Chapter 7 - Hierarchy

Where is this going.

Luca inner thought chimed in.

"Y-yeah" he stuttered.

All this came as a surprise to Luca. All of a sudden noise erupted in the class, it was a girl who entered, her hair was blond and waist length, she was busty and had a toned body, she looked cheerful with her black twinkling eyes, giving off carefree vibe as she entered. Greetings popped up from various corner of the class.

"Oh.. it's Tessa Moonshadow!, she gave the speech on behalf of the first years at the orientation ceremony last week"

"Wow, I didn't know she was in our class" 

Luca glanced up without much expression.

It's true she is pretty, but what is with them, I thought they attended PE class together? Why are they acting like they just saw her. Luca mused.

"Tessa, why didn't you attend the first lecture?" The class rep asked in a bold voice, looking serious as he stood at the front of the whiteboard facing Tessa, who kept waving at those greeting her like some celebrity basking in the adoration of her fans.

Tessa turned to him. "My, my, you know PE class is such a hassle," she replied, beaming, her face sparkling like sunlight dancing on water, she was an embodiment of carefree nature.

Quite an odd one we've got here.

Luca thought.

The class rep quieted the class, he heaved a sigh.

"Have your seat" he told her.

After a while of taking the roll call, a burly guy marched in like a wrestler entering the ring, he was very tall and build, it's safe to say he was the tallest in the class, with tucked out shirt, he didn't wear tie, he pocketed his hands as he entered, three guy followed, his expression had a hint of arrogance and underlying menace marked with a permanent scowl, his presence commanding the attention of the entire class.

Another one, this one even has henchmen.

Luca's thought chimed in.

Numerous muttering were heard from various corner of the class.

"Isn't that Mason Jake?"

"Really?" 

"Yeah, the guy who challenged and beat the fourth years in a basketball game with some bunch of second years lastweek"

"Wow, so we've got a sportsman in our class?" 

"But he kinda look bullish"

Mason grunted irritatedly at the class perhaps he heard the bad comment made to him, the girl sitting near the entrance flinched in fear.

"Hey Mason, why are you just entering the class along with your peers even though you didn't attend the PE lecture" the class rep asked him.

"Yo!... Rep, how you doing? For your info... I had something more important to do, that's why," he said, glaring at the rep fiercely as he towered above him, but the class rep refused to be intimidated, standing straight and proud.

"Hey... Mason Jake..... watch your tongue....," a dreadful voice sounded from the front seat. It was Tessa's, more like a threat, yet sublime, she said without looking up. The whole class was in decorum, devoid of any noise.

"Y-yeah," Mason managed to squeak, more like a dog whimpering and backing away from something more intimidating. His towering body became a shadow of its former self, the three guy hid behind his big body as cold sweat broke from their face, perhaps they too were intimidated.

Unbelievable!, Kinda scary...,

Luca thought, looking amused at the hierarchy of the class.

He couldn't help but thought about Tessa, the carefree girl with cute-like face earlier with such intimidating voice, she sounded like a different person entirely from how she greated the class when she first entered. He couldn't helped but wonder what her face was like when she threatened Mason. The second thing that amazed Luca was how Mason respond, he sound terrified, Luca himself filled the menace of the words, it carried weight, his inner sense signaled to him immediately that the person speaking wasn't ordinary, it was like she exuded some kind of intimidating aura with the words she spoke.

"I'm sorry rep" gaining back his composure, Mason apologized and marched to his seat while the three guys behind him followed, they looked like loyal shadows, moving in unison with their leader.

"Class rep, it seems we have a fellow here who didn't attend PE class too" a voice chimed up, it was subtle, carrying neither criticism nor commendation. It came from lean boy in the second row directly behind Tessa, he wore round spectacles also with stack of notebooks on his desk, which gave him a kinda nerdish vibe, his name clearly written on the front of one of the notebooks says "Dennis Potter". He then turned and look at Luca with his blue eyes, their eyes met.

Tsk!! What is with him, he gives me the creeps..

Luca thought with slightly irritated expression as he glanced away. Luca felt something ominous about the boy but he decided to put the thought away.

"That will be Mr. Luca Moonfire," the class rep said, adjusting his glasses like some meticulous librarian, every movement deliberate and precise as he shifted the glasses to the edge of his nose with his index finger.

"Luca Moonfire huh?" Tessa said and chuckled lightly.

I hope this won't turn into a hassle, I don't like where this is going.

Luca brain screamed.

Mason and his henchmen sat at the row in front of Luca, third row to the front row, Mason sat directly in front of Luca.

Tsk! Why does it have to be my front?

Luca complained inwardly, an irritated expression slightly showing on his face as he gazed at the muscular-build back of Mason, which appeared as if the strained shirt he wore was holding on for dear life, ready to burst like an overstuffed sausage.

"I will repeat the roll call" The class rep said, just as he said this, a figure entered the class. 

As the figure entered the class, another round of noise popped up from various directions of the class, even the class rep couldn't do anything but could only loiter.

What is happening again?

Luca wondered and tried to look up at the reason for the sudden noise.

What he saw made his mouth hang open.