Filed to story: That Campus Prince Is a Girl
Xander ground his teeth and snapped, “Cameron, I’m giving you ten minutes. You better show up and deal with all this food.” Cameron had already eaten two pies and just downed a few waffles, and she was beyond full. But she knew Xander. If she didn’t show up, he’d probably just trash all the food out of spite. She couldn’t stand that kind of waste.
Frowning, she muttered, “Alright. I’ll be there soon.”
Then she hung up and handed the phone back to Bradley. “Brad, I gotta go back now.”
Bradley had picked up enough from the call to know it wasn’t anything serious. He nodded and replied, “Alright, ride a bike back.”
“Mm.” Cameron gave a small nod.
Then she turned to Eddie and said, “Eddie, enjoy your food. I’ll catch you later.”
“See ya, Cameron,” Eddie said, grinning and waving like they were old friends.
As she left, Eddie nudged Bradley with a wink. “Brad, your roommate’s got some real edge. He’s cool as hell.*
Bradley gave him a look and teased, “Since when did you start flirting with dudes too?”
Eddie rolled his eyes. “Shut up.”
Meanwhile, Milena was still staring at her phone, waiting for a reply from Xander. But he never texted back. When she turned around, she saw him talking on the phone.
He didn’t keep his voice down, and it didn’t take a genius to figure out it was Cameron on the other end. Milena’s jaw clenched, and she thought, ‘Wait, I didn’t give Xander Cameron’s number, did I?”
Hearing how angry Xander sounded, Milena frowned harder, thinking, ‘Cameron? Pissing off Xander? How could she?”
Just then, one of her classmates came over and said they were done eating and ready to leave. But Milena wasn’t going anywhere. She made up a lame excuse and stayed put.
Then she heard Xander demand that Cameron show up in ten minutes. Her stomach dropped, and she cursed in her mind, Shit! What if Cameron exposes everything in front of Xander? I’d be screwed.’
Left with no choice, Milena reluctantly got up and walked away.
By the time Cameron got back, there were only about twenty minutes left before class, and the cafeteria was almost empty. Xander was sitting there, arms crossed, looking like a thundercloud in human form. His buzzed haircut only made him look more intimidating with that scowl on his face.
The first thing Cameron noticed was the table,
Successfully unlocked! of food.
She cursed silently, ‘He bought so much food. Is he an idiot? How the hell does he expect me to eat all this? With a tight expression, she walked straight up to Xander and snapped, “Did your brain fall out this morning?” Xander glared at her, and his face somehow got even darker.
The first thing Cameron did after she walked in was scold Xander.
Xander looked even more annoyed. “You little brat, who the hell are you insulting?” he barked, eyes wide with fury.
Cameron replied with an impassive face, “Whoever answers, I guess.”
Xander was infuriated by her comeback and snorted. “You sure have a sharp tongue. Too bad you’re just as bad at school as I am.” Then he tutted.
Cameron shot back, “Mind your own freaking business.”
Xander was left speechless with fury. The interaction just now made it clear to him that he couldn’t win an argument with Cameron.
Xander always thought Cameron was just athletic, but it turned out she also had a sharp tongue. He realized that he had underestimated her and that Amelia could never keep her in check.
Failing to get the upper hand in the argument, Xander changed the subject. He pointed at the breakfast on the table with his chin held high and said, “Eat. I’m watching you. Don’t waste anything.”
Cameron replied, “I called you brainless and you got mad, but seriously-how am I supposed to eat all that? Not even ten of me could finish it.”
Xander felt a bit guilty, knowing he had indeed bought too much. He averted his gaze from Cameron and muttered, “Well, you didn’t tell me what you wanted.”
Cameron replied flatly, “I told you not to try to please me. Did that go in one ear and out the other?”
Knowing he couldn’t outtalk her, Xander gave up arguing and sat down, arms crossed. “Do whatever you want.”
Cameron shot him a side glance and turned to leave.
“Hey, you little brat, where are you going? At least try some. You’re really just gonna waste all this?!”
But Cameron didn’t even look back.
Just when Xander thought that Cameron was going to leave, he saw something completely unexpected. Cameron, as gorgeous as the main characters in any manga, gave a gentle smile.
But the smile wasn’t for Xander-it was directed at a group of students entering the cafeteria.
“Hey there,” Cameron said, “are you here for breakfast?”
“Yeah,” a tall, skinny girl replied. Faced with such a ridiculously handsome guy grinning at her, she couldn’t help but blush. Cameron flashed an even more charming smile. “Well, you’re in luck today. Mr. Murphy here is in a great mood. Breakfast’s on him.”
“Mr…. Mr. Murphy?” the girl stammered, blushing even more.
Cameron pointed toward Xander’s table. “Over there. Go on, before the food gets cold.”
The girl nodded repeatedly and said, “Okay.” Shy as she was, there was no way she’d miss a chance to get close to Xander. Moreover, Xander was treating her to breakfast, something she’d be bragging about for a whole year.
The girl walked up to Xander and thanked him profusely.
Xander gave a few noncommittal grunts in response, not really listening. He looked fixedly at Cameron from a distance, thinking, ‘That little brat looks so attractive when he smiles.’
Then he looked down at the girl who was eating a sandwich and frowned. He bought all the food for Cameron. But since she couldn’t finish it all, it was better to let others enjoy it rather than let it go to waste.
Cameron used the same approach to bring over eight more students, including both boys and girls.
It was an honor to be treated to breakfast by Xander. With whetted appetite, those students dug in.
Xander watched as the massive breakfast disappeared in no time-while Cameron didn’t take a single bite. The corner of his mouth twitched.
Seeing that the task was completed, Cameron slipped one hand into her pocket and headed back to class.
Xander scrambled to catch up with her. “Little Successfully unlocked! ght.”
Cameron frowned. “I have a name, you know.”
Xander said, “What’s wrong with me calling you a little bear? You are kind of a brat, aren’t you
Xander used to call Cameron a pretty boy, hot just because Cameron lobed toe delicate, but also because Cameron Rad Bradley stand up for him shortly after he joined the school
In Xander’s eyes, that was classic pretty boy behavior clinging to others for support and being unable to handle anything independently
But after spending a few days with Cameron, Xander realized that Cameron was actually quite capable, yet incredibly infuriating “Little brat honestly felt like the most accurate way to describe him. So Xander had naturally called Camerart that since then.
Cameron was a bit annoyed, not bothering to respond
Class was about to start, and she wasn’t planning to be late. The SATs were getting closer by the day. Their schools second SAT practice test was scheduled for tomorrow
She had to act like a good student so that any improvement in her scores would seem natural and go unquestioned.
But Xander just wouldn’t give up. He stared at Cameron’s emotionless face and suddenly said, “Hey little brat, give me a smile.”
Cameron barked, “Get lost.”
Xander was stunned, thinking, ‘Get lost? No one in this entire school has ever told me to get lost. This little brat is really out of line’
Cameron didn’t want to waste any more time on Xander and started to run.
“Hey, why are you running?” Xander chased after her.
But the harder he tried to catch up, the further away Cameron got. Before long, she’d completely disappeared from sight.
“Damn it!” Xander stopped, hands on his knees, panting. “How the hell is that little brat so fast?”
Meanwhile, in the school’s surveillance room, Skyler pulled up the footage from the night before. She had gained access by telling a lie about dropping something near Class 15 yesterday.
She and Amelia carefully examined the footage of their confrontation with Cameron, but they found nothing useful.
“Huh? That jerk didn’t do anything to me?” Skyler asked, confused.
Amelia frowned. “It looks like he just gently touched your shoulder, but I remember you were in so much pain that your face went pale. What’s going on?”
Skyler was furious. “It hurt so much yesterday. Now that there’s no proof, we can’t do a damn thing to that jerk Cameron.” Her face was full of frustration.
Amelia also frowned.
After they left the surveillance room, Skyler grabbed Amelia’s arm and said, “Amy, Cameron bullied me. He knows I’m your best friend but still treated me like that. He clearly doesn’t take you seriously. You can’t let him get away with that.”
Amelia had already thought of that. Cameron bullying Skyler without considering she was Amelia’s close friend was a slap in Amelia’s face,
“Don’t worry. I’ll get back at him for you,” Amelia said.
Skyler pressed on. “Amy, have the school expel Cameron. Who does he think he is? He doesn’t deserve to be in the same school as us.”