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15. TOUR

ASHTON

He was walking quietly in the empty hall. It was midnight. He was wearing a hood so that nobody would recognize him. After he reached the garden , he quietly mumbled something.

Someone came from behind him and bowed infront of him.

"No need for the formalities just tell me if you've done the thing I told you."

He asked in a cold voice.

"I found him master. It was the one you suspected."

That person was still bowing infront of him. It looked he had no intention of standing up.

The person infront him also had no intention of telling him to stop bowing.

"Did you let him go?"

He growled. But the person infront of him wasn't scared. He didn't even flinch. He was used to his master's bad attitude.

"I did not master, he's locked up in the secret room."

"Tch.... should've killed him , but keep him there and find out who gave him the orders and who he works for , if he doesn't give in , kill him."

The man nodded.

"Alright......, I expect good results."

With this , the both men, covered in black , went their own ways , to their own matters , both covering their real selves.

.....

ALESSIA

She got up early and got ready. She cleaned the room after she came back.

She couldn't let an incident like that happen again. She was so embarrassed infront of Ashton.

Justine was still asleep. Alessia didn't wake her up. She decided to let her sleep a little more and went out.

She went to the cafeteria and had a little breakfast. Then she went to the 1st floor of the academy , the council floor.

Ashton was already waiting for her at the entrance. He smiled when he saw her.

"You came early."

"I was excited."

She grinned.

"Oh yeah? Then let's give you this tour quickly so that your excitement doesn't die down."

"Hehe....okay."

Their relationship was better than before. She still couldn't believe she actually joined the student council.

She wasn't interested in big gatherings and she hated attention. She also didn't like to attend the balls held occasionally back at home.

She would always ask Nick to help her get out because she couldn't stay there for a long time.

She always became nauseous when she saw the big crowds of people around her. Wanting to talk to her. To gain her favor.

She was sick of them. It was so obvious that they were sucking up to her because of her position.

That's why she had decided to stay quiet and lay low at the academy. But here she was , having a tour of the student council floor , beacuse she joined the council council.

Moreover she even managed to make friends with the president. Her head was dizzy after all the walking and overthinking.

So she asked Ashton to take a break.

"Alessia , if it's fine with you , would you tell me about the day you fainted in the corridor , I have some suspicions and I want to know what happened there."

Alessia froze. Her mind went blank. The memories of that day came back in a second. How she felt that day.

That presence she felt that day , even thinking about it sent chills down her spine. The presence she felt , that cold presence , it was giving off the feeling that it wanted to kill her.

She didn't even have the courage to look behind and see it. It was far too dangerous.

Alessia was shaking and tears started flowing down her face.

Ashton got worried. He didn't know that it would be so traumatic for her.

He caught her wrists and pulled her close to him. Then he caressed the back of her head and wiped of the tears that didn't seem to stop.

"Alessia....Shhh.... nothing's gonna happen to you.....I'm with you....I will protect you even if it costs me my life. I'm here."

Alessia was sobbing. She was scared. But she felt safe in his arms......, Why???

"I-i was so scared...., (Hicc).... I ..... I thought I was gonna die.....that..... presence was so scary.....(hicc) I was so scared....(hicc)...!!!"

Ashton hugged her and caressed her back. He kept holding her until her cries quieted down.

Alessia felt good. She felt good after crying her heart out. She was glad she told Ashton about it.

Ashton held her shoulders and looked at her.

"You're safe now Alessia....I'll make sure that you're safe....you're an important student now....beacuse you're a part of the council."

Alessia nodded lightly.

He caressed her cheeks and kissed her forehead lightly. Then he embraced her again.

Alessia clenched his shirt tightly and put her head on his shoulder.

"I'm glad I found you Ashton , you've been such a good friend , you're one of the first friends I made after Justine and Jerome , let's be friends forever."

She quietly whispered. Ashton tensed suddenly but he became calm after a second. He clenched his fists tightly trying to control himself.

He couldn't do anything. He couldn't tell her his identity. He couldn't be honest with her. He couldn't do anything.

The only thing he could do was be her 'friend' and it was frustrating.

He glanced at the girl in his arms. How would she react when she finds out the truth.

Would she leave......or perhaps...........Stay???

He didn't know , and he didn't want to know.

Would she be sad? Of course she would. He was lying all the while to her. She'd be sad of course.

The only thing he could do was stay by her side and make her so attached to him that she wouldn't leave him.....but he couldn't do that.....he didn't have the courage to manipulate her feelings.

The only thing he could do was pray that she would never leave his side. That she will stay.

He wanted her to stay. He wanted her to feel the same for him. He wanted her to love him , like he loved her.

Would she love him? He didn't know.

Would she leave? He hoped not.

.......
(TBC)