Apex Highschool AU (Wattane)

Tae Joon // Ch.14

There was this mysterious boy at the school, quiet and self kept. No one knew where he had came from nor what he sounded like. They only knew him by his name, Tae. He'd always fidget with his toy or what seemed like a toy but it wasn't, it was a drone. Many found him creepy or strange and used that as a reason to keep their distance.

But others...saw him differently, they assumed he was vulnerable, weak, and those who are weak are easier to manipulate. A group of students saw this as opportunity to show him his place at the school, at the very bottom, nothing more than a mutt whose worth was to obey as if he were some kind of pet. A couple of students decided to meet him outside in the garden, just them and Tae.

To this day nobody really knows what happened on that day but those students were fearful of him the day after, they would shake when he came by, they didn't even dare to say a word to him. One even transferred out to a new school. Tae didn't seem any different, he acted like it was a normal day. He still remained quiet and self-kept, but now he is known as "Crypto."
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"Did you complete the task I asked you to?" asked Loba, looking at her nails; admiring them.

"Yes...I did."

"That's what I like to hear. Keep this up and i'll make sure that you get the girl of your dreams...I just don't get why it's her. You have such bad taste in women."

"And you have such bad taste in men." The strange boy chuckles.

Loba instantly shot a glare at the boy in which he didn't seem to care, he just rolled his eyes in response to that.

"Well no matter." she said "As long as you do your part, i'll do mine...Crypto."
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Octavio embraces terrified Natalie within his arms as he wonders how the hell he was going to get out of this place, but it was only a matter of time until someone found them...

Wait.

How would they interpret this situation? A girl and a boy alone in a gym closet. That would totally cause many problems to erupt.

Octavio's face flushed red as he did not want to deal with the hassle of teachers getting on his back the next day. He repositions himself before hearing something hit the ground. It was his phone.

"I'm such an idiot, why didn't I think of this before?" he facepalms himself in disappointment, how could he be so stupid? Natalie looks up at him confused, she touches the slight red mark on his forehead with her soft, warm hands sending a chill down Octavio's spine. He averts his eyes, he couldn't let himself be distracted by her. He needed to call Ajay so they can get out of this mess.

"Hey Che?"

"What is it Silva? I swear if it's another one of those 'favors' again."

"Yes...but hear me out, me and Natalie may have been locked in the gym closet with no way out." he nervously chuckled.

Ajay sighed, not even attempting to scold him. She just told him she'll be right there before quickly hanging up the phone. Octavio found that a little strange but didn't pay any mind to it. Now that everything was going to be situated he could focus all his attention on Natalie. He could tell she was trying to stay strong even though she's been shaking for the past few minutes.

His eyes dart to her face, then her scar. He knew that she told him it was a "Little accident" but he didn't believe it one bit. What kind of "little accident" would have left behind something so big? He was itching to know what truly happened to her. He strokes his thumb over her scar and Natalie flinched.

"Oh sorry, did I hurt you?"

Natalie smiled and nodded her head "Non" she responded, putting her hand on his. "Do you want to know what actually happened Octy?" she sighed. Octavio nodded and so she began to tell him.

"My Papa was an engineer and a good one at that. I was younger at the time, about nine or ten, I don't really remember the exact age...but there was this project we were working on. Something Papa planned on giving me as a gift on my eighteenth birthday. At the time I didn't know it was supposed to be a gift but I wanted to help him work on it anyway. At first he rejected me saying it was too dangerous but eventually he let me help him. One thing led to another and I was electrocuted. Leaving this scar behind."

Octavio was in shock, he didn't know what to say to that. He just stood silent before muttering "Lo siento, princesa." was that all he has to say? He thought trying to find something else. Natalie presses her palm on his cheek, "It's okay, you don't need to say anything." she whispered softly. "You know...I never liked this scar, I still don't. It makes me feel ugly."

Octavio grits his teeth, "Don't ever say that, you're beautiful Natalie, scar and all. Te amo Natalie." he says hoping that his words got to her. Her eyes start to water and tears start to fall and she slightly nods her head. He smiles, lifting her chin giving her peck on the lips before going in for a deeper kiss. He could never get enough of her. He sticks his warm tongue in her mouth and a slight moan came out of Natalie's mouth. He started to trace his hand up her shirt before the door slammed open...revealing Ajay, looking at them, her face red.

The three of them were silent in pure shock and embarrassment. Ajay had a look of disgust in her eyes before running away. "Shit." Octavio mumbles before getting up with Natalie in his arms. Octavio looks over at Natalie with a nervous smile printed on his face.
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"She's gonna kill me, isn't she?"

To Be Continued

//1040 words// Sorry for not uploading in a while ;-;