Blade Knight Chronicles

Volume 2: Chapter 11

"Hello. I'm Barbara Gonzales. You can call me Barbara..." the girl said,

As she was introducing herself, Leon couldn't help but feel surprised. Shocked by the sight of Barbara. He didn't even know that she enrolled in the academy... not that he had her number or anything.

After Barbara's introduction, the homeroom teacher said, "Thank you, Barbara. A pleasure having you this semester." she then scanned the room and pointed to an empty seat in the back, "You can sit at the empty seat over there,"

Barbara looked to where she pointed and nodded as she got to her seat. Realizing that she was in the same row as him, Leon pretended not to notice her at first...however, she did anyway.

"Nice to see you again, Leon," Barbara said as he looked at him

Leon turned to her and nodded, "Yeah, nice to see you too." he replied, "I didn't know that you also enrolled here."

"I didn't realize that you were gonna be my classmate either," Barbara said, as she took out her notepad, "What a coincidence,"

Leon chuckled a little as she said that, "Yeah," he muttered, not realizing that he smiled. Just then the next bell rang and the homeroom teacher left in time before the next subject began.

The next classes were Science and English Literature respectively. It was pretty chill right now but Leon and Barbara didn't have much to chat about except when they asked each other for some pad papers, extra ballpens, or liquid erasers.

A little while later, the next bell rang and it was lunch break.

The English professor checked the time on the wall clock behind her, "Okay, be sure to have the essays submitted online via email." she reminded the students, "If you have submitted after the deadline, then please write down your excuse as to why you did so. Other than that, the class was dismissed."

The whole class let out a sigh of relief. Leon leaned back on his chair as he cracked his neck because it was stiff. Barbara was packing her stuff in her bag and noticed him cracking his stiff neck.

Leon looked at Barbara and noticed her looking back at him. He immediately looked the other way. "So, uh... wanna grab something to eat before the next class?" he asked her, desperately trying to escape the awkwardness.

Barbara thought about it for a moment, "Sure" was her reply as she grabbed her purse. Leon got up and they both walked out of the classroom while a few of their other classmates got a bit of a head-start towards the school's cafeteria.

But just as they were out of the classroom, Barbara, who was checking her purse, said, "Where's the restroom?"

Leon turned to her and pointed behind her, "Down that hallway and turn left. You can't miss it." he said, "Why? Are you oka-"

"Yeah, okay, Thanks!" she said as she rushed to where he pointed.