Chapter 6 (2/2)
“It’s nothing—actually, it is so About you”
“About me?” Treize repeated, shocked
“I need to talk to you About who you are”
It was not the answer Treize had been hoping for He deflated
“Sorry for calling you out so early But I have to let you know,” Lillia said quietly
Treize also lowered his voice “I live at the dor to school so early So what is it?”
Because the classroo classes, they would not likely be interrupted by other students (barring so lost) But Lillia still exercised the utmost caution
Each time they heard footsteps outside, they would pause And in between, Lillia told Treize everything she had heard fro
“I see,” Treize replied, nodding again and again “Thanks for being concerned about me”
“I-it’s not like I orried or anything! It’s, er, you know!”
“No I don’t”
“You know! It’s—well—you know it’ll be bad if people find out! So be careful around the newspaper club! And stop sticking out so much!”
“All right, all right But I really don’t think it’s so about…”
Treize’s response was too indifferent for Lillia’s liking She frowned
“Why not? You should be more careful!”
“But,” Treize argued, “they don’t have any proof”
“What?”
“You know, lack of evidence Proof that I’ the phrase ‘prince of Ikstova’ “They can interrogateTo use an extreme example, even if someone who knew—like you—told them, I’d just deny it and demand proof”
Lillia froze for a full dozen seconds Then she finally spoke
“Y-you’re right!” She clapped brightly “That’s right They have no proof”
Relieved, Lillia exhaled and sank against the back of her chair She looked up at the ceiling “All that worrying for nothing That was stupid of me”
“That aside, it’s pretty cool they think I’m a morderca! Maybe I should just say that I am one”
“Are you stupid?!”
“I adym class I’ll try not to stand out too much anymore”
“Please And you know—”
“Hm?”
“I think I kind of get what you’ve been going through all this tiuess I was forced to understand”
“Yeah?”
“I was forced to understand”
“Uh-huh”
“I was forced”
“Yeah”
“Forced”
“Oh, I get it You didn’t want to understand You didn’t want to understand how I felt all these years, trying to hide the truth fro you this whole time”
“Hey, there’s such a thing as being too quick on the uptake, you know?!”
“I’ to class,” Lillia finally said, her eyes full of sleep
“I’ll walk you there” Treize got up after her and opened the classroom door Then he closed it behind them
Lillia thanked hi a large suitcase
“You’ve been lugging that thing around?”
“Oh, just starting today”
The halls were a little more crowded than earlier Lillia and Treize continued to chat as they walked The former sounded much more relaxed
“Why? Isn’t it a hassle?”
“Yeah, but I’ve been carrying around study guides lately I borrow a lot of big books froym clothes too,” Treize replied nonchalantly
“What?” Lillia uttered, furrowing her brow “But ould you need a suitcase?”
“Huh? To bring my stuff with me to classes…?”
“Why don’t you just use a locker?” Lillia tilted her head
“What?” Treize did as well
Several minutes later, they stood in the locker area in the
Thewas situated at the center of the campus, with most of its first floor dedicated to student-use lockers
The tall, narrow lockers were made of ith slits cut into the tops and bottoht of such doors lined up one after another alraveyard, but unlike a real ce
Students at the 4th Capital Secondary School were always busyfrom one class to another, and the sheer size of the cas in their lockers to lessen their burdens
Those who had just arrived were at their own lockers to take out things like textbooks and notebooks, putting away things they did not need—like gym clothes, in the case of sports club members
“Oh, so that’s hoorks!” Treize exclaimed
“A-are you serious?!” Lillia stammered “They didn’t tell you when you first transferred in?”
“They said there were lockers in the s were like coin lockers For keeping stuff at school for long periods of tiot their own! It certainly makes classes easier!”
“I don’t believe this…”
“So how exactly do you use a locker?” Treize asked
Lillia explained Treize probably had a designated locker so like a na for ease of identification He should buy a small lock with a key or a rotary combination lock, which he could buy at the campus store
“I see I see”
“And they have temporary lockers around too, just to let you know You can use one for now if you can’t get your locker number immediately”
“Really?”
“Over here”
Lillia led the way to the corner of the locker area, at the edge of the
“Right here”
It was a section of lockers all lined up together
The lockers themselves were no different from the rest, but they were situated in an alcove at the corner of the building None of them were marked with names
“These are the tened to anybody Anyone with too h one locker is enough for most people I’ve never used a temp locker myself”
“Hh to fit allthe lockers “These locks ht? I don’t think there are any left”
“That’s funny Last I checked, a lot of them were empty Were the temp lockers always this popular?” Lillia wondered
“Oh well,” Treize replied, “I’ll just go to the office and get my locker number Thanks, Lillia”
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