Paris? He's even more handsome now!" Physics prince?

And when I turned to the entrance, I saw a boy quickly entering with an indifferent look. Unlike the geek beside me, that boy was quite hot. His face was to my liking, but a bit too pale.

He had slightly disheveled raven black hair, with a body about 5'83 feet. Not as big as Jacob, but it looked good with my height. His body was lean, and his hands had prominent veins, which meant he worked out to get that body. His shoulders were broad, which looked good with his legs that were longer than his waist. But what I liked most about him were his focused black eyes—They were very sharp, and when our eyes accidentally met…

I felt like his whole focus was on me, like I was the only thing that mattered here.

“Was he a vampire? Why did he seem like he jumped straight out of a novel and—” "Hey, Alexa!! Stop squeezing me! It hurts!!"

"Huh?" I looked at the pained Grumpy, before looking down.

Gosh!! Since when did I step on his foot?!

"Oh, sorry!!" I said, cursing myself as I moved my foot away. Good job, Alexa. Good job. Your first day at school, and you've already caused a lot of trouble.

But why did that vampire boy seem to be laughing though…

Soon, the bell rang, and it was lunch time before I knew it. Right now, I was eating in the canteen, and I was grateful that Grumpy was nice enough to introduce me to his group.

"Oh, so Alexa is a new student, huh? Well, welcome to America. How's life here? No maple syrup or skiing like in Australia?"

"Well, I think you mean Canada, while I'm Australian. But nah, it's good. So far, I'm happy to have met good friends," I said, trying to be friendly. Betty, the blonde girl in front of me, who couldn't tell the difference between Australia and Canada, immediately laughed at my friendliness.

"Haha, well, glad to hear it! I'm also very happy that this new student is sociable and not as stiff as I imagined," she said genuinely, but Grumpy nudged me.

"I know you're just being sarcastic." Gosh, was Grumpy a blunt person?

"Anyway, since you're new here, how about I introduce you to everyone?" Betty asked, moving closer to me.

"Introduce me to everyone? Do we greet them one by one?" I asked, which was immediately answered with laughter. Gosh. Why did this blonde girl keep laughing?

"No, silly, but by gossip," she said, pointing towards an overdressed girl who looked like the school's drama queen. "You see that girl over there? I know you think she's a drama queen, but she's not! She's just a sugar baby, and her sugar daddy is Mr. Aria!"

"Okay…" I replied, starting to get a bit invested in this introduction. "What about that hot guy sitting at the dining table, looking lonely and studying? Is he a loser?" I thought, kind of hoping he was, because approaching a loser was easier than a popular person.

"Oh, that?" Betty started whispering. "He's not a loser, but in fact, the opposite! He's the school's asset, and about being lonely…"

Betty sighed as if it was something tragic. "Actually, he used to have a lot of friends. He was the school's jock, but since he dated a cheerleader, he's become like this. The cheerleader is so possessive and mean, and her parents are lawyers, so he can't go anywhere."

"Oh…"

And my conversation with Betty started to flow naturally. Sometimes Grumpy also joined in because he had a lot of comments about the kids and their secrets at this school.

"Turns out, this school isn't too bad…luckily, the friends are good," I thought, before getting more and more invested in this introduction, and just then, a familiar face appeared, and I immediately asked about him without thinking twice.

"And who is that vampire boy? He looks gloomy, and he's called the physics prince! Did he win Mr. Aria's heart—" "Sstt!!! Don't talk loud about Nicholas Alexander!"

"Huh?" I frowned when I heard Betty shush me, however her face, which had looked so excited, now looked a bit horrified. Even Grumpy was pale.

"You can talk or ask about anything besides Nicholas Alexander, because he's off-limits, okay?" Betty explained, but that made my frown deepen, and I got even more curious.

"Off-limits? But why?" I thought, glancing slightly at Nicholas, who was busy playing a game on his phone. It was break time, but he didn't seem to have an appetite for food and was only playing games. "Is he some kind of sugar son or way worse than that?"

"Well, of course, worse than anything because he—" "Look out!!!"

Just as I turned, I saw a chubby guy in front of me trip over a bulky student who was said to be a "bully", however it wasn't his fat that caught my attention, but his belongings—his soup was about to fall and spill on me!

"Oh fuck," I closed my eyes because I couldn't avoid it. I was flanked by Betty and Grumpy, and by the time they moved away, it would be too late for me!

Just as I started to resign myself to fate and curse my first day…I felt a strong gust of wind on me, and within a second, a pale hand hugged me.

I was shocked when I saw it was Nicholas Alexander.

"Nicho…" CRASH!!!

"Quick!! Call a teacher! A student has been splashed with hot soup!!"