Nightmare Mythos

Chapter 13: New Class 1-A

Yesterday's class ended in a very... weird peaceful manner. Those people who befriended the demoted students quickly didn't talk with them while those who didn't care which are Jacqueline and Cesar being prime examples were completely unaffected.

The next day, half of the students in Class 1-A were gone. Only their empty seats remained which will now belong to the new incoming class 1-A students. Aside from Jacqueline who was late as always, Cesar, along with others, was a bit earlier than their regular time of attending.

Others are obviously curious but it was the first time Cesar showed the same feelings on this shifting of rankings since a lot had changed and become demoted. He wanted to see what made the difference between the previous and current people.

So far, nothing had entered yet. It had only been a few minutes till Cesar entered inside so he felt relaxed.

All of their doings were put to cease after one student entered the class. It wasn't their previous classmate but someone unrelated to their class until today.

'Oh...'

Only Cesar seemed to have noticed and recognized the woman since he always shifted classes every month until he belonged to Class 1-A. There were big leaps of transfer most of the time while he stayed at some times. Hence, once in a while, a month or a few was enough to analyze who piqued his interest and who wasn't.

The person who entered were part of some of the individuals.

'Oh? She's... someone from Class 3-C if I remember correctly. She has been good. I heard she's slowly mustered her way up to the top. Good for her,'

The woman had a wonderful atmosphere that one might be able to become friends with her if they just communicated. She looked around the classroom before her eyes landed on Cesar and her eyes sparkled with glee.

Cesar didn't like that.

'Uhm, what?'

His calm heart wavered when she noticed the same woman started to trod in his direction. Finally, she sat beside him and offered an affectionate smile.

"Hey, it's been a while. You remember me?"

The others who were only observing cast curious glances in their direction, inquisitiveness got the best of them as they determined the situation between the cute woman and Cesar.

Cesar completely avoided looking at the cute student and remained looking at the window outside. After a moment of pause, he answered.

"Reyna, right?"

Reyna let out a mischievous smile, a smile Cesar had been seeing for some time now, before chuckling.

"Hi, freak. We've been once classmates in the first year, midterm remember?" Reyna let out a small sigh, "I remember you're very... slim there. Now, you're exactly my type. The only thing that remained is your unbreakable resilience,"

"Huh..."

Cesar remained unfamiliar with this sensation when he was talking to a classmate or to a schoolmate even, since he wasn't getting talked to for over a year. It's either there's a purpose or need to do so for him which is entirely different this time.

They were just normally talking... or is that what she wanted to show?

There was a tint of arrogance plastered on his features but unlike the time when he got replaced by Cesar, there was confidence to support his usual gait.

He was humbled by Cesar yet he returned much more revitalized.

'He really is back. Quentin, I guess you've matured a bit,'

Cesar remained observing Quentin and soon, as if the other individual felt the gaze, he stared back. There was a glint of dangerousness once Quentin noticed him but he immediately gestured a friendly wave.

Cesar immediately has a bad feeling about it.

'Yeah... you must be angry. I'll avoid you as much as possible so don't disturb me as well,' Cesar mused inwardly, answering the indirect threat on his gaze to him inwardly.

However, it seems Quentin didn't get the signs he was giving and walked beside Cesar's seat. If only Reyna or the twins from the front already occupying those spaces, he might've already seated down and engaged in conversation while still remaining in his place.

Though he started the talking still.

"You must be the freak. I saw you once in a while. I've been watching,"

Reyna on the side chuckled. The twins had their brows raised. Only Cesar remained emotionless. Thinking of something to say, seeing that he wasn't continuing, he retorted.

"That... sounds creepy,"

Quentin's face cracked, all his shady thoughts showing on the outside before he calmly breathed very... obviously. That only made Cesar's suspicions of not being involved himself even further.

"It's... not creepy actually. It's just what everyone usually does to search for someone. After all, you are the freak. People from the lower class started worshipping this figure due to his accomplishments. Such achievements can topple over someone puny like me, "

Sensing that this was an act of provocation and trying to get something out of him, Cesar wasn't idiot enough to fall for it. With a tired sigh, he continued.

"Continue yapping there. I'm all ears,"

"Who's yapping?"

Suddenly, Arnold appeared right in front of the board completely unnoticed by everyone which made the new class students frown. As for the old ones, they were already used to his shenanigans.

It was some sort of show prowess to impress?

"Sit down, Quentin. Discussions starting," Arnold then let out a cheeky smile, "Welcome back as well,"

As if it was enough to satiate his inflated ego, Quentin returned the smile and cast one last look onto Cesar and seated down away from him.

Arnold looked around the class before he continued, "Let's do a quick introduction first to the new students. But first, I'll start. My name is Arnold, the current headmaster of the Resisting Academy."

"As for why I'm starting this introduction even though I already knew some of you and your classmates, it's to waste time," Arnold paused as he both raised his hand with a sigh, "I'm guilty as charged so just don't file a complaint to the administrators,"