Different and Unique
The dorm leader of Octavinelle continuously taps his pen as he reads the reports. However, his mind is somewhere else.
Alice "Ace" Trappola...
He clicks his teeth.
" Azul..."
To be one of the rare female students to be chosen for NRC is quite a feat. Throughout NRC's hundred years, only five female students have been chosen. The fifth being the newbie who destroyed a chandelier during her first day.
" Azul.."
Riddle is lucky enough to have her as a student of his dorm. As the weird saying in NRC goes, " To be with a chosen female is to either be cursed with godly luck or absolute destruction."Alice Trappola is both. Which is why he kindly offered a deal for her so why...
" Azul!"
That snaps him out of it.
" Oh... Jade. Floyd." He coughs, a bit embarrassed to be seen spacing out.
Jade frowns, " My, what made you be so in thought that you didn't hear us call you for the nth time Azul?"
Floyd smirks, " Hehe~ Isn't it about her?~ Kani-chan~" Jade's eyes light up in realization. " Ara- that female student? Fufu~ she's quite different isn't she?"
" Yes... Quite so." Azul says as he remembers the time he gave her a generous offer. A deal that will give her all her desired riches and eternal beauty in exchange of being summoned when needed.
It was a wonderful deal, with the other party gaining much more than them. However her reply...
~~~
" No thanks."
"Huh?" Is Azul hearing it correctly? Did this woman just seriously denied his one in a lifetime generous offer?
He frowns, " May I ask why? I can give you all of your desired riches. Dresses, jewelries, makeup, food and even travel passes! Not to mention eternal beauty! You won't have to worry about scars and acnes ever again."
Ace shakes her head, " I'm not interested in those things. You can reserve that to someone else, not me."
She stands up and walks past the three. Just as she was about to step out of the room, she looks back. " Thank you for the generous offer though. Have a nice day."
As the door closes, silence reigns inside the VIP room. The trio being silenced by the unexpected result.
~~~
" Jade. Floyd."
" Hai?~" " Yes?"
Azul fixes his glasses, a shine flashing through.
" Observe the student named Alice "Ace" Trappola."
The three smirks, their interest reaching it's peak and driving them into action.
~~~
Ace is laughing with her friends when she feels a shiver run down her spine. She looks back, Yuu tapping her shoulder to gain back her attention.
" Is something wrong Ace?" " Ah..." Ace shakes her head. " It's just that the past few days, I feel like there are people watching me. This time too."
Deuce cracks his knuckles, " Want me to fight them?" Ace raises a brow and scoffs, " Are you telling me I can't handle it?" " What? No!" " Eh~~~ Really? So you don't care if I get hurt Deucey?~ Ah! But you guys will save me won't you~ My heroes!"
Ace laughs as they flush deep red at her teasing. She'll just have to pretend she can't feel the stares nor can she see the glowing eyes. This will all pass by soon... Hopefully.
~~~
" Kani-chan~" Ace yelps as her feet leaves the floor, now dangling in the air. " Floyd-senpai! Put me down!" Floyd is hugging her at the waist, twirling around as he carries her.
"Floyd, put her down. We're gonna start in a few minutes." Floyd pouts and sets the female down. " Gehe, you're no fun Umihebi-kun..."
Ace beams, happy to finally touch the ground. " Thanks, Jamil-senpai!" He nods then pats her head. " Let's go, we need to play a practice game."
The team got divided to groups of five. After the win of Jamil's team, it is time for Floyd's team to play against Ace's team.
" Oh, it looks like we're right on time Azul." He hums in agreement as he stands next to Jade, the two watching from the second floor of the gym.
Floyd grins, " Let's have fun Kani-chan~ I'll squeeze you~" Ace rolls her eyes then smirks. One that send tingles on the trio's spine.
" Hah, you wish."
The game commences and it proves to be a tough game. The two teams going head to head, getting ties then scoring.
Ace pants as she receives the pass. " Go Ace!" She evades the other team before going head to head with Floyd.
He smirks, " Think you can pass me Kani-chan?~" His smirk widens when she falters however he becomes shocked when she did went pass him.
Ace smirks at him, ruby eyes glowing with confidence. " Why definitely." She winks at him, " Floyd-senpai~"
Ace scores a shoot and then the whistle is blown. " Game over! The winner is the red team!" Jamil says and Ace's teammates surround her, happy about their win.
" That was a good game Floyd, such a shame that you lost." Jade says as they meet up with his brother. Floyd looks at him and brightens up. " That was fun! Hehehe~ Kani-chan was great~"
Azul nods and his eyes linger on the smiling girl. 'She's different.' Ace laughs as her teammate slaps her back before she returns it by punching his arm. 'Different but unique.'
Jade pats his brother as Floyd happily talks about his game and how Ace was so cool. " She's an interesting person isn't she?" "Yep! I like Kani-chan~" Jade smirks, his mismatched eyes following the girl's every move. " Me too Floyd. Me too."
~~~
Ace wince as her back hits the wall. She was just about to go back to the gym when some Savanaclaw students comes up to her.
" Yo, you're that newbie ain't ya?" She glares at them, " And why is that important senpai?" They all smirk as their leader cracks his knuckles. "You're such a tough chick ain't ya? Heh, once we're done with you, you won't be able to have that arrogance any longer missy."
" Oya oya, what is happening here?" Everyone turns around to see the twin eels. Jade's smile looking a lot more sinister despite it being the same as his everyday smile.
" It's not ya business mate." " Eh~ But~ Why is Kani-chan there?~" The leader clicks his tongue. " As I said, it ain't ya business!"
The group launches their attack at the twins. The two Octavinelle students dodging and reflecting their flimsy attempts quite easily. However...
" Ace-san!" Azul says as he enters the scene. One of the attackers passed the eels and reaches out to the female. But before they could reach her, they were suddenly flipped and send crashing to the ground.
Azul has his eyes widen in shock, Jade and Floyd staring at the girl with the defeated students at their feet.
Ace huff and shakes her hand to get rid of the dirt, the attacker on the ground. " For Seven's sake... I should ask the Headmaster for charges on these kind of events." She sighs and fixes her ponytail.
She looks at the Octavinelle trio and hesitantly smiles. " Umm... Hi?"
Azul and Jade stares at her while Floyd snaps out of his shock to jump at her. Ace squeaks at the sudden weight on her.
" Kani-chan!~~"
Yuu and Deuce arrives to the scene to see Floyd clinging to Ace. Jade restraining the Savanaclaw students while Azul talks to the teacher.
Deuce opens his mouth in shock while Yuu shakes their head. " Not again."
~~~
" You don't really have to do this senpai..." Azul shakes his head, " Nonsense, you should have told us earlier that you're being attacked occasionally."
Ace pouts then flinches when Jade puts pressure on her wound. " My apologies, did it hurt?" " ... No, it was just sudden."
" Anyways, you didn't really had to..." Well, she can't say threaten... " You didn't had to talk with the Headmaster for my sake."
" Aww Kani-chan~ Just let us take care of you~" Ace glares at Floyd who just flashes her a toothy grin as he tightens his hug around her waist.
" I'm not a child! I can take care of it myself!" Ace hiss but the twins just keeps on teasing her.
Azul shakes his head, a slight smile on his face.
This girl is definitely different. But that's fine.
They won't have it any other way.