I had a headache, a rather terrible one.
And I had three girls following me.
One was Enira, the other- the girl from another world. Apparently, her name was Aria.
And the third? Raea. When I came out of the headmaster''s office, I found her just outside, staring at the fields. She was pretending like this was some sort of coincidence, but unfortunately, I was painfully aware, it wasn''t.
I sighed and groaned. "Why are you guys following me again?"
I''d just gone through a roller-coaster of emotions and I really wasn''t in the mood.
"As a loyal ve, it is only natural." Raea ced a hand on her chest and stood tall. "That I''d be by my master''s side at all times!"
Enira just giggled and stayed quiet while Aria cocked her head to the left, a bit confused. These two were one thing- but why the hell was this girl from another world following me instead of anyone else here? Seriously!
This was too much.
Too much, I say!
I still needed some things from the dorm and uargh!
"Stop acting like someone waiting for death." A woman mmed some papers over my head. It didn''t hurt. "Anyway, you''ve missed the first ss but be sure to not miss the rest. And here!"
It was Miss Maire. She handed me some papers.
"These are?"
"Some practice problems and notes. You better show your face in the practical sses today too. Anyway, good luck." With that, she left.
It was eleven fifteen so I waste for the second ss too.
I couldn''t just run to the dorm now anyway. And the practical sses too?
"Thank you." ''Can I just go die now?''
''Calm down, think things through.''
I was desperately searching for a ss of water tomit suicide with.
With a sigh and a deep breath, I walked straight ahead.
I tried to narrow my priorities as I walked away.
The world-ending stuff was urgent and all that but- I had a bigger problem at hand. And that problem was the Battlesuins. I had to deal with Marg''s illness and mom had just lost her job. I had way too much on my te, but for the time being, I had to narrow down things.
Or I''d just crack.
''One step at a time, Helio, One step at a time.''
So, I stood in front of the ssroom, took a deep breath, and – "Sir, may Ie in!"
Everyone stared at me, the teacher, the students, everyone.
Though I had a feeling everyone was staring at the girls behind me rather than me.
"Yes,e in. Take your seat." He was writing something on the board. This particr teacher always wrote on the board in spite of having a Holo projector.
My slightlyrge seat proved to be useful for once.
Enira sat to my right, Aira to my left, while Raea took Marg''s seat.
"You, go back in the saber, already! And you, you''re not even supposed to be in this ss!" I whispered, very vigorously.
Both ignored me. And Aria just looked confused. Apparently, she trusted me on the base that I was part her kin- whatever that meant.
Sigh.
Anyway, the ss went on.
Some things were new. But they were easy enough for me to understand. ''
I still tried my best to focus on what was in front of me.
If I just kept on worrying about the future then what about the present?
I wasn''t living in the future, rather I was living in the present and I had to earn my living. I couldn''t just forsake the present for the future. I couldn''t totally ignore it either.
After all, I had a family and I had responsibilities.
Besides, it was my birthday today!
***
sses ended by two-thirty. But now I had practical sses just half an hourter.
Sigh.
I kind of wanted to bang my head on the table but settled for just resting my head on it instead.
"You know." Raea was just behind me. "I heard you bought a house on the ind and even moved in with your family, and you have a maid?"
"Where did you hear that?"
Oh boy.
She gleamed. "Would you permit me-" I had a very bad feeling about that- "To work as your loyal ve in your home?" She gently caressed my back.
The ssroom was half. It wasn''t empty but it wasn''t full either.
And yeah, I was getting a lot of attention.
Raea was a third-year student and she was rather popr- probably the most beautiful in the academy. And that girl was literally asking to be my ve in the middle of the ss?
"Didn''t I ask you to stay away- 40 meters or was it forty feet?" Even I forgot at this point. "Anyway, just stay away from me. I''m getting married to Marg and I-"
In the heat of the moment, I might have just said something rather weird. I did want to get married to Marg and she wanted the same. But we hadn''t yet fully talked it over. At least not properly.
And here I was dering stuff in the public.
Oh boy- oh boy indeed.
A boy in the back whistled- apparently it was Robert. Some pped, while others fawned. I also got res. ''What the hell?''
I cleared my throat. "Let''s calm down. We''ll talk this over-" I was speaking quietly.
Raea came over and- "If you make me your ve, I''ll let you have chocte every day, even if I have to sneak it in your food. Also- if you don''t- I''ll tell your mother how you sometimes eat chocte in secret even on weekdays," She whispered.
"How do you know that?" I almost freaked out for a second.
Even Merin didn''t know that!
But chocte every day, that didn''t sound that bad. Actually, tempting even.
"Break it off, you clowns. And don''t you have practical sses?" Enira stood between me and Raea. For once she was acting mature. "Besides, you can''t just cut in line!"
Huh?
Wha?
"Oh, my apologies. I guess I should have kept you all in mind as well." She smiled. But there was nothing pretty about that smile. She literally looked like a demon.
"Yes, and you''ll need Marg''s permission first. On that note, I''ve already got the green signal." Enira grinned, cing a hand on my shoulder and leaning against me.
I looked at everyone with dull eyes and- just left.
I didn''t even look back, I just left.
"If you follow me, I''ll throw away this damn saber in the bottom of the ocean."
Well, that stopped Enira from following me.. It also stopped the other two as well.