Assassin; The Wondering Red Butterfly

Chapter 2

Mikkie's POV

I was in a hallway of my course building while looking for the so-called "elite section," or known as Star Section, and based on the pamphlet from the office, each course has its building and that is what makes this university great. Aside from its open fields, it is said that this university is one of the largest universities in the country aside from its potential students. But that was said at the orientation last week which I almost slept on since it was so boring, plus the facility that was used for the orientation is cold.

At the end of the hallway, there I saw the classroom and was about to walk there when I heard screaming and stomping and saw people blocking my way to my destination, it happened so fast that I was not able to comprehend the situation when the hallway was jam-packed with people, the majority are girls which I don't know what they are flattering about.

I was about to go through the waves of these people when they started screaming as if they were in a concert and started being more... packed than ever which didn't make me move through. Okay, what is happening?

I suddenly covered my ears with my hands when they started squealing and this time they became louder once they have seen their idols which I saw too because they are tall. I saw five men walking casually as if they are on a fashion runway, they are tall and probably have the potential for modeling since they all have good features. One of the men is interacting with the girls, the other one is just smiling at whoever calls him, while the tallest one attempted to calm the crowd and not cause a scene but failed. Now that I looked at the other two, they kinda look alike... twins perhaps?

The remaining two are just walking and not minding their surroundings, the three of them are preventing people to get closer while one person remained calm and did not bother anyone that caught my attention. I can feel that he is like the leader of the five men. I felt his presence the most, someone who is not supposed to make a fool. I can tell from the way he looks and brings himself.

"They are ogling over them again." I glanced at the person next to me and to my surprise, she is smaller than me by an inch. Wait, is she a student?

"Oh no, I'm gonna be late!" She said then started squeezing through the crowd, I was about to stop her that it's impossible when she squeezed herself to the entrance of the classroom. Impossible!

Well, I don't want to be late on my first day of class and I need to find a good sit so I didn't have the choice but to try what she did. I tried to squeeze in with the crowd and somehow got through them. I was in the middle when they started squealing again, which made it harder to get a pass-through and their damn bags! It's hitting me but I had to move.

I was gonna make it to the doorway when a voice echoes through the hallway then suddenly the screaming of the crowds shuts up, I took a glance at where the voice came from and saw the person who is standing in the middle in front of his friends. He is that mysterious one where I heard his voice; it was clear, deep, and intimidating. Beside him are his friends who are just watching the scene in front of them. The crowd was dumbfounded when the man with piercing stares sharpens gesturing to the people who are blocking the entrance of the classroom to move, they were able to move away to let them get inside the classroom which I was trying to get in. While they are shuffling away from the doorway I took the chance to get inside the classroom.

I didn't care if they see me going inside after them but I'm not that kind of a follower to them, heck I don't even know them! Besides, they are too busy staring at them so I took that chance. Once I got inside my classroom and looked for a seat, my eyes caught with a pair of brown ones where I realized it was the girl. She was looking at me too so she smiled and waved at me gesturing me to come closer to her so I just did that.

"Hi! I saved you a seat!" She greeted and pointed at the seat next to her. I looked at it for a bit and sat anyway since it's the right spot for me and it was next to the window at the second to the last row.

"I'm Kamille by the way!" I looked at her hand that is extended to me. Handshake?

"Mikkie," I muttered and finally settled down and lightly shook her hand then turned to look at the window beside me.

"Wow, that's a cute name! You don't usually hear that around except on TV! Do you know Mickey the mouse? Mickey? Just kidding!" She said and laughed a bit as if she's already close with me which I still do not acknowledge yet?

"So! First time studying here? You look like a real fresh from the market because I didn't see you in high school!" I looked at her and nodded. I was too lazy to answer her anyway. I already know her personality once I sat next to her, she is a bright and bubbly personality with a machine gun in her mouth. The kind of person who doesn't run out of topics to talk about.

"Ohhh so you are then! Anyways welcome to the University!" I just looked at her weirdly when she lifted her arms then smiled at me. I saw some people inside glanced at her weirdly before she could embarrass herself I just nodded so that she could stop with whatever she just did.

"From now on we are best friends okay? No, take back!" What?

She was about to speak more when she was interrupted by a voice, a deep voice that surprised me.

"You already have a best friend Kamille? That's nice to hear." When I looked at him, he's the tallest guy among the five men. Which means...?

"Oh... i-its you Adrian! Ah yes, I already made friends with someone. Which is her." Kamille said and pointed at me which I just turned my attention to somewhere else. Now that I think about it, I saw how she responded to the guy, it's like she's... frightened? Doesn't she like the person? Is it bad?

"Then you're not going to be a loner again this new life, right Kamille?" I heard another voice joining the conversation which I did not bother to see and left them alone, I was about to go take a nap when someone from the classroom yelled saying the professor is coming. Does it have to shout like that? Like somebody got murdered in here...

A man in his mid-40s walked in telling his students to settle down, he then greeted his class and told us that he will be the class advisor and a professor to some subjects this semester. He informed us about who he is and about the school which I didn't listen because I already heard all about it in orientation.

"And now, since all of you are freshmen and some of you don't know each other. Why not introduce yourself and get all your attendance while I am at it." Seriously? Is that even exist here?

Good thing Kamille took the seats at the second to the last row while the five men sat behind us which is the last row. I don't have the energy to look behind and when I do that, I might make the wrong move.

Why? Since the professor started speaking at the front, I felt some kind of weird and intimidating atmosphere behind me. Is it because of the university? Or the person sitting behind me. Maybe I'm just being paranoid since it's the first day and the professor made us introduce ourselves.

"I-I'm Kamille De Castro!" My thought was interrupted when my seatmate stood up and told her name. That was fast, I guess you will just say your name, show your face and let the professor have your attendance.

When she finally sits down, she heaved a sigh and the professor motioned me to stand so I did.

"Mikkie Shen." I introduced myself and was about to sit down when the professor stopped me. He looked at me for a second and reacted. By the way he reacted, I frowned at him.

"Shen? As in, the Mikkie Shen?" He said while I just gave him a shrug. Unless I have another name but no, I don't have any and I want to sit down so bad.

"I remember you now! Rumors around the office that there's this woman who perfected the Honors Roll examination under the named Mikkie Shen, and hadn't expected that it's you. Tell me, how did you perfect the exam? It is quite impossible to get a perfect score here." All the students looked at me in disbelief and some did not give a f**k while I just looked at the front impassively.

"Reading, sir." I only said.

"I see... alright. But one more thing, about your hair color, did you already pass a note to the office?" He asks.

"Yes, sir" He then let me sit down. I sighed then looked at Kamille beside me who just gave a smile, I just looked at her when suddenly students started murmuring and shrieking.

The professor called the last row to do an introduction since I was the last, the person beside me was the first to stand up, I didn't mean to look at the person behind me, it's because all of them looked so it's my impulse's doing.

When I looked behind, I didn't notice that his seat is closer to my chair by an inch. I was about to move a little away from him for me to have space when I felt a sudden stare so when I looked up, I saw his eyes were gazing at me for a moment then looked at the front to introduce himself.

At that moment when he gazed at me, I saw how he was hovering over me. I know my sit is closer to his but it felt so differently intimidating, I know he has this superiority but it felt like he was demanding that I should know who he is and where should I stand...

But one thing I was caught off guard is his eyes.

They are blue... like the ocean.

The professor discussed more about the school and how he was an alumnus and some sort but I didn't listen. Though it's rude to just take a nap while he is blabbering over there so I just looked at the window and stare off in the sky, every time I look at the window, in my peripheral vision, I felt like someone is staring at me, preferably him.

The class started to get noisy again and looked at the front to see the professor is leaving, I looked at Kamille beside me who is looking at me as well.

"We get to have an early break bestie! So where do we wanna go for lunch?" She said excitedly. Oh, so it's an early dismissal...

After a while, suddenly almost all the students started to gather behind me to where the five men are seated, while I, who has an inch apart of my chair to his desk which I can't even move my chair for me to stand up plus the crowd is starting to suffocate me. I can't even move an inch because the person in front of me is not yet leaving.

So I just had to endure the suffocation and look at Kamilla, since I can't even stand. Even she is having a hard time moving since it's already crowded and we can't move.

"Hi~! My name is Jane and this is Scarlet! Uhmm, we're your #1 fans! And, we so want to be your friends!!" I looked at the side to see the girl standing right beside me, literally beside me. I saw the length of her skirt which made me raise my brow at her, she is even leaning on the side of my chair... the nerve.

The girl named Jane reached her hand out in front of... who is this again? ahhh it's Cj, I think. the person who has a cold personality. He just put on a cold shoulder and ignored the person talking to him, heck he might even ignore her whole existence with that attitude.

Miss mini skirt named Jane right here just made herself awkward with the situation so her friend came to the rescue by grabbing her shoulder and pulled her backward that made my table be hit with their recklessness which made me squint my eyes in annoyance.

"Sorry for my friend, I know she's awkward and a b***h but I am way more number one fan than her!" She then pointed at her friend who is giving her a bitchy look, " Anway, I hope we could be friends~" Miss mini skirt named Scarlet said in a flirty tone and reached out her hand to him but he still ignored her presence as well.

After minutes of their humiliation and suddenly I felt goosebumps when I heard the voice whom I thought will just ignore the two girls.

"Get the f**k out of my way, you two are blocking the area." He spoke which made me startle at how persuasive he just said those words.

"Ladies, just give up! You two don't have a chance with him at all! I am Jake by the way, and how may I be of assistance to you today?" all of a sudden a guy named Jake joined the awkward situation and entertained the two mini skirts.

"Oh my gosh! The nerve of you hoes to flirt with the five! Like, shoo! Get your ass outta here! Are you guys even an elite student with those attitudes?!" A girl appeared out of nowhere and started pushing the two girls.

I can't take this anymore. I looked at my classmates where they are just watching the commotion, how about the five men? can't they do something to stop this? the small space between me and Kamille is being occupied by three girls pushing and arguing with each other and was about to have a catfight when one of the mini-skirts was pushed and accidentally sat on someone's head on the desk.

Everything went to a halt. No one moved a muscle, only breathing can be heard by ourselves even Jane was not able to react and reacted seconds late and jolted from sitting. If I remember correctly, the first guy sitting behind me is Cj the cold one, followed by Drake the quiet one, Adrian the tallest among them, Jack, and then Jake. Jane sat on Drake's head who is just sleeping quietly despite the commotion that is happening and suddenly as if the earth stopped spinning and lifted his head slowly and we all saw his expression, He was disturbed. I understand him completely, I hate to be disturbed as well, especially when I sleep.

"OMG. I-I'M SO SORRY DRAKE!" The girl was too late to apologize when Drake looked at her awfully as if she's rubbish. The three stepped back especially Jane where I can see her fully in front of me looking horrified. Not that I care, the three deserve it.

"Could you three just shut the f**k up and leave? Or better yet, don't ever come to school again. A bunch of w****s like you three don't even belong here in this class." I just closed my eyes as I felt how his cold and intimidating voice is. I saw how the three were trembling in humiliation and one of them started crying and immediately left the room.

The room started to fill with laughter and cheer after that event, I, on the other hand, still stuck in my situation. I can't stand up.

"Come on Mikkie, let us go eat!" Kamille is starting to fix her things. I had no choice but to get the attention of the person sitting in front of me.

"Excuse me," I tapped the person's shoulder to get his attention, "Can you move a bit?" I asked. He turns to face me with a stern look.

"Can't you move by yourself? tsk, weirdo." Did he just say I'm a weirdo? what did I even do to deserve this?

I was about to react when I felt someone's presence on my right since there is space to walk. When I look up, it was Cj, the person sitting behind me and tapped the guy's shoulder like I did but this time the guy in front of me reacted and hit Cj's hand using his elbow which made my eyes widen by his response. He just hit him!

"What's your problem?!" He snaps out but is too late to take his word back when he looked at the person who he just hit.

"Move forward. There's no space at the back." Cj said coldly.

"I-I-I'm sorry, man. I didn't mean-" He was interrupted when Cj just stared silently at him.

"I said move," he stated and stepped out of the room together with his friends as they cheer their friend.

This is my first time hearing him told someone. it's a simple request but to see how he just made the guy move without a second thought and just moved forward. Now that I think about it... does he know that I need a space to stand up and told the guy in front of me to move forward? Should I thank him? or it's just that he needs space as well?

While fixing my stuff, I glanced at his seat and saw that he has so much space behind him.