William finally got some time to rest, so he planted his face on his bed, it was time for rest.
He pulled up a blanket, covering his body as he slowly went to sleep.
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A few hours later...
Thud...
A knock came from the door.
Thud.
And another one.
THUD!
William shot straight up, looking around at who might've caused that noise.
"Huh..?"
There, he saw a girl, slightly taller than him, standing in his doorway.
Then, he turned to look at what he believed to be the remains of his door.
"Miss Farah has been waiting for you!"
She yelled out as she pointed at him.
Just as she was about to take another step in, from above her, part of the door which was somehow left in place, fell on her head.
"ECK—"
She fell on her back as the piece of wood fell on the ground next to her.
While clutching the top of her sore head, she was saying profanities like they were the only things keeping her awake.
"Fuck— Shit! It hurts so fucking badly— This bitch— It feels like I just got shot by a fucking—"
As she continued wiggling on the ground, hissing with pain, William was still tired.
His eyes twitched, it's been less than a week in this new job, yet he already feels like he applied for a black company.
Not just that, someone who claimed to work for AC-B just broke down his door...
He really didn't want to ask Miss Farah to fix it, but he'll have to.
With a begrudging groan, William hopped out of his bed and made his way towards the girl on the floor.
Said girl slowly turned her head, still holding onto it with her arms as she did. She looked more like an owl than a human at this point.
The two stared at each other, eyes not daring to look at anywhere else.
He had to be honest, she was pretty. Not as pretty as someone like Miss Violet or even Miss Farah, but she definitely wouldn't lose out to them that badly either.
That long green hair and her green eyes that complimented her glasses. Her skin seemed well maintained as well.
Noticing his intense gaze, the girl's face turned bright red before she stood up with what seemed to be lightning fast speed.
"Um— Hi!"
She was much more nervous now, her head lowered, eyes frantically searching for an escape, and her hands gripping the hem of her skirt.
Before William could get a word to respond to the girl's greeting, she would grab his arm and start running.
"W-wait!"
She didn't listen, probably couldn't hear him because of the wind anyways. She was moving so fast that William swore he saw her break the sound barrier.
William didn't even struggle that much, sure he tried to wiggle out his arm from her grip, but the moment he felt her iron grip on his wrist, he just gave up.
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The girl finally stopped, infront of a familiar place for William.
The AC-B Headquarters.
Before he could even process this though, the grip of the girl slipped, causing William to lose his footing and fall on his face.
"Oh god! I'm so sorry!"
The green haired girl immediately panicked, looking around frantically before going to pick up William.
"I'm... Fine..."
With a groan, he slowly picked himself up, dammit, he could feel his forehead throbbing with both annoyance and pain.
Yet, he still didn't let it get to him, as soon as he got up, William maintained his cool guy facade, which obviously didn't work with the girl who just saw him smash his face into concrete.
"Let's go, we can't keep Miss Farah waiting."
At that, the girl's eyes widened as she remembered why she even brought William here in the first place.
"Come on, let's go!"
The two of them charged inside, knowing all they'll see is an empty... Huh?
"What..?"
The two said in unison.
The entire first floor seemed to be completely packed.
This was completely new to William, because just a few days ago, the association was essentially a ghost town home to only around 50 people.
Even to the girl, who had just joined the association a day ago, the association didn't even seem to have one fifth of this crowd.
Before the two could even think of reasons why this happened, the very reason walked towards them.
"Ah! There you are!"
A very positive and familiar voice yelled within the crowd, causing William's eyes to widen as a flash of red light appeared and she stood there.
Long light green hair that matched with the girl next to him, the major difference was their heights.
One was just above 5'2 while the other towered over both of them at around 6'2.
"A-ah! V-Violet Crayson???"
The shorter girl immediately looked up at Violet with admiration, her eyes sparkling like stars.
"My name is Lerna Faria! Were you looking for me?!"
So that was her name, he honestly expected something more... Extravagant?
Just look at all the names he's seen throughout his days, this is definitely the most normal...
William did not realize the irony of his thoughts.
Violet shook her head before patting Lerna on her head.
"Nope! I'm here for the little guy!"
He could feel something crawling on his back as the gazes of every single person there arrived at his form.
Truthfully, he didn't know how to respond to such a thing.
So, he just grabbed Violet's wrist along with Lerna's.
"Not here, too many eyes."
He pulled the two away, Lerna looking like a puppy who was stuck in the rain by the rejection, and Violet was just smiling.
They made their way up towards Miss Farah's office, where William finally felt safe enough to actually talk.
Letting go of their wrists, he turned his head to look up at Violet as they stood just outside of the office.
"Do you need something Miss Crayson?"
Violet thought for a moment how she should word this...
"Ah! I want you to help me!"
...
"What?"