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Chapter 61 - Part 1: Historical Research Association

March 21st

Friday, the end of a school week...the last few weeks it's been very normal for Alejandro and Uriel…

There hasn't been any events that caused a major commotion...Uriel has been hunting Sombras alongside Yggdrasil as part of the Alliance...Alejandro on the other hand, has been really busy with his Student Council work…

"Aww man...I can't believe that I must check all this paperwork…" Alejandro, the Student Council President, says as he walks down the hallway alongside a beautiful girl with silver hair; "You can do it Alejandro, and don't forget that we have a meeting today after school…"

"I know Marjorie, I am really excited...I received a note this morning that said about a mysterious case...that's why I want to fill these out as quickly as possible…" Alejandro says with a smile, Marjorie also chuckles, Alejandro looks at her and thinks; "Okay, I must do it now…"

"Hey Marjorie...do you think we can go out sometime tomorrow?" Alejandro asks Marjorie, "Huh?" Marjorie immediately blushed and replied; "Alejandro, this is so sudden…" Alejandro gets nervous; "No...you don't have to…"

"Okay...if it's you, I don't mind…" Marjorie says it in a low tone.-BBBAADDUUMMPP- Alejandro feels that his heart skips a bit. He immediately begins to run as he says; "O-O-Okay, I'll see you later."

As he goes down the stairs, Alejandro begins to think; "Man, she's so cute but my heart belongs to a different person and that's why I must do it tomorrow…"

"Do what tomorrow?" Anastasia, a girl with black hair says as she stands behind him. "AAAHHH" Alejandro screams, Anastasia looks at him and asks; "What's wrong Big Brother?"

Alejandro immediately covers her mouth as he says; "Sssshhh...you surprised me…please don't call me Big Brother in front of people...they'll misunderstand the situation…" Alejandro uncovers Anastasia's mouth; "Understood, Master…"

Alejandro sighs with his eyes closed; "Come on, let's go...we have a student council meeting…"

"Understood…" Anastasia and Alejandro head towards the Student Council Office.

At the Student Council Office, Alejandro was going to receive important news as they got a surprise visit...

(KNOCK KNOCK)

"Come in…" Anastasia says as she walks towards the door. The door opens and a mature looking woman enters the room. Alejandro immediately stands up and says; "P-P-Principal...welcome…"

The woman is Olivia Lucifugus, the principal of Sun City International High School. The one next to her is Barbara Mora.

"Mr. Sanchez...it's a pleasure…" Olivia say in an educated fashion. Alejandro nervously grabs two chairs and brings them towards her and Barabara; "The pleasure is mine...to what do I owe the honor? We don't have a meeting today right?"

"No, we don't...I just wanted to come here and make an announcement."

"An announcement…" The Student Council says at the same time. Olivia looks at the door and says; "Come on in…"

The door opens once again, a pair of professors enter the room; "Pardon the Intrusion…"

Alejandro looks surprised; "Dr. Ortiz...Dr. Escobar, what are you doing here?"

Dr. Oscar Ortiz (Age 58) is a History Professor specialized in Latin America...he is a genius and has a great relationship with Alejandro. He has white hair, white skin and brown eyes, and wears glasses. He is also the husband of Dr. Escobar.

Dr. Petra Escobar (Age 57) is a Biology Professor...she is a genius that knows about all the life forms on earth. She has brown hair, white skin and hazel eyes. She also wears glasses and always invites Alejandro to be part of the Biology club

"Allow me to explain...Dr. Ortiz and Dr. Escobar have come here to make a request in order to travel to Mexico…" Barbara says to the Student Council.

"Mexico? That's great…" Victoria says with excitement, Angela smiles as she says; "Mexico is really pretty…" Raul only continues to type on his computer. Alejandro looks surprised; "But why Mexico?"

"You see Alejandro, there has been a recent event that has been recorded near the ancient Aztec temples." Dr. Ortiz shows a picture to the class, a picture of a silhouette resembling a giant snake...the snake seems to be flying.

"That picture...is it real?" Alejandro asks the Doctor. Dr. Ortiz chuckles; "I wouldn't know, that's why I wanted to get the permission of the Principal to travel and explore. I'm a historian, and if this is a historical event...I want to see…"

"That's right, and if the snake is real...it is my duty as a biologist to investigate…" Dr. Escobar says with determination. Alejandro looks at the picture and thinks; "This is like...it can't be…"

"Anyways, I thought I could comment this to the Student Council President before making a decision...to be honest, I would like the Student Council to go…"

"Really?" Victoria and Angela say with excitement. Alejandro opens his eyes wider; "So want us to go with the professors to investigate?"

"That's right… I want to call this a Field Trip...I already made preparations...my husband is going to sponsor our trip...you will all be staying in the most luxurious hotel in Xochimilco...everything will be free…"

"ALRIGHT!" Victoria and Angela begin to cheer with excitement. Anastasia only looks at her mother with a smile. Olivia notices that and chuckles; "You sure have changed my daughter…"

Barbara begins to explain; "Very well...I will now give you the names of the chosen students...a total of 12 students will go...three professors and the school nurse…" Barbara hands out the names to Alejandro. He opens his eyes wider and thinks:

"WAIT...WHY THEM?"

Olivia begins to say; "Now then...time to start the meeting…"

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HISTOREA Club Room

Just as a recap:

The Historical Research Association was formed after Alejandro lost his club...Uriel and Tiwa joined him and formed a new club under that name...Later, Yggdrasil decided to form an alliance with Uriel, Tiwa and Alejandro (who wasn't a member of Yggdrasil at that time.) and decided to name it the HISTO.RE.A. Alliance in and keep the club as their meeting place…

After the Student Council meeting, Alejandro immediately went to the club room before Marjorie arrived...by the way, Marjorie is part of the club NOT the Alliance…

"MEXICO...YOU'RE GOING TO MEXICO" Carlos, Tiwa and Chelsea exclaim together. Alejandro laughs nervously as he nods in agreement. Carlos grabs him from the shirt neck and says; "You lucky bastard...how did it happen? Explain...now…"

"Well you see...Dr. Ortiz and Dr. Escobar wanted to go and investigate a phenomena...and they invited the student council…"

"I see...so, who else is going?" Shion asks Alejandro. Alejandro laughs nervously again and says:

"Well...the ones who are going are you, Ms. Miyazono, Uriel and Marjorie…"

Uriel and Shion look at him surprised. Uriel stands up and asks; "Wait, why me?"

"I don't know...they gave me the list of the most outstanding students and you are among them…"

"So am I on the list?" Tiwa explains acting as if she doesn't care. "Maybe I am on the list…" Carlos asks with enthusiasm, Chelsea chuckles; "Yeah right…"

Alejandro gives Shion the list, Kasumi puts it on the table so the others could see it, the list had the following names:

Students:

Alejandro Sanchez

Anastasia Lucifugus

Victoria Salazar

Angela Conte

Raul Diaz

Marjorie Bellerose

Stefan Albu

Leticia Marino

Ana Cortes

Angel Cortes

Crespo Cortes

Madeline LeFleur

Marinette LeFleur

Antoine LeFleur

Uriel Di Fiore

Staff:

Dr. Oscar Ortiz

Dr. Petra Escobar

Kasumi Miyazono

Johanna Gomez

"Why wasn't I picked…" Carlos says with tears in his eyes as he thinks; "There are going to be so many super hot girls...why wasn't I chosen?"

"That's because, apparently, they are the top students of the school…" Kasumi says as she enters the classroom. She looks at Uriel and blushes thinking; "I'm going with Uriel on a trip…"

"I see...I think this may be a trap…" Uriel says to Kasumi; "Indeed...however, we must play along...that picture...the one that has been on social media about a giant snake reminds of the Feathered Serpent right?"

"Quetzalcoatl…" Alejandro says with excitement. Uriel looks at the picture on his phone the picture and thinks; "Maybe it activated on that day…"

"So that means, I won't go?" Tiwa says, looking down; "I...Tiwa de Ysleta...should be going too...I am smart right?"

"Sorry Tiwa, but you were suspended, remember and take points off your record…" Kasumi says to Tiwa. Tiwa sighs and replied; "I guess...you have a point…"

"Oh wow, you might have some fun Uriel…" Chelsea says with a playful tone. Uriel looks at Chelsea and asks; "Why is that?"

"The Cortes and The LeFleur are going as well…"

Uriel looks at her confused. Carlos begins to say; "Oh yeah, the two families have been rivals for generations right...they hate each other…"

Uriel sighs and replies; "I understand...this is going to be a drag…"

Kasumi and Shion begin to leave; "Anyway...I think I'm going to finish my paperwork...I understand that you have a request right?"

"Oh yeah, I almost forgot…" Alejandro says as he takes a letter out that says:

To the HISTOREA Club...I need your help…"he" has returned…

"Who 's he?" Carlos asks Alejandro; "No idea…"

Kasumi and Shion leave as Shion says; "Good luck…"

Chelsea looks at the list of the people who are going to Mexico. Tiwa notices and asks; "Is something wrong?"

"You know, I never heard of this name before; "Stefan Albu '' Chelsea says to Tiwa who agrees with her; "I wonder who that might be…"

"That would be me…" Everyone hears a voice, they turn around and see a guy standing on the window; he is wearing a school uniform but has a black cape (Similar to Kirito from SAO) and fingerless gloves. He is nerd-looking, has black long hair, glasses and he is a bit overweight.

He begins to chuckle; "It's no surprise that you never heard of me, I am a phantom...I am the legendary phantom, Stefan Albu...are your service" Stefan winks.

Chelsea closes the window causing him to fall. -PPPUUUMMM- "Hey, why did you do that? Let me in…" Stefan cries out. Tiwa goes to the window and exclaim:

"HELL NO...YOU WEIRDO!"

Suddenly, Stefan feels as if an arrow "passed right through him" with the word; "Weirdo" He falls into his knees with a depressing aura; "Weirdo? But I am really cool…"

Uriel looks at him thinking; "I can feel the rhythm of everyone in the school, but...I didn't sense him...what is going on?"

"Let him in Chelsea...let's hear what he has to say…" Alejandro says in a nervous tone. Chelsea opens the window, Stefan uses the opportunity and jumps with style:

"HAHA...I AM THE PHANTOM...WAAAHHH…"

(BBOOOMMM)

Stefan trips with his coat and falls. Carlos begins to laugh; "HAHAHA… WHAT A LOSER!"

"That didn't come out as planned…" Stefan stands up and says; "Sorry about that...my name is Stefan, nice to meet you...I come from Eastern Europe, my father works for a bank...and I love anime…"

"Okay...so why did you come here?" Carlos asks Stefan. Stefan smiles as he adjusts his glasses; "Well, I was the one who wrote that letter...and since I heard that Alejandro loves the Supernatural stuff...I have a mission for you guys…"

"What the hell, we don't do that...we just investigate historical things, loser…" Carlos replies, Tiwa nods in agreement as she opens the door; "Okay, you may leave…"

"Wait you guys, let me speak please...this is historical…" Stefan pulls out a book titled; Legend of the Boogeyman

"The Boogeyman? Seriously? Come on, you're crazy…" Carlos says making fun of Stefan; "Oh yeah, then how do you explain this…" Stefan takes out multiple reports and pictures of the Boogeyman and he begins to explain:

"Every year, hundreds of children disappear without any explanation around the world...here in Sun City, the amounts have increased since last month...and take a look at this…" Stefan shows a picture of a girl who took a selfie in front of a mirror. In the picture, a large figure is behind her in the closet. Stefan begins to explain:

"This was the last photo before the Boogeyman took her...I'm telling you that this is serious…"

Carlos sighs and says; "Oh wow, you sure are a weirdo...but sorry, there is no way that I'm…"

"I texted Ms. Miyazono...Carlos, Tiwa and Alejandro will help this guy solve the case of the missing children...I don't know if that thing is a boogeyman or not but we must see that…"

"WWWHHHAAATTTT???" Carlos and Tiwa exclaim. Tiwa gets closer to Uriel; "Hey, what's the big idea...I don't want to…" Uriel looks at Tiwa and says; "Tiwa, I think that thing is a demon or something...you're the right person…" Tiwa blushes and begins to say; "W-W-Well, if you insist…"

"Hell no, I don't want to team up with these losers.." Carlos says feeling angry. Uriel sends him a text and says; "Kasumi wanted me to send you this…"

Carlos opens the message and "steam" comes out his head as he sees Kasumi in her night dress. Carlos looks at Uriel; "Did she send it to me?"

"That's right, and if you complete the mission, she will send you more…"

"ALRIGHT!" Carlos gets fired up. "Ho-ho, let me see…" Stefan wants a peak. Carlos pushes him saying; "Back off, this is mind." Stefan lands on Tiwa; "GYAAHHH"

(BOING BOING)

Stefan has his face on Tiwa's breast as he says; "So soft…"

(PPPUUUMMM)

"YOU DAMN PERVERT…" Tiwa begins to "choke" him while Carlos "punches" him in the stomach; "Give me back my phone…"

Chelsea begins to chuckle. Uriel begins to walk towards the door. Alejandro runs to his side; "Hey, where are you going?"

"Sorry, this doesn't have to do with Darius or the Sombras...I will not participate…"

Uriel opens the door, at that moment, Marjorie bumps into Uriel. Uriel holds her, preventing her from falling; "Are you okay?"

"Y-Y-Yeah...is everything alright in there…" Marjorie asks as she sees Stefan being chased by Tiwa. Uriel looks at her and replies; "Yeah, everything is fine...see ya…"

"Wait, you're leaving?" Marjorie asks Uriel. Uriel looks at her and replies nervously; "Sorry, there is something I have to do…"

Uriel begins to walk away leaving Marjorie at the door. Chelsea passes by her; "Excuse me…" Chelsea runs to catch up to Uriel.

Stefan notices Marjorie and says; "You're Marjorie Bellerose...it's a pleasure madam…" Stefan gets on one knee and gives her a rose. Marjorie looks confused and replied; "Uuuhmmm..thank you…"

(PPPUUUMMM)

Tiwa kicks him saying; "Don't act like a gentleman when you just touched my boobs…"

"S-S-Sorry…" Stefan says with his face on the ground. Marjorie chuckles, Alejandro walks towards her and asks; "Marjorie, how was cheer practice…"

"It was okay...I wanted to tell you about tomorrow…"

"SSHHHH" Alejandro interrupts her and says; "Let's go outside…" Carlos and Tiwa are suspicious.

Outside...Alejandro begins to say; 'So, do you want to eat dinner?" Marjorie smiled and replied; "Sure...tomorrow at 8pm…"

"That's great, because there is something I need to tell you, but it will have to wait for tomorrow…" Alejandro says nervously. Marjorie looks at him and asks; "Can't you tell me now?"

"Nope sorry…" Alejandro laughs nervously. Marjorie smiles; "Okay then, see you tomorrow…" Marjorie leaves waving her hand. Alejandro also waves.

(PPPPUUMMM)

Carlos, Tiwa and Stefan fall as the door opens. Stefan begins to say; "You lucky bastard...you have a date with the number one girl in school?"

"Hey idiot, why didn't you tell us?" Carlos replies with the word "Jealous" hanging from his head. Tiwa looks away saying; "Well good for you...not that I care…"

"You have it all wrong guys...it's not what it looks like...it's just...ahhh…" Alejandro avoids eye contact making them feel angry. Alejandro immediately changes the conversation:

"Anyway, please tell us more about the boogeyman…"

"Oh yeah…" Stefan gets serious and says; " Let's go back inside...I don't want anyone to hear us…" The three of the return back inside.

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Meanwhile…

"Hey Uriel…" Chelsea calls Uriel as she approaches him, she has a lollipop on her mouth and plays with it. Uriel looks at her and asks:

"What do you want?"

"So cold...that's what I like about you.." Chelsea says as she takes the lollipop out of her mouth; "So, it's been a couple of weeks, and you haven't fulfilled the promise that you made me...remember…"

"Ahh...yes...I promised you a date if you gave me information about Alejandro on that night right?"

"That's right...I thought you had forgotten…"

"Not at all...there is a reason why you aren't involved in the mission...I asked Kasumi to keep you out because tomorrow we're going to see a movie…"

Chelsea opens her eyes wider as she is surprised; "Really?" She let's go off the lollipop.

"That's right...I'll come get you at 7pm okay...be prepared…" Uriel begins to walk away leaving Chelsea blushing and smiling.

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At the Clubroom…

"Alright Stefan, what did you want to tell us?" Alejandro asks Stefan, Stefan looks at both sides, checks that the windows and doors are locked and says:

"I know who the next victim is…"

"Wait you know who is the next victim?"

"That's right…" Stefan takes out his phone and shows a voice recording application as he explains; "Last night, there was an attack on the east side...I have a police radio that permits me hear their conversation...After hearing about a mysterious attack and a murder...I went to investigate...that's when I recorded this from the kid who was in the house…"

Stefan puts play. Carlos, Tiwa and Alejandro begin to listen:

"Who did this son?

The Boogeyman…he took Lucia and he is going to get me..."

"That BS...his a kid, I mean maybe it was a guy who interrupted the house…" Carlos says as he puts his legs on the table crossing them. -PPUUMM- Tiwa kicks him saying; "Don't do that to my table…"

Stefan gets mad; "This is true...read the articles, the siblings of the missing children say the same thing...The Boogeyman took them...we think that because they are children, they don't know but...I know they are telling the truth…"

Carlos sighs; "If you say so…" Tiwa also doesn't believe him. Alejandro thinks about his childhood and how no one believed him that an Angel saved his life. He begins to say; "I believe you…"

"Really?" Stefan asks with excitement. Alejandro nods in agreement, Stefan begins to say; "I knew that you would believe me...now then, I learned that the boy is in the general hospital...let's meet up in three hours outside...at 7pm to interview him...I need to go get ready…"

Stefan grabs his stuff and jumps to the window, he turns around and gives a thumbs up; "I'll see you then…"

"HEY...USE THE DOOR LIKE NORMAL PEOPLE…" Tiwa screams, irritated. Tiwa sighs; "Are we going to seriously work with him?"

"Hell no...here is the plan. Alejandro, you will go with him through the main entrance...Tiwa and I will investigate undercover.

"Wait why? I can also join you guys…" Alejandro says disappointed. Carlos begins to explain; "Look, we need someone who can distract that idiot and he seems to like you the most…"

"Alejandro, you have no skills to go undercover...I'm afraid, I will need to agree with Carlos on this one…"

"Oh alright…" Alejandro sighs disappointed.

"Now then, time to come out with our strategy…" Carlos says as Alejandro and Tiwa listen.

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After the meeting, Alejandro decided to walk to his apartment and get something to eat;

"Aww man, I really wanted to go undercover…" Alejandro says to himself as he reaches the main doors of the school. Suddenly, he hears a feminine voice that makes him stop:

"Hi, Alejandro…" Alejandro nervously turns around and sees a beautiful girl with purple hair and blue eyes; "H-H-Hello Valerie...how are you doing today?"

Valerie gets closer to him and says; "I'm doing well...and what about you? How have you been feeling…"

"GREAT, I AM TOP SHAPE!" Alejandro flexes his arm joking around. Valerie grabs his arm and says; "I can feel it…"

(GULP)

Alejandro blushes and takes a step back, he then begins to think; "To be honest...ever since that night, I haven't been able to activate my esper suit...the teacher said; You were really lucky to have activated your suit but that was a fluke...you need time to train and get your body accustomed…"

"Is something wrong?" Valerie asks Alejandro, Alejandro notices Valerie too close to him and panics. Valerie chuckles; "I guess you're alright...but answer me this...why do you smell like another girl's perfume?"

(GULP)

Alejandro gets even more nervous as he remembers he was with Marjorie not too long ago. Valerie's eyes turn hollow as she smiles; "Don't tell me that you're actually cheating on me…"

"No...it's just…"

"Well hello, Ms. Di Fiore...would like me to walk you home?" Alejandro hears a male voice approaching. Valerie changes her expression to a frightened one and grabs his arm tightly. Alejandro sees the counselor, Alberto Gonzalez walking towards them. Alberto is a tall handsome man with brown skin and combed black hair. He drives the girls from the school crazy.

"N-N-No...I am going with him…" Valerie says in a frightened tone. Alberto begins to pull her arm; "Oh come on, there is no need to be shy...I can give you a ride on my Bently...and that way you won't have to suffer."

Alejandro notices Valerie's fear and steps in between them; "Excuse me but I will take her home…"

"Oh, the Student Council President, I didn't notice you were there…" Alberto makes fun of Alejandro who gets angry. Alberto continues to speak; "If you don't mind, I am speaking with Valerie here, so back off…"

Alejandro gets mad; "Well excuse me...but I was speaking to her first, and unless it is a great importance, a member of the staff shouldn't be offering a ride to the students, unless you are a pedophile right?"

"What did you say?You brat…" Alberto gets mad as he hears that, Valerie chuckles. Alejandro grabs her hand and they begin to run outside as he says; "Later, old man…"

"Such insolence…" Alberto says as he sees them off, he begins to smile thinking; "No matter, one day I'll make her mine and that brat will pay…"

Alejandro and Valerie stand on the other side of the school. He breathes heavily as he says; " I think that's far enough...are you okay?"

"Yeah…" Valerie also breathes heavily, and they decide to sit on a bench below a tree. Wind blows softly as Valerie says; I'm sorry,that man has been harassing me ever since I entered the school...and to be honest, I've been trying to stay away. Uriel has told me to defend myself and hit him, but I don't want to cause any trouble and besides...that manna…"

Alejandro looks at her with a determined face and grabs her shoulder; "Valerie...I swear to you that I will protect you from him no matter what…"

Valerie smiles and begins to tease; "Oh really? Is that a proposal?" Alejandro panics; "It's nothing like that...I mean…"

"Just kidding...you are so much fun…" Valerie smiles at him. Alejandro changes his expression to a serious one; "Listen Valerie...tomorrow, I am going with Marjorie to eat dinner…"

Valerie's expression changes as she asks; "Is that so? Why are you telling me this?"

"Because I don't want you to think of anything else...I will go with her but because there is something important I need to tell her…"

"I see...so you are two timing…"

"What? No...I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU AND…" Alejandro realizes what he said and immediately gets red. Valerie also gets red as she says; "Is that so? Well then…" She gets closer to him and whispers to his ear; "When you finish with her, come see me...I will be in La Plaza de los Lagartos (Alligator Plaza) at 9pm...remember that you are mine…"

Alejandro's eyes open wider as he feels Valerie's lips on his cheek. Valerie finishes kissing his cheek and stands up; "Thank you for defending me and being honest with me...I'll be waiting for you…" Valerie begins to leave, Alejandro is left paralyzed. At that moment, Anastasia jumps down the tree, surprising him; "Big brother, it's time to leave…"

"Y-Y-Yeah…" Alejandro stands up grabbing his cheek. Anastasia looks at him and asks; "Are you alright?"

"I am...don't worry...listen, what do you want to eat?" Alejandro asks Anastasia; "Chicken…"

"Alright, let's go…" Alejandro says with a great smile. Anastasia is left wondering; "Is Big Brother happy for that kiss?"

Valerie walks the other way when she hears a voice; "Are you done?" Valerie stops and smiles; "Oh my, are you jealous Big Brother?"

Uriel walks towards her and says; "Not at all...listen, tomorrow…"

"You have a date ehh...you gigolo…" Valerie teases him, Uriel smiles as he asks; "What do you want for dinner?"

"I want pizza and hamburgers…"

"Very well...let's go buy some…"

"YYYAAYYYY!" Valerie says with excitement. The two of them head to their Apartment. Uriel and Valerie notice that someone was spying behind the tree.

"Big Brother?"

"Just ignore them…" Uriel says to Valerie as they continue to walk. The ones behind them were Angela and Victoria.

"Hey Victoria, do you think this is alright?" Angela asks worriedly. Victoria looks at her and says; "Of course, we want to know more about Uriel right? Well, we must do some investigation…come on…"

Victoria begins to walk trying to catch up, Angela sighs; "If you say so…"

The two of them begin to follow the siblings…

The two girls tried to follow them but Uriel and Valerie disappeared from their sight...their mission failed…