The Aces

Chapter 3

Aria's POV

How brave of him to tell the whole class that he's about to compete with me. No one, literally, thought of doing that.

"I guess Aria will have her first love~" Elise said jokingly.

Most of the girls giggled. They really want me to have a love life. I don't know why; do I really look like someone who needs that? Because for me, I don't think I need that.

"Is that seat available, Aria?" Cerion approached me.

"Yeah, it is." I answered.

Everyone looked at each other and giggled. They really think that we'll having a romance, huh? Sucks to be them; that will never happen. Expect that we'll be rivals.

Ms. Anderson left, and our classmates gathered around. We formed a circle to introduce ourselves to him. That's how welcoming our class is.

"So, why did you choose this school?" Thony enquired.

"They offered me a lot of opportunities; however, my seatmate here, is my opponent." he answered.

How rude of him, huh?

"Did somebody say that you should compete with me?" I asked him with a blank expression.

"No one; I decided it for myself. I don't want to have a boring school life here. And besides, your name is all over the place. I need to change it, Cerion Smith would be a great name for those positions, right?" he smirked, such a jerk.

"Hey, don't talk to her like that!" Cas raised her voice towards Cerion.

"Let him; let's see who'll accept their defeat at the end." I said, unbothered, of course.

If he thinks I'm threatened, I'm not. I believe that I can defeat him in just a snap. I don't care about him; I know he can't just lead this school. He cannot change the fact that my name is prominently displayed throughout this school.

"Don't be too confident, Aria. I'm Io; I can do anything." he said. What a jerk indeed!

I just left the room and went straight to the restroom. I will remain unbothered. I don't care about him. But what if he really can defeat me? Oh, no, I won't let him drag me down.

"Aria, are you okay?" Cas said, she followed me.

"I am fine, Cas." I answered. "I just hate his aura; he's too narcissistic. UGH, I can't stand him!" I cried.

"It's alright, Aria. I think he's just pissing you off." Cas comforted me.

Well, if he wants competition, I will face him. I will show him the brain he's looking at.

It's already break, and I went straight to the library. I have to study chemistry. I promised Mr. Carson that we will win the quiz bee. At the same time, I will prove to Cerion that he should be afraid of me. But I should forget this "competition" and focus on the chemistry I'm facing.

"Well, look who's here." Cerion's here as well. So annoying, even his voice annoys me.

"I don't have time for your games, Cerion. Leave me alone for now." I said, giving him an eye.

"I won't leave; in fact, I will stay here." he said, sitting beside me. This guy's testing my patience.

I just let him, as long as he won't cause a distraction. He gave me a moment of silence and let me read the book I got from the chemistry section. But his presence really annoys me, so I've decided to go to another seat.

I was shocked that he pulled my hand, making me sit back at my place.

"Don't leave." Cerion commanded.