Lu/Ciel - Noblesse/Royal Guard - ?/17

I pull out the drawer and see his family photo. I pick it up. Their parents, Aren, Ara, and Raven. They all look happy in this photo, including Raven. Where did his smile go now? And where are their parents?

I put the photo back to the drawer. I won't ask about this to him, so I guess I should wait for him to open up. I close the drawer.

I still wonder what they are going to do if I didn't stop them.

"Ravey, wake up!"

"Is it morning already?!" I yelled. Wait, whoa! I'm still alive?!

"Good morning," Eve greeted me. My sis is ready to hit me with whatever she's holding right now. I rub my eyes and see she's holding a basin and a small towel. "Are you trying to throw that water to me?"

She looks at what she's holding. "What? No! I thought you're sick!"

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"You're soaking wet because of rain yesterday," she moved closer to me. "Are you okay now?"

"I will never be okay," I replied. Sometimes I hate it when I woke up to found myself still alive. "And I'm not wet because of rain".

"You lost bet yesterday?" she asked. "So that's why you're wet!"

"I'm not," I sighed. "I told you I'm a laughing stock. You just don't believe me".

She put down the basin. She placed her palm on my forehead. "You're okay!" She sighed in relief.

Does that mean I'm going to school today?

"Can I skip school today?" I begged.

My alarm clock starts ringing. Sis turned off the alarm clock. "Of course not! You're not sick!"

But why?!

"Come on! Get up!" She pinches my cheek.

I slap her hand. "Stop it! It hurts!" I yelled as I rub my cheek.

She laughs. "Do you want to fly with me again?"

Please no.

I get up quickly. "Anyway, wait for me at the dining room. Eve, join us, okay?" She went to get prepared.

"I wish you're sick today," Eve said.

"Yeah," I agreed. I look at her. "Eve, thank you. You really protected me last night".

She smiled. "I told you I can handle it".

"You seem a bit different today," I said. She's not moving smoothly.

"You noticed?" She asked.

"It's because you protected me, isn't it?" I murmured.

Eve sighs. "It's okay–"

"It's not. If you didn't protect me, you–"

"Raven," she stared at me. "Stop blaming yourself. It's not your fault. It's my choice".

I stay silent. "Maybe you can see them bandaged today. Go get ready," she smiled.

"Bandaged?" I repeated. I know that really wasn't a good idea. "What did you do?"

"See for yourself," she said. Such motivation to go to school. I'm curious.

But still, I don't want to go to school.

"Raven, can I ask you something?" she asked. I nodded. "What did they do to you last time?"

I… really don't want to talk about this. I wish it was a nightmare, but it's not. "You don't have to answer it," she looked at me. She's waiting for an answer, right?

"I'll tell you later," I murmured. I think this is the only way to repay her for last night since I can't do anything. "It's a long story".

I need to get prepared. I'm not going to fly with sis today and, to be honest, I really want to see this "bandaged" Eve was talking about.

Eve and I went to dining room. We sit on the chair and no conversation was made. Eve has been staring into me from this morning. I wonder why. "Why are you looking at me?"

"You really have to train your body," Eve held my left hand. "It's, like, you don't have any muscle at all".

Who needs muscle when you have magical power? "Thanks".

"I bet you can run really fast," she said.

"I don't know," I sighed. "They can't chase me and that's the only thing I need".

"Are they newbie or something?" she asked bluntly. "They were, like, flying, and you were, like, running, and they can't chase you?"

I stared at her. "I mean, there's a huge different here. Do they fly with snail speed? Like, "hey guys I'm flying!" and there's no different with walking. What's the point of flying then?" she said all that with her monotone voice.

I laughed. This is the first time I heard someone was talking bad about flying—something that I really want in my entire life—and I'm not sure if I want to fly now.

"You laughed," she looked at me with a smile.

"I-I'm sorry. I didn't mean to," I stopped laughing. Everybody in this world is flying and I just laughed at them.

"No, don't apologize. It's fine," she smiled.

"I mean, you fly too, right?" I asked.

She nodded. "But they're slow. I mean it".

I laughed again. What's gotten into her? Suddenly she sounds like she really wants to insult them.

"Do you mind if I talk about their magical power?" she asked. See? What happened to her last night?

"Go on," I answered. Someone insults magic really made my day.

"You know that blonde boy can bounce the bullet he shot, right?" she asked. Oh, Chung? Yeah, I know that. I nodded. "Do you know why he does that?"

"Because he likes it," I answered.

She nodded. "He shot it randomly. You know this".

"Yeah, I know," I nodded. "Maybe he hopes it would hit somebody".

"More like he doesn't know what he's doing," she smiled. "You see, last night, the first time he shot the wall, the bullet bounced and almost hit me. But the next bullet was going nowhere".

"You're lucky," I responded. "There's ceiling on the school, so I hate it".

"One of the bullets hit the red-haired boy," she said. She means Elsword? I laugh. That's cool! "Headshot," Eve continued. I laugh louder.

"Talking about the red-haired boy, yesterday he used fire phoenix," she waved her hand to mimic phoenix. "That thing made him faster," she stopped her sentence.

"And?" I asked for the continuation.

"It makes him to turtle speed," she continued. I laugh again. Some people really need to fly faster.

"And the red-haired girl," Eve mentioned Elesis. "She was throwing her fire everywhere, like, "free fire for everyone!" but she can't aim it right".

"I don't know. She only bothered me once," I said. Eve understands what I mean and she nodded.

"That's what we called wildfire".

I laugh again. Her jokes weren't that funny, but I like it.

"About the purple-haired girl," she placed her hand on her chin. "I don't know how to make jokes from her. She's like an avatar or something".

"Yeah," I agreed. "She can teleport too—"

"What did you say?" Eve narrowed my eyes on me. "So that's why".

"What?" Did I say something wrong?

"It's not important," she answered. Well, if she says so. "Anyway, I don't have jokes about her, so I'm just going to say that I slapped her last night".

"Really?" I smiled. "That's cool".

"I slapped the blonde boy too," she smiled back. I guess she really likes slapping someone.

"I just remember. There was an elf," she mentioned… what was her name again… Lina? Sometimes she shows up to see the popular guy in school, but I don't really know why she's with them.

"She's using bow without string," she said.

For real? "Who needs bow string when you got magic".

"What's the point of bow then?" she asked.

That's a good question. "For aiming?" I asked back.

"She can shot homing arrows. Who needs aiming," she replied.

This is complicated.

"Breakfast is ready!" Ara put the usual egg bread on the table. She eats one of the egg bread and rush to the door. "I'm going first, Ravey!"

"Why are you in a hurry?" I asked. There's only one thing that make her like this, though. "Is it him?"

"Yes! It's him!" she squealed. "Elesis said he's coming to school today! I can't wait!" she quickly runs to the front door. "I'm off!"

"That's a good news," I sighed in relief.

"Who's him?" Eve asked.

"The popular guy," I answered. "That elf is coming too, I guess".

"What's so good about it?" Eve tilted her head.

"I guess I'm going to be fine this morning," I suddenly feel something is not fine at all.

"Hey, good morning!" Aren just came and greeted us. "Where's Ara?"

"Fangirling," I answered. I don't understand why girls like to squeal to show their love.

"You should go now before the crowds end," Eve said.

She's right! I chowed down my breakfast and ran to the front door. I wear my shoes. "I'm off!" I opened the door.

"Good luck," Eve waved her hand.

"So you still dare to go to school," a person in front of me smirked. What is Add doing in here?

"Why are you here?" I asked. There's a lot of time until class, but, really, what is he doing?

"Fix Eve," he pushed me and moved toward Eve.

"Add, can I ask you something?" I looked at him. He turned his face to me. "Are you sis' boyfriend?"

"No".

That was quick. "Okay then," I went out and closed the door.

I arrived at school in time. I can skip school, but I really want to see this "bandaged" Eve was talking about.

"Kyaaa! Ciel!"

There you go, girls' scream of happiness and love. They're surrounding the blue-haired boy—Ciel, the popular guy. He's rarely come to school because of academic olympics and things. I don't know what it's like to be smart. Is it nice to rarely come at school?

It have to be, right?

I can see sis and—oh my Lady El, that's a nice bandage on Elesis. Aisha and that elf are there too. They really don't care about their appearance today. It's like you just got an accident and there's a celebrity, so you don't care about your appearance anymore. Eve was really serious last night.

"That's weird," a white-haired little girl is floating to stare at me. Wait, she has blue horns and blue tail. What is she? And what is she doing in here anyway?

"I don't feel any magical power from you. Do you hide it?" she asked.

"No, I don't have one," I answered. It would be cool if I really hide it. I mean, like there's a hidden magical power inside me, but this is not a movie.

"She's talking to him!"

"What?! She doesn't want to talk to me!"

"That guy is going down!"

So, every boy in this school hates me more than before because of me talking with her? Thanks, little girl.

"Really? In this world full of magical things?" she moved her face closer to mine. "You're interesting!"

What.

"Thanks," I said. I really don't know what to reply.

She smiled and backed away. I know why boys really want to talk with her. She's cute!

"What's your name?" she asked.

"She asked his name!"

"He's not going to school tomorrow!"

Wait, does that mean he's going to kill me just because of a single name?! I know I said that sometimes I hate it when I realize I'm still alive, but I'm not going to die easily!

"Raven," I answered.

She moves closer to me. "I'm Lu," she whispered to my ear. "Don't tell anyone, okay?" she smiled again. I nodded.

And I can feel killing aura from boys around us. This is bad. Really bad. I shouldn't have come to school JUST to see this "bandaged" thing.

"Why are they glaring at you like that?" Lu asked as she looks around her.

"I think they want to talk to you," I answered. Wait, I think my answer is not logical and I don't know how to fix it.

"What? They're just commoners. I don't want to talk to them," Lu crossed her arms. "They were like "hey, lil girl! What are you doing in here?" or "I have candies! Do you want some?" and I feel weak magical powers from them. I'm not interested. Hmph!"

Lady El, please bless me today. I can see some of them angry and I'm in trouble now. I mean, it's weird that she doesn't want to talk with weak magical power user, but she's talking with me right now.

"Are you not curious why I'm here?" she asked.

"I'm curious, but you're still talking, so I hear you out first," I answered. She doesn't have a brake, does she?

She laughs. Did I say something funny? "I like you," she smiled.

I'm going to die tonight. Help.

"I'm here to see how my servant doing at school," she said. What servant?

"I'll tell you about him later. See you later, Raven!" Lu waved her hand and went. So, her servant is a boy?

Bang!

I dodged it. I saw that coming. It's like my daily morning at school. I turned to Chung. "You're not going to bounce those bullets in this crowd, right?"

"That's why I'm here".

I look back and see Elsword. He summoned his magical sword and I dodged it. This is my other daily morning. "I love your accessories," I smiled.

Chung shot me. I dodged it again and ran through the crowds. They won't hit me in here, right? I wish they can't see me. This is the first time I thank Lady El to make me small like this.

I stay in the crowds until the bell rings. I stepped out from the crowd and let's just go to class.

"Where do you think you're going?"

I run quickly. I don't care who said that and where that person is. I ran to classroom and kicked the door.

Splash!

One ice bucket challenge is enough. No more.

A few seconds later, the homeroom teacher came and didn't say anything about the water.

I survived this morning, I think.