DEVIL BESIDES YOU

Chapter 2

Finally, Aurel came out. She saw the figure smiling kindly at him. The student approached immediately.

"Don't be afraid. Do I have a maniac face?"

Aurel didn't reply, accepting a paper bag that was pointed at her.

"You can wear my sports uniform first. Your uniform is really dirty and messy. Your face too. Look, you're too pretty to be dressed up like that."

Aurel felt a little reassured by the help. The student seemed nice.

"I'll go before any female students come in."

The student turned around and took a step.

Brak!

"Ouch!"

Aurel chuckled as the student slipped on the floor. His face looked like he was in pain.

"Ouch, that hurts," he exclaimed with a wry smile. "Next time, I'll get the OB to clean this toilet every minute."

Aurel smiled kindly, and the student got up to leave.

"Ouch, my ass."

"Um, thank you!" said Aurel.

"Ok!"

The student walked out of the restroom, his steps followed by Zhian's eyes who had been nearby. The student he recognized was named Samuel.

*

Aurel walked late through the hallway of her house, her heart was getting more and more upset. Moreover, Veya cs is increasingly aggressing her. No one intends to help or just be a hero for her.

Zhian, the student didn't care at all. Thinking, the man could not see the injustice in the school. She looked at the clothes she was wearing, the sports uniform of a senior student she didn't know, but it seemed like the student had a sincere intention to help her.

"Damn it!"

The sound of a fight was heard in a narrow hallway, Aurel stopped. Visible from a distance, a man was fighting with 2 men who looked tough, like thugs. Another thug approached and ran quickly towards Aurel.

"Please, stop him, Miss!" the man shouted.

Aurel hit the thug on the head with her backpack.

"Ouch!"

The two thugs ran off. Soon the man who had fought with them earlier approached Aurel.

"You're an amateur thug," the man said as he fixed his jacket, which was a little messy.

The man glanced at Aurel who didn't say a word.

For a moment, Aurel was surprised when the man's gaze shot to him, looking into Aurel's eyes for a moment.

"What do you want?" asked Aurel confused, her heart pounding.

The man smiled dazzlingly. "Aurel?" he said.

Aurel furrowed her brow, turning her face away from the strange man's eyes. "You know me?"

"Come on. Five years can't make you forget this handsome face of mine."

"What do you mean?"

"Have you forgotten this cousin of yours?"

Aurel thought hard, scanning one by one the look on this handsome man's face. Who? Does she know him?

"I forgot."

"Hey, I've only lived in Japan for five years. You really forgot, huh? Did you sell your brain at the marketplace?"

Aurel finally realized. There was no one who could talk like this but his cousin. Aurel was moved to tears. She immediately buried her face in her cousin's chest. Sobbing when she got a warm hug in return.

"Mark, I miss you so much. Don't ever leave me alone again," Aurel exclaimed sobbing.

"Apparently, you miss me a lot. Do you still feel at home alone, without a lover? Do you still think you'll marry me when you grow up?"

"Huh, you think you're so handsome? There's also a handsome guy in my school, his name is Zhian. At school ...."

Aurel's tears erupted when she remembered her stupidity at school. Being the target of bullies just because she has a sixth sense. She hopes that her cousin can protect her in the days ahead.

"Help me please."

Aurel led Mark to her house. The man rested her head on Aurel's head as the beauty embraced. Pausing briefly, Aurel almost fell if she didn't hold Mark's arm tightly.

"Damn it! You fell asleep?!" she growled, still remembering that her cousin was very sleepy.

*

The next day, all day at school, Aurel was astonished to find not a single student at the elite school flashing a sardonic smile. Only a string of friendly smiles were wreathed although Aurel realized it was just a fake smile.

Aurel stopped at the door of the school restaurant, her eyes fixed on a handsome student who was among the crowd at the end of the restaurant. The mysterious student, Zhian. Eating the menu as usual.

For the second time, silly Samuel disturbed Zhian's solitude.

"This time, you have to sign here," Samuel says, pointing to a large poster with Zhian's mysterious, cold face.

"I've gone to the trouble of stealing this picture of you. But it worked out well, didn't it?"

Zhian shot a sharp glint into the eyes of Samuel who was right in front of him. "Can you leave me alone? You talk too much!"

From a distance, Aurel sharpened her eyes. Convinced that it was Samuel who came up to her in the restroom yesterday. "Him?"

The beauty grabbed a sports uniform from her bag, walking over to Zhian and Samuel. Then, Samuel was stunned when Aurel offered him a sweet smile.

"Thank you for the uniform," Aurel said softly.

Samuel reached for the uniform that Aurel had offered him. "Y-yeah. By the way, I'm Samuel."

"I see. You're in same class with Mark, right?"

"Mark?"

Samuel's tone was slightly annoyed when the girl he was interested in said the name of the new student in his class.

"Why are all the girls talking about that crazy sleeper? I'm really sick of it. Handsome, sure, but do all the pretty students in this school have to like him?"

Aurel smiled. Indeed, from a distance, she saw her cousin sitting among the beautiful students who were quite famous in the school. However, Mark preferred to put his head on the table. His eyes were closed as if he was enduring extreme sleepiness.

"Yes, my cousin is like that."

Samuel became annoyed at Aurel's words. "Uh, cousin?"

"Yes. He just moved from Japan a few days ago."

"Y-yeah."

"I'll go first. Samuel. Hm..., Zhian," Aurel's soft voice called Zhian's name. However, the one called smiled indifferently.

"He's got a toothache today, so he might have trouble speaking. Right, Zhian?" Samuel said familiarly to Zhian.

Zhian got up and walked away, leaving Samuel and Aurel's gaze on the cold student.

*

That afternoon, Samuel approached Aurel's house. He flashed his innocent face at the beauty he was about to seduce. Aurel could only smile. The man in front of her was indeed handsome. A little silly, his aura was also bright. Aurel could see with the sixth sense she had.

"What is it?"

"Actually, I'm looking for Mark, a little business. But, he said he went on a date with his girlfriend," Samuel exclaimed.

"What? When did I say I was on a date?"

Suddenly Mark's voice was heard, appearing in the living room.

Of course Samuel became embarrassed himself. His ruse was very standard to make excuses to find a way to get close to Aurel.

"You really suck! That's not how you seduce girls. I think you should take a lesson from me."

Samuel laughed mockingly. "You know what, all you can do is sleep."

Samuel just smiled wryly, still cracking jokes with Mark. For a moment, Aurel's face turned serious.

"Can you also help me get close to Zhian?"

Samuel was surprised, as was Mark. But, the words came out in a serious tone. Samuel was a little jealous to hear it.

"Seriously?"

Aurel nodded slowly. In contrast to Samuel who muffled his jealousy. However, because he liked Aurel, he immediately changed his face. Changing with a faint smile.

"I can help you. First, you have to investigate everything about Zhian, my idol student," Samuel said.

"Yeah good idea," Mark added.

"Investigate? But...," Aurel hesitated.

"Come on, let's go to the website! N search, all about Zhian."