A Beautiful Catastrophe

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After that, I, who was once the president of the VeRa ship or Verrill and Hora ship, decided to be the one to break this ship. Right. I shouldn't hand over my dear innocent baby Hora over to some sly fox—yeah, I'm gonna call him that from now on since he was sly and he had red hair like a fox. What a perfect name for him.

That lovey-doveyness… I couldn't believe he already had Hora under his clutches with just one night. What in the world happened between those two?! My innocent bestie! OMG! She's still pure right? Please, somebody tell me she wasn't sullied by that damn fox!

'I'm gonna make sure Hora spills everything later. I won't take no for an answer! Wraaa!'

Later on, we ate breakfast together, along with Verrill's family and Mrs. Ma. Unfortunately, Mr. Ma wasn't there since he was still on a business trip. It was a peaceful morning and we chatted a bit with each other. Crystal's eyes were a bit puffy and red but other than that, she looked fine. Maybe a whole night of crying helped her… thankfully.

After breakfast, the Zhong's family driver took us all to school. It was the first time all six of us were going to school together. Inside the car, which was a limousine, everyone was silent except for Callan who tried to pull off some jokes every now and then. When his jokes failed, Kaiden flicked his forehead and told him to stop.

Once we arrived at school, we headed out to our respective departments. Verrill had the privilege to accompany Hora to hers since my department happened to be the closest one. Callan accompanied Crystal despite his department being in a different direction. And Kaiden travelled alone.

'Hmf! Lucky little devil fox! I'm not yet done with you. Once I get my chance, I'm definitely roasting you.'

Classes went on as usual. But today, I resolved myself to be on a mission. I wanted to see for myself if what Kaiden said was true. Yes, it's very unlike him to lie, but still, I should be calm and give Verrill the benefit of the doubt. Kaiden could also be just badmouthing Verrill so Crystal would stop pursuing him.

Whether it's true or not, I had to see it for myself. Yes—considering Hora seemed to be too smitten by him already. I should give her proof of his true nature. Right! I should make her come with me to observe! Then maybe Crystal too, so it could help her move on… hopefully.

As if the heavens listened to my prayers in an instant, I found a girl who wanted to confess to Verrill! It was after my first class that I came across her, who was talking to her friend on a bench near Hora's department. I was walking towards Hora's department that time since my second class was cancelled due to our professor's emergency situation.

From what I understood from their conversation, the girl was planning to confess today and she was just waiting for Verrill to pass there. What perfect timing! Now, I just needed to get Hora and Crystal!

I immediately called the two of them and asked to meet asap to which they agreed. I didn't explain much since Hora didn't know what happened to Crystal last night, and vice versa. I simply told them that I wanted to show them something interesting and of course, they were both bewildered.

And so, we waited in a corner like ninjas, unseen by anyone passing by. A few more moments and Verrill came walking like a sly fox—wait, no prejudice yet Senara! Okay… walking n-normally with that smug face of his. Wait, no! He was just smiling normally! His normal angelic smile that could fool anyone including an enemy from another planet!

'Ugh. Just seeing him makes my blood boil after what Kaiden and Callan revealed to us. I should keep calm and have an unbiased opinion. This is the purpose of my observation anyway. Go me!'

And there it was, the moment of truth. The girl stopped Verrill from his leisure walk while carrying a gift in her hands. Observing the girl from our angle, she was really cute and petite, kinda like Hora but of course, my pure innocent bestie was the best.

"V-Verrill!" the girl shouted his name, probably trying to toughen herself. "H-Happy birthday!" She shouted again and handed out the gift to him.

Verrill smiled but he only looked at the gift. He didn't take it.

"Ah, thank you. There's no need for a gift though."

The girl looked saddened. But she didn't give up. Instead, she persisted.

"I like you! I really, really like you. Ever since high school I've admired you. You're so great at the instruments, so kind and gentle. Honestly, there's a lot I like about you," she confessed as her face flushed pink.

Verrill's eyes widened. Then, he sighed afterwards and rolled his eyes, much to our surprise. I observed Hora's and Crystal's reactions, too, and we were all horrified. We DID NOT expect him to roll his eyes. In an instant, his angelic smile was gone like the wind.

"Uggh… listen. I don't know you so it's impossible for me to like you back."

"T-then we can know each other now."

His face turned sour.

"I'm not interested though."

The poor girl was shocked.

"B-b-but I… I like you."

"So? You liking me doesn't mean I have to like you back, right? I suggest you move on and forget about me."

After that, he smiled for the last time and continued walking past the poor girl. I swear, I could see little horns on top of that red hair of his' as he walked away.

But more importantly, Kaiden and Callan were telling the truth! Oh my goodness! He really was a little devil!

"Pft! Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!" Crystal burst out laughing. "I guess I really was disillusioned, huh? I did not see that coming."

"Right?!" I agreed with her, my face, still dumbfounded with what I just witnessed.

Hora, on the other hand, seemed to be pondering on something. Did she see something we didn't?