(Nala POV)
"Then I'll play with the girls behind you before having my men play with them and your lowly mothe-" Beet continued his threats, making Nala more and more worried that Thea had found herself in a really bad situation, but just as Beet was about to finish his threat, he disappeared.
'Huh? He's gone?' Nala thought in surprise before she looked at Thea, only to find her gone too.
"Althea?! Altheaaa?!" Nala started to shout, quickly joined by Reina and Reisa who were equally confused by Thea's disappearance.
The only one who wasn't confused, and searching for Thea was Mia. Instead she warmly looked at the three girls that were panicking.
"Don't worry about Thea, let's return to our seats, she'll probably be back in a bit." Mia said confidently before sitting back down.
Mia had spent the most time with Thea, she had seen Thea use her rift magic before and had spectated her match during the entrance examination. On top of that, she had heard Lily say that Thea's magical capabilities were 'unrivaled', Mia quickly deduced that Thea had taken Beet somewhere, so she tried to calm down the others.
The twins hesitated for a little while until they unconfidently sat down as well.
Nala on the other hand, hadn't seen any of Thea's physical performances, so when Mia and the twins were sitting, Nala was still looking between the crowd for Thea.
'What happened, one moment she was here and the next she wasn't… It can't be that, that noble had a high level bodyguard or knight, right? But that's not allowed, what if that noble used a special item or something, or if a teacher is on his side… What if-' One 'what if' after the other, popped up in Nala's mind as she wondered what had happened.
"Hahah! Are you worried for that girl? I bet once young Master Beet is back, you'll be next hahah!" The young man that had previously whispered into Beets' ear, loudly said.
Although he was baffled in the beginning, slowly and surely his confidence returned when he remembered Beets' background.
Hearing this, Nala became more and more worried for Thea. She wanted to go and look for Thea but Mia and the twins were still sitting, the crowd surrounding them was also still there, unintentionally forming a human wall around Nala and the girls' table.
"Stop shouting bullshit, that fatty won't be messing with any girls anytime soon, kekeke~" A sweet voice sinisterly giggled from behind the crowd.
Although everyone was discussing with each other what they thought was going to happen, they all turned quiet when they heard this familiar, melodious voice.
"Althea!" Nala happily shouted in relief.
'Phew, she seems to be fine.' Nala thought.
(Back to normal POV)
As Thea passed through the crowd, everyone in her way stepped aside, letting her walk towards her original lunch table. Many students in the crowd noticed a small grin on Thea's flawless face, although the hearts of many students raced when they saw her face and figure, they only had one thought 'Where is Beet Sinclair?'
As Thea returned to her table, she was surprised when the small wolf-girl jumped towards her and emotionally embraced her, while soft, muted sniffles started to come from between her breasts, where Nala's face was. Thea warmly hugged Nala's petite body while patting her small back.
"Nala, Nala, Nala~ Are you taking advantage of me?~" Thea teased, causing Nala to tense up before quickly stepping back from Thea and apologizing.
"I-I'm sorry! That wasn't my i-intention." Nala quickly said as her face became visibly redder.
"Heheh, I'm just teasing you. Aren't you girls also happy to see me?" Thea said with a fake frown as she looked towards Mia and the twins, who were approaching her.
"Of course we're happy to see you, but Nala was really worried." Mia said with a giggle as the twins hugged Thea.
"Worried? Why would anyone need to worry for me?" Thea confidently asked, causing Mia to slap her forehead.
"What eve-" "Stop! Stop fighting or you will be suspended!" A loud voice sounded from behind the crowd as that person pushed through the group of students.
When that person passed through the students surrounding Thea and the girls, he instantly stopped shouting, as all he saw was a group of girls he didn't recognise, hugging each other.
That man, apparently a teacher, walked up to Thea and the girls, before halting in front of them, secretly stunned by Thea's appearance.
"Wasn't there a fight here? What happened, did that 2nd year student run away already?" The teacher asked in a hushed voice.
"Teacher, you've got to help! A group of first year girls are getting bullied by a second year in the cafeteria!" A student had said to him.
He then ran over to the cafeteria and found the backs of students forming a crowd.
'They should be watching the fight.' He thought as he pushed through the crowd, he saw the apparent 1st years but the 2nd year was nowhere in sight.
"Ohh, he's by the side of the cafeteria." Thea said with a friendly smile.
"Was there a fight?" The teacher asked, confused.
"Nope~" Thea answered. 'There was a one-sided beating though, but never was there a fight.' Thea thought, feeling that she said the truth.
"But Althea, didn't he-" Nala started but was shushed when Thea's soft hand covered her mouth.
"Alright, I'll go and see the 2nd year student outside then." The teacher said as he looked at Thea with pity.
'He might have something on her, a threat or a warning, if she's covering for him like this.' The teacher thought as he walked away from Thea, while feeling pity for her.
There was only so much teachers could do, and a weak teacher like him could only do so much less.
"Alright, we better go." Thea said, wanting to be gone by the time the teacher might come back.
The girls didn't think much about Thea's suggestion and followed her, heading towards the exit of the cafeteria.
"Ohh, one last thing, if anyone does what Beet did, you'll end up like him." Thea warned the crowd with a cold voice, as her eyes landed on the lackey of Beet, who had tried his best to hide between the crowd.
The students felt a shiver in their backs as they saw and heard Thea's warning.
'What did she do to Beet?' They all thought.
"Thea, what did you do to him?" Mia asked with a raised eyebrow, as she stared at Thea.
Sorry for the late update, I know it's been a while, but this time of year is depressing for my family, so if I'm honest, I really wasn't in the mood to write until now again. I'll continue trying to write chapters every 1-2 days. Just hard times, at home now :)
I am open to feedback, criticism and your opinions.