NO

"Chungyong?"

As he looked back, he saw Mingyo with tears flowing from her eyes. Her eyes searching all over him to find something he didn't understand. Her face pale and tear stains on her purple top, she without saying anything ran to him, hugging him. She started to cry out loud, "Where were- you? Why- Dark Queen asked- for you?"

As he heard those words he came out of his shock and hugged the girl, wrapping his arm around her waist and patting the little girl, who reached his nose. Without replying he started saying sweet nothings in her ears, "I am back. I am here. You're a strong girl. Don't cry. Please, Mingyo don't cry."

Her name caught her attention as she unhugged them, looking up his eyes. Chungyong looked at her innocent eyes, which were red from all the crying. Her eyes glimmered with fear as she asked, "W-Why does she asked for you?"

She empathized on she, making it feel like she didn't like dark queen even a bit. But he only smiled replying, "Because she wanted to make me her student after graduation."

She looked down trying to digest all this when she suddenly realized in what position she was and she within an instant she jumped away from him. Making a huge 7 feet distance, she looked anywhere but him, and whispered, "Gabrielwasaskingforyou."

Saying that she practically ran in the opposite direction, not before hitting her head twice with large pillars surrounding the hall. Chungyong couldn't help but sigh, "Even maths is much easier than girls."

He shook his head while walking down to their meeting room.

----In the corridor of boys dorm----

A carefree Noah walked freely in the empty corridor assuming it's on the top floor, so people dare step feet here, but boy so wrong he was. He suddenly stopped hearing a whimpering sound. He looked around but no one was found, so he kept walking, but again when he heard the same sound, he ran in its direction.

Taking his turn left he found nothing but an empty hall, then his eyes flew to a door right left to him. He eared the door to confirm and again a whimper. But before he could fight against a normal wood door, he heard, "Why... Why only me? Why not anyone else? Fuck! I don't even want to be a prince!"

His eyes went wide as he suddenly felt the voice was similar. He very quietly turned the door nob and peek inside before going in. All he saw was darkness to the end corners, there was a broken window that was letting the darkroom light up a bit only to make it darkly dim.

The wooden furniture that was laying all over and was tried to hide with white dusty clothes gave the room another haunted feeling, but the spiders still found their home in it. He very cautiously moved ahead and what he saw made his brows curl up in confusion. He saw a Lucious lying on the floor, in the middle of the room, window's light directing his white skin against the sandy floor. He was having his back to him, only in his shorts, his figure was lean like a girl, but as Noah's eyes noticed that his back was filled with scars he felt an urge to go to him. Some looked old and some fresh as it made something stir inside Noah's chest, but he ignored the filling.

His legs were bruised with purple and blue marks all over, he was curled up in a ball. Repeating the same line, "Why? Why me?"

He couldn't help himself anymore and he stepped to him, it's then when his eyes fell on the shattered glass which was near the boy's head. He went a bit further and suddenly Lucious's body froze and he, with one swift motion stood up his windy stretched to Noah's neck. Noah was too much surprised to see the boy in such powerful composure after what he just saw. Still, his appearance didn't bother Lucious as he narrowed his eyes on Noah.

His tears stained face, his bruises which he had hidden from the whole world was now on complete show. His vulnerability was on show but still, he stood unfazed and unbothered by anything. He was in a complete posture to fight as he extends his sword just an inch to take the daydreamer boy out of his thought train, Noah smirked saying, "A minute ago you were a crying mess and now oh-am-brave play, you're an awesome actor."

Lucious narrowed his eyes on him, and with pure seriousness oozing out, he said "Windy is not only for act its a real sword and trust me it can slice you better than any chef and give me a single reason why I shouldn't kill you and throw your body to my dogs?"

Noah couldn't hold his chuckle anymore as he said, "Because first, I am a Royal of Anchancia, sire Selves' son. I am Noah Hilda Selves Xinlin."

Lucious's eyes went wide but he covered it very well, not from Noah though, and he added again, "Second, because you can't kill me. I am a sky type and that too I am personally trained by King Julio."

Lucious this time didn't say anything but attacked him. As his sword swing making Noah jump back to dodge, he looked at him with distaste. Noah said, "Ooo, a very good dodge."

Lucious again attacked him with full force, but Noah jumped in another direction. It was obvious that Luscious was holding back, as he knew if this place gets shattered he was in no position to make excuses about it. He looked at his back to find Noah but all he found was thin air. He looked everywhere but it was like Noah disappeared, but then, "Up here."

As he looked up he saw Noah jumping down on him making him fall on the ground, his windy falling away from him. Noah took his chance grabbing the boy's wrists and locking them behind his bareback but being careful not to harm the boy than he already is.

As the shorter boy struggled under the taller's grip, Noah said, "That's not how you treat a friend."

But Lucious seethed venomously, "You're not my friend! Anything but my friend!"

Noah raised his brow and asked, "Why, can't I be?"

Lucious barked, "Because no one is!"

And before Noah can ask anything Lucious used his powers making Windy, his sword, fly across the room and try to pierce through Noah's neck but Noah created a shield around him protecting himself from Windy's attack. Lucious's eyes went wide as he murmured, "How? How can someone stop Windy's attack?"

Noah gladly replied his question, "Because Windy maybe one of the deadly eleven weapons of the world, but the shield I used was Sunburg, sixth of deadly weapons."

Lucious couldn't help but gasp loudly at him, to which Noah just smirked, he said, "Now, now, now I want you to tell me who did this."

It didn't take Lucious another minute to understand Noah is talking about his scars. Noah waited for a reply but when it didn't come, he sighed, saying, "Tell me you're naturally stubborn or did you happen to fall from bed yesterday?"

Still, no reply and Noah bent down his neck and started nipping on it. As he started to suck the soft skin of his neck, Lucious couldn't help but feel tingles from his assaulter's warm mouth that was graving his masterpiece on his skin. Lucious bit his lip, hard, not to moan but Noah knew he was doing a good job and suddenly he bites on his neck lightly startling the smaller one.

He said, "Start talking or else..."

His words were deadly serious and Lucious knew this was the farthest end he can come to, so he said, "Okay! Okay! I will! But at least release me!"

Noah raised his brow and asked, "Are you sure you not gonna run? Because trust me if you did you would regret even coming to this school in the first place."

Lucious shuddered at his words because he knew they were not just empty threats. Lucious gulped visibly as he slowly nodded his head. Noah let go of his wrists and stood up from him. Lucious lets out a shaky breath which he didn't know he was holding. But as the chill air hit his skin, making him aware of his nakedness, he felt knots in his stomach as blood rushed to his cheeks and he went to a beat red.

His snow-white skin didn't do any good in hiding the red patches on his cheek and he moved his back to Noah and hugged himself getting too much self-conscious. Lucious has never been out with many people, neither he has faced anyone in such clothing, other than physical examination.

He didn't know why but he felt as if he's being stripped of his dignity. But he felt something against his skin and then saw Noah who has his black shirt over his shoulders. Noah said, "Now speak."

Lucious slipped into the shirt, which was surely a bit oversize for his five-six in front of six two. The shirt lousy fell off his shoulder yet covered the area, making him more comfortable in the silky shirt. He looked down and said, "We should sit... I guess?"

Noah nodded at him and sat right there supporting himself for the nearest pillar. Lucious sat criss-cross too and started, "My mother and father have always been strict with me. They wanted me to do my best in everything and trained me for that. But training was hard and yet I couldn't make up to their expectations, so whenever I would skip the first rank in anything I would be punished. And those scares are from that abuse. The marks on my legs are from the training I had yesterday."

Noah asked, "What training?"

Lucious started to play with his fingers while saying, "I-I...my mom found out about me attacking Kaal and after that incident and she forced me to go into the cosmos room and take some energy, but as soon as I stepped there this happened. But she kept sending me so the bruises get severe."

Noah practically shouted on little one, "Are you out of your mind? Sky element never goes with any other one, it can severely damage your tissues and you went there over and over?"

Lucious suddenly felt like crawling into a hole and not coming out forever and ever, but he gathered the last ounce of his courage and said, "B-But mother said it will make me powerful!"

Noah grabbed him by his forearm and asked, "How many times you went there?"

Lucious tried to get out of his grip but it didn't affect Noah. His grip was gentle yet a steel one. When Lucious couldn't get out Noah gave him a death glare and Lucious said, "E-Everyday a-after that incident?"

It came out more like the question to him as he didn't know if Noah would make fun of him or what. Noah couldn't help but groan loudly. He said, "Come with me."

Before Lucious can even open his mouth, Noah added, "Don't." The low yet cold serious voice was enough for him to shudder freely as all he could do was nod. He started to follow him, but at the door, he stopped asking, "Can I wear my clothes?"

Noah looked back at the boy who was patiently waiting for his reply. Finding himself under his gaze Lucious looked down and started to play with the hem of Noah's shirt. Noah found himself looking at him for more than required, he found him just too much to let go. He had too much to show and Noah was sure to explore each and every one of them.

Noah replied, "No."