Chapter 3: A Day in School

In the school clinic where Mike is having a comfortable slumber, Lucas already left in the scene.

The morning has already come as the sun is spreading its vibrant color from the sky.

"Hnggg..." The sun's light passes through the window's curtain towards Mike's eyes forcing him to wake up from his slumber but Mike tried to resists like every teen would do every morning.

Unfortunately, in the end, the sun's light won waking Mike in open eyes with his pony bun hair bed is almost lose. For some reason, he always tied his hair into a bun even when he's sleeping.

Like he owns the room he casually walks to the bathroom and takes a shower using the things that can be found inside the room.

Soap, shampoo, whatever he finds inside the bath he uses it as he owns it.

Removing his clothe he goes towards the wall mirror and look at himself.

Slowly peeling the bandages while he examines his body he noticed something strange.

(Is it just me, or my recovery rate is getting faster.)

Mike's body is all clean like there are no marks of wounds that existed in his body even scars are basically none.

Such a strange body if one could have say but this is something Mike noticed for quite a long time.

Anyway, now he is butt naked one could clearly see what kind of body he has.

Slim body, no sign of proper muscles, his body are like of those feminines.

Checking more further Mike untied his hair letting his hair loosen.

To one's surprise, Mike's hair is unexpectedly long that it reaches to his shoulders. This is somewhat rare to find on the male who has long hair not to mention Mike has this girly body if he didn't wear long sleeve clothes. He will be instantly mistaken as a girl if someone finds him like this.

There is still a sign of lack of sleep in his eyes showing the long days of sleep is not enough for him.

Just how many days do you need to satisfy your hunger for slumber?

Anything other than that, there's nothing much special to his body just like an average normal highschool boy would have.

Finishing checking his body Mike is satisfied with the results of his recovery as he started taking a shower.

The air around the school is freezing cold and the water from the bath is cold as ice yet he didn't show any slight hesitation towards the coldness.

After he takes a shower he didn't immediately put his clothes on because he doesn't have an extra cloth to wipe off the wet from his body.

He leaves the bathroom in butt naked as goes in front of an electric fan inside the bathroom to dry his body off.

Good thing there are no people other than him in the room.

As if this is something like those kinds of a romantic comedy where some guy will just go barge-

"Mike school is about to start you better-"

Lucas entered the scene and sees Mike fully naked in front of an electric fan.

Just like a romantic comedy where some guy will just barge into the room of a girl who is naked or in their underwear.

It would be somewhat lovely but THEY ARE BOTH BOYS!!!! Not to mention Mike is a student and Lucas is a teacher.

"Sorry," said Lucas with a blank expression and quickly closed the door.

It happened in an instant as the silent awkward atmosphere filled the whole room leaving Mike who's also has a blank expression on his face.

Not only he saw his body yesterday even now and he is fully naked.

It would be not too weird since they are both boys but Mike looks like a girl especially when he is naked because one could see his slim girly body. This is the reason why he didn't want anybody to see him naked.

Mike's face is now covered in red. Is he is embarrassed or angry or maybe bot no one knows.

After drying himself off he immediately put his uniform from his bag that he brings from that girl's house.

Luckily, Lucas can read the mood and never talk about it ever again.

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*Lucas POV*

The sun is already up in the sky as the morning hits by so I went out to buy some breakfast at the convenience store near our store.

It's just a small walk about 5-6 minutes so it didn't take much time.

Since my student Mike is staying might as well buy some breakfast for him.

"That will be ₱118, sir."

"Here."

"I received ₱120... here's the change, sir. Thank you for coming."

Receiving my change I immediately go back to the school.

School is about to start so I need to prepare some stuff.

Come to think of it, Mike... What in the world happened to him?

He has these horrible wounds around his body that it makes me worried about him.

Do his parents know anything about this? If they knew then why didn't make their son go to a hospital instead of a clinic? Is it a problem with money or a problem between them? Like hell, I would know.

As I'm full of thoughts I reach the clinic without noticing it.

Opening the door... I, a teacher happened to see an amazing scene.

"Mike school is about to start you better-"

As I opened the door everything goes into slow motion like my mind focus on one thing in front of me.

Naked.

A girl?

A boy?

I gasp in thoughts as my mind is now jumble in questions.

No, it's clearly a girl!

But that girl has the same face as Mike!

Mike!? Is that MIKE!?

I slowly took a peek down to see if that is really Mike.

Surprisingly, It has a thing.

It has a thing down here the same as us guys.

He's definitely Mike. I'm sure of it but this is still confusing like guessing if it's a rose or a poppy flower.

"Sorry," I quickly closed the door without showing a tint of emotion as my mind is still blank in answers.

After closing the door everything goes back to normal from slow motion.

Clearing my own thoughts I open one of the paper bags in my hand and grab a coffee to take a sip.

The hotness and bitterness of the coffee confirm that I'm not dreaming. The coffee is hot that it almost burns my tongue but not as hot from the scene I saw just now.

Looking up at the ceiling even though this is an unfortunate awkward event I thank god for giving me such an opportunity.

Drinking my coffee outside the clinic while leaning the wall for minutes of mindless thoughts Mike goes opened the clinic's door as he's already dressed in his school uniform with his hair tied into a bun.

Looking at him I secondly thought that is he the one that I saw earlier because he looks entirely different but it was answered instantly.

From the looks of his eyes, it says that don't ever talk about that again and immediately nod.

Walking towards me Mike just grabs one of the paper bags in my hand and goes back inside the clinic to eat like he knew that the paper bag is for him. He's right though but grabbing it without saying anything is kinda rude but my mind is still not working well that I let this rudeness aside.

Mike eats his breakfast from the floor silently.

He didn't even show gratitude to me after I gave him food what a troublesome student.

I also go inside the room and eat along with him even though we are far away from each other as the silence keeps filling the air.

For the first time in my life, I eat with someone this quiet.

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[Classroom Grade 10 Section 6]

In a certain classroom where there are already several students arrived early this morning.

Even though they're only a few of them they make such a ruckus.

Some students are doing makeups with each other this early morning, as expected from teenagers.

Some students of the boys are just having a conversation with one another as they laugh happily hearing each other's story.

As the youth bloom within the school, some only came here early just to copy one's homework while others are just anti-social who doesn't want to talk to others.

The students are nothing but ordinary. They just your average teenagers that one could have seen in every school.

It's already 7: 00 AM as the class is about to start in about 30 minutes.

One could have expected that the students would come in before 7:30 AM but this is a different country that has different people. Most of the students will come in exactly 7:30 AM and this is their average time. As long they arrive in class before their teacher it's technically not late for them.

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*??? POV*

It's 7 AM in the morning that I arrived in school this early. Such a rare occurrence if I had to say.

Usually, I always came here at the exact time when the school's bell is about to ring.

However, because of me, staying up all night watching food anime I didn't manage to start my homework. It's too good to not binge all the episodes in one seating. Who doesn't get excited watching people get naked just by tasting foods? No one right?

Having no homework is the only reason why I go to school this early.

"Hey! Can I copy your homework?"

"Sure just let me copy this guy's homework first."

"Okay." This is the usual routine for everyone who didn't make their homework. This is quite normal for us but I don't know about other schools though.

Luckily, for some reason, the teacher didn't mind this kind of crime in the room as he ignores even if everyone gets the same score. Like the world is about to end that he doesn't care anymore or something.

He ignores us doing this kind of stuff as long we didn't get caught red-handed. It's different when he ignores us because he doesn't have proof and seeing us in action.

After waiting about 7 minutes, it's now my turn to copy my classmate's homework.

As I writing down the answers, a certain guy entered the room.

I immediately stop on what I was and look at him with teary eyes like seeing a long-dead family who come out alive.

My best friend who was absent for a couple of days is finally back!

Dropping my pen I quickly leap towards him with open arms as I greet him.

"Mike! It's been a long time! I thought you were dead, you know!" Every time he's gone for a long time I immediately think that he's dead and that becomes my usual phrase when he absents for too long.

"Well... I had a high fever back then so I can't go to school. I don't have any means to tell you this back then so I'm just telling you this now."

For somewhat reason, Mike's face is red like a tomato. Maybe he still has a fever or something.

Did he forces himself to attend to the school even though he's still sick!?

I'm his best friend so it's normal for me to get worried.

I quickly put my palm onto his forehead and check his temperature if the fever is still there. Just to make sure I'll drag him into the clinic.

Hmmm... Guessing the hotness of my palm he's temperature is basically normal, no signs of sickness.

*Sigh* Sighing in relieved I smiled and tell Mike that he's not sick.

But before I could utter a word I feel a chilling air pierced through my skins.

And then I heard a small furious voice coming from Mike.

"Oy what are you doing?" His low cold voice vibrates through my ear as I feel his rage coming from his very eyes.

"S-sorry." Forgetting that my palm is still at his forehead I quickly pull my hand away and apologize.

Mike didn't bother to reply as he just walked passed through me and goes to his seat at the front.

I knew Mike always gets angry when someone touches him but to get pissed to this extent.

There is only one reason I could think of.

'Someone touches him before me.'

Who arseholes dares to touch him!?

I wanted to shout and ask who is that foolish existence as I look everywhere inside and outside the classroom.

As I was about to explode my deep anger someone tap my shoulder.

"Oy, Ray. Are you gonna copy my homework or not? Everyone is waiting."

"Sorry, I'll do it now."

My best friend is important but my grades are also important. I'll think about this later.

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*Ring Ring* The school bell rang throughout the school showing that the class is about to start.

Most of the students of 10-6 are already here in the room exactly when the bell rang.

The students are only just waiting for their adviser to arrive while some are desperately trying to finish their homework on time.

Mike who was at the front is talking to his seatmates like a normal student would do. Nothing surprising there.

By the looks of it, he enjoys talking with them.

Mike was pissed earlier but now he is showing a lively smile and laughing with everyone at the front seat.

However, their fun didn't last as long as their adviser enters the scene. Seeing their teacher everyone went into silence.

As usual, their adviser is wearing his favorite lab coat.

He has this aura around him that he looks intimidating mix with coolness.

Looking at his students with fierce eyes behind his glasses, he greeted him with a flat tone.

"Good Morning."

The students stands up from their seats and greeted him back.

"""Good morning Sir. Lucas!""" As one would expect their adviser is Lucas.

"Okay, Take your seat."

Hearing him they all take their seat.

Before speaking a word Lucas looks at them from left to right as he feels satisfied with the current atmosphere. Even though they are silent the aura of liveliness is still within them.

"Ahem. *Clears throat* Since we only managed to finished 'Genetic Disease' yesterday, the next lesson will be about 'Genetic Manipulation' or in another term 'Genetic Engineering' about directly changing one's genes.

Alright, please take out your assignment so we can check it."

(I bet all of them are just copied one to each other.)

Most of the students take action by bringing out their homework from their bags and others didn't show any move as they didn't do their homework on time. Mike is the latter one.

Lucas expected this so he didn't react to it.

"Okay let's begin our lesson," said Lucas with a flat tone.

Lucas started his lesson and most of his students started listening to him.

Nothing much had happened that can be bothered mentioning in school.

And without realizing the time, the school is finished in a flashed.

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The school ended in a flash as most of the students left the school.

Mike who's still inside the classroom gaze at the dark sky through the window.

He doesn't want to go home.

(There is no point for me to go home anyway.)

As he loses in thoughts while looking at the dark sky someone entered the room.

"Mike, still not going home? It's already dark you know." said with a cheerful tone.

Mike turn his gaze and look at the one who spoke to him. Even without looking back, he knew who it is.

"I'll be going home with you, Ray," said Mike as he carries his bag to his back and goes straight outside the school along with Ray.

The guy- Ray is the guy who declares himself to be Mike's best friend. But know this but he just didn't bother and let him be himself, he quite enjoys this mood when he's with him.

It was already dark outside not to mention it's freezing cold as Ray trembles except Mike who walks like it's nothing to him.

"*Sneeze!* A shit... My snot went onto my shoe, dammit. If only I know this would happen I'll bring my jacket."

Hugging himself Ray gave complaints towards the weather as he rubs his both hands to each other to produce a little heat friction.

"If you say it's cold then it'll be cold! Don't say something obvious geez,"

"There you again, Mike. You always get angry, this is the reason why you always got into a fight with people."

"Well, you know me. I'm only doing this so no one takes advantage of me."

"That's true but can you hold your anger just a little? Especially if you encounter any thugs, don't ever raise your fist to them.

They don't forget the face of the people who take a pissed to them. I don't know if I can help you with that problem if you have gotten into one."

Ray started talking about the thugs and didn't stop after that.

He continues;

"Oh yeah, did you know the one delinquent in our school who's called Demon by the thugs?

Most of the thugs in this place, no... in this city everyone wanted to beat the shit out of him. However, no matter how much they tried for these past months they never succeed. Some said he has a strength of a gorilla while some said he's fast as a cheetah.

The rumors describe to him that he's too big about 200 cm and bulky muscular to be seen as a teenager yet I haven't seen one in our school like he didn't even attend in school anymore... but Mike if you ever encounter this Demon run away from with all of your might! Believe in the build-up rumors made by a single delinquent."

As he said he, Ray raise his hands trying to scare Mike but he didn't even flinch a bit from his made-up story.

It's not like he doesn't totally believe him, he just thought that it was an interesting story.

(Demon, huh...)

While they're walking through the street where's the light around the poles is dim, suddenly some strange people block their way.

Wearing all same shirt color and a unique handkerchief that tied on their body, they're the ones you could call thugs. Based on their clothes and styles they are those in the mid-level thugs. Not ordinary thugs if one would have to say.

Ray didn't have this level of communication to talk their way out of this nor even talk normally in this kind of situation. Through their hopes, they attempted to walk passed them in silence thinking that they're not in their radars.

But, obviously, it ended in failure.

"Oy... you dare to ignore us?"

"Hiee!!!! We are sorry for whatever we had done!" Ray immediately bow down his head apologizing with all of his might and beg to not harm them.

"Hey! Mike go lower your head!" Grabbing Mike's head he forces him to bow down to too and apologize to his behalf as he's too afraid for Mike if he gets pissed in this kind of situation. This will cause a huge problem for them and to the future.

Even though they are in this tense situation Ray is still worried about Mike.

He's worried about him since Mike had just recovered from his sickness(injuries).

Ray expects Mike to silently bows down since he knows that's the best choice for them.

However...

Looking at them with fierce mocking eyes, Mike said with a serious tone;

"You're in the way,"

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