Hero of Harmony (Continued)

Chapter 217: Year's Passed

Waiting just outside the school, I leaned against a nearby tree and closed my eyes while the minutes quickly passed by; ten minutes later, a faint bell sound was heard coming from the school, and about another minute later, students of varying ages all began to pour out from the building. Opening my eyes, I approached the gated school and searched amongst the crowd of children until I spotted Chloe walking amongst them; she was surrounded by several other children her age as they enthusiastically talked; from the looks of things, Chloe was quite popular.

'Haa, I wish I was popular back in school.' Mused Alexander with a wry smile as he looked at Chloe before faintly shaking his head, garnering Trina's sympathy.

'It's okay, Master, being a loser isn't the worst.' Remarked Trina with a faint smile as she looked at the bright, clear sky within her personal dimension.

"Thanks." Muttered Alexander with a twitching expression as he opted to mostly ignore Trina.

Ignoring Trina, I waited as Chloe approached me with her girl group, who all began to mention me when they noticed, a few of them even slightly blushing.

"Chloe, do you know him? He's so handsome." "Yeah, are you going to talk to him? Is he perhaps your lover?" "Alright, come on, you two, if anything, he's more like a father or older brother." Said the little girls as they whispered to Chloe while constantly glancing at Alexander, causing her to roll her eyes.

"No, umm, he's my Mother's lover, but he's not really my father either; it's a little weird. Hmm, I'll explain it some other time, anyway; bye!" Said Chloe with a thoughtful expression as she rubbed her chin, her words causing the two girls to sigh softly, only for her to smile before dashing toward Alexander.

"ALEX!" Yelled Chloe with a smile as she speedily dashed toward Aleander before suddenly stopping on a dime, causing him to lightly shake his head in amusement.

"Heh, so, how was school?" Asked Alexander curiously as he squatted down and rubbed Chloe's head, causing her to smile while recounting the events of earlier today.

"It was cool, but mostly everything was the same as usual; oh, I almost forgot, a boy gave me this in the morning." Remarked Chloe with a smile as she glanced at Alexander, only for her to reach into her backpack, revealing an envelope.

"Don't tell me this is another love letter?" Muttered Alexander with an exasperated expression as he held the envelope before handing it back to Chloe, who simply smiled.

"Eh, probably, but that's fine; I'll just store it with the rest of them when I get home." Said Chloe lightly with a smile as she stored the envelope in her backpack, prompting Alexander to stand up before walking away.

"Anyway, where is Mother? It's been a while since she's missed picking me up." Asked Chloe curiously as she raised her head and looked at Alexander while walking beside him.

"Umm, she's been hurting a little since this morning, so I went in her stead." Replied Alexander awkwardly as he looked away, causing Chloe to narrow her eyes while smirking.

"Hmm, you went too hard on Mother during sex, didn't you?" Stated Chloe as she intently stared at Alexander, who wryly chuckled while avoiding eye contact.

"Hey, you shouldn't speak about that; you know Michelle doesn't like it." "But Mother isn't here, is she?" Said Alexander and Chloe, respectively, as they looked at each other, causing the former to click his tongue while nodding.

"Touchè." Muttered Alexander softly while Chloe chuckled in victory.

"Still, Alex, if you continue to go so hard on Mother, you might seriously hurt her." Remarked Chloe solemnly as she looked at Alexander, who rolled his eyes before playfully hitting the top of her head.