To Become Number One

Chapter 17

Win their heart.

“The Class 1-A's King and Queen!”

As we watched those two people who are slowly coming out from their designated changing room that Wilhelmina created using her ability— metal manipulation, I couldn't help but be amazed looking at how beautiful and handsome they look right now.

“Oh my gosh!” Zariyah said as she covered her mouth in shock. Yeah, the outcome of our hardworking is so beautiful, especially looking at how perfectly it fits those two.

I still couldn't help but be amazed. Looking at both Yvonne and Dashiel who came out wearing their gown and tuxedo that we designed for them. I don't know but I instantly teared up as I saw Yvonne looking so pretty, who's looking down at her gown as if she's telling what she thought about it, while Yuki and the others instantly came up into her aid to fix whatever she wants them to do.

“Is there anything that we must do? How's the adjustment into your body? Is it fine? Can you breathe?” Zanea said who quickly came in front of her, looking at the overall gown she's wearing as she goes down into her side to fix her hair before she placed some ruby diamonds around her silver hair, which was designed into a half bun with some red glitters and diamonds that are so much visible because of her silver hair.

“It's kinda big, can you adjust it a little tighter?” Yvonne said as she's holding the top part of the gown as if she's scared that it might suddenly go down.

“Sure, let me.” Yuki quickly came into her back as they adjusted their gown. Yvonne is looking at her back, watching Yuki as they did wonders to her outfit, as Yvonne's nodding her head as if she's guiding them to fix her outfit.

Just as when she turned her face into my side and her gazes met mine, as slowly, her anxiously eyes slowly calmed down. Yeah, she still somehow doesn't want to do it as she's shy, she said, but she has no other choice since she's the one that got chosen by our section.

Right now, I know she's scared— scared that she might not carry the crown and it means that all of the hard works that the whole section did would only turn into a waste. Which is not true…

“Remember that whatever the outcome is, win or lose, it's okay,” Yuki said as she gave the contact lenses to Yvonne and Dashiel in which they will wear to fit in the outfit they are wearing.

Both of them got it as they started putting it into their eyes, which is I was kind of amazed at how they put it without getting hurt. I mean, they said it's painful, right?

“Get the first rank,” We all looked at where the voice came from, as the man who's leaning on the door with his hands crossed on his chest, he said those words so naturally as if he's been saying that ever since. And oh, like he doesn't even read the atmosphere around us.

“Killian!” We said in unison— giving him a little warning to even read the situation since Yvonne's really nervous right now!

Just as when I look back at her and I saw her face contorted into more nervousness and anxiousness just how she's feeling right now, before I turned back my attention into Killian with my forehead creased in a little annoyance I'm feeling at him.

Yet he just glared at us before he lifted his face through the air, and right now, it was as if he's looking us so low. “What? Isn't that what we are supposed to do? We're aiming to be number one here, you stupid freaks. Don't forget the reason why we must do our best here, scums.”

He said as I could feel a little scared at the way he said those words, yet I'm somehow annoyed. I'm concerned at Yvonne and with the way Killian's showing his behavior right now, which is inappropriate to the situation we're in, I just couldn't help but feel annoyed…

Since I wouldn't be able to do everything to even oppose him since he was right with what he said. We are aiming for number one here, and from those we've done, at every meeting and information we got, those would be nothing if ever we don't do our best here.

But… just a little empathy, maybe?

“You're the one who asked that to them, so you must've been the one who does that. Get that number one,” Keanu said before he turned his gaze away from Killian. This time, annoyance could clearly be seen on his face as if any minutes from now, he'll emit flames right through his mouth!

The way he glared at Keanu, it was as if his eyes will emit lasers too! “I'm really going to do it, you shithead!” He said a bit loud but Keanu just shrugged his shoulder, enough for making Killian angrier than he is already.

Just as when Dashiel's voice occupies at our hearing.

“I'll defeat you then, and get the first rank.” We all turned our look at Dashiel who's standing there with his outfit, who said those words coolly as how he usually speaks at, and yeah, we've even designed his hair and his makeup and it wasn't even that hard since half of his ability is fire.

His outfit is like a white tuxedo with designed at the end of it like lava in which, we asked him to let them burst into his flame later. I don't know if he'll be able to do it. Or if Yvonne could do hers too. But right now, we must trust them.

Because I know they'll be able to do it.

“You're saying something, scumbag?” Killian said before he marched going to where Dashiel is, but the guy remained standing on his spot, fixing his tuxedo as some of us— their classmates, blocked Killian's way as I made my way towards Killian before I gently pushed his chest, enough for him to stop a little.

“No more fighting,” I whispered before I looked at him. He glared at me as I shivered in fear as to how intense he's looking because of how angry he is right now, but I was relieved when he forcefully removed my hands on his chest before he turned his back on us.

“Tch, weaklings,” I heard him whispered before he disappeared in my sight. I hold on to my left wrist that was kinda hurting right now as Selene quickly come into my aid as she touched it.

“It's bruising,” She whispered, as I looked into my wrist and I saw that she's right. Maybe the way he removed it was kind of hard but I didn't notice it too much since I was too focused on pushing him away from Dashiel.

Knowing Killian, once he's mad, he will forget everything, even the outfits we put in our everything just to create it perfectly.

“Killian's really harsh,” Zariyah said who also came into my aid as to how those others wanted to come closer too to see my wrist but I just shook my head.

“It's okay, I'm fine,” I whispered as I look at Yvonne who's concerned to me right now. I just smiled at her to assure her.

Just as when Ashton entered the designated room where we are. “I've already fixed our seat as I let those boys guard it for us. Yvonne, Dashiel, the contestants are being called…” I looked at Yvonne after I heard what Ashton said. Her face turned into sour again but still, she looks so pretty with those fierce make up that's opposing her soft face.

After all, Zariyah made sure that they will be caught at her innocent face before they will be shocked at what Yvonne will do later.

“Gosh, I'm really nervous…” I heard her whispered as I come close to her. I wipe the excess glitters on her cheeks before I look at her and smile.

“You'll be fine,” I said. She smiled at me before her eyes turned into my wrist before she pouted. She's annoyed right now, but of course, she's Yvonne, and she doesn't know how to act really annoyed, that's a fact.

“I'll show to that Killian that I will get that crown for this section,” She said with a promise like an evil curse she's putting into Killian in which I just chuckled. Because right now, even she said those words with anger, it was like she's just a kid throwing tantrums. And it's a fact.

“We, Yvonne. We will get it.” Dashiel suddenly said that's why we looked at him, and yeah, he's really handsome with his hair designed upwards as they designed his white hair into like there's lava on it!

“Oh right, sorry Dash! Yeah, we will! Let's make Killian eat some dirt after we get the title!” Yvonne said in which we, the remaining classmates who are listening to them, just laughed after hearing what she said.

As we sat on our designated place, I noticed that aside from those two— since we aren't allowed to go there as this game will be about them only, Killian is the only one who isn't here in which, before I could ask Zion or maybe Lux, my attention suddenly turned into the stage when someone spoke using the microphone.

“Everyone, are you ready?” As everyone's shouts of yes are what could've been heard after what the bunny lady asked and yes, it's the same MC earlier.

“I know you've been waiting for this, so we will only make the opening short. Let us give applause to the judges…” As she called the names of the judges in which all of us clapped our hands before she started the pageant.

“Representatives from Mages course Class 4-C,” As we were amazed since our Seniors are really giving the everything they could.

They represented as fairies. Wearing a blue fairy-like outfit at the woman while the man looks like an elf with his pointed ears, they danced through the gymnasium when the light turned dim, and truth to be told, their presentation was really beautiful and magical based from the woman's ability which is being a fairy, I think. Yeah, it's kind of ability too.

“When will be ours?” I overheard Yuki asked Ashton, who's the guy looked at the brochure he's holding and from there, our class number for this pageant appeared.

“24,” He answered in which, all of us turned our attention in front again.

Everyone really did their best even this one's really impromptu. The way they did their representatives' outfits and made them so magical is so cool. All I could say that instead of that I'm watching a pageant, right now what I'm looking at is like a magical show. Because everyone's magical as if they are really doing their best to get the title.

“Ready?” I overheard my classmates after a while. Well, I am really agitated at what will happen especially that it'll be Yvonne and Dashiel's spotlight. I couldn't even sit properly from super excitement I'm feeling right now!

“In three... two…” Yuki whispered, followed by the MC's speaking from the stage.

“Class 1-A from Mages course!” Wilhelmina made her chains connected through the upper part of the stage that's really shocking others, however, they just let us since they proceeded of opening the curtains for our muse and escort.

“Lux, now!” As Yuki said it, Lux ordered his fire to travel through Wilhelmina's chain and with the addition of gun powders that Killian gave earlier, those chains suddenly look like light-stick fireworks just before it reached towards the banner they did and swear, it exploded like fireworks with different colors inside this closed gymnasium before it formed into letters until all of us could read it.

Go! Dashiel and Yvonne! Win or Lose!

- From Class 1-A!

Just as when both of them showed as I saw how shocked Yvonne is while looking at the floating words in this dimmed colored gymnasium.

I saw tears fell from her eyes but before everyone noticed it, Dashiel quickly made Yvonne faced him before he used his flames to remove those tears in which, I think he's controlling its temperature since Yvonne isn't getting burned.

My eyes are wide as I watched those two, and even my classmates, especially Yuki and Zariyah let go of those safe explosives that they did with Killian earlier while looking so shocked at what we could've seen from them. And just as when it's Lux's part where he will ignite Yvonne's flame when suddenly, both of them were surrounded by Dashiel's own fire that made everyone gasped.

They are like the only light blazing through the dark surroundings.

Just as when the fire was extinguished, everyone gasped, including us, as we look at those two who are walking towards the front of the stage with their outfits blazing as I wouldn't be more amazed at how Yvonne's long fitted dark feed gown— who looks like alive and moving lava every time she moves at, especially the tail part of it. She looks blazing with the outfit she's wearing as I couldn't help but shed a tear while watching her.

She's on her powers as I could see how fiercely she's walking with her head high, unlike earlier when they got out since she really looks so innocent at that time. I look at Zariyah and saw her looking so proud at what she did and by the look of it, what she's expecting earlier suddenly came true.

I am really so proud. No, everyone's really proud of how those two are giving their everything.

Besides Yvonne was Dashiel who looks refreshing and hot with his blazing outfit too. He was wearing a white tuxedo earlier with some touched of red but when his fire ignited, the white color of tuxedo was burned and slowly, it's turning into black, just as when his red hair on his left is now blazing while it was styled upwards, and his outfit is really blazing too, especially at the end part of his tuxedo that I even noticed his flames on it.

“Gosh, they are really serious about letting Killian eat dirt,” I overheard Zanea said without averting her gaze towards our representatives in the stage.

Just as when I felt someone seated at the vacant side of me, as when I looked at it, I saw Killian with his glaring face, as I think he really heard what Zanea said.

But looking at them right now, at Yvonne and Dashiel who successfully got everyone's attention, including the judges and of course, the officials of this Academy, I couldn't help but expect already.

Since watching those two, it was as if we already had a winner.

Well, they are the winner at Mages Course 1-A's heart after all.