"𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝑳𝑶𝑽𝑬" ✿︎

𝐕𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐲 ☁︎

𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

Jake accommodate Daren on the school gym where the competition will be held.

Jake: "You'll do great, you're smartest person I know"

*Daren smiled*

The students from Zhenyu Academy finally arrived. Silent filled the room for a second but everyone then continued their business.

Jake glaced at a familiar figure of a boy from the appointments side.

"Eugene" Daren said in suprice.

Eugene : "Oh it's you, not surprised to see you here."

Daren : "You joined? But you mentioned that you have other things to do?"

Suddenly a girl interrupted Eugene before answering the question.

Cindy: "Who's this? Oh, a Gunnhilder. Shouldn't you be over there with the rest of the losers? Or are you just too incompetent to even prepare for the competition? Pathetic."

Eugene: " Now, now Cindy. Don't start a scene"

Jake: "Is there a problem here?"
Jake approach the Three while looking at Eugene dead in the eye.

Jake: "You should tell your little goblin here to watch their mouth"

Cindy: " I BEG YOUR PARDON?"

Eugene: "Apologies, she didn't mean it that way. Let's go Cindy"

Eugene grabbed Cindy and left.

Cindy : "HEY WE'RE NOT DONE HERE YET!..."

Jake: " Let's go. The competition is about to start."

Daren: "R-right... "

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐁𝐄𝐆𝐀𝐍

As the students from both schools filled the air of screams and cheers, Daren nervously glanced across the room at Jake.

Jake who is among the crowd, assured him that he is doing just fine.

Daren and Eugene had both excelled in the preliminary rounds, and now they found themselves locked in a  battle for the top spot.

Each problem presented brought them one step closer to victory, and also intensified the crowd's cheer.

On the admits of the battle, Eugene looked at Daren in the eye and whispered...

"No matter who wins, I must admit, the sparks between us have made this competition more electrifying...."

*Eugene won victoriously*

Jake sat next to Daren after his defeat.

Jake: "Hey, you were amazing out there, you did your best."

*Daren gave a warm smile and Thanked Jake for his comfort*

Cindy: "Ha! If it isn't the "Gunhindrance", You people just love looking so miserable, huh?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA...*/sigh*..
How pitiful..

Jake: "Your school won because you weren't one of the contestants. If you were, Daren here would've wiped you easily. Expecting from a goblin like you"

Cindy: " WHY YOU-"

"Cindy, Let's go" Eugene appeared on her back, While wearing a blue ribbon that he won from the competition.

"Time to bail" Said Eugene

Cindy: "Hmph, i had enough if my precious time to be in this school, being exposed with such lowley people. Such a nuisance"

Before leaving Eugene approached Daren and said "That was a great fight, you almost had me. See ya." Eugene left.

Jake: "Tsk...Who does he think he is?"

Daren: "Is something wrong?"

Jake:" It's nothing, Common I'll walk you home."

The two finally parted their ways as they both said goodbye.

As soon as Daren went in his room, Eugene's words from earlier came in his head.

"No matter who wins, I must admit, the sparks between us have made this competition more electrifying...."

An image of Eugene flashed in his mind, reminding Daren of his earlier words. He found himself captivated by the depth in his beautiful eyes, which shone through his enchanting gaze.

Daren covered half of his face and felt the butterflies.

"𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭?..."

𝐓𝐨 𝐁𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐝......(⁠｡⁠･⁠ω⁠･⁠｡⁠)⁠ﾉ⁠♡