Chapter 2: Is this how it’s supposed to happen!?

With the final bell of the day,

*Thump*

Why!

*Thump*

Oh god!

*Thump*

WHY!?

*Thump*

I was hitting my head off my desk repeatedly as everyone and their assigned staff slowly walked out of the room while staring at me.

*Thump*

“Why is this world so cruel!?”

*Thump*

“Mr. Redwood, you said that last one out loud. Please try to keep your inner thoughts in your head please.”

*Thump*

“Sorry Ms. Mason. I am just having regrets already.”

*Thump*

I just keep my head attached to the desk, as I feel one more hit might cause permanent damage.

“Mr. Redwood, what is it that might be bothering you? Is it that you don’t know where you will be staying and are nervous?”

I lift my head up from the desk.

“No, it’s just that when I went to go get some water earlier that I ran into the school idol. After some things happened, that, to be honest, were definitely not in my favor, she said she would take me to meet her father as her new boyfriend. I feel nervous as I don’t even know why that is a threat… Also, this school has weird rules, and why is there a school idol in a North American school? I don’t really think I’ve heard of such a thing before.”

Ms. Mason sighs and pats my shoulder.

“You were a good student, you may as well go do what you want for a couple minutes before you go see her at the school gates. It was nice knowing you.” She closes her eyes and shakes her head.

“Don’t kill me off already!”

“Well, I think I can answer almost all your questions in one go. The ‘School Idol’ you ran into was the daughter of the founder of this school. He keeps this school running with many, many donations every month. He is a very strict man. There is a rule that the entire school knows, ‘If any of you scum want to date my daughter, you will have to gain my approval!’ or so it goes. However, everyone that has gone so far has disappeared since going with her. She has only ever gotten rid of people and has never actually wanted to date anyone.”

*Thump*

I slam my head against the desk one more time for good measure.

“It’s over! Tell my family I loved them! Wait! Don’t do that just yet! I may have a chance you know!”

“I’d say your odds are about the same as winning the lottery twenty times in a row.”

I wonder if I should pick up a lottery ticket first. Maybe my luck is pretty good. I can hope, right? RIGHT?

“I’ll take you to the gate, any words you actually want to say to your parents?”

*Thump*

“Tell them that they should take a vacation with the money refunded from school. I read the death policy, they should get at least 60% of the money back.”

“When should I tell them?”

“At least wait until they receive the money. Who knows, I might get approval. Right?”

Ms. Mason pats my shoulder to comfort me.

“I’m sorry, but I wouldn’t get your hopes up.”

“I should have guessed that. Well, better get this over with sooner than later, I wouldn’t want to add ‘Late’ on to the list of things wrong with me.”

“That’s a good idea Mr. Redwood. Shall I take you the quick way?”

I nod slowly.

“I guess that would be nice. Thank you for helping a dead man.”

“It’s the least I can do for someone in their final moments.”

…

“Trash! You’re late! How come it took you so long to leave class?”

I jog up to the school idol.

“I’m sorry honey, I was just taking care of some last minute things. Shall we go meet your father?”

She tries to kick me where no man should ever be kicked.

“Don’t call me HONEY!!”

I move to the left and dodge the kick with almost no room to spare.

“Don’t dodge!”

“Why would I not! It hurts more than you think!”

“I don’t care! Stop dodging and be kicked!”

I just noticed she closes her eyes when she kicks… maybe I can use this to my advantage.

I let her kick my thigh instead.

Oh god! It still hurts!

“There! Learn your lesson this time!”

I nod slowly. This girl is dangerous! If I somehow manage to get approved I will dump her right away!

“May you tell me your name at least so I don’t act like a complete fool?”

She goes, ‘Hmph!’ and starts to walk out of the school grounds.

“Be grateful I am telling you my name! It is Claire Northson!”

As in the Northson company!?

Oh shit!

Why are you so cruel to me world!?

My life is truly over!

The company is a multi-trillion dollar company that basically could bring the world to a halt if they disappeared. They have a department in almost everything. Even the house maids of the higher ups have sports cars!

WHY!?

I just hang my head in shame and walk beside her.

“My lowly name is Logan Redwood. Nice to meet you Claire.”

“Hmph!”

Will I survive this? I don’t even know if my heart can take walking through the entrance of their house… wait, it will most likely be a mansion.

…

Like I thought! It is a mansion! And so close too!

In front of me were large iron bars that blocked a long driveway to a large white mansion covered in vines of ivy.

So fancy!

This mansion is so close to the school I could see it from the gates. To be fair, it was the only other building, save from the school, within quite a distance.

“Okay Trash, the act starts now. We pretend to love each other or I get a guard to kill you here and now for molesting me.”

She grabs onto my arm and pulls me forward with a huge smile on her face.

I take a deep breath to calm my nerves. Most guys would say something along the lines of, ‘Her chest is actually quite large for her age!’ but me?

“Of course honey, nothing but the best for you.”

With a clearly fake smile she drags me through the iron gate.

I keep my back straight and a face full of confidence.

On the inside however, I was screaming at the top of my lungs in fear. My heart was going at a mile a minute.

Well. Maybe I will die of a heart attack first.

…

We enter the front door of the mansion.

““““““““Welcome home master Claire!””””””””

Several maids greet us as we walk in. I nearly have a heart attack as I see the maids.

They are all dressed with old Victorian style maid outfits. Not my personal favorite, but this isn’t a time

to be picky.

It is a typical mansion entrance with a large area with a chandelier and a staircase on the opposite side.

“Father I’m home! I brought someone with me!”

An old man wearing a white suit practically sprints from a room on the side.

“Welcome home my daughter! Who have you brought with you this time? Another friend or…”

“I choose this man as my new boyfriend!”

The old man looks at me while squinting his eyes.

“Hmm.”

I swallow my saliva nervously. I keep on a confident expression.

The old man suddenly claps and my heart almost explodes.

“Bring me my glasses, I forgot them in the study, I can’t see a damn thing without them!”

After a short amount of time a maid offers the old man his glasses.

“Thank you Hillary.”

“Sorry for the wait master.”

The old man looks at me again.

“Hmm, so this your boyfriend… when did you two meet?”

Oh shit! A question!

“We met at the gate of school today and it was love at first sight!”

The old man sighs as he continues to stare at me with judging eyes.

“How do you feel about him?”

Claire moves as close to me as possible.

“I love him so much!”

My legs are shaking and I don’t think I can feel my heart beating anymore.

“Young man, how do you feel about my Claire?”

“I feel that she is the only person in the world for me.” I say it in the most confident tone I could have… well… at least I hope I did.

The old man wearing the white suit nods. He hums to himself for quite some time.

“You know what young man?” He grabs onto my shoulder.

“What is it sir?” I feel an incredibly oppressive air from this man.

“You remind me of when I was young and had just met Claire’s mother.” A large smile covers his face, “I feel that you and I have a connection! I like you boy, you seem to have a lot of gusto! I like that. Now… my verdict.”

I stand there silently… my legs shaking slightly. It may be a miracle that my heart hasn’t exploded from all the stress it has been through today. I should figure out how to take better care of my heart in the future as thanks for the little guy holding up so well.

“APPROVED!”

““What!!!”” Claire and I both yell that at the same time in response to the old man’s decision.

“I approve of this young man… no, I will only approve of this young man! He is the best suited for my daughter!”

*Narrator here! Our poor main character has broken so I will be taking it from here while he is being fixed!*

Logan and Claire just stood there with their mouths open, unable to cope with the verdict that the old man had reached.

“I have just decided it! I will have you two marry each other what do you think!?”

Logan and Claire are still in a dazed state so they don’t even hear the question that the old man had asked. However, they nodded, or they did what looked like nodding to that old man.

“Perfect! I will have everything done in one day and the wedding can be done at the nearby town’s church in two days!”

*Our poor mc has now been fixed, we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.*

NO WAY!!

Is this how the real world works!

The old man claps and the maids all walk over.

“Five of you go tell everyone and start the preparations! I want everything to be done by tomorrow so we can start the practice run tomorrow! The three that are left! Get Claire ready and fit into a dress!”

““““““““Yes master!””””””””

The maids all leave to do their various things and Claire is dragged off by three maids.

“Now for you Logan. Don’t be surprised I know your name. If I didn’t know it, I wouldn’t be a good father.”

I nod slowly.

“Thank you for remembering my name sir.”

He scratches his head.

“No need to be so formal with me, you are getting married to my daughter after all. Anyways, I know what actually happened at school today, I was told the moment it happened by the school security.”

“Then why are you having me marry her!?” I accidentally yell out of frustration.

The old man smiles and shrugs his shoulders.

“I actually feel you are the perfect match for her. If it doesn’t work out, I can just make it so that none of this ever happened. Say, for example if you quit right now, I can pretend you never came here and you will be free to go back to school and live normally. Or… you can be married to the only daughter of the head of a massive company. She most likely will inherit quite the fortune when I pass away.”

I make a very complicated expression and shy away slightly.

“Are you trying to bribe me to marry your daughter? All I see is benefits for myself, it doesn’t make sense from a business perspective either as I am just a normal person.”

“Normal… normal you say? I have a question then, how confident are you in math?”

I smile and straighten my back.

“Quite proud! It is my strongest subject after all.”

“How many questions did you get wrong in math since you learned it?”

I count on my hand… oh… I just realized this myself. The old man smiles and pats my shoulders.

“You have never gotten a single math question wrong… ever. I did my research while waiting for you to arrive. You definitely have the skills to run this company. More so than any person I’ve ever seen so far. That is another reason.”

“So after all it is a marriage to get me to run the company?”

“No, no. You don’t get it. I actually like your personality. Anyways, we are wasting time right now, let’s talk while I take you to my favorite suit shop.”

“Why are we going there?” I tilt my head while asking.

“Do you own anything fancy enough to get married to the heir of a multi-trillion dollar company?”

I make a defeated expression.

“I do not. I don’t even think my father’s wedding attire would be nice enough… AH! How do I explain all this to my parents!?”

“No need to worry about that, it’s already been taken care of.”

“What!!!??? So fast!”

“I made my decision to approve of you quite a while before you arrived. I just wanted to make you nervous.”

“No way!”

“Now let’s go get you that suit!”

I was then dragged out of the building by the old man in a white suit.

Maybe I really should have bought that lottery ticket before coming here.

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