_05_ (Jace's Point of View)
"Change, Han and Go on offense, Jang and Delta o defense." The instructor said after two minutes.
The heiresses are surprisingly good at fighting.
Delta Ethan couldn't even hit Chelsea while Irene and Jess are on the same level. They were able to block all the attacks thrown.
I looked at Lavalee. I didn't think she or her friends, apart from Irene, would really enroll in a subject like this but I guess you shouldn't judge a book by its cover.
She may look like a classy spoiled brat heiress on the outside but she has this adventurous attitude.
I saw how she claps her hand while watching Jess and Irene.
Wait, she's giving them a beat, Jess and Irene are moving by Lavalee's claps.
"Enough, very good," The instructor said and Lavalee stood up to go to her friends.
They tapped her shoulders and smiled at her then Chelsea shook her head.
"Han, Jang, Go, you've exceeded my expectations, Delta you did great. All in all, all four of you got 10 points." The instructor said and wrote something on his class record
Lavalee walked to the middle and placed the two mats together.
"Good luck!" Jess and Irene shouted and she flipped her hair before stretching herself.
I went in front and faced her, she's smiling, then Chelsea tossed something.
"Kamsa, Tal!" she shouted and tied her hair up.
Oh, a hair tie.
"Kan, on defense, Santiago, you're on offense." The instructor said and I attacked her lightly.
I can't attack her full force, she's still a girl.
"Is that all you've got?" she asked and raised her head
It's as if she really wants to get hurt.
"Don't go easy!" Jess and Irene shouted and started clapping and I saw how Lavalee's foot moved.
I tried to match her speed and tried to grab her arms but she blocked it and backflipped to get away from me, that took me by surprise
"She's so cool!"
"That's right, beat him!"
"Cool!"
She even placed her hands on her waist before she rolled her eyes.
"Don't hold back!" she said and I aimed to put her down but she was able to block it again.
I tried to go faster but still with light force but she manage to match me.
How could she?
I was trained under military training. Martial arts training can never match that.
"Santiago, stop holding back!" Irene even shouted
I attacked Lavalee stronger this time but she was able to hold my fist.
"Kan, Offense! Santiago Defense!" the instructor said
I took my hand back but I was surprised when she did a backflip. If I didn't step back she could have hit me in the face.
She ran to me and I blocked her attack.
It was light but too strong for a girl like her.
She tried to punch me but I dodge it but it was just a trick.
She punched me in the stomach and then she kicked my hips with her foot straight.
I tried to dodge but again it was just a faint to trick me. She kneeled to my stomach making me groan before holding my arm and then throwing me to the ground.
"Shit! She's so strong."
"Is that really a girl?"
"Cool!"
"Sizzling hot chick!"
She jumped and made weird slices on my shoulder and nape when she landed.
I blocked it but a little later I felt my body being numbed.
"Enough." The instructor said and I slowly walked back to our seat.
"Put it on Lav's blows earlier," Chelsea said and handed me the pain reliever patches
"I advise you to put that on. You'll feel the effect after a minute." Lavalee said and took the patches from Chelsea and she was the one who put them on me.
"How much force did you apply?" Jess asked
"It's just a little. I don't want to kill him. " Lavalee replied
"Miss Lavalee, why did you make those slices? It didn't seem to mean much. " Lieutenant Salvador asked
"You think so? I'll do it for you. " Lavalee said and pulled Lieutenant's left arm and did those weird slices too.
"It'll take effect once the bell rang." She said and listened to the instructor who explained some basics.
After a while, the bell rang for lunch and Lieutenant Salvador started to groan while holding the arm that Lavalee attacked.
"It's already numb, no?" Chelsea asked and placed the painkilling patches on his arms
"Those weird slices are nerve-numbing techniques. Lavalee attacked the critical nerve points that are responsible for the sense of touch of the arms, though it will take effect after quite a while." Irene said and I looked at Lavalee unbelievingly
How can she do that?
She took her bag and I went to the lockers to change into my uniform then we went out and waited for them.
"Jeez. You're acting like our boyfriend or something. " Jess commented
"Like Bryle?" Lavalee asked and they laughed as Jess frowned
"Whatever! Go, Lav, talk to the teacher. " Jess said and pushed Lavalee away
I followed Lavalee while the others separated from us.
"Why are you talking to the teacher?" I asked her
"Huh? Are you still following? Nothing will happen to me here I'm safe." she said
Suddenly, two daggers passed right in front of Lavalee. She sighed before catching it.
"Hey! Your dagger slipped." She said and threw the dagger back hitting a guy's sleeve, pinning his sleeve to the wall.
"Is that your definition of safe?" I asked with a raised brow
"As you can see, Mr. Scott, I can defend myself perfectly." She said and flipped her hair then we went to the faculty's room
"Mrs. Baldemero?" she asked once she stepped inside the faculty room.
"Ah. Ms. Kan, Mr. Scott," our teacher who distributed the waiver earlier said
Did she just say, Mr. Scott?
Did she know?
"About what you said earlier, can I be an exemption?" Lavalee asked making me look at her
"That would be unfair to your classmates, Miss Kan." Our teacher calmly said so Lavalee sat on the chair in front of the teacher's desk
"I don't want to use this to have exemptions but I think I need to." She said and sighed and pulled her phone out.
Later on, she talked to someone over the phone in a different language then a man arrived.
"Mr. Buenaventura," Mrs. Baldemero said and bowed then signaled us to bow
"Mrs. Baldemero, this young lady here is my closest friend's eldest daughter and I am allowing her on that camping trip." The man said and tapped Lavalee's shoulder
"I'll talk to the teacher, dear, you can go ahead." The man told Lavalee
We waited for the man to go out, and when he finally came out Lavalee bowed.
"Thank you, Uncle." She said and the man chuckled before tapping her shoulder
Lavalee stood up and the man smiled at her.
"You don't have to do that, Lavalee. We did promise your mother and father that we will watch over the five of you." The man said and Lavalee hugged him
"Kamsahabnida, Uncle." Lavalee said
"No worries, I'm glad to help you fulfill your parents' wishes." He said and ruffled Lavalee's hair before leaving
Her phone rang and I walked beside her.
She talked to her brother, or as I understood, over the phone. She assured him that she didn't use their connection with dealing with the waiver.
We arrived inside the classroom.
"Oh, Kan, Santiago, the two of you are late so you'll be partners, everybody else has a group." The professor said and we sat on our chairs.
"Your activity is to build a company model using recycling materials. You will also pass a paper where the initial capital, the construction cost for the materials, and what kind of company it would be is written. I want it to be realistic." Our professor said and sat on her desk
The other students began chattering to themselves, while Lavalee seem preoccupied. After a while, Lavalee faced me and then showed me a sketch.
"This is how I think the company would look like." She said and gave me the paper
"I think it would be better if we build a company that both of has a background on. " She said
"Like, for instance, I have a background in hotel and management same with recruitment while you have one for defense, and protection so I'm thinking of a security agency or such things that have anything with martial arts and defense." She said
"You're lucky to have her as a partner. She knows many things about business." Jess said and snickered
"I know right, girl!" she said and flipped her hair
After classes, we went to the mall and they went to the national bookstore.
We bought five pieces of ½ illustration board, twenty pieces of glue sticks, and two glue guns, then she took three metallic foils and rulers, colored pens, and decorative markers.
She also bought clear nail polish and three sets of paint.
"What are those for?" I asked when she was holding a roll of ribbons and gift wrappers.
"I'm going to wrap my gifts." She said and we paid for all the things we bought.
I drove after her car until we reach her house.
She put down the things we bought in the living room and then she went upstairs. I went to our room here in the mansion. I changed into casual clothes and then went out.
Lavalee was walking back and forth then I saw that her friend and my comrades are just watching her. She was speaking fast in a language I can't decipher. I don't know if it was Japanese or Korean or both or another language.
"Chelsea! Track their GPS," she ordered Chelsea and they opened their laptops on the table
"Lavalee, Kent's in Auryman," Chelsea asked confused then Lavalee seemed to have realized something
"Those brats!" she sighed heavily then the maid handed her a glass of water.
"Thank you, Manang." She smiled sweetly and sat beside Chelsea
"So, they tricked you again?" Irene asked
"Remind me to scold them." She said and turned to us
"Let's go," she said lightly and took our materials and spread them on the floor
"What should we do?" She asked while facing her laptop
"Let's do your suggestion." I replied and she looked at me
"Okay," she's still breathing heavily
"Are you alright?" I asked and she nodded.
"Lav," Jess walked toward her and handed her a gum
"Don't mind it too much. They're acting's just getting better." Jess said and patted Lavalee's back
"I know," Lavalee replied
She focused on doing our activity while chewing her gum. I remained silent and helped her cut the metallic foils and the containers.
I can't believe how she was able to turn the carton of cereals and containers of laundry powder into a company model with just paint and metallic foils.
She was also the one to make the paper because I don't know anything about it, the only help I gave was holding things in place and sticking them with glue.