Ch 1.Lex Factor

It was a normal day, the sunlight was shining bright like always.

*Chirp* *Caw* *Chirp* *Chirp* The sounds of birds in the background.

Then suddenly, but loudly in a house...

"Wake up LEON".

Leon woke up surprised and looked around in his room "Damn this room is a mess I'll have to clean it when I get back from school".

Loud footsteps came from the first floor, seeming like it was leading to Leon's room.

"Leon WAKE UP YOU GOT SCHOOL TODAY AND YOU GOT THAT TRIP!!".

Leon replied quickly, "Sorry mom I overslept."

Leon looks over to the clock to see what time it was 7:34 AM.

Leon jumps up in surprise "School starts at 8 AM and ITS 7:34!!!!"

Leon got up to put on his clothes which he took 4 minutes to do.

Leon gets out of his room and runs down the stairs to find his mom had made a nice breakfast and also found his little sister there already.

"Hey bro I heard mom yelling at you".

"Yea I overslept", Leon annoyingly said

"Leon, come sit down. The food is already waiting for you, but you have to eat fast and leave the rest for later-on when you come back from that trip of yours".

Leon looks and says "Ok mom".

Leon sits and eats the food as fast as he could then chokes, his little sister hands him a cup of water "Here have some water bro" then he goes back to speed eating…..

Leon's mom said in a tone of concern.

"You got your bag packed? I won't see you for a whole week you know".

Leon with food in his mouth which he forcefully swallowed "I did mom, and I will miss you but it's just a few days so don't worry too much".

Leon Picks his belongings up and heads toward the front door on the first floor.

Right before Leon leaves, he says, "Well mom tell dad I said bye when he comes back from work later, ok bye mom, sis, see you when I return."

Leon soon gets outside and remembers the bus already left and he can't wait for the coming bus which would be late so he decides to run so he can try and make it at the front gate before it closes.

"Man, my little sister's lucky mom drives her to school, while I have to run".

Leon thinks while he is holding all of his packed luggage "Damn, this is heavy, well I'll just have to deal with it, come on I can make it".

Leon excitedly yelled while running "I can't wait to go on the trip today, we're going to go mountain climbing!!".

While on the way to school, Leon notices his classmate Mike running too.

Mike notices Leon as well and calls out to him in a friendly way, "Hey!!"

Leon replied "Hi Mike"

"Mike, we're late, and I can't stop right now so I'll go ahead, we can meet up at school," Leon said in a way that showed he was in a hurry.

"Bye Leon!" Mike looks at Leon "well there he goes, man, I need to get moving too!". Mike silently thought "With that big bag, it would be really strange if he made it too as well but, damn he's quick he's already out of my field of vision".

Leon went on his way to school.

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Leon makes it to the front gate but sadly it was closing, luckily the teacher saw him and waited for him to make it inside as well.

Leon enters finally and out of breath "Thanks, Mr. Teke"

"Welcome Leon, the trip is at 9:30 so there's nothing to be worried about. I know how much you've been looking up for this trip as well ".

The school bell rings loudly.

"Now go up to class don't wanna be any later, oh yea you can leave your things for me, I'll take them to the bus".

"Ok" Leon dropped his bags and continued running to class.

"Oh yeah Mr. Teke I saw Mike on the way here, he's almost here please wait for him!!!"

Leon came into the class in surprise "Wow I can't believe, I actually made it on time".

In the background, there are other kids talking and some were talking about how fun the trip is going to be.

Leon looks out the window and also thinks how fun it would be to climb a mountain as time flies by.

A figure started to appear behind Leon, It was a girl she had black hair, brown eyes, and also had on the uniform of the school but, in fact, she wore it better than her peers.

"Hey, Leon" Febe said in a shy, somewhat awkward tone.

Leon was shocked by the sudden surprises because he was in his own world dreaming but said without thinking "Wow what do you want, I mean hi Febe what might you want from me?"

Leon looks around and wonders why this girl who he has never spoken to was talking to him suddenly.

Febe looked at Leon with a slightly calming expression "Leon I wanted to ask if you Might well you know today's trip to the mountains and I was wondering if you had someone to pair up with?" ... "It's just that I was just asking because...because I wanted to go w.i.t.h  y.o.u?" Febe's face was red and steaming, expressing shyness and being flustered.

Febe thought "I've always wanted to talk to Leon but always couldn't find a way to converse with him, now this bet can let me make up an excuse to talk to him".

Everyone heard her confession to Leon, they were all confused while Febe’s friends were giggling at the back of the classroom, it was most likely the fact that no one really knew Leon except a select few like Mike and the Teachers.

Leon replies, "Well I...I--" without finishing Mike came out of nowhere and said, "I'm going with my best buddy Leon obviously, we're in the same group".

Leon sighed with relief and thought, "Thank God, Mike saved me" was the consecutive words that were going through Leon's head.

Leon brought his thoughts back and he said "Sorry Febe but Mike and I had already made alternative plans on the mountain to race to the top". he said with a smile which was reassuring as well.

Febe left and went back to her friends she was sad and she was also mad that she didn't pair up with Leon, she was actually mad because she lost a bet she made with her friends that she could get the loner Leon to fall for her and partner up with her but in her thoughts she truly wanted to know him better

Nate, the most athletic and popular boy in the class laughs as he talks to Febe, “You lost the bet haha”

The other friends laugh along with him, amy laughs as well, “Febe, why did you even agree to the bet, he's a loser why waste your time with him, you and Nate were going to be partners anyways even if that loser said yes”

As Febes other friends continue yapping, their chatter all fall in the background of Febe lost in her thoughts

Febe has been the most popular girl in all of her classes since elementary, she has had many friends throughout her life, but strangely Leon did not swoon for her, she found that interesting and as he showed his lack of interest in her, she fell even more and more interested into him and now she's inadvertently fallen for him, she truly does want to form a connection with him

Nate yells, “Hello Febe!, are you there?”

Febe snaps out of it, “Yes, i was just annoyed that loser said no to me”

Nate looks at Leon with an Angry face, but Leon is in his own world talking with Mike about what just happened

Leon thanked Mike "Thanks, Mike you really helped me, man".

Mike replied with an honest smile and says "no problem and this situation makes us friends right"

Leon smirks and says "I guess it does so will you be in my group?".

"I guess so" replied with a smug voice by Mike

"So why do you think she came to you and asked you if she can join your group?".Mike asked in a curious way.

Leon didn't know as well "I don't know this was a surprise to me too".

In the middle of their conversation, The bell rings.

Everyone in the class knows what that means and they all started to get ready for the time to depart to go on the trip and headed down to the entrance.

"EVERYONE MOVE IN AN ORDERLY ORDER!!!"

In surprise, it was none other than Mr.Teke joining them.

The gate teacher was chaperoning on the mountain climbing trip.

"ALRIGHT!! kids I know you're in high school and all but still I'm on this trip so let me not say this again NO FUNNY BUSINESS ON THE BUS OR IN YOUR HOTEL ROOMS!!!!"

Leon in the background laughing "what does he think we would do?"

In a Quick reply, Mike says "Leon wanna invite a girl in the Group?" in a funny but joking way.

Leon continued giggling at the back.

"LEON!!" MR. Teke yelled, "Why are you giggling at the back with Mike".

Mr.Teke stopped and thought " I guess it's not that bad, at least he's able to make at least one friend, i'll let him go this time, he's been a good student". So he let Leon and Mike go this time. Both Leon and Mike stopped getting distracted and then focused after that warning.

In the background, a student named Nate looks at Leon with a bad but strange glance on his face.

Nate thought, “why did Mr. Teke Let this loser off, and who does he think he is to turn down Febe”

"Nate, why are you constantly staring at Leon?" Febe says to Nate while questioning him.

Nate responds with an annoyed face "Why are you suddenly caring about Leon that you even agreed to do the bet, what do you like him or something?"

Febe responds quickly "No, he, he, I don't like him".

Nate quickly responded "Okay, fine" in a tone that was relieved.

Nate was too simple minded to understand that Febe was in fact head over heels for Leon

But nonetheless, Nate trusted her and said, "Well it seems we will be partners on the trip".

Nate seemed happy with being alone with Febe.

Febe glanced at Nate and thought "Hook Line and sinker, men always fall for that side of me" with a small smirk, "Now I can try to win over Leon without his interference, he just needs constant reassurance"

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"Ok class 1-B Get on the bus," Mr.Teke says in an expression that showed his excitement and also at the same time ensuring his authority as a chaperone and teacher.

They drove off with four buses, into the distance with the pink blossoms shining bright in the background while the vehicles disappeared in their continuous distance.

...

They reached their destination, The Great Logs inn, this hotel resort was the nicest and fanciest hotel closest to the mountain and all the students had the whole hotel to themselves because of Febe's father's donations to the school.

The buses stop, Mr. Teke gets up "Everyone, make a line to get your belongings and after you retrieve them go to the front clerk and ask for your room key and go to your individual class floors,

Class 1-A floor 3

Class 1-B floor 2

Class 1-C floor 1

And our honored guest, the class 2-B will get the top floor, the 4th floor".

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Leon quickly reacts "Hmm, it seems that all the classes' grades are matched with their floors, The second floor isn't so bad".

"Now that you know your floors go get your belongings!!" Mr.Teke says with an encouraging loud voice with leading excitement.

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Leon and Mike finally made it to their room "We finally made it, I call the window bed" said cheerfully by Leon.

"Ok" replied Mike in an annoyed manner.

Then Mike hastily said, "I call TV ownership".

Leon says "alright TV MAN".

"Wanna go visit the 1st-floor people I bet they are coming up with something interesting," said Mike in a curious voice.

Leon replied with an outgoing voice “Alright I don't wanna be bored let's go".

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When Mike and Leon got off the elevator going to the boy section of the first floor, they noticed a group of five other classmates with masks and covered in garbage bags, from what they guessed 1-C students.

One of the Covered boys suddenly said "Guys Mike is here we might succeed now".

"What you guys talking about," asked the confused Mike, "Mike my old buddy, my old friend would you like to join our cause to see the unexplored world that us poor folks have not yet to see or even placed a foot on".

Mike's expression after that speech showed a look like he knew what was happening. Also, he seemed like he was an acquaintance of these five students.

One of them says, "We trust you Mike but this friend of yours is not ready to know us. He will join but he can't know our names or faces, understand?".

Mike replies " Understood, Thank you, sir, for letting my friend join. He won't let us down in our cause".

Then they preached a pledge.

"Snitches get stitches we got dirt so don't snitch or you get evicted" they preached this loud and proudly that made it sound like actual soldiers out on a mission.

Instead of telling Leon their names they all decided to call out by number.

There was 1,2,3,4,5

1 was the plan maker

2 was the handyman

3 was the heavy-duty man

4 was the supply man

5 was the sneaky man

And Mike was the brave man

But sadly Leon was still clueless of these actions but he's soon about to get awakened to what is about to go down on the first floor.

4 reached out his hand with 2 black camo garbage bags "Here put this on Mike and L"

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