Chapter 90 - 90 - Honor

"What did you say? Where are they? Bring them to me!"

His words rang in the parking lot like a roaring thunderstorm. A heavy silence descended on the area, whilst the guards shivered, trying to keep themselves steady to withstand the suddenly unleashed heavy and cold aura from the Young Master.  Golden sparks of energy flickered and sparkled around the duo, as a deep-seethed rage began to slowly consume Lucien.

"Lucien…" Sera sighed, feeling regretful of how her actions have thrown her beloved Young Master to such a state. She heaved a heavy sigh, gathering her thoughts before speaking up and trying her best to calm the chaotic storm inside Lucien's heart.

"Lucien, I can understand how you feel. Believe me, I do. Still, try to-"

She couldn't finish her words, as the boy instantly erupted with rage and anger. 

"You? You can… UNDERSTAND?!" She roared, giving even more weight to the keyword of her sentence. "How could you… 'UNDERSTAND'? Huh? My whole life… My whole childhood… They were… They were…"

"Lucien…" Sera sighed, worried for the first time, uncertain of how to proceed. After a moment, she decided on the only course of action she could think of. "Believe it or not, I was the same as you, once upon a time… I was alone, lonely."

Her words, startled the raging boy, the flickering lightning of rage instantly cleared in his gaze. The cold, heavy aura disappeared, vanished as if it was never present, to begin with. 

"What do you mean?" He asked after a bit of calming down. "Weren't you sent to this place… by your old me- *khm* master?" He asked, still finding the whole concept too bizarre, too complex to understand. Even though she took her time to explain the best way she could, the whole stuff about this 'future self', and another reality was too hard to grasp. 

Even the fact that there were hidden pockets, sub spaces with a vastly different, mystical world in them was already more than what Lucien's current mind could process. He accepted the events in Eden, though he still wasn't sure what was real and what could have been just a product of his tired mind, his imagination.

"Well…" Sera sighed again, tears began to gather at the corners of her eyes as she recalled the painful memories of a distant past. "Before meeting with fa-, *khm* with the Old Master, I was just like you. A young girl alone in the world, thrown away and forgotten just because she was different…" She sighed and shook her head, clearing away all the sadness and forcing a smile back on her face. 

"Anyway, it would be too long of a story to go over now. We have a principal to meet, and a High School to register into! After that, you have a lot to prepare for, young man! We need to get you caught up during this weekend as best as we can!"

"Yes, but…" long lost his anger and rage, Lucien looked at Sera with a troubled look. "I want to learn more about you…" He muttered in a hushed, powerless tone.

"No buts!" However, Sera was unyielding. "It was your wish in the first place. Don't go taking it back before you even started it! Also, what would your new friend, Jack say? Didn't you promise to meet him in school Monday?!"

Lucien couldn't respond to her argument, but only give in, and nod with a grieving look on his face.

Seeing that, Sera smiled. 

"I promise I will tell you about my past when the time is right. It is something I will need to explain eventually. It is a matter concerning you after all." She smiled, flashing a thin smile. 

With the matter finally settled, they turned to the street, and left the parking lot, and walked towards the side entrance of the school. 

The principal should already be in his office and waiting for them…

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"Greetings to the Madam and Young Master De'Angelis! It is the absolute honor of our North Creek High School to be able to welcome your fine, distinguished selves!" 

With a deep, theatrical bow, and an incredibly wide, political smile plastered on his scrubby face, the bald, chubby man, Principal Charles Dirksen figure greeted them as soon as they passed the guard post by the gate.

The rotund-looking short man was standing outside the school premises, just atop the stairway, looking like a large ball of fat as he kept his fawning, subservient posture.

Looking at the obese-looking man, trying to show a hard stand, and hide away the heavy breathing and the pain of keeping up with such an uncomfortable pose, Lucien had a hard time to push down his urge to laugh out loud. 

Instead, he showed his usual aloof outlook, walking at the side of her guardian, Sera. 

"Good Morning, Mr. Dirksen. Thank you for your time. I know that my staff has contacted you rather out of the blue, calling you so late… yet you accepted our request and allowed us to meet with you. I… no, WE are truly happy and appreciate this gesture of yours."

Sera smiled, causing the middle-aged man to almost fall down face first on the stairs. Mr. Dirksen coughed to hide her embarrassment and turned to look at the young man at Miss De'Angelis' side. 

"It was nothing, Madam De'Angelis! It is my honor of several lifetimes to be able to meet with you!" 

He coughed, changing the topic. 

"This must be, the Young Master that would be joining and starting the school year from Monday, right?"

"That's right. Young Master Lucien has just returned from his journey abroad, and would like to finish his final year in this school." Sera nodded, giving a brief explanation of the reason for their meeting.

"I see." Principal Dirksen nodded thoughtfully at Sera's words. A slight frown flashed across his face for a brief moment, which he tried to hide almost instantly. Unfortunately, his effort was futile, as there was no way, to beings such as Lucien and Sera would not pick up on it. Still, they did not mention anything about it and just looked at the middle-aged, plump man, waiting for his next words.

"Please, come inside and follow me to my office. Let's discuss the matter in detail." Principal Dirksen said, quickly opening the door to the two and motioning them to step inside.

As the two stepped through the door, a complicated look flashed across the chubby man's face once again, before his previous, bright, polite smile returned, hiding away the bit of worry he tried so hard to not show.

In truth, he was just as frightened and worried as he was excited about the prospect of having such an important figure joining their school such as the Young Master, the heir of the Giant De'Angelis Family. Still, he was worried about what would be the result of another tiger appearing on the same 'hill'…

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