Fate's Game [GL]

Green Wood academie; a boarding school led by the government and the only school with an escalator system from elementary to college.

And the first school on the list of preferred schools for the influential families in K City, that have power and money in hand.

The school has a long standing and tradition, grooming heirs and heiresses from many families to be outstanding and glamorous, evoking awe and admiration among the common citizens.

And every year this school had given a limited amount of scholarsh.i.p.s for students with outstanding abilities all over the world.

Having made it a hotspot for ambitious families in other countries.

Just the possibility of making contact with other children of other power households, or even establishing relationsh.i.p.s with them made those families drool in their dreams.

It was like a toad eating swan meat. Just no beauty present. So who did not want a piece of this lucrative cake?!

Everyone did!

Whereupon the various households, began fighting for the scholarship and possibil relationsh.i.p.s.

But soon, this outside-talent snatching sheme was stopped entirely.

And this once a year chance fell completely on the head of the citizens within the K Country.

Why this sudden change? No one knew the reason, it was withheld from the public.

However, some nosey people with more background knowledge could identify that this decision was made right after, an article, of an medical lab burning down through an unsuccessful experiment exploding was published.

...

So now days, Green Wood had less new faces and if, then their own citizens from other classes.

That was why a blond guy with light brown eyes looked very surprised to hear from his teacher, that he had to go welcome two new students, who would arrive this afternoon.

He was notified of this on a very short notice, and it was in the middle of the school year!

Green Wood does not take outside students, and that certainly not in the graduation year to boot!

And with his high standing being chosen, got to mean, the newcomers being valued by a prominent person on some kinda degree.

Being cleared off of some of his doubts by the teacher, he set off on his way to welcome them.

Right now he was walking to the meeting point murmuring inaudible things to himself. "Weird. Teach told me to pick them up through dad's asking. But since when did I have a cousin?"

The explicit thing the teacher told the blond student was, to pick up two newcomers due to his father's, Sasha's request, admitting in a relative and his childhood friend.

And that was how those two students entered the school without scholarship.

Since Sasha had influence within the school, taking in two students unauthorizedly in was no problem.

But even with Sasha as the backer, there would be some gutsy people protesting against it.

Yet with some money tipping their objecting a$$es would just shut up.

After all, with money comes the power to do things outside the rules.

Yet Leevi did not set his mind on the misuse of Sasha's authority over Green Wood's inner council, he was more bugged at where this cousin popped out from.

He did not remember having a close enough relative to call cousin; both his parents were only children.

Well, he did have cousins of different degrees, but they are addressed as distant relatives and nothing more.

Standing in the parking lot, where they should arrive, he brought out a small box.

Inside were candies in tiny plastic packages. He picked one out, unpacked it and was about to put it in his mouth when...

..someone came him one step ahead and snapped at the candy in his hand.

Taking not only the candy in his mouth, but Leevi's fingers, which held the sweet commodity.

"WHAT THE!" What is going on?!

Leevi was shocked. Why are his fingers shoved down in some guy's throat?

Only some centimeters and his hand, split him and the guy with fluffy, dark chocolate hair.

Leevi opened his mouth to bring out his flabbergasted state, when a pale hand behind the candy-thief ripped him away from the candy and his hand.

"What are you doing? This is not a way to make an entrance by assaulting a bystander!"

The pale guy reprimanded the candy-thief of his behavior, whereas he just pouted at the nagging and defended himself.

"Milié! I NEEED SUGAR! The last time I saw and ate sweets was three months ago in Emil's hidden stash! So let me enjoy this bit, please?" Aria asked, his voice s.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.ely getting softer, than at the start.

Nevertheless, even with a softer approach, Emilié decisively cut his request in shreds. "No. Don't forget the message."

Bringing up the message from Sera, Aria kept further plea attempts shut, starring with longing at the sugar piece -what looked unappetizing after being coated with his saliva.

Leevi, the 'bystander', silently watched their short exchange, until coming back to himself through the wet and sticky feeling on his hand.

He worked hard not to show the disgust on his face, even though he was shuddering from the gross feeling.

He was really thankful of his good-natured personality, if it were someone else, that person would surely be enraged and give the candy-thief a hard time.

He brought out a tissue, peeling of the salivated candy and drool off his hand.

Throwing then the tissue into the nearest waste bin on the parking lot, and disinfecting his hand afterwards.

He was doing all this, while Emilié and Aria watched him at the side. Aria's complexion tinting to a rosy taint.

How embarrassing! He really did not realize, how shameless he has behaved, untill he saw the mess he did.

'Don't blush! Don't blush! Your face should be as thick as uncle Emil's face!'

"You guys are... the newcomers?" asked Leevi with a queasy voice. 'Please don't be!'

Since both of them wore the school's uniform, it was very easy to see that they were students of Green Wood.

However, with their rude demeanor towards him, they could only be new students.

The older one's knew who he is, and therefore take accordingly to his standing a respectful approach.

And not so unimpededly venturesome like this candy-thief.

So his wishful thoughts are shattered in a matter of seconds, without waiting for the answer, but it was worth a try.

Maybe, just maybe..

"Ahem" Aria shook of the embarrassment off of him and reached up his hand to shake his's. "Yeah, we are."

...or not..

"I'm Aria by the way. Nice to meet you.. and sorry about the snatching earlier, hehe."

Leevi did not reach up to his offered hand, and pulled out a courteous smile. "Leevi. Leevi Evans, a.. nice meeting you too."

He had no interest to initiate any contact to this one weirdo. He really hoped his dad made jokes, when he said one of them is his cousin.

He parted his eyes away from Aria and finally gave Emilié his attention.

A second later, 'If it is not a joke, I'd rather want to be cousins with him.'

The first meeting with her older brother after so long, and off the bat, Emilié got an immediate positive evaluation from Leevi.

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