"Grandpa–please look over us." Faust prays and goes on to feed Bella, arranges his bed and goes to sleep.
However, Bella pulls her bed to where Faust is and lays down on her bed. She stays up until Faust falls asleep. She then goes on to check every corner of the room and goes to sleep.
Bella took up the role of Faust's guardian, protecting him while he is sleeping. She wakes up whenever she hears any movements near the house, she goes on to inspect the area.
After Gus passed out. Faust and Bella are protecting each other in their own way. Bella is looking out for Faust, going to school to walk back home with him. While Faust is trying to bring Bella her food without having to hunt like before, he is not letting Bella go out in the wild. Their bond has strengthened as both of them is looking out for each other like.siblings.
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"That dog is coming to school everyday, to walk back home with that kid? And it is perfectly alright if it's a good dog! But this one barks at kids and make everyone stay away from the gate."
"This questions the safety of the kids in our school, the parents are also very much worried about this dog barking on their kids." The head of the school is talking to Clara regarding Bella. Clara took the responsibility of Faust by paying his fees.
"I-it has been a year since Faust is working for my dad and I had spent a lot of time with his dog too. It is really nice and sweet. The dog is only barking at people who are bullying Faust. I'm pretty–"
"Enough! There is no such thing as bullying in our school! Everyone is being friendly and nice to each other. I won't let you distract the issue of a dog towards innocent kids calling them bullies."
Before Clara can clarify, she is getting yelled at by the head for being unreasonable. As per the head of the school: Bullying doesn't exist in their premises.
The meeting of Clara with the head is coming to an end by Clara agreeing to solve the issue of Bella.
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"I know that for a year that Bella and you are walking home together. But, Miss Audrey doesn't want Bella to come to school anymore. Because she is barking at the kids and parents and terrorizing them." Clara is trying to explain the situation to Faust while she, Faust and Bella are walking home from school.
"Uun~" Faust nods his head in response while looking at Bella who is a huge ball of fur walking alongside him, thinking what threat does it possess to the people who are complaining.
"Bells! You need to stop barking at my schoolmates. They will not let you wait for me near the school gate anymore."
And i'm going to go to the old man's house now, you can safely go back home and wait for me." Faust stops in his tracks, turning towards bella, he pats it's head as he gives instructions and sends it on its way.
Bella just replies with a soft moan with its head lowered as she agrees and walks towards their home.
"There! She won't cause us any problem anymore." Faust turns towards Clara to assure her that the problem has been solved.
"Okay! It was pretty easy huh? Okay, I will be on my way too now." Clara replies with a smile as she heads her way.
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"Heh remember it next time old man." A group of goons lead by a young 25year old male is walking out of the housing premises.
The old man is getting up from the ground as his blue pants and maroon tee shirt are glittering sand particles. And a blood decorating his lower lips
"Huh? Who is this kid? I will kill this guy too if you don't tell me your decision by the time I have given you." The male leading the goons shouts as he walks out of the gate.
"Ahh! Don't worry, I'm okay." The old man wiping off his blood says.
"I did not ask." Faust replies with innocence, while his eyes are displaying concern for the old man.
"He is Clara's ex-boyfriend. I put him to a test and he failed. So I kicked him out of my daughter's life. It happened three years ago. Now he is leading those goons, threatening me to give up the farming land, left for me. He got agitated to see that the land is now cultivating crops and he took it out on me."
"It's ok , I will talk to Yang about it. You can go chop the wood behind the house, I will prepare the dinner." He says as he leaves into the house.
He must be feeling lonely. He acts tough in front of his daughter Clara. Which is why he cannot tell her these things and make her worry.
He must be feeling lonely, so she said all these things without even questioning. Faust understands the old man, he expressed his respect without interrupting the old man in between or by feeling pity for him.
He cannot show pity to the old man by saying stupid things like to seek help from others.
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For the next few days, Bella is still visiting Faust after school to walk back with him and this gravely hurt the pride of the headmistress.
For her, she is always thinking about herself as a Queen who rules upon her empire like school. And anyone who doesn't follow her commands needs to be punished.
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One day after school, as Faust walks out of the main gate, his eyes wanders.around searching for Bella. After he takes a couple of steps, he hears cries in a very low voice. It's the cries of Bella, coming from the opposite side of the road to Faust.
Faust instantly runs to the other side of the road. In front of him is Bella. Lying lifeless on the ground, her body is withering, covered in bruises and blood.
Her fur seems pulled forcefully at spots with the traces of blood, marks of bites can be seen and she is covered in dirt all over as if she was kicked like a ball in the dirt.
Faust panics, lifts his head up while trembling in fear, looking at the parents and people standing in front of him waiting for their kids. And none of them seem to care that a poor soul is badly injured. He wants to shout for help but his mouth doesn't open. Because of the look in everyone's eyes.
All of the people are just glaring at Faust and Bella without remorse as if they have nothing to do with them. Their faces say that the dog, an animal which cannot talk or hate, which can only smile, wag it's tail and love endlessly without expecting anything in return deserves to be beaten badly.
"Oh oh! Look over there boys! Seems like someone is hurt over there. Why don't someone call an ambulance haha." Ahito and his group of friends says as they seem to be entering school gate from outside. Their clothes seem untidy and their shoes full of dirt and their faces are smiling brightly.
"That dog deserved it for being with a weak owner. How dare it bark at my mom. Now it can't even groan. Heh." Faust turns his head around for the words from Ahito.