CATMAN - 12 Rebecca

“NO!” Auden said solemnly.

He didn’t even know what she was talking about…heck, he hadn’t even seen her in his entire life and this random person sneaked in the room like some criminal asking him to join her?

“What? Why not?” She asked.

“You want to know the reasons?” Auden didn’t reply but asked another question.

“Yes.”

“First, I don’t know what you’re talking about. Second, I don’t know you. Third, I don’t know you. Fourth to hundredth, I don’t know you.” Auden said as he didn’t take her seriously and again laid on the bed,

“If someone comes like a burglar and asks you to join them, will you comply? Before talking to me, first, learn your manners and enter through the door…and Yawwnnnn~ Don’t talk to me, I’m going to sleep.”

“Wait, don’t just sleep when I’m talking,” Rebecca said.

Knock~ Knock~

Just as she tried talking to Auden, she heard the door being knocked.

“Crap, he has already noticed it? It seems like he did prepare for my sudden barging.”

“Auden, if you’re there then hold that girl for me. I’ll kill her once and for all.” The dignified voice of Doctor rung from outside.

“Hmmm…?” Auden was confused about the situation but it seemed like the Doc. had some sort of history with the girl. He slowly crawled his head out of the blanket and said, “It seems you’ve some bad blood with the doctor.”

“Shut up!” She said as she jumped out of the window from where she entered.

Auden lazily got up from the bed and opened the door letting the doc. enter.

“Where is that witch?” W asked in haste.

“She jumped out of the window,” Auden replied.

“Damn, she got away again. But why didn’t you hold her as I had asked you to?” Doc. asked.

“I would have complied with your request if my life wasn’t too important. Even I could pretty much guess that she was no ordinary girl, and if she was, then that bulletproof glass wouldn’t have been punched through without a single scratch on her hands.” Auden said.

“You paid attention to so many details?”

“Just being cautious as always. This is the only life I have and I just don’t want to die without any reason.” Auden said, “But why were you in so hurry? Don’t you have a date?”

“Tsk…I was meeting her just when I heard the glass cracking. Because of the incident, I had to cancel the date. I won’t forgive that witch…its the fifty-ninth date that she ruined.” W said, “Just when I plan to go on a date, she just cripples another idiot making me work overtime. Because of that witch, I have been dumped many times and this is my 15th girlfriend.”

“If I meet her, I will kill her for making me work hard for no reason. Also, heed my warning and stay away from that girl…they don’t call her Scarlet Witch for no reason.” W said, “Don’t cross path with her. If you do then you might come here crippled which might also result in your death.”

“Crippling can result in my death, how?” Auden asked.

“Well, after you come here crippled, I’ll have to work overtime and my another date will be ruined for which I’ll kill you myself.” W said solemnly, “So, don’t get engaged with her, is that clear?”

Auden furiously nodded.

“Since you understand it then just rest and recover. You need a good rest… I’ll go for now and chase after the witch, she mightn’t have run that far.” W said and left closing the door.

Auden was sleepy as well so he directly laid on the bed.

“So, they didn’t come, huh?” He sighed, “Thank you school, for not notifying my parents.”

“If they ask me why I didn’t come home then I guess I’ll just play ‘I was in my friend’s house’ or ‘I was in school mission’ card. Hahahaha, they won’t even doubt if I show my puppy face and apologize… guess I ain’t being grounded after all.”

Slowly, he closed his eyes as he trod his way through the dreamland.

***

The next day was clear and as birds sang, she arrived at the school with nimble footsteps. Slowly peeking through the gate, she analyzed the surrounding.

“Guess that freak ain’t here waiting for me. Yesterday was rough, I had to call his parents to make him stop chasing me. But the Auden guy was fine yesterday, so it wouldn’t take long for him to discharge from there.”

“After he discharges, I’ll ask him to join us and since we’ll have more time to talk, I can explain myself clearly. But for now, I should stop crossing path with that doctor.” Rebecca muttered as she sneaked inside the school building.

The day was boring as ever for her. She had to bear her way through all the lectures about magic.

‘Tsk…being suspended was better. At least I didn’t have to attend these boring lecture and also final grades are analyzed by fighting abilities so why should we listen to lectures at all?’

Just as she gazed outside the window blankly, her eyes sparkled seeing something from the open window.

‘A fight!’

She immediately stood up from her seat. Seeing her stand up, the teacher asked pointing at something on the board, “Why are you standing? Do you know the answer to the question?”

“No! I want to go to the bathroom.” She said.

“How many times do you even have to go to the bathroom in a single day? Do you think that I’m stupid and you can just bunk my class?” The teacher angrily said.

“It’s here again…she’s trying to bunk the class with the same reason.”

“If she doesn’t want to study then why even come to school?”

“Yeah, right? She doesn’t even have the slightest charm of a lady. All she has is brawl and no brain.”

The students gossiped among themselves in low voice but not too low so that even she could hear it. She hearing them didn’t bat an eye before saying bluntly, “Its nature’s call and I don’t have any say in it. So, are you letting me go or not?”

“Tsk…you can go. But remember this, if you don’t come under five minutes then forget about attending my class again. Just stand outside in my period before I even begin teaching.”

Rebecca didn’t reply and just walked out of the class biting her lower lip.

Why? Why does it always have to be me who gets criticized? Am I just a witch like she said?

A witch that nobody wants to befriend…just a witch!

But sooner or later they will know how much of a help I am. They need to change their views of thinking… this world currently doesn’t praise you for your intelligence, it will but reward you for your strength.

They cannot survive in the current world just by learning from books…they don’t know how horrible it is outside. They think they know everything but they don’t know a damn thing about me, but still keep on criticizing me.

One day, I’ll show them who I am.

Saying this to herself, she consoled herself and walked towards the bathroom where she had spotted the fight to be going on. She was a member of an organization that believed in equality.

‘Rich or poor, Popular or not, the magic-user or nonmagic user, they are all equal. Everyone is human.’ It was the ideology of the organization so she never in her life discriminated against the weak, nor did she turn away from helping them.

She always helped the weak and as well help them learn to defend themselves through the organization which was the reason for his brother’s anger and it was also the reason for W’s hatred. She always crippled the magic users who bullied the weak resulting in ruining W’s date.

She got to the scenario and hid for knowing the situation even more. If she just rushed in without any prior knowledge then she mightn’t even be of any help and even incite the anger of the one getting mistake and decided

So, firstly she perked her ears to know about the situation even more.

“You bastard, who do you think you are?” Norr said as he slammed Auden at the wall. “I heard you roughed up my people good. Did you think that I would just let it slide?”

Bam~

Norr punched Auden to the gut as he coughed for some time. Auden was helpless in the situation. Norr wasn’t like Jack and he was at least ten times stronger than him Auden had next to no chance of winning since he knew what power Norr used and it was very dangerous if he were to say so himself.

“I heard from him that you said your parents are some VIP, didn’t you? Even if they are, it doesn’t change the fact that you’re a grandson of a loser.” Norr said.

“Don’t go that far, Norr. Don’t speak ill of someone you don’t know of.” Auden said as he glared at him.

“What’s with that eye? Did it hit the sore spot?” Norr said, “I just stated the truth and your grandfather was really a loser. Because of that loser, our country is hardly prospering and has a very low amount of talented people that you can count on numbers. Why do we have to suffer because of that loser’s decision?”

“I told you not to tal-”

BAM~ BAM~

Norr punched Auden making him stop in the midway, “I’ll talk when I want to. You don’t have any say here. And you know what, it’s good that bastard suicided. He must have finally realized his mistake and decided to take his own life.”

Rebecca hearing Norr’s talk was disgusted. Just what sort of person takes revenge on someone for a crime that their grandparents did who was already dead? Humans could be even disgusting than monsters sometimes.

Immediately coming out and revealing herself, she looked at Norr and said, “Leave him or I will just beat you up.”

“Who are you…?” Norr arrogantly said as he turned his head but seeing her face, his facepalmed.

“Haha, I was just joking with him. We’re like brothers and were practicing for a play.” Norr immediately said and he backed off. “Well I realized I have some work to do, so I’ll leave for now.”

Norr immediately left seeing her getting involved. Auden thought didn’t even look at her and seemed lost in his own thought.

“Are you okay?” Rebecca walked to Auden and said as she stretched her hand to help him get up,

“My name is Rebecca and it is our second meeting. Do you need any help standing?”

Since she was attending the school to recruit him, she immediately recognized him when she saw him.

“I think not.” He said as he shoved her hand away.