𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐎𝐑𝐒 couldn't help but become worried that you might encounter the twins sooner as they decided to (more like your other seniors were the ones who willingly offered while Leona was the only one who begrudgingly came along but) Nonetheless, because of their stature, they offered to accompany you to your classroom, as if serving themselves as your bodyguards.
Some students that were left in the hallway — averted their gaze from your seniors, as if feeling threatened by their tall figures looming over you, while others simply nodded in acknowledgment, as some of your seniors did in return.
As you all were walking down the hall, you couldn't help but suddenly brought something up. You reluctantly gazed into the orange-haired male, who was currently occupied with greeting the students in the hallways.
"Soo, Cater-senpai, Have you finally decided about.. what the payment is gonna be?" You inquired, your brows were slightly clashing anxiously — an awkward smile was plastered across on your face as you tilted your head sideways to look at your senior. The least you could do for your situation right now was to act cute and friendly, in hopes for the phone addict male to take it easy with the 'payment' he was gonna give you.
Your senior pondered about your question for a few minutes, with his arm still slung over your shoulder, as you all continued walking. Damn, this guy sure didn't know that there's a thing called "personal space."
You were slightly nervous around people you weren't close with — especially those who were too close to you for your liking — but it did leave you with a lingering sense of déjà vu from when your elementary school friends used to do the same thing to you during break time while you guys were out visiting random street vendors outside your school to buy some snacks.
Oh god, you were being emotional again.
"You know [Name], Cater is probably just kidding when he said that, so no need-"
"Hmm, not yet little junior! This is a once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity and I have to think about this carefully you know?" Cater hummed, completely cutting off his friend while ignoring Trey's disappointed gaze that burned a hole behind his head.
"I suppose that made sense.." You muttered under your breath with a focused expression, I mean, if someone were to offer to do something for you as payment for your kindness — you'd naturally have to consider what the payment would be, so you couldn't blame him.
Although, he was the one who proposed the idea rather than the other way around.
But you're still scared about what this so-called payment was supposed to be.
FLASHBACK — !
"Oh, umm, sure why not..? So what's the payment gonna be?" You inquired, looking everywhere besides from the mischievous smirk decorating your senior's face.
"Hmm, Ahh there's soo many things that I could ask you to buy for me right now but I gotta think about this properly..." Cater muttered to himself in slight frustration, but quickly recovered as he sent you a wink.
"Today seems to be your lucky day huh? Your kind senpai hasn't thought of what the payment will be at the moment!" Cater cheerfully admitted, making you deadpanned at him.
"..I'll be taking my leave, then," You declared out of nowhere, at this point you just fucking gave up — this senior of yours did not just waste your time as your classes were about to begin, just to tell you that he hadn't thought about your 'payment.'
He also had the fucking audacity to begin acting like an arrogant jerk, simply because you thanked him for helping you with the twins.
Obviously, he hasn't heard of a thing called human decency yet.
"hey hey hey let's talk about this real quick!-"
. . .
In the end, you managed to calm down with the help of your senior Trey as you decided to give him some time to think about your payment while escorting you on the way to your classroom because that's what a 'kind' senior should do.
Kind senior, my ass. Kind senior nga, pero ang kapal ng mukha
After the rest of your walk, you all finally reached your destination as you turned around to face your seniors with a thankful smile, you then politely bowed your head to your seniors as if your silent way of telling them that you were thankful. You honestly couldn't imagine what would happen if you didn't stumble into them.
You were about to head into your classroom but you were stopped by someone grabbing your wrist.
"Will you be alright here?" Trey gently fretted over you like a mother hen, obviously worried about you, especially since the twins were your classmates.
You firmly disagreed with the old saying "Chivalry is dead" because the person who came up with the term never had the chance to meet your charming and kind senior, Trey Clover.
But oh my fucking god, he would be a ladies' man from where you came from.
''Ah yes, don't worry about it!-'' You quickly reassured your senior with a sheepish grin. Whoever Trey's future spouse was, they better treated him with the utmost respect, or else a girl with a large collection of tsinelas would time travel just to beat your ass.
Besides, there was literally no way for you all to communicate besides from the gym class — wait, gym class??
Fucking killjoy
And just when you thought that you could finally be safe from the twins' wrath, you forgot that you all would be having gym class this afternoon. Oh well, let's just hope that you weren't gonna be assigned partners with one of them. That was sarcasm by the way, in case you couldn't tell.
Internally, you could only curse your forgetful mind for failing to remember the gym class that was on your schedule. the fucking gym class, [Name].
Your [eye color] eyes immediately widened in realization, and your hand made its way to your forehead as if an attempt to calm yourself as you realized that there would be a low chance of you being assigned partners with one of them.
"..I'll go inside now" After regaining your posture, you bid your seniors farewell with a seemingly solemn aura, and before going inside — you gently yanked your wrist free of Trey's grip.
Trey could only follow your figure entering the classroom with a worried expression.
. . .
"I'm sure she'll be fine.." Trey silently reassured himself, the uneasy feeling in his stomach never leaving.
"You've never been concerned with a junior like that before, Trey" Cater teased, his gaze was fixated on his phone, but Trey knew damn well that Cater's teasing remark was directed at him.
Trey's face gradually warmed up in response to Cater's remark, as his hand moved to cover his flushed face. Immediately confirming his friends' thoughts.
''Omg, I'm soo gonna post this on instagram!''
''Cater don't you dare—''
"I agree, but I thought you said you don't show favoritism to your juniors, hmm?" Vil grinned, his lavender eyes were half-lidded with a coy sneer. His brows perking up in interest, amused by Trey's obvious favoritism towards the [hair color]-haired junior.
''Oui, oui — this is indeed the first time I've had the opportunity to see this beautiful side of you Chevalier of Rose! '' Rook happily exclaimed as Trey swore that he saw a glint of mischief shimmer in his emerald and narrowed eyes.
''Ohoho, I'm definitely gonna use this as blackmail'' Leona gloated with a smug grin, as he took his phone from his pocket and snapped a photo of the flustered Trey. Enjoying the sight of the faint warmth spreading across the gold-eyed male's cheeks, who just wanted nothing more but to stray further away from his friends' teasing stares.
''Oh, you guys..'' Trey sighed dejectedly, mentally bracing himself for his friends' incoming snide remarks.
. . .
Time flew by as you were in chemistry class, but the bland discussion of quantum theory didn't help your eagerness to get out of the classroom as quickly as possible. Heck, it had only been 30 minutes since you and your seniors departed — yet it felt longer because of how much you twiddled your fingers beneath the desk as you anxiously shifted your attention from your fidgeting fingers to the clock hanging on the wall.
On the outside, you appeared to be completely calm, but I could assure you that on the inside, your heart was thumping loudly and anxiously as if desperately begging you to let it out.
You were preoccupied with yourself until your Professor, Crewel Divus — called your name, immediately snapping you out of your trance.
Professor Crewel's hair was parted down the middle, with the longer section white and the shorter section black. He has narrow grey eyes and silver studs in his ears. He's also dressed in a tuxedo that includes a black dress shirt, red tie, a black-and-white vest, black dress pants, black dress shoes, and a black belt with a silver buckle, studs, and spiky sections. He's also occasionally seen wearing red gloves, and a teaching pointer with a red collar and a jeweled charm attached at the end.
Nobody in your class was brave or kinky enough to find out why there was a red collar attached to his teaching pointer. Even if you were slightly curious about it, you couldn't risk your grades so never mind.
"Pup [Name], would you mind answering question number four? and remember it's Master Crewel to you" Crewel continued, lightly slapping the end of his teaching pointer against his palm.
Along with his.. odd nicknames and questionable phrases he spat daily.
Lightly shaking your head to redirect your attention to the task at hand, you slowly stood up from your seat. You took your time as you avert your gaze from the students. The number of eyes watching your every move made you uncomfortable as you simply wanted everyone to stop staring at you like some kind of exhibit.
''..The answer is letter C — Master Crewel..'' You begrudgingly answered, not having the energy to question his nickname. You were too tired to even question everyone's weird obsessions at this point. You could only respond with a faint nod and a tired sigh like a sleep-deprived mother forced to listen to their child's strange preference in the middle of the night.
"Hmm, it seems that you have been paying attention... very well, anyways next!-"
All the sounds surrounding your classroom suddenly became nothing but a blur as you began occupying yourself with silence — well, more like enjoying your own company while you still had the chance.
These were the only times you finally got to enjoy your own company without having to worry about what to say as you're not used to talking to people without any fear of accidentally offending anyone; sure, it could get lonely at times without any real company, but at least you still had yourself to keep you company!
You were once again, occupied with your thoughts until a small crumpled paper knocked on your forehead — snapping you back to reality again.
But, seriously, what was it about people who bothered you? Did they have so much fun bothering you that they wouldn't stop bothering you even during in class?
After a few seconds of realizing that your silence had been broken by a small, crumpled piece of paper, a tick mark grew on your head as you began glaring daggers at it while grumbling curses under your breath — as if it would do anything to restore the peaceful silence that had been ruined by a fucking paper.
A few minutes had passed since you've begun your staring contest with a crumpled paper, deciding that it wasn't worth it — you let out an exhausted sigh at yourself.
You began scanning the classroom for any hints about the said-culprit who had to interrupt your silence, but unfortunately — you couldn't find any hints about the culprit when some students were busy taking notes or whispering among to their friends.
Eh, I'm bored, might as well just use the free paper to doodle some bullshit
You carefully opened the crumpled paper that goes by the shape of a circle before flattening the wrinkled paper with your hands and was about to doodle some random designs when you had noticed fine handwriting pasted on the slightly wrinkled paper.
'Please do meet me at the rooftop during lunch break for I have something to discuss with you, [Name] [Last name]
~ R. R'
Y'know what, fuck it — you didn't have any more sense of safety by the time your curiosity got the better of you. Specifically, towards the two letters at the bottom of the message, that mainly caught your attention. Leading you to believe it was more likely a hint about the sender's identity.
And yes, you were aware that your decision was fairly similar to one of those characters in horror movies, but you'd rather die at the hands of a killer than be killed while trying to escape from the killer.
You didn't want to go through all the trouble just to be easily murdered by a serial killer in the end.
Although you decided to visit this 'R. R' sender later, you still couldn't help but let your thoughts wander about this 'R. R' person.
You barely had any friends besides from Soo-min ever since you were a freshman up until now, so you couldn't help but be curious about what this 'R. R' person wanted.
What could they possibly want? I don't recall owing anyone a favor besides Cater-senpai.
It was also gonna be impossible for it to be Cater, since he appeared to be the type to be straightforward rather than using difficult rituals just to reach out to you, he was also not in your class, and it's not like he used some kind of magical broomstick to reached this classroom's window just to throw a paper at you.
Alright, but what were you thinking? Now, you sound so silly if anyone were given the chance to look past your random thoughts. But, on the other hand, you could only hope that no one read your thoughts as you'd rather die than had someone else witness your inner thoughts.
I mean, there was always an option to remove the evidence, Soo-min did offer to lend you a hand when the time comes so you gotta take the chance while you were at it, right? Gotta hope that you wouldn't end up throwing up if your hands became dirty though.
You shook your head, slightly embarrassed by your weird thoughts, and dug your face into your arms, which were placed at your desk, hoping to enjoy your own company despite the silence.
However, you couldn't help but wonder how they were doing. Were they taking proper care of themselves? Did they spend the cash you sent them carefully? Given the expensive tuition fees, you were still unsure whether continuing your second year at this school was a good idea, even if you already had a full scholarship to support you until you reached college.
Why couldn't you just, well, study in the Philippines where you were much closer to your family and friends? Although, you didn't deny the fact that you were also excited to move out of that household back then, simply because you wanted to get away from your family. However, given the state of your family's finances, your family couldn't afford to enroll you in a high school that was near your home. The scholarship that was offered to you was the only reason you were able to study at a prestigious school here in Teyvat. You couldn't afford to let your family down, so you took the chance while being aware of the responsibilities that were bestowed upon you.
Ahh, it sure was hard to be the eldest daughter of the [Last name] family.
In any case, what should you have for dinner? It was your duty tonight to use the kitchen and prepare some food. You need to think of one soon, one that was healthy and delicious at the same time. You should have money to buy groceries by now if it hasn't already been sent to you.
You were lost in your thoughts when you heard a 'ping' that was slightly vibrating from beneath your desk. As you slowly raised your head to find the source of the sound, finding none — you then lowered your head to see your phone beneath your desk, light up as a notification popped up.
You looked up to see if your teacher was paying attention before quickly pulling your phone out from beneath the desk.
A message notification appeared, revealing a user named "Ran <3" aka Hei-ran, 'Ran' was just a nickname you made up but could only use when the two of you were alone.
Your boredom got the best of you and began typing words silently.
. . .
Ran <3
Dude im bored
Ok and?
well damn, is this the thanks i get for cooking you a meal 😕
lowkey hurt rn ngl 🧍♀️
just pay attention to class before you get caught and have your phone confiscated
Ok but why are you on your phone tho 🤨
..You do not question your senior during this time Hei-ran
Wha
Dude you're just one year older chill 🙄
Yes, but still older than you sweetie 🥰
Ok grandma
Anyways, i heard that you were being chased by the twins, you good??
How did you know?
And, Noo! It's not like I'm being hunted by the tall ass leech twins who were rumored to be part of some mafia gang, and could possibly murder me in my sleep, noo i'm not worried at all 😍😍‼️
Uhm, rude literally trying to help but sure 🧍♀️
Anyways, the seniors told me before our class started
But how're you gonna avoid them tho??
They're literally giants when compared to you
r you calling me short
No, but you look like one beside them
Do you have a plan tho?
What plan
To avoid the twins grandma
YOU
well honestly, i have one, i think
Whats the plan?
Idk dude, just gonna avoid them by the time when lunch comes around
Thats a dumb plan you gog right there
*got
"gog 🧍♀️"
Shut up dude, i'm tryna help you rn🗿
Like you have one smartass 💀
Obviously, duh
..I actually don't
Forget that, what do you wanna eat for dinner??
I'm not sure, can't we just eat cup noodles with rice??
Guess my shopping trip is canceled now 💅
Oh yeah, it's your turn to use the kitchen next right?
Yep
Cup noodles with rice it is then
love ya beh <3
love ya too ig 🙄🤚
Anyways i gtg na
Oh and btw can I sit with you at lunch??
Sure sure dw, bae <33
AMP THANK YOUU BES 😭
. . .
With a satisfied hum, you turned off your phone and returned it to its previous spot, also knowing that you didn't have to go out later to get groceries.
You then returned to your previous posture, with your face dug in your arms once more —but this time your chin dug in your arms, as your uninterested [eye color] eyes started darting around the room.
. . .
"I love little shrimp..." Floyd mumbled, his chin in his palm, as he peered over his shoulder. From the front row of the classroom, he kept staring at his [hair color]-haired classmate with a lovesick grin, revealing his sharp and jagged teeth. Someone, please set this dude on a date already.
"Pardon?"
"..You heard nothing, Jade" Jade's playful twin quickly threatened, his usual lighthearted tone had been replaced by a threatening tone. Making Jade's heterochromia eyes widened — obviously in surprise rather than fear. His brother's threat caught him off guard as it was the first time his brother had threatened him.
Let's just hope that life would be generous enough to grant you a normal day.
𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐖𝐎 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐄 !!
[ Author's note: and that's a wrap for the chapter two of lovable idiot! And yes, as you can clearly tell — I am a simp for the leech twins ok?? Btw, I'm also sorry for the long delay since the day I uploaded that announcement, there has been an emergency that needed my mother's presence immediately, and was unable to finish writing the chapter. My daughter, Hei-ran might be appearing in the next chapter whether you guys like it or not lmao, anyways I hope that you guys enjoyed this chapter two of lovable idiot and probably edit this chapter later on because of grammar and stuff but nonetheless! I hope you still enjoyed the chapter and have a good day/night <33 ]