Raph stared at Lecturer Heartfillia, the intensity within his eye flickering as he arranged his thoughts in order.
'She's not going to do it'. He thought, glancing at the princess, who was standing beside him.
'And she knows it….but it would be a sha to let this matter slide just like this…'.
A bet was usually a wager placed between people who have a concept that they are of equal standing. Those who think they are above the standing of the other usually fail to keep the end of their wager, and this ultimately leads to more chaos.
It was obvious from their interaction that Lecturers thought themselves higher in the Academy, and Princess adow, an authority, would most likely be ignored.
'So what do we do in situations like that?'
Of course, you fight standing with standing; if the Lecturer refuses to keep to their end of the bet, then there would be a need for soone of a higher standing in the Academy.
With that in mind, Raph smiled as he asked. "Why don't we bring this up to the Principal?".
Princess adow and Lecturer Heartfillia turned towards him in unison, both with conflicting thoughts on his words.
While one thought of it as a brilliant idea, the other was well aware of the complications that could co with it.
With a complicated expression on her face, Lecturer Heartfillia walked up to the table, placing her hands on it and looking up at Raph. She had an average female height of five foot six and was unable to reach Raph's current height.
"What makes you think the HeadMaster would want to pay any attention to your little complaints?" She asked, her tone descending and harsh.
Raph remained unperturbed by her words and stern expressions and instead leaned towards her. "The Principal is just, is he not? Unless, of course, you go ahead and cheat yourself into a victory".
Lecturer Heartfillia remained fixed in her spot, her thoughts lined in order, and her gaze staring into Raph's.
For so reason, she began to find herself close to that gaze, not literally, but psychologically.
Sothing about those eyes just drew her to him, and in an unfathomable manner, she nearly lost herself.
"Lecturer Heartfillia?" Princess adow's voice rang in her ears, snapping her back to reality and startling her into taking a few steps back.
The Students in the class began to discuss quietly while observing the situation that just occurred, and Lecturer Heartfillia seed distraught at the thoughts that riddled her mind a short mont ago.
She clasped her head gently, her gaze shaking as she stared at Raph.
He stared right back, his gaze remaining unperturbed and his lips curling into a smirk.
"I have a proposal that will benefit us both". Princess adow said, causing both of them to shift their gazes towards her.
"Oh, what would that be, princess?" Raph asked, curiosity etched in his voice.
The princess turned towards him, then looked away, focusing her attention on Lecturer Heartfillia.
"If it's alright with you, can I co et you at the Alchemist Lab with Zara?" She asked.
Lecturer Heartfillia still seed a little distraught, but after a mont, she slowly regained her thoughts. "Ye–Yes, do what you want". She walked up behind the desk, waving her hands at them. "Go back to your seats now; I want to continue with the class."
Princess adow and Raph bowed curtly, and walked towards their seats, adow following quietly behind Raph.
After they took their seats, Lecturer Heartfillia continued her class, while adow watched her actions carefully, an uncomfortable suspicion growing within her.
****
So minutes later, the class was over, with Raph and Princess adow still sitting together.
The Class began rowdy as so students decided to switch seats or enter the classrooms.
Raph yawned, taking a glance at the princess next to him. "Um, Princess?" He said, gaining her attention. She looked up at him.
"Would you like to tell why you approached now?" He asked, and for a mont, it seed like they were locked in a staring contest.
Princess adow seed to have been staring into his eyes for a while, and he noticed it quite easily. "....Is there sothing wrong?" He asked, his gaze narrowing.
She turned away. "It's…it's nothing". She replied with a sigh. "Yes, I did co for you for a reason".
"Oh, finally. For a second there, I thought you had been captivated by my good looks". Raph said with a smug on his face.
"...Huh? What's wrong with that? You're an attractive person, and you're strong and confident. You're very attractive". Princess adow raised a brow in confusion, while she turned at him, her tone laced with surprise.
'Hah? I don't think girls say things like that,' Raph thought, a chuckle escaping his lips.
"Anyways, I need your help". Princess adow looked away, and stretched her hand to her side, inserting it into a pocket dinsion. She paused for a mont, turning towards Raph.
"Have you set up a sound cancellation barrier?"
"Of course Princess". Raph replied with a raised brow.
Princess adow then proceeded to slowly take out an object that left Raph lost for words.
"Is that a Regal chain?" He asked in confusion, observing the necklace that she held in her hand.
Princess adow giggled slowly, placing it in his. "Yes, it, in fact, is."
"Huh? But a Regal chain is a gift that only exists for the Royalties, why would you be giving this to ?" He asked in confusion.
"Hm? Why? Obviously it's a proposal". She replied with a playful smirk on her face, and her eyes sparkling as she looked up at him.
Raph flinched, and his cheeks began to turn peachy.
"Pri–Pri–Princess, you're joking right?"
A mont of tense silence descended between them, a mont that Raph thought would be the end of him, well, until she giggled, and laughed out loud.
"Ha…Raph, it was just a joke". She said, her tone laced with playfulness as she cald herself.
'Was the princess always like this?' He thought in confusion, his gaze shifting between the necklace on his hand and the Princess herself.
A Regal Chain actually served as a form of proposal for so royalties. They usually gift it to their future spouses or people they have an interest in.
One was crafted for each Royalty and how it was crafted differentiated according to their taste. It was also a definite thod of proving a person is royalty, because of the blood link that binds the chain with the royalty.
The necklace Raph held right now had a chunky, intricate-patterned silver chain that supported a large oval golden pendant imbued with a shimring brilliance of golden light. It held a significant aura that exuded its brilliant craftsmanship, and Raph could feel the light within pulsate with his energy.
It felt ethereal and beautiful, and its re presence caused Raph to go into deep contemplation.
'Who owns this? This doesn't look like it belongs to the princess.
He turned his gaze away from the Regal chain towards the Princess, who was busy staring at him the whole ti, a smile on her face.
"Wondering who it belongs to?" She asked.
"....what? Did you read my mind?"
"Well, no, though I did read Miss. Heartfillia's mind". She replied, with a smirk on her face.
'Oh, she's bad'. Raph ca up to that conclusion in a heartbeat.
"Anyways, I need you to deliver this to soone who will be arriving from the East in a couple of days".
Raph raised a brow. "Who am I delivering this to?" He asked.
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Princess adow sighed. "I can't tell you that. All you need to know is that you need to hand it over to a person called Rocky Banditts"
".....Is there a reason why I can't be told? I am risking a lot here by going to the East at a ti like this".
The East and the West, with Lumbrica as its center, were currently locked in a stubborn stalemate that would break with any little effort. Though, both sides are avoiding being responsible for that effort, and thus, a stalemate occured.
Aside from that, a trip to the east would be difficult, not to ntion the process of needing to take permission from the Principal first.
Sothing like this would be accomplished on a weekend, but they don't exactly get the free reign to do whatever or go wherever they want just because it is a free day.
"I know you are," She said with a sigh, her thoughts arranging in order.
'I can't possibly tell you yet….it is not ti'. She thought, as she attempted to convince yet again.
"Look, I trusted you enough to bring this up to you when I knew you could have refused, so, can you trust enough without asking for the details".
A sigh escaped Raph's lips as he stared at her, the intensity within his gaze intensifying with each mont. 'Well, I'll figure it out with ti…' He thought. "Alright, tell the details, what do you need to do?".
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