Chapter III
Junior and Anita had reached the gate when they saw a crowd in the middle.
There must be some kind of a celebrity in here, thought Anita
She dragged Junior trying hard to get away from the crowd when she heard someone said, "Coville! It's Coville Suri!"
She stopped on her tracks and a smirk slowly formed on her face.
Junior looked both surprised and worried. He pulled Anita's hand to keep her moving but she didn't budge.
"Well, well, Anita has arrived," said a feminine voice from behind.
They turned around and saw Behria with her arms crossed. She held that same proud expression but with more confidence.
The crowd stopped scrambling. They kept still as if watching an action movie and they are about to see the climax.
A boy with the same blonde hair as Behria appeared behind her. He was also smirking. He looks like a male version of Behria except that she looks at Anita with much interest.
Behria noticed this so she eyed her brother maliciously. Coville ignored her and continued staring at Anita.
Junior's hold in Anita's hand tightened. He felt anger towards Coville and protectiveness over Anita.
Anita's smirked did not waver. She pulled her hand away from Junior's hold to show-off her fearlessness. Junior was almost hesitant but he knew that he should not interfere with Anita's exposure. He looked at Coville with full determination instead even though Coville's eyes were fixed on Anita.
"So," said Coville. "You're Anita King. Such a beautiful lady like you knows how to fight?"
Anita almost puked to what he had just said.
Coville saw her reaction so he said in a gentlemanly voice, "I just don't want you to get hurt. Your pretty face might get damaged if you're really going to fight me."
Anita was fighting hard not to burst out laughing so she waved her hand in front of her as though wiping off all the words that Coville said.
"If I were you, I would stop being too friendly," she said when she had successfully wiped everything he said. "For looks can be deceiving. This beautiful lady in front of you might just kick your sorry ass."
The crowd started to murmur. Most of them were in Coville's side so they were murmuring insults about Anita but Anita did not mind them.
Coville's expression didn't waver somehow. His smirk just lowered a bit because of Anita's choice of words.
"If that's your opinion milady," he said.
The school bell rang signaling the start of classes.
"So I'll just see you in class, my dear Anita."
Anita gave him a sarcastic smile and started to move. She grabbed Junior's hand. She felt his hand and it was cold. She stared at Junior and Junior stared back. He looks like he wanted to say something but he said, "We have to go, we're going to be late."
He pulled her gently and so she followed.
In the classroom…
"Class, you have another new classmate and I think you already know who it is, so come on in!" said the teacher with a joyous voice as though he was hosting a TV show. Anita gave a small grunt enough for Hisa to hear so she giggled.
The door swung open and Coville's face appeared from it. He stepped inside with full confidence.
"Hello everyone. I am Coville Suri, which I think you already know for I'm very popular because of my amazing skills," he said.
This time, Anita gave a very large yawn, enough for everyone to hear so they turned to look at her.
"How boring…" she muttered and gave Coville another smirk
Behria clutched her knuckles although she didn't say anything.
Coville just smiled at Anita, a sweet and adoring smile and Anita returned a sarcastic smile.
"So where do you want to sit, Mr. Suri?" the teacher asked to break the scene.
"I want to sit near Ms. King as much as possible sir," he answered not removing his gaze to Anita.
"Um…but there's no empty seat near Ms. King."
"Then make one or else someone might get hurt…" he said with the same sweet voice.
"O-Ok. Junior, if you could please transfer…"
"I'm afraid that's not possible sir," Junior answered in an icy cold voice and was giving Coville a dangerous glare.
Coville's gaze transferred to him. He measured his appearance and was surprised with its strangeness.
"I'm afraid I won't allow that or else someone might get killed and be buried six feet under the ground by tomorrow," added Junior.
Anita turned to look at Junior and he looked back and gave her an unreadable expression so she gave him instead a proud smile. She returned his gaze to Coville and stuck her tongue out.
The teacher was already sweating. "Hisami then, will you kindly transfer to the far end please."
Hisa sadly stood up and started to grab her things when she heard Anita's voice said loudly, "Hisa will not transfer seat or anybody else near me for I might lavish blood in the four walls of this classroom and you might never see the sunrise again, sir."
The teacher was taken aback. What Anita had just said was offensive. He wanted to defend himself but he does not know how. Who knows? These kids might be serious by what they're saying. He now chooses what the less painful threat among the three students is and obviously, that's Coville Suri's threat. But it's Coville Suri that we're talking about in here. There was no evidence that Junior and Anita's threat would be possible but then, what if they really can?
Before he even made a decision, he heard Coville made a heavy sigh.
"Alright, alright, if that's what you want, my dear Anita," said Coville and started to walk on an empty at the far end of the room.
Anita didn't make any reaction and Junior looked busy with his notes. No one made any noise while Coville was making himself comfortable on his seat.
"S-So, now that we are all settled, let's start our lesson," the teacher was the one who broke the silence. He started talking non-stop.
Anita started to jot down on her notebook as well as the rest of the students except for one—Coville, although he had been unnoticeable to 'what' he is doing. He was staring at Anita without even blinking.
A few minutes had passed but Coville kept still, with his eyes locked on Anita.
Anita noticed him when she met his eyes. He winked at her but she gave him a revolting expression.
Coville chuckled silently not knowing that a certain boy was watching his every move whenever he's making a move near Anita.
Junior clutched his fists and gritted his teeth in anger. He had no idea what was Anita's reaction when Coville winked at him. He's pretty sure that that Coville likes Anita. What if Anita likes him too? No, there's no way Anita would like him. She will never…
His train of thoughts was cut off when he saw Coville made a flying kiss towards Anita. He was more surprised when he saw that Anita made no retorting reaction. He felt himself boiling with anger and jealousy. He couldn't take it anymore. He will burst out if he won't—
He suddenly stood and everyone's eyes fell upon him. Anita also turned around and gave him a confused glance.
His eyes were hidden under his bangs.
"May, may we excuse?" he muttered.
"Uh-uh…" the teacher stuttered with surprise but before he even made a straight answer Junior grabbed Anita's hand and dragged her before she even had the time to protest.
He dragged her outside along the seemed endless corridor.
Anita did not say anything while they were walking for she knew that Junior was at the edge of his temper. This is the first time she had seen him like this. She wonders what was bothering him.
At last, they come to a dead end. Junior stopped walking as well as Anita. However, he did not look at her. He is facing the wall with his back on Anita.
Anita waited for him to speak but he didn't. She was growing impatient now for she resisted talking a while ago.
Therefore, she decided to break the silence. She opened her mouth to speak but then, Junior started to speak, "Do you like him?" he said without looking at her.
"What are you saying Junior?" Anita asked calmly although inside her she was completely confused.
"What I mean is—do you like Coville?"
Anita was speechless as her mouth fell open. She clenched her fist. She wanted to scream. She tried to calm herself as she analyzes the situation.
She asked Junior the question that first came inside her head. "Why are you asking me that?" she asked again with the same calm voice.
"I just wanted to know."
"But why?" she asked exasperatedly. "Why the heck are you asking me that?!"
"Why don't you answer me, damn it!" he made an outburst looking straight at Anita.
Anita's mouth fell wider than a while ago and she stared at Junior with her eyebrows furrowed. She gritted her teeth, trying hard to control herself from hitting Junior but she couldn't.
"I won't answer your question unless you tell me why you're asking me that damn question!" she yelled onto his face.
Junior jumped in surprise. It's like he was awoken to reality. He didn't need that hit Anita was planning to give him. He felt ashamed to what he had just done but the damaged has been done. What now?
Anita was growing impatient every second. She's waiting for an answer. She opened her mouth to shout at him again when Junior said, "I saw him blowing a kiss at you but you didn't even made any disdainful reaction."
Anita was surprised, "What?! He did?!"
Junior's hopes rose up. "Y-You don't know? You didn't see him?"
"Of course I didn't see him! If I did, I should've punched him square on the face!"
Junior's face lightened up. "Really?"
Anita stared at him curiously. "You dragged me all the way here to tell me that? You should've just written it on a piece of paper and crumpled it and throw it at me."
"I'm sorry, not only for dragging all the way here but also for shouting at you," he said now, with a calm voice.
"Anyway, you're asking me a while ago…"
The school bell rang, just in time.
"Um…We still have classes. Let's go," said Junior taking Anita's hand in such a gentle manner that made Anita forget about the question.
In P.E. class…
The boys and the girls are in different classes and in different fields, which were divided by chicken wires. The girls were playing volleyball while the boys were playing baseball. Each and everyone were minding their own games except for one—Coville. His eyes were still glued on Anita.
However, Anita took no notice. Her full concentration is on the game considering that it's the very first game she'd be playing against Behria.
Her classmates had also been waiting this moment that they would see Behria's ability and if it could match up Anita's.
The teacher blew his whistle and the game started. Behria would be the one who will do the first service.
The students were almost not breathing, even the boys were watching. Junior wasn't worried. There's no way Behria could defeat Anita. What he is more worried is the way that Coville was looking at Anita. He had an impression that Coville is more than interested on her.
Behria walked slowly to the service area with a confident smile on her face, her curly hair waving with the wind and shining brightly by the sun's light rays.
She stopped walking and she held the ball with expertise.
Anita's teammates were a bit scared so they readied for the attack but Anita just stood there with her hands on her waist and wearing a cool expression.
Behria saw Anita's pose. She felt the anger going through her but she calmed down and just thought the positive way. We'll see whose better now, she thought.
She tossed the ball in the air and hit it with a spike. The ball dashed like a bullet on Anita's direction. Anita narrowed her eyes to filter the light that is hitting her eyes. She readied herself.
She bent her knees, stopped the ball with just a gentle toss, and had managed to return it to the opponent's court.
Behria had expected this so she hit the ball with a spike again so that neither of the opponents could hit it in time except that if they know how to fly.
Unexpectedly, Anita run and jumped three meters and successfully blocked the ball with an extra energy, which made it unstoppable by any of them. The ball hit the ground and bounced. The players turned to look at it while it rolled and stopped on Behria's feets.
Behria clenched her fist and gritted her teeth. She looked at Anita who gave him a teasing smirk. She stomped her feet and left.
All the students clapped and woot. They've finally showed Behria who's the boss and that is Anita.
Coville's expression was neither annoyed nor astonished. He looked satisfied by what he saw. Nevertheless, he didn't know that Junior was watching him.
It was the boy's turn. They're not curious about Junior's skills because he doesn't seem to have any so they put him as a substitute but they want to see Coville's.
They started to play, it was Touru's team against Coville's team, and Touru's team was losing. Junior was in Touru's team but since he's just a substitute, he's not able to play. He was just looking at Coville with a dangerous glance because he is giving Anita a glimpse from time to time.
Anita started to notice the Coville's glimpsing so she pretended that she was interested to see Junior play although she's really interested.
She knows that Junior doesn't know how to play baseball but since Junior is strong she wants to see Junior to do some sports. She was disappointed when she found out that Junior was just a substitute. She felt annoyed so she climbed up the chicken wire that was dividing the fields and run towards Touru.
The boys watched with interest. They knew that Anita was some kind of a tomboy and some of them were afraid of her but Touru is the one who's always teasing her. It was entertaining to see them fight.
Junior saw her too and made a frown because she ran towards Touru instead of him but his frown immediately disappeared when she saw her giving Touru a sermon while pointing at his direction. He thinks that he had a good idea what Anita was babbling about.
Coville didn't make any reaction about Anita's complaints because he thinks that Junior doesn't have any athletic ability considering his appearance, he looks like a gentle lamb.
Touru was hesitating to let Junior play because their team was losing badly but he knows that Anita won't give up that easily so he just said yes.
Anita was glad so she ran towards Junior. Junior saw her coming and remained his composure wondering if he looks okay.
When Anita reached him, she suddenly grabbed his hand and pulled him hard.
"You're going to play now!" she said.
Junior followed her towards his teammates. They gave him a distrustful look.
Anita noticed their reaction so she told Junior not to mind them. Junior was afraid because he doesn't know how to play baseball the proper way, which he thinks he doesn't.
"You just have to hit the ball hard, okay?" Anita murmured and Junior nodded.
She gave him an encouraging pat on the back and ran off to watch.
Coville was so confident and was determined to impress Anita. Junior feels the same excessively. He will do his best to make Anita proud and he will show to this Coville Suri that he will win Anita's cheer. He held the bat with full determination.
Coville waited for the signal. One, two, three, he threw the ball and it dashed like a bullet towards Junior.
Junior hit the ball with all his might and it dashed back straight towards Coville who didn't see it because he didn't expect that Junior could hit the ball so he already looked at Anita.
The ball had hit his face so it knocked him unconscious. The students gathered around him to see if he's still alive except for Junior who was shocked by what he had just done and Anita who cheered and ran towards Junior.
Junior saw Anita running towards her so she gave her a small smile and he saw her happy face so he blushed but he blushed even more when Anita flung her arms around him.
Anita realized what she had just done so she immediately let go. "I'm sorry," she muttered while blushing.
"I-It's alright," answered Junior.
Their moment has been cut when they stepped aside to make way for Coville's unconscious body, which has been carried by a stretcher. They stared at each other and Anita just laughed.
Touru's team congratulates Junior and Touru asked him to join the baseball club.
But what would happen to Anita and Coville's fight if Coville was already handicapped?
