Sia's face lit up once again as Niks arms encircled her. Lately her emotions seemed like a rush. All over the place. What was even going on.. She leaned into Nik's warm body and sighed. This was pure happiness. She heard his question but processed it a second too late. "Oh.. yeah ive never see him act this way..."

Suddenly the girl stopped, willing the boy to stop as well. She held fast to him. She didnt really know where these emotions were coming from or what they meant. She just knew she had to act on them. Her face looked very troubled as she mauled these thoughts over in her mind.

Nik frowned slightly at her slow reply. At least, slow considering that it was Sia. If it was anyone else, he wouldn't have even noticed. "Maybe when everyone's had a chance to chill, we can see if something's up."

"Hey, Gabriel, you mind?"

Gabe glanced up at the handful of boys that had stepped in front of him, or more precisely, the door that he was in front of. He dropped his hand from his face and, putting on the most convincing smile the he could muster, nodded. "Yeah, sorry about that, Terence," he replied, moving out of the way to let them by. He took little notice of the look he was given. He turned away and started down the hall, eager to get somewhere quiet.

When Asami stopped so abruptly, the young man almost didn't catch it. He halted as well, blinking as he looked over and down at her. Turning just slightly to better face her, his hand sliding from around her to rest lightly on her shoulder instead, he asked hesitantly, "Is something wrong-?"

She just nodded and hugged nik. A little harder. I've never been happier in my life. She sighed a little as she cuddled into him more."nik...did you want to go on a walk" she breathed the question into his shirt.

Oh gosh what should I do. Acting on impulse the girl leaned forward and touched her lips tentatively to the boys a slight gesture asking if this was okay.

"Uh... Yeah, sure," Nik agreed, confused by the sudden question. He glanced to the table, then back down at her, letting his own hold tighten just slightly. As for the few students around them that couldn't seem to mind their own business, for once he paid no mind. "You sure you're done eating and all?"

As soon as he felt the girl's lips against him, Kier tensed, more out of surprise than any sort of displeasure at the action. A small sound to match rose in his throat, his eyes falling lidded as he moved his hand one more time, from her shoulder to settle lightly against her jaw.

Gabriel rounded a corner, only to stop in his tracks, met by the sight of his two friends. Despite his previous suggestions, this was far from what he'd ever expected to find. A frown settled firmly on his lips, his thoughts flicking rapidly through his head even as he remained frozen in place.

Sia shook her head at his question."I just feel like we should go walking " something seemed a little off about her. she knew nik would notice. if anyone would, he would. but she didn't know what it was.

At his response the girl opened her mouth slightly to deepen the kiss pulling herself closer to him her body reacted to his touch. sshe was so immersed in the kiss, she didn't notice the other boy walk in on them, her eyes were closed.

Though Nikolaus appraised the girl for another moment, at length he nodded. Something felt a little off about it all, but he hoped that it was only because of his idiot friend's behavior. Sia was more than a little scary when she got too serious. "Great. A walk it is then." He nodded again, as if that would somehow set his agreement in stone.

His face rapidly turning a uniform red as Asami pressed closer, he had trouble returning the deepened kiss, though not from any lack of will. His head was swimming and, even unaware of their friend only a few yards away, it wasn't long before he broke the kiss, pulling away just enough to look at the girl's face properly. While he still didn't notice the other young man that stood just beyond the range of his limited vision, it was enough to bring Gabriel back to his senses. The inky haired young man took a breath, quickly starting down the other hall to get as far away from the two as possible. Kier smiled softly, tilting his head just slightly. "I- Uh- I d-don't know what that... that was for, but- ... Uh... y'know." He scrunched his nose at himself. "Yeah. Hi."

Sia giggled at Niks response though she didn't know why. Her stomache gave an unexpected lurch."umm... nik can we stop ht the little girls room first?" She looked up at him with a wide grin.

Feeling as though she did something wrong Asami looked down. His words were a little strange.. didn't boys not want to talk? She finally looked back up at him noticing his red face "oh.. well I don't know... umm... hi..." her voice was faint and shy and her blush extended down her neck

"Yeah, of course," the blond mumbled, letting go of the young lady for the sake of starting them out of the cafeteria and to the aforementioned restroom.

Kier couldn't help but grin at her blush, quite certain that his own must have been a good rival for it. He finally took his hand from her jaw, lightly dragging his fingertips across her neck as he moved to set a finger just beneath her chin. "I'm not- I mean, I haven't... before..." He shook his head slightly, biting his bottom lip. "W-what I mean is... If you wanted to, uh, t-try that again sometime- Or whatever..."

Sia grabbed the boy's hand and lightly tugged at it so he knew to walk. Her stomach did the weird lurch again. What is wrong with me. Her brows knit together in frustration. trying to figure out whats happening to her.

Asami giggled a little and leaned forward once more placing her lips against his. Her heart seemed to burst everytime she did that. She liked the feeling.

Keeping close by Sia's side, Nik couldn't take his attention off of her, his own brows knitting when hers did. "Hey, you feeling okay?"

The boy had to suppress his grin in order to return the kiss, offering a more certain pressure than he had before as he shut his eyes. His hand stayed just where it was beneath her chin, the other settling more hesitantly on her waist.

Taken aback by the question sias eyes widened."how did you know nik? My tummy feels icky... I just don't feel... normal?" Her voice held uncertainty.

The girl grabbed the boys hand and planted it firmly on her waist and returned it to his. Both her hands were on his waist pushing up slightly so she could kiss him deeply. She explored his mouth hoping it was okay to do so. She was not a very rash person but around these people she kept surprising herself.

"Right. Icky." He nodded slightly and frowned. "Maybe you just need to-" With his free hand, he made a vague gesture over his own body and down to the floor. "-go. Or something."

Though surprised by how forceful Asami was behaving, Kier wasn't about to complain. Finally taking his hand away from her face, he slid it back to gently tangle his fingers into the hair behind her ear.

Stupid, stupid. How could he have expected anything less, after how he had treated her? Gabriel hardly paid any attention to where he was going as his heavy steps echoed through the halls. He wasn't interested in dealing with Nik, or seeing Sia, and he didn't even want to think of either Asami or Kier. Yet, it was the last two that just wouldn't leave his thoughts alone. Before he knew it, he'd left the school's main building completely. He finally looked up, exhaling heavily as he tried to quiet his thoughts long enough to decide just what he was going to do next. At this point, he wasn't even sure that he would be able to face his roommate again that evening.

"or something? what does that mean nik?" She cocked her head slightly to the side.

Pulling back a little the girl nibbled slightly on the boys lower lip. She didnt know why she did it but it felt the right thing to do. She soon returned back to the kiss putting all of herself into it.

"How should I know?" he muttered, looking away for the sake of hiding the slight touch of a blush reaching his cheeks. "It's your stomach. I don't know what it wants to do!"

A soft note of shock rising in his throat once more, the two-toned boy opened his eyes by just the smallest of fractions, his fingers curling lightly against her scalp. Again, he tried to keep the kiss going, but all too soon he broke it once more, this time unable to keep himself from grinning brightly. "I, uh... Sorry," he murmured, his tone soft and lacking any real hint of apology whatsoever.

Sia pouted. "Well at least we are at the bathroom now." She let go of him slowly. "I'll see you in a moment" She smiled and waved at him before entering the brightly lit, floral scented girls bathroom. She wrinkled her nose. Why did girls bathrooms have to be scented like that?? She wandered over to the middle stall and opened it slowly and closing it behind her. She dropped her shorts and underthings and sat down. As usual she looked down but was shocked at what she saw. She screamed loudly. In a panic the girl did what her instincts told her to do. She wadded up a bunch of toilet paper and put it atop her panties, pulled up her clothes and rushed out of the bathroom passing by nik. Tears streamed down her face. She was DYING. Thats the only explanation for THAT! She had to find the nurse...


The girl giggled at Kier's reaction. "I was worried I wouldnt be good and here you are being a big goof!" She hugged him lightly.

"I am not a goof," Kier murmured, moving his hand from her hair to slide it around her as well. "I haven't a clue where you got such an idea." He nodded, only for his grin to falter slightly when he heard what sounded like a distant echo of a scream. He glanced down the hall, then back to Asami. "Hey... Did you hear that-?"

Nikolaus had nearly jumped right out of his skin when he heard his friend scream. His attention went immediately to the door as he straightened up. He looked down either side of the hall nervously before moving to go inside the ladies' room. Before he could, however, Sia bolted out and right past him, before he even had the chance to blink. He hardly got a glimpse of the girl, but it was more than enough. He ran after her, not hoping to catch her, but at least to see where she was going in such a rush.

Gabriel wasn't sure how long he'd been walking. What he was sure of, however, was where he was going. There wouldn't be many places open to students in town, but it didn't matter. Where he was planning on going, all that would matter was passing for the right age. With how he felt, he was certain that that wouldn't be an issue. It never had been before, at any rate. The thought of his exams, what he'd been putting all of his effort into these last few weeks, didn't even cross his mind. The morning was too far away to worry about.

Alerted by the sound she nodded at his words. "It sounded like it came from over this way.." She started walking but stumbled a bit more. But their wonder over who screamed was soon gone when a girl rounded the corner and darted past time sobbing. "Oh no... what happened to sia?" Asami looked over at Kier. "Something bad happened. Just leave me here and follow her."

The girl ran and ran trying to find her way to the nurses office through the haze of her tears. She past many people, not caring if she pushed them over or scared them. What did matter is that she was dying. She would probably be dead soon. She needed to hurry. She didnt even get to tell Nik about how she felt.

Though his attention shifted to Asami when the girl stumbled, moving to keep her upright and make sure that she wouldn't fall again, it was torn away when Sia darted past. When she made her suggestion, he started to speak, only to stop himself when Nik ran past them, apparently trying to keep up with the quick girl. "I don't think I need to," he said slowly, his gaze lingering down the hall. "Let me at least make sure you're not going to faint again."

Asami nodded up at the boy. "Okay.. just set me down okay?"

Sia finally found her way to the nurses office she rushed in and found the nearest nurse. Her face was the picture of horrified. "I THINK IM DYING!" she yelled so loud it echoed several times. More tears gushed out of her widened eyes.

"Right... Right." He glanced down as he made sure she was stable on her feet, then smiled just slightly to her. "Alright then?"

The young nurse all but jumped out of her seat, her own eyes widening at the sudden chaos that had filled the previously silent room. She forced her expression to smooth again as she moved to set a hand on the girl's arm. "Calm down, Sia. Come to the back and tell me what's wrong."

She nodded at him. "You should just run to the cafe to get me something to eat or drink.. I dont know if I'll be able to make it there."

"I AM DYING!" Sia practically shook the nurse. "There's BLOOD! Lot's of blood!! Down.. THERE!" She pointed frantically downwards.

He frowned just slightly, regarding the girl for a long moment before he finally raised a brow at her. "Either you're going to walk with me, or I'm going to take you myself. Your choice."

The woman wrinkled her nose ever so slightly and attempted to brush off the girl's strong hold. "Blood? Sia, please calm down so I can help you."

"I just don't know if I could make it" she sighed."I'll be fine here I promise"

The girl took several deep breaths "but... I'm dying. Please help me. I don't want to die." More tears spilled down her face as she struggled to stay calm.

The nurse shook her head, gently nudging Sia in the direction of the back room. "I promise, you won't die. Come now, dear, let's talk and see if we can take care of this, hm?"

"Oh for the love of god," Nikolaus muttered between his harsh breaths, a hand pressed against the wall he was using for support. "Where the hell did that girl get to!?"

"You mean Sia?"

He looked over to the girl, one in a small group, that had addressed him. "Yeah. You seen her?"

"I heard her yelling down in the nurse's office," the girl replied, pointing down the hall.

"The nurse-? You have got to be kidding me!" He groaned and started back, trying not to think of just how many times he had already passed right by the clinic.

Kier's expression didn't change as he looked down at Asami. "You know," he continued, keeping his voice as soft as he usually did, "I don't believe that staying here was one of your options..."

Wiping away the huge tears that were falling down her cheeks."o.oh...okay" she sniffed a few times and followed the nurse.

"But I can't make it and I wouldn't want to make you carry me..." she looked down away from his face.

Clicking his tongue softly, Kier evened his expression, stepping just a fraction away from the young woman and crossing his arms. Beyond this gesture, he seemed to have no intentions whatsoever of moving again.

"What are you doing?" Asami looked up at the boy. "I would be way to heavy for you to carry." She sighed. Kier would probably carry her and she would feel like a burden to him.

"That," he started, smiling softly as he leaned slightly closer to the young woman, his head tilted just so to see her better, "is starting to sound like a challenge. I can't resist a good challenge, you know."

She tilted her head to the side just a fraction giving him a quizzical look. "What do you mean by a challenge?" oh god... what is going to happen. She was really worried now. She would break his back or something if he tried to carry her.

Clicking his tongue softly, he shook his head and, before she could move away, he bent to pick her right up, the only mark of the effort used being a light grunt as he settled her weight relatively comfortably in his arms. "Does this answer your question?"

She knew what was going to happen before it did. She tried to resist it but gave up almost as soon as she started to struggle. She was going to break his back or something. Her blush spread across her cheeks as she realized how he was holding her. "Umm..i guess... it does..?" she blinked up at his face slightly confused.

Raising a single brow down at her, he glanced briefly to their right, then turned his attention ahead as he got moving again. While he was never one for any sorts of athletics, and certainly never cared to build up his strength, he found that he had even less trouble handling her that he'd thought he would. Still, he mused, it was probably a good thing there wasn't about to be any stairs to deal with, too. "You know, you remind me a little of my sister."

Nikolaus was panting by the time he reached the clinic again. He ran a hand back through his hair and shut his eyes, attempting to slow his breathing. The last thing he wanted was to look like a damn mess, even if that was exactly how he felt. After another moment, he dropped his hand and entered the room.

"Ummm.. I do?" She wondered who his family was and how he was raised. Her thought process went on to thinking about when family day would happen... and how she was scared of it.

"She's stubborn, too," he replied, nodding slightly. "Though she'd probably still be putting up a fight."

"Oh, Nik, are you alright?"

"Yeah, yeah, just peachy. Sia's here, right?"

"Well, yes, she came in a few minutes ago... Maybe you should take a seat. It might be a while-"

"I'm stubborn??" She tried to do her best quizzical face but she knew she must look stupid.

"Is nik here!" Sia sprinted out of the office and straight into nik.

Kier snorted softly and nodded, glancing just fleetingly down at her. "Unless you've got a better word for it?"

Nikolaus turned as soon as he heard the girl's familiar voice, his serious expression breaking to show just a hint of his worry. He winced just slightly as she ran into him. "Sia!"

The girl sighed as she leaned into him more. "Well.. i guess.. i dont..."

"Nik guess what!!" the girl grabbed onto the boys shirt and tugged hard. "I got my PERIOD!!" She beamed up at him. "You know what that means?! It means i am a woman finally!"

With a soft chuckle, Kier nodded his head, shifting his hold on the girl slightly as he judged how much farther they had to go. "Didn't think you would. It's the perfect word for it, I think." He nodded yet again, this time more to himself than it was to her. "It's better that way. Things are more interesting when they're difficult."

"I- You- What-?" His mouth agape and his face rapidly turning red, Nik instantly had countless thoughts crossing through his mind, but not a single thing to say to his ever energetic companion's declaration. "Uh... Congratulations?"

She pressed in closer listening to the beating of his heart. "Why would you say that? I mean.. things are so much better when it is easy..."

Sia cocked her head slightly to the side. "Nik arent you happy that I started my period?! I mean I am a woman now!" She grabbed his arms and started dancing a little bit making his arms flail around a bit.

"Nothing is quite as easy as it seems, I'm afraid. Everything that's worth it is difficult..." Kier nodded just slightly, shifting his hold on the girl. "They just seem easy until you find yourself unable to get them."

"Yeah- Yeah, sure I am. That's what all this was about?"