Kill Or Be Killed

Chapter 10

Chapter 10

Celestina's POV

It was like a splash of cold water when King Zen uttered those words and I could not believe it. The deafening silence envelops his car and my jaw literally drops. Like what? I have never thouht that he could be the owner of our university. I mean, since when? I know that he is not lying. Why would he lie about owning an exclusive university? He has all the power anyway.

I think that is the reason why the owner of this school is unannounced. Because the owner does not a fan recognition. I look at him and I can see a smug smirk in his face. He obviously likes the surprise he puts in my face. But I still do not get how he would be able to recognized by the guards if they do not have any idea about how the owner will look like.

"They could not recognize you," I tell him but he just smirk at me even more. When I realize that he does not have any plan in listening to me, I just let him do whatever he wants to do.

When we reach the guards, they just look at the car's plate number and they let us in. I also see the way they bow when we passed them by. They also chase our car with their glances with a fear in their faces. And I knew for a fact that they know King Zen's car. They just don't know that this is the owner's car. With that kind of fear in their faces, they are surely aware that the owner is the vampire king. Maybe all the workers in this university knew that fact.

I stay quiet because I do not like what King Zen did. He just makes me look stupid. I keep on telling him to stop because we might get interrogated. But he just continued and did not inform me that there is nothing to worry about. Was it hard to tell that he is the owner of this university?

King Zen look for a carpark. And when he has done parking, he looks at me to inform me that we are here. But I saw a little surprise in his face when he saw how serious I am. Well, I will not hide to him the disappointment I am feeling. I would not mind if he does not care at all. I just want him it to know.

"Hey, what is wrong, Celestina?" he asks me and I know he is just trying to calm down even though I can already sense how tense he is right now. And I could not ever imaging than I can make him tense and panic like this. I never knew I have this kind of effect in him. I mean...how?

I did not answer him. Instead, I hold the door and prepare myself from climbing off the car.

"What the hell..." he murmurs in disbelief and I know that he is now confused on what is happening. And I seriously don not know if I am going to tell him everything or not. "Hey, Celestina," he calls me before I could even open the door. I look at him with a raise of an eyebrow. "What the hell is you problem, woman?" he asks me impatiently, can't wait to hear the reason why.

"Will you please stop cursing while you are talking to me, Rule?" I said and he grimaced. I know he doesn't like the way I talk to him. But I also do not like the way he talks to me.

"And why the hell?" he asks and I shook my head in disappointment. And again, I try climb off his car. But just like what he did a while ago, he stopped me on my arm.

"What, Rule?" I asked and he was stunned by the coldness I used to him.

"Are you mad?" I cannot help but scoff because of his stupid question. Isn't it obvious that I am seriously mad at him for how many reasons already? First, he made me look and act stupid. Second, even though I already told him to not curse whenever he is talking to me, he still does it on purpose.

"No? Why would I? You just made me look stupid and you just did what I told you not to do," I said and he sighs.

"Okay, I'm sorry. It was not my intention to make you look stupid nor to curse whenever I talk to you. I'm sorry," he says and I could not help but blink several times and yet I am still unsure if I heard him right. Did he really just say sorry? And just like what did, I nodded to tell him that it is just okay.

I tell him that we should go but he tells me that he is going to wait for me here instead. I am afraid I might make him wait long because I need to fall in line. And of course, I don't want him to wait for me because he is still the king of vampire. He smiles at me as if he was able to read what I was thinking.

"Do not worry, Celestina. I informed the admin to prioritize you and your friends." Even though I find it unfair to the other students who will fall in line, I still thank him for doing it.

I already said bye to him so I could go now and be back just right on time. I just hope that I really won't take long. While walking to the registrar office, I received a message from both Drew and Maiah, telling me they are here now. I told them we do not need to fall in line because Rule has taken care everything so me meet at the registrar.

But we did not talk much here. I do not want other to hear my story about being the p*****t of my father's debt. I know they know that they are both dying to know the truth but they also know that this is not the right and safe place to talk about it.

Just like what King Zen said, the registrar prioritize us and we can see both anger and confusion in our schoolmates' faces. But we did not mind them. We just continue filling out forms and do the things we need to do. After few minutes of enrolling, we are finally done. So we decided to go now because if we will not be in a hurry, we might take our lunch late.

"I did not bring a car. Coding. But I can call ny dad's driving," Drew said and I shook my head to tell him no. "You want us to take a bus ride?" he asks again.

"Are you sure, Celestina? I'm so used to it. But I am worried you cannot—"

"No, Maiah. We will not take a bus," I said and they both frown. Instead of answering the questions in their faces, I tell them to just come with me. I will not tell them who will be driving us unless we were already inside the car. They might back out and leave me before we could even reach the car.

Good thing that they stayed quiet the whole time we walk to the carpark. The car is heavily tinted so they will not be able to recognize who's on the driver's seat.

"Get in," I tell them and they follow what I said. I watch them getting before I did. When I made sure that they cannot back out anymore, it is just the time I get inside the car. "Let's go, Rule," I said and I saw the way their heads shifted to the driver's seat to see if they heard me right. And I can see the shock in their faces and they both look at me.

They could not believe what they are seeing and they want me to explain about what is happening. But what do I have to explain? I do not know what they want to hear from me. They don't speak their thoughts so I wait for them until they collect themelves.

"Celestina..." Maiah utters like she still does not know what to say. "Is he..." She obviously wants to ask or confirm that he is King Zen. She just cannot speak it because when I look at King Zen, he was looking at her at the rear view mirror. I can see the way Maiah panics and I feel so sorry for her. I am also worried that they might change their minds. Good thing that King Zen read what I was thinking so he locks the doors.

"He will be with us?" Drew asked when he collected himself. Even though he hasn't fully recovered with the presence of King Zen.

"Got a problem with that?" King Zen said and Drew raised an eyebrow. I laugh awkwardly because I know how jerk Drew can be. And I do not want him to be jerk in front of King Zen because we will not know what he can do. I hope Drew will think of that too. I sure as hell that he is aware that King Zen is capable of doing such horrible things. And I hope he will try his best to control himself even though I know that Drew is also a short-tempered man. They can behave, at least.

"Yes, Drew, King Zen will be with us," I said before Drew can get a chance to answer him I know he will answer him sarcastically, I can see it in his eyes already. So I better off answer him before Drew can do.

"The whole time?" Maiah asks and I see King Zen stretch himself and I get what he is saying to me. He did not like the way Maiah threw her question. And I already know why. He thinks that Maiah does not like the idea of it that is why he is reacting this way. "I-I mean...not that he cannot be with us. O-of course, he is allowed," Maiah stutters then laugh nervously. She is now being careful of everything that will come out in her mouth.

Well I think that they should be. They will never know what King Zen is capable of. We need to be more careful especially now that we are locked at King Zen's car and if he ever has a plan on murdering us, he can do it without the knowledge of our family.

Well, even if they found out, we are sure that they cannot do anything about it. They can't oppose the vampire king. Luckily, Drew did not say anything again. He just sits down at the backseat like he is going to join us. Sighing, Maiah leans at backseat too as a sign that she is going with us too. I can feel that they are just oblige because of me.

When King Zen realizes that the two are now agreeing, he started driving. The ride is just so quiet like you can hear even our soft breathing.

"Where do you want to eat, Celestina?" King Zen asks me and I look at him while thinking. But I could not decide where to eat so I look at my friends whose still quietly sitting there. I want to grab this opportunity where we have something to talk about. And I am glad that King Zen threw a question.

"Where do you guys want to eat?" I asked my friend and they just both shrugged. They cannot also decide. They are still obviously a little tensed by King Zen's presence and I am starting to feel a bit guilty for putting them in this kind of situation. Well, I just wanted to be with them and to bond with them. I just want to rest my mind with threat of vampires.

"Wherever you want, Celestina. You know you are the boss," Drew utters and I giggle. I saw the way King Zen shifted his eyes in me and I do not get why he has to look at me this way like I did something bad. He frowns at me I don't really get what is he trying to say.

"Do you eat Korean foods?" I asked him and he brings back his eyes on the road.

"No," he says and I pouted. I really want to have lunch in a samgyupsal restaurant but since King Zen does not eat Korean foods, we got no choice but to think of another restaurant to dine in. "But I can try." I immediately look at him to see if he is telling the truth or he is just joking around. He shrugs like he doesn't have any choice.

"Are you serious?" I asked him and he grimaced.

"Have you heard me threw a joke?" he asks prickly and I just make face at him. Since he have not eaten in that kind of restaurant, he doesn't have any idea of where are the famous samgyupsal are located so I needed to instruct him.

Few moments passed until he finally parked at one of the famous samgyupsal resto-bar. I unbuckled my seatbelt and climb off the car. They do the same and now that we are all out, an awkward silence was felt in us.

My friends are quiet and obviously trying to adjust with King Zen's presence. And I am just here to help them adjust. Why my friends seem really uncomfortable, King Zen is obviously unbothered. Well, why would he be bothered? He is Zen McGraw.

I told them that we should go now and they all follow me.