Elsword- LK

Rena- GA

Aisha- EM

Raven- BM

Eve- CBS

Chung- DC

"Hey!" I chased after her into a meadow filled with flowers. She sat there, crying. It was painful for me to watch her cry. I sat next to her and pulled her into a warm hug. I gently stroked her hair as she cried, soaking the front of my shirt. "Shh... Don't ever run of like that again, okay? I was worried sick. True, I may have to leave, but that doesn't mean I'm gone for good."

"Okay..." She said. I lifted her chin up, wiped her tears away and gave her a kiss on the lips; surprising her with my sudden action.

"You're mine and forever will be. I'll always love you."

"I believe you, Els. I love you too..."

And thus our story begins.

"Hurry up, Elsword! You're so slow!" Aisha yelled.

Rena laughed. "Don't rush him, Aisha~"

"Ehh! He's always slow," Raven stated. I made a mental note to get Raven back later.

"But it's the second to last day of school!" Aisha whined. "C'mon, hurry, hurry!"

"She sure loves school," Eve mumbled.

"Don't you like school, too, Eve? You're practically a genius," Chung asked.

"The fact that one's a genius does not mean that she likes school," Eve said.

Hello there, my name is Elsword and yep, these are my ever-so-caring friends. I'm a sophomore at ElsAcademy and today's the last day for us. I just can't wait for summer vacation to start! I was going to stay home, but no! Aisha had to drag me to school. Let me sleep for god's sake! Let's just hope I get free time in every class today.

As we entered the school, hallways were packed with girls gossiping and boys talking about sports and we just stood there.

"How to get through..." Aisha murmured.

Who knew school was going to be packed like this...? On the last-second to last-day too!

I started to make my way through the crowd with my friends following behind, saying "sorry" and "excuse me" here and there. We finally made our way into our own classroom. Students were trying to make their way into our classroom, but Rena and Aisha closed the door forcefully and smiled apologetically.

As you see, we're not regular students who take regular classes. We're special, top students, with the highest grades in the school called VIPs. Classic, but oh well, I like that title. Who said I can't be smart, huh?

As if reading my mind, the other VIPs said, "We did."

I glared at them. "Seriously guys?"

"You know we can't help it," Raven winked.

Anyways, as I was saying, ElsAcademy is a five-story tall building, a school for grades 7-12. Regular students in this school take regular classes which includes algebra, reading, writing and other classes that you may have. As for us, sometimes we would have to substitute as a student teacher for a certain class, other than that, we take archery, dancing, music, technology, and the way of the sword-you know, for combat if someone ever tries to rape us!

"Shoot! I have to substitute for Mrs. Stella again!" Rena groaned. I swear that old bat is just too lazy to even come to school and teach her students.

"Do you want me to come with you?"

"If you want, Els."

"Okay, It's going to start in 5 minutes. Let's start preparing." Materials-folders, pens and pencils-were grabbed and we headed out the door. Chung locked the room and we walked down the hall.

"Let's have lunch on the penthouse later," Aisha suggested.

"Okay. See you guys in a few," Chung said.

We walked our separate ways, into different classrooms-except for me and Rena.

Rena took a deep breath and pushed the door open the the classroom. She walked to the front of the middle of the classroom, organized her stuff and said, "Good morning class. My name is Rena and today I will be substituting for Mrs. Stella. So where did you guys leave off last week?"

"At polynomials," a kid shouted out.

"I see... Do you know how to multiply and divide them?"

"Nope," another kid answered.

"Well, let's get started then, shall we?~"

"Okay!" The class replied.

As you know, I was still standing outside the classroom, observing her every movement. She'll be a great teacher. I came into the classroom and sat down next to Rena, laying my head on the table, trying to rest.

"...and this is how you divide polynomials. Easy right?"

"Yep!" The class chorused.

"Now turn to page 257 of your algebra book and start working on the problems, please~"

Rena popped down next to me and sighed deeply.

"Tired already?" I asked.

"Not yet," Rena giggled. "This is actually quite fun."

"Ehh..."

"Say, Elsword, why are you here anyways?"

"Just wanted to keep you company."

"Hontoni? (Really?)"

"Yes, really."

Rena smiled. "Arigato! (Thank you!)" To the class she said, "Five more minutes!"

Pencils started scribbling down answers and calculators were clicking. I rested my head on the desk and fell into a deep sleep. The last thing I heard was Rena writing a problem on the board.

"Ne, Els, wake up," Rena said as she shook me lightly.

"What time is it?" I asked, getting up lazily. I reached for my bottle of water and one-shot it.

"We're suppose to be meeting the rest of them on the penthouse now," Rena said.

I choked on my water. "Daijobudesuka? (Are you okay?)" Rena looked at me with concern.

"I'm fine." Really?! I've slept for 3 hours?! Eh... Probably because of my lack of sleep last night...

"Let's go, Els." Rena was already waiting for me outside the classroom.

"Coming." I quickly got my things and headed out. Rena locked the door behind me and handed me a bento.

"I know you didn't bring lunch, so I made you one," she said.

I smiled sheepishly. "Thanks, Rena."

When we arrived, the others were already there eating in a circle, leaving out two spots for me and Rena. Rena sat down beside Aisha and I sat in between Rena and Chung.

"What took you guys so long?" Aisha complained.

Rena laughed. "Sorry, Aisha, Els fell asleep."

Aisha stared at me and then pouted cutely. "Baka, Els-Kun! Why did you fall asleep?!"

"The usual," I chuckled. "Stayed up gaming."

Aisha hit my head playfully and fake cried.

"Ouch," I said, while rubbing the spot she hit. I opened up my bento and ate. I have to admit, Rena's cooking is the best!

The sky was bright, really blue with warm weather; I laid down after finishing my bento. It was relaxing, really, until…

"Els-Kun!"

My gosh, Aisha. Leave me aloneeeeeeeeeee! Ugh… "Yes, Aisha?"

"Come play with us!" Isn't that a bit childish to do...?

"Oh, Aisha~ Let Els sleep. You know he was up late last night!" Rena laughed. Thank you, Rena!

"Fine, fine. Oh, you guys. We don't have anything-no classes-for the rest of the day!"

"Really? Why?" I asked. That means I can rest?

"Because I canceled them all!" Aisha smiled proudly.

"Last time I checked, it was a half day," Eve stated.

"Mou! Eve! Stop ruining it!" Aisha pouted.

"Well, Els will know eventually," Chung said.

"Eh… Fine, whatever. Go back to sleep, Els-Kun."

Hearing that, I went back to sleep.

"Mom, Dad!" I screamed. "Mom, where are you?! Dad!"

Two shadows arose out of the fire that was burning the house down. They had captured my mom and dad..

Mom gave me a terrified glace. "Go now, Elsword! Run!"

I stepped back slowly, but someone grabbed me by the hand and pointed a gun to my head.

"NO! Please! Don't hurt him! I'll give you the information you need! Just don't hurt him!" My mom pleaded. The gun lowered. "It's there, two floors down to the right in an empty room..." The man shot my mom after she told him. The person that was holding my dad, stabbed him.

The man with a mask kicked my mother's dead body to the side. "You were going to die anyways." I heard him say. "As for your child..." He turned to me and held up his gun...

I stepped back, carefully and slowly, to avoid pieces of the house burning down. I tripped over a chair and looked at the man, terrified.

His hand pulled the trigger and I...