The kitchen is filled with the smell of toast, bacon and egg. I am making breakfast for three people. Yep. Three people because that includes Hunter. He said he'll pick us up later and we'll all go to our classes together. We took the same program. Business Management, considering that we are all heirs of one of the most prominent families in the country. He spent most of his time pestering us and making himself feel at home in our cabin. I don't even think he's had an interaction with Ranier again.
After he found out about what happened with me and Ranier, he changed the subject and never mentioned anything about his cabin mate. I am honestly really grateful about it though. It somehow made me forget about him. For a little while. We mostly stayed inside our cabin before the classes started. But the dreaded day has come. I allowed myself to settle with the thought of meeting Ranier later. The Academy's population isn't that big. It's not impossible to cross paths with him considering that he's probably taking Business Management as well.
I heard a knock on the front door. That must be Hunter. I was about to open the door for him but Lory emerged from her room and volunteered to do it instead. So I decided to just fix our table and serve the food.
I heard footsteps getting louder as though it's approaching the dining. I turned around and saw Hunter. He has this wet hair look, wearing his uniform casually, with his black backpack slung over his shoulders.
Hunter, being the feeling at home that he is, immediately found his place on our table. He greeted the food first before me! So rude! I glared at him. He looked up at me and the moment he saw my expression he released a laughter that could last for the entire day. So, he's been holding it in. I raised my eyebrows.
"I knew you'd react that way." He stared at me and gave me that sly smile. He patted my head. "Good morning, Nics." What is wrong with this guy? He's been acting so cool and forward around me lately.
"Psh. Whatever. Just eat your food." I rolled my eyes. We just ate our breakfast and talked about random things. Maybe we just wanted to prep ourselves with the long day that awaits us ahead.
"It's still 7:13 AM. We still have a lot of time to kill. 47 minutes to be exact." Lory informed us. We just finished our breakfast. Our first period starts at 8 AM.
"So what are you suggesting?" I asked taking my seat at the sofa.
"Let's have a tour." Lory replied. I looked at her and raised my eyebrows. If she wanted a tour, she could've said so. We would've done it in the previous days. Before I could say anything, she answered my questions as if she can read my mind.
"You see Nics, Hunter and I agreed to just stay in our cabin the past few days. We were afraid that maybe we'd accidentally bumped into Ranier. Which I don't think you're ready for." She gave me an apologetic smile.
"Oh." I didn't know that that was their intention. I thought that maybe they were just being lazy so I didn't bother asking why they never even bother to look around the campus. "I wouldn't mind though. We can have a quick tour if you want." I looked at the both of them. I gave them a reassuring smile.
"Okay! Let's go." Hunter grabbed me by the hand and willed me to go. Lory is just right behind us. We waited outside for Lory because she had to lock the door.
We had our quick tour all over the campus and I can say that I am really amazed. The Academy is so big. It's like a small city within a city. I checked my wristwatch and showed it to the both of them. It's already 7:46. We only have a few more minutes before our first period begins. We had a silent agreement that we should probably head to our classroom now. Better to be early on your first week don't you think? First impression matters.
We made our way to our classroom. We passed by the field. It looks like the soccer players just finished their practice. They seem to be cleaning up. I was observing them when I recognized a familiar face. My mouth formed an "Oh". It looks like he made it into the varsity.
I trained myself in the past few days not to be affected if ever I see him. Ranier is laughing with his teammates as if they knew each other for a while now. I smiled. He's still friendly I guess. I looked away from the field and just focused on the path in front of me.
When we got to our classroom, I pulled the three of them to the middle section of the room. We sat at the third row. I wanted to take the seat beside the window but it looks like someone already took the seat. I saw a backpack placed on top of the chair. So I decided to just sit at the chair next to it.
It's still 7:53. We still have 7 minutes before everything starts. The prof is still not here. I looked around the classroom and we seem pretty crowded. I saw a couple of girls eyeing Hunter. I raised my eyebrows. First day?
Someone entered the room and the girls started making noises as if they saw a celebrity. I checked to see what the commotion was all about. My eyes widened out of surprise. He entered the room shyly and apologized for being late although it really wasn't a big deal since the prof isn't here yet. But what made me lose my mind was when he walked towards my direction. I stared at him wide-eyed.
"Hello Nics." Ranier said as he took his seat beside me.