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<i>In</i><i>the</i><i>book</i><i>,</i>wasn’t<i>he</i><i>supposed</i><i>to</i><i>be</i><i>in</i><i>the</i><i>Physics</i><i>Department</i>?<i>Later</i><i>on</i>,Stephanie<i>even</i>used<i>her</i><i>physics</i>knowledgeto<i>make</i><b><i>a</i></b><i>bomb</i><i>.</i>It<i>never</i><i>mentioned</i>himchangingmajors.
<i>If</i><i>he</i>switchesmajors,won’t<i>that</i><i>mess</i><i>up</i><i>the</i>original<i>plot</i><i>?</i>
Luciusseemedtonoticesomethingwasoffandlookedatherwithplicatedexpression.“Youdon’twanttoseeme?”
Millyforcedasmile.“No,it’snotthat.”
Luciussaidcalmly,“Butyoulookabitunhappy.”
Millyhurriedlughed.“No,whywouldIbeunhappy?Aswediscussedbefore,we’re…friends,right?HowcouldInotbehappytoseeafriend.”
Theword“friends”almostsqueezedoutofherteeth.
Lucius’sexpressionimprovedconsiderablyatthat.
AnthonyfrownedashewatchedLuciussitting nexttoMilly,hislipspressedtightlytogether,almostoverflowingwithdisdain.Howdidthisguybesoclosetohissisterallofasudden?
Unabletocontainhimself,hewhispered,“Milly,what’sgoingon?<b>”</b>
Millytookadeepbreath,afraidthatLuciusmighthear,sosheleanedclosetoAnthony’searandwhispered,“Well,it’salongstory.”
Anthonysquinted–thefirsttimehe hadbeensoseriousinfrontofMilly.Hesaid.withavoicecarryinganauthoritativetone,“Thenmakeitshort!”
“Um…”
Lucius’speripheralvisionhappenedtocatchthecloseproximityofthetwoheads.Becausetheyweresoclose,theirhairstrandsintertwinedtogether.Throughthewindow,thewindblewin,causingsomestrandstofallontoAnthony’sback,givingoffanintimateappearance<b>.</b>
ThisrealisationsparkedjealousyinLucius,asifsomethingpersonalofhishadbeentakenaway.
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Hisfingersslowlytightened,leavingclearmarksonthenewtextbookfromtheforceofhisgrip.
“Milly!”
Milly’sbodystiffened,andassheturnedherhead,shemetLucius’scoldeyes,sendingashiverdownherspine.
“Milly,yousaidityourself,we’reeachother’sonlyfriend.”
Millyblinked.“Huh?”
“So,youcanonlybeclosetome,”Luciussaidwithastraightfaceandsteadyvoice.
Millywasspeechless.
<i>Is</i>this<i>possessiveness</i><i>part</i><i>of his</i><i>character</i>in<i>this</i>crazy<i>storyline</i><i>?</i>
Smack!
BeforeMillycouldevenstartexining,Anthonyppedthetableandstoodup.“Hey,what’syourdeal?Whatdoyoumeanonlyfriends?Whoevenwantstobefriendswithyou!”Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org.
Luciusslowlyliftedhisgazetomeethis.“That’sprettyrude.”
Anthonysmirkedwithannoyance,ringbackdefiantly.“WhyshouldIbepolitetoyou?Whoareyoutome?”
Luciuslickedhislips,ahintofirritationflickeringinhiseyes.“I’minagoodmood.rightnowanddon’twanttoarguewithirrelevantpeople.I’llgiveyouonechance:shutupnow,andwecanpretendthisneverhappened.”
Atfirst,Anthonywasn’tallthatangry,butwhenheheardLucius’swords,histtempershotstraighttohishead.
Itfeltlikeadirectinsult!
Sincehewasakid,apartfromhissister,olderbrothers,grandfather,father,andtheTibetanMastiffatQldMr.Santos‘ce,therewasn’tmuchthatscaredhim.
Anthony’shairbristledwithangerasherolleduphissleevesandstaredatLucius.“I’mnotshuttingup!Howaboutwesettlethisrighthere,rightnow,andseewho’s
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Hisvoicewasloudenoughthateveryoneinthessroomturnedtolook.
EvenMillywastakenabackbyAnthony’soutburst.Shequicklygrabbedhisshirt,tryingtopushhimbackintohisseat.“Okay,okay,calmdown…”
<i>Anthony</i>,<i>he’s</i><i>the</i>onewhocanmake<i>bombs</i><i>!</i>
Shewouldn’tdaretomesswithsomeonecrazywhowascapableofwreakinghavoc,evenifsheknewthenovelinsideout.
ButAnthonyshowednofearatall,quietlyreassuringMilly,“Don’tworry.Yoursixthbrotherisn’tthepushoverheusedtobe.Aftertwomonthsofintensesummertraining,I’mnowasuperman!”
Aftersayingthat,Anthonyraisedhis headandmockedLucius,“Youthinkyou’resotough?Standupandlet’ssettlethis.Ifyouwin,saywhateveryou want.Ifyoulose,juststayawayfrommysis…myschoolmateMilly!”
Ashesaidthis,youcouldseeaglintofaggressionandmadnessinLucius’seyes.
Millycouldseeitclearly.
Ohno,no,no,is<i>this</i>crazyman<i>suddenly</i><i>taking</i><i>an</i><i>interest</i>?<i>How</i><i>could</i><i>Anthony</i><i>be</i>hismatch?<i>He</i><i>looks</i><i>gentle</i><i>,</i><i>but</i><i>he’s</i><i>actually</i><i>really</i><i>skilled</i>.With<i>just</i><i>a</i><i>few</i><i>moves</i><i>,</i><i>he</i>couldkillpeople.
Millywasworriedthingswouldesctebeforeshecouldstopthebigbossfrom.exploding.Shewasn’tevensureifshecouleoutunscathedfromdealingwithLucius,especiallysincehehadtheauthor’scharacterhaloandaboostedbufffromtheoriginalbook!
Soshequicklyturned andtriedtocalmdowntheirritatedAnthony.“Let’sjustdropit.We’reallssmates.Let’snotmakethingsworse.Let’seachtakeastepbackandmoveon,okay?”
Usually,Anthonyalwayslistenedtoher,butnowhewasasstubbornasamule,insistingonsettlingthings.“Youdon’thavetotalkmeoutofit.IknowwhatI’mdoing.Today,Ihavetoshowhimwhohe’smessingwith!”
Millysaid,“You!”
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Asthetensionthickenedandeveryoneinthessroomheldtheirbreath,suddenly,thessroomdoorwaspushedopen.
“What’sallthefussabout?Whowasmakingallthatnoisejustnow?”
Atall,muscrinstructorwearingacamougeuniformwalkedin, withabronze-colouredbadgeonhischest.
AsMillyrecognisedhisface,shestoodfrozenince.EvenAnthony,whohadbeenheatedandintimidatingjustmomentsago,widenedhiseyesandblurtedoutinsurprise,“Ohmy god?Xa…Xa…
Hecouldn’tmanagetofinishsaying“Xavier.”
Xavier,dressedincamouge,scannedthessroomsharply,finallylockingeyes.withAnthonyattheback.Hesquinted.“Wereyoutheonemakingallthatnoise.justnow?Comeuphereanddotwenty push–ups!”
Anthonyshotback,“WhyshouldI?It’snotevensstime!”
Lookingserious,Xavierstaredhimdown.“Justbecauseit’snotsstimedoesn’tmeanyoucanbeloud.Whotaughtyoutoactsowild?”
Fuming,Anthonyclenchedhisteeth.“Yousonofa-”
<i>Xavier</i><i>,</i><i>that</i><i>sneaky</i><i>guy</i>,must<i>be</i>using<i>me</i><i>to</i><i>warn</i><i>others</i><i>!</i>
Hmph!
Asexpected,thestudentsintheentiressroomhadahintoffearintheireyes,onlydaringtowhisperquietly.
“Ohmygod,thisinstructorissostrict.”
“Yeah,heactuallydaredtopubliclyreprimandMr.Xavier.Hemustnotcareabouthislife.”
“Thisisbad.Ourmilitarytrainingdaysare goingtoberough.”