"Now onto the next, it's just blue vs Red. Just a great combination. One who wins shall compete with their own team for the individual championship!!" The bald man shouted. The crowd cheered.
Team green and team Yellow had the courtesy to cheer for their friends in other classes. Jack looked around at his classmates.
Eren was laughing at something God knows what Reki said. Reki and Eren got pretty close after the incident.
"You are such an idiot" Jack mumbled to himself. He can't believe he was here because of her aka Eren.
"Just how much should I endure to just talk to you" Jack stepped toward the laughing duo as he mumbled to himself.
Before he could reach them, Kay swished in between them. Jack chuckled to himself, "Kay is so easy to read!"
"Hey! Is it the time to joke around? We have a competition next. Are you guys even ready?" Jack said monotonously.
Eren looked at him wide-eyed. So did Kay. Reki was glaring at him.
"Wow.. That's the longest you have ever spoken. I am shocked." Kay commented.
Eren nodded in agreement as Jack gazed at him.
Jack rolled his eyes at them, "can we concentrate for now? Blue team is harder to win. We need a strategy to get to the finals"
Eren and Kay exchanged glances as Jack was explaining. "Ok. We need a strategy. But what kind" Eren asked as he rested his arms on his hips.
"Yup. A strategy" a voice boomed from behind that Eren and Kay flinched.
Sharp blue eyes, brown bangs covering his eyes. It was too familiar to go unnoticed yet Eren didn't notice him in the crowd.
"Sir Lucas?" Eren blurted out soon to realise he was Undercover.
Lucas looking boringly at him. "Wow. I didn't know I was quite popular."
Eren grunted. "You guys know each other?" Kay pointed between the two.
"Yes. We are best buds, aren't we, Eren?" Lucas put his arm around him and pulled him close.
"I didn't know you had guys tailing you" He whispered loud enough for only Layla to hear.
Layla gulped. "Yes. We are neighbors"
"So a strategy! I hope you come up with one. Because seeing my best bud in the opposite team makes me want to crush him" Lucas smirked, emphasing the word him.
Eren glared at him. "well thank you. If you please allow us" Eren pulled Kay and Jack by their hands and led them away from Lucas.
"Cute friends you got there" Lucas shouted as they got away from him. Jack and Kay looked at Lucas one last time and followed Eren as he led God knows where.
"We actually came in circles" Kay said as a matter of fact as he looked around.
"this is the best spot so I was waiting for him to leave" Eren wiped his sweat with the back of his hand.
"Next up is Rowing. You guys know to swim, don't you?" Jack asked.
Kay shook his head as Eren cheekily smiled.
Jack groaned as his hand gripped his hair.
"What did I miss?" A voice piped from behind that scared Eren. Scared, Eren jumped onto Kay.
"Wow... I didn't know you were jumpy" Reki commented and winked.
Eren and Kay looked at each other. Before Kay could do something, Eren pushed him away and got in his legs.
"Sorry. I wasn't myself. Sorry sir Kay" Eren apologised. Kay nodded doubtfully. He was still replaying what just happened.
"Ok I got a plan. Reki, do you know to swim?" Eren asked.
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Lucas looked at the glowing red racing shell. A long narrow boat with paddle on its side. He searched Layla and found her at the front, gripping the paddle as she talked to her members behind.
Her black night hair fell to her shoulders but he liked her long hair better. Lucas smirked at the thought of seeing defeated Layla.
As he was looking at her, their eyes locked. That moment, Lucas was baffled at her wink,her lips forming a perfect smile.
"Let the game begin...."
He saw the red head sitting behind her, nodding to whatever Layla was shouting.
"3..."
Will they treat her the same way when they come to know her?
"2..."
How would she look if she was born in a better world?
"1....go!"
Lucas was too caught up in his thoughts. It is by the go horn he woke up and started Rowing. He was Rowing in rhythm with his members.
They planned on the rhythm before they started the competition. When the every paddle hits the water at the same time, it gives a surging speed. It is all about teamwork.
"OH my.. What is that?" A voice boomed.
The blue team was busy counting the rhythm to notice the red team. Lucas saw Layla spreading her arm upward and swishing her hand in the air.
"Is that magic?" The commenter blared.
Lucas squinted at her. What the heck is she doing?
Before he could realise, they were going forward with immense speed. Lucas was baffled of what kind of magic was she using.
"OH my. Now look at that. The red team is on the lead!"
True. It was true that they are taking the lead. But how?
He looked at the back of Layla and realised. He gritted his teeth.
"Damn it!. Row faster people" He realised their cheeky plan.
"faster!" He shouted. Confused members rowed faster but the red team reached the finish line as they held the red ribbon high in the air.
Layla laughed with Joy with her team members. Lucas was lost in words. He was angry. Fire surged through him, angry with himself that he fell right into her trap.
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"That was a great game!" Reki highfied Eren. "Yah! I didn't know the plan would work" Kay said in a yappy voice.
"indeed it was a great game" A breathy voice mumbled loud enough for them to hear.
"Sir Lucas?" Eren chirped. He pulled him by his shoulder inspite of his sticky jersey.
"Congrats. I was quite surprised." Lucas pulled her hand away.
"Thank you sir Lucas, we are honored" Chloe brittle voice replied as she clutched Eren's arm.
"So am I, Sir Lucas!" Eren snarled.
"Eren, can I have a minute?" Lucas asked.
Eren stepped away from her team as she followed Lucas to a more quite place.
"that was quite a plan" Lucas said as he turned to stare at her.
"Thank you sir Lucas, I am honoured." Layla smiled.
"You sure do get with your team mates quite well"
"yes I do"
" distraction did quite a bit to lose our rhythm. Not a bad plan. Disturbing our rhythm to slow us down. " Lucas chuckled. The shock due to Eren's performance made his teammates out of concentration.
"You should have noticed something else too" Layla smiled.
"Reki, you sure did use him didn't you?" Lucas noticed Reki missing at the racing shell when they were halfway. He concluded that they used Reki as the engine for the racing shell given his strength.
"as expected from the great genius of our kingdom" Layla clapped..
"i was called a genius for a reason, wasn't I?" he scoffed.
Layla looked at him curiously.
"Did you think your power to control water would go unnoticed?"