Chapter: Public Execution (But Make It Romantic)
(Jay's POV)
If anyone asks me how my day started…
Violence.
Verbal violence.
"CI N, YOU ABSOLUTE—"
"DON'T SAY IT!" Ci N screamed dramatically, covering his ears.
"—ASSHOLE!" I finished proudly.
The entire Section E froze.
Ci N, the youngest menace of Section E (14 years old but mentally 4), gasped like I had just stabbed him emotionally.
"You used profanity!" he shouted like a betrayed Victorian child.
"You deserve worse," I snapped. "You finished my Youngorina."
Gasps.
Murmurs.
Blaster whispered, "She found out."
David leaned back in his chair. "Moment of silence for Ci N."
Ci N dramatically pointed at me like I was a criminal in court.
"KEIFER! SHE SAID A BAD WORD!"
I blinked.
Wait.
Why are you snitching?
Keifer, who had been leaning against the window looking all calm and superior, slowly turned his head toward us.
His eyes landed on me.
I instantly felt the temperature shift.
Oh no.
Not that look.
He walked toward us slowly. Too slowly.
Ci N crossed his arms proudly. "See? Even your fiancé—"
"Don't start," I warned.
Keifer stopped right in front of me.
"You called him what?" he asked calmly.
"An asshole," I replied without shame.
The class collectively inhaled.
Keifer's eyebrow twitched slightly.
"Jay," he said in that voice.
That calm, dangerous voice.
"What?" I challenged.
Before I could blink—
He grabbed my wrist.
And dragged me.
In front.
Of everyone.
"KEIFER— WHAT ARE YOU DOING—"
The class started chanting like wild animals.
"FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!"
I was about to yell again when—
He pulled me closer.
Too close.
My brain stopped working.
"Next time," he murmured low enough for only me to hear, "choose better words."
And then—
HE KISSED ME.
Right there.
In front of:
Ci N.
David.
Emman.
Eren.
Rory.
Erdix.
Mayo.
Kit.
Blaster.
Calix.
Felix.
Drew.
Denzel.
Josh.
The entire Section E exploded.
"OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH!"
"PUBLIC DISPLAY!"
"SECTION E IS FED TODAY!"
"CI N, YOU CAUSED THIS!"
Ci N looked betrayed. "I DID NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS!"
My brain rebooted five seconds later.
I shoved Keifer back lightly, face burning.
"ARE YOU INSANE?!" I hissed.
He smirked.
"Maybe."
David stood up dramatically. "As class president of nothing, I approve this chaos."
Blaster was fake crying. "Love wins."
Denzel yelled, "Do it again!"
I wanted to evaporate.
And then—
I felt it.
That stare.
I looked toward the back of the room.
Yuri.
Standing there.
Watching.
His jaw tight.
His eyes cold.
Angry.
Very angry.
He didn't say anything.
But the air around him felt sharp.
Felix whispered loudly, "Uh oh. Villain arc activated."
Rory leaned toward me. "Jay, blink twice if you need protection."
"I need a new life," I muttered.
Keifer casually wrapped an arm around my shoulder.
The teasing intensified.
"Fiancée update?" Kit shouted.
"Engagement ceremony when?" Drew added.
Ci N dramatically wiped fake tears. "I reported profanity and got trauma instead."
I smacked the back of his head lightly.
"You deserved it."
And then—
The classroom door opened.
And the universe decided I hadn't suffered enough.
Aries walked in.
From Section A.
With a chocolate bar in his hand.
He scanned the room.
Then saw me.
Then saw Keifer's arm around me.
Then saw my red face.
He paused.
Then slowly raised the chocolate.
"For your… situation," he said dramatically. "Since you're on your period and emotionally unstable."
The class gasped again.
"PERIOD ANNOUNCEMENT?" Mayo yelled.
"SECTION A HAS ENTERED THE CHAT," Emman whispered.
I lunged at Aries. "WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT OUT LOUD?!"
He dodged easily.
"You were crying yesterday and threatening to stab people. I assumed it was hormones."
"I WAS NOT—"
Keifer tightened his arm slightly around me.
Aries squinted at him.
"Oh?" he smirked. "Section E president marking territory?"
"I'm not president," Keifer said flatly.
"You act like one."
The class started chanting again.
"LOVE TRIANGLE! LOVE TRIANGLE!"
Yuri's chair scraped loudly against the floor.
Silence fell for half a second.
He walked out without saying a word.
The door slammed.
Everyone collectively looked at me.
Blaster whispered, "He's going to commit emotional murder."
Aries tossed me the chocolate.
"Eat. Before you curse someone else."
I caught it mid-air.
"I don't curse randomly."
The entire class stared at me.
Ci N raised his hand slowly. "You called me an asshole at 8:12 AM."
"That was justified."
Keifer leaned down slightly and murmured near my ear, "You're scary."
I elbowed him lightly.
"You kissed me in front of fourteen idiots."
"Fifteen," David corrected.
Aries clutched his chest dramatically. "I leave Section A for five minutes and Section E turns into a romance drama."
Eren shouted, "This is better than Netflix!"
I buried my face in my hands.
This is my life.
Contracts.
Secrets.
Stepbrothers.
Threats.
And now—
Public kissing scandal.
I looked at Keifer.
He looked amused.
Unbothered.
Possessive.
I sighed.
"Next time," I muttered, "drag Ci N instead."
Ci N screamed. "I AM A MINOR!"
The class burst into laughter again.
And for a moment—
Just one moment—
It felt normal.
Chaotic.
Embarrassing.
Ridiculous.
But normal.
And honestly?
I wouldn't trade Section E's insanity for anything.
Even if they never let me forget this.
Ever.