~Recap~

"Seems like you didn't learn much from your last lesson, Azura."

Azura doesn't pay attention to Cindy's taunting and just resumes with her business. However, she was once again disrupted by the other lady and this time Cindy had the nerve to grip onto Azura's wrist. "Did you even lose the ability to hear or something?" Cindy adds to her taunting.

Theo wanted to do something and he would even but he stops as he got stunned when he saw Azura holding onto Cindy's hand and smoothly pushing it away from her.

Azura then smoothly says, "I actually didn't lose my ability to hear or any kind of ability for that matter. However, it won't take much to put you in disability if you don't back off right away, Cindy."

And the whole canteen was in suspense as to what was going to happen next…

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Well, nothing really intensive happened as everyone was expecting. Though, there was still something which was not expected.

The foul, the fright and mostly, the fear in Cindy's eyes. Although it was invisible, it was still sensible that she internally flinched and of course, she was scared because never had Azura ever talked to her back. Let alone slipping her hand away.

For some unknown reasons, Cindy chose not to argue or act any further. "I'm letting you slip away for now but you'll have to pay for this sooner or later, Azura."

And then without any other word, Cindy leaves Theo and Azura alone, not wanting to argue with Azura at that very time and at that matter.

Leanne was puzzled but somehow she sensed the possibility and reasoning of her friend's act. Azura obviously acted really not so Azura today and maybe it would be just to have it held instead of jumping into the trouble.

"Cindy, did you just let Azura go after what she did?"

It does take a moment for Cindy to think about what Azura actually did to her because, "Yeah but, exactly what?"

The latter's mouth agapes slightly as she says, "She just…" Leanne somewhat when she also tries to figure out if what did Azura do or if what she just ever did to them. "Well, she talked back to you. How dare she open her mouth in front of you?"

"Hmm, well that's something really indigestible. And I'm not really letting her go, Li." Chirps Cindy as she glances behind at Azura and Theo who seemed to be enjoying their lunch already. "I'm just trying not to trigger a moody and crazy foxy. And today, Azura's behaviour definitely seems a little twisted."

Nodding to her friend's explanation, Leanne replies, "That makes sense. I've also been noticing how oddly she's behaving lately. Ever since she started hanging around Theo, she's been like this. And that man is also no less than her. He's being like a personal bodyguard for her and even a part time coach or something."

"Right. First, he protects her and then he trains her. He's just the same as her but a wild and witty version. He's really thinking that he's doing something so great for Azura by doing all this. But he doesn't know that he's just pouring fuel in the fire."

"Really, Cindy? But how? What are you gonna do?"

A smirk appears on Cindy's face as she crosses her hands. "You will know when you'll see how for the whole campus, Azura will become a shit show."

Then soon the duo walks ahead with the devilish satisfaction over their faces for something that only the almighty would know what it would be.

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"Oh, Azura… That was really hilarious that my mind still hasn't moved from it. The whole day has passed but my mind is stuck with your sassy side that I could get to witness today. It kept repeating like a movie scenario into my brain like, whoa."

"Wow. That sounds so fascinating that even after hearing it thousands of times, I can't hide my enthusiasm." Azura taunts with a ridiculously uninterested or even annoyed tone. She then adds further. "Like, seriously. It wasn't really something that big or unbelievable."

The man raises his eyebrow at the last quotation done by the lady and so the lady quotes again with more honesty this time. "Or okay. It was unbelievable. I myself was surprised. And truthfully, I didn't even know how I did that. It was like, I didn't do it. It just… Happened."

"Like love?"

Did Theo just say love or was Azura dreaming again? Oh no, no. Not dreaming. Like, why would she dream about hearing love talk and that too from Theo.

She could and would never do that!

"Excuse me?" Azura interrogates after a short pause of silence.

Theo chuckles at the latter's hard attempt to act as if she didn't hear him. Or maybe, the young woman was just giving him a second chance to behave. Which he rather would. "Nothing much. I was just saying that I would literally kiss your father's hand for making such heavenly dishes."

"Whoa, whoa. There you young man. My father is so in love with my mum and that's so gay." Azura rambles.

"And, what's wrong with being gay?"

"Nothing but I just thought that you liked…" Azura swears that she almost said 'me' but seems like was lucky enough today to hold herself in.

"You thought I liked?" Theo asks curiously. Man literally seemed to already have sensed Azura's mind. This little wolfie.

Azura smiles awkwardly as she answers. "Girls. Yeah. I thought you liked girls."

Playfully, Theo adds. "Oh really? Because I heard that you thought that I liked you?"

"What? Jeez. Why would I think that? Besides, there's nothing about me to be liked."

"That's not true. There are plenty of things about you which anyone would just blindly like. And honestly, I think I already like you."

Now Azura's face reddens and could have gone stunned but the lady was too eager to ask, "Really? You do?"

The young man makes a thoughtful face before he perks. "Of course I do. I like you. As a friend."