It's been two week since Free and Whip had been in school and it been and a lot of training and lesson to be learn. "How you been holding up?" Free asked to Whip.
"If it was only training I be fine but the barrage of material being taught to us is making my brain hurt."
"Really, I think the combat are to die for literally, I could have been killed many times if they weren't made of rubber." Free was lying on a grassy field near the training field where students were running around. "It so exhausting, how could anyone survive like that?"
"You just need more muscle to your body that's all." Whip was sitting next to him.
"How are you my dear angel?" Phin came from behind them.
Whip was shocked by the outburst. "I think my heart just exploded." She clench her hand on her chest and stood in front of him. "Will you just leave us alone?" She shouted at him and threw him on the ground. "Don't you ever come close to me ever?" She told him as she walked away.
"I think you should at least try not to sneak on her, I almost gave me a heart attack." Free succeeded in pulling Phin on the ground.
"Sorry about that, I just could help myself from shouting. She was so beautiful I just want to surprise her."
"And because of that both of us could have die from it. Why don't you be gentler in approaching her?"
"Will that really help? Let me think about it." Phin left leaving Free continued resting.
"Wow I'm amazed that he listen to you. I think he's starting to change and hopefully for the better." Ignis walked by Free looking at Phin as he walked. "Well, how did your lesson been doing?"
"It been harsh, I don't know if I could make it alive before I graduate."
"Hahahaha!" She laughed, "I remember that feeling, my arms and legs were sore, I couldn't even stand up at all for 2 days. I didn't go to class at all. Hahahaha"
"Hey you!" A student shouted.
Both of them looked at the direction of the voice. "What happening?" Ignis asked.
"What wrong?" another student replied.
"What are you thinking trying to go with my girlfriend?"
"Oh great! We're going to have another fight here."
"It been increasing lately." Free said.
"You noticed as well." She came closer to his ears and whispered. "Have you heard the rumors?"
"Rumors? No."
"Shhh, there have been rumors that there is a secret passage somewhere in this school. And someone is experimenting on the student. That's why the guys have been so hot tempered lately."
"That can't be, why would someone do such a thing. It probably just a coincidence. What would they gain encouraging student to fight. We are already exhausted from all the activity." Free was looking at the two students fighting when an instructor came and stop the fight. Both the students were handcuffs and dragged by the instructor. Free noticed the girl beside one of the student who was handcuffs. "Who is she?"
"Why? Did you fall in love I with her also?
"She pretty but no, there something about her that seem a little off."
"That's strange for you to not know her since you're a boy." She looked at the girl. "She is the most popular girl in school. Every guy in school want her to be their girlfriend."
"Ouch!" for some reason Free felt a sudden pain on his eyes. "Ignis can you help me."
"Why? What happen?"
"Can you help get to the male dormitory?"
"Okay but I can only help until we get to the building but when you inside you have to find another helper, because girls are not allowed inside. The male dormitory.
"Yes, I understand." Free closed his eyes all through out and when they arrived, she immediately left him. He tried opening his eyes a little but it was still hurting. "Why is my eyes burning up?" He came across with Phin. "Excellent timing, Phin can you help go our dorm room. I can't see my eyes is burning up, I really need cold shower right now."
"I sure can." Phin escorted Free to their room until to their comfort room. "Do I still need me to take of your clothes?"
"No thank I can manage that myself."
"Thank goodness I thought I have to strip you naked." Well take care I be in my bed if you need me and please don't be naked when you do need me." Phin winked at him before he left.
"Sure thing." Free removed his clothes and turned on the shower and lets the cold water rinsed his eyes. "That feel much better." He tried again opening his eyes, at first he can still feel the burning sensation but gradually it fade away. Free was able to see clearly now but he felt a bit light headed. He quickly dried up and head to bed went to sleep.
The next day, when Free woke up the first thing that came to his mind was the girl he saw yesterday. He get off to bed and headed straight out the door but Phin stopped him.
"Free! I think you forgetting something." He looked down at Free.
He was wearing only a towel. "I must have forgotten to wear my clothes. Thank Phin." He put on his clothes and run out of the room heading to the female dorm.
At the female dormitory, Whip and Ignis were together heading to school when they saw Free waving at them. Other Female students were looking at him. "Why are you here?" asked Whip.
Free grabbed Ignis on both her shoulder, "Where is the popular girl yesterday."
"I don't know. Why you asking?"
"I think she might be in trouble."
"What?" They were surprised to hear that, "What's going to happen?" Whip asked.
"I don't know but it seem like she doing something dangerous, that I could cause her life."
"How do you know this?"
"I not sure but yesterday before my sight started burning up I saw her reflection after that a flash of red light in shine in front of me and then total darkness."
"Are you sure you're not dreaming?"
"It felt so real. I'm not sure if is going to happen or not, but I want to make sure that no one get hurt."
"Ignis, let's find her in the dorm. Free you g looked for her in school maybe she already be there. We bring her to you if we find her." Whip instructed them. Both of them nodded. They started searching for the girl.
Ignis and Whip returned back to the dormitory, "Do you think that Free is making excuse just to meet this girl."
"Don't know him much about Free since he is quiet but I don't think he would do such a thing. I'm sure he is going through something right now. I just wish that Zi was here, he is closer to him than I was."
"Zi? What is Zi?"
"No one, he's just another jerk Free is friends with. Leaving us like that."
"You're angry with him?"
"Yes. I'm furious."
"Really! You must really like this Zi person, if you're that angry with him."
"What! What are you talking about? I don't like him at all. Didn't you hear me I said he's a jerk."
"Why is your face starting to redden? You like him."
"Stop it! I don't like him at all, it just there was this something he said before that made me feel warm, but anything else about him it trash. Just forget about him and focus at searching for that girl." Whip then stopped at the middle of the staircase. "Who are we looking for any way?"
"You don't know. Hahahaha! You really are funny." Ignis laughed at her. "We are looking for Miss Popular. Her name is Roselia. "
"I don't know anyone by that name. What does she look like?"
"Let's see, She about this high a bit shorter than you, she has this long black hair and ih right she always wear make-up."
"Like her." Whip was pointing at someone that just came out from a room behind Ignis.
She turned around and shouted, "Roselia!"
The girl turned and said, "Yes?"
"We been looking for you."
"Why? Did someone been fighting again over me?"
"No, I don't think so. But our friend, he's looking for you."
"He? Does he also want to go out with me? You can say no to him, I don't want some gutless guy who ask his female friends to ask me to go out with him."
At that moment, Whip snapped, she moved Ignis to the side shoved Roselia. "That piss me off, step down of you high horse, you may be pretty with all your paint in your face but your attitude sucks. Not every guys in this school love you nor care about you."
"Really, want to make a bet? If he ask me out I win if not you win. Deal?"
"What's the bet?" Ignis asked.
"If I win she will strip naked around the school."
"If you lose you'll stop wearing make up for the rest of your life."
"What?!"
"Why afraid you will lose Miss Popular?"
"No, of course not. I'm sure that he going to ask me out."
"It's a deal then. "They both shook hands. They all went out and headed for school. When they arrived, they saw Free standing in front of the gate waiting for them. Students were starting to arrive at school.
"Oh you found her. Thank goodness."
"So you are their friend. Is there something you want to say to me?"
"Yes, there is but I want to say it to you somewhere we can be alone."
Roselia smiled, "Sure why not. "Her sight change to Whip in a moment and back. "Why don't we talk over there behind that post?"
Free and Roselia headed for the post. "Oh no, what should we do? You going to run around the school naked."
"It's okay. It won't happen."
They returned back and Free immediately left heading for his class. "Well, what did he say?"
"He was just warning. It seems I lost." Roselia grabbed Whip legs and started brawling with tears. "Can't we forget about the bet? I can't live without my make up."
"What was he warning you about?"
She stood up and tidy herself, "He want me to stop the experiment I'm doing."
"Will you?"
"No, why would I? I'm this close to succeeding with it I just need a few more days and I'll create the perfect perfume that will charm all the boys."
"Wait! Is that the reason why the boys are going crazy and kept fighting over you?" Ignis pointed out.
"Of course, I'm pretty but look is not enough to capture the heart of men."
"I agree with Free you should really stop this. Playing with hearts is a dangerous thing it will back fire someday." Whip gazed at her. "Why would you even do such a thing?"
"IT revenge for the first guy who broke my heart. He will regret the day he dump me."
"Don't let him bother you, you will find someone someday, just stop this experiment before something bad happen to you."
Phin came and shouted behind them, "This is where you are hiding my Goddess Whip." He looked at Roselia, "Oh, it been awhile you sure are wearing a lot of make up now. Well nice seeing you again."
"Can you give up some space?" Whip gave him an uppercut letting flew away from them.
"It was you who stole him away from me." Roselia point at Whip. "And this time you want to steal my revenge and my formula."
"What are you talking about?"
Roselia left them in a hurried and went to her classroom.
"What did you do to her?" Whip stood in front of Phin who lying down on the floor. "The moment she saw you everything went 180." Whip started cracking her knuckles, "Who is Roselia?"
Phin stood up still a bit woozy. "Roselia was my first girlfriend to be precise I paid her to be my girlfriend." Whip fist was heading straight to his face, "Wait, stop. I didn't do anything to her I promise, I just paid her to be my side nothing more nothing less." Her fist stopped in from of him. "One day, she changed is started to hold my hand, making lunch for the two of us, buying me present. She doing all sort of thing, she becoming too clingy. "
"Didn't you want that?" Ignis asked. "That what you want a girlfriend."
"Yeah, but I have no feeling for her. The deal was supposed to only last until spring was over, when people stopped being together. We both just want not to be left out that why we agree to do it."
"But Roselia broke the deal and started to have feeling for you. The question is what you did to make her fall for you, a good for nothing that quickly fall in love to every beautiful girl he sees."
Ï don't know you just have to ask her. We're going to be late." Phin went ahead of them.
"It seems we have to stop Roselia with the experiment before anything happen in this school." They went to class. They tried reaching out to Roselia the whole day but she avoided every contact with them.