Chapter four:

The next day, I rushed to school. Everyone in my classroom knew about the accident, and were questioning me about my health. Honestly I feel much better now, maybe because of the potion. Emilia and Jacob had got a threat of their life, she wouldn't stop hugging me. I laughed off. " I am alright Emilia, now let go off me" I told here. Jacob said, " Hey Zara do you know of that new tranfer student? " "Transfer student?? No I haven't" I confirmed. " Zara he is so damn hot!!" Emilia had strs in her eyes, while discribing him. " And more over he is also a swordsmen. Look outside the window, he is on the arena fighting Thomas."

Now that was something interesting. A new swordsmen!! We peeped outside the window, but I couldn't catch a glimsp of him from up here. So Emilia, me and Jacob, went down to see him.

To my surprise he was KENTO!!!!! And he had trimmed his hair. I will be honest short hair looks better on him. His fighting moves were awesome and STRONG. Thomas was defeated in no time. As a rule the broch was given to Kento, but it looks like he had some problems putting it on.

(This is Kento with short hair)

He spotted me in the crowd. And walked towards me. Emilia was all worked up to see him coming in my direction. He walked and stopped right in front of me. "Zara, I nned to talk to you about something." He said. Emilia had started bleeding through her nose as of now. " Yes, Kento what is it?" I replied staying very calm. He pointed at something at the back and said, " I don't understand, Why these girls keep following me." I stuffed my month with laughter, seeing him so clueless. He really belonged to another world.

Suddenly to my surprise I was pulled by him, inside the school building, the girls kept screaming from behind us, and Emilia had fainted on the ground by now. We ran to the top of the building, towards the terrace. I started panting deadly with all the running. He made me run so bad that all the bandages slipt off my face. Again I witnessed that heavy blow of pain and suffering. I could see the bandages fall to the ground. Tears started to roll down my cheeks.

Finally that idiot; Kento understood my pain and gave me a hand.

(Note: the person who says , "Take my Hand" is Kento)

"I am sorry, I did not notice you had wounds on your wrists, I am sorry." Kento apologised. Just that one word 'sorry' proved to have melted down my heart. "Its alright, but be careful in the future." I said quietly.

"So what is the reason for you to have dragged me up here?" I questioned.

"As you I will be now working as partners on the mission, so I wanted to know you better. So I will be in the school with you, until the mission is completed." Well now that pretty straightforward.

"And Zara, people in this world all carry that lighted box in their hands, what were the called-----"

"Cellphone!!" Another voice answered. I lifted my head to find out it was Allegra. Before she could say anything, her face was filled with panick and surprisment. "You look beautiful Zara!!!!" What??!!! That was the first compliment about my beauty someone had ever told me except for Emilia and Grandpa. I was fluttered. My face was now completly seen beacause the bandages had slipped off my face.

(This is Zara Elliot, PS. she has blue eyes)

"Let's forget about that. By the way Zara, Did you notice something weird?" Allegra asked me. "No, I don't think so." I assumed. Not remembering any strange things today. "Well let me tell you. Kento managed to make everyone beleive that you originally have BLUE eyes." Oh right!! How could I forget about that. I thanked Kento for all the efforts he took. I am still amazed how could I forget about the changes that happened to me!!!

Maybe I am getting used to this way of living. Allegra explained to me my entire schedule as Kento was going to be my personal Sword art teacher. Because he was extremely annoyed by the way I lost to Jil. I almost forgot this man does not feelings, he is a robot who only cares about himself and his status. I am fool to think of him even as my friend.

Allegra took her leave, and Kento and me walked down to attend school. He was pretty good in studies as compared to his attitude, he answered all the questions the teachers asked him, and copied down all the notes properly. Maybe the schooling given in Grissisda and here is the same.

But the most important thing was that he sat right in front of me!! That gave me chills all across my body. He would keep staring at me from time to time

Yes; he was handsome, but he had not a single once of feeling. Making me fight in that horrible condition.

The school got over, and I and Emilia moved out with Jacob. I did not give Kento a single look, but could feel him staring at me from behind. I did not want any rumours to spread after that eloping incident in the morning. Emilia bragged about that to the entire class. I reached the library with Jacob, as Mr. Gibbs was on a trip, we had to manage the entire work. Not long before we had started working, to my surprise Kento was our first visitor!! "Why did you leave all of a sudden?" he questioned like a boss. "I have work." I said without any reaction.

"Oh Kento!" Jacob said as he neared us. "We didn't expect you to be our first visitor." He guided him to the shelves, and walked backed my way. "He seems to like historical books." Jacob said. "Is that so." I added. "Zara, you and Kento seem very close to each other. I noticed that he was staring at you during the lectures. And you helped him all throughout the day. I have seen you that close to a guy except for me." He face was all gloomy when he said that. But that last sentence 'except for me' made me pink. "No, he is just a friend of mine. That's it." I replied in broken words. Informing him about my work I run behind the shelves 'to hide'. But I could hear him giggle. What a mess I am .

"Is she always like that." I heard Kento ask Jacob.

"Well Kento, Zara is a person who will hide her problems till it reaches a limit, and when it is out of control she will break apart. But she won't ever give up. She will try to do everything by herself and never ask for help. That's what I love the most about her. She helps me even when knowing about my weakness disease. She loves others, even when she lost her own parents. " Jacob said. My feet were losing their strength. "Do you love her?" Kento asked out of the blue. This was the question I was not ready to ask, but forever wanted to hear the answer.

"Yes, I am in love with her. From a very long time. But I am afraid I will lose our friendship if say that. " I slipt down the shelf on the floor. He continued, "When she got into that accident I am afraid to admit I was right there, when she jumped in front of the truck." now this got my attention. He was right there !? But he did not come help me. "But I did not come ahead, because I was afraid people would make fun of me for helping an heir born to a low caste." What?! He called me a Low born. Before I knew tries stared falling through my eyes.

All my life people ridiculed me, because my father was a low born. They could not see what a great person he was. But know even the person I most trusted did not help me because of it.

"You did the best thing in your life not telling her that. Because if you do, you'll only make a fun of yourself. She doesn't need a person like you to love her. Someone who is afraid to help just because he is afraid to lose his own status." Kento said with a giggle. His words brought a little light to my face. And I also felt sorry for myself. For some reason that day, we did not have many visitors. I left the library without even meeting Jacob. I now know what to do.

I was on the way home, but someone had been following me. "Hey Zara." Kento said. I simply paused and looked at him. "You should stay away from Jacob. I don't trust him." He advised. "I know. Someone who calls me a Low born, isn't worth my time." I said.

"So you heard us?"

"Yes, and thank you for taunting him."

"You heard that too?"

"I was a fool to like someone like him."

"You liked him, too?

"Not anymore!"

"So you did like him."

"Didn't I say I was foolish."

"Yes you were." he said. That did not hurt me at all. Instead it made me smile.

"Hey Zara!"

"Yes"

"I can promise you one thing."

"Promise me?"

"No matter what happens, no matter where our destiny leads us, I will always protect you and never leave your side."

I was fluttered, but it felt warm. Maybe he does have feelings.

"Thank you, Kento. It means a lot to me."

"And……" He paused

"And what?"

"No its nothing"

What a strange guy. I took him leave and went on straight home. Grandpa would be back in a few days.

But today I learnt an important lesson. Maybe there's something you're afraid to love or somewhere you're afraid to go. It's gonna hurt. It's gonna hurt, because it matters. We need to face what we are. All of what we are, especially the parts that hurt. And I also got to know more about Kento's warm side.