Xavier turned around screening the whole class hopefully, but to his disappointment, he couldn't see her anywhere. Feeling a big dissatisfaction of not seeing her, it somehow irritated him and yet made him ever so aware, that more often than not, his mind kept wondering onto her. It had been 2 days now, that he hadn't seen her, and the more he thought about it the more angry he got.

Did she already quit Royal High School? She wouldn't be the first. Zach and him were solely responsible for a lot of the charity cases leaving Royal High ever since 1st grade. He tensed up as Zach entered the class, he too looked around scanning the people with a hungry look in his eyes, which soon turned into disappointment. He went to sit next to his usual place in the front row where he would normally sit next to Leila. The day bore on, slowly dragging its feet, and no one paid any attention to Ms. Judy...

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Day 3, Zach looked around still no sign of her. Okay he has to admit he was pretty pissed now. Zach took out his phone, and started dialing. Mr Thomas stopped teaching "Tut. Tut. Mr. Williams I don't like phones in my class" said the old man.

"oh..then can you please get out of the class Thomas?" Zach retorted back without looking up at his teacher. Mr Thomas sighed, "Whats wrong with the two of you? Mr Johnston... Mr Williams? Isn't it Initiation week? You're favourite time of the school year?" he asked chuckling. "why then is you're morale so low?" he badgered. The whole class went silent.

"Er...lets just say our prime student..hasn't been to school for the past few days.." Nico joked from the back of the class

"She thinks she can escape initiation week , if she absconds? Let her just come back...i'll see to her.." Pearl said.

"Maybe she just quit? " Alicia asked pearl.

"Aah...are we talking about Ms Adams?" Mr Thomas said

Zach quickly looked up at him. "Oh I thought you would have already sent a detective to her place or something..since that is one of your modus operandi when it comes to determining how far you can bully them in and out of school?" Mr Thomas chuckled darkly.

"Was just about to do that..." zach said, putting his phone down.

"She won't be around for a few days"

"and why is that?" Zach asked curiously,

"She's was hospitalized with pneumonia......something about being under buckets of ice water....?" Mr Thomas finished looking at the two of them suspiciously.

Zach stared at him in shock. What? He made her get sick? Sighing to himself, she's so fragile. Wait..did I just feel bad?

"But not to be deterred, you're victim will be back tomorrow...she already gave in her hospital letters at the reception this morning.." Mr Thomas finished.

"Great, I can't wait.....we have some ...............unfinished business" Zach replied, suddenly feeling his spirits being lifted.

*******

Leila saw them staring at her, but that was something she was used to by now, she walked into Ms. Judy's class and sat down at the front row. The class all shifted their attention on her. "oohhh..the beauty is back ..and the beasts are ready.." she heard Nico at the back saying out loud. Leila saw Zach getting up, from his designated chair in the back and started walking down to her.

Great she gritted her teeth. The amount of hatred she had for this strange obnoxious arrogant rich boy started to boil inside of her. Control yourself Leila.

"You know...absenteeism isn't something that's tolerated well here in Royal High school.." Zach said to Leila, staring at her like a predator.

She ignored him. She didn't have the energy for these low lives. Yes low lives she thought to herself.

"Not mad are we?" Zach said chuckling, as he sat down next to her.

Still no response.

"was I too much for you? Or perhaps it was our royal heir..Mr Johnston too much for you?"

No reply.

Zach turned around in amusement, not sure if her sudden silent treatment, irritated him or amused him. Zach looked at Leila with one eyebrow up , "I guess she's pissed" he said comically, sitting next to her.

"Pissed about what?" Oliya asked, coming in and sitting up seductively on Zach's desk in the front row, showing her beautiful sculpted legs off

"She must know her rightful place..." she turned smiling looking at Leila, who still had her head down, showing no attention at all to the conversation. "She's nothing but a beggar...and you know what beggar?...today you're mine.." Oliya said sneering at Leila.

"Don't call her that.." Xavier said from the back. Leila froze as she heard what Xavier said. Oliya looked up "......and why can't I? she is a beggar after all" .

Xavier got off his desk, and walked down slowly with his hands in his pocket staring at Oliya.

"Oliya...never forget to me...you're also a beggar. If I wanted to, I could phone my personal banker and tell them to take out all of our money from your family's bank...and you know what? You're family's bank wouldn't even be able to find enough money to pay me back. So sit your ass down ! If I say don't call her that, then don't call her that " Xavier replied. Oliya turned red in the face, tears starting to form in her eyes.

"Ouch...that's go to hurt.." Zach said smiling at her. Oliya stared at Leila, in anger "before the end of the day Leila...I swear to God .."

Leila didn't reply, she just stared down as Oliya left. Great bipolar Jits. Not one, but two. They create the rules of social order, and then get upset when people use their prescribed standards Leila thought to herself.

Zach left all attempts of pretending to listen in class, and turned his chair so he was directly facing Leila and indecently stared at her while Ms Judy was attempting to teach for the rest of the class. Leila took a big sigh, and turned to look at Zach.

"Can you please stop staring"

"so you're finally talking to me again?"

"no...im just asking you to stop staring" Leila replied softly.

"no..why should I ?" Zach replied smirking at Leila

"because its rude to stare.." Leila replied

"hmmm....manners....not one of my many specialties..." Zach said, as the bell rang. Leila rolled her eyes as she got up picking up her bag, "Yeah...tell me something I don't know" she said trying to walk away.

When Zach spontaneously grabbed her hand making her turn "Hmm...okay how about this for something you don't know...You're going to start living with me.." Zach whispered smiling at Leila.

Xavier stared at him in shock. Leila stared at him repulsed. She tried loosening her hand from his grip, but he held on tighter.

"You're delusional..." Leila said angrily. The class was staring at the scene. Ms Judy too just staring , of course she wouldn't dare intervene. Xavier looked curiously at Leila. "In fact all of you are delusional !" Leila retorted.

"What's so delusional about that?" Zach asked, with a slight maniac look in his eyes,

"because that is something that will never happen.."

"never say never.." Zach replied

"you've really lost it.." Leila whispered.

"I guess the challenge is on.." Zach said.

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Leila walked on to her locker, she wasn't sure what to make of both of them. First there was Zach , completely sporadic and unpredictable. Then there was Xavier, not any better, a little bit quieter, but not in any way milder than his crazy ex-best friend. She opened her locker and drank water from her water bottle. Popping out her pills, she needed to take for her fever, she drank some water again. Not sure if she's getting sick again, but she was feeling slightly woozy...

She checked her timetable it said "biology...Mr Thomas.." she took her bottle with her, almost sure she was getting a fever.

Leila went to sit in the front, glad that this was one of the classes where she didn't have either one of them hovering over her. However, she still had to deal with Pearl, Alicia and Oliya. She turned around seeing them staring at her, Pearl snickered and whispered something to Alicia's ears, Alicia smirked looking at Leila.

"I see you're back Ms. Adams" Mr Thomas said, upon entering class

"Yes, good day sir.." Leila replied politely

"Good day to you too...are you feeling better..?"

"A little bit.." Leila replied, starting to feel woozy again, she drank some more water, her whole body was starting to heat up, Leila took of her school blazer.

*******

Zach stared at his watch impatiently, it was already 15 minutes past lunch break, and she wasn't here yet. He scanned the beg-the charity kids table, Justin, her bestie was sitting and eating , so were most of Xavier's beggars, seemed like only she was the one missing. Walking towards his table, came Alicia and Pearl.

"To what do I owe the pleasure of your unwanted company ladies?" Zach asked irritated, still trying to eye the cafeteria.

"Well...we just wanted to enjoy the show with you .." Pearl said, while Alicia laughed at her words

"Oh ..and what show would that be?" Zach asked dryly, mildly uninterested,

"hmm...haven't you seen someone is missing Zach Williams?" Alicia asked, Zach cautiously turned to look at Pearl and Alicia,

"What did you do to her?" he asked darkly

"Oh its not what we did to her.....rather we are more interested in what she will be doing.." Pearl finished.

Her timing couldn't have been more perfect, with a small bang of the door, the cafeteria's doors swung open. In walked Leila.

Something's wrong. Oh shit.

Zach could see it immediately.

She walked in staggering, also why was she dressed that way? Where were all her clothes?

Not that he minded. God dam, she's so beautifu ...her body...wow...who knew that was her figure under the school uniform. Just look at that figure, God dam !

She had taken off her school blazer, and her school shirt. She was wearing only her low cut chemise and sheer slip under her school skirt. Her hair was disheveled. She walked unbalanced to the food row, picking up her plate.

She took a spoon full of soup and instead of placing it onto her plate, it fell right in front of her onto her shoes. Zach heard Pearl and Alicia giggle, giving each other a high five. Leila didn't seem to notice, she kept going along the food row, and everything kept dropping onto the floor instead of on her plate. Zach turned to look at Xavier, he too stared, but for once, his dark eyes wide in shock, he could see Nico and Taylor too had stopped eating and were staring at Leila's absurd behavior.

All of a sudden Leila froze. She put her plate down and started to move, and then move and then move again....wait a minute is she dancing?

Alicia roared with laughter "Oh my word ! How embarrassing !" Pearl shrieked. The beggars table also looked in shock towards Leila, soon everyone in the cafeteria had realized that Leila was there in the middle of the floor ..dancing..sexy..okay a lot sexy...but still no music.

It was awkward. "What did you do to her?" Zach asked quietly, turning to look at Pearl and Alicia.

Pearls eyes gleamed, "Let's just say we gave her some....Personality Juice....?"

"Personality juice? Do ...do...you mean you gave her Alcohol?" He looked at them bewildered.

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"Err...what is she wearing?" Nico asked looked a little bit perplexed.

"But my goodness...gents...Look at her body.....i might just choke on something..!" Taylor said his eyes practically bulging out.

"What? Don't look at me like that bro...im just a normal hot blooded young man !" Taylor finished.

Xavier got up quickly, he could feel the colour rising in his face as though he were the one blushing ! ...whats going on?

Why is she acting in this strange way...why was she undressed? People were beginning to point and laugh at her, they stared whipping out their cellphones no doubt they were making a video out of this.

Leila turned around seeing him approaching her, her beautiful eyes went wide in child like innocence, "Noooo...stay away from me .." she said, trying to run away from him.

"Whoaa..whoaa" Xavier said catching her effortlessly, "Wha...what's the matter with you.......?" he asked gently grabbing both her arms, "Why are you undressed ? Where's your shirt Leila ?" Xavier yelled

"Where's your shirt Leila..! " She mimicked him back, and placed her hand on her mouth and started to giggle. Xavier stared at her in utter horror. Did she just copycat me? He grabbed her as she almost lost balance.

"noooooo.............let me go...I weallyyy wealllyyy don't like you.." She said, like a child, Xavier stared at her in horror, he bought her body close to his, he could feel her soft breasts touching his chest...should he cover her up? What's going on? Her body is so soft...so beautiful..he's just a young man.....he needs to concentrate. He grabbed her face in his arm, she tried wriggling it away, he bent his head down so he could smell her "nooooo...I don't want to"...she said struggling.

"Wait..are you drunk?!" Xavier stared at her flabbergasted.