Love Lanterns
CHAPTER 8

2 Weeks have passed, learning has begun to actively run. Arra is really preparing everything this time, because he wants to successfully graduate at this school that he craves. Arra also wants to make good memories in America during school as well during his stay here.

Today there was an announcement regarding the organization of a new school for the lower classes. Hearing that, of course, Arra wanted to participate in the organization. Arra wants to invite Reiva and Erika to join the school organization as well. But they're not interested in that. So, Arra comes running for office in the organization space.

Once there, Arra was stunned to see so many students who came to participate in the school organization. Arra was confused because he only came alone without a single friend. He tried to get through a group of people in front of him. But Arra still can't get past her. Arrived Arra pushed from behind until he fell.

"Aww...." Arra was in pain because his knee was bleeding from the floor.

Arra almost wanted to get angry at the person who pushed him, but he could not find anyone behind him.

"Ze?? What the hell's going on? Are you okay?" suddenly Arra was surprised to see Ben arrived in front of him who was worried about him.

"Ben?.. L'm.. I'm fine.."

"Ze your knee is hurt! Are you still saying you're okay?" Ben was really worried about Arra.

"This.. Just a little bloody, I'm fine.." Arra tried to convince Ben, but what was the force when he tried to get up he almost fell. Ben still has Arra.

"That's it.. You better go to the UKS now! I'll take you there!" without further ado Ben immediately carried Arra to UKS. Arra rebelled trying to keep Ben from carrying him, but Ben was really stubborn.

"Ben! What the hell are you doing? This... I can still walk on my own! You don't have to carry me like this Ben!!" again Ben did not listen to Arra speak. He continues to carry Arra to the UKS.

"At hand.. I'll treat your wound Ze" Ben took some wound medicine and applied it to Arra's bleeding knee.

"Aww sick.. Ben I'm.. I can smear it myself.." Arra's face flushed red because Ben was so worried and cared about her.

"It's okay Ze, I'll do it for you. I can't let you do it alone" Ben gently applied the medicine to Arra's knee.

"Have I been outrageous to Ben all along? I was rude to him, but he was gentle and caring about me. Ouch.. I feel guilty and unkind to him.." Arra muttered in his heart while feeling guilty.

Ben finished applying the wound medicine to Arra. He told Arra to stay here for a while until the wound healed. But Arra refused because he could not leave the class hours just because of minor injuries, Arra never skipped even once during the lesson hours while he was in school.

"I didn't think you turned out to be really Ze's model student. I salute you" Ben replied with a smile to Arra. Of course it made Arra's face flushed.

"Nwg.. Should I apologize to Ben? Should I apologize for being rude to her? Should I apologize now? Argh what should I do now?? Ben helped me today!! What the hell am I doing?" Arra still thinks about it in his mind until it makes Ben confused with Arra.

"Ze's? What was? Are you feeling sick again?"

"Ah no.. I just..." Arra is really nervous to apologize to Ben.

"Why?"

"..... Ben I'm sorry" Arra was surprised by himself saying that.

"Eh? Apologizing? Why?"

"Ben.. I'm really sorry to you. I've been rude to you since we met. I'm really sorry Ben. I've always been rude to you but you've been gentle with me. I really don't know what else to do with you Ben.." Arra explained frankly to Ben.

Of course, that surprised Ben. He was glad that Arra was not being rude to him anymore. He was really happy because his efforts succeeded in making Arra no longer angry when he met him.

"You know Ze? I never get angry when you're being rude to me. I just want our childhood relationship to continue Ze. You don't owe me an apology." Ben's smile makes Arra's face redden and embarrassed. He did not expect that his childhood friend turned out to be so kind and caring to him.

Finished talking in the UKS, Ben and Arra immediately headed to class. The next lesson is almost here. Arrived Arra remembered that he had to register immediately to the organization room. But because there was a little accident, Arra has not registered there.

"Gawatt!!! What the hell am I doing? Last registration is today!!" Arra stopped walking while randomly shuffling his hair.

"Ze's? You why?" asked Ben who was confused to see Arra as agitated.

"You mean the registration of new members of the school organization? Don't worry, I've registered you there." Arra was really surprised by what Ben said.

Ben had already enrolled Arra into the school organization he craved for. Arra never told Ben that he wanted to join the organization.

"Ba how do you know I want to apply to the school organization?" Arra still really doesn't believe.

"That's... Because I've been watching you all this time. Then I heard that you wanted to participate in the school organization, but your friend's friend had no interest. So I rushed straight to the organization room to enroll you there" Arra still didn't expect that Ben had done it all.

"You.. Watching me every day?"

"ee.. Ja. I'm sorry Ze, I just want to know about you again"

Ben's been helping me and being nice to me, how could I possibly be angry with him. I didn't think Ben had such a gentle nature.

"Ben.. Thanks, you helped me a lot today. I really don't know what to repay you with"

"No problem, I only have 1 condition if you want to repay my kindness"

"Condition? What condition?"

"Be my girlfriend Ze"

"Whataaa???"

"Haha no, I was just kidding. I just want us to be friends like Ze was. You willing?"

"Mm well I'm willing. You've helped me, how could I not want to be your friend" Arra and Ben smiled at each other. They can finally make peace. But, is Ben really Arra's childhood friend? However, Arra also recalls that he was once friends with a man in his memory. Maybe it was Ben.

"So.. Ben said he wanted me to be his girlfriend but he said he was just kidding. Why do I feel something is strange. Is it possible that what Aria said is true that Ben likes me? Argh why am I thinking about this.." Arra's mind became chaotic after Ben said his joking thing to Arra.

*********

All the lessons were finally finished, it was time to go home. As the learning progresses, Arra is a little unfocused because of what Ben has done to her today. Reiva and Erika are shocked when they see Arra and Ben entering the class simultaneously.

"Hey Arra, you were in class with Ben Loh. Did something happen to you and Ben? Hehe let's tell me" Reiva teases Arra because he feels Arra is most easily colonized about men.

"Reivaa!! Nothing happened to me, too, Ben!" arra replied with annoyance and shame.

"Eh Arra's.. What happened to your knee? Did you just get hurt?" erika asked while looking towards Arra's knee.

"Ah this... Earlier when I went to RO (Organization Room) I felt like someone was pushing me, then I fell to my knees bleeding. But I'm fine" Arra replied while convincing his friend not to worry.

"really? Thank goodness if it's okay" Erika replied.

"Then why did you and Ben get back to class together? Something interesting must have happened, hehe..." Reiva is still suspicious.

"Mmm actually, Ben helped me heal my wounds. He took me all the way to the UKS and took the medicine and smeared it for me"

"What? Ben's holding you??" Reiva and Erika were shocked.

"Well, I didn't think Ben was so good" Reiva replied.

"I didn't expect it at first, but when I saw it, Ben was a kind and gentle person. I think he's a bad person. Maybe it's time for me to trust him" Arra's mind is now filled with Ben. I don't know what Arra will do next with Ben.