99 Chapter 99: Stay here

Stella widened her eyes when she saw the cold faced handsome guy. Her heart skipped a beat when she faced the red-haired guy who was nonchalantly sitting with his legs crossed. He leaned back on the chair while he scrutinized her with his cold red eyes. 

'Oh My!! He is hot!!!!'

Stella clutched Zeke's coat tightly which made Usui peek at her. She saw Stella gaping at Loki making Usui raise his eyebrows. 

'Was he that good looking?'

Usui turned to study Loki seriously. Soon, he began to frown as he couldn't understand what was there in him for her to be spell-bound?

Unknown to them, Loki had already seen Stella grip Usui's coat tightly making his eyes narrow. 

'Huh? Now she's scared of me, huh?'

Loki couldn't help but snort inwardly. He shouldn't have expected anything from her when she hugged him.

Stella tilted her head as she gaped at this eye-candy. She looked at his eyes and felt that she had seen those eyes somewhere. She was busy studying him when his next words poured cold water over her feelings.

"What is a Silver Mages student doing here? And, how can she enter this room without prior permission."

Stella shivered when his red eyes shifted to hers. She narrowed her eyes and her lips pressed together forming a thin line.

'Tch, just as when I thought he was a gentle guy.'

Stella retorted with her hands on her hips, "For your kind information, I was brought here."

Loki raised his eyebrow as he asked, "Does that mean you will follow any stranger?"

He snorted as he added, "Even a kid would know better than that."

Stella glared at him angrily at his rebuke. 

'Why was this handsome guy so hateful?'

While the rest looked at Loki in surprise. Hak looked at Loki in shock, 'Wasn't he the one who wanted to bring her back? Wasn't he the one who was worried over her?' 

Stella closed her eyes as she exhaled angrily. 'God! No one has ever made this angry.'

She opened her eyes and said coldly, "If you have a problem with me being here, I will leave."

Saying that she turned around to be only stopped by Usui.

Stella looked at Usui's angry face and relaxed her face. Loki clenched his hand into a fist when he saw her loving expression.

"Where do you think you are going?"

Stella held his hand as she said, "I still have time to return if I leave now."

Usui gripped her arm tightly and glowered at her, "You want to return to that wretched place?"

Stella softened her gaze as she said, "I have no choice now, do I?"

Usui furrowed his brows as he glanced at her. He knew what internal trouble she was going through.

Stella glanced at Zelal and nodded her head indecisively.

Zelal rolled his eyes as he said, "Now, are you being stupid?"

Stella smiled slightly before knocking his head. 

"I need to apologize at least, right? I can't just walk away from the place like this."

Looking at her miserable countenance, Usui sighed, " I have already done the papers for your transfer. I have also talked with Principal Vernon who was excited by your transfer. So you don't have to go back."

"You did, what now?"

Usui chuckled as he flicked her forehead, "You didn't expect me to sit around after what happened to you, right?"

Stella rubbed her forehead as she kept her eyes away from him. Usui narrowed his eyes at her as he stressed again, "Right?"

Stella bit her lips as she murmured, "Zeke, I thought you would forget about me after you transferred."

Loki gritted his teeth when he heard her confession. Even though he was happy that she would be here, his face darkened when he heard her confession.

He closed his eyes as he thought, 'How many times do you elevate your expectations?'

His face further darkened when he heard Usui wrap his arms around her and envelop her into a big hug.

"Silly girl, why would I forget about you?"

Stella smiled happily as she hugged him back.

"Now, be a good girl and listen to me. Stay here with us. This place is safe and we are also here to protect you."

Stella glanced at him and opened her mouth but was beat by Zelal who held her hand and said, "Stella... just agree with us, please? We won't be at ease if you return."

Stella smiled looking at these worrywarts but her eyes drifted to the cold handsome guy who narrowed his eyes at her.

Loki misunderstood her gaze to being scared of him. He scoffed in his mind as he turned his head away from her, 'Just great, she doesn't want to stay because of me now. Just great!'

On seeing him turn his head away from her, Stella thought, 'Why does he hate me so much?'

She ignored the guy before turning to Zeke and Zelal and nodded her head in agreement.

Usui smiled as he rubbed her head affectionately, "Good girl."

Stella frowned unhappily and slapped his hands away as she huffed, "Don't treat me like a child."

Usui laughed loudly as he pinched her nose and said, "But I think you are one big baby."

Zelal nodded along as he said, "Yes..yes I agree"

Stella pouted her lips as she whined, "Zeke!!!"

Usui let go of her as he caressed her cheek. He couldn't believe that this girl back under his wings. He was worried to leave her alone in that vulture's nest but she had insisted on him leaving first. The first thing he did on returning was to talk with his grandfather about her transfer. The talk went well because Stella was a Holy mage which was already rare in this nation.

But before he could bring her back, the vultures had already tried to attack her. He was glad that Loki and the rest happened to be there or else he didn't want to think about the state she would be when he returned for her.

Stella leaned into his hand as she saw his worried state. She was comforting him silently as they always did.