The Mech Lord

"I am leaving.." Leo got up from the dining table, ready to leave for the Academy.

Amelia was still eating her share when Leo got up. So, she hurriedly got up as well after stuffing the remaining food into her mouth.

Even though she was asked to stay back, she was oddly insisting on going to the Academy today.

After a round of back and forth with Viona, Amelia finally gained permission. She was only allowed to attend the first class though. Not anymore than that.

[Don\'t tell me that lame trick of yours worked-nya?] Aiden asked in surprise.

\'Well, seeing those dark bags under her eyes, I bet she had been up till late contemplating about it. I just hope that she has made the right decision. If not, we will have to steer and guide her until she does,\' Leo muttered inwardly as he walked along with Amelia towards their car.

….

A few minutes later..

The car landed in the parking grounds of the Academy at the usual spot.

Amelia and Leo got out of the car. And, as soon as they took a couple of steps, they bumped into Amelia\'s friends.

Talk about coincidence.

There were only two of them though.

Jason and Tristy.

The ugly fatso, Gother, was nowhere to be seen.

"You are here, Amelia?" Jason asked with a smile. And then looked at Leo for a second. But, he just treated him as air not even greeting him in a most basic manner even though he was his senior.

"You are early today.." Tristy smiled at her and then nodded at Leo in a pleasing manner. She then grabbed Amelia\'s hand before pulling her along.

Leo gave Amelia a glance and then sighed seeing her being dragged into their flow. He could have seen that expression of change on her face, but as soon as she saw these guys, he saw it disappearing.

\'Well, it would slowly happen. I am sure she has begun to realize it,\' He muttered inwardly, and then slowly began to walk behind them.

"Did you hear? Gother tripped on stairs yesterday and went tumbling down three floors," Tristy said with a laugh, "But, his skin is thick, so he made it out alive."

"I can\'t understand how he could have tripped like that. Not to mention, he should at least be able to get back onto his feet. To think that he went tumbling down three floors.." Jason shook his head, "It\'s hard to believe."

It was true.

They were Awakeners.

Since when did they trip on a flat ground, and then with an awakener\'s physical capability, the fatty should have been able to get back on his feet as well.

This truly was bizarre.

Leo couldn\'t understand it at all.

Soon, they reached the Academy gate.

There were more students than yesterday for sure. It seemed their fear had been toned down a bit by the calm yesterday.

Leo looked at Amelia going towards her class and then proceeded to move towards the club. There was still time left for his club after all.

…

"Umn..I am not going to class." Amelia suddenly stopped as they reached the class.

"What do you mean?" Tristy asked in confusion.

"Do you wanna skip the Academy and go out?" Jason asked with a smile, "I really have a few good place in my min-"

"No," Amelia replied while clenching her fist, and then forced a smile on her face, "I have actually something else to take care of. See you guys later."

With that, she turned around and walked away.

A frown immediately appeared on Jason\'s face. Amelia had never rejected her like this. He sure didn\'t feel good at all.

"What\'s with that face?" Tristy asked with a mocking smile, "Do you think you are some kind of king that she would obey your every word?"

"Just because she is good to you, doesn\'t mean you can take it for granted. You are nothing in comparison to her. Your father is just one of dozens of chiefs. But, her father is one of the three Marshal." Tristy slapped him hard with the facts, and Jason\'s face immediately turned ugly.

"So, you better rein in your thoughts, or it will end up bringing in a disaster for yourself," She further added with a snort.

"I am the most talented in this generation." Jason glared at her.

"You are still no match for her brother."

"Her brother?" Jason shook his head, "I will soon catch up with the eldest one. As for the one younger than her, just wait, I will crush him within this year."

"You don\'t know your limits." Tristy shook her head, "Is this what they called \'a frog in a well\' in the ancient times?"

She then turned around with a laugh, and then went into the class.

"This girl.." Jason glared at her back, but didn\'t dare to say anything to her. He wasn\'t in a position to mess with her. Neither was he stronger than her.

….

Leo entered the Club room and saw a few people were already in there.

"What\'s wrong?" He asked, seeing that they had a frown on their faces.

"It\'s Runeko," Nora said, and then showed Leo the messages that Runeko had sent her.

[Help]

[Sorry, it went by mistake.]

Then again a similar message came.

[Helsp..]

The word didn\'t make sense. It seemed she was trying to type help, but someone had pushed her or something similar had happened, and a typo was made.

Nora had sent her a message asking her what it meant, and if she was alright or not. But, there was no reply from her. The messages weren\'t even seen.

"I came early, and went to check on her with Doc. But, she didn\'t open the door to let us in." Nora sighed with a worried look on her face. "But, we still got to see her face when she peeked through the opening of her door.

"I wonder what\'s going on." She sighed.

"Let me go and try once." Leo decided to give it a try himself. Amelia was part of the group of bullies as well. As for whether she had done something to her, Leo didn\'t know. Even so, he felt responsible for it as her brother.

"I will come too." Spike immediately jumped onto Leo\'s shoulder. He was always free with his classes cancelled. So, he was ready for anything at a moment\'s notice.

…

"Is this the place?" Amelia muttered as she looked at the building. She was actually near the dorms.

And, she was here to meet with Runeko and apologize for everything that had happened.

She had contemplated it for the entire night. And, that guilt seemed to be eating her. She realized that she was feeling so much worse due to the fact neither Aiden nor Viona had scolded her for her deeds.

She felt that way because she knew she was wrong. In that case, it was obvious that she had to make it right. Otherwise, she wouldn\'t be able to have peace of mind.

But, she was still nowhere near the place where she could confront her classmates about it. She still needed a lot for that. Hence, she decided to do what she could for now.

And, that obviously was to apologize.

That should make that girl feel better as well. And, the next thing would be, trying her best to befriend her.

Amelia looked at her palm, it was shaking.

She was feeling nervous.

\'Calm down.. I can do this.\' She clenched her fist, and then went up to the person at the desk and asked her about Runeko\'s room number.

"114"

"Thank you.." Amelia smiled, and then proceeded towards the room.

….

A few minutes later, Amelia was finally standing in front of the door.

She hesitated a bit before gritting her teeth and giving it a knock.

"Knock!"

"Are you there, Runeko?" She asked with a nervous look on her face.

"Who is it?" A voice came from the door.

"I-I.." Amelia didn\'t know how to take her own name. Still she clenched her fist, and spoke, "I am your classmate, Amelia."

"You haven\'t been coming to class lately. Is it because of what happened in the class?"

"GO AWAY!!" Runeko shouted, and it made Amelia realize that bullying was the reason.

"I am sorry for everything. Please, give me a chance. I want to properly apologize and make it up to you."

"NO!! PLEASE!! GO AWAY!!"

Amelia\'s bit her lips and her eyes started to water. She didn\'t realize that they had hurt her so much. She had no idea how they were going to make up for it. For the first time, she had truly felt the victim\'s pain for real.

After all, this time she hadn\'t averted her eyes away from them like she did in the past pretending as if he had not seen anything, and it had nothing to do with her.

As she was about to turn away, and leave, a creaking noise entered her ear.

She turned her head and saw that the door had suddenly opened.

"Runeko?" Amelia muttered as she looked at the door. But, there was no one there, and the room for some reason was very dark. The girl hadn\'t even turned on the lights yet.

"Runeko.." She called once again.

Amelia frowned when no one responded, and she took a step in.