Chapter 105- Newcomer (Part 2)

The first thought many had when they saw the girl was one... She was tall. Ridiculously so. One could easily tell she was at least 6 feet and 2 inches tall, if not more. It was very rare to see a girl that tall around that region, so it caught their attention.

She was also tanned, with beautiful caramel-colored skin. Her hair was a contrast to that, as it was grey with streaks of white. She had a rather fit physique with nice muscles and curves. Then, there was her face, which was a completely different story.

She was incredibly gorgeous with sharp blue eyes and a wide smirk on her face as she tucked her hair behind her ear. Reaching the teacher, she turned around and looked at the class. Everyone was looking at her with a mix of reverence and admiration at her breathtaking beauty.

She had a charm they couldn’t describe in words.

"Hi, I’m Brianna Luthor. You can call me Bri. Nice to meet all of you." She said with a happy tone. Her voice was soothing yet also strong, carrying immense confidence and strength. She then smiled as she scanned the classroom, her eyes passing each student briefly until it came to a halt at a particular person, and her eyes widened.

"..."

"... Hm?" Elio stared up at her as he blinked, realizing she was looking directly at him. Instinctively, he stared behind him to make sure she was truly looking at him.

Her eyes lit up as if she saw the best thing in the world before her eyes, and her smile widened. "It’s him..."

"Is everything ok, Miss Brian-"

Before the teacher could even speak to her, Brianna walked down to the aisle under everyone’s watchful gaze. Reaching Elio’s table, she looked down at him. He stared back in complete confusion.

"..."

Silence took over the class for a good second. Nobody knew what was going on at that moment. Then, Brianna moved, lifting her hand, and she put it on Elio’s cheek as she rubbed her thumb against it. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Then, her lips quivered as her confident look wavered. Her body started shaking, and her breath halted for a good moment. Then, out of nowhere, she sprang forward and wrapped her arms around him into a very tight hug.

"Huh?" Elio didn’t even have the time to react as he felt her body wrap around him. Everything happened so quickly that his mind lagged. By the time he realized what just happened, the entire class erupted.

"Huh?!"

"What’s going on?!"

"Why is she hugging him?!"

"I don’t know..."

"Do they know each other?"

"Seems like it."

"Kyaaa, so bold~!"

"Are they a couple?!"

The reactions were strong and loud, varying from shock to excitement. The only silent people were Elio, Fiona, and the new girl, Brianna.

"I missed you... I missed you so much. I missed you, my love." She whispered as she buried her face into his neck.

"What the hell?!" Elio muttered as he instinctively tried to push her away, only to realize that she had him in a strong grip. "Let go! Who are you?"

He didn’t know how he even got into this situation.

"*Sniff*" The girl didn’t let go whatsoever. "I missed you..." She kept muttering under her breath as if she were in disbelief.

"M-Miss Brianna! What are you doing? Please let go of your classmate!" The teacher finally realized that he was, well, the teacher and tried to intervene. Finally, the girl seemed to listen as she pulled away and wiped her eyes, as she smiled at Elio, holding both of his hands as she said.

"I finally made it, Elio. I’m sorry for making you wait this long."

"..."

’What in God’s green earth is even going on anymore?’ Elio didn’t know whether to laugh or cry at how absurd this situation was. A girl he didn’t know suddenly jumped on him to hug him as if she knew him for a long time.

"Who are you?" Elio asked.

His question made the girl’s eyes widen. "You... don’t remember me?" She asked with a wavering tone.

"No? Did we meet before? I can’t remember."

’I would absolutely remember if I met a girl like you! The number of students I spoke to in the past few years can be counted on one damn hand!’

"Ah, haha... It must be because it has been a long time. I did change quite a bit. It’s me, Elio, Brianna. We were friends back in primary school!" She said.

"... Primary school?" Elio frowned as he tried to recall any particular girl he talked to at the time. During that period of his life, Elio didn’t have friends, but he did try to be a bit more social than now. After the constant hits to his self-esteem, he gave that up and decided to be a complete loner.

However, he was certain he never talked to any girl during that time. He was scared of them.

"It’s me, the girl you used to play with in that small park near the butcher shop after school hours."

"Near the butcher shop..." Elio immediately recalled that place, as he used to go there a lot. Then, he remembered that he did indeed play with a certain person during that time. He met that person randomly, didn’t even know their name, and they just kicked the ball around and talked.

However... There was one small problem with that.

’Wasn’t that a boy?! Wait...’

The kid he played with had short hair and a boyish look, so he assumed it was a boy.

"Wait, are you saying... You were that boy I played with?!" Elio blurted out.

"Boy, hahaha! No, idiot, I’m not a boy."

"..."

"So, you thought that I was a boy that entire time?! Oh my god! Hahahaha!" Brianna started laughing. "That explains why you didn’t know me."

"..."

"Ah, well, I did look a bit masculine at the time so I don’t blame you."

"W-What..."

’If this is some kind of sick joke, then it should be over by now.’

Just trying to apply the image of that small kid to this gorgeous young woman before him felt like a comical relief. The difference was like night and day. Sure, both were tanned and sure, both had grey hair, but that was it, there were no other similarities in any other way.

"Ah, so you two know each other?"

"Yes, teacher! We were childhood friends!" Brianna said. "I came here to join this school after hearing that Elio had moved here."

"Woah!!"

"Oh my god, so romantic!"

"She specifically came to study here just because of him?! What the..."

"Why does this kind of love never find me?!!!"

The eruption from that knowledge was even stronger at that moment. Nobody could believe what they were hearing. That included Brianna, who stared at the scene with incredible apathy. Her eyes seemed to be ready to kill at any moment.

"Well, I’m glad you already have someone you know here, but, ehem, you can’t go around hugging people, Miss Brianna. It’s inappropri-"

"I wanted to hug Elio because I hadn’t seen him in years. I doubt that would be of great trouble to you, teacher." She replied, cutting him with ruthless coldness. It even flabbergasted the man himself as he saw her jovial smile vanish for a second, and a scary look took place.

"Now, can you please give me this seat. I would highly appreciate it." Turning to the student sitting next to Elio, she asked.