"So, Hows class going for you in the "genius" class?" Andrew said, taking a seat directly across from the startled Zachary.
Talking for a bit, Andrew began to understand what he was really missing out on.
Apparently, they had already began to receive special medicine reserved for body tempering martial artists.
Andrew nearly dropped his fork hearing this.
"Bruh what, its literally the first day of class... This shits not fair."
He sighed, wondering if he should just go to the principal at this moment and reveal everything.
"Yea I was shocked too, but ill take what i can get, i got no complaints." Zachary spoke with a nonchalant tone.
Andrew felt his eyelid twitch, suddenly feeling an urge to punch someone.
After about 10 minutes, they both realized everyone had begun to go quiet.
Looking around, Andrew and Zach noticed that everyone was looking in the same direction towards the buffet area.
They looked at each other with wide eyes, realizing what was going on.
"Of course... What did I even expect..."
Andrew wasnt shocked at what had caused this, or rather "who" had caused this.
"Look Zach, its your girl." Andrew leaned over and whispered.
Zachary began to choke on his food hearing this.
"M-My girl? what are you on about? Ive never even talked to her before..."
"Yea i guess your right... we'll see how long that lasts though..." Andrew said through a stifled laugh.
"You cant say she ain't bad to the bone though bro."
"I mean obviously, but she wouldn't be interested in someone like me... Im as poor as they come." Zachary slightly softened his grip on his fork and sighed.
However before Zachary could feel too sorry for himself...
"Look bro, she's already walking over here..." Andrew whispered, heightening his senses to spot this without turning around.
Zacharys eyes subtly flickered in the direction Andrews head nodded too, and sure enough there she was, making her way down the aisle staring directly at him.
Zachary began to feel a sense of tension in his chest, "Theres no way she's not just gonna walk past us, its gotta be a coincidence..."
Thinking this, he struck the same position as Andrew, hands collapsed in front of his mouth as if they were apart of a shady business dealing.
After a few seconds, Andrew, who was sitting on the other side of Zachary, saw the new girl stand directly next to where Zachary was sitting.
She just looked at him for a little bit, paying little mind to Andrew who was right there, just delivering a casual head nod before taking a seat.
From Zacharys perspective, he saw a shadow looming over him for a couple seconds, his heart began to race, sweat building on his face.
Just then, the shadow became smaller in size before he heard the chair next to him getting pulled out, and from his peripheral he saw a pair of white legs slightly come into view on his right side.
"...You gotta be kidding me!"
He was not ready for any type of interaction with this beauty, especially after Andrews teasings.
"Haha, kid your really just like your Master! When i was your age, I also had countless beauties approaching me. It must all be according to destiny!"
Zachary heard this voice in his head, mechanically craning he neck to the right with a forced smile on his face.
Upon seeing her face though, he immediately felt a desire to look the other way, feeling like he couldn't handle it.
She took the initiative to speak, as if noticing the awkward tension.
"Hello, i'm Maria Collander, whats your name?" She asked lightly, a slight mechanical coldness in her voice, although her eyes seemed to speak of curiosity.
Zachary quickly introduced himself, but Andrew just sat there with his head down eating his food, not wanting to interrupt this new beginning.
He felt he was holding back a couple tears, but who wouldn't be in this situation?
He wasnt gonna waste this opportunity, of course, as he very sneakily panned his eyes up just long enough to think "status".
[Status - Maria Collander
Stats - Unavailable
Talent(s) - High Grade Level 7 Elemental Lord (5 Basic Element Utilization, 7X in all stats)
]
Andrews jaw almost fell to the floor.
"System... are you sure you didn't scan this wrongly? This has to be a mistake!"
[The system is never wrong... This what happens when your impatient, you miss out on the real treasure.]
"Fuck You!" Andrew thought, as he began to ignore the systems mocking notifications.
"This is definitely absolutely insane though.... where exactly is this girl from?! She has to be the descendant of some immortal or something..."
It now began to become obvious to Andrew why exactly this girl had quickly taken an interest in Zachary.
In his head, she was either sent here with a purpose or this was all according to destiny.
He was honestly leaning towards both possibilities, as he began to get a inexplicable feeling in his chest.
.....
Before he even knew it, the bells were ringing signaling the end of lunch time.
Students began funneling out of the cafeteria hurriedly to their next classes.
The last people to walk out were Zachary and the new girl Maria, however right behind them seemed to be a dark shadow of despair.
This was currently Andrew, as he looked upon this somewhat romantic scene in front of him of chatter feeling disgruntled and a envious.
"Goddamn it... if only i had waited a few days extra!"
"But, I cant let hindsight bias effect my next moves, there will always be more opportunities to get her talent in the future..."
"Still though... fuck!"
He did his best to collect his bearings.
There was no need to fret, a temporary loss was only temporary if he let it be so...
The three soon reached a hallway that branched out in 2 directions.
"Alright y'all, ill catch you guys later, I gotta go down this hallway to go to my next class." Andrew said, dapping up Zachary before he also said his farewell.
Maria looked slightly surprised, finally speaking to him for the first time.
"Which level classes do you take?" she asked curiously.
"Basic and Middle tier classes, with one academic mandated by the school... I didn't awaken a talent so this was the best I could do..." Andrew sighed slightly saying this, shaking his head in resignation.
There was a slight change in Marias facial expressions, going from curiosity to surprised and then back to neutral.
"thats definitely odd..." She muttered to herself, before quickly bidding farewell before her and Zachary made their way down the hallway to the right.
"Hmmm, that girls definitely quite perceptive, I wonder what truly is her origin..."
"Well whatever the case, all will be answered in time."
.....