Another Chance To Bloom

Chapter 11

I looked at the boisterous crowd. They were very lively. No one seemed to have noticed me yet.

I could here the murmurs of the crowd advancing and receding like a tide. I couldn't make out what was happening in the middle so I started squeezing into the crowd.

These underage giants paid me no mind as I was squished flat.

I used up quite a lot of energy before almost reaching the centre of the mayhem. The voices got clearer as I got nearer.

"How dare you try to seduce the prince, you slut!" An energetic voice shouted.

My oh my.

"Wu wu wu, big sister I didn't do that... You are slandering me! Please ask your highness. Your highness, you were just helping me stand up, right?" An exceedingly sweet voice sounded out. My ears almost got diabetes and fell off.

I could make out a slightly deep voice seemingly agreeing.

That seemed to enrage the first young lady.

"Alastair, how could you side with that bitch?!"

Ok that's it.

"STOP RIGHT THIS INSTANT!" I shouted at the top of my lungs.

The crowd finally parted and I got a good view of what was actually happening.

The protagonists of this drama:

The only daughter of the prime minister, Odelia Valentine. Ruby red eyes, black luscious hair and a well developed figure. Rash, willful and proud.

However, wasn't usually this much willful.

Alastair Osborne, third in line to the throne, third son of King Frederick of Helios. A ginger-head with warm brown eyes. The most introverted of the three princes. A very talented earth elemental mage of offical level 0 but rumoured to have reached level 1 and is only waiting to graduate to take the test.

He usually doesn't like to be the centre of attention.

The guy holding back Odelia. Same ruby red eyes and wavy black hair. Oswald Valentine, second son of the prime minister and older twin of Odelia.

And the last protagonist. With straight flaxen hair and sea blue eyes. A true beauty... But I had no idea who this young lady was.

In any case, who she was or wasn't, wasn't any of my business.

"Bullying in any way, shape or form IS NOT condoned in this institute!"

All of the students turned to face me, including the four protagonists.

Oswald's eyes seemed to widen when he saw me but when I looked closely he was back to normal. I thought I might have imagined it and turned my attention back to the main guys.

"Who are you?" Odelia scrunched up her face as she asked.

"I am your teacher and you shall address me as such."

"Do you know who you're tal-"

"Odelia!" Odelia's words were cut off by Alastair with a stern glare.

Odelia seemed to be more enraged but didn't say anything else.

Oswald had seemed oddly quiet since I had arrived. He didn't say anything either.

Flaxen head was cowering into the Prince's embrace but at least she didn't run her mouth anymore.

Seeing as these guys were behaving themselves, I turned to the donut shaped crowd of youngsters.