==== Chapter 13 [ Part 4 ] ====

"Fuck you, Dante! I told you not to eat it all!" The white haired girl screams at him as she throws the empty paper bag away. "(Y/N) didn't only give this to you." Her blue eyes sparkle with rage as she reaches out her hand to his blonde hair. "This is for all of us, but you— but you—!!" She pulls his hair, causing the poor boy to moan in pain. Dante tries to grab her hair too for revenge, but Peach is quick to dodge his attack.

"Fucking bitch. I'll kill you for this."

"Heh!" Peach scoffs.

"If you survive this first without getting bald!" the girl mocks as she pulls his hair harder. Dante growls at her. Giving up in reaching her hair, he instead tries to put a hand on his hoodie's pocket. Though he later discovers nothing inside.

Of course.

Of course, the gun isn't with him.

Dante clicks his tongue and mentally face slaps himself. Alessio, of course, did order him to not carry his gun to school. Fuck his life.. Peach takes notes of the irritation written on his face. She smirks and pulls his hair harder and harder and...

"Peach."

Shit. Alessio!

Peach immediately drops his hair and pouts to her Boss. "It's Dante's fault!!! He ate everything (Y/N) gave us!" Peach points at the young man who glares back. Bitch!! This fucking bitch! After what she just did, did the bitch really think that he'll let her off!! He is about to jump at Peach and gives her the taste of her own medicine when Alessio places a hand before him.

"Dante, don't."

Dante scowls. "Don't? Don't?! But Alessio!!!" His silver eyes narrow at him before letting his gaze wander to the other students curiously gazing upon them. At the sight, Dante stops from protesting.  He bites the insides of his cheeks. It's always like this. It's always like this. Dante curls his fists and glares at the floor.

He can still feel the stinging sensation on his scalp. The pain is still there despite Peach pulling his poor blonde- colored hair several minutes earlier. Closing his oceanic blue eyes, he snaps it open when he feels someone runs their hand along his blonde hair. He stiffens as he hears your voice.

"Hey, guys!"

You smile at them, definitely looking in a happy mood. Peach immediately cuddles you as she greets you back. That bitter feeling is already gone as soon as Peach sees you. She also hugs Kielle who feels content to be loved. "How's class, Cousin?!" she asks him, and Kielle gives Peach a smile.

"It's fine," he says, looking over to you. "Since (Y/N)'s there to help me." He gently smiles at you, and you feel your cheeks turn a little bit pink by his smile. You wave Kielle's gratitude off since that's really nothing, but you feel a burst of pride because you are able to be useful to him. "Well, we're friends." You smile at Kielle. "That's what friends do," you tell him before later pulling your attention to Dante.

"Hey, are you okay?"

You gently elbow him, noticing his odd silence. Alessio narrows his eyes when he sees that his inferior does not respond for awhile, but he stays silent in his place as he continues to observe. You elbow Dante again. Once — Twice — Only he snaps out from his daze on the fourth time.

"Dante?" you ask, concerned.

He lets his blue eyes land on you, and he blinks it. "Ah. Yes. I am okay," he murmurs before suddenly throwing some glares again to Peach's direction. "But not earlier! Can't you believe it, (Y/N)?! She almost made me bald earlier! Just because I ate all the food you gave us. Like what the fuck? All for that!"

You tilt your head, confused.

"What?"

Peach angrily scowls at Dante as she instantly pulls you away from that crazy asshole. "(Y/N), it is not my fault. You gave that for us to share right? But he finished it all without even telling us," she explains with a sad look on her face. You look at her then to Dante. They look really mad with each other. Like really mad.. You do not really want to be involved in such fights, but you have to do at least something.

"I still have a lot at home if you want," you inform them with a tiny, uneasy smile. "I can just bring it tomorrow." Peach sighs and turns her attention to you. Those glares, gone. She pouts her cute pout and places a hand on your arm.

"You're too good for us, (Y/N)."

Dante rolls his blue eyes; but he still nods, agreeing to her words. Hearing those words, you immediately shake your head. Too good??? You feel shy and flattered at the same time, but of course you deny it by shaking your head a lot of times. "I—I'm not."

Kielle suddenly pinches your cheek.

Your eyes widen.

"Stop denying!! You know that it's true!" he teases you.

Kielle. Kielle pinched your cheek?! Your face turns dark red, and you step little away from Kielle. But his fingers are still on your cheek, pinching it. "Let go, Kielle," you stutter, and Kielle laughs at your adorable reaction. Your friend Peach sees it and smiles, happy to see you have a moment.

"Disgusting," Dante scoffs.

"I'm gonna only let this go if you stop denying it," Kie teases you with a wink. Seeing that you have no choice, you are about to when Alessio snatches Kie's wrist and pulls it away from your flustered face. Your eyes widen. Kielle's eyes widen. Well, almost everyone is surprised.

"Please let go."

Kielle softly says as he looks at his poor wrist.  Voice is very soft and cautious. He is afraid to anger this Alessio any further. "It hurts."

Alessio seems to tighten his hold more on Kielle's wrist, indifferent to the pain the latter is feeling. You snap back from the shock and is about to do something when those silver eyes turn to you— to your cheek rather. His silver eyes rest on the slight visible mark left by Kielle's touch. His eyes darken.

"It hurts, right?"

He turns his silver eyes back to Kielle's confused gold -colored irises. "Then you should know that that is what she's exactly feeling when you touched her, " he darkly mutters, boring his cold gaze onto poor Kielle who only flinches by his words and icy looks. You open your lips, deciding to intrude in.

"It's fine. It didn't really—"

You stop when he places a hand on your cheek,  gently carressing it. His fingers are cold.. You blink and blink. You're fucking uncertain if Alessio is truly—  He pulls away from you and gives you that long stare. One, two, three. "— hurt," you finish your sentence, breathless, while you watch the black- haired man walk away like nothing strange ever happened.

"What was that?"

Peach asks in a tiny voice as she looks at you with that expression of disbelief. Dante has his ocean- blue eyes averted down at the ground while Kielle holds his right wrist, wondering if Alessio also likes you... You exhale. You yourself don't know what really happened, so you shrug. A look of disappointment is on her face, but she accepts the answer.

"L— Let's just go eat," she suggests in a weak tone of voice; but you know that something is wrong with her. Throughout the day, your friend just seems so sad and quiet.