Ira woke up as always exactly at 6am. It's like his body is in autopilot mode. Some people call him boring but he is quite happy with the peacefulness of his life. He did his morning routine and grabbed his school bag.

As he got to the kitchen, he sighed as he look at the empty fridge. (I should call my Father to stock up on groceries). His father, Jacob Wilson is a very busy man, so busy that he left his son from the age of five years old on his own. As for his mother, well she is no longer here. Well Ira Wilson is now 18 years old and a very independent one.

(I am hungry.) He walks the same road as always to the school. He took a turn and there stood a stall of food. (Hmm. Was this always here?) The stall owner, a bald man was sitting humming on some old music.

"Hi. Your taste for music is unique" Ira says bluntly.

The bald man squints as he look towards Ira. Then he smiles. "Of course. Never knew young ones like these nowadays. Well kid back in my days it was quite popular. people would die to listen to these music..." The man started yapping about the music.

Ira sighed internally. (I should have gone to my usual place) "It's getting late for class. Pack me your special"

The man suddenly stopped talking and look at him. He says seriously. "special?"

"Yeah. Quickly...please" Thinking that he offended the man.

"Oh. right away. you should have said so earlier"

The man quickly stumbled around as he searched for something.

Meanwhile Ira was texting his father about the empty fridge. The man glance at Ira, somewhat unsure.

"Here's, your special" He said giving him a packed box of food.

"How much?" asked Ira still typing in his phone.

"no need. It's on the ....house" The man's voice piercing but only for a while.

"huh. Sure" Ira didn't notice and he didn't want to be late for class. so he just grabbed the lunch , toss it in his bag and again started walking towards his school.

The man stared at the way Ira has gone until he no longer can see his silloute.

"Well my work here is done" The man stopped his music and started to pack his things.

Just then a commanding voice came. " I am here for your...special"

The man freeze as he heard the voice. He slowly turn around to assess the person. The mysterious man was wearing black from top to bottom. Even a black mask to hid his face. "I said give me your special" His voice now sounded annoyed.

The man looked at the way Ira has gone and again at the mysterious man. "wait. Don't tell me. You were the one. Oh shit"

The mysterious man let out a deadly aura. "What do you mean? The code was your special. I am sure no one would be stupid enough to ask in food stall that specifically sells only one item for your special, right?"

The man starts shivering. "S..sir.. I swear..I. "

Meanwhile the stupid one, Ira reached his school.

"Hey Ira, how you doing?"

"Same as always" Ira look sideways at his only friend, Caleb.

"Geez, you are no fun. Well whatever. Look I got the new tablet from ×(#^@;. It's worth and I can play games all I want. Here you should try" Caleb happily handed him the tab.

"..n."

"I also brought your favourite chocolate to eat after you play" Caleb smiled giving him a knowing look.

"Fine."

Caleb was whining as Ira cleared almost all the level of the game. "I hate you."

Ira who was happily eating his chocolate. "you were the one who insisted that I play"

"Yeah I hate myself too..."

*Thud* "Submit your homework" A cold voice sounded at their table. Caleb quickly sprang up. "Hey, Class leader can't you be a little less cold"

Ira handed the neatly written homework to the class reader, Adele. "Did you do it or not? If not then..."

"stop stop. Here." Caleb handed the homework. And Adele went from there to collect others.

"I swear she is a devil. Do you know there is a rumor that she is a witch who uses magic and disappers now and then. No one finds her."

"Since when did you started listening to gossips?" Ira raised his eyebrow looking at Caleb.

As caleb was about to start talk again. Caleb shuddered as he turn back to see the teacher now behind him.

"Haha. Hi. Miss Smith"

Meanwhile at a very abandoned building. At the top room, the mysterious man opens his suitcase . The suitcase revealed itself inside with some monitor and keyboards. A signal grasped and appeared on the monitor.

"Did you get it?" A steady voice sounded from the monitor

The mysterious man gritted his teeth. "I apologise J. There was.."

The voice interrupted. "So you failed the mission A."

"..Yes."

There was a silence.

Then the mysterious man spoke again. "I will make sure to bring it to you as soon as possible J."

Then the signal cut off.

The mysterious man let out a relieved sigh. He quickly started typing vigorously and connect his signal.

"what is it? Did you get it?"

"No. Come here. We have some work to do." The mysterious man said in a commanding voice.

"What?"

Currently, two of them are arguing. And who are the two. Of course, it's Caleb and Adele.

It was the extracurricular period, and currently they are playing badminton at the field. Ira being lazy just stayed at the bench watching others run around and play. If possible he would have just stayed at the classroom, but Caleb dragged him here.

Adele was the one playing badminton with her friend, maybe. Though she looked like she was on a killing spree...no winning spree. The girl cried after her loss. The one where she couldn't even hit back. And Caleb being Caleb went to challenge her.

So that's the situation.

"Where is your sportsmanship? Can't you play a little gently? She didn't even get to hit back?" Caleb accused her.

Adele who was examining her racket. "It's her fault for being weak."

"Huh. YOU..." Caleb was beyond annoyed.

"Stop. Caleb" Ira put his hand on his shoulder. "Don't argue back."

Caleb huffed but compiled.

Adele gave a sharp look towards Ira. "Oh, so now you think I am a girl, so you don't want to argue?"

Ira who was just stopping Caleb for his poor ears. Since Caleb's too loud.

"What?"

The question irked Adele more. She pointed the racket at Ira. "Let's play a match."

There was a stare down. Ira narrowed his eyes as he grab the racket from Caleb's hand. All the other student were now gathered around the court watching the show.

Then "Nah"

"huh?" Adele stood there shock.

Ira just grabbed Caleb's hand and put the racket back in it's place. He ignored others.

"I am hungry. Do you have some chocolate?"

"I am not your store of chocolate, ok?" Caleb shouted. Caleb looked down at their connected hand and quickly turn his head away. His ears felt a little too hot.

Ira just continued walking. "So you have it or not?"

Something poked at his face. Ira looked at the side and smiled when he saw Caleb poking his face with the chocolate. Ira smiled. "I knew I can count on you"

Caleb quickly stuffed the chocolate in Ira's mouth. "Just eat and don't smile like that."

"hhat?" Ira took his hand as he took the chocolate out. "Hey I can't eat with the wrappers on and what is wrong with me smiling?"

Caleb started walking ahead. "You look.....ugly smiling like that"

Ira grumbled but started eating chocolate. Caleb sighed. "Idiot"

"I heard it. Dumbass"

They both started laughing The sound of bell echoed.

"Oh it's lunch break. Ira wait for me. I would bring something from the canteen."

"Be quick" Ira watched Caleb running. The lunch break was a different kind of hell in the canteen. Ira went and grabbed the packed lunch from the bag. He went to the rooftop their usual place to relax, eat and spend during the lunch break.

He walked towards the edge and felt the wind. (It's nice) He thought.

"#€#&&@*@*@" He looked down when he heard the whispering voices.

Adele and a Janitor were talking. Ira put his hand on his chin as he saw the serious look on both of them. (Did she lost something or what? She must be asking the Janitor)

"@&&@&@ veyl&@&@&ae%$r"

(I wonder what they are talking about)

The rooftop door creak open. "Hey I got food." Caleb's voice draws out him from the eavesdropping. He walks towards Caleb.

Meanwhile, Adele suddenly looks up but sees no one.

At the rooftop now both of them sitting on the floor. "Look I brought enough"

"Umm." Ira started to open the packed lunch box.

"Huh?" Ira looked at the box confused. "What the heck?"

"Why did you have to give that to that stupid air head?" It was the mysterious man whose code-name was A.

"It's not my fault that old geezer couldn't even do one job properly." A woman's voice rang out.

"J doesn't care about whose fault. He cares about the completion of mission. We have to relocate it and fast" A looks toward the woman.

The red haired woman with dark purple eyes clenched her hand. "It's your fault for reaching late. Don't threaten me in the name of J. I will...ahhhhh"

The woman falls down grasping her chest. "y…you"

"I said we need to find it. Do you understand Mary?"

"…yes, A" Mary gritted her teeth.

..

At the rooftop Ira looks at the packed lunch box in confusion. "What the heck?"

"What is it?" Caleb leans towards him trying to look at the box. Caleb laughed out loud. "Never knew you fancy these things"

"Ugh shut up Caleb."

"Well good for you,, I brought enough. And you should wear I think it would look good" Caleb pushed his lunch towards Ira.

Ira sighed as he looked what was inside the box. It was a simple matte black long dangling earring. A plain one just a black smooth surface. And it wasn't in a pair just on one.

"Where did you even buy that?"

"I got if from the stall. I asked the old man to give me his special"

Caleb coughed as he looked at Ira. "Are you serious? A stall only usually sells one item. How did you even think of asking their special?"

"Oh. Yeah. I totally forgot"

" On the bright side. why don't you wear it? I think you would look good in it"

"Really" Ira picks up the earring. "But I don't have my ear pierced. ... I am hungry right now. I would think about it when I am full"

Ira puts the earring in his pocket.

After the break they were in the classroom as usual listening to the teacher talking which no one cared about.

"Ok. Do you understand? Now tell me the answer of this" The teacher pointed at the question and look around. No one raised their hand and just continued to avoid looking directly at the teacher.

The teacher gritted her teeth and continued on. " You don't even know this much huh? I will say it myself. It's blah blah blah.. "

Sometimes it feels like the teacher is Dora from Dora the explorer and the students are just the ones watching the show.

Suddenly Adele raised her hand. The teacher look at her not the disapproving look, why? Because Adele Finn is the class leader, the perfect student in the eyes of the teacher with perfect grade, discipline. Someone who follows the rule accordingly.

"Teacher, may I go out?" She asked the teacher.

"Sure." The teacher said nonchalantly. If it were others they would be burned by her eyes.

Caleb who was likely about to doze off secretly pull Ira's sleeve. "Look the devil is going to disappear"

Ira looked up from his book and his eye clashed with Adele's eye. She glared at him and walked out of the classroom.

"What's her problem?" Caleb complained to Ira.

Ira shrugged. "Focus on the class"

"Tch. Aren't you curious? Where she goes? Let's follow her"

"Curiosity kills the cat. And besides the teacher won't even let you out"

"Come on. I know. Why don't you go, Ira? She will let you go. After all you are the second ranker"

"No."

"Please. I would buy you whatever amount of chocolate you want." Caleb looked at him with puppy eyes. He knew Ira can never resist his charm *chocolate*.

Ira hesitated for a bit. "Ugh. Fine"

Caleb gave him 'I knew it' look.

Ira raised his hand. "Teacher, May I go out? I don't feel well"

The teacher looked at for a bit. "Go"

Caleb gave him a thumbs up. Ira sighed as he got out and followed the way Adele has gone.

Ira casually walked as he wasn't that much curious. He didn't see any signs of Adele. As he turned around a corner he quickly hide because he saw the janitor the same one who was talking with Adele at the lunch break.

(Why is he acting so suspicious?) Ira sweatdropped at the obvious showdown. The janitor was looking around as if he was doing something and he didn't want to get caught. Ira quietly followed from a distance. (Damn. Now I feel stupid.)

The janitor walked towards the abandoned part of the school. And quickly got inside.

Ira got up from his crouched position from the bush. (This, Why is he going there?)

It was said that this school is a very old one but it was a prestigious school even back then. But due to the poor structure and sudden earthquake the old school couldn't be used. So they created new building just at the side of the old one. Usually the old one is hidden at the back of the property.

And no one goes here because people say it's haunted. So the question is why is the janitor going there acting all suspicious.

Ira didn't want to do anything troublesome so he decided to go back.

Just then he saw Adele appear out of nowhere and entered as well.

Ira sighed and remembering what Caleb had said. He decided to follow her. He quickly got inside from the window. Furthermore, he may have sneaked here before. Not only that, but he hid behind a pillar.

The distance was not too far from then but not to close to hear what they were talking about. The janitor, annd Adele were talking and they started walking to the hallways.

Ira followed them again. And saw them in front of the elevator. (Wait. Why the old school used to have a elevator?" )

Ira looked surprised. It seemed too suspicious. He was torn apart on whether to follow them or not.