#1 First Gaze of Something... Unexpected~?
Roses are red, violets are blue,
Welcome, I have been waiting for you~
Widely known as,
The City of Eternal Roses, stood as a beacon of knowledge and progress, where tradition intertwined with ambition deeply rooted in love, history and the legend of the Rose-bonded Princes'.
At its heart lay the institution renowned for shaping the brightest minds of the era.
"The Royal Institute of Amorelle"
Founded by a former prince of Amorelle centuries ago, initially established as a place of learning for noble heirs, ensuring they were educated in governance, art, philosophy, and war.
Over time, the Royal Institute of Amorelle opened its doors to scholars and gifted students, accepting them on scholarships and gaining a reputation as a school that nurtures both aristocrats and exceptional minds.
Additionally, it reserves a special quota for students whose parents serve as the high-level civil, police or military officers.
As a result, students from diverse social backgrounds are admitted and receive the same treatment as the elites.
However, due to its historic reputation the school enforces a strict rule prohibiting romantic relationships between students, known as,
This is framed as a disciplinary measure to maintain academic excellence and prevent distractions.
Some students follow it strictly, while others find loopholes or subtly defy it.
However, any student caught in a romantic situation is either suspended, subject to parental intervention, or worse EXPELLED.
Yet even in between the restrictions, the academy grounds are still rumored to have hidden rose gardens tied to the city's ancient love stories.
There are students who secretly think that there is still a romantic feel to the Hidden Rose Gardens.
All of these myths, however, have nothing to do with the girl in the seventh grade who will soon be a teenager and has long braids.
A talented but lazy scholarship student with no dreams other than winning the 'Sleep Competition' held in her hometown.
Inside one of the grand classrooms of Royal Institute, the morning air was filled with silence except for one particular desk in the middle.
Avian was hunched over her desk, her brow furrowed as she rushed to complete her mathematics assignment which she forgot because of her laziness.
So now as always at the last moment she is copying it from her bestie's worksheet.
Avian Kincade. [Avy]
🗨️ Just a few more calculations, and I will be done.
But she forgot peace is a rare luxury in her class.
No matter which school it is, they all have that one troublemaker who enjoys targeting others and derives immense pleasure and satisfaction from performing such a great holy work.
With a mischievous grin, he stepped behind Avian’s bench and yanked it back without warning.
Avian Kincade. [Avy]
Ahhhhh❗
*shockingly screams*
Avian who was nervously completing her assignment sitting lightly on her bench, gasps loudly as she lost her balance, her pen skidding across the page. The sudden movement sent her sprawling onto the cold marble floor.
The students who were present in class all instantly glance at Avian, leaving their own work.
Rhea Bennett. (Savage 1st Ranker)
*flinch hearing Avian's scream and looks at her*
Rhea Bennett, the 1st ranker from a Military background, usually doesn't pay attention to anything except her studies.
Behind Ms. Topper Bennett, the High Pony Duo who are the Elites, were busy applying the same light pink color nail polish.
Hearing Avian they both look forward at her and gasps loudly in unison, clutching their chests like they just witnessed a scandal.
Brittany Robert.(Obsessed Pony Swooner)
*leans toward her High Pony-mate, whispering loud enough for everyone to hear*
Did she just… FALL? In front of everyone?
Tiffany Monroe. (Mean Ponytail Princess)
What else can you expect from a foodie? We should pray for the floor instead.
*smugly*
Laughter erupted around them.
They both flip their ponytails at the same time smirking sassily as if Avian’s fall has nothing to do with them, but still gets up making their way towards Avian's desk.
Rhea Bennett. (Savage 1st Ranker)
*shakes head and again focus on revising her notes*
While on the farthest last desk a young lady was having a peaceful nap. When her desk mate started hopping on his seat like a monkey who saw banana for the first time in his life.
Tyler Ponting. (Gossip Monkey)
Hey Nova, look, look, your childhood buddy started his bullying drama again.
*hastily*
Nova Stark. (Sassy Snoozer)
*lazily peeks ahead*
Nova Stark. (Sassy Snoozer)
Nothing new.
*rolls her eyes going back to her dear sleep*
Tyler Ponting. (Gossip Monkey)
Tsk, you are no fun. I am going there to get clear view of our Best Student's humiliation. Haha!
*gets up joining the High Pony Duo*
Nova Stark and Tyler Ponting both come from the background of aristocrats.
Avian Kincade. [Avy]
*close eyes feeling the pain*
🗨️ Which fu¢ker wants to die so early in the morning.💢
Brittany Robert.(Obsessed Pony Swooner)
*dramatically tilts her head*
Oh no, babe, are you okay? That must’ve been so embarrassing.
Tiffany Monroe. (Mean Ponytail Princess)
But... What a great start of April Fools!
*smirks widely*
Avian Kincade. [Avy]
*opening her eyes glares at the High Pony Duo*
Brittany Robert.(Obsessed Pony Swooner)
*extends a hand but immediately retracts it with a smirk*
Oops! My nails are wet. Can’t risk it.
Tiffany and Brittany stand slightly angled toward each other, one hand on their hips. Both tilt their heads slightly with identical smug smirks and with their free hand they flip their ponytails in a synchronized flip.
Tyler Ponting. (Gossip Monkey)
*giggle behind his hands, pretending to feel bad but failing miserably*
Avian look around to find everyone laughing. As there's still time for the first lecture to start, so only few students were in the class.
But still she is well aware that this incident is definitely going to reach the ears of entire school because her classmates are all 'Gossip Professionals' who possess so much potential that they can compete with the neighborhood aunties head on.
And let's not talk about the pain she is feeling on her maturing peaches that are kissing the floor right now.
So with burning fury & building rage in her eyes Avian glares at the culprit who is laughing loudly looking at her fallen state.
Avian Kincade. [Avy]
💢 Yuri Knox!
*grits teeth angrily*
Yuri Knox. (Mr. Troublemaker)
Oh, My Amor~ How the hell were you sitting?
*teasing tone*
Yuri Knox. (Mr. Troublemaker)
*smirks, crossing his arms*
Maybe you should spend less time on numbers and more on balance.
Avian Kincade. [Avy]
*glaring fiercely at Yuri*
You-
Yuri Knox. (Mr. Troublemaker)
–What me? I just pulled your bench a little, and you slipped just like that~ Hahaha...
*continues chuckling*
Still on the floor, Avian clenched her jaw, sending Yuri, the son of Magistrate, a sharp glare that could have cut through steel.
The students surrounding them were giggling quietly but no one came forward to help Avian.
Though they say that they don't want to be targeted by the class bully by helping her, but more than that they wish to see the embarrassment of the 'Best Student'.
Well, Avian was awarded "The Best Student Award" in Middle School Section three months ago in School Festival.
Avian is smart enough to know her classmates' real intentions, so she turns a blind eye to their mocking and fake pity and tries to get up by herself.
Avian Kincade. [Avy]
Hiss!
🗨️ My ankle...
Hearing Avian hissing finally Yuri came back to earth and was about to stretch his hand forward to pull her up, but before that–
??? (Guess who I am?)
What's happening here?❄️
A crisp voice cut through the laughter, immediately silencing the room.
Elios Frost, the class monitor, stood at the doorway, his expression set in a disapproving frown. Behind him was Asher, his talkative yet ever-present companion.
Yuri Knox. (Mr. Troublemaker)
*rolls his eyes*
🗨️ This Frosty Ba$tard!
Elios walks towards them with his friends. The moment he sees Avian on the floor he coldly says to Yuri–
Elios Frost. (Coldy Class Monitor)
Didn't Ma'am Diallo change your seat yesterday and I also warn you to not trouble anyone again?
*❄️ cold voice with hands in his pockets*
Yuri Knox. (Mr. Troublemaker)
Mr. Class Monitor, I didn't trouble her, she fell by herself when I pulled her bench.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Asher Reeves. (Stupid Chatterbox)
And why did you pull her bench?
*raise eyebrow*
Asher, son of a Police official who was standing behind Elios all this time curiously asks in between the Class Monitor's investigation.
Elios Frost. (Coldy Class Monitor)
I am asking, ain't I?❄️
*frowns at Asher*
Asher Reeves. (Stupid Chatterbox)
*ignores Elios, still raising his eyebrow at Yuri*
ಠಿ_ಠ
Yuri Knox. (Mr. Troublemaker)
Well I was looking for my eraser.
*casually*
Elios Frost. (Coldy Class Monitor)
And why will your eraser be under her bench when your seat is miles away?❄️
Asher Reeves. (Stupid Chatterbox)
Most importantly did you find your eraser?
(ﾉﾟ0ﾟ)ﾉ~?
Yuri Knox. (Mr. Troublemaker)
Nope! It's not there.
<(￣︶￣)>
🗨️ Thanks Dumba$s~
Elios Frost. (Coldy Class Monitor)
You think this is funny? ❄️
*continues, stepping closer with authority*
Elios Frost. (Coldy Class Monitor)
Bullying a female classmate? Do you ever think before acting, or is that too much to expect from you?❄️
Yuri Knox. (Mr. Troublemaker)
*rolls his eyes*
Relax, Frosty. It was just a joke.
Avian, still on floor, glares at them controlling herself to not lash out because right now she has got way more important 'Math Assignment' to finish.
Avian Kincade. [Avy]
*takes a deep breath*
Avian struggles to get up. She feels like her ankle twisted because of the sudden fall.
Keeping her one hand on bench to take support she was about to hold the desk by her left hand when suddenly someone grabs her left hand.
For a moment, the classroom seems to freeze.
The laughter dies down. The students exchange glances, whispering among themselves–
"Since when did Phenix take notice of Avian?"
Avian looks at him and time stops.
He also looks back straight in her petal orbs. His gaze locking onto Avian's.
Unlike the others who still found amusement in the situation, there was something intense in his eyes, something unreadable.
He extends his other hand.
She hesitates, caught off guard by the unexpected gesture.
Her fingers brush against his as she holds back his hand. The warmth of his touch sent an unexpected jolt through her, but she quickly masked her reaction, steadying herself as she stood.
She wasn’t sure what was more surprising?
The way Phenix with whom she never spoke a single word in her seven years of school life in Royal Institute till now, was offering help or the way her pulse quickened under his almond orbs.
As the gaze deepened, she could not help but feel an unexpected connection with him, leaving the soon-to-be thirteen-year-old girl wondering,
Avian Kincade. [Avy]
🗨️ What is this feeling?
Eyes sing,
Gaze dance,
A Challenge Set!
Who will fall the hardest~?
Tiffany Monroe. (Mean Ponytail Princess)
*rolls eyes and whispers*
Seriously? A whole rescue mission for her?
Tiffany Monroe. (Mean Ponytail Princess)
*dramatically gasps and grabs Brittany’s arm*
Britt, we need to do something. Our school’s standards are plummeting.
As soon as Phenix helps Avian up, Brittany stares a little too long.
Brittany Robert.(Obsessed Pony Swooner)
*softly, almost in a daze*
…wow.
Tiffany notices and glares at her. Brittany quickly recovers, flipping her ponytail aggressively.
Brittany Robert.(Obsessed Pony Swooner)
I mean ...wow. That’s… so embarrassing for him.
*whispers back with a nervous laugh*
After pulling Avian up respectfully, Phenix makes her sit but says nothing, only giving a small nod before stepping back and takes a seat beside her without breaking the eye contact.
Avian dust herself off, pretending the moment never happened, but the weight of his gaze lingered long after he had turned away.
And she wasn’t the only one who noticed.
Everyone around them were flabbergasted, wide-eyed, lips cracked, jaw dropped , watching the live miracle.
Can’t blame them!
*sighs heavily*
An anti-romantic soccer player, ruthless on the field and careless everywhere else, reaching out with his own hands to lift up a patient yet strict, top-ranking best student while playing the gentleman he never was?
If that’s not an unexpected once-in-a-lifetime miracle, then what is?
And the "No-Romance Policy" only fuels the fire. Because even a simple act of help feels suspicious to this bunch of 13-year-olds, as they're constantly reminded that romance is off-limits.
Asher Reeves. (Stupid Chatterbox)
W(°ｏ°)W!!!
🗨️ Woah! My brother helped a girl, that too the fierce tigress - Avian, that too by touching the same hand with which she slapped me across my face months ago when I annoyed her!!!!!!!!!!!
Yuri Knox. (Mr. Troublemaker)
ಠ益ಠ
🗨️ How dare he touch MY prey ❗
Elios Frost. (Coldy Class Monitor)
ಠ_ʖಠ
🗨️ My buddy personally helped my competitor? What a disappointment, tsk.
Well Avian and Elios both are among the Top Five Rank Holders in their batch, so they always have quite a fierce competition in each exam.
And on top their teachers make Avian stand in Class Monitor's Election against Elios every year. So they usually end up taking turns in being the Class Monitor.
Avian don't mind it much.
But for Elios as the youngest son of the rich conglomerate, his rank & overall performance in school is very crucial for his reputation.
So, he prefers maintaining distance from his all competitors but right now being a Class Monitor he has to abide by his duty.
Elios Frost. (Coldy Class Monitor)
*glaring at Yuri, exhaled sharply*
We’re reporting this to the Class Teacher. ❄️
Yuri Knox. (Mr. Troublemaker)
*groans*
Tch, fine.
Elios Frost. (Coldy Class Monitor)
*looks around and loudly yells*
You all seem to be completely ready for the Grammar Test that you got time to meddle around.
Everyone quietly starts to go back to their seat for their so-called revision.
But Tiffany pretends to stumble slightly as if mocking Avian’s fall, but then dramatically recover and say-
Tiffany Monroe. (Mean Ponytail Princess)
Phew! That was close. Wouldn’t wanna end up like… well, you know.
Elios Frost. (Coldy Class Monitor)
Enough! ❄️
Tiffany Monroe. (Mean Ponytail Princess)
*mumbles lowly*
Humph, Coldy Frost!
As they walk away, Tiffany continues her rant.
Brittany Robert.(Obsessed Pony Swooner)
*distracted, mumbles*
He has nice hands…
Tiffany Monroe. (Mean Ponytail Princess)
*stops mid-step*
WHAT did you just say?
Brittany Robert.(Obsessed Pony Swooner)
*panicking*
I said...um~he has NICE-um… BAD TASTE. Yeah. Helping her? That’s bad taste!
Tiffany Monroe. (Mean Ponytail Princess)
*whispers glaring*
Babe, please. We mock the hero. We don’t date the hero.
Brittany Robert.(Obsessed Pony Swooner)
*fake laughing*
Haha, OBVIOUSLY. Ew. Who would like that? Not me. Nope.
Saying so Brittany side-eyes Phenix dreamily.
Tiffany Monroe. (Mean Ponytail Princess)
Then why are you staring at Phenix's arms?
Brittany Robert.(Obsessed Pony Swooner)
I think he’s… a robot.
Brittany Robert.(Obsessed Pony Swooner)
Yeah. Those veiny arms look too manly for a thirteen-year-old boy. Suspicious.
*nods to herself*
Tiffany Monroe. (Mean Ponytail Princess)
A robot?
*frowns*
Brittany Robert.(Obsessed Pony Swooner)
Yep! We should....um~ observe him more closely. For science.
Hearing this Tyler who was just behind them burst out laughing.
Tyler Ponting. (Gossip Monkey)
Hahaha! He is the son of a police officer, so it is most likely genetics rather than robotics.
*laughs aloud*
Brittany Robert.(Obsessed Pony Swooner)
Ohhh~ Is that so, no wonder...
*again stares at Phenix's arms in daze*
Tiffany Monroe. (Mean Ponytail Princess)
*glares at Tyler*
You little monkey, you have got too much energy these days.
୧( ಠ Д ಠ )୨
Tyler Ponting. (Gossip Monkey)
*gulps*
Nope, not at all. I was just helping your friend.
Tiffany Monroe. (Mean Ponytail Princess)
Help, huh?
*smirks*
Tiffany Monroe. (Mean Ponytail Princess)
Here go and fill my bottle.
*grabs and throw her water bottle at Tyler's face*
Tyler Ponting. (Gossip Monkey)
*catch Tiffany's bottle*
Tiffany Monroe. (Mean Ponytail Princess)
And make sure the water is cold, OR you are~
*smirks and flip her ponytail leaning towards Tyler*
Tyler Ponting. (Gossip Monkey)
I got it!
*hurriedly runs out with water bottle*
Author Sky. (Lazy bird)
Dear Doves, welcome to our story!
I hope we will enjoy this journey together.
Author Sky. (Lazy bird)
Do show your support!
Author Sky. (Lazy bird)
Thanks for reading!
(◍•ᴗ•◍)✿~
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Xyn Anala
You can't just end the chapter like that, I need more!
2025-04-01
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