Chapter 40: Strategy Meeting
Wednesday was the most average day I've had for awhile. There were simply normal class in the morning. A lunch where Leo and Rebecca would banter for the whole hour while James and I would simply eat our food, rarely talking. The afternoon class was normal as well. For basketball practice, we finally took a coach bus to another school for an exhibition match which ended up with our win.
Later, Leo and I headed to Adrian's house. Adrian was still brooding on what he wanted as a favor, while I whipped him a few times.
At night, I returned home. Leo headed back to his home as well.
I took a shower and headed to sleep in the master bedroom. With Father back, it was the first time in weeks that I got myself into a comfortable, deep sleep without any disturbances.
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The next day was another normal day. Except for the fact that I was forced to participate in the strategy meeting again. Luckily, there were nothing perverted that happened this time. Instead, there were serious debates about what Leo should do for the next two weeks.
"I think we should just have Hunter showcase his basketball skills, that will surely impress the girls and get them to vote." Rebecca suggested.
"I doubt it." I countered. "The purpose of the election is to elect Leo to be president, not me. Besides what has basketball skills gotta do with handling the affairs of the whole student body?"
Rebecca pouted. I think he just wanted to see hot guys fondling with balls again.
Leo suddenly had an idea. "Why don't we invite the freshmen over for a party. That will loosen them up and get them to vote for me. They can also get to know me better."
"Mhm..." Rebecca nodded. "But is your house large enough for the entire freshmen body? There are 120 students in Grade 9, not including others that might get invited along."
Leo frowned. "That's right... why don't we ask if we can hold the party in Adrian's place, Hunter?" Leo asked.
"No." I shook my head. "I don't think holding a party at another person's house will garner their votes, since you would not be able to show your sincerity to them. Also, I highly doubt Mr. Spencer would ever borrow his place for us to hold a party, given how expensive his house is."
"Well does anyone have any other ideas?" Leo asked.
"Why don't we hold a mixer?" One of the girls suggested. "We all know that Hunter and Leo will probably get all the women's votes, we can get the boys in Grade 9 to be appreciative towards us by introducing girls to them."
"But how are we going to find that many girls?" One of the girls asked.
"It's simple. I'll simply post online that Hunter is doing an interview for a prospective girlfriend, and that he'll host a mixer to get to know the girls better. That way, the girls would be enticed to come, and the boys will be happy with all the girls swarming around." Leo exclaimed.
"Fine. But we still need to find a place that can hold a mixer." I said.
"I'll ask my dad to reserve an entire restaurant for me this Sunday. Then, I'll invite the girls and boys to come over." Leo replied.
"That's great!" Rebecca exclaimed. "Now that that's out of the way, we should also try and maintain our popularity within our own grade. After all, two of the classes in Grade 10 didn't vote for you."
Leo nodded. "Well, it might not matter since we only need a simple majority from the Grade 10. Still, I guess we should do something about it."
"Why don't we promise that someone from the classes that didn't vote for us in Grade 10 will get an influential seat in the Student Council. That will convince the Grade 10s to vote for us, right?" I said calmly.
"That might be true, but people are selfish." Leo retorted. "If we promised a seat, people will be too busy fighting for that seat. Then, out of frustration, they might just vote for Mike instead."
I sighed. "Instead of thinking of how to get more votes, why don't we think about retaining the votes we currently have."
Leo frowned.
"I'll announce to the Grade 10 girls that if they vote for Leo, provided with evidence, they will receive a handmade chocolate by me for Valentine's Day next year." I said.
The girls in the room started screaming in excitement.
"No!" Leo vehemently denied. "The only person you're allowed to make chocolate for is ME! If you have to make chocolate to get votes, I'll rather not be Student Council President."
The declaration from Leo made the fujoshis scream even louder. I furrowed my brows. "Then what should we do?"
"By the way, Hunter." Leo asked, "How did you convince the teachers to vote for us?"
I was very reluctant to reply so I shut my mouth.
Leo leaned over and rubbed his cheeks against mine. "Come on, Hunter, just tell me. I'll give you a candy later, okay?" Leo coaxed.
I rolled my eyes. "Do you really want to know?" I asked coldly.
"Yes." Leo nodded.
"I promised the principal that I will attend the International Math Olympics next year." I said.
The people in the room gasped. Leo, however, already knew about my nomination letter from last year and was not surprised. "I thought you said the IMO was too annoying and you would not go?"
"Well I didn't have anything else to use as leverage." I replied.
Leo thought for awhile before asking, "Have you been asked to join any other national teams?"
I rolled my eyes, "Do you know how hard it is just to get nominated to a national team in the High School Olympics?"
"That is not a no." Leo raised an eyebrow.
I sighed. "If I work overnight, I might be able to get myself invited to the International Computer Science Olympics next year as well."
If it was coming from anyone else, it would come off as arrogant, but it seemed everyone believed me when I said I could get into another national team. I sighed. "I really dug a hole for myself, haven't I."
Leo's eyes immediately brightened. "Alright! Why don't you tell the principal that if you were to attend the ICSO, the teachers will give the students in Grade 9 and 10 a 1% increase in total marks after the final exam if they vote for me?"
"As if the principal would do that!" I rolled my eyes. "That's just blatant favoritism, not only will the school's image take a blow, the upper year students can sue us!"
Leo sighed. "Fine. Does anyone else have any ideas?"
Nobody raised their hands.
"Let's just do the Valentine's Day thing then." Leo said gloomily.
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Leo sulked for the rest of the day. I had no time to coax Leo in the afternoon since I was coaching Adrian, but when we headed back, I said, "Don't worry I'll just make a small piece of chocolate for the girls. It's just gonna be like those obligatory chocolates, without any emotions."
"But you're still giving them out!" Leo continued sulking.
"Fine. What do you want, Leo?" I asked gently.
Leo stared at me and said, "F**k me. I want you to ram your d*ck hard into my-"
"No. I'm being serious here, Leo. Stop joking." I immediately stopped Leo from continuing on.
"Fine. Go on a date with me again." Leo said.
I struggled with myself for awhile before finally stating, "Fine. I'll go on a date with you."
"And whenever I ask you to go out with me in the future, you must say yes." Leo said after my agreement.
"No, don't push it too far, Leo." I warned.
Leo pouted, he instantly turn depressed. If he were a puppy, his ears would have duped downwards. Unable to bear that look, I reluctantly spouted out something I thought I would never say, "Fine. I promise."
Leo instantly turned happy, he leaned on my shoulder and closed his eyes. "Hunter, you're the best." He said in a contented tone.
I sighed. "I really don't know what to do with this kid." I thought to myself.
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After I returned home, I headed to the master bedroom to find my father in a black suit. He was taking a sniper rifle from the hidden room and placing it in a trombone case.
"Are you heading out, Father?" I asked in a low voice.
Father nodded. He came over and ruffled my hair.
"Be safe, Father." I muttered softly before hugging him.
"Mhmm. I promise." Father replied gently.
He placed me on the bed and wrapped his arms around me, watching me sleep. After I fell into a deep sleep, he gently got up from the bed and tiptoed out of the house.
Chapter 41: "Long live Leo!"
The next day, Leo have announced on various social media, the school online forum and the school board that he is going to hold a mixer at a karaoke bar next Sunday. The activities include but are not limited to: speed dating activities, karaoke, group dating, girlfriend interview with Hunter, etc. I was very reluctant to engage with the fangirls, but I've promised Leo to do this so I could not back out now.
Leo asked his dad to book the entire karaoke bar last night. Uncle Evan agreed with the condition that he must always get high marks and finish his homework in the future. Leo is also going to announce the Valentine's Day chocolate thing in an opportune time -- maybe sometime right before the actual elections. Due to the promises I made yesterday, Leo asked me to go out with him this Sunday. I sighed.
With all the preparations done, all that was left is to see what Mike Alexson will do in the next few days and plan for countermeasures.
Leo hummed gleefully as we headed off to school. Father, who left late last night, did not return home today. Therefore, I only had to make breakfast and lunch for myself. Leo held my arm around his and started tickling me as we walked along the pavement.
"Stop." I furrowed my brows. Although I'm not afraid of being tickled, I do not want to be seen doing these sorts of things in public. Leo, of course, ignored me.
In retaliation, I ticked him back. I landed my fingers across Leo's sides and under his armpits, before sliding my hand down his cute little stomach. "Stop! Hunter, it's so-! Ahahaha! Ticklish! Hmmmmm!" Leo wanted to stop himself from laughing and begged for me to stop.
"You reap what you sew." I replied, biting the tip of his ear.
Leo's ears immediately turned red. His eyes were watery after being tickled to death and his mouth was open, panting hard. I could not help but take a photo of his face and saved it into my files. After we arrived in school, there were many freshmen who surrounded Leo, shouting and screaming his name. "Long live Leo!"
I facepalmed. They were so happy just to have a glimpse and speak to a woman that I kind of feel sorry for them. This is what happens when you are controlled only by your hormones.
The women, on the other hand, blushed when they saw me and looked away. I almost attempted to roll my eyes but unfortunately, I have to maintain my stature.
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Lunchtime. Rebecca saw us and raved. "Hahahaha! Girlfriend interview! Hahahahahaha!"
Instantly, James blushed.
I rolled my eyes, "Can you be quiet! This isn't even my idea to begin with. Besides, the whole interview thing is a hoax just to get the girls to attend the mixer, okay?"
It was then that James asked shyly, "C-can I attend the mixer as well?"
"Are you sure you can handle it, James?" Rebecca wrapped around James' shoulders and laughed. "Those girls are quite fierce you know? They might eat you up and throw you to the side after a night. It's better if you just stay with me. We should just go and study together at the library!"
"You're just saying that so you can copy my homework during the weekend and force me to tutor you Maths." James rolled his eyes.
While Rebecca and James were bickering, Leo started conversing with me.
"If Hunter actually gets a girlfriend next Sunday I will tell her all the things you did when we were children." Leo chided.
"I did not do anything in my childhood that would warrant any embarrassment." I retorted.
"Really, what about that time when you thought the girl was trying to steal my pencil, and you actually-" Leo started speaking with a cheeky smile.
"Stop!" I shouted. "That was because I thought she's trying to harm you!"
"She's just trying to get my attention."
"She could've just directly talked to you or something..."
Leo started talking about our childhood while I tried desparately to shut him up.
"Stop talking! I'm not gonna get a girlfriend anyways, that's too much of a pain." I seriously said.
"Not because you're in love with me?" Leo gave me a seductive smile.
"Who's in love with you." I rolled my eyes.
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I returned at night to find my home empty. Waiting for my father, I started hand washing my father's blood stained shirt. I grabbed a large bowl filled with water and laundry detergent and started rubbing the stained part of the shirt.
The water started to be filled with a crimson color, with bubbles floating on top. After washing the shirt, I hanged it in the garage to make it dry quicker. Father returned after I finished washing his shirt.
"Welcome home, Father." I greeted.
Father nodded. When he walked past me to get up to the master bedroom, I found a faint smell of gunpowder coming from him. I followed Father to the master bedroom, helping him hold the trombone case while he changed. I opened the hidden room and placed the sniper rifle back inside gently. Then, I placed the case on the side.
After throwing all the dirty clothes to the laundry basket, Father headed to the bathroom completely naked. I followed him inside to help him. "Let me help you, Father."
Father nodded. He was used to being helped by me the past few years.
First, I took off my own clothes and threw them in the laundry basket, then I removed the cotton wool from Father's closed wound and turned on the shower, having it face away and waited for it to warm. I grabbed a body scrubber and dipped it in soap.
After Father sat on a small chair in the shower room, I soaked the body scrubber with water, before scrubbing Father's back. The gentle scrubbing motions gave Father a pleasant sensation.
"Mhm..." He gently moaned in pleasure.
After scrubbing his back, I started gently scrubbing his front, facing my father while standing. Father closed his eyes and simply let me scrub him down. After cleaning his upper body, I started rubbing his private area and his lower body. I found a few new scars located on his knees and ankle.
I took the showerhead and had Father stand up, I scrubbed him all over, washing the bubbles away from his body.
Father headed out of the shower room while I continued showering by myself. By the time I headed out, only wearing my towel to cover my private area, Father had already wore his underwear and gone to sleep. I headed to my bedroom to grab my pyjamas and wore it on. Afterwards, I threw the towel in the laundry basket and climbed on the King-sized bed next to Father.
I scooched myself over, planting my face close to my father's chest and curled up onto a ball, completely placing my security in my father's hands.
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I woke up early next day to make breakfast for my father and I. While eating, Father asked a strange question. "Did you talk to anyone from Ares International while I was gone?" He asked in a calm tone.
I nodded. "Yes. I've talked to Mr. Walker a while ago."
Father furrowed his brows. "What did you talk about?"
"I was trying to enquire your location since you still have not returned home after almost three weeks. I also wanted to ask when you will be coming back. Mr. Walker did not answer either questions." I replied in a gentle tone. I did not want my father to worry about matters relating to my school so I did not mention about the two favors that I owe Mr. Walker.
Father nodded. "Unless absolutely necessary, don't talk to Walker in the future. I don't want you to be involved in Ares' affairs."
I nodded back in acknowledgement.
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Father took me to the XX Training Center as usual. However, instead of spending time with instructors, Father have booked a room and started training with me. We started from hand-to-hand combat to armed combat. Later, we headed to the gun ranges to practice our aim.
After lunch, both of us went to the training field to engage in obstacle training.
It was already nighttime by the time we arrived home.
"Father," I asked. "Can I go hang out with Leo tomorrow?"
Father nodded. "Take care of yourself and Leo when you go out."
"I will."
Father and I headed to sleep.
That night, I had a dream. It was quite memorable since I rarely dreamt. The dream was a nightmare. I was in a forest facing Mike Alexson. He had an arm wrapped around Leo's neck and a gun pointed at his head. I ran towards Leo, but I only seemed to be running further and further away from them. Mike gave me a sinister smile and pulled the trigger. Leo fell to the ground, blood oozing out of his head would, his face in complete shock.
"No!"
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