The scbool bell rang as the empty hall began to swarm with children who all headed to their various lockers.
Among this large number of students was Sheila.
Her face looked moody and unfortunately no one seemed to have noticed it yet. Not even the loudmouth of a friend beside her.
She would keep on chattering and clamouring about how she had spent her vacation on an island and the fun time she also had with her boyfriend who she went on a date with.
But Sheila never bothered to listen to these things. Every year, Angela always did the same thing during summer vacation and she rarely spoke about anything else. So Sheila didn't bother herself by listening to her friend's tale rather, she thought about her own problems.
Because of her father, she had been tagged as an introverted person and just as her father had decided to change his mind, another thing occured and the desired result was forfeited.
Sheila was so lost in her thoughts that she accidentally bumped into a kid while walking.
"I'm so sorry". She said
"No worries". The green-eyed boy who had bumped into her said.
Sheila couldn't help but feel that the boy in front of her gave her a sense of familiarity. It felt as if she had seen this boy before and she couldn't shake that feeling away from her.
The boy then stretched his hand forward.
"I'm Cerebius, you?". He said.
Sheila did nothing but gaze on his hand and admire snow white skin which seemed almost spotless.
All of a sudden his hand was grabbed by Angela.
"I'm Angela and this pretty girl here is Sheila" .Angela blurted.
" Sheila".the boy repeated.
Sheila broke from her daze as soon as soon as she heard the boy mention her name.
She couldn't understand why her cheek had suddenly turned red just by looking at the boy.
"Nice meeting you".
He said as he headed towards the principal's office right behind them.
Angela and Sheila stared at the transparent glass door of the principal's office as the boy turned his head halfway to reveal his green eyes and then..
Sheila noticed it...
The jet black hair...
The green eyes...
The face...
She had seen it all before.
She had initially thought that she wouldn't meet the boy again but fortunately, fate had other plans for them.
It was none other than the boy that she and Bryan had met in the forest.
Surprise showed in Sheila's Eye and face as she gazed at the boy.
"You like him, don't you?". Angela asked
"No, I just happen to have seen him before".
"Great! Then he's all mine"
"But you don't even know him yet".
"Don't worry I'll get all the information I need later".
"Just be careful"
"What's there to be afraid of?"
She simply shrugged as she couldn't just believe that a 17 year old boy had managed to defeat a 1.5 meter tall wolf all by himself.
She just simply imagined that the wolf must have been shot but she had not seen the bullet, only the boy which she thought was the hunter.
The Bell rang again as the students headed to history class.
As if fate wanted to turn on her, the boy walked to the closest seat by her side and sat.
Suddenly, everyone's gaze turned to the boy as one had to admit that the boy had very good looks.
The girls stared at him with admiration. And as for the boys, all they could do was look at him with envy and jealousy in their hearts.
Cerebius just curled up a smile as he noticed the various reactions of the students.
He was very familiar with the traits of humans as well as how they behaved. But he never imagined that it would be like this.
But, he couldn't bother himself with all these distractions as he had a mission already.
"Sheila, right". He said as referring to Sheila who, like the other girls, had never removed her gaze from him since he entered the class.
"Wow, who is that girl".
"Did she know him before"
"I think so, how would he notice someone like her if he didn't know her"
"She's so lucky"
"How could he not notice me, why her"
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Various comments were passed as soon as Cerebius began his conversation with Sheila.
Sheila could barely respond to Cerebius as she too she was shocked.
This further proved that he was the boy she had met earlier, else, why would a boy like him bother talking to a girl like her.
"Y-yes". She managed to say
She just couldn't believe herself.
Never had she felt shy in front of any boy so why was she so flushed and flustered right now.
Just as Cerebius was about to utter another word, the history teacher entered the class.
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As soon as the closing bell rang, she dashed outside the classroom and headed outside. She couldn't just afford another confrontation with the new boy.
"Sheila wait up!". Angela shouted.
Sheila didn't listen as she continues to move forward.
She even passed places she never passed gone before just to avoid him following her home.
Before she knew it, she found in herself in a place she had never been to before.
In her attempt to ditch Cerebius she had brought herself to the devil's lair.
Although she had never been to the place, she had heard many stories about it.
It was known as the devil's lair to all as it harbored criminals of the various types. It was highly advisable to not wander on this street alone for one could not predict the next thing that would happened if one remained there for a long time.
"What have I gotten myself into?". She muttered.
Suddenly, she heard a trash can plummet into the ground.
" Well, what do we have here". She heard.
"Who said that?" She bellowed.
"Another prey to feed on" another said.
Soon she found herself in the midst of 5 tall men each holding a knife.
"Cooperate if you don't want to get hurt" one of the men said.
There were carrying out such a crime in daylight!
As the men advanced towards her they all heard the scream of a man.
Soon the five men who stood before her had.suddenly reduced to four.
The fifth laid on the ground screaming in pain as he held his broken hand with his other hand.
"Now that's no way to treat a lady"
A voice came from the back of the injured man. He held the man's leg up high and broke his with a single hand.
'No way, why is he here'. Sheila thought
"Who are you".
Cerebius left the broken leg and advanced forward.
"I'm your worst nightmare".
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