《I Just Want To Live》

Chapter 3

《K8:The World's Finest》

For the school food fair, Vice Principal Godfreg assigned the princes to participate and cook up meals for the visitors.

Alexis and his friends were especially enthusiastic about since they used rather... interesting ways to promote their food stall. Everything was going well, until two customers suddenly complained of a stomachache.

Oddly enough, those two immediately pointed to Alexis and the princes' food as the culprit. This, of course, caused other customers to become wary and turn away from their stall. Before things got bad, a familiar face stepped up dressed in a chocolatiers uniform.

"Food poisoning takes at minimum, 30 minutes to set in. Yet it's only been less than 15 minutes since you gorged on all that food. It's more plausible that you two got a stomachache from eating too fast instead of food poisoning." Ailana spoke as she stood before the two boys who were hunched down, holding their stomachs supposedly in 'pain'.

"Ailana!" Alexis gasped.

"Are you saying we're faking it?" One of the boys asked, offended.

"I'm not saying you're faking the pain. I'm just saying that there's a more reasonable explanation for your sudden pain. Not to mention, a contaminated food claim can be quite serious. But if it's found that the accusers lied for whatever reason, then they can face punishment since it can damage a person's reputation." Hearing her explanation, the crowd around them broke into whispers. Some agreed with what she said, and others also found the boys to be suspicious.

"Besides, this stall is located quite far from the entrance. And since I started late, I didn't have many customers, so I saw you two consume food from other stalls. Including mine. There's still chocolate stains on the corner of your mouth." Ailana pointed to the clear smudge of chocolate on one of the boy's mouths, which he quickly wiped away using his sleeve.

"So why is it that you immediately accuse this stall in particular the moment you get stomach pain instead of the other foods you ate? Not that I'm saying they're contaminated or anything."

"We-we..." The two boys looked at each other in panic, knowing that they were found out. But it's not like they could give up their instigators so easily.

"Our stomachs don't hurt anymore! False alarm!" And with that, they took off running. The crowd dispersed after that. Fortunately, people were still going to Alexis, and the princes' stalls now that the matter was resolved.

"Thank you, Ailana! We don't know what would've happened if it wasn't for you." Said Alexis

"We're sorry to cause you so much trouble. I'm sure you need to get back to work now." Albert added.

"Hm? Oh, I don't need to. My stuff is already finished. Sold out about half an hour ago. I was just taking a look around when I saw the commotion." She stated, leaving them stunned.

"Fi-finished? But you said you started late."

"And I finished early since customers came flocking in. I came by to give you guys some I set aside." She handed each of them of them petite boxes of her hand-made chocolates, made by her own hands.

"You're really full of surprises, Ailana." Charles commented.

"Thanks. And it's no surprise, actually. It's just something I enjoy doing as a pass time."

"Who are the other boxes for?" Felix asked, noticing her carrying three more.

"They're for Prince Gion, Livio, and Prince Shintarou." She answered, making them let out a shocked "What?!"