Indenture

Chapter 6

"Good afternoon, Celestia!"

It had been a week since Zerro had left to his unknown destination and normally, Celestia would feel anxious since she was used to his presence around her but now that Han was in the picture, she oddly felt calm.

Just like for the last few days, she met with Han after class and ate their lunch together since the blue haired boy would always mention that friends would always do this during lunch hours.

Coming out of her daze as she heard Han greet her, the shorter girl ceased in her footsteps and tilted her head back to look into his eyes.

"What do you want?" Her blunt words should have put him off but he simply brushed them to the side, a smile adorning his handsome features.

"What do you mean? We're eating lunch together like usual!" Hooking his arm with hers, the female grew startled by the sudden contact and tried to get away but his hook around her arm was too strong for her to break.

Han then led (more like dragged) Celestia away, exposing themselves to the usual scene in the hallways. The students, who were walking by or standing around and talking to their friends took notice of the duo and stared as if they were aliens.

"Stop looking so blue."

Celestia had kept her focus on the ground as they walked through, her action revealing she was falling under the pressure of their stares but when Han had lightly nudged her side to grab her attention, she looked up at him and saw the kind smile he directed her.

"You shouldn't care for their actions nor words and be strong. If you keep falling, they will continue to attack so you can never get out."

His advice was net with tiny amounts of awe from Celestia and she nodded in understanding. Taking a deep breath, the black haired female straightened up her slumped shoulders and held her head up high as she controlled her focus on what was ahead of her, ignoring the whispers of each student she passed by.

"There you go." Han grinned at his friend and the corner of Celestia's mouth twitched up as a sign that she was happy by his praise.

The two soon arrived by the empty classroom they chose to enjoy their lunch in and Han seated himself followed by Celestia.

Han took a simple lunch box that contained a sandwich and a few snacks but when Celestia pulled out her huge box onto the table, Han almost choking on a piece of his sandwich in the process.

"Whoa! You never bring in such a big lunch...oh, is that white pasta? Can I have some, please? Pleaseeee?"

At this point, Celestia couldn't refuse since Han was only going to annoy her further so she pulled out her spare utensils and handed them over to him.

"It's delicious! You're an amazing cook, Celestia! How did you make this?" He asked, his eyes twinkling with wonder and Celestia inched back, overwhelmed by his set of questions.

She couldn't really answer him since she wasn't the one who made it but a part of her felt joy over his reaction.

"I'll make you some tomorrow." She told before she began eating her food and the taller boy was too happy that he ended up trying to give Celestia a hug.

He failed though when he earned himself a punch in his abdoman.

"You're so mean..." He sulked as he slumped over the table with his arms clutching his aching stomach.

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"Sir, someone is here to see you."

Xander released a frustrated sigh and swivelled his chair around to confront his assistant who seemed quite nervous.