Under The Veil of Night

"Mike is completely defeated in the face of love," Neo commented as he saw his friend sat near Misae. Even from afar, he could guess that Mike was not a match when he was facing against Misae.

Kevin glanced towards them for a moment before averting his eyes again. He was standing in front of a vending machine as he thought about which drink that Kanae would want.

Neo saw Kevin was thinking hard and sighed to himself. "Kanae like to drink juice too if you don’t want to pick the usual one."

Kevin picked a melon juice before walking towards their sitting place. Seeing Kevin acted like that, Neo didn’t know whether he should cry or laugh. Although it was funny to see the usually cold leader became rather hesitant in front of a girl he liked, he knew that this might not last long.

With their different position in this city, the two of them wouldn’t be able to stay together. It was the rule that has been stayed in their clan for decades.

"President, we have prepared a seat for you too," Kanae waved her hand when she saw him getting closer.

Kevin sat down beside Kanae and handed her the drink that he bought. "This is for you."

"Thank you, President," Kanae’s eyes shone when she saw what he brought for her. This was one of her favorite taste in terms of juice. Not like she was that picky, but she still has things that she preferred more than the others.

"The competition is about to start," Laura reminded. They quickly turned their eyes to the field.

Alice already handed the bottle to Tommy, and she stayed on the sidelines.

"Girl, you should just return back to the stand. This is not the place for a girl like you to stay," the manager complained. She had seen Alice a few times in the past and felt rather irked by this young girl. After all, Alice was beautiful. This made the boys paid more attention to Alice rather than her.

Alice was stunned. "I’m accompanying my friend, and this is still within the sidelines."

"Don’t talk back to me. You’re disturbing the students," the manager snapped.

Alice was stunned. Why this girl treated her with so much hate? She barely did anything. "I’m just standing here."

The manager felt her irk was reaching another level. She was already being ignored pretty often during the practice time because of this girl. Right now, she didn’t want to be ignored during the competition time to.

She raised her hand. "Like I said, you’re being a bother here!"

Alice closed her eyes when she saw this manager about to slap her. However, the pain she expected never came. When she opened her eyes again, she saw Tommy stood in front of her while holding the manager’s hand.

"This is school, not the place for you to bully other people. Even if you’re older than her, you shouldn’t do it," Tommy said in a low and menacing tone. As a fighter from Black Street, his aura alone could make most ordinary fighter terrified. For the manager, he would be no different than a death reaper.

The manager nodded her head furiously. "I... I... under.... I under.... Understand."

"Scram! Just do your work!"

With that, the manager scampered and headed to the sidelines. Without her realizing it, tears started to fall from her eyes. Just two sentences from Tommy was more than enough to scare her out of her wits.

Tommy turned his attention back to Alice. "Are you alright?"

"Yes, I’m fine. But is it fine to berate her like that? Won’t she make more troubles for you in the club?" Alice asked worriedly.

"Don’t worry. She won’t be able to do anything to me," Tommy grinned. "The club can’t bear to lose me too except if they want to lose."

Alice nodded her head. She still felt rather worried, but Tommy’s words reassured her.

"Tommy, it’s time," his teammate called.

"I’m coming," Tommy answered. He smiled at Alice. "Just watch, I’ll bring victory for our school."

Alice smiled as she saw Tommy walked further away. She thought about something as she raised her hand to her mouth, placing them on each side. "You can do it, Tommy!"

Tommy was startled to hear the sudden shout from Alice. The usually reserved girl seemed to be bolder today. He waved his hand and prepared himself in his place.

Alice’s face was red, yet she happy that Tommy answered her yell. It was the first time she tried to do it so closely with him. At this point in time, she felt exceptionally happy and excited.

As the gun was fired, the runner started running. The students from Nolen School C should be proud because of their achievement. The students there were not that good for study and most of them like to fight. Since it was the case, they have a better physique and soon led the match, especially because they have been drilling their body harder.

"Will our school win?" Misae asked excitedly.

"Not sure, that guy over there is fast too," Mike interrupted and pointed to the group beside theirs.

Although their school started was faster, he was soon surpassed by the person beside him. Then, the baton was passed to the second and third people. However, the gap widened. Lastly, the baton was given to Tommy who dashed off quickly.

Aside from one team, the other teams were lagging behind the race so much. Given Tommy’s speed, he quickly reduced the gap between him and the other group. Tommy recognized this young man as the one who defeated him before. However, last year and today was different. His physical strength already increased so much.

He crossed the finishing line a bit faster than the other party, which made him won the race.

"Yes!"

"Tommy won!"

"Our school wins!"

Tommy panted a little as he stopped after the goal line. The difference between him and this person was less than one second. This time, he was the one faster. His lips curled up to make a smile. It felt rather satisfying to be the one to lead this time.

"You’ve become faster," that student said in a surprised tone. He was also panting, yet his face didn’t show any disappointment. Having the chance to face off with Tommy again, he already felt extremely elated.

Tommy smiled and extended his hand. "It’s a good fight. If you’re faster just by another second, I won’t be able to defeat you."

"That’s only if. Your progress is extremely good. I acknowledge you as a worthy opponent," the student stretched his body after shaking hands with Tommy. "See you in the next competition, if there is any. At that time, I won’t lose."

"I accept your challenge," Tommy grinned.

The two of them looked towards each other before they parted their ways. Tommy made his way to Alice and took the drink that she prepared. Drinking them always made him felt much better after practice, so he liked them very much.

"Congratulation, Tommy," Alice shouted again.

Tommy waved his hand. At this time the other members of the relay club were already crowding him. They were excited by their win.