Chapter 15: The Change In The Original Plot!
Rin tugged the hoodie over his head as his heart was still hammering from the ridiculous 'training session.' Lucien remained behind, lounging half-naked on the mat like it was a fucking runway.
Rin glanced back once. Just once. Then he cursed under his breath as he finally turned to look at Lucien.
"Are we not leaving together?" Rin asked as he reached the hallway outside, holding the door before it slammed shut.
"Why? Are you scared of going alone? Scared someone might drag you and slam you to the wall," Lucien grinned.
"I'm only asking" he raised a brow. "As a staff..."
Lucien's expression turned unreadable as the grin on his face disappeared.
"I have something to take care of. Why don't you go ahead?"
Rin frowned.
"What are you taking care of...? Is it something dangerous?" He asked.
Lucien stepped closer. Way too close.
Rin instinctively stepped back, but Lucien caught his wrist, pulling him till his body pressed against him. Rin's breath caught as Lucien made him feel it.
The hard stuff.
He shoved him away.
"You're disgusting."
Lucien didn't move. He just watched Rin storm off with a crooked smile.
"See you tomorrow, baby lamb"
"Fuck you!" Rin yelled.
"Oh, you sure will... Very soon,"
As soon as Rin turned the corner, Lucien's smile dropped. He waited till he disappeared before he called a name.
"Dorian,"
A figure melted from the shadows like fog.
"My Lord," the shadow guard bowed with his knee on the ground.
"Any information from the estate?"
"Yes, my lord," Dorian's eyes narrowed. "It's currently unstable. If the Duke returns to the estate, I'm afraid the young master would get caught,"
Lucien cursed softly. "Fuck."
He raked his fingers through his damp hair. He needed to go home. But his father... was still at the academy. He can't let 'him' get caught by his father. No way!
"Keep an eye on my father," Lucien said. "The second he plans to leave, let me know,"
"Yes, my Lord." He nodded and just when he was about to leave, he remembered something. "The information you needed about Rin Elric is still not complete...,"
"Not complete? How much information is there to gather about one man?"
"Forgive me, my lord,"
"Just leave and keep an eye on my father. Forget Rin,"
"Understood! My lord!"
Dorian vanished like he was never there.
Lucien groaned, shoulders tense. He never wanted to stalk Rin or find out anything about him. But he had to.
He remembered the first time he met Rin... He was sure he whiffed that scent from him before he ran into the bathroom and suddenly it vanished.
'How was he able to do that?'
He so badly wanted to know. Was it a new magic device? Or... What was it exactly?
'If I find out what it is, maybe I'll be able to help 'him''
He muttered.
That was one of the reasons he got close to Rin. To figure out his secret and he has found nothing yet.
"Even if I don't find anything from him, I'll have to leave the academy immediately,"
.
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Meanwhile, Rin successfully arrived at his room without bumping into any pervert Alpha or any guard.
He didn't want to think. Or feel... Anything hard. He just went to bed early and threw the blanket over his head.
But he didn't sleep well.
His body ached all over. His muscles were sore from the training last night. Yet when he opened his eyes at dawn, it wasn't Lucien's hard punches or throws that haunted him.
It was his body. That dick. That thick cinnamon scent and that stupid smile.
"Get out of my head," he hissed as he sprang up from the bed. He sprang up from the bed, remembering he had to be early because the Head Doctor would be arriving that day.
After taking a quick shower, he wore his white coat and arranged his hair with his fingers while standing in front of the mirror.
The mirror reminded him of the same information he had heard when he first arrived in that world.
> [You are currently unregistered. Please report to the Omega Health Centre within 2 days.]
"Still not going." He rolled his eyes. "Besides, is there a way to turn this thing off?" He looked around the mirror as if he would find a switch button. He couldn't take the mirror off the wall, since it was assigned to that dorm room and registered with Rin. Apart from Lucien and his father knowing his secret, the mirror-reminder slash machine-thing was the other 'thing' that knew his secret.
He ignored it and left the room, after taking some suppressants and scent blockers.
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At the clinic, the usual basket of gifts sat on his desk, however, the clinic was empty. He was a bit relieved not to have heads turning to look at him like he was walking on a runway.
Elna greeted him with a smile.
"Quiet morning, huh?" she said. "But noon will be chaos since it's sports day."
"Sports day?" Rin asked and Elna nodded.
"Most students tend to get hurt during sports day. Let's hope it's not too rowdy today,"
"Ah, sure. Thank you, Elna," he muttered and walked to his desk.
Rin paused just as he sat down.
Sports day? Sports day!
Wait.
'That was it.'
The scene. From the book. This was the day the female lead met the first male lead, Lucian.
She got injured while participating in an activity and Lucien carried her into the clinic.
He fell for her scent at first whiff and also how beautifully innocent she looked. She wasn't interested in him, but he got so obsessed with her after their first meeting that he never wanted to leave her side.
Rin has almost forgotten that he was in a book. Even if the training plan isn't strong enough to keep Lucien there at the school, the love and obsession he has for the female lead would definitely keep him at the school.
Rin sat there praying.
'Whatever gods that are in this world, hear my prayer, just once.... Just... once. Let this be it.'
Then, the door slammed open.
Rin slowly opened one eye to see who it was and it was Lucien. He was carrying a girl with soft blue hair and silver eyes.
Rin's heart skipped.
It was her. The female lead.
"Wow, prayers get answered really quickly in this world," he muttered, rising to his feet.
The nurses flocked to her immediately as they helped her to a bed. She was unconscious.
"What happened to her?" One of the nurses asked.
"I don't know... she must have gotten hurt during drills or something... I'm not here baby sitter," he frowned, folding his hands.
Rin shot his mouth and eyes wide open. That wasn't what was supposed to happen. He was supposed to see a flowery version of Lucien begging the nurses to make sure she was alright. But, he didn't care a bit about the female lead.
'Did my presence change the plot?' Rin thought to himself and after a three-second thought, he shook his head with a weird laugh. 'I'm just a side 'side' character, what exactly can I do? There's no way my insignificant presence can change the story,'
Lucien walked to Rin, his gaze unreadable.
"You seem to be lost in thought. Were you jealous I brought in a girl?" Lucien whispered.
"Are you nuts?" Rin frowned. He slowly took a step back, not wanting to be caught with Lucien standing too close to him. Despite his pleas, Lucien still didn't listen to him.
"You..."
Lucien opened his mouth to speak... But he got interrupted by the soft creaking sound when the door opened.
A wave of energy hit the room like a pulse.
Rin's spine snapped straight.
DING!
[System Alert - A Side Character has Appeared.]
[Name: Theron Daril]
[Status: Head Doctor/ Alpha / Illegitimate Son]
[Threat Level: Medium]
[Warning: Target is aware that the host got the job through nepotism. Target hates nepotism]
Rin stared at the pink floating box and sighed secretly.
"Ah! I'm in big soup,"