"Lizzy…. Who is that?"
"Hmm?" Elizabeth turned around slightly in the lunch line to follow her cousin's gaze. A sigh quickly fell from her lips. "You're talking about that blonde right?" She said in a tired tone. Ciel nodded briefly, gazing at the blonde who ran into him earlier. She sighed again while tucking a loose golden-colored curl behind her ear. "His name is Alois Trancy. I wouldn't bother with him if I were you, Ciel."
"But how come he-"
"My roommate Rebecca told me he has family high up in the school so I guess no one cares how he dresses; it's not like he can get in trouble anyway." Rare annoyance flickered in the girl's voice. Strong dislike washed over Ciel at the thought of what Alois could have possibly done to even earn Elizabeth's distaste.
After lunch with all of Elizabeth's chattering friends, fifth period was getting ready to start. According to his schedule, it was Classical Mechanics. One of the girls' from lunch was heading there and showed him the way. It was such a nice feeling not to get lost for once. The classroom was large with only a few students seated towards the middle. Old, rustic posters hung over the walls that matched the still vibe of the building. The other classes had passed uniformly quickly for him. The teachers asked his name, assigned him a seat and had him sign out a textbook, but the professor for this class didn't seem to have any interest in anything but the book in front of him as he stood sheepishly by his desk. After what felt like five minutes flickered by, the bell finally rang. Sharp golden eyes suddenly locked with his without a word.
"Transfer student, professor Faustus." Elizabeth's redhead friend Ember called out. He sighed mentally, thankful for her breaking the awkward moment.
"Phantomhive." He said emotionlessly before handing him a thick textbook. His eyes returned back to his novel. Figuring he wasn't going to get anything else out of him, Ciel quickly moved to an open seat behind Ember. The redhead glanced back at him with sympathetic eyes.
"Don't worry about him. He's always like this." She whispered encouragingly. "Just work on the textbook pages on the board and takes notes. You'll be fine." With a reassuring smile, she turned back around in her chair. Ciel sighed quietly as he opened up the dusty textbook. He felt thankful of the private study he partook in two years ago on Aristotle and basic mechanics at his old school. By the time he had half a page of notes completed, a creaking sound caught his attention. Glancing up, Ciel felt his stomach drop as Alois entered the room, letting the door slam behind him. The blonde plucked a pen off of the teacher's desk before striding to his seat towards the back. Whether professor Faustus didn't notice him coming in late, or simply didn't care was a complete mystery to him.
"Notes on pages 872 through 898 for class tomorrow." He called out right before the bell rung. Collective groans filled the room as everyone started packing up. "Mr. Phantomhive," Ciel blinked and looked up at his new professor while tucking the textbook snuggly in his bag.
"I saw your records earlier. I have to say, it's been quite some time since I've had a student being so young with such high ranked college courses. I look forward to seeing what you can accomplish first hand."
"Thank you." He murmured quietly in reply as he slipped his backpack over his shoulders. Alois's icy eyes dug sharply into him, jealousy rippling through them. Ciel quickly exited the room behind Ember, hoping she could show him where his next class was. Before he was able to ask her, he felt something ram into him and knock the air from his lungs. Not able to catch his balance this time, the boy stumbled backwards. A sharp pain spread through his head as he fell against one of the steel lockers. Ciel winced as he fell down on his knees. A little dazed, he looked up to a pair of pastel blue eyes locked on him. The boy's blood started boiling at the sight of that obnoxious smile.
"Such a clumsy little thing, aren't you?" The blonde mused patronizingly. "You really should watch where you're going. Unless you want to get hurt, that is." Ciel watched silently as the boy brushed blonde strands out of his face and turned around; the sound of his heels clicking against the floor echoing painfully in his mind.
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Thank you for everyone who has read and followed so far! I really appreciate all of it. I apologize this chapter is a little short, but with chapter 3 going to be really long, I wanted to make it a bit more brief. Thank you again and I hope you keep on reading! -Cressy Drizzle