Prologue:

Aziria Izzy Sullvian? Is there a cool nerd to hang out with? Yes and she is. How about mysterious? Yes, don't fight her because you don't know her. Just stay away from her. Big time? Yes, so don't say she looks like money. You know nothing about her. She can't fight? Choose your opponent because when you lead, she will fight you. Hurt as much as you want but when her patience is exhausted. What will you do now?

There's three mafias are not a plague on a woman's life. They're the only ones who will solve her secrets until they become a knot in their brains.

Be careful of the way you act and say that because of her young age and beautiful face, there is something you don't expect.

Aziria's POV

"Why traffic?!" I shouted inside my car.

It's annoying that I might be late for my class, I act early but I'm still here on the road. I looked at my appearance in the mirror again. I'm beautiful but I wear glasses. No lipstick? I'm not used to it. Bring a book? Hayst, better to leave it in my condo. Messy hair? It's annoying. I'm doing all this because daddy and mommy's bodyguards are looking for me. This scene is exhausting.

They are separated so I stay away. Their bodyguards were looking for me but I was stupid because I was still studying at the school where my father was a co-stockholder there. No matter how much I tried to get my uncle to enroll me in another school, he still followed through. He was the one I asked for help, his reason was to keep a close eye on me. My father's house is far from here so I agreed.

After a while, the cars started moving in my direction. I immediately drove my car fast. I don't want to get late, that’s not my style.

When I got to Klent Inria High School, I stopped in the parking lot. I'm in my fourth year of high school, so I've only been here for one year. When I came out, the students murmured. My head gets hot quickly even though I don't have red days today. Well, no matter which school I went to, there was always competition among them.

I locked my car properly. I entered and my eyes caught the two men who had been calling and insulting me. You thought they were handsome. You’re right. They are really handsome, hehe.

I just continued walking and I looked around the whole school. I was surprised when someone grabbed my shoulder. When I turned around, those were the men who were calling me earlier. I faced them with a mixture of wonder.

"You transferred here, what? The school is nice? Amaze?" There was bragging in his voice.

I frowned at him but I didn't show it because I was new here. "I'm not surprised, I'm bored."

Dad always brings me here when they have a meeting but I don't see this man I'm talking to. His face is not familiar to me.

"The height of-"

He stopped what he was going to say because the man he was with earlier came behind us. He was already with someone but this someone went in front of us.

"What's that Trill? Is that what you're looking for in a woman? Low class huh. Disgusting." His lips pursed as if he was very disgust with me. Seriously? He’s a man. Too judgmental.

"Israel, he's not my type, haha." They laughed because of what Trill said. Do I care? "I just saw her a while ago. She said she's fed up with this school. Transferees are really boring."

So what?

Israel confronted me. "Are you a woman? That's it? And your face? That’s it? Final?"

I will report you to dad, kidding. He’s already happy with his ***** mistress. Pft. Based on their names of this men I'm talking to now, their fathers are also co-stockholders here.

"Hey, why are you so quiet, Klyde?" Trill pointed to the man behind us. I also noticed that he didn't speak.

"Nothing."

I was just surprised by the noise because someone broke. Its screams are purely...

"Gosh, Ryxel! I want you!" The women screamed.

Is she serious? Is she really shouting that? I looked at the man, he’s really a heartrob at any time. Hayst, Ryxel.

"Ryxel! Why are you so handsome?!"

"Ryxel! Pay attention to me! Look at me!"

"Stupid, he doesn't like ugly."

When he approached our place, the girls shouted differently.

"My god! Is it Israel! Will I always see handsome men?"

"Hey, Trill and Klyde!"

"You four are really handsome! I hope you can just be friends!"

Israel's POV

The girls are very loud because of Ryxel. You think he's so handsome, but if you look at the four of us, he's the last. So worthless.

I looked at the female transferee who was looking at Ryxel. I want to say that don't expect that he will like you because you are too ugly and gross.

"Push her. He’s ruining our image," Trill whispered to me but I couldn't because Ryxel was heading to our place. That's where my attention went.

When he got closer, the woman approached Ryxel. She held his shoulder and whispered something. "Let everyone know I'm here, I've been impatient."

The man nodded without hesitation.

What? He followed? So why she is impatient? I noticed that the woman was walking away, but Ryxel had something to say so he stopped.

"I miss you, see you later!"

Wow, huh! What's wrong with those two?! Ryxel is disgusting, there are many girls who like him and now he’s interested to that girl gross!

"Maybe they have a secret relationship?" Trill wondered.

I should have answered but Klyde got ahead of me.

"There's something." He laughed at what he thought. I don't know if he is serious or not.

Crazy!

"Something? Don't tell me that Ryxel likes that ugly girl?" I felt worse. I don't know, I feel bad for what I witnessed. It's annoying, that girl's mood breaker.

"That's right, haha." Because he didn't stop laughing, Trill was also infected. I shook even more.

I just left and went to the cafeteria. I was surprised because the students gathered. I looked at who it was. Keziah is the flirtiest here. Yes, that's what the students here at school think of her. The judges were first year high school students.

She pushed the nerd, that girl earlier to sit on the floor. Sshe looks like a brainless nerd, isn't it? So she left us earlier to go to the cafe? She said she was bored. This is her hobby? The cafeteria.

"Look at what you're passing by, huh?! If you can't see, take off your glasses!" Keziah shouted.

Nerd didn’t answer her. Keziah even poured cold water on it causing the students to scream, very happy with what they were watching now.

"Is it enjoying?" Keziah asked.

She stood up and was about to speak but Heart stopped her. Heart, she’s beautiful even if you look at it from a distance but she has bad records because of fighting. Wherever she goes, 100% sure a fight will happen.

Heart looked at the woman, scanning the body. After that, she faced Keziah. "You should be kind, friendly, loved to transferee. But you’re stupid that’s why you did that to her.”

Wow, is she really kind to what she's defending? Heart's eyes were only focused on Keziah, looking at her with obvious suppressed anger.

Keziah was supposed to slap Heart but Jasfer came. He grabbed Keziah's hand and let go. "Don't you dare me, Keziah." He had a baritone voice. He shook his head before standing up the girl who had been sitting earlier.

"Are you okay, Aziria?" Heart asked urgently. So her name is Aziria?

"I'm not okay because of this *****."

They laughed causing Keziah to leave annoyed. Wow, just wow.

"Welcome back, Miss Beautiful." Jasfer was about to hug Aziria but someone interrupted again.

Lara, she is also beautiful, she is popular in our school. She is always the representative in pageants. Probably when there are events like that, everyone supports her especially the school, but she is really grumpy.

"Jasfer, you're becoming a playboy again." Lara said to him.

Jasfer just scratched his head.

My brow furrowed when I noticed they whispered. Hayst, I'm so being gossipy, I want to know what they're talking about.

"Thank you for helping." Aziria smiled in gratitude as she left.

Yes, there seems to be something, but wait. Miss beautiful? ****! Is Jasfer blind? Is he lewd? He's a handsome man but I'm even more handsome.

When the trouble was over. I was just surprised because girl students here was already looking at me. I ran but I still heard their screams. They are addicted to me, do I look like a celebrity? After that incident. I went straight to the room and thankfully, ma'am wasn't there yet.

"Oh, you're so out of breath, Rael?" Kylde opened, writing in his notes. Did he notice me yet?

"Probably, what else?! The chix chased him again." They laughed. **** Trill, I have some gossip.

"I just saw that girl named Aziria being bullied in the cafe." I started and sat down. They immediately came to me.

"Oh, what happened?" Klyde's curiosity began.

"Jasfer, Heart and Lara help her."

I can breathe well so I can speak well.

"Famous." Trill commented that I immediately knew where I was going.

"There's something, Ryxel said earlier— " I stopped what Klyde was saying. Hayst.

"Stop saying something, leave the transferee alone. Let's not interfere with her life. She's just a transferee here, but if she thinks about us, it's terrible. What's wrong with that girl? Why does she just drag our interests like this? It's irritating."

Who are you, Aziria? Thank you

After a while Ma'am Gonzales came so I sat down. I put earphones in my ears during a song. When I'm with her class, I feel sleepy. I was going to sleep but...

The force of the knock. I looked at the door to see who it was. Aziria again.

"Come in," said Ma'am Gonzales.

This girl is crazy. She didn't even apologize for being late to class. She went straight to her chair.

"Please, introduce yourself." The teacher said with a smile. Don't say it that she’s our classmate. "Class, she just transferred so be nice to her."

"It's good, bro. Trip-trip." Troll whispered to me with raised eyebrows. Abnormal! But I agree with what he thought.

I just returned my gaze to the front.

"Hi, my name is Aziria Izzy Sullvian." Her speech lacked appetite. Her reaction was very different earlier, as if she had a reason to be cold.

"Okay, class, she’s new student, Aziria Izzy Sullvian. Be nice to her because-"

Aziria suddenly interrupted the teacher's speech. "I've introduced myself, my classmates shouldn't know what you say."

I just stared at what she said like the heck? Did she say that? I swear, I can't seem to understand what behavior—Argh! I don't care. Argh! Even our teacher was stunned. She's a rude student! Our teacher was embarrassed so she just made this girl sit down.

What a behavior, Aziria. Now, it's your turn.

To be continued...

Trill Villanueva’s POV

Ma'am Gonzales' teaching in front is so boring. The three of us are getting sleepy, so we decided to pass notes with insults written about Ms. Sullivan. Deservedly.

"I'm ugly."

"How much am I worth?"

"I smell bad."

Those were written on the notes, giving us a reason to giggle among ourselves. We're just friends, one person's joke becomes all of our joke. Depending on whether we agree or not – No, we do agree, we're just having fun.

"You're in trouble." Kylde threatened me with a serious reaction. As if he wasn't part of it.

I just grinned and cursed at him. "F*ck you!"

"I wonder how that would make her feel? Haha." Israel teased while looking back at Aziria. Let's try it on you to see how you'll react.

"All three of you at the back? Mr. Abriel, Mr. Villanueva, and Mr. Fuentebella, why are you laughing?" The teacher turned towards us, grabbing everyone's attention. The three of us fell silent.

We were shocked when Ms. Sullivan stood up.

"Because of me, maybe, ma'am," she said, taking the three notes stuck on her back. "See? Because of me." Then she calmly sat down as if nothing happened. She wasn't affected by what we did, which infuriated us.

"Sorry, Miss Sullivan."

We three were surprised at that. Why is she apologizing for that? She only asks for forgiveness from us if it's really necessary. For such a simple thing like sticking papers on her back? Why does she need to apologize?

"You don't need to say sorry, ma'am. Only the person who did it should admit it, but it looks like someone has a thick face, so it's better not to." I couldn't tell if he was teasing or irritated. I couldn't understand her emotions.

"All three of you, say sorry to Miss Sullivan!" The teacher shouted while pointing at us. Seriously? What's happening in our classroom?!

"Ma'ammmm!" Israel pouted immediately. I know what he's up to. He's trying to be cute. Well, that's Mr. Abriel, his antics.

"Ma'am, let it be if they don't want to. Don't force it, their pride might be at stake." I noticed her sigh. She hasn't looked at us since a while ago.

Not long after, the class ended.

"Break time, class. Goodbye."

"Watch out," Israel seriously warned me as if he's getting back at Ms. Sullivan for embarrassing us earlier. Yes, we were embarrassed, we rarely get scolded by a teacher.

Klyde and I went to the front door, while Kylde stayed at the back. Ms. Sullivan was still tidying her things when she finished, and then she walked towards us.

Caught.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" We burst into laughter when she almost stumbled on the floor, and even the onlookers couldn't help but laugh.

She just walked away as if nothing happened. What kind of girl is that? Didn't she notice our presence? Doesn't she want to know who did it? Isn't she angry that we laughed at her?

Aziria’s POV

Tsk, I almost tripped, but I managed to catch myself. I went to my locker and put my things inside. After that, I headed straight to the gym to meet Heart. While walking, all I could hear were...

"She's ugly."

"So old-fashioned."

"Newcomer? Is that how a transferee looks like?"

"Poor, I don't want to be friends with her."

There are really so many judgmental people, what else can I expect? They are too attention-seeking, but I'm thankful I'm not in the mood right now, so I just ignored them and went straight to the gym. Heart, Lara, Ryxel, and Jasfer are already there.

"Here comes Miss Beautiful," Jasfer greeted me with a smile, but I knew he was just kidding.

Lara examined me and asked, "Azira, why do you look like that?" Without hesitation, I slapped her slighty, and she winced in pain.

"Are you crazy? I also go through hardships. It's annoying to hide," I rolled my eyes. They're used to my displayed behavior.

"Why are you acting like that?" Heart asked, raising her eyebrow while staring at me. Pft.

"We've already talked about this," I replied.

"There's a fight tonight at 7:00 PM. Cyclops Gang vs. Evil Dragon Gang," Ryxel suddenly said, causing me to face him. A fight?

"Tonight already?" Lara questioned.

"Slow," Heart chimed in.

"Who are these Evil Dragon Gang people, Queennie?" Hays, she loves teasing. Out of all the names they can call me, why that one?

"You're disgusting," I smirked to let her know that I find it disgusting being called queenie. "The Evil Dragon ranks third. The Queen is Kim, and the members are Roel, Rino, and Sammer. They move fast, but once you memorize their patterns, it's easy to avoid them. They're also traitorous when attacking. We should watch out for all of them, not just the opponent we're facing, as any member can kill you from behind." I sighed. "In short, they're all traitors."

"That's who we'll be facing," Jasfer said excitedly. "We should have some girls to charm them, huh? Hehe." Because of that, Lara punched him. Tsk tsk, these two are really crazy.

"We can't kill them either because they have another fight after this, so our objective is to knock them down. Make them unable to stand or, let's say, if you wound one, they're out of the fight. They're victorious once everyone is wounded," I explained, puffing smoke from the cigarette I had lit. They told me to stop, but I ignored them and continued.

"That's fair according to their rules, so it's our rule too. It won't affect our rank if we're down to just one person, and that person manages to defeat all of us," I clarified, trying to ease their worries. This is the most challenging battle we'll face.

"What if only one of us is left. Will the rank be lowered?" asked Heart.

I took another puff from my cigarette before Ryxel snatched it away. "That's not allowed."

I didn't listen and continued.

"The fight will be fair based on their rules, and that's what we'll follow. The rank won't be lowered if you're the last one standing and you managed to wound all of them. You can still carry your teammates," I explained, trying to reassure them. They seemed to be more at ease now.

Ryxel stood up and spoke, "This is going to be an exciting fight." He looked at us. "But it seems we'll have a hard time."

"What exciting fight? I hope they won't wound my handsome face," Jasfer boasted again, sigh.

"By the way," I grabbed their attention again. "I have a question, who's the new member of the Sapphire Gang?"

"Yes," agreed Lara. "There's a new one, but I don't know them."

Ryxel wiped his mouth and answered my question. "I know one of the Sapphire Gang members."

"Who?"

"Last night, I saw a member of the Sapphire Gang surrounded by the Bloody Ruin Gang. The Sapphire Gang member removed their hoodie and mask, and it was Trill Villanueva behind it," he said, causing me to raise an eyebrow. Who's Trill? The name sounds familiar.

"Trill Villanueva?" Jasfer spoke up. Oh? Trill Villanueva? He seems like a classmate.

"That heartthrob?" Lara asked. Ryxel nodded.

"The one who's friends with Israel and Klyde?" Heart added. Why do they seem so surprised?

"Yeah, you guys are annoying," I said.

I paused, trying to recall the name. Now, I knew it. Finding out the members of the Sapphire Gang would be easy, especially with one clue.

Klyde Fuentebella's POV

At the cafeteria.

"Rael, are you going to watch the Cyclops Gang vs. Evil Dragon fight tonight?" Trill asked Israel while eating. He's the only one who's talkative with us.

I answered, "Heck, he's even crushing on the queen of the Cyclops Gang."

"You guys are idiots. You already know but still ask," he rolled his eyes and sighed. Sometimes, he's like that even when there's no problem. If mood swings are trendy among girls, of course with him, too!

"I feel like the queen of the Cyclops Gang will still look beautiful even with a hoodie and mask," I looked at Trill. I almost cringed when I saw him smiling and seemingly lost in thought. He's in love?

"Cyclops is the only gang that doesn't know the names and faces of its members. They all have a tattoo on their right nape." I chewed.

"Rank No. 1 because they're skilled and experienced!" Israel said. What's his problem? Does he need to shout?

"That's why you have a crush on their queen, huh? HAHAHAHAHAHA!" Trill is really crazy.

"I want to see the face of their queen. How can we do that?" He looked into space as if thinking.

Oh my, Real, does he have that much of an effect on you? So, I just punched him lightly.

Aziria's POV

6:30 pm.

Thirty minutes left before the fight starts. We all wore hoodies and masks before heading to the center. We needed to prepare ourselves.

"This is a tough fight for us," I heard Lara say, nervous for the first time. She's not usually like this.

"Yeah, if we get even a single wound, we'll lose immediately."

"Just laugh it off," Jasfer said.

"Hey, what do you mean laugh it off? Take this seriously. We need to win this. You know how powerful their gang's name is," who else but Ryxel, talkative as ever. He really takes care of our gang's name, Cyclops Gang.

The fight is about to begin. I'm just listening to what they're talking about, sensing what they're feeling.

"Are you ready?" the Emcee shouted.

All the gangs outside surrounding the ring shouted in response.

"From the corner, they are the Evil Dragon Gang." The Emcee paused as their members came out. When they were all out, he called our group. "Vs. Cyclops Gang!"

The gangs were making a lot of noise. Different gangs are here, and most of them are from other places. Once we were all in the middle, everyone was whispering, even my teammates.

Lara spoke, "I'm nervous."

"Yeah," Heart agreed.

I'm in trouble now.

They're nervous.

I received evil glares from the queen of the Evil Dragon Gang. They were five, and we were five, so it's one-on-one.

"Now, it's the hard fight. When you're injured, you'll be removed from the battle, so let's start! Rules are rules, gangs!"

I just focused on the queen, observing how she dodged. The queen of EDG kept trying to stab the queen of CG, but she managed to evade every attack. Everyone was surprised when one member of CG got injured on the shoulder. She's a girl, and her opponent is incredibly fast. It's astonishing.

"One left on the Cyclops Gang."

Their fight is intense. The EDG is too fast, and CG is also skilled at dodging. Two members of CG out, a girl and a boy. One was holding their leg, and the other was holding their elbow, leaving only two in the CG.

What's happening to them? Why are they being defeated so quickly? They seem nervous. If we were in their position, we would have a hard time too. But it's surprising since the Cyclops Gang is known for being skilled. It's the first time they've lost three members in a fight. Usually, it's just one or two.

Aziria's POV

Lara got injured, followed by Heart and Jasfer. While avoiding the queen, I talked to Ryxel.

"What's happening to them?" I spoke while focused on my opponent. As I thought, this is the result of their nervousness.

"They're being overwhelmed by fear and nervousness," he replied.

"Since when?" I furrowed my brow.

"It's just too difficult. You get wounded, and you're out," Ryxel said. "I like it." He wounded one of them while two focused on me.

I kept evading them because one was behind me, and the queen was in front of me.

"What's the queen of CG doing?"

The spectators whispered. They must be wondering why I'm not doing anything. This kind of action is unusual in a fight.

"She's just continuously avoiding them," one murmured.

"****!" Ryxel shouted when he got wounded in the shoulder, seemingly attacked from behind. I glanced at him, saw the wound.

Trill's POV

"The queen of the Cyclops Gang is all alone now," Klyde whispered. I could feel the tension and nervousness in the ring.

I crossed my arms and asked, "Can she handle those three by herself?"

"She can still do it," Israel, who's in love, replied. Tsk.

Since earlier until now, the queen of CG has just been dodging. Everyone is wondering why.

"Woah!" Everyone shouted as the hoodie and mask of the queen of CG were torn. Her mask was removed, and they thought she was wounded, but she wasn't.

She lowered her head, looking at the ground. Everyone stopped and waited for what she would do next. How would she cover her face now? But she used her hair to conceal it and swiftly wounded the two remaining members. The queen of CG jumped and without hesitation, she slashed the face of the queen of EDG. Everyone was shocked and amazed. The sequence of events was so fast. Why did it seem like less than a minute had passed?

She seemed angry at the queen of EDG, so she replicated what was done to her. Anyone would get irritated because you wouldn't want to reveal your face, and yet someone was forcing you to expose it.

"Woooooh! The queen of Cyclops is amazing!"

"Cyclops Gang!"

"What a waste, the queen's face!"

"I didn't see it!"

"I only saw her side view!"

"What a shame!"

They shouted, making a lot of noise. After that, the queen immediately went down to cover her face, and no one saw it.

"The winner is Cyclops Gang!" the emcee shouted. "Did anyone see the face of the queen of Cyclops Gang here?" Even he was probably eager to see her face.

"None!" Everyone shouted.

"Her face looks familiar." We all looked at Rael when he said that.

"Did you see it?" I asked.

"You'd be lucky if you did," Klyde replied.

"I saw it a bit, and it looked familiar from the side view."

They're going crazy!

Aziria's POV

I quickly put on my extra hoodie when Jasfer shouted, worried that my life might be in danger if someone recognizes me.

"Are you all okay?" I immediately checked on them. "Even if they all attack at once, they can't match the strength I have right now," I referred to the three. I was annoyed with their fighting style.

"We're fine, the wounds aren't deep," Ryxel said.

Heart shook her head. "They really want to see your face."

"Yeah, we got nervous earlier, fearing that everyone might see who you are," Lara said.

"No one saw it," Jasfer said calmly.

"There is one," I said.

"Who?" They all asked.

"I saw Israel, our schoolmate. When my hood was removed, he saw my face, but I don't think he saw it clearly. He didn't seem overly shocked."

"Hopefully," they said.

I know he didn't.

To be continued...

Aziria's POV

After that battle, I'm irritated with myself for showing up looking like this. I wanted this, so I shouldn't complain. But whatever, right?

Time check: 8:00 am.

"Hays," I sighed because I'm really annoyed.

"I'm here!"

I was surprised when Clesea, my talkative friend, suddenly entered my condo.

"Bee, why are you dressed like that? You know I'm stressed from your parents asking where you are, and then I find you in your condo looking like that. What am I supposed to say?" she sighed and tapped her forehead.

"You're so overacting, and you have no right to judge me if you're disgusted by my appearance. What about me?"

"I'm so sorry, bee. Your parents kept asking, and all I could say was that I didn't know. Oh, wait, where are you going?" She furrowed her brows as she examined me.

"Obviously, I'm going to school!" I shouted and grabbed my bag before leaving. "My condo, huh?"

"Wait, where are you going?" Tsk, such a drama queen.

"I'm going to school." I replied as I got into my car and drove off. I quickly arrived at Klent Inria School and walked in.

"Good thing I'm smart. I really thought this through. If Trill is one of the members of the Sapphire Gang, then the other one must be Tyrone," I whispered to myself as I walked.

It could be him. Be ready, Tyrone. You've been absent for a week. Psh.

I continued walking when suddenly someone pushed me hard, causing me to stumble. I looked at my knees, it were scraped. I hate getting injured. I lifted my head and saw Keziah and another girl who seemed to be the one who pushed me.

"There she is, Natasha!" Keziah shouted suddenly.

"You're bullying my friend just like that? And do you think I'll let that slide?" Natasha yelled at me. Ah, so Keziah went and reported me? So bold, like a child. Calling for backup, huh? Annoying.

I just stood there, pretending not to know what happened. I felt a stinging sensation in my hand.

"What? You act tough just because you defended yourself?" Natasha continued, but I ignored her. I just looked at my hand, which had a scrape, and my two knees with scratches. I turned my head to the right and saw the three idiots laughing, along with Heart just standing there. They nodded, implying that I should retaliate.

If they're going to act like children, I can do it too, especially when I'm in a good mood and they're the only ones trying to mess with me. It's even more irritating.

"Loser." Keziah sneered at me. This girl's life is so corny, damn.

I just stared at them, scrutinizing their faces. They may be fair-skinned, but they're not pretty. Not pretty at all, yet they act like that. They're just burdens to society, adding nothing.

"What? Are you just going to stand there? Going to get up?" Natasha's voice became aggressive. Does she think I'll be scared of her antics? She's delusional.

Israel's POV

Aziria stood up, still showing no emotion, and I'm getting impatient. Can't she defend herself? Pathetic.

"Poor woman," I shook my head, amused.

"What? Are you just going to stand there? Going to get up?" Natasha asked, her voice full of arrogance. Aziria still remained unfazed, as if she's observing.

I focused my attention on Aziria. She look at Heart with her friends, communicating with each other using their eyes. They smiled at each other.

"I told you there's something about her," I said to Klyde, who was also observing and now looking at me.

"Do you know that I can get you kicked out of this school?" Aziria calmly asked, supporting herself. With her question, the crowd erupted into shouts and cheers, waiting to see what will happen.

"Go, I can transfer, but if you do that, I can buy your house too," Natasha replied with a taunting tone, which earned some laughter from the other students. I noticed Aziria cringed at Natasha's words, probably finding them corny.

"You can buy our house," Aziria grinned back at Natasha, looking her straight in the eyes. "But if I want to, I can buy your life straight from hell."

The three of us, me, Klyde, and Aziria, raised our eyebrows at her statement. What does she mean? Who is she? From the looks of her, she seems like a pauper.

"Who are you to say that to me? I'm rich, that's why I'm here at this school. Don't mess with me!" Natasha retorted.

"Shut up the ****." Aziria's words were simple, but it felt threatening. "I'm just warning you, and that's how you react? Don't worry, we're at school, a place where I show myself. That's an advantage for you."

Trill couldn't hold back anymore. He spoke up. "What is she saying?"

"She's just threatening," I said.

"Don't pretend that you're better than me!" Natasha said.

Suddenly, Keziah screamed, finally finding her voice. "Pretentious!"

"Why? Don't act like you're prettier, richer, or braver than me because I don't care about whatever competition you think we have. Honestly, both of you are so corny. You should both know that," Aziria retorted.

Everyone gasped. Damn!

In an instant, Natasha slapped Aziria, catching everyone by surprise. I thought it was over, but then Aziria faced Natasha and slapped her twice, then pushed her just like before. From my observation, Aziria mimicked what Natasha did, but she did it twice as hard.

"Things escalated quickly," Klyde marveled while remaining a spectator.

Why does no one want to intervene?

"I'll do to you what you did to me," Aziria stared into her enemy's eyes. "You think you're better than me, right? So, I gave you two slaps and a strong push just to make you believe that I'm better. Don't provoke someone who's staying calm, or you'll get into trouble. Look at yourself. You embarrassed yourself. It diminishes your dignity."

"Why did you push her?!" Keziah shouted angrily while helping Natasha up.

"Don't you bother to ask your friend why she pushed me earlier? How foolish of you, Keziah," Aziria said with a teasing smile, clearly taunting her.

"So? It's my turn." Keziah was about to slap Azira, but someone interrupted.

"What's all this commotion?" our dean asked.

Everyone froze.

I just looked at Aziria, who looked completely shocked as she faced Sir Florenza, but he only looked at Keziah and Natasha.

"Aziria, come on!" Lara, not knowing what to do. Aziria seemed visibly nervous.

Then Sir Florenza turned to Aziria. "What's you—" Sir Florenza paused when he saw Aziria. Why? "Miss Sullvian, what are you doing here?" He asked calmly, but clearly surprised.

Now he's calm, but a while ago, he seemed like he was about to scold the two of them.

"I'm so sorry, Sir Florenza," she asked for forgiveness, but I could tell it was forced, especially with the way she emphasized it.

"Address me properly as if you—" The dean got angry, but Aziria stopped him from saying more.

"We are in a school, so the students here should show respect, especially to the dean," she said dispassionately.

"Do they know each other?" Klyde asked.

"We don't know," Trill replied.

"Both of you, why are you starting trouble?" The dean turned to Natasha and Keziah.

"Si—"

"I don't need your lying opinions. Go to my office now!" the dean shouted angrily, so the two went to his office. "So, you're here too," he faced Aziria, who just shook her head.

"Let's talk later about the reason why I'm here, sir. Please don't tell my parents yet." She left without waiting for the dean's response.

"Do they know each other?" Klyde kept asking repeatedly. We really have no idea!

"I don't think so. Maybe Aziria's parents are strict. She might get beaten if dean reveals it to her parents so she stopped him from telling them," Trill commented while still looking at the spot of the conflict.

"Gossipers," I said, then left.

"What happened to that man?" I overheard Trill asking, but I didn't turn back.

The girls were making a lot of noise because of all the screaming.

Aziria's POV

"You almost got caught," Heart said while treating my wound. I didn't say anything.

"What's wrong with our dean?" Lara asked, puzzled.

"Are you stupid? He's Aziria’s uncle!" Jasfer shouted at her.

"This one's really stupid. Yeah, I know now!" They act like kids, seriously.

Ryxel suddenly interjected. "You might have a hard time hiding."

"I will, definitely. Tito already knows I'm here, and Tyrone will go to school next week."

"Who's Tyrone?" Jasfer asked.

"Are you stupid? I don't know either, hehe." Lara said.

"Tyrone?" Ryxel.

"Tyrone?" Heart.

"Never mind. I'll talk about it later. I'm going to Tito's office first."

I bid them farewell. I had no intention of answering their questions because I'm too lazy.

As I arrived, Keziah and Natasha were just coming out of the office.

"You'll pay for this," Natasha threatened.

I wonder how many times she said that.

"*****. Tss." Keziah.

What else are you?

I ignored them, knocked on the door, and entered. Nothing good will come out of dealing with those two. Tss.

"Come in."

I entered and sat in front of my uncle.

"Ms. Sullvian, why haven't you told your parents that you're here?!" he shouted at me, causing me to bow my head.

It's only been two days, and he already knows I'm here. Tito Florenza is my mother's sibling, and Tito Sullvian is my father's sibling, whom I asked for help.

"Why? Are they worried? It's simple why I'm here. If my parents didn't fight, grandma is still alive. I wish she was still here. That's why I ran away from home to prevent their separation. The only thing that hurts is that they will separate, and then there's someone new right away. I know their bodyguards are looking for me. Of course, I won't go with them."

"They keep looking for you."

"Why would they look for me when they have their own lives to be happy with? What else would they do to me? Rub it in my face that they have a new wife? A new husband? How funny, haha." I chuckled slightly at the thought. "So, uncle, please don't tell them that I'm here." I pleaded, but his voice remained cold.

"Why wouldn't I tell them? Are you in trouble? And why are you dressed like that? If I were your parent, I'd be furious with you. Look at yourself!" I winced as he shouted.

"I have more than enough in my bank account. I'm wearing this because their bodyguards are useless and they try to find me."

"All right, I’ll help you. I won't tell your parents, but fix yourself first because you're being bullied!" He was clearly angry. I nodded. "If your dad comes to the school, you'll be on your own, but it's unlikely he'll come because the only one who attends to school matters is Millen," he referred to my dad's sibling.

"Okay." I bowed.

"Wait, I'll let Tyrone here in early to protect you from the bullies. Think about what you will do."

"Unc—"

"Don't call me uncle, okay? If something bad happens to you, I'll be held responsible. Understood?"

"Okay, uncle. I'm going back to my class." And I left.

Sigh, what should I do now? If it's Uncle who said so, I should comply, but I don't want to. He won't see me every day anyway. As I walked, I bumped into three of my classmates.

"Hey, badang!" Israel called out to me.

Badang? The heck! Is he serious? Gross!

I got annoyed with what he called me.

"What's a badang? I have a name." Tss, annoying.

"I like it, it suits you."

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Kylde and Trill laughed.

"If I'm a badang, maybe you're a budang. What do you think?"

He took so long to respond that I decided to leave. I could still hear them laughing, but I just ignored it.

Damn badang! Damn it!

I continued walking when suddenly...

"Ah!" I groaned as I bumped into a guy who was running.

"Sorry, miss," he apologized, out of breath, clearly running from something.

I looked at him. "Paid attention to where you were going." I dropped a hint. Many people were looking at us, but he couldn't seem to calm down.

He picked up my belongings and helped me up, and then I saw Heart, Jasfer, Lara, and Ryxel running towards us.

"Miss Beautiful, don't let him get away!" Jasfer shouted. I turned to the guy, who was about to run, but I held him back, causing both of us to fall.

You're heavy, dude! You're even on top of me.

"Take him," I said irritably to them because I was annoyed with our current position. They took the guy away from me, and I stood up.

Thank goodness the teacher's not here yet.

"Who is he?" I asked as I stood up.

"Got you." Ryxel said.

I was getting impatient with them. "Who is he? Does he have a problem?"

Jasfer answered, scratching his head. "Hehe, no, we're just playing, and if we catch him, he has to buy us all the food we want."

"You guys got me involved in your nonsense. My shoulder hurts now. Hey, you're too heavy, and it doesn't suit me to be bumped. Tss." I faced the guy, straightening my uniform.

"Sorry, miss, hehe."

"And who are you?"

"Oh, he's Brin. He even crashed into my Miss Beautiful here." Jasfer again.

"That's enough. Let's go, Brin, you're treating us now." Then Ryxel pulled Brinten.

"We will go first, Aziria." Heart said.

"Bye!" Lara waved at me.

"You'll see Budang there, deal with him." I whispered and grabbed my bag.

"Who's Budang?" They all asked, even Brinten.

I didn't bother looking back at them and spoke. "My class is starting."

And I entered the room for Sir Buical's first class.

To be continued...