ɪɴᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴜᴀʟɪꜱᴍ (INDEFINITE HIATUS)

7 (rewritten)

rewritten 03/02/2024

THIRD PERSON P.O.V.

Neither of the two said a word but Daniel being the oblivious guy he was, smiled up at Vasco. Renae's eyes quickly shifted around, noticing the looks of surprise that many people had on their faces. "If this many people are surprised about Daniel escaping Vasco's grip, then Vasco must be pretty big deal around here."

"He's stronger than I was expecting him to be! This could get out of hand...Beating him wouldn't be worth it but if there's a chance that Vasco could lose, it would be a disaster!" Jace thought. "And Renae...she would obviously take Daniel's side in the fight. She managed to defeat Zack in one punch, so I don't want to see her strength with Daniel's combined." 

Vasco pulled his arm back and prepared himself to punch Daniel. Renae dug her nails into her thighs in an effort to force herself to stay seated. She was sure just a couple of minutes ago that Daniel would be able to protect himself, so she shouldn't intervene. Besides, if he was able to dodge Zack's punches yesterday, he should be fine dodging Vasco. 

It looked like she wouldn't have to worry after all though because Vasco's friend ended up stepping in.

"Ha ha! Yeah! So you thought he was someone else?" Jace asked in a panicked tone.

"Yeah..I'm really sorry about that" Daniel said sheepishly.

"Don't even worry about it. Stuff like that just happens sometimes" He assured Daniel. "What class are you two in? Fashion?"

Renae nodded while Daniel just answered with a simple "yes".

"Oh, so you two must be the new transfer students, right?" Jace asked.

"Yep!" Daniel said, still a little nervous from what had just happened.

"And about what just happened, don't worry about it. Just forget about it and eat" Jace told him.

"Okay!!!" Daniel said, tears practically streaming down his face.

"The new guy is the real deal!"

"What about the new girl?"

"She didn't even say anything..."

"She's still super cool."

"Like the strong but silent type."

Daniel started munching on his food happily, thinking that Jace was a nice guy. Meanwhile, Renae squinted at Jace suspiciously, wondering why he decided to step in just now instead of stepping in earlier.

"Hey little guy..." Vasco said, looking towards Jiho.

Jiho looked towards him in confusion.

"Don't surrender to guys like that. Believe in yourself." He said. "And you, Renae. Please find yourself a better friend."

"What's with Vasco and his hatred for popular guys? As far as I know, Daniel hasn't done anything wrong..." Renae thought.

"Hey, shut up and let's go eat" Jace said.

"Ok, what's the menu?" Vasco asked, turning his head towards Jace.

"What a guy!"

"Handsome."

"The new girl is pretty too."

"They say that the new girl beat up Zack and before that, the new guy was dodging all of Zack's punches."

On the other side of the cafeteria, Eli's gaze flickered towards a certain blank-faced girl.

"Renae Kim...so it really is you..."