The bright sun was spotlighting Leansei's face as he was napping at his table in breaktime. He thought that he would wake up after 30 minutes, but from the tiredness he couldn't stop himself from not keeping his eyes wide open.
The chirp of the birds, simultaneous voices outside the room, and the voices in the field didn't wake Leansei up from the good sleep.
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"Revin!" Revin turned his head as he was seriously tapping into his phone. Revin's troubled look changed when Corshe walked beside him.
"I barely see you two. What's up?" Corshe asked as he fixed his round glasses.
Revin gave a last glance at his phone before shoving it in his pocket. Corshe has a blooming face, as if he had showered several times while he was shining under the sun.
"After the dinner meeting, he was busy being the vice president of the council. We barely to talk to each other. " Revin said as they walked through the corridor.
"I guess they are preparing for the acquiantance party. I even barely saw Xeilin since most of the time he was excused from a few classes." Corshe said while opening the book he was always reading. "How are you? You look like not yourself these days. " Revin halted his reaction when he was surprised that Corshe could even tell what was what.
Revin looked at his phone again and tried to smile at Corshe. "I'm fine, don't worry." Revin said. Corshe just looked at him and didn't want to ask further. "Enough about me. You look glowing, Corshe. " Revin said as he tried to divert the topic.
Corshe halted as he looked at Revin with a serious look. Revin looked surprised and put his hands up. "Hey, I'm just asking--"
"Have you ever felt a loud pump in your chest?" Corshe asked. Revin was left speechless as a memory popped into his mind.
He immediately shook his head in disregard of it. "No.." lies.
Corshe stared at him for a few seconds and then started walking again. "These days my heart is beating so weird that I have never felt it for 19 years of my life," Corshe exclaimed as he put his hand on his chest as if reminiscing the past.
Revin looked at Corshe as if he had fallen down from the pink sticky pool full of heart leaves. But he is happy that Corshe was able to feel this way other than minding his school activities as usual.
Corshe and Revin went through the canteen to buy some snacks, and Revin bought a bottle of water and a few slices of assorted bread.
"I totally forgot! Are you in the class of Mr. Mury?" Corshe asked as he was hurriedly flipping the pages.
"Yeah.. only every Tuesday."
"I forgot to get the paper he told us to get in his office." Corshe said while pouting. He knew that Corshe treasured academics and excelled at them every time, and one single mistake like that ruined his whole existence.
"Come with me in my room. I got two papers accidentally when I took one. " Revin said as he got what he ordered and carried the plastic bag.
Corshe's face lights up. "Really??"
Revin nodded his head while walking away from the canteen. Corshe and Revin walked towards their building and went to Revin's classroom.
After opening the door, they saw Leansei sleeping peacefully at his table. Revin took the water out of the plastic to give it to Leansei, but he halted as he saw the water on Leansei's table.
Corshe knotted his forehead and looked around. While Revin took the water that was on Leansei's table. It looks like someone came ahead of them.
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Leansei woke up from his good sleep when he heard voices arguing in a whispered tone. When the sunlight stinging his eyes, he immediately closed his eyes away from the window.
"Who gave it to him??" Corshe said quietly.
"I don't know!" Revin said whisperedly,
"Tell him!"
"What? You tell him! "
"Why--"
He stretched his arms and was surprised to see Corshe and Revin in front of him arguing like cats and dogs. Leansei blink his eyes and directed his eyes towards to Revin's hand when he saw him carrying two bottled water both in his two hands.
"Is that for me?" Leansei asked when he suddenly felt thirsty. Leansei took one: the bottled water that was slightly warm. He drank it and looked at his watch.
"Oh hell! I'm almost late. " Leansei said as he took his bag hurriedly, and Corshe looked at Leansei worriedly.
"I'm sorry. I owe you two! See you after class." Leansei said as he ran out of the classroom. He was running as if a cold, bloody killer was chasing him.
He bumped into someone. He immediately apologized and started running again as he kept looking at his watch.
Finally, he arrived at the council office and opened the door as he fixed his uniform and ID. "I'm sorry I'm late. I've been.." Leansei couldn't finish his sentence when he saw Vcheroi's brothers in the classroom along with the four other students whom he didn't know.
"Oh, here he comes, the vice president of the council." Felina said while arranging the pile of papers. Xeilin smiled and motioned for Lean to sit beside him.
Leansei immediately and hushedly walked towards the swivel chair where he always sat. Meanwhile, the silence inside the four closed walls arises.
Leansei, who was trying to forget what happened at the dinner meeting and trying to make himself busy to forget everything, but seeing his dashing face along with the blue murcial eyes was really unforgettable.
' I'm planning to avoid him. What an unfortunate situation. ' Leansei said in his mind.
He could feel a darting glance from the pair of blue eyes as Leansei played with his hands, trying to act lile Xerchin never existed within the four walls, but it seems like it is not working at all.
"Okay, the officers had talked about this. This event will be a unique way." Xeilin said while flipping through the pages.
' Oh right, But I didn't think that Beidhen and Xerchin were one of the performers. '
"So we don't have much time. The excuse letter will be handed out later today for tomorrow. All of you.." Xeilin said as he glanced at Lean. Leansei looked at Xeilin with a confusedly. He may not like this idea.
"I know all of you have already prepared your pieces, but rehearsal will start tomorrow and you will be monitored by Kean." Leansei nodded as if he was listening, but the last phrase he said made it echo in Lean's ears. Leansei looked at Xeilin with a surprised look. "We all have at least a week. Let's do our best. "
"That's all." Xeilin said as the 4 students stood on their feet and left the room while Beidhen walked towards Leansei. Beidhen put his arms around Lean's neck as usual.
Xeilin shook his head and turned around as he was busy arranging the folders.
"When are you going to announce the theme for the party?" Beidhen asked. Xerchin is just staring at them while leaning against the wall.
"Tomorrow. Felina and Luo will announce it." Leansei said, trying to shove Beidhen's arm.
Felina and Luo nodded their heads in agreement. While Delia and Nenia are busy typing on their laptops,
"Get off me, jerk." Leansei said, whisperingly. Beidhen looked at Leansei with surprise and tightened it more.
"Have you asked someone out?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Isn't it there's a slow dance?"
All the officers except Xeilin stopped and looked at Beidhen and Xerchin. Leansei irritatedly shoved off Beidhen's arm.
"Officers have no time to join in the event. We have to monitor everything." Leansei said and sat on his swivel chair.
"Stop bothering us and leave. shooo" Leansei said, as if he was talking to a lost dog.
"And Xeilin and I haven't talked about the'monitoring' part. There could be a shift in roles here." Leansei said while changing the tone on the monitor as he glared at Xeilin's back.
"There would be no changes. We have no time for that and we both have roles. You can monitor solo singing and dancing. While I monitor the bands. " Xeilin said this excitedly, as if he was enjoying this awkward situation.
"How about Delia and Felina?" Leansei asked.
"Just like we talked about. They would be the ones to check out everything from the list: the budget, audiences, and such." Xeilin said as he turned his head with a mocking face. "Luo and Nenia will be assigned to the materials and arranging of decorations for the whole event."
Four of them nodded their heads as Beidhen gave Lean an annoying smirk. "It looks like the prince is avoiding someone. Unfortunately, it's inevitable."
Leansei stayed quiet and frowned as he typed into the laptop to arrange the timeline.
Beidhen halted when he felt a terrifying look behind him. He swallowed and chuckled, " Just kidding, my more than just friend."
Leansei frowned even more, but it suddenly faded away when the door opened.
"Have you forgotten something--" Xeilin couldn't finish his sentence when Rell came into the office with his attractive look as usual.
"Rell? What are you doing here? " Leansei asked while Xeilin turned his back and did what he was currently doing.
"Well, Mr. Lefo, recommend me to attend the event--encourage me rather. I'm one of the bands.. I'm late. Aren't I?" Rell asked. Beidhen's smile faded away as Xerchin's poker face never left.
"Not at all.." Leansei said and took the paper where all the performers and participants were listed for the excuse letter tomorrow. "Come here and fill this up. Delia, I wasn't here a while ago. Can you fill in Rell from the meeting earlier? " Delia nodded as her silky long brown hair waved as she stood up.
Rell put his guitar case down gently and sat beside Lean. Meanwhile, Xeilin froze at holding the folder as his sweat began to fall down from his cheeks and the throb in his heart began to beat loudly with a pump.
Felina noticed that and called Xeilin, but all he could hear was his heart beating inside him.
Leansei glances at Felina, who is calling Xeilin, and look at him.
' Odd..' Leansei said in his mind and glanced at Rell, who was seriously filling up the paper or rather looking at it seriously.
"Xeilin." Leansei called him that made Xeilin come back to reality and swallowed as he turned around at the same time Revin finished up.
The awkwardness between these two increased as Leansei sensed something was going on between them. But Leansei took the paper instead. "We will hand the excuse letter later and tomorrow will be all day practice. Xeilin will be the one to monitor you."
Leansei glanced at Xeilin, who awkwardly nodded his head.
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Lean stretches his arms as the last subject ends. He really wants to go home and sleep all day. He could feel that his body was about to collapse any time soon. He barely gets enough sleep these days.
"I think you're too tired for today to hang out." Revin expressed concern while carrying his bag under his arm. Leansei nodded quietly as he stood at his own feet.
Revin and Leansei walked with Xeilin and Corshe to the hallway.
"What a tiring day." Xeilin said, as he stretches his arms.
"That's why I don't like to join in anything like yours." Revin added.
"I'm good, I think." Corshe said energetically, and fixed his round eye glass.
Leansei couldn't even speak anymore from tiredness.
When they reach the gate, Leansei diverted his gaze across the lane, and his tiredness or drowsiness faded away in an instant when he saw a face-- the face he doesn't want to see anymore. The face he never really expected to see in Kean's life.
Mr. Bien and his men were talking with a business man too and said goodbye before climbing into the black car.
Leansei's memories came to him from all the beatings he got from Mr. Bien and how he cruelly squeezed him for the debts.
Leansei clenched his fist as he breathed heavily and all the horrible memories came back that he already forgot, one of which is having this life accidentally, and soon he needed to leave Kean's world and come back to the horrible life he had.
Leansei couldn't figure out if he was feeling down or frightened. He was much more hesitating since he had gotten close to Kean's mutuals that he shouldn't have been in the first place.