2. First Day

The motor sport smoothly arrived at the school, dropping him in the back ride at the school's front door.  William  came down and took off his helmet silently. Either he was in a bad mood or there was some other reason that made his aura today feel colder than usual.  Mark thinks maybe this has something to do with what happened yesterday.

"Who was that girl, Will?"  Mark asked.

looking for a topic to talk about. beside curious about the girl he saw with  William  on the street in front of house. Even though they didn't walk together, it was quite clear that the girl  who Mark meant was following  William  by walking behind.

"Which girl do you mean?" asked  William  back with a flat face.

"The girl who walked behind you earlier." 

Did  William  not realize someone was following him, though Mark. 

"Oh, forget it."  Mark pulled back his curiosity.

What the point about it, because  William  didn't understand what he was talking about at all, it only made him look stupid for insisting on finding out the figure of the girl he saw earlier.  William  was about to leave but  Mark held him back again. 

"Will! Yesterday's race was my fault,  Anth  just meant―"

William  had guessed,  Mark, who almost never had any interest in talking to him, had something bothering  in mind. Since he appeared before  William  offering help.

"Just forget it. If  he  didn't say anything, you should have kept quiet."  said William with a cold voice, sharp gaze. Mark could not speak, let alone defend himself.  William  may be right, no one knows and understands  Anthony  better then William does at SOPA except them–The big 4.

The day was getting late, a sedan car entered the parking lot ready to drop passengers also at the front door of the school. A luxury sedan that  William  knew very well who had just arrived at school.  Mark spurred his sport bike away from there, not intending to stay any longer. Back to the car that just arrived earlier. The driver in a neat black suit looks like a bodyguard getting out of the car. Then run around to the left side of the car to open the back door. Obviously he opened the door to serve his master.

William  was still standing on the spot waiting for her to get out of the car. Although it was not his intention to welcome, but because they happened to meet there, it was better for them to go inside together, he thought. There descended a beautiful and beautiful girl who was a noble's daughter came out of the sedan. Her body gestures are so graceful, her eyes are sad and expressionless. He had long, flowing blonde hair, tall and slender, with clear white skin. It was very clear that the girl was a half-blood descendant of some race. 

"No wonder I didn't find you, apparently you're already at school, Will." Greeting her.

"Yeah, it just happened."  William  was too lazy to explain the situation in the morning. The two of them started walking into the school together. "You must have heard what  Anth  did yesterday, right?"

"Hm, it was  Sihan who told me." 

Maybe what is in the minds of these two people as well as what is felt now is the same. About one thing, worrying about their best friend― Anthony.

"Jeez... I don't understand how to deal with him anymore."  William  took off his glasses, suddenly his head felt very tired. "I only ask one thing of you, Carol..." his tone turned serious. "Don't let you end up like him too, I won't be able to handle both of you at once. Just, please…  You're all I have…"  William  sounded very desperate.

Carol 's chest hurts, she understands that  William  must have a hard time dealing with  Anthony. But that doesn't mean  William  can ask her for something cruel like that. Nothing goes through a loss more than what  Carol  went through. She understood very well why  Anthony  had turned out like that.

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Elyn's new school is called SOPA aka School Of Private Art. Standing on an area of ​​70 thousand square meters. Based on maps SOPA are not only high school buildings but also stand from kindergarten to college level. In addition, the school is equipped with various other building facilities that make SOPA a mega superblock area. The students who attend school here are clearly from the upper class and the elite society. They generally start school from kindergarten to university level, because the school does not accept the transfer student policy. If so, it's definitely a rare case. As was the case with Elyn's transfer, even though she had absolutely no idea what kind of school she would attend from now on.

Elyn walked down the hall to class. When she and the accompanying teacher stopped in front of a room, she understood that this was where her class was placed. 

"This is your class, Elyn, soon the class will start. Come in." The teacher asked her to enter the classroom.

"Huh? Isn't it normal for the transfer student to be introduced by the homeroom teacher first?" Elyn thought feeling confused, but still went step inside. 

Of course she felt awkward, moreover she didn't know which seat to fill. Several pairs of eyes had been watching her direction since step in class, but no one came closer to greeting her. Even though she tried to reply the gaze with a friendly smile, it still didn't help the situation get any better. Elyn was forced to choose to sit in the front seat closest to the entrance. If she walked back out of the classroom it would look even weirder.

The sound of the bell signaling the start of school saved her from prying eyes who were busy noticing her new arrival in class. Because not long after the bell rang the teacher immediately entered the class on time.

"Morning everyone..." The teacher greeted them while scanning the whole class, his eyes stopped when he caught Elyn's figure who still looked awkward. "Ah! I'll introduce you to our new friend who just joined us." 

With a hand gesture, the teacher asked Elyn to come to him. Without a choice or reason to refuse, Elyn obeyed, walked over to stand in front of the class. 

"Evelyn, right?" Ask the teacher to make sure the name of the new student.

"Yes Ma’am..." Elyn replied.

"Feel free to ask anything if you need help or have questions, I and all friends who are here will help you. Okay?" 

Before Elyn had time to answer, the teacher had turned to look at the whole class. "You heard right? Let's help her to adapt to a new environment. Understand?" The answer in a low, nonchalant voice rang out from the classmates.

"Thank you Ma'am..." Elyn said when asked to return to her seat. 

The front seat near the door can be said to have now officially become  Elyn's seat. With who knows who previously owned the chair, well she can deal with it later. Some seats in the classroom still look empty even though the school bell has rung.

The teacher began to open the absent book and memorize every face of anyone who was present in class. "Is Anthony late for class again?" 

she said with the word late, not truant, which means she was sure  the person in question was going to school but not in class. She also did not see in the classroom the children who always followed  Anthony wherever he went, it made the teacher very sure that they were together now. 

"Who can contact or know of his whereabouts?" The class remained silent, no answer.

Just then the door to the classroom at the back opened in a dramatic way causing a commotion. Elyn jumped in surprise, from the start she had felt awkward and then added to the tense atmosphere. Seeing the teacher suddenly angry at students who were not in their seats. But those who caused such a scene walking in class one by one looked normal, remained calm.

Finding out who just came, the teacher was clearly angry. "You all!! Can't you be on time when the class starts? How many times have I reiterated? Huh!"

"We have to use the toilet first, Ma'am." Defend one of  Anthony's gang. 

While the person who was called by the teacher kept his mouth shut, he didn't even look burdened with this situation.  Anthony with a relaxed attitude immediately sat down in his chair.

"Are you girls?! Do you have to use the toilet so crowded together?" Even though anger is only a reprimand that the teacher always gives to them, especially to Anthony, then maybe that's what makes him immune to scolding. There is still one more seat that looks empty but the teacher just skips it because it was useless to wait, just a waste of time. After making sure all class attendance was filled, the teacher started the study.

Elyn was still stunned by the treatment of the group of students who were late to the teacher, this was the first time she had seen the insolent attitude of the group of students to the teacher without showing the slightest courtesy and respect, especially the one named  Anthony. Then the teacher just left them alone, with that kind of attitude. 

"What's wrong with them? What's with this school!" Elyn deep thought.