Corporate Prince

Chapter 32: Stalking and Favors

I'm never doing that again. His arms throbbed as he sat in class. He kept them propped on the desk, but he couldn't move his fingers without feeling pain. Well, whatever. I finished the takeover. Ha! They were so pathetic that I didn't even need my hands... Never again. When she suggested it, I thought it might relieve some boredom, but I got so focused I lost track of time. Seto watched the back of Ana's head and frowned. Did she realize that her statement would make me feel competitive, or was she just annoyed?

Class dragged on. Why is this place so boring? The teachers took advantage of the fact he wasn't on his tablet and made him answer questions. They got more annoyed when he answered right, which was every time. Don't call on me then, you third rate educators if you don't want the answers. When class was finally over, Arata skipped up to him. Ugh, why the heck does this kid keep trying to talk to me?

Sanae and Ana left together.

"Hey, Kaiba-san—" Arata started.

"No." Seto didn't even give him a chance to ask.

He seemed startled. "But—"

"I don't care what you're going to ask. Buzz off." Seto snapped.

One of the other guys chimed in. "I told you. Don't bother with him, Arata-kun."

A student in Arata's group with short black hair and buck teeth smirked at Seto. "Kaiba-san, I'm surprised you stood in the hall and typed with your foot. If it was me, I would have died from embarrassment."

"To be embarrassed, I'd have to give a shit what any of you thought and I couldn't care less." Seto rolled his eyes.

The group glared at him, but Arata calmed them down and they left. Seto was the last one in the classroom. He stood up and tried to lift his arms. It hurt, but he could move them somewhat after letting them rest for the last few classes. Sanae reentered the room and walked over to him.

"Hey, Kaiba-san."

"What? Does everyone want to pick a fight with me today? What the frick' do you want?" Seto growled, not in the mood to deal with anymore shit.

Sanae rolled her eyes and ignored his question. "Ana can't walk home alone. I normally take her home, but I have swim practice. Walk her home so she doesn't have to wait on me."

"Are you ordering me around?" Seto crossed his arms and ignored the throbbing as he glared down at her.

Sanae didn't seem impressed. "I'm not afraid of you, Kaiba-san."

"Huh?" His eye twitched.

Sanae shrugged. "Well, you saved my best friend's life because you like her. So, you can't be all that bad. You're just a big awkward baby dragon with a foul mouth."

Seto nearly choked. "I'm what? What makes you think I like Sakurai-san?"

"She told me, and I guessed it a long time ago." Sanae tilted her head. Her dark bob swished to the side, her eyes not the least bit fearful. "Do you not want to walk her home?"

Damn it.

"I never said that, but I'm certainly not going to let you order me around."

Sanae huffed, appearing exasperated. "Awkward baby dragon, can't you at least be honest with yourself."

"Where did you even hear that phrase from?" Seto glared. He'd made it up on the spot when he'd called Ana that.

Sanae raised an eyebrow. "Ana called me that in class the other day. The phrase became popular after that and it's spread through the school. Someone even posted it on social media and it's a trending phrase right now."