Chapter 2 - Exception

[A/N: This chapter is to illustrate the first encounter of the male lead and female lead with each other.]

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Golden Gates Noble High School... Second year class. First semester...

A group of boys about twelve entered the most noisiest class of second year and formed two queues with the first half facing the second as if in a parade. Another boy entered with straight steps and stopped right in front of the class. At this moment, the noisy class turned as quite as a seventy year old grave.

"All stand to welcome King Duncan of Golden Gates!" The boy announced and as if it was practiced, the whole class stood up to welcome the so called king.

Soon a tall boy with messy raven hair stepped in nonchalantly walking through the gap the dozen boys made out of the queue. He proudly stood in front of the whole class and was about to motion for everyone to sit when he noticed one student who still sat holding a comic book at her face. She had her legs on the table and was chewing on some chips. He squinted his eyes and made his way towards the brave student. The other students started crying silently without tears for the new student who has just offended the king.

SLAM!!!

Duncan slammed his hand on the student's table. She slowly lowered the book then looked up at Duncan lazily.

"What?" She drawled as she munched some chips. Duncan was stunned with her flawless beauty that he almost fell in a daze but he quickly compose himself.

"Don't you know the rules?" He asked in a deep dark voice.

"What rules?" She asked innocently although her childhood friend has already told her.

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Flashback...

"Girl, I'm so happy we are now in the same school." Tracy, her best friend squeaked as they took a walk in the compound.

"Yeah even me too." She said.

"I hope aunt and uncle are doing great. It's been a long while since I visited them." Tracy asked.

"They are doing great. Just finding every possible means to get rid of me. As if I'm some kind of virus." She sneered.

"Oh come on. That's not how it is." Tracy coaxed.

"Whatever."...

"Well, girl since you're now in this school you're my responsibility. In order not to get yourself into trouble you need to stay away from one person." Tracy warned.

"Who?"

"Duncan Dylan."

"Who is he?"

"The king of the campus. Please don't confront that guy. Please?"

"Okay." She shrugged.

Flashback end...

"Are you trying to tell me you don't know the rule on campus?" He growled but she just shook her head looking at him with those big eyes.

"Boss she is a new student. She just joined yesterday." The boy who still stood in front of the class explained. "He is the king, and you're expected to stand and show respect when he enters the class." He referred to the new student. She turned her gaze from the boy to Duncan slowly and abruptly stood up.

"Oh so you're the king everyone has been talking about since I stepped foot in this school. Hmm, not bad. Hot and handsome." She complimented as she scanned Duncan's body with her eyes in amazement. The other students were shocked. Tracy tried to make eye contact with her in order to signal her to shut up but her effort was in vain.

"Well, I'm Claire Klein..." She introduced herself. "The goddess." She added grinning.