The Jewel of Section E : The Dark Side || does not belong to me.

Chapter 6

Not this time.
I put the phone on silent without declining the call.
I wouldn't let Yuri have Jay-jay now.

She's mine.

"Keifer..." she called and finally stopped crying. "Rory? How is he?" she asked worriedly.
She sat up and faced me. She looked such a mess—blood on her face and clothes. She was wearing white too.

"He's okay..." I said and forced a smile. I then wiped the tears and blood from her cheeks.

"I-I don't understand," she said.

"Hm?"

"I saw blood... so much blood... but I didn't faint or hurt anyone."

"We'll figure that one out. But right now, you need to clean up and rest," I said and stood up.

I offered my hand to her. She took it and stood up. But before she could take a step, her knees gave out and she nearly collapsed.
Good thing my reflexes were quick. I caught her before she hit the floor.

"Are you okay?" I asked, worried.

"M-my knees are still shaking."

Without hesitation, I carried her bridal style. I felt her jolt in surprise.

"K-Keifer..."

"Shut up and let me be a gentleman," I said with a smirk. Sometimes she just doesn't get that I'm trying to be sweet. She only seems to know how to roast me.

I walked quickly back to the emergency room where everyone was gathered around Rory.
I saw Yuri's expression when he saw me carrying her.

His look—seeing me help the girl he loves and knowing he couldn't do anything about it—was full of envy, jealousy, and frustration.

"What happened to Jay-jay?!" Ci-N asked as she ran toward us.

"Nothing. She just needs to be cleaned up and get some rest."

I laid her down on the bed next to Rory's. Now I could see her clearly—she also had scrapes and bruises on her elbows and knees.

"Ci-N! Get some towels and water!" I ordered. She immediately called a nurse and asked for what I needed.

Yuri came closer and looked at Jay-jay.

"Jay! What happened? Are you hurt?" he asked worriedly.

I wanted to laugh at him. He's being so obvious in front of our classmates.
He's the one who said he didn't want people to know about whatever is going on between them—but now he's practically announcing it.
That damn engagement.

"I-I'm okay... How's Rory?" Jay-jay asked.

Rory, who was just across from her, waved. If we were to compare their condition now? Jay-jay actually looked worse off than Rory.

A nurse came over with the towels and water I asked for.
I took a towel and soaked it in water.
I held Jay-jay's face and wiped off the blood. I couldn't help but look into her eyes.
But she looked away. I understood, especially with Yuri standing right there.

Yuri also took a towel and began wiping the blood off her arms and hands.

Ha! And the competition begins!

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Jay-jay's POV

They look so ridiculous.
If this situation hadn't just happened, I would've smacked both of them already. I can't even tell if they're actually helping me or just showing off.

I'm honestly so confused!
Why didn't the thing happen again like it used to?

While the two of them were busy with me, the others were talking about how the boys from another school ambushed us.

"There were so many of them... and they were after Jay-jay just like the others," Rory explained.

"I'm sure they'll come back," Edrix said.

"It's weird though, why are they only showing up now? Before, we were just walking around and never had problems," Eren said.

Yeah, why now? And why me again? Aren't they tired of this? Because I am.

"It's very simple," Keifer jumped in.
"Ram is weak now, so there's no one to control the gangs in this area."

Ram? The one I beat up before?

"What do you mean by 'control'?" Ci-N asked.
Whenever there's conflict, this one suddenly becomes so interested.

"He used to control them. Now that he's weak, there's no one to keep them in check. They're like wild animals out of their cages," Keifer explained while still wiping my face.

"But why is Jay-jay the target?" Felix asked.

"To get revenge on me," Keifer answered quickly.

We all looked at him, waiting for more.

"They all think that you're my girlfriend," he said to me.

Oh... right!
That's what those guys said during the Christmas party, and again just now.
Where did that rumor even start?

"What are we going to do now?" Yuri asked, stopping for a moment.

"We could watch over Jay-jay to make sure she doesn't get hurt," Blaster suggested.

"That works... but we all have our own responsibilities, so it's hard," Felix replied.

"Whoever's free can do it," Drew said.

"I can! 24/7!" Ci-N said proudly, raising her hand.

"24/7?" Josh asked.

"I live with her, so there's no problem."

My eyes widened. Crap! They didn't know about that.
Everyone froze and looked at Ci-N.

"You live with Jay-jay?" Kit asked.

Ci-N nodded proudly and looked at us. Then suddenly hid behind Felix for some unknown reason.

I looked at the two guys beside me who had stopped wiping.

Oh no. Ci's in trouble!
Keifer and Yuri were now looking at her with such cold eyes. They looked like they were ready to kill a child.

"Kindly explain... why is Ci-N living in your house?" Yuri asked me.

"W-what?"

Why did I suddenly feel nervous?
I looked at Ci-N, silently begging for help—but the jerk was now hiding fully behind Felix.

W-what the hell is happening?!