After going to various teachers to join their classes, Klara was a bit exhausted as she trudged through the halls. It's getting increasingly difficult to ignore the looks of admiration and some of jealousy as she passed by fellow students and even a few teachers.
"Klara?" Shio called out as he met Klara in the hallways and tapped on her back.
"Yes, Shio?" Klara turned to see an extremely beautiful yet handsome boy with long green hair tied into a ponytail jogging towards her. He has a pair of lovely yellow eyes. His smile was gentle and catchy, causing all the ladies to squeal in joy and some guys to chuckle. When he stood next to Klara he was some few inches taller than her and he had a slightly muscular build.
"It's still hard to believe that it's you. How does your body look so muscular?" Shio muttered in a low voice into Klara's ear. "Did you have surgery?"
"No, I'm wearing a muscle suit," Klara tipped on her toes and whispered in his ears.
This sudden gesture caused Shio to step a few inches away from Klara, his face red as a tomato.
"That's– good in case -someone asks you to strip to check if you're a guy," Shio stuttered as Klara looked at him confused.
"If you're done blushing, can you escort me to the dining hall? I need to eat," Klara said bluntly and stared at Shio with a straight face.
'Damn she's so harsh,' Shio thought and he clenched his chest as though he was in pain.
Noticing Shio's tension, a girl walked up to him with a furrowed brow of concern. "Shio, are you alright?" she asked quietly.
Instantly, Shio banishes the tension to pin the girl with a charming smile and wink. "I'm alright now, because your beautiful face has eased the pain in my heart," he said flirtatiously.
"Kyyyaaa!" All the girls in the hall squealed in excitement but Klara just rolled her eyes.
'Even though we're best friends, I always find his flirtatious phrases so cheesy,' Klara thought as she looked at Shio smiling at the girls with a straight face.
Klara narrows her eyes coldly on Shio, unamused at his dramatics. "If you're done, can we go and eat now?" Klara said coldly as she stared at Shio.
"Sorry, I almost forgot that you get cranky when you haven't eaten," Shio apologized, scratching his head. He waves apologetically to the girl with another charming grin before walking down the halls with Klara. "All eyes are on you," he notes in a soft undertone when catches sight of the stares from both men and women in the halls.
"Same for you," Klara commented.
"But you're more beautiful than me." Shio chuckled. "You really look like a beautiful person from an anime."
"Haha, thanks. All the anime cosplayers on TikToka have helped improve my disguise skills." Klara tried to laugh but it almost sounded robotic.
"I like it better if you were a girl, but this is even better. I don't want boys to be ogling their eyes at you," Shio said thoughtfully. He hugged Klara and patted her on the head.
"Hands off before you get a black eye," Klara said coldly.
"Yes ma'am! I mean yes sir!" Shio saluted before following along.
At the front of the dining hall was a serving counter like an all-you-can-eat buffet. Neatly placed and managed by people who stood behind each food to serve the students. Hundreds of students were walking up and down, each collecting their food and sitting down to eat.
At Klara and Shio's entrance, however, a few of the students turn their attention to the two of them with rapt attention.
Ignoring the stares, Klara and Shio walked to the serving counter and took some ceramic plates with utensils on an already-made tray. They collect their food silently.
Once they were done, they sat around one of the glass tables.
"Let's just have our lunch," Shio said as he was about to dig in.
Clasping her hands together, Klara bows her head. "Bless our food, oh Lord."
With raised brows, Shio stalls in stuffing his face to watch her. His brow wrinkles. "You still go to church?" he asked.
"Of course. Whenever I go to church, I just feel peace," Klara explains calmly and she took a bite of some nicely cut steak.
"He's probably not real, you know?" Shio said, referring to God.
"I don't care. Going to church just brings me peace, which I never got when I didn't know the church," Klara said, causing her to remember her mother's words in the past.
'You shouldn't be going to church, it's just a waste of time and your talent. You could be learning right now or even training!'
Noticing Klara's face was more straight, Shio realized she was slightly upset. An uncomfortable pit forms in his stomach at the notion of upsetting her, so he playfully asks, "Klara, could you please feed me?"
Startled at the abrupt question, Klara nearly drops her fork. She casts him a scathing glare. "No!"
Shio dramatically grasped his chest "Straight rejection, how cruel!"
****
"Have you heard about it?"
"There's a new scholarship student. We've never had a scholarship student before!"
"What's more is that he's doing most of the courses in the school."
"Today alone I heard he had gone to the music class and surprised the teacher with his awesome rock and singing skills."
"Surprise Mr. Guweis? That's impossible!"
"I'm telling you the truth! And that was just this morning,"
"He later went to try out for the school's football team and had the coach begging for him to be part of the team."
"That's crazy! Coach Kwesi? He's known to be ruthless when picking people to be part of the team…"
"All that happened in a span of two hours. Now, I heard he's going to try out for the martial arts class after lunch."
"What? You mean Miss Mable's class?!"
"Come on. Let's go!"
***
In a large room with a smooth wooden floor stood Klara before a slightly muscular, fair female teacher. She looked middle-aged. She has frizzy red hair and an air of cool red eyes. She wore a white karate clothes as she stood there with her arms crossed. A worn black belt is cinched tightly around her waist.
"You wanna be part of my class?" the woman asked with a cheeky grin and her hands crossed.
"Yes ma'am," Klara said calmly.
"Well, then, if you manage to land a hit that would cause me to stumble, you pass," the woman stated.
Klara immediately dashed towards Mable. She placed both her hands on the floor as she used her legs to swing around in a quick motion and Mable managed to stop them with her arms but she didn't stumble.
'To use such a complicated move. He's not an amateur,' Mable thought as she watched her quivering hands and missed.
Klara then threw a punch at Mable, but when Mable was about to stop it Klara twisted her body in the air and kicked Mable in the head causing her to stumble.
Clutching her head, Mable stumbles backwards. She chuckles wearily, her grin sharpening. "Haven't you ever heard of respect towards a lady?"
"I believe in gender equality." Klara clasped her hand together as a sign of respect.
"Tch, well, I can't argue that." Mable chuckled. "You're now part of the martial arts class."
"Thanks." Klara smiled before walking away.
Everyone who stood at the window outside of the martial art hall stared in utter bewilderment and shock at the battle they had just witnessed.
"OMG! He's so perfect!" one of the girl's squealed and feigned a swoon. The other girls surrounding her chittered and laughed, but murmured their cheeky agreements.
"Don't you find the way he's perfect to be creepy?" one of the guys asked with a frown.
"You're just jealous," another girl retorted at the boy.
Hearing the words, Klara nodded to herself. 'Being perfect. Yes, that's my mum's goal. Because of her, I'm alive today, so I shall do my best to achieve her goal. To be a perfect human. Father Lord, please lend me your strength.'
After the school day was over and it was evening. Klara tapped on her phone and Shio appeared a few minutes later. His typical charming grin is in place and he eagerly takes his place at Klara's side.
"Let's go to our dorm. I'm sure you're gonna love it!" Shio beamed and Klara just nodded.
After taking a small taxi to their school, they arrived at a luxurious mansion.
From the outside, the mansion looks luxurious and extravagant. It was a wide rectangular 3 story building. It looks like it has been built and bricks covered in render and has gray plant decorations. Large, square windows add to the overall look of the house and have been added to the house in a mostly symmetric way.
The roof is low and pyramid shaped and is covered with black roof tiles. Two small chimneys sit on either side of the house. A few large windows let in just enough light to the rooms below the roof. The house itself is surrounded by paved ground.
There was a balcony on the third floor which could be seen as Klara entered the house.
Upon entering, Klara noticed the floor in the house was made of ceramic and after some few steps, she was greeted with a massive living room that could hold about 15 people.
"This is so cool, right?" Shio asked as he looked at Klara but she was expressionless as ever.
There was so much furniture in the house including fancy lamps hanging on the ceiling on each floor as they explored.
The house is equipped with a small kitchen and 12 luxurious bedrooms, a large dining area which has a luxurious circular glass table with 20 chairs.
Upon entering the kitchen they were met with a lavish black quartz counter. The sink was beautiful and coloured black as behind it stood materials for personal hygiene.
Beside it were refrigerated drawers and warming drawers to keep food warm or cold. On the left side of the kitchen were beautiful glass cabinets of various glassware and ceramics all placed neatly.
Beside it was a high-tech refrigerator which Klara fidgeted with a little find out it was a touchscreen, camera, a semi-transparent door, smartphone based temperature management and it was aesthetically pleasing.
On the right side of the kitchen was a luxurious chef based stove. Coloured black and used an electrical gas system.
A chandelier hangs from the roof of the kitchen lighting up the place beautifully.
Once they left the kitchen a group of ten boys were already standing before Klara and Shio, some smiling, others with a straight face.
The boy closest to Klara takes another step towards her with a bright smile. "Welcome, Scholarship Student, to the dorm of the top 10. You now make 11. I'm Adrien."
"Nice to meet you," Klara greets plainly, already pivoting on her heel to head towards the stairs. "Good night."
Pulling out her phone, Klara checks the messages from Kevin to discover that Kevin has already asked his staff to deliver her luggage to her new dorm room.
The sound of rushed steps behind her, Klara glances over her shoulder to notice that Shio has followed her up the stairs. "I'm tired, I'll be sleeping for some hours."
Laughing, Shio scurries to her side. "Well, what do you expect after trying most of the activities in the school?" he jests lightly with a snort. "I told you that your body won't be able to handle it!"
Klara waved her hand behind her dismissively. "I can handle it," she muttered petulantly as she arrived at her room.