Assassin; The Wondering Red Butterfly

Chapter 6

Mikkie's POV

Kamille tells more about the kinds of people who are studying here, while listening, it made me realized something.

Those five men in the middle are dangerous. So my hunch was right, they have something up in their sleeves that must be avoided. Especially that cold guy, as if he has some kind of motive.

"Mikkie?" My thought was interrupted when Kamille tapped me on my arm. I didn't notice her there since she was that short.

"You were here all this time? I didn't notice you there because you're short" I told her.

"What? Am I that small?! But I have been drinking syrups to grow faster!" She said in disbelief and started being dramatic so I stopped her before she even starts.

"Did you know that drinking that kind of syrups or pills would make you fat instead of growing taller?" I said casually. It's true, it makes you fatter, not taller.

"Really?! I didn't know that!" I nodded at her response.

"Tell me. Why did they place you in the Gold Star section?" I ask her and leaned forward.

"Uhh because I'm a member of the cheerleading club?" She answers.

"So that's why..." I leaned back and drink my water.

"Why? What is it?"

"You're on a strict diet are you?" I questioned.

"Well... yeah, and it's not that strict."

"You're hopeless," I said and started unwrapping my third sandwich.

Kamille was confused about what I just said so she tries to bother me about that which I ignore just her. I was about to continue eating my third sandwich when I suddenly stop midway and felt a strange air passes through my skin, it left me with goosebumps, it heightens my senses but I don't know what for.

Felt like I have experienced this before, at training? But what for? It felt familiar.

I feel my surroundings, I feel each corner of this room despite having many students buzzing over their own world. It's quite difficult to tell where exactly, but it would be a waste if I don't embrace this now since I don't usually feel this... I think?

"What's wrong, Mikkie?" said Kamille as she looks at me while I casually look around the area.

She was about to look at where I am looking when I stopped her from turning. I took her fork and dropped it on the floor which made her look at me in confusion.

"What was that for, I'm still using that!" She said surprised.

"Get it," I said coldly making her surprised by my sudden change of mood. She hesitated at first, but she did so.

She bowed down to get the fork I intentionally dropped so whatever happens, nothing happens.

I just casually lift my hand where my bottle is held, I was about to take a sip when something flashes from the distance, and the next thing that happens, the bottle is gone from my hand in a blink of an eye. The thing went straight behind me and directly stab on the wall.

"Got it! Of course, I won't be using this anymore because for some reason someone just drops this!" She teases. I continued eating my food when she finally got her fork.

"Mikkie? What’s that?" She pointed at the thing behind me and that's when I look behind to see it.

As I looked at it, I think it's a throwing knife. I notice that the handle of the knife has some kind of symbol in It, which was shining.

"A-a knife?!' I looked at Kamille who is confused and shocked at the same time so I looked at the object then at her.

Why does that make me not scared? The fact that this could hit me on the head and causes my life at great risk.

"That's probably nothing, let's go. It's almost our next class." I picked up my bag and didn't wait for her.

"Wait!"

That way it's thrown at me feels familiar as if I experienced the situation before, I think. I was deep in thoughts when my head started to throb, I held my head for a second to somehow ease the throbbing.

"What's wrong, Mikkie? Does your head hurt? Do you need to go to the clinic?" I looked at Kamille who is beside me and told her that I am fine so we headed out of the cafeteria.

Then, the next thing that happened to us is the least I expected to happen. All I wanted to do is to avoid letting Kamille see this kind of encounter in her life.

Cj's POV

"Are you even serious? Or I'm just getting blind!" Jake was laughing his ass off until Jack smacks him on the head. We all saw what happened with the girls, the scene was too quick that will not be noticed by other students, but we noticed it because our attention is on them and we were talking about them.

"Ouch man, what was that for! You're going to make me stupid with all the smacking and I will be on their level of stupidity!" Jake complains as he held his head.

"Could you be quiet for a sec? Kamille almost got hit by that knife if that woman didn't notice it." I looked at Adrian, he was seriously looking at Jake. Too serious, what's with him.

"Bro, chill I was just kidding! It's just that, it's wayyy too ridiculous that a low level like them to have the damn guts to attempt to get the person in our presence." Jake explains as he raises both hands as a sign of surrender, I was just listening to their conversation as I eat my meal.

"Drake, do you know them," I ask as I eat my food.

He glanced at me then he went back to eating his meal, "It's Jerome's losers, he's from another course and is one of the people who let certain people get inside the campus without the acknowledgment of the officials. I beat his ass once, I thought he learns his lesson, I guess he wants to get killed that badly... " He answered.

"Jerome?" Adrian mutter as he leans on his chair, " Isn't that the guy we fought before and his team?" he asks.

"Yes, we fought them before and coincidently has a territory and a student here in the university." I looked at Jack who is busy using Drake's laptop.

"What's more irritating is that his losers are not even a student here, they just placed their s**t here just because there are others who have territories in this campus." Drake continued.

"They have the balls to do such a thing despite that they are just going to be f****d up. They should seriously know the consequences of their actions." Jake said in disbelief.

"And their territory is just near the cafeteria on the west wing at the end of the hallway where there's a bathroom that has a symbol of their gang s**t," Jack informed.

"Isn't the two of them went to the west? Since they're just near the door?" I said plainly while finishing my food.

We then looked at Adrian who suddenly stood up who looked at us with wide eyes. We knew what he was trying to say so we finished whatever we do and immediately followed where the two girls headed. Obviously, from his actions, he wants to check on them if they're safe, or just her.

We were walking in the hallway when I called the two J so they stopped and paid their attention to me.

"Come with me for a sec," I told the two," Adrian and Drake, go ahead and see if they're safe," I told the other two and went ahead leaving us three.

"Where are we going Cj?" Jack asked so I looked at him.

"We're going to see your best pal." I kid a little which made his expression changes into a fowl.

"That asshole?!" He reacts.

"Yup."

Kamille's POV

All the things I talked about with Mikkie are all true and it's for her good and safety. Because for me, I consider that she can be trusted, and also she is neither of the sides. I know I am basing on her looks and behavior, but I just feel it in me that she is not a bad person. She just wanted to finish her studies quietly without running into any trouble.

I know I'm blabbering about percent stuff but it is how this university works, base on what I heard from others.

This university is a school for elites and knowledgeable students, which means that this school is 100% students. And this 100% is not just any students who strive to be at the top or showcase their talents to the world or something. And trust me, students from each school fail their subjects, not just us.

So these students are divided into two. Based on the information I heard is that it's divided into 78% and 22%. The 78% are regular students, the usual stress and carefree life. 22% on the other hand, of course, have their dream yet they do it differently than the others. These students have a label on them, or whatever they wanted to be called. There are known for being the rebels. Rebels who have illegal or legal connections under them such as gang groups or illegal business, they do it for their benefits and this institute has them.

That's all I know and that's what I just wanted to know.

I was having fun with Mikkie accompanying me because I usually don't get this a lot. Of course, I have my cheerleading friends but... I don't belong in their circle. It's all... gossips, party, and boys. Not my thing though, and I just heard this from them.

You see, I was bullied once. Back in senior when I was close with them, to Cj I mean including his cousins. We were friends in the first months of our senior and as they started to get their fame, I was being accused of being a gold digger and a social climber because I was the only girl that has the guts to be around them and I was in a varsity as well so the accusation spread faster.

That is when they started being physical with me that I had no choice but to distance myself from them.

It hurt a lot, but they respected my decision because they don't want them to see me hurt because of them.

Especially him, I can see it from his eyes that he is hurt. But what happened in the past made me looked at him differently, and I can't change that anymore...

Going back, Mikkie may be quiet but she knows how to acknowledge someone and looovvvess to listen! She may not show it from her face but she is interested. I am pretty sure that once she gets comfortable with me, she will be more open to her feelings!

"Kamille..."

"Yeah━" I accidentally bumped against Mikkie's back when she stopped making my nose ached.

"What's wrong? Did we forget some━"

I wasn't able to finish what I'm about to say when I saw in front of us a group of people who are staring at us, from what they look like is trouble!

"Look! Good looking hoes!" One shouted from behind which made me started to feel uncomfortable.

"Hey, you! You have nice hair! So weird and sexy... do you want to join us? You will be sexier and will be popular and s**t," Said another and went near to us which we stepped back. The guy didn't care about our action and went closer and grabbed Mikkie's arm which made me horrified.

"You have soft skin as well, maybe you are fit to be my b***h. What do you think?" He said as he caresses Mikkie's arm.

I was so terrified and disgusted when I saw him he touched my friend's hand, I was so shocked by what he did so I unconsciously pushed him hard enough to fall to the ground.

I was surprised at what I just did but that was disgusting, they are complete strangers and they are being disrespectful to us.

"Y-you p*****t!" I shouted at him. By the looks of it, he didn't like that at all.

"You b***h, you'll pay for that!" Now he stood up and went angry with us.

"Don't you come at us like that, you just went closer to us without being respectful," Mikkie told him as he pulled me closer behind her.

"Well, that b***h was being a b***h!" He raises his voice at us which I held her sides.

"Mikkie let's just run!" I quiver.

She turns her head a little to look at me behind her then I saw how she stares at him as if she is picking a fight which is a bad idea, they are like ten people and only the two of us!

"Let's just get the two of them and see if they have what it takes when we put them in that room!" Said one of them and they started taunting and cheering.

The room? What do they mean that? No way they would do such a thing! What kind of a human would think like that especially here in school?! They are students, right? How can they have such a disrespectful attitude like that! With that, I started to overthink terrible things that might happen once they caught us, my breath started to feel heavy and my body started to tremble.

"As if you can take us with you. By the looks of it, you guys are not even students here to have a disgusting attitude like you all." My eyes widen upon hearing what Mikkie just said, is she is provoking them!?

"Mikkie let's just run!" My whole body is now trembling in complete terror and I tried my best to hold myself together as I pull Mikkie with my hand clenched on her clothes with dear life.

"And who gives a f**k? You're just being a big b***h just because you're not scared of us! Let's how long you'll last once we get a hold of you!"

They start being noisy again and this time they are coming towards us. I was about to cry for help when they started coming at, her. Mikkie pushed me away from her by taking off her sweater to release me from her.

I fell on the ground and felt so terrified in life when they started grabbing her by the arms and started pulling her to them. I couldn't stand nor shout because I was trembling all over and I didn't know what to do.

All I could do is watch her being pulled by them until Mikkie got the chance to twist some of their hands that made them release her. I was taken aback when she twisted one arm so bad that I heard a snapping sound which I think is a bone.

One guy charges at her and was about to hit her when she used her hand to stop the guy's fist from landing it on her face. But that's not all, it happens so fast that I didn't notice there was another hand that stopped the fist.

That is when I noticed him. He was scowling at them, he was angry. He then grips on the guy's fist and twisted it onto the guy's back which made a snapping sound and fell on the ground in pure pain.

Did he... just break his arm?

"Stop whatever you guys are doing this instant." A loud and intimidating voice was heard all over the hallway which made all of us stop in our places. I turn to see that it was Cj coming towards us with someone I didn't recognize.

People are started to run away from the scene when they saw the person with Cj except for the guy in front of Mikkie, he was glaring at her and went closer to her and muttered something which I was not able to hear because my mind went blank.

The guy ran away leaving us behind, while I on the other, is still trembling from what happened. My head is throbbing, my mind went blank, I couldn't move... I want to lay down, it's too much for me...

I saw figures in front of me. They are talking to me but they're blurry, I can't hear them, I can't even see them, I think my body is shutting down for some reason.

"Ka...mille..." Someone mutter. I don't know who it was.

"Will she be okay...?" Someone asks. Someone held me and held me closer.

"I'll take her..."