It was the end of class and every student was walking out of the Pennsylvania Royal Academy, chatting and laughing with their friends, as they planned to return home.
As Xavier and Jupiter walked alone, accompanied by his royal knights, Miss Faelwen, who waited for him at the front of the school gate, eagerly ran to Xavier, tightly hugging him, greatly surprising Xavier.
"What's wrong, Miss Faelwen?", Xavier asked flustered yet confused.
Miss Faelwen responded in a sad and sympathetic voice, "I am deeply sorry for what you had to go through Xavier".
Xavier paused for a minute, and replied with a smile, "You don't have to be sorry Miss Faelwen".
And Miss Faelwen then said, "I know, but, I just feel deeply hurt and guilty to know that one of my beloved students had to go through something like that at such young age".
"It's alright", Xavier replied.
Miss Faelwen then took out a gift, handing it to Xavier, who questioned, "What is this?".
And Miss Faelwen answered, "This is one of the many books I own, that helps you learn how to better control the flow of ethereal energy in your body".
"And since you have always had a problem with extracting energy from the pool of ethereal energy you have since you didn't possess an ethereal core, I thought this book would better aid you in fixing that issue".
"I can't take this", Xavier said as he pushed back the gift, feeling guilty.
To which Miss Faelwen replied, gently pushing forward the book towards Xavier, "It's okay Xavier, there's nothing wrong in taking the book".
"But...", Xavier replied feeling even more guilty.
But Miss Faelwen merely sighed and said, "If you don't take the gift I brought for you, you will really hurt your favorite teacher's feelings...".
Xavier reflected for a bit, before hesitantly taking the gift from Miss Faelwen, who smiled with joy as he did.
Miss Faelwen then turned to Miss Seo-Yeon who calmly leaned on the wall of the gate from afar, trying to act cool, and said, "Come here and come give Xavier the gift you bought for him, and stop trying to act all cool and collected and stuff...".
Taking a back by how Miss Faelwen saw right through her, Miss Seo-Yeon embarrassingly walked up to Xavier, handing him the gift she had brought for him.
"Is this chocolate?", Xavier questioned as he examined the gift.
Miss Seo-Yeon embarrassingly answered, "Yes!... And I heard from your elder sister, Violet, that your favorite kind of chocolate is camarel. So I bought you one, that was specially made from the best chiefs".
Reflecting on the unwavering kindness and warmth his teachers had always shown him, Xavier's eyes welled up with tears. With a voice trembling with deep gratitude, he whispered, "Thank you... Miss Faelwen, Miss Seo-Yeon."
Deeply moved by Xavier's tears and gratitude, Miss Seo-Yeon rubbed Xavier's hair, putting up a big smile and saying out loud, "You're welcome Xavier!".
"And don't ever forget that we, your teachers are here. So if you ever feel down and in need of someone to talk to, we will always be here for you, okay?".
"Okay", Xavier replied as he slowly wiped his tears.
Miss Seo-Yeon then to Miss Faelwen with a cheeky smirk, jokingly remarking, "Oh, and by the way Unni, I'm Xavier's favorite teacher, not you".
Miss Faelwen laughed and replied sarcastically, "Yeah right".
Xavier then cut them out, saying that both of them were his favorite teachers and that he didn't have one over the other.
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Project Superior: A Hero's Awakening
FantasiOn a planet where a select few are born with extraordinary supernatural abilities, those who are not as fortunate despise but revere those who are. And because of their gifts, the fortunate develop a deep sense of pride and see the ungifted as infer...
