The Crystal Knight

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Nathan stepped into the campus while looking for Max's whereabouts. His head turned to the right and to the left looking for his friend. Until Nathan accidentally bumped into someone.

"Sorry," said Nathan. He reached out to the girl who fell due to his negligence.

"I'm fine," said the girl, standing up.

"Luna!?!" Nathan was very surprised.

"Uh, hi," said Luna nervously.

"It turns out you did study here," said Nathan very happily.

"That's right," replied Luna, pulling the corners of her lips into a smile that looked beautiful to Nathan.

"Today is very beautiful," Nathan muttered without realizing it.

"What?" asked Luna to bring Nathan back to his senses.

"Ah, no. The sky is quite clear," Nathan said, changing the subject. He was worried that his words would be heard by Luna. He hoped that if Luna heard what he said earlier, the girl pretended not to hear him. That way Nathan would not feel embarrassed.

"Yes, it's spring," replied Luna.

"Ah, yes." Nathan scratched his hair, which was not itchy. Somehow he felt awkward and at the same time comfortable when dealing with Luna. He's never been like that all this time, except with Eve.

Nathan did not know what to say. He wanted to talk about a certain topic, but his gaze always wanted to see the smile of the girl in front of him, so what he wanted to say had just disappeared. Instead, only words of praise and flattery want to come out of his mouth.

"Nathan!"

A shout made Nathan turn his head. Not far from where he was standing he saw Max waving at him. Nathan felt lucky immediately. There is a chance for him to stay away from Luna. Because, Nathan would be more and more trapped by the girl and would probably say a lot of stupid and embarrassing things if he continued to be around her.

"I have to see my friend," said Nathan.

Luna just nodded with a smile. Again. Without realizing it, Nathan smiled happily when he saw that smile. He was stunned for a moment. Until Max's scream came back to rest. Nathan immediately ran to Max's place. Before everyone realized, including Luna, her attitude changed.

"You, who are you talking to?" asked Max.

"You don't see it?" asked Nathan.

Max shook his head. "Your tall body covered her. By the time you got here the girl was gone."

Nathan breathed a sigh of relief. "Nobody. Just another classmate who asked me something."

"It's good to see you here. You always worry me. I have something to tell you about what happened that night at Rosaline's house." Max told the story with gusto.

"What happened. Don't tell me you did something embarrassing there," Nathan said.

"Of course not. I ..." Max stopped in his tracks. He looked at Nathan with a serious gaze as if he had experienced something terrible that night.

"What?" Nathan couldn't wait to find out what had happened to his friend.

"I did drink a little, but seeing you were not there, I immediately looked for you and decided to go home. I thought you were home. Then, in a simple house next to Rosaline's house I saw something strange."

Nathan became increasingly curious and wanted to hear the rest of the story immediately. He knew that the house Max was referring to must be Luna's house. Because there are no other houses there.

"I saw a big wolf in the yard of the house. It was very large. The wolf sat staring at the house. Its fur was black and terrible. When I approached it it was just a statue."

Max's last words made Nathan immediately want to hit him, but Max had already run away.

"Damn it," said Nathan as he watched Max run away laughing.

They had arrived in front of the class and when they entered, Nathan felt a different aura within his class. There were new students who sat on the bench that Nathan used to occupy. So far, no one has dared to sit in that place. Nathan looked at Max for an explanation, but it seemed that Max did not know who the new student was.

Nathan walked over to the young man. All of his classmates paid attention. The atmosphere that had been rowdy turned into an instant silence. Especially when Nathan put down the book that he had been grasping roughly on the table. The new student was surprised and looked at Nathan.

"Hi," said the new student.

"Who are you. This is my desk," said Nathan.

"Did you buy it yourself?"

The answer that sounded like a question sounded strange to Nathan's ears, but it also sounded like it was challenging Nathan's will.

"These are the desks and chairs belonging to the campus. Anyone is free to choose to sit anywhere," said the young man.

Nathan wanted to protest and teach the new students who had dared to take their place. However, a lecturer had entered the class, so Nathan was forced to sit in the empty place. The chair and table that Nathan was going to occupy were dusty. He was forced to blow it to just sit for a while.

"Nathan, what are you doing?" asked the lecturer.

"I was clearing my desk. A new student has taken my table before asking permission." Nathan was very upset.

"Which new student, Nathan? Don't be nosy, get back to your desk right away."

Nathan could not hold back his anger anymore. He immediately turned around and wanted to blame the new student. But he did not see anyone at the table. All the students stared at him with clueless looks. Nathan was confused. Especially seeing Max moving his mouth as a gesture to ask what happened. Seeing this oddity, Nathan wanted to convince the lecturer that all students saw what happened before. However, Nathan finally sat back down at his table with a strange feeling. He could still feel the warmth of the chair he was sitting on, as if someone had been sitting there before. When Nathan took out the book on his desk. He accidentally found the writing engraved on his desk.

"We are watching you," Nathan muttered as he read the writing.

The writing is very new. Could it be that the new student did it. Nathan immediately looked around, but there were no new faces in his class. Everything looks like a normal day on campus.

The lessons continued as usual until the day before noon and the break time arrived. Nathan put the book in his bag. Max, who had been curious, immediately approached him.

"Are you all right?" asked Max, worried.

Nathan only nodded. "It's just that I feel weird. Even though you all saw the new student."

"Come on, Nath. There are no new students in our class." Max convinced Nathan.

"All right, whatever. I want to go to the toilet for a bit," Nathan said. He is lazy to argue.

Nathan immediately went out to the toilet which was not far from his classroom. He accidentally saw a new student he met in his class.

"Hey, wait!" shouted Nathan.

The student kept on walking as if he didn't hear it. Nathan would not let go of that opportunity. He had to chase her and drag her into the classroom to prove that she wasn't lying. If he is not a freshman it means he is a student of another class that Nathan did not know.