Anonymous Call

"Who are you? And Where is my Ziro?" Alina glared at Ziro with her eyes full of pure hate and rage.

Ziro smirked and raised his brows, "You are so sharp— as always. The moment I got control over this body, you figured it out."

"Get out of Ziro's body!"

"Wild as always. Though, I can't blame you. This body belongs to this kid, and I have no intention of taking it. I don't even know why and how I am here," he stated.

"But I saw this kid's memories, and he didn't seem to have a pleasant childhood. And it appears that this kid is my descendant. Maybe that's why somehow I am here," he asked himself.

"Though there is something inside him; something far more scary and deadly, and it's trying to eliminate me from this body. I don't think I can hold it any longer."

"I said, GET! OUT!" she yelled at the top of her lungs.

He tittered and said in a gentle voice, "You are just like her; I wonder if others are here too."

Alina squinted her eyes and frowned her face, "Don't make me repeat myself."

He chuckled as he patted Alina and said with a calm look on his face, "Take care. And… fare...well."

Alina stared at Ziro with a tensed expression on her face as she waited for Ziro to say something.

"Uhh… why am I being pushed against the wall?" Ziro asked in a joking manner.

Alina sighed in relief and hugged Ziro. 'I need to talk to Nier about this.'

"Oh, yeah. Alina, will you drop by my house after school?" Ziro questioned.

"Sure. It's been a while since I met Angelica anyway."

"Uhh… she is not home, and she won't be back for a month now," Ziro replied as he recalled what happened in the morning.

"Did she leave the house?!" Alina asked with a concerned look on her face.

"No. Mom and dad went on a honeymoon."

"Then why are you inviting me?" Alina's eyes widened as she realized, "Don't tell me you plan to assault me in your home where I am alone?"

"If I wanted to assault you, I could do it right here, and I bet you wouldn't stop me coz I know deep down you want it too."

Alina ignored what Ziro just said, "So, why are you inviting me over?"

"Well… I made a song… not really a song, but a guitar tune. It should be about 5 minutes long, and I want you to listen to it first."

"Last month, I told you that I am taking piano lessons, so now you suddenly learned to play guitar?" Alina asked with a lifeless glare.

"Not really. I mean," Ziro shrugged his shoulders, "I am royal, and I have been taught almost all the things. Take Nier— for example, she knows ballet, sword fighting, martial arts, and much more."

"Probably better than me," he added.

Nier was Ziro's cousin from his mother's side, and she was around the same age as him.

"Alright, I will drop by your house. But if you try to do anything funny to me, I swear I will sue you."

"Just curious, but sue me for what?" Ziro questioned with a mischievous smile on his face.

"For assaulting me?"

"I do that every day. Think of something interesting."

"I will tell Nier." Alina asserted with a straight face.

"Ok, fine. I won't pull any moves on you." Ziro said like a gentleman.

Unlike with Ziro, Alina kept in touch with Nier, and they were childhood friends.

They kept talking on their way to school and reached the school on time. But Ziro had to go washroom so Alina went to the classroom alone. However, he came back before the classes could start.

Two lectures ended, and it was a short break for everyone.

Alina walked to Ziro's desk and said, "I will make dinner for you tonight."

"Are you staying the night at my place?!" Ziro asked excitedly.

"No," Alina denied in an instant.

The classroom door opened, and a female teacher walked in. She looked to be in her early twenties, and she taught mathematics. She had long brown hair and black eyes.

Ziro's first impression of her when they met for the first time was 'Hot and Sexy'.

"Alright! Everyone, on your desk!" She said in a loud voice.

Everyone went back to their desks, except Alina. Alina wanted to go to her desk, but she couldn't because Ziro was holding her hand.

"Alina, did you not hear me when I asked everyone to get back to their desk?"

"Uhh... Miss Sera," Ziro raised his other hand.

"Yes, Ziro."

"The break isn't over yet, so she can be wherever she wants, right?"

Sera furrowed her brows at Ziro as she made an annoyed look on her face, "Yes."

Sera was a strict teacher, and everyone in the school was afraid of her— excluding Ziro and Alina because they had a different type of relationship with her.

After a while, the break ended, and Ziro let Alina go. Sera started teaching, and suddenly— Ziro's phone rang aloud.

Everyone's attention turned to Ziro as he took out his phone.

"Ziro! Phones are supposed to be silent during classes!" Sera said in a loud voice.

"Yes, and I had set it on silent… but…" Ziro looked at the screen to see the call was from an unknown number.

'The call is on my private number? That's not possible! Only five people have this number.'

Ziro had a private number, and he had given that number to only Alina, Angelica, Drake, Nier, and Sera.

"Who is it?" Sera asked as she walked closer to Ziro.

"Ahem!" Alina cleared her throat on purpose to warn Sera.

Sera stopped and stared fiercely at Alina as she bit her lips. Seeing Sera's reaction, Alina felt victorious and couldn't help but smirk.

Alina and Sera were distant relatives. And Sera had known Ziro ever since he was a kid since she was acquainted with his parents.

Just a couple of months ago, when Alina was playing L.N.A, she met Sera in the game. Sera couldn't recognize Alina at first because her appearance was completely different from the real world. Later, Alina found out Sera was the top 7th player of the game, while she was only in the top 11th.

"Answer the call if it's important, otherwise turn off your phone." Sera groaned.

"Yea...h."