"Dude, what the hell?" 

I think his name was Terry, he was the first one who got annoyed when Ace suddenly announced that they were not going to participate in the event. 

Ceasar and Abigail who were both apart of the event laughed. They seemed to find the situation amusing. It made me curious, I knew Ceasar had the knowledge about me and Ace going out but why was Abigail laughing as well?

"If the Pres says he quits, then me too," Ceasar joined and placed his gun down.  

"It would be useless without these two idiots so I quit too," Abigail laughed. The rest of the members of the team looked frustrated, in fact, everyone from Beta that was watching started to jeer at the three of them. 

"Boo all you want, without the three of us you guys would not reach anything anyway," Ceasar yelled at those people who were insulting them. 

Ceasar had a point, the three of them had been playing a lot of games for Beta. On top of that, they would always get the top spot. 

"Do you still have a reason to play now?" Ace whispered harshly at me. 

"There are other houses you fool, why would you quit?" I hissed through gritted teeth in return.  

I felt annoyed. The thought that he had quit the game for my sake irked me. I didn't realize he was that kind of guy. 

"Don't blame me if this becomes the reason why your house won't win Sports Fest this year," I turned around and left him. 

He scratched his head furiously before making an exit. Abigail and Ceasar trailed behind him. 

Miss Randell and Mr. Macklet who was both officiating the game looked at each other before announcing that Beta has forfeited the event which automatically puts them in fourth place. 

"The idea was he would go easier on the house, but quitting? Damn, if we knew he would quit all the games that you are involved in, we should have always pitted you with him," Tony laughed and so did Anne. 

I bit my lower lip in annoyance, I was in no mood to joke. 

I muttered a few curses under my breath before I followed the rest of my group to our base. 

Ace was still stuck on my mind. If he thinks that he could get me to quit this event just because he did, he was wrong. It struck me how prideful I was. I think I was starting to get some of Ace's traits because we have been staying together with each other for too long.

Still, the same thought keeps repeating in my head. 

Did he quit because he was playing against me? 

Was it because I didn't listen to him about my injury?

Where was he coming from?

I never thought a guy as prideful as him would leave such an important event for such a petty reason. It pissed me off. He had left the forest and the watcher's bench before I made my way to the base. He does not have any plan on watching the event. 

Everyone else could see us from the huge screen that was placed in front of the watcher's bench. There are cameras hidden almost everywhere in the forest so the teachers and the students could see what is happening. 

The game was rather easy, probably because Beta had forfeited. We had a tough time trying to locate where Zeta had placed their flag but the moment we found it, we head easily won the game. No one got close to our flag since our two snipers, Peter and Johnson were the ones watching it. They were both great snipers, anyone who comes close, they were able to shoot. The whole game was actually fun.

To our surprise, Kappa placed second. 

From what I saw, I think Zeta had a misunderstanding in their group. Chase who was also playing for the event, look frustrated at the end. 

Everyone from Iota erupted in loud cheers. It was obvious who was leading after today's events, we were. We did not even need to calculate it, we had placed first and second for almost all the events today. Beta only had a ten-point lead from us yesterday, it would be impossible that they were still leading especially after forfeiting Capture the Flag.

As usual, the executive committee of Iota had a short meeting at the end of the day to summarize all the possible deductions and merits. Jaymie had written down all the points we received today. Excluding the possible merits and deduction, our house was leading by 50 points, followed by Beta. 

Ace had entered my mind again, I was still pissed at him. I looked through my messages but there was nothing from him, I guess he was mad at me as well. 

I didn't want to be the first one to approach so I placed my phone back in my pocket. I tried to forget him as the committee and I enjoyed our dinner together. After eating I had immediately excuse myself since I wanted to rest early.

When I got back in my room there were a few things sprawled on my bed; a note, a box of Anicare relief gel, patches, a clean bandage, heat pack, and Tylenol. I picked up the note first. 

I thought I would be the prideful one in this relationship, 

I guessed wrongly. Treat yourself and your bruise, 

stop bandaging it tightly, it would become worst. 

I guessed it was from Ace but seeing his handwriting on the note assured me that it really was from him. I pouted, he still cared about me despite the fact that I had acted so selfishly. 

He just wanted me to quit the event because he knew it would further injure my hips but I had not followed him. I sighed and lied in bed. 

I have always thought that Ace was an immature, cocky, and selfish, in other words, a simple asshole. Every time he does simple things like this for me, it makes me realize how differently I used to see him. 

I swiped my phone from my pocket and decided to message him. 

To Ace: Are you still mad at me? :"((

From Ace: How could I ever stay mad at you? 

To Ace: I wanna see you. 

From Ace: Open the door. 

I jolted up when I read the message. I scurried towards the door and opened it, only to find him leaning against the wall. I scanned the hallway, no one was outside so I immediately pulled him in. 

"What  if someone saw you?" I panicked. 

"No one did, thus, I could easily reason that I was here because I wanted to beat you up," he chuckled. 

"Oh really," I scoffed. "You dare say you want to beat me up when everything on my bed tells me you want me to heal this injury quickly?" 

He squinted at me, "Are you really not from Beta?" 

I rolled my eyes and punched him on the arm a little. I was about to ask him to help me patch my hip up because doing it by myself was quite hard, instead he wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me in. 

He placed me in a deep kiss before placing his forehead on mine. 

"I'm sorry for lashing out just now," he looked at the side, avoiding my eyes. His face was in a shade of pink. 

Ace was apologizing. The thought was not registering in my head. He even felt flustered because he was apologizing. He looked like a kid.  

"Again? I couldn't quite hear you," I teased and smiled widely. He pulled away from me and turned around. 

"Nothing, forget it," he rubbed his head. I wanted to tease him more but instead, he walked towards my bed, he ordered me to take my night shower so he could help me apply the ointment on my hips afterward. 

I happily complied until I realized I had forgotten to take my clothes again. 

"Um, Babe?" I called out to him outside. 

"Yes, Babe?" He answered back. 

"Can you grab me clothes from my closet?" 

"Nah, I'm lazy, get it yourself," he was obviously baiting me out of the room in my bathroom robes.

"Get It!!!" I was already yelling but he still disagreed. 

In the end, I was forced to come out of the shower with only my robes on. He was smiling widely at me when I got out. 

This jerk. 

I rolled my eyes at him before heading towards the cabinet. 

"Why is it that whenever I am in the mood to devour you, one of us is always injured?" he sighed still eyeing me from my bed. My face immediately flushed, it was a good thing I was back facing him. 

Devour. 

What a word to use for a situation like this. 

I took my clothes and headed back to the restroom but he stood in my way. He cupped my cheeks and stared deeply into my eyes. His eyes always enticed me. 

There was something about him that always made me want more. 

He lowered his look from my eyes to my lips and soon enough we were once again in a kiss. He held my waist and started to push me back until I fell on the bed. He got on top of me before he began to kiss me deeply again. 

It has not even been that long but I started to feel breathless. The kiss that started gently was now becoming hard and sloppy. He was ravenous, completely controlling, it made me surrender to him. He was about to untie my robe when the door of my bedroom unlocked, revealing Anne. 

"Oh my God, Oh my God, Oh my  God," she immediately closed the door. 

My face turned rubicund. I looked at Ace but he seemed unbothered by it. He grinned and started to kiss me again, I was still flushed so I pushed him off of me. 

He pouted, "But it was only about to get good." 

I stuck my tongue out and used the exact same words he had used against me before, "I don't want my injury to affect my performance."

He gave me a short amused look before he continued to pout as I changed to my clothes. When I got back out he had helped me rub ointment on my hips and after that, he finally left. 

I thought I  was about to get some sleep when Anne entered my room with a cheeky grin. 

This was going to be a  long night. 

"What was that?" She started. 

"That was kissing," I tried to sound nonchalant but the hue on my face gave me away. 

"Is that why you agreed to go out with him? Is he good?" She pried. She was always so chatty when it comes to things like this. 

"At kissing?"

"At sex," her eyes gleamed and I chocked on my saliva. She was so straightforward. 

"We haven't even done it," I smirked and she immediately looked disappointed. 

"I shouldn't have barged in, what if tonight was supposed to be the night," She laughed and I rolled my eyes. 

The thought of the two of us having sex had entered my mind before but I knew it was going to come naturally. I don't want to hurry such a thing. 

"You have got to tell me the details when you do," She smiled from ear to ear. 

"Before I do, what's up with you and Nathan? I heard the two of you are getting very, very close," I smiled cheekily back at her. It was time to turn the table. 

"We are not, we are just friends, alright?" She pouted and I laughed. There was someone else I wanted to tease her about when the door opened, it was Tony. 

I have got to start locking my door. 

"Drinks?" He asked holding onto five cans of mule. Anne jumped from my bed, smiling widely. She may not look like it but her tolerance level to alcoholic drinks was very high, unlike me. 

"Why the sudden idea?" I asked and grabbed one from him. 

I could handle at least one can but that was going to be it. 

"Get me drunk, maybe I would tell you guys why," Tony sighed. 

That was impossible, Anne and Tony were drinking buddies. They always welcomed me to join them, it just so happens that every time I would join, I would be the first to fall asleep or vomit or create a mess. 

"The tension between Zeta and Beta is growing," Tony started the topic. 

"Why so?" I asked. 

"It seems that Jesslyn from Zeta got injured during soccer this morning by someone from Beta," Tony answered. 

"Abigail?" Anne spoke my thought. 

"No, it was not her," Tony shrugged. "On top of that, there is a schism in Beta, I saw a few people trying to fight with Ceasar and Ace just now." 

I frowned, I didn't hear anything like that. On top of that, Ace had not told me anything. 

"Is it because of Capture the Flag?" I asked and Tony simply nodded. 

Why didn't Ace tell me anything? Was he keeping all his problems to himself? 

"Then how come I saw Chase and Ace talking yesterday?" Anne suddenly joined. 

It was about Edward. 

I suddenly remembered what Ace said yesterday. He had talked to Chase about something and he said he was going to tell me about it after Sports Fest. 

I had not thought about Edward for a while. I couldn't believe all the games and events of Sports  Fest had made me forget about him. I  internally chided myself for forgetting such an important thing.  

Before the clock could strike midnight, Anne and Tony headed back to their rooms. Tomorrow was the last day of Sports Fest and I only have two events left, Netball and Amazing Race.

~>.<~

I woke up with a jolt because I felt someone's hands were on me. 

"Cana! Wake up! It's late!" Anne was screaming. I still felt groggy and it took some time before I took a hold of the situation. I faced to the side to check the time, it was already 8:30 am. 

My eyes immediately widened as I headed straight to the bathroom. Netball was going to begin at 9 am, I didn't want to cause a deduction for being late. 

I skipped my morning shower and immediately changed into my Nike shorts and Iota jersey. The jersey was sleeveless so I wore a black tube inside, my number was 7 again. I wore my Asics shoes and ran towards the indoor sports hall.

Anne was still in my room when I left, I did not manage to say my farewell to her because I was in a hurry. When I arrived at the Indoor Sports Hall the rest of my team was already there, I was breathless when I arrived. 

I felt a sudden pang on my hips. Since I was in a hurry I was not able to rub ointment and put patches on my hips, I was not able to drink Tylenol as well. I made a mental note to go back to my room to do what I was not able to after the match. 

"Who are we up against?" I asked Jenny, she was a fourth year. 

"Beta," she replied grimly. 

Maybe going against Beta first was a good thing, if we win against them I could swap with someone else for the championship. I trusted my teammate enough to win against Kappa or Zeta even without me. 

Abigail was not representing Beta on this event but the girls we were up against were still hard to deal with. All of them were muscular and tall, stealing the ball away from them was close to impossible. They also had the advantage at shooting. I was starting to get annoyed with how I was playing, I had a lot of chances to shoot but every time I do, it just misses. 

I held onto my hips, I couldn't feel the pain anymore and yet my performance was still being affected. I called for a time out and slumped on the bench. 

"Should I sit this one out?" I asked Jenny, she was the Netball captain. 

She hesitated, "Is there something hurting?" 

I shrugged my head, "No, I do have a small injury but it doesn't bother me. I just don't understand why I can't play properly."

"Let's give it another try, we'll let you sit it out if it continues," she smiled. 

Jenny is a very valuable athlete in Iota, she was one of the greatest especially in sports with shooting. She was also very kind, her family owns a well-known clothing shop for athletes. 

Many had claimed that she should be in Beta because of how brave and good she is at sports but they don't realize how brilliant she actually is. She belongs to us, in this house. She has a way with interpreting patterns and she knows how to read an opponent, she has been the one scoring the points for our team since the beginning of the game.  

I was able to play until the end of the game but we still did not win. I apologized to Jenny but she smiled it off, she said it was impossible to win against them since we lack professional players. 

"We'll definitely get third place," she said to the team and I smiled. I guess I was not excusing myself for the second match, after all, she gave me an adrenaline rush. She was a good leader. 

Jenny was also a part of the executive committee last year. She was one of Ivan's close friend, the previous House Head. I felt relief that she had nothing against me. 

The game against Kappa was easy, we were able to take the lead at the beginning of the game. When I was sure that the game was going to end in a win, I excused myself and asked for a substitution. 

I headed back to my room to get change but a scream from the field stop me in my tracks. 

"Beta is cheating!"

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