The Legend of Lady Sierra.

Chapter 4: SAC incompetency and Kristina's Worries

Kristina wakes up to find herself sleeping on Jane’s chest, much to her surprise. His arms wrapped around her waist, Kristina felt protected in Jane’s arms. She could hear his heartbeat, feel the air being pushed out of his lungs, Kristina tugs the arms closer to her as she puts her face on Jane’s chest.

‘This is nice but mom is going to kill me.’ Kristina thinks, to which she looks at the clock. ’7 o’ clock, they have a lecture at 3, and a meeting with the Chancellor at 12.

‘Just a few more minutes.’ Kristina thinks again. Mrs Bannister walks in through the door, seeing Kristina on Jane's chest to which her mother smiles to her. Much to Kristina's surprise. Jane wakes up, Kristina looks at him with smiles and maybe she wanted a kiss.

"Morning. Come on. We got a meeting at 12." Jane yawns as he goes over to his clothes, pulling out a black suit with wine red shirt.

"We?" Kristina looks at Jane with confusion.

"Yeah. We. The Valentine's Day Dinner proposal. Chancellor Marcus is asking my two best friends and myself to do 2 weeks of valentine's cooking." Jane tells her as he gets undressed in front of her.

"J.. Jane!" She squeals as Jane is merely wearing his tight boxers, clearly showing his legs and the Scorpion tattooed to his calves. Kristina was blushing and flustered whatever you want to call it. Point is her s****l attraction to Jane jumped above the roof.

"I'm not naked, calm down. Or did you undress me already?" Jane teases her, much to Kristina's embarrassment, Jane is such a tease and if he keeps doing this, Kristina may just like him more and more.

Jane showers first while Kristina takes a look at her wardrobe, deciding what outfit to wear today. She takes her white blouse, black blazer, black skirt at knee length complimented by her black heels.

Jane steps out of the shower with the towel wrapped to his waist, his hair being dried with another towel. To which he puts the towel aside, then putting on the suit while Kristina takes her shower.

Jane has the chest strap for his P227, loading it with Silver Bullets that have been blessed by the three people. Just in case werewolves come around. Jane holsters the pistol while keeping six magazines on his belt which is concealed by the coat.

Jane kisses the pendants and the ring as he puts on the coat, then keeping his messy hair to the sleek back position. Jane comes down, looking much different than his outfit for the past two days. Jane looks like a refined individual, a man of class and of words.

Kristina comes down to see Jane waiting for her with his briefcase in hand. Jane offers his hand to her, helping her with her bags and other stuff.

"You look.. sharp." Jane scoffs at the compliment.

"Normally i would unbutton my shirt and no tie. But what can i do? Monty would grill my ass if i don’t wear properly. But thank you for the lovely compliment. You look amazing." Jane adjusts the tie as he and Kristina gets in the car. Jane drives on, while Kristina could smell his cologne, it is complex as Kristina could smell many things, from leather to musk to mahogany and a bit of citrus. It is a complicated fragrance which reflects the wearer. Like the wearer, it expresses a strong distinct feeling of authority, of class and strength.

Kristina could not help but be engulfed in its intensity and in Jane's presence. A lot of girls would go gaga if they see how Jane really looks like, to which Kristina is suddenly worried about the girls who will approach him. These unusual thoughts fly in her mind.

'Am I jealous?'

'WHY WOULD I BE?' Kristina thinks to herself as Jane drives calmly. When they arrived at Campus Jane lets her go first. They still have an hour till the meeting. To which Kristina goes to the SAC office, seeing Monty and Reiner standing outside Monty. Monty stands in front of some boxes while Reiner holds a bouquet of roses Kristina is trying to determine if it is real or fake. Kristina goes in finding the other members discussing about what to do for Valentine's Day.

The SAC president, Shawn Archie. A tall, thin wearing glasses and is known for his charisma and connections. Today he wears his all white suit as he prepares notes on what to say to the Chancellor. Scarlett seems to be absent minded as she brain storms event after event and what they need.

"Morning." The team wishes her as she takes a seat with her laptop at the ready. Jun, the treasurer is also nervous as the meeting is just minutes away. Kristina swears that she had an hour, but time slips by as they say.

Then Jane,Monty and Reiner step in with Jane holding a violin. Monty pushing the trolley while Reiner holds the three bouquets of roses. The three of them look sharp in black coats, wine red shirts and black ties. The three of them known as delinquents, yet in this moment their eyes show determination and their faces were void of expression, Jane prepares to play the violin. His eyes closed, a smile encroaching his face. Reiner and Monty take plates, putting it by the table in front of the SAC members. Monty snaps his fingers, Jane plays the violin, the beautiful melody which was reminiscent of a love song takes the show. Catching their auditory senses with much delight, followed by Reiner and Monty placing napkins over their necks and laps with such gentle and precise movement.

Then Monty and Reiner keep going, taking the dishes and presenting it before the SAC members as they look at it with such mouth watering delight. Their visual and smell senses have been trapped by the beauties on the plate. Now all that they need is the atmosphere and taste.

Reiner and Monty place the roses before each member of the SAC council, they look at their movements which was precise, calculated and amazingly fast.

After which Monty snaps his fingers Jane stops playing, Monty and Reiner stand together right before them, with complete synchronization, they place their right hand on the left side of their chest, bowing to them.

"Enjoy your meal, masters and mistresses" the way they say it has left a strong impression before the SAC members. The chancellor comes in.

"I am sure you have questions, but the three of them will handle the Valentine's Day event. For two weeks, the three of them will be given a budget of 3.5K, for them to give the guests a beautiful night for the two weeks. What you are seeing is an example of what they will do that night. 14 days of Valentine's Day service. I decided to hand it to them, because of the problems that had occurred due to the Chinese New Year festival. The injuries of the stunt members who werent students are not acceptable. Luckily it had been resolved with no incident. I will not listen to what you say on this. The three of them will be the ones working that night along with one or two other aids.” The chancellor pauses to look at the 3 Sierras standing by calmly.

“As it is led by them, I have prepared letters of exemption for their lecturer's and tutors with the condition that the 3 of them will finish the tutorials given by their lecturers. Monty will cook for the night, jane will be playing violin to keep the mood while Reiner will be focused on handling matters regarding the rose. The rose you see before you, is entirely crafted out of wood while the smaller one next to it is made with paper. The ticket for the night will be roughly at 40dollars for a pair. We sell the ticket as a pair and the single tickets will be up to debate. As this is a SAC initiative, all of you must decide what is necessary. You will have a say in the matters of pricing, how the tickets will be sold but nothing on the operation that is handled by the three of them. Whatever initiative you wish to have, such as making deliveries with flowers. I have already dealt with the deans of the faculties who are in agreement of letting the SAC members and the ones who will help SAC members with the distribution of flowers or the chocolates. Tell me what you plan to do, and i will aid in getting it approved. Any questions so far?" Scarlett raises her hand.

"Chancellor Marcus, is it wise to have the three of them do all this alone? Wouldn't they be overwhelmed with the service on those nights?"

"Had you not observed how sharp the three of them are? Reiner will aid with the serving as a waiter. Also, the lecturers who are teaching them, will be given a free pass to bring their dates to the dinner. It is also why they have to prepare the ingredients earlier. They have to start from morning till night."

"Chancellor. Go easy on them. You’re a bit harsh." Jane says to them, much to the surprise of the SAC members.

"You think so?"

"Yes." The chorus of three speaks out their mind, he lets out another sigh.

"Look. The three of them are enough. They will start tomorrow, I’ve gotten the exemption letters done. Also, if upper management has concerns or issues with SAC bring them up to me. This is the perk of letting the three of them take over an event that SAC is supposed to handle. Focus on the main events such as the City Cleanup project, the park and recreational visit. I trust in your judgement and your actions. Monty, continue."

Monty nods as he steps forward.

"What you have is an assortment of dishes, the beef steak which is cooked at a medium, roasted cod with olives and lemon, creamy garlic scallop spaghetti and finally chicken roasted with herbs and spices. Enjoy" the SAC members take a bite, and by their reactions it looks as if Monty had won them with his phenomenal cooking. The wow factor is present much to their surprise.

"We are expecting a service of roughly 300 people each night as we will use the Eden Hall cafeteria as our place to start the service. The vendors have agreed to stop selling for the next 2 weeks. To compensate for that we have gotten a few food trucks to come over and sell food in campus from 6am to 6pm. Reiner has already begun to find reliable people who will help us with the night service as waiters." Monty pauses as he sees Shawn with his hand raised.

"Yes."

"Will you serve wine?"

"That is still in discussion. If not we will make special mocktails consisting of juice,soda,syrup and other means to compensate. As this is still a university campus, alcohol is still a sensitive matter at the moment." Monty tells them, to which he pulls out a jug alongside Reiner and Jane, serving the mixed concoction.

"This drink is light hearted with citrus from lemon and lime with a dash of rose syrup." The taste had cleansed their palate bit by bit, refreshing.

"If you need any additional help feel free to find Reiner because Jane has other work that he needs to sort out. I'll be in the kitchen of Eden Hall preparing the meals. We will excuse ourselves as we have a lecture at 3 o clock." Monty says as they pack it up, keeping the plates, napkins and others.

"Dessert is still in progress." They bow and leave.

"Shawn, take note this is the price of making mistakes. I’ve given you the bargaining chips and power to change things. All of you, have an obligation and as of this moment. I have gotten word that SAC members are slacking off. I would prefer that you be careful. I would not want to slot in either of those 3 into the SAC. Because if they step in, the SAC members will be in trouble.."

“Why would they be trouble?”

“Because the three of them would do your jobs and then throw it to your face, the work you’ve done. Also, Kristina.” Kristina looks to the chancellor with attention. Surprised at the chancellor calling her name.

"See me after your lecture.” Kristina nods, then the SAC team prepares ends the meeting. Scarlett and Kristina go to the lecture, to which when they arrive to see their young lecturer who is in her early 30s ogling at the trio in suits.

“To think I’d see the day when the three of you, who are always not wearing a suit, finally wear a suit. Gosh, I can’t help but just see how handsome you three look. Why not stand up so the girls can see.” The three of them comply, with unison they bow with their left hand on their chests.

“Okay, a little more. Come on, show a bit of something.” To which Jane takes off the tie, biting it as he acts to unbutton his shirt, some of the girls are already losing their minds to how Jane makes it look so sexy. Monty simply ties his hair while Reiner just adjusts his coat, getting the attention of other people. Kristina somehow feels privileged to have seen Jane with very little clothing now.

“Alright, now. Let’s not keep our eyes on the hotties, time to look into the boring old subject of Jurisprudence. Yeah, it’ll be a bit boring but we’ll be talking about the theory of Naturalists, Positivists, Totalitarianism. Quite a few ists and isms. I’ll explain everything for knowledge but for exams just focus on at least 3 theories because the questions will have you explain how the theory works and where does the theory go.” Mrs Thompson says as she starts her lecture.

Scarlett and Kristina take a seat with their friends, though Kristina could not help but look into Jane who is attentively taking down notes. Scarlett notices this, then writes on her paper.

‘Been looking at him for a bit now.’

‘No, he’s just sitting in front.’ Scarlett smirks to this sentence, knowing that her best friend Kristina is hooked on Jane but won’t admit it yet.

‘You looked angry, when Charles talked badly about him.’

‘It’s okay, they did that with Monty too, and it hurts.’ Kristina looks at Scarlett with relieving eyes, Scarlett nods to her. The class goes on, Kristina looks at Jane. Scarlett staring at Monty. To which the three of them get a text.

“Sorry Mrs Thompson. We need to see the Chancellor.” Mrs Thompson nods, as the three of them put their stuff in the suitcase then running up the stairs quickly.

“Wonder what’s all that about?” A student whispers.

“Damn, they were hot though. I wish they would wear this instead of what they wear, it makes them all look like gentlemen.”

“Sheesh, Jane can be annoying, but he’s also handsome. I rest my case.”

“Monty has those scary eyes, I just wish he wasn’t so serious.” Scarlett and Kristina could hear the whispers, yet they should not make any action or do anything. These faint whispers, the judgement bestowed upon the trio, Kristina could feel her heart hurting by their words. As what they say words are sharper than knives. They do not know what Jane is like, how he is. His kindness, and what he would do to make sure someone feels safe and comfortable. How Jane is accommodating to a person’s needs.

Last night, Kristina was so scared of the dark, Jane gets into the bed as he holds her close. Kristina slept onto his chest which she did by accident, the comfort that Jane gave Kristina. A refreshing sense of safety, a sense of kindness and everything she never knew.

Kristina didn’t know if it was s****l attraction,or is it because of how Jane showed her a vulnerable side of her that he would never show others. Kristina’s mind keeps playing scenes of Jane smiling, of Jane holding her close. These scenes, these visions that linger in her mind. Kristina sighs, thinking of wanting to ask Jane to be her Valentine Date yet she can’t as he is working that night. Her mind is going on and on about Jane,

Scarlett pats Kristina’s shoulder, smiling sweetly to her best friend.

“It’s okay.” She mouths, Kristina nods, then focusing on class. Yet, in class. Her thoughts run around, Jane with her. Jane’s smiling when he looks at her. God, these thoughts distract her so much yet she just cannot seem to get them out of her head.

‘It’s just a crush, it isn’t love. It isn’t anything serious? So Jane held her in his arms and let her sleep on his chest, so what? It’s not as if he has feelings. It’s not as if he cares. He’s only doing all this because it’s his job.’ Kristina thinks in her mind, which affects her facial expression. From a neutral smile to eyes filled with pain and a smile that looks like it will break.

‘Jane doesn’t care. Jane won’t make time. Jane won’t like me. Jane can get any girl he wants. Jane can go with the other girls. Like Lizzie, like Caroline the famous singer of the batch. Who is way hotter, who is much nicer. Who won’t be a burden to him like I will.’ The negativity floods in Kristina’s mind, the painful thought of Jane holding someone else hits her hard.

‘Why does it hurt?’ Poor girl seems like she wants to cry, all these intense feelings are hitting her. Unsure of what to say, unsure of what to do, unsure of what she must do. When it comes to emotions, when it comes to feelings. Kristina doesn’t know what to do or how to deal with it, no simple logic to simply switch them off. No technique that can be taught as to how to face this. No simple ability or way to get all this out of your system.