IT'S BEEN A WEEK since the fight happened and Nas keeps trying to be friends with the guy named Royin whenever she sees him. meanwhile, Royin keeps avoiding the girl because he thinks she's annoying and keeps butting his business.

"will you just leave me alone? you have been bothering me since the incident happened. I have enough of you following me like a lost puppy." Royin said as he looked down at the girl who's also staring at him.

"well, I won't be following you if you just say yes." She said as she defended herself.

"As I said I don't want to be friends with a royal brat like you." he said as he started to walk away to the girl. but Nas followed him again. "come on~ it's not that bad having friends you know? You're always lonely like they're scared of you or something."

"because they are scared of me you idiot. I'm called a cold hunter for a reason." the ravenette said to the white-haired girl.

"oh yeah! I'm curious why you are called a cold hunter?" Nas asked him.

"because I'm cold to the people around here and I don't need friends they disappoint me."

"just try~ I promise being friends with me won't disappoint you at all!" Nas said as she brought up her hands.

"why do you even want to be friends with a commoner?" Royin asked as he got curious.

"well... I don't know, I just think you're cool and yeah- now be my friend Royin!" She said as she pointed her finger at the boy.

"whatever, go back to your blueberry friend she might be looking at you." be said as he started to walk away.

"but she's busy flirting with Ijekiel. So I only have you." She said as she sighed heavily.

"not my fault goodbye." he started walking very fast.

"Eh?! No, come back here Royin!" She said as she's trying to catch up to the tall guy.

"Slow down you Titan boy!"

"Hah try me."

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everything went smoothly day by day Royin and Antanasia started talking whenever they had a chance and he also got close to Akari and Ijekiel. several students got jealous of Royin because he's friends with the three famous students in arlanta.

"man, being with you guys is a mess, a lot of people are threatening me," Royin said as he's eating his pasta.

"I bet most of them are because of how close you are to the princess," Ijekiel said as he's drinking his tea.

"yeah, some of the letters asked if I'm going out with Antanasia, crazy right?" after he said those Antanasia choked on her cookie. "ah! Nas here, drink water quickly!" Akari said, giving the water to Nas.

"Pfft- look at your face HAHA." Royin laughed at the girl who's choking.

"shut up! Why would they even ask that! my father would have killed me if I ever dated someone here." Nas said as she started eating again.

"maybe because you keep following me like a lost puppy that's why they thought we were dating." Royin casually said as he drank his coffee.

"I bet they'll start making a rumour about you two dating," Akari said as she took a sip on her tea.

"I don't want another drama and does coffee or tea even taste delicious?" Nas asked the three.

"yeah, you should try it instead of milk that's for kids you know." Royin teased the white-haired girl.

"shut it! It's not my fault I don't like bitter stuff." Nas defended herself.

"boring, your likings are for children." Royin rolled his eyes at the Princess.

"you know Royin..." the ravennette looked at the princess again. "I'm quite happy that you're treating us like normal people. not like the others who just wanted to be our friends because of our ranks. so thank you for being our friend." Nas said as she smiled at the ravenette boy.

"don't say embarrassing words. plus I just pitied you because you keep following me." he said as he rubbed his neck.

"yeah, Royin I'm quite happy that you're our friend. I hope we will be companions for a long time." Akari said while smiling at him.

"you two are being too dramatic. stop blabbering around and finish your drinks" Royin's face grew red at their compliments. most of the time, he'd only heard rumours and mean comments about him. well, it's quite expected from the cold hunter, himself. Who else would think that he's this nice when merely everyone is afraid to talk to him.

'I guess having friends isn't that bad.' Royin thought as he looked at his friends who were talking happily.

suddenly, Royin felt like someone was watching them. With a perplexed look, his gaze went from the windows to the doors of the café, looking at some of the tables only to see a girl with purple hair and enchanting green eyes. Ijekiel noticed Royin's actions, tapping his shoulder, and making him snap back to reality.

"psst. Royin, are you alright?" Ijekiel's voice was soft, his face painted with concern.

"ah- yes! Yes, I am. It's just that... I swear that I saw someone looking at you-" Royin spoke. Ezekiel chuckled at his remark and said, "oh, do you know what they looked like?"

"her hair was purple, dark green hues, and a not so good-looking face" he scoffed. "hey! HAHA isn't that a bit rude?" both of the males laughed, catching both of the girl's attention.

"oi, are we getting boring to talk to? or we're just being left out?" Nas pouted as Akari sighed. Royin and Ijekiel faced the girls and told them what happened.

after a while, Royin and Ijekiel finished explaining and the girls were curious. Akari had an idea and whispered it to Antanasia. "Nas, can we befriend the girl? we just have to find her-" she whispered. "oh, ok ok-"

Antanasia stood up and searched for the purple-headed girl. the girl covered her flushed face with the menu, embarrassed at the eye contact she made with the cold hunter. 'oh sweet Elise- I hope she doesn't see me-' she thought but to no surprise, Princess Antanasia found her purple locks, being seen at a tiny part. 'there she is!' Nas cheered mentally, spotting the purple-haired.

the princess walked up to her and gently tapped her shoulder, eyeing her up and down. "hey miss, I thought that your hair was really pretty and I just had to compliment it. would you consider being our friend?" She spoke in a nice time, keeping her proper posture.

"me? be friends with you? aha. no. and besides, I don't want to have a grandma with me." sadly, the Princess doesn't take no for an answer. her patience grew thin due to the comment that was given. she had the urge to blabber out a ton of insults but Akari pulled her back whispering, "maybe, I can handle this?" Akari signalled Royin to take Nas and was lifted to their table. She tried squirming to get out of her touch as Royin struggled to keep her in place.

Akari walked up to the purple-haired girl's table and said, "Hi?" in a gentle manner. the girl eyed her up and down and said, "you look like a blueberry-" then gagged and laughed at her. an irk mark grew on Akari's forehead, but tried keeping her posture. "haha, I just wanna be friends" her voice remained gentle and kind, tempting to throw an insult at her. "yeah, no. I don't like blueberries."

'this girl- I- why is she this mean?-' Akari thought, close to blowing up as well but Ijekiel tapped her shoulder and mouthed the word 'calm down' Akari did what she was told and let the boy speak.

"greetings m'lady." he laid his head low and bowed in front of the girl. her green hues held excitement, seeing a handsome man in front of her. 'oh, my Elise- oh my Elise! Is this it? the man of my dreams?' she thought with a dreamy look on her face before speaking, "well, hello there, handsome~" the irk mark on Akari's face grew bigger while Nas and Royin snickered.

"Is someone jealous?" Royin teased as a smirk grew on Antanasia's face as well. "ehat the heck?! no, I'm not. I told you, Ijekiel is just a friend" the two looked in disbelief and which gave the girl a perplexed and flushed look on her face. 'Just a friend. Just a friend? Just a friend, right?' that question remained in her head and as for Ijekiel, he had no problem befriending the girl.

"I am ijekiel Alpheus. I'm honoured to make your acquaintance-" He spoke. "I'm Valkyria Claire Elise. People call me Val for short and the honour is all mine." Val winked at Ijekiel, adoring how handsome he was. "let's meet my friends, shall we?"

before Val and Ijekiel walked to Antanasia's table, she tapped hers and signalled her friend to keep an eye out. they got there and saw Akari's face painted red and Royin and Antanasia, snickering. "Ugh- You're friends with miss blueberry and grandma?" Val questioned, making their attention go to her.

Royin decided to defend her friend by saying, "yes, got a problem with that?" Val screams internally, her cheeks slowly being tinted into a light pink blush. "No no, nothing. I'm just asking-"

"Anyways, Hi grape. I'm 'grandma'" Nas kept a deadpan look as she glared at Val. Royin and Ijekiel sighed, disappointed at Antanasia's actions while Val rolled her eyes and spoke, "I'm Valkyria Claire Elise for your information." They both had a glaring contest, shooting death glares at each other, Akari, on the other hand, looked away from them with her arms crossed and a pout-like frown on her face. Ijekiel noticed her expression and went closer to her with concern on his face.

as Nas and Val argued while Royin tried to calm them, Ijekiel was busy comforting Akari. He never failed to make her smile and calm down.

"Grape Girl!" Nas spit posing in her words, not regretting a single thing and the same goes with Val. "Old woman!"

after a while, Akari and Ijekiel went back to them which caught the other's attention. Nas and the others looked at them as the corner of their lips tugged upwards, smirking at them. "So~" Nas teased, taking the girl by the arm and moving her away along with Val. "Did y'all, you know- smoochie smooch?~" Akari shook her head as her face grew red, while Val rolled her eyes, wanting to get straight to the point. "Are you two dating?" She asked and the blueberry's face grew redder. As for Ijekiel, he was interviewed by Royin.

"I didn't know that the two of you were secretly dating-" Royin blurted out which made a small tint of pink rose on Ijekiel's face. "Aha- No- she was just uhm- sad? Yes! She was sad and I had to comfort her, we aren't dating" He explained.

The teasing continued for the rest of the day until it was time to go back to their dorms. They all went to their proper dorms and as soon as the girl's got there, they flopped down onto their bed. "Hah... a frenemy-" Nas spoke as both sighed in tiredness. Akari closed her eyes and was followed by a question. "I have a question... were you jealous?" She asked.

"Jealous of what?" Nas rolled her eyes. Obviously, Akari was jealous a while ago, why does she deny it? "Jealous of Val~ She got Ijekiel's attention but meh. It doesn't matter since you got comforted by your beloved~" She teased once more which made blue head squirm in bed.

The day ended up in a good way, Nas teasing Akari, and Akari having second thoughts whether she likes him or not but overall, it was a fun day.