Chapter Two: The New Kid
There were two things about Velder High that were different from any other school. One, there was no permanent in crowd or out crowd. The topics and people that were popular fluctuated each day. One day, a particular event was the hottest topic in the whole school, and the next day everyone was talking about something else as if said event had never happened. Two, the tiniest bit of news spread like wildfire. Of course, news spread quickly at other schools too, but the students of Velder High seemed to love making huge deals out of small things. So, you can imagine what happened when somebody caught wind of the news that the heir of El Energy Co. was coming to the school.
"WHAT!? Ainchase Ishmael? As in THE Ainchase Ishmael? The one we see on TV and in the news?" One girl gaped at another girl.
"It's true!" the other girl said.
"I heard that he can play six instruments!"
"I heard that he always rides in a limousine!"
"I heard that he can speak three languages!"
"I heard that Elsword's family has close ties with his!"
"I heard…
"I heard…"
"UGH! Ciel, what's the big deal about some rich guy?" Luciela, or Lu as she was known to the school, asked her half-brother, Ciel.
"It isn't just some random rich guy, Lu. He's—"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. He's the heir of El Energy Co. and all that. Those Ishmaels always think they're so high and mighty just because they have money."
"Is he a real rich person? Laby has never made friends with a real rich person before! Nisha hasn't either." Laby, a cheerful pink-haired girl, inquired. Laby was very different from the other students in the school. She claimed to come from a foreign country, but nobody knew exactly where. She always referred to herself in the third person, her best friend was a mirror named Nisha, and she was immune to sadness. Images and events that moved everyone else to tears merely made her feel slightly uneasy.
"Laby, I know you make friends easily, but you won't even want to make friends with him. I'm sure he'll turn out to be some self-centered, spoiled brat." Lu frowned.
"Don't be prejudiced, Lu. I know your family hates those people from El Energy Co., but how would you like it if I said that everyone who has ties with Henir Energy Co. is a despicable, treacherous, money-loving demon?" Ciel asked Lu. Henir Co. was El Co.'s biggest rival. While it was true that certain people who worked at Henir Co. were like that, Lu and Ciel certainly were not like that.
"You have a point, Ciel. However, when he gets here, I'm sure you'll hate him even more than I will." Saying this, Lu stormed off down the hallway, with Ciel following close behind.