Akira noticed Cameryn coming and waved. when asked if she could sit with him, he said, "Go ahead." He responded to her gratitude with, "Doutitamashite." You're welcome. He heard her ask if he needed help with anything, to which he placed a hand at the back of his neck and told her, "I can't think of anything, right now, Senpai." He ate some more of his natto (using chopsticks) and swallowed before continuing with an embarrassed look. "Although... I still haven't thought of anything for cooking class."

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Agatha noticed a tall boy coming her way and immediately noticed who: the Italian boy from the restaurant. He obviously felt some stress from what happened, and the fact Roland was not apologizing, instead. She smiled softly before saying, "Va tutto bene." It's all right. Her eyes widened in surpirse at the fact this was the first time she spoke in Italian to someone else. Before, it was her way of saying something out loud without anyone knowing what she said. Of course, it was too late, now. Besides, judging from the accent, he knew the language, as well. "Oh, Oh, pardon per stupire voi. Mia madre era dall'Italia, mio padre dalla Grecia." Oh, pardon me for surprising you. My mother was from Italy, my father from Greece. Her smile returning, she said in English (her Greek accent leaking out), "My name's Agatha. What's yours?"

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Charles shrugged when she responded to the negative on knowing what it is like. He knew not everyone could relate. Hearing her question on what else is there to do in school he thought for a moment. "Hmm... I have some videos and DVDs, if you like watching stuff. I'd recommend a volume of Monty Python's Flying Circus, but that is... geared towards a male audience. I don't know how Agatha is able to watch it. Maybe she covers her eyes during some parts. Anyway... Maybe Eliab has a DVD set of The Cosby Show we can borrow from him. That show would be more appropriate for both genders to watch. Then again, he has not really been seen coming in the boys' dorms, last night, which is not like him." Sighing, he concluded, "Well, first thing's first: we need to be sure he is okay." Playfully nudging the pink-head, he added, "Then, if he's fine, we can all go eat breakfast together and watch something after that."

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Eliab heard Katherine utter her thanks before he realized her arms were slipping down his back. He wondered if she was growing even more tired, which her head resting upon his shoulder confirmed it. This is awkward... His face went redder than it already was. Freeing one of his arms while using the other to keep holding her, he removed the blankets for a moment before cradling her and placing her on the bed with her head on the pillow. After that, he tucked her in. He was about to head out the dorm door to look for Kat's things when he heard a few knocks. Who could that be? He opened it to reveal his sister.

Rebecca went frantic. "Hvor pokker der du, storebror? Miss Sasaki sa du ikke ta hovedinngangen til denne flersengsrom bygningen! hva har skjedd?" Where the heck where you, big brother? Miss Sasaki said you did not take the main entrance to this dormitory building! What happened?

Eliab placed a hand on his sister's mouth before silently saying, "Vil du være stille? Katherine er sover!" Will you be quiet? Katherine is asleep! He let go after that.

Rebecca went wide-eyed at what she just heard, and only after a moment of hesitation did she quietly pose the query, "Har du seriøst...?" Did you seriously...?

Eliab placed his right palm on his forehead. "Som ser jeg ut? Jagger? Selvfølgelig ikke! Hun var bevisstløs på tre veien og blødninger fra pannen!" Who do I look like? Jagger? Of course, not! She was unconscious on the wooden pathway and bleeding from the forehead!

This nearly caused Rebecca to raise her voice, yet she kept it low. "Blod? Jeg trodde det var maling!" Blood? I thought that was paint!

Eliab pointed a finger at the girl. "Hva gjorde du gjør ute i regnet, uansett, Rebecca?" What were you doing out in the rain, anyway, Rebecca?

This time, Rebecca raised her voice, but just a little. "Ser for deg! Det er det!" Looking for you! That's what!

Eliab's eye twitched in furstration. "Innser du at du kunne ha fått syke eller skadet?" Do you realize you could have gotten sick or hurt?

Rebecca was now a bit louder when she remarked with, "Jeg kan håndtere selv, vet du! Det er ikke som når vi var bare barn!" I can handle myself, you know! It's not like when we were just kids! Upon seeing Eliab turn his head in a calm sadness, Rebecca calmed down as well and told him, "Uh... Beklager, jeg sa det uten å tenke." Uh... Sorry, I said that without thinking.

Eliab shrugged. "Ikke bekymre deg om det. Uansett, hvor er Kats ting, nå? Jeg var i skogen.?" Don't worry about it. Anyway, where is Kat's stuff, now? I was in the woods.

"I mitt dorm. Kom igjen." In my dorm. Come on.

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In her office, Aiko managed to do most of her own paperwork without distraction, but then thoughts revolving around Leon came to mind. She quickly brushed them away, yet she did not deny she had a crush on him and never gathered the courage to admit. One day, she will.

Camryn Shaffer

"Well, if you want I could teach you an Australian meal?" Camryn suggested, having a small smile. She took a bit out of her cinnamon toast, before saying "And please, enough with the Senpai. Just call me Camryn." She then thought for a short second. "Actually call me Cam, that's what everyone calls me anyways." She finished her toast and started eating her fruit bowl.

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Giovanni Napoli

Giovanni was a bit taken back when the girl spoke Italian, just like he did. "Well, I'm glad he didn't offend you." He sighed in a bit of relief. "Sorpresa? Credo di essere stato un po 'scioccato si sapeva italiana. Che città era tua madre da? Entrambi i miei genitori sono in Italia. Mia madre è siciliana e mio padre da Venezia." Surprise? I guess I was a bit shocked you knew Italian. What city was you mother from? Both my parents are from Italy. My mother is from Sicily and my father from Venice.

Gio decided to take a seat at the table, there was no point in him just standing there if he continued to talk with the girl. When she spoke in English, he grinned a bit. "Ah, I can hear the Greek in your voice. I'm Giovanni. Please to meet you Agatha." He smiled at her, placing his elbows on the table, linking his hands together, and resting his chin on them.

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Sasha Pavlichenko

"I've seen rather a few of the Monty Python. I find it very entertaining actually." Sasha smiled, letting out a small quiet chuckle. "The Cosby show is also a great watch." She then thought for a bit about Eliab not being seen coming in last night. "Hmmm, the same goes for Katherine apparently. She didn't come in last night according to a couple of the girls in the dormitory." She paused, her eyes slightly widening."I hope nothing bad happened to them!" Nodding, she agreed to check on Eliab before doing anything. "Let's hope Eliab and Katherine are both alright, and if they are, we definitely should all go get something to eat for breakfast, then watch something."

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Katherine Prescott

Katherine weaved in and out of consciousness. She first noticed that she was laying back down in the bed. Then she noticed there was another voice in the room. A female one, though she couldn't tell who's voice it was. The conversation between the two was in Norwegian, but she couldn't grasp any of it. Except for the last bit, about her stuff being in the girl's dorm.

After a while, she heard the door opening. Forcing herself to stay conscious, Kat sat up just a little. Her vision was slightly blurry, so she still couldn't recognize who the other girl was. "Wait...Eliab..." Her voice came out in a scratchy whisper. "Could you please...bring back my...medicine..." She chocked out the last word, she hatted saying it. "It's in my backpack...the one that was left behind...in the woods...it's in a little black bag..." Her head started spinning, this was taking a lot of effort out of her. She ended up sliding back down in the bed, loosing consciousness again.

Akira nodded to her suggestion, but then felt totally embarrassed when Camryn told him not to call her senpai, anymore. Crap! I keep forgetting that I'm not in Japan, anymore! Note to self: need to remember to address fellow students at higher grade levels as I would anyone else. Placing a hand behind his neck with a timid laugh, he told the girl, "Sorry, Cam. I guess I'm still adjusting to life in Britain. I'll keep in mind what you said." Akira nearly completed eating his natto, at this point. One last bite, and all that was left was to finish up with the green tea he had. "Well, Cam, I imagine the lessons can wait until are stomachs are empty enough for it. What do you want to do in the meantime?"

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Agatha nodded with her smile still on her face. "Same with you." Upon thinking about where her mother was from, her grin faltered a little. "My mother traveled from Rome to Athens, where I was born and raised. She absolutely loved art and gardening. My father was a Greek Orthodox missionary." Pulling on the chain around her neck (which was relatively hidden) she revealed an Eastern Orthodox cross hanging from it. "He would wear this very same necklace all the time." Her smile now completely disappeared as she lowered the hand displaying the cross. "I... I'm sorry. Talking about my parents brings up violent memories of their deaths back at Athens. And... to be brutally honest, seeing Roland grab the crutch the way he did brought back another memory from before that. You see, my family had a knack for peacefully protesting the heated atmosphere of politics between Greece and Turkey, despite all the negative feedback. That's all I can bring myself to say on the topic."

Before the conversation could go any further, one of the basketball team members ran up to Giovanni with a frantic, "Gio! Our Trainer went ill, this morning!"

Agatha tilted her head sideways. "Trainer?"

The boy responded by saying, "The one who gives medical attention to the athletes on the team. He's the guy who helps relieve any pain from the exercise involved in both practice and the games." The boy turned back towards Giovanni. "What're we going to do if somebody gets injured, mate!?"

Agatha stood up with her hand on her chest, posing the query, "Maybe I could be of help?" She resumed by stating, "I volunteered a lot for a Greek Orthodox church in Athens. Medical duties were among a number of things I have conducted there."
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Eliab and Rebecca heard Katherine from just outside the bedroom of the dorm. The poor brunette mentioned her medicine and in what luggage to find it. The Othniel siblings figured it was best to hurry and get the medicine for her. Right after exiting the boys dorms, Eliab and Rebecca were met by Charles and Sasha.

Charles berated him in anxiety with,. "What were you thinking, mate, not returning to the building at the appointed time and worrying the bloody crap out of us!? We heard Kat was not at the girls' dorms, so something had to have happened to both of you! What gives!?"

Eliab simply walked around him while replying. "Sorry, Charles, but I have to retrieve Katherine's medicine. She was unconscious in the woods when I spotted her there, last night. Now, if you'll excuse me..."

Charles interrupted by posing the query, "Shouldn't that be handled by the nurse?"

"No good," Eliab answered. "I offered taking her to the infirmary, but she's too afraid of that due to family matters."

Charles' eyes widened. "How serious is her condition?"

Eliab simply said, "Not right now, okay?"

Rebecca looked towards Charles while shrugging. "No use, Chuck. Once he sets his mind on helping someone, he won't stop until he completes the task."

Charles simply froze where he was for a moment. "Holy..." Once he could move, he walked alongside Sasha while saying, "Now that I can think on it, Eliab's face shows signs of a lot of crying. Must've been that serious. At least we know Kat's alive."

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At the girls' dormitories, Rebecca let her brother into her dorm and handed him the backpack. Halfway back to the boys' dorms, she said to Eliab, "I'll go get you two something to eat."

"Make sure Kat gets something light."

"I know, big brother! I'm not stupid!"

Eliab next told Rebecca, "Also, do you mind lending her some of your clothes when you get the chance? Sorry for delaying your gymnastics practice, by the way."

Rebecca shrugged. "Don't worry about it. Taking care of someone takes precedence. And, after practice, today, I'll go fetch some clothes from my dorm." With that, she headed off to the cafeteria.

Eliab reentered his own dorm and entered the bedroom, placing the backpack on his lap as he brought out the bag Katherine mentioned before setting the backpack down on the floor. He showed the black bag while saying, "Rebecca will come by with breakfast. Later in the day, she'll even lend you some of her clothes." He next opened the bag as he asked, "Is there any medication you think you need, at the moment, or can it wait?" He wanted to be sure he was not messing up.

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At the cafeteria, Charles waited in line with Sasha. "Well, Sasha, I guess we shouldn't bother Eliab all that much until Kat feels better, don't you agree? If what we saw and heard of him does not prove he loves her, nothing does."

Camryn Shaffer

When Akira apologized, Camryn let out a small laugh."It's all good." She smiled, finishing off her fruit bowl. "You are quite right. We wait until lunch when we are hungry again to do the next meal lesson." She said excitedly, then started thinking of things to do. "Well, lets see. Its still overcast outside because of the rain last night, so if we go off Academy grounds, we'll need to bring umbrellas just in case it starts raining again." She paused, still thinking. "There's not that much to do here, if you think about it, since most of the school is all closed up until Monday." She couldn't think of anything to do until lunch, so she asked Akira "Have you got anywhere in London you'd like to see?

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Giovanni Napoli

Giovanni looked at Agatha in slight shock. "I'm truly sorry. I didn't know." He lowered his head just a bit, his bangs falling in front of his face and covering a small portion of his eyes. "I'll definitely have a talk with Ro later..." He whispered, hopefully quiet enough that Agatha didn't hear him.

Gio's head then shot up when he heard the frantic voice of Trevor, one of the guys on the basketball team. "Again? Damn, that kid is always sick. How'd we get stuck with him anyways?" He asked, slightly irritated that Cole, the trainer, had more sick days than actually showing up.

"Well Coach said he was the only one with some medical training who wanted to be on the team. And since he sucked so much at basketball, Coach made him out nurse." Trevor laughed, as his answer calmed his nerves a bit. Then he looked to Agatha when she questioned what a trainer was. To which he explained.

Considering Agatha's offer to become the new trainer, Giovanni sighed. "We'll have to ask Coach..." He paused, looking at Agatha, "...and Roland, as he is the team captain." He stood up and looked about in the cafeteria, Roland no where to be seen. "Probably in his dorm." He grumbled, turning to Trevor. "Go take Agatha and ask Coach to see if its alright. I'll go make sure with Ro." Looking at Agatha now. "Unless you'd like to join me?"

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Sasha Pavlichenko

Sasha kept quiet when Charles and Eliab talked, or what seemed like a little argument. When the Othniel siblings left, and Charles could move again, they walked to the cafeteria. She then started thinking."I do hope Katherine is alright, but I wonder why she's afraid to go to the infirmary? I mean, what kind of family matter would prevent her from not wanting to get checked up on with the nurse?" She asked, mainly to herself, as they went inside the cafeteria.

Now waiting in line to get food, Sasha gave a little smile at Charles' opinion. "I think its funny how practically everyone knows Eliab is madly in love with Katherine, but Kat herself." With saying that, she giggled lightly. "What has happened to her is a serious situation, but how he acts about it is oh so cute."

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Katherine Prescott

Katherine was in a light sleep, but when the door to Eliab's dorm room opened then closed, she woke up. Her vision was not as blurry as it was before, just a bit fuzzy now. She slowly sat herself up, as Eliab reached the bed, and blinked a few times to get rid of the little black dots in her vision. Which was from a small light headiness she got from sitting up. "Thank you." She mumbled, as Eliab told her Rebecca was getting something for her to eat and some clothes she could where. When he asked her what medication she needed, it took her a bit to remember. Before talking, she closed her eyes, keeping them shut as she spoke. "Umm I need the bottle of iron supplements...its the uhh...bigger bottle of the two in there." Kat brought her right hand up and gently rubbed her right side temple. "I needa...I need to take them with water." Stopping, she lowered her hand down to her side. "I also need to do my insulin...after I have eaten something...but could you give me that uhh...that little machine in there...I need to umm...check my blood or uhh sugar level..." She told Eliab, having an easier time speaking, but having a slight difficulty remembering exactly what she needed. "I really appreciate all that you're doing." She said quietly, opening her eyes and looking at Eliab.

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Roland Croisseux

After he got back to his dorm, Roland had taken another shower. He had not remembered if he already took one before getting breakfast or not. Then he amped up his music and cleaned his dorm room up some. Once he finished, Ro decided to take an early Saturday morning nap.

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Léon Croisseux

Léon had returned to his office with a nice cup of hot Blue Mountain coffee. He sat down at his desk and stared miserably at the pile of paperwork he still had to do. "Alright! Let's finish these!" He told himself, for a little encouragement, as he started on one paper after another.

Akira took a sip of his tea as he thought about where he wanted to go. "Well, there is the British Museum. I hear it contains millions of artifacts that can be viewed. We do not need to pay anything for entry, it's totally free." Finishing up the last of his green tea, he ask Cameryn, "Want to go see what they have on display? I'll pay for the taxi."

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Agatha thought for a moment on going to see Roland. On the one hand, she was still a little scared of him. On the other, she could not let a chance to help people pass her by. Besides, she did not want Roland to be talked to too harshly for what happened, if he even remembered.

"Okay, I'll go with you, Giovanni."

At the boys dorm, Agatha was a little nervous. She did not want to give a bad first impression, which made the encounter with Roland all the more important. She wanted to show both boys that she held no personal grudge. However, as Roland appeared before her eyes, her fear sunk in as she hid behind Giovanni, clinging to him by the shirt.

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Charles chuckled some at what Sasha said about practically everyone knew about Eliab's crush on Katherine. "Bloody hell! Word does travel fast, it seems!" Smirking towards Sasha, he added, "And, yes, Eliab's reaction to the whole thing is rather heartwarming." Charles got himself the typical English breakfast: a bowl of cereal with milk, some toast, orange juice, and a cup of coffee. Sitting down with Sasha after they both paid for their meals, he thought about what to do. "Let's see... We were already at the garden. Perhaps London Zoo would be fitting?"

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Rebecca wasted no time in selecting and paying for all three breakfasts. One was for Eliab, another for Katherine, the final for herself, of course. Having the gracefulness her years of gymnastics training granted her, she made her way back to Eliab's dorm.

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Eliab listened carefully to what needed to be brought out for Kat and took them out of the bag. First the bottle of iron supplements, next the insulin, and finally the machine to check the blood sugar levels. I wonder if she has Type-1 diabetes, where she was born with it, or Type-2, where she ate sugary or fatty foods so much, she became diabetic that way. It's probably too rude to ask, anyway. Hearing Katherine's words of gratitude, Eliab smiled softly towards her with, "No problem." He handed the machine, then went to the kitchen to get a cup of water for Kat and brought it to her when he returned, also reading the label for the iron supplements before handing the right amount to Katherine.

To keep matters from being silent the whole time, the blond boy decided to tell Katherine more about his Boston terrier, Davy. He started off with how Davy would "ruff" Eliab up whenever it was time for a walk, and how excited the dog got whenever Eliab asked if he wanted a "walkie". He even mentioned how Davy was always eager to get outside to bark at the storm whenever lightning and thunder struck. Not to mention, the numerous laughs the whole household got whenever seeing Davy chase shiny lights moving about because of the sunlight reflecting off of certain items, or whenever a flashlight was on.

Finally, Rebecca was in the dorm with the food. "A bit of tomato soup ought to help. Also got the bread."

Eliab saw all three bowls and nodded. "It won't hurt her stomach, so that's a plus."

Katherine was given one bowl, next Eliab, and the final went to Rebecca. They divided the bread evenly so all three could enjoy. To drink, there was orange juice. After breakfast, Eliab made sure Katherine got her insulin.

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Friday night was no easy night for Amnon, mainly because it was difficult to keep Shabbat while still being back at his dorm by curfew. The Messianic Jew seriously considered finding people of similar beliefs to celebrate Shabbat with. It was still going on since it was Saturday. Masuta was diverse in regards to ethnicity and belief systems, so chances are, he could find at least someone. It would not guarantee upholding school rules about curfew and when to go to bed (it was unlikely they would be upheld often, anyway, considering the nature of Shabbat), but at least it would remove the need to be off campus. The biggest issue was finding somebody to fill in as the de facto rabbi (de facto because he/she would not actually be ordained to do it, since it would be a high school student performing the duties). Amnon already had the equipment in his dorm, meaning that would be no problem.

Deep in thought as to how to go about setting everything up, he accidentally bumped into a girl that was more than a foot shorter than him. Thankfully, he caught her right on time. "Sorry, miss! I didn't see you, there! I... was kind of lost in thought, for a moment..."

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Aiko was about to go in Leon's office to speak to him about something when she heard him try to motivate himself to complete the paperwork he had stacked up. She decided it was best to wait until the man made himself available. Sure, Leon could get on her nerves, sometimes, when it came to work. Then again, poor Aiko did find the French man cute in his own way. Just thinking about it made her heart pound a little. the trouble was, she feared what could happened if she opened up about such feelings. Would it end up a distraction, in the end, or would the scenario made be manageable? Too many questions, too few answers.

Noel was in a sense the one and only member of the gardening club. It's not that the club itself did or did not exist. It's just that Noel found herself more often then not walking about the schools gardens, fixing things, transplanting things. No one asked her to do it, and she had not really asked them she just did it. After awhile she guessed that the gardeners and the teacher who taught horticulture realized Noel's pass time. As they began leaving her the tools, blueprints, seeds, and keys to other areas. They allowed her to tend most of the plants but they helped out a little. And that is what Noel was doing today, dressed in a pair of skinny jeans and a big baggy lavender t-shirt her hair was braided and out of place and she had dirt on her hands and face as she worked.

Today she was actually transplanting the herbs as many of them were running out of room in there makeshift pots, Felix her cat was of course helping her. Noel picked up a Lavender plant it's roots pushing out from its container and its leaves wilting. She frowned and tutted looking for where she'd put the larger pots. Felix gave and meow and when Noel looked over he was standing by them. "Thanks Felix." She walked over and quickly transplanted the small lavender before picking up the watering pot... Only to realize it was empty. Mumbling to herself on how forgetful she seemed today she spun around and walked toward the general direction of the hose that hung up on the green house. But while she wasn't paying attention she walked right into someone and slipped but in a moment the taller gentlemen had caught her and was already apologizing. "W-Wait! You have that absolutely wrong... I wasn't paying attention either you see! It was also my fault... Guess I have my head in the clouds... Or... Would it be plants..." Noel looked to the side as her mismatched eyes became distant with thought.

As Noel thought Felix on the other being the cat he was, sat atop the table nearby glaring at Amnon. Slowly he began to hiss as his fur puffed up, after all this stranger had been holding on to Noel far too long he should have let go and left by now. The sound of hissing brought back Noel and she jumped. "Felix no!" His fur slowly de poofed as Noel came nearby. "I'm so sorry... Felix really hates strangers around me... He's grown up to be more of a body guard then a house pet it seems." Noel gently coaxed Felix closer and calmed him with gentle petting while avoid getting dirt on his black fur. Soon he was a ball of fur and purring as Noel gently smiled water can still in one hand Lavender plant waiting in its new pot for some liquid life.

Amnon was not the least bit afraid of the cat, whom was named Felix. In fact, he chuckled and let go of Noel so she could pacify him. "I believe I've seen you in Horticulture Class. You're Noel Luma Mai, yes?" Bowing slightly and gentlemanlike, he introduced himself. "I am Amnon Angelo Chaikin. It is quite a pleasure to meet you outside the classroom, seniorita." Straightening up while still smiling, he held his hand out for Felix to sniff. Once Felix was sure the Arab-Jewish-Italian Israeli meant no harm, which was apparent by the purr, Amnon rubbed the black cat's head, similar to how Eliab did it when he met Noel. "Come mio padre e mio nonno, mi sembra sempre di attirare gli animali da compagnia mi. Ho sentito che mio cugino ha quella stessa affinità. Io lo conoscevo solo da foto e lettere che è venuto dall'America a Israele. Non mi aspettavo di vedere lui in Inghilterra, figuriamoci in questa Accademia." Like my father and grandfather, I seem to always attract pet animals to me. I hear a cousin of mine has that same affinity. I only knew him from photos and letters that came from America to Israel. I never expected to see him in England, let alone in this Academy.

Looking at Noel, Amnon added, "Mind if I help out? Sorry for the Italian, I heard you mumble in that, so I figured you were fluent in it."

Camryn Shaffer

"British Museum it is." Camryn smiled, as she finished off the last of her juice. She then got up from the table to throw her trash away. "It's strange, I've lived here for 10 years and I've only been to the museum once." She said, slightly to herself. "Anyways, are you sure you wanna pay for the taxi? I mean, I don't mind pitching in a few bucks." Before exiting the cafeteria, she thought for a moment. "I can even see if Roland will give us a ride. And if he doesn't, I could always just take his car." Cam laughed. It was always funny to her whenever she took Ro's car without permission or just because he didn't want to take her somewhere.

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Giovanni Napoli and Roland Croisseux

"Alright then, let's go." Giovanni said, as he and Agatha left the cafeteria. It took them a few short minutes to reach the boy's dormitory. Once in front of Roland's dorm door, Gio knocked. "Oi Ro! Open up!" He called out, waiting a few seconds only to hear a loud snore from the other side of the door. "Ugh, for crying out loud. He's sleeping.." He banged on the door louder. "Hey! Roland! Get your lazy ass up and open this god damn door!" He shouted this time. After another minute or two, there was a low grumbling noise, feet shuffling across the floor, then the sound of the door's lock coming undone.

Roland opened up the door, shirtless, and since his hair was still wet when he took a nap, it made for some serious bedhead. "Can I help you?" He muttered. "I was in the middle of a good nap." Yawning, he stretched his arms up.

"You just wake up 3 hours ago, you don't need a nap." Gio said, just as Agatha hid behind him, and clung to his shirt. "Look you're scaring Agatha. Go put a shirt on."

With a sigh, Ro left to get a shirt. When he came back, Gio surprised him by putting him in a headlock. Which was easy for Giovanni since he was 7 inches taller then Roland. "Okay, so this here is Agatha." Gio turned Ro around so they were facing Agatha. "And Agatha, as you may know, this is Roland."

"Yo." Was all that Roland said to Agatha before he tried to look up at Giovanni. "So what do you guys want?"

Gio released Ro and straightened up. "Well Agatha here has something she'd like to ask you."

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Sasha Pavlichenko

"Well not only does word travel fast, it's also obvious by the way Eliab looks at Katherine and how he acts around her." Sasha smiled, getting herself the same breakfast as Charles. Once she paid for her meal, she took a seat across from him. "Hmm, the London Zoo? That seems like a great place to spend the day!" She smiled .

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Katherine Prescott

As Eliab left to get some water, Katherine pricked her finger with the machine so it could read her blood sugar levels. She waited a short moment until the machine beeped. "Ah...it's fairly low.." She mumbled to herself, just as Eliab came back with a cup of water. Placing the machine on the end table, she took the cup and two of the iron supplements from Eliab. "Thanks" Placing the two pills in her mouth, she took a big gulp of water, swallowing them both.

Kat wasn't really up for talking just yet. So when Eliab started talking about his Boston Terrier, Davy, she kept quiet through most of it. There was the occasional comment about her own dog, Goldie, acting much of the same as Davy, but other then that the girl did't talk. She rather enjoyed just listening to someone else's stories, than telling people about her own.

Once Rebecca came back with the food, Katherine gladly took the bowl of tomato soup from her and took the first spoon full right away, after she had blown on it took cool it down some. The warmth of the soup sliding down her throat and into her stomach made her slight aching stomach feel better. It even helped the lightheaded feeling she had as well.

Each spoon full of soup and bite of bread she had, had made her feel a whole lot better. There was even a bit of color returning to her pale skin. Though that might be because of the hot soup making her cheeks a little flushed. When she was done eating, Kat placed a new insulin cartridge into the insulin pen, then click on a new pen needle. She turn the dial on the end of the pen to the number of units she needed to take. Pausing, she glanced at Rebecca and Eliab. She was a bit uncomfortable with having them in the same room as she was about to take her insulin. Only because she always did it when she was alone or with her doctor when she was too young to do it herself.

With a deep breath, Katherine realized it was silly of her to get embarrassed over taking insulin in front of others. Blushing slighting, she lifted the shirt up, just enough to insert the needle into her left abdomen. She press the button on the end of the pen to deliver the dose and counted to five, before she removed the needle. She grabbed her little bag bag and took out a needle-deposit baggie that was thick enough so when she disposed of the needle, it wouldn't poke out, and put it back in the bag. She then just tossed the empty insulin cartage into the bag as well as her insulin pen and blood sugar machine. Zipping her black bag shut, she placed it back on the end table, leaving her iron supplement pill bottle out next to her medicine bag.

Noel let out a relieved sigh as Felix stopped his hissing. She could tell her cat was wary though he always was at first, even if he knew they meant no harm Felix just seemed to hate the idea of anyone touching her... Maybe even he knew how very delicate she was. Was it so apparent? Did she appear to people like a cracked vase ready to shatter at even the harshest word? Or maybe she looked like a flower planted in the wrong place where the smallest change in weather could cause her to wilt and her petals to turn brown drained of all life? As Noel watched Felix eye Amnon and purr suspiciously she wondered these things. And all too suddenly was Amnon talking and she found herself listening a smile coming to her face.

"We have... We have several classes together... Actually... I sit in the back so If I have a coughing fit I don't bug to many people... I'm also scared of the teachers..." She flushed. "But we also have about... 3 other classes together including dance. Uh... Sorry if that seems weird..." Noel smiled shyly her cheeks flushing. "I have good memory... As for the Italian... Sono nato e cresciuto in Italia devo dire che il tuo italiano è molto buono. (I was born and raised in Italy I must say your Italian is pretty good.)" Noel smiled giving Felix another scratch behind the ear as she ducked under Amnon to get to the hose her cheeks now burning red. Could she be any more embarrassing? As she filled the watering can she tried to distract Amnon from herself. "A-Are... Are you Eliab and Rebecca's cousin? I-I... Umm, were pretty good friend I mean... And you have certain traits like them... Also they told me about you I think..." Noel's cheeks only burned brighter as she suddenly realized she was overfilling the watering can. Quickly she turned it off and tried to lift but the large amount of water made it difficult and her arms shook as she slowly walked back to the lavender plant... But she did this because she wanted to try and build muscle.

With difficulty Noel lifted the metal watering can and slowly poured what the plant would need without spilling it. As she set the watering can down she smelled the lavender and smiled taking the plant to its new spot and selecting a new one to transplant. Suddenly it dawned on her that through all her rambling and fumbling Noel had not even answering the poor mans question. "YOUR ALLOWED TO HELP OUT!" Suddenly Noel's cheeks were worse then before and she was apologizing and looking down and pulling on her shirt. "Y-You asked and I never answered I-I'm so rude I'm sorry! I'm sorry! You can help if you want! But only if you want its optional really! You can leave also I know this must be embarrassing I-I'm the only one really part of the gardening club that doesn't even exist and no ones ever caught me doing it and asked to help and you can join and you don't even have to join if you don't want too help out for the day maybe but you don't have to do that either and and..." (Hooray for the use of a run on sentence because that's what she sounded like just then) Noel stopped her cheeks bright red as she starred at the ground wishing she could just fade. "Umm... You can help." She whispered hiding her red face behind a plant as she tried not to cough having realized she'd used any oxygen left in her frail lungs and now felt light headed.

Akira raised an eyebrow when Camryn said she could pitch in a few bucks. Doesn't she mean 'pounds'? This is the United Kingdom, after all. hearing Cameryn next tell him about Roland's car honestly left him laughing for a moment. And, that idiot lets her? Now, that is interesting. The laughter was replaced with confusion, however. "Wait. Is he a relative of yours?" Akira was always cautious not to cross any boundaries. Being a straight A student (due to a combination of his entire family putting pressure on him and he himself wanting to succeed), he was one to analyze the situation, most of the time. Other times, he could be an utter hothead. As a side note, stress is what turned all his hair grayish white. At least, Aiko was not so hard on him, unlike his mother.

Waiting until Camryn explained the scenario, Akira thought for a moment. "Maybe Aunt Aiko can take us, if she is not busy. Knowing her, however, she is probably going to be working closely with Headmaster Crossieux just to keep him focused, or so she tells me. If not that, then she is definitely cooking up some sort of plan to play cupid as we speak. Heaven knows who her target pairing is. It gets old real quick just watching her do that kind of stuff." Shuddering at that instant, he made up his mind. "You know, that discouraged me from giving her a call, now. She will just go all ship-mode on us, like yesterday. Let's see about borrowing Roland's car."

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Agatha sort of felt bad for Roland having been put in that headlock. She had one eye open to see that, only letting go of Giovanni's shirt when he informed Roland that she had something to say. The Grecian straightened her composure enough to display some confidence in spite of her timid nature sinking in. "Well, I heard the trainer for the basketball team has gone ill, and... well... if you don't mind, I'd like to help out."

Agatha gripped the cross at her chest tightly with one hand as she continued. "I volunteered at an Orthodox Church in Athens often, and dealt with plenty of ailments. I even received training while doing so. If there is anything I can do, I am more than willing to."

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Charles smiled at Sasha's answer. "Nice! London Zoo it is, then! Kenneth can take us there!" Upon both of them finishing breakfast, Charles used his crutches to walk with Sasha to the front before calling for Kenneth to come over. When Kenneth arrive, Charles let Sasha in first, then got in after her. At the zoo, Kenneth provided the umbrella for the two of them before driving away. Charles paid for the tickets for the two of them. "Any animal you want to see, first?"

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Amnon watched as Noel tended to watering awkwardly. He felt bad for her, now, since she seemed embarrassed, somehow. At first, he did not know what to do, but seeing her run out of oxygen caused him to help her to a bench. That was when he had a closer look at the girl's eyes. He looked in Noel's eyes for an instant with admiration. "Wow... You have beautiful eyes."

Were Noel to try to run off in embarrassment about her eyes, Amnon would run after her in a concerned matter, shouting, "Wait, wait a minute! I did not say that in any sarcastic way! I actually meant it! I'm really sorry for the misunderstanding!"

Catching up to her, Amnon would hug her in an effort to comfort her while saying, "There is nothing to be ashamed of, Noel."

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Eliab and Rebecca were relieved when they saw Katherine recovering. Both siblings looked sideways as Kat took her insulin, so not to make her too awkward. With that out of the way, Eliab tried to think of something to discuss. "So... I guess you were unconscious because you did not take your insulin last evening?"

Noel blinked her mix-matched eyes in confusion as she allowed Amnon to lead her to a bench, she was happy to sit for a moment close her eyes and breath, but when she opened her eyes again Amnon was closer to her face then before and staring at her... Wit expectation? Or was that... admiration she saw? Blinking slowly Noel moved away confused until she heard Amnon

Wow... You have beautiful eyes.

Noel blinked feeling a strange sense of shell shock. No one had complemented her eyes in a long time... Did he mean it? No...

In a blink Noel found herself 13 again with her first love hearing him tell her how much he adored her eyes and the next time laughing at how stupid she was for believing him... She looked like a broken doll that was fixed wrong never perfect. No... She would not have that happen again. Standing quickly Noel moved away from Amnon and covered her face with her small hands. "Don't... Don't lie to me... I know what you really think... I look broken weird... My eyes don't match and I'm small and frail... But I'm not stupid." Noel moved her hands away and gave a weak glare that looked more hurt her cheeks dark red in embarrassment and shame. "Don't you d-dare lie." Noel felt hot liquid poor from her eyes and she quickly covered her face again before bolting down the green house her eyes blurred by tears and unable to tell the exit from the plants.

When she did stop and Noel actually wasn't sure when she did she could only hear her heart beat pounding fast in her ears and feel her body shaking... She'd run into the wall... Like an idiot with her stupid face in her hands. Slowly the world tuned in and she heard Amnon behind her pulling her into a hug and trying to comfort her... It was strange to have someone hug her so easily... Not even her parents did that, they'd always treated her like a sculpture full of cracks, letting no one touch her only her grandma gave her good strong hugs and even those were rare. Letting her hands fall to her side she let Amnon hug her and she let herself hide her tear stained face. "I'm sorry... So sorry... I just did not want it to happen again... I don't want someone to lie and hurt me again... I'm sorry..." She lifted her arms and wrapped them around Amnon... It was nice to return a hug for once. "Sorry..."

Camryn Shaffer, Roland Croisseux, and Giovanni Napoli

Camryn smiled a sweet, sincere smile. "Ah, yes. We are brother and sister. Or well, he's my adoptive brother that is." She said, getting up from the table. "It's a pretty long story, so I'll tell you in the car." She nodded, as if agreeing with herself. "Leon? I mean, Headmaster Crossieux actually doing work? Now that'll be a first." She giggled, as she threw her trash away. "Yesterday...What had happened again?" She asked, since Akira and his aunt Aiko spoke in Japanse and Cam didn't catch a word they were saying.

Once they exited, the two headed for the boy's dormitory. Which was only a short five minute walk and another two minutes to reach Roland's dorm room. The door was already opened and there were other voices coming from within. A male, which was probably Giovanni, and a female voice Camryn didn't recognized.

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"What? Trevor is sick again?" Roland growled, clearly irritated. "That's it I'm kicking him off the team!" He said, in a half shout. "You, um, Agatha." He slightly glared at her, only because he was mad. "You said you want to help out correct?" He asked in a bit harsh tone. He had barely heard or even listened to what she had said as she spoke a bit quietly. Though that didn't matter to him.

Giovanni slightly laughed at Roland's reaction to Trevor being sick. Though when Ro got a bit hostile towards Agatha, Gio placed a gentle hand on her shoulder, giving her a little pull back away from Ro. "Calm down Ro, she's not to blame. She only wants to help us."

Roland took a deep breath to steady his nerves. "Well congratulations, you are now the basketball's new trainer." He said, running his hands through his jet black hair.

Just then, Camryn walked into the dorm room and saw everyone standing in the middle of the den. They seemed to have finished discussing whatever it was, so she just went on ahead and grabbed Roland's arm. "I'll be borrowing him for a moment." Was all she said, before dragging him off to the side next to Akira.

"Cam, what're-" Roland was cut off by being jerked off to the side.

"Well, we're leaving anyways, so you can have him as long as you want Cam." He said and steered Agatha out the door.

"Wait. Gio" He turned to Giovanni, but it was too late, he and Agatha had already left the room.

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Giovanni and Agatha were now in the hall, away from the noise coming from Roland's dorm room. "So, Congrats on becoming our new trainer." Gio said, removing his hand from the girl's shoulder. "We'll be in your care." He smiled down at her.

Thinking for a moment, "Is there anything you'd like to do?" He asked, then realized that maybe she didn't want to spend the whole day with him. After all, he had only meant to apologize on behalf of Roland, then see if Ro was okay with her being their new trainer. His duty was done, he no longer needed to be bothering the poor girl. "Ah, how rude of me. I guess after all that has happened this early in the morning, you'd like to be alone for a bit." He said.

Stopping at the front door of the boy's dormitory building. "This is where we will part our ways." He smiled again, then bowed for no reason. "It was a pleasure to have met you today Agatha. I hope the rest of your day goes swimmingly." And with that, he turned to walk off back up the stairs.

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"Either you drive us to the British Museum, or you give me your keys so I can drive us." Camryn said, letting go of Roland and crossing her arms over her chest.

Ro sighed, except for the gym to practice, he didn't feel like going anywhere today. Walking over to the couch, he leaned back and fell onto the cushions. "The keys are where they usually are. Hanging on the nail by the door." His eyes were closed now. He new Cam was still looking at him, so he pointed at her. "If you screwed up my car, I'll kill you. Dork." He warned her, as his impala just got an upgrade.

"Thanks Bro! Don't worry, I won't mess up your precious impala." She smiled, taking the keys from the nail. "Let's go Akira." She smiled, closing the door behind them.

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Sasha Pavlichenko

Getting into the car, Sasha thought for a moment. "I don't know! All of them. At once!" She laughed, giving the question a bit more thought. "Umm, how about we just start on one side, then go in a circle to see everything." She smiled, glancing out the window, watching the old European building go by. "We can go look at all the animals on, let's say, the right side first. Then go get lunch, and then go around on the left side." She looked back at Charles now. "Hopefully we'll be able to finish in a day. I hear the zoo is quite large. We might have to just do one side on day, then come back and to the other side."

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Katherine Prescott

Some more color returned to Katherine's pale skin. "Yeah, not taking my insulin is part of it. The other part is that I was already feeling a tab bit under the weather yesterday." She sighed, drinking the rest of her water. "Not the smartest of ideas to go outside when feeling ill. Especially when it's about to rain." She said, following a small fit of coughing.

"I'm sorry Eliab...Rebecca. I must be a burden for you two." Kat sat herself up, now sitting completely up. "I don't want you to go another night without a bed again Eliab." She told him, swinging her feet over the edge of the bed. "I best be getting to my own dorm room." She tried standing, but couldn't hold herself up for more than a second. She sat back down onto the bed, sighing again.

The brunette drew her knees up, hugging her legs. "I'm such an idiot.." She muttered, placing her head between her knees. "I can't even take care of myself properly without someone else helping me.." Her tone was a bit louder then a whisper, but still quiet. She remembered the second day of school where she had an panic attack in the middle of the cafeteria. Freaking out over not having her medication. It's only been a short while since school has even started and she has already caused too much trouble. She wanted to cry, but forced herself not to. As it might just result in her being more a burden the the Othniel siblings.

Eliab nodded when Katherine explained the other part of how she ended up the way she did. Her cough left him a little worried. Good thing I got cough medicine. Her apology to him and his sister left him stunned. Her saying she did not want him to be without his bed resulted in the worried, knee-jerk reaction, "Your health is more important than that, Kat! Besides, I..."

Eliab was about to say he had a sleeping bag he could use when he noticed she could not stand and was now more upset than ever. He could almost swear Katherine was fighting the urge to cry. She is that upset that I am helping her? After I promised I'd look after her? Does that not mean anything to her? Does it not say anything to her? Why is she behaving like this?

Eliab was shocked at what he was witnessing. Here he was, looking after her, and Katherine was insisting on returning to her dorm. Her, a burden to him? He would gladly lay down his life just to ensure her well being! He would have said that, were it not for his internal conflict of what exactly to say and how to word it. He simply walked up and sat next to her.

At last, he placed a hand on her shoulder and said with a soft smile, "I promised I'd look after you, didn't I? The bed does not matter. I have a sleeping bag I can use at night. Your health is more important to me. Heck, I'd give up my own life if it meant ensuring your well being."

To Rebecca, he said, "Little sis, once you come back with the clothes for Kat, I got this."

Rebecca shook her head. "Once I come back, I am staying right here."

Eliab's smile faded at that. "Rebecca, really, I can handle this."

Rebecca now turned defensive and angry. "Why are you always like this, big brother!? Why must you do everything by yourself!? You even go as far as to use fake faces to hide your emotions when you feel sad or bothered! Why!?"

Eliab's face went solemn as he replied with, "I don't want anyone getting in trouble or hurt because of me or my emotions. Remember when we were kids?"

The tan girl pointed her finger at her brother with a clear objection. "That incident could not be helped! Those boys associated with the Klu Klux Klan would have beaten one of us up, anyway, and you had no idea they were there in the woods! And afterwards, we could have gotten the police on them instead of you going berserk that night!"

"And look what happened when I went berserk: I nearly was the cause of David's death at their hands when he stood between them and me as they were about to stab me in my beaten state. Had they focused on his Semitic blood instead of his words, they would have killed him as well as me."

"But, that's not the case, Eliab! You're both still alive, today!" Rebecca had her hands in fists while tears came down her eyes. "Nobody can take on everything alone! Accept that!"

Eliab was at a loss for words, after that. He merely sat there with his eyes closed as he fought tears. Any sign of weakness, he reasoned, would add to Katherine's mentality of being a burden. He knew that if she kept that mentality, she would not accept the aid of others, plus Eliab, himself, would stand no chance at winning her heart. A lady never wants to feel like a burden, thus if he fed that feeling, he would only make matters worse.

Rebecca recovered her composure while stating, "If you need anything after I bring the clothes, let me know. Not that you'll ever admit to needing help, anyway." With that, she walked off to her own dorm to do as she said she would.

Katherine Prescott

Katherine kept her head facing down, resting on her knees. She could tell in his tone of voice that he was a bit upset with what she said. She felt the bed shift a bit. Eliab probably took a seat next to her and placed his hand on her shoulder. Which, she confirmed, when she heard his voice. Eliab told her that he already promised he'd look after her. She blinked a few times, getting a few tears out of her eyes. Trying to remember when he had said that before, but she couldn't exactly. The early morning was bit of a blur to her and she couldn't really decipher what was a dream and what wasn't. "I guess you did." She said under her breath, a bit chocked, not knowing if her voice was loud enough for Eliab to hear.

She closed her eyes and took a few deep breaths to calm herself as the urge to cry slowly went away. Listening to the rest of what Eliab said, she nodded unintentionally. She guessed if he was fine sleeping in a sleeping bag, she should be too. And it was true that her health was more important. But when he said he'd risk his own life for her, that's when Kat's head shot up. She looked at Eliab with wide, shocked eyes and gasped "That's n-not necessary!"

She was still staring at Eliab when he looked at his sister. He wanted Rebecca to leave after she brought clothes. But she wanted to stay. Katherine was about to say that she didn't mind Rebecca staying when an argument erupted. Rebecca was saying something along the lines of Eliab always doing everything by himself and how he hides is emotions. While Eliab protested that he didn't want anyone getting hurt because of it. It seemed that something bad must have happened when they were kids, as Eliab stated.

What Rebecca said next not only shocked the brunette, but she confirmed that whatever incident that happened was the cause of Eliab acting the way he does. From what she gathered and understood, apparently when they were kids, a group of boys from the KKK attacked them in the woods. This, she guessed, Eliab was trying to protect them and ended up going, in Rebecca's words, berserk.

Kat look from Eliab to Rebecca and back to Eliab, trying to decipher what else might of happened that they weren't saying. It seemed that Eliab got pretty beat up and was about to get stabbed when David (his friend was it?), stood between them nearly getting himself killed as well. The siblings didn't say how they got out of the fight alive, but they had, and that's all that mattered. Even if it was sometime ago and she didn't even know them yet, she was glad that they lived.

Rebecca was crying now, but recovered. Then, after saying she'd bring back clothes, Katherine watched as she left. She had stayed quiet the whole time the siblings argued, only because it wasn't her place to interrupt or stop them. Turning her attention to Eliab, she noticed his eyes were closed. He was probably doing what she did a few moments ago. Closing his eyes as he tried not to cry.

She knew she probably shouldn't have, but she did anyways. Kat leaned forward and pulled Eliab into a hug, her face buried in his shoulder. "I'm sorry." She quietly muttered, knowing that there was nothing for her to really be sorry about. But she felt like that needed to be said.

She squeezed him a little tighter, before pulling herself away. "You're right. My health is more important than you having a bed. Even if that is a bit mean to say. And now, I do remember you telling me that you'd take care of me. I'm sorry for saying I was being a burden to you guys. It's just, the early morning is bit blurry to me and I don't exactly recall what happened. It all just felt like a dream to me." Katherine glanced at the door, then continued. "If by any chance, me saying that (being a burden), was the cause of you two fighting, then I'm sorry."

Eliab was taken by surprise when Kat hugged him and brushed her face against his shoulder. The gesture honestly left him blushing. Her apology was equally unexpected. The Israeli-Norwegian-American felt some degree of relief, however, knowing that the burden crisis was averted a bit. Hugging her back, and calming down the blush, Eliab told her, "There is nothing to be sorry about. She and I would have argued, anyway. It's a sibling thing, you know?" Smiling softly, he thought about how to divert from the thoughts on the argument and burden bit. "Why don't we watch a little bit of Pokémon? Good thing I got it on DVD. Let me get that and the DVD player."

Good thing romance is not the focus in that old anime show. Otherwise, I'd be in big trouble, and in more ways than one. Eliab wanted to lift up the mood without giving away any hints as to his crush on Katherine. The last thing he needed, now, was an awkward situation. Getting up, the Israeli-Norwegian-American searched his things for the DVD player and the DVD with what he had in mind. It contained the 29th episode of Pokémon, where Ash and Brock participated in a tournament for fighting Pokémon so to help a girl bring her father back to his senses.

((link to it provided here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSe8suR7exE ))

Eliab popped it in and let Katherine watch it. Eliab's angle with this was to distract Katherine from all the negativity. If he could do that, the brunette could possibly heal faster. Of course, he had to keep the mood from returning to a negative state once the atmosphere became positive.

Rebecca returned with the clothes for Katherine, which were pretty much T-shirts and knee-lengths skirts to go along with the sets of underwear, nothing fancy. The tan-skinned girl did not even utter a word, just nodded prior to storming off. She did not even talk to her teammates, simply got ready with her leotard and started practicing nonstop to let off steam.

It was during a water break of the voluntary practice, Rebecca still having at it despite sweating hard, that the other girls on the gymnastics team noticed Roland coming in. As expected, some of the girls swooned a little, while others were either scoffing or indifferent. Rebecca's back was towards Roland as she heard footsteps coming closer. The worn out girl realized if anything were to occur unexpectedly, she would be too exhausted for anymore than one punch.

One of the female gymnasts called out to Rebecca with, "Hey, Becky! I think Roland wants to talk to you!"

Rebecca did not say anything, at first, because she was doubled over from exhaustion. Finally, when given water by another of her teammates, she drank it and was rejuvenated enough to start up a conversation. "Enjoying the view, Ro?" Rebecca smirked some at the realization she was getting a little naughty with her words, and she half expected the poor boy to be flustered after hearing her teasing query. "Oh, I get it. You came here to find some gal to stare at or to get under the skirt of. Uh-huh, I see how it is." She crossed her arms in a huff as she continued the mischievous act.

One of the male gymnasts in the area walked up to Roland and whispered, "Run, mate. She's already built a reputation for baiting guys into a punch in the gut if they so much as flirt with her."

Rebecca nearly chuckled when she heard the whisper. She did not know what was said exactly, yet she figured it was some warning to the poor French basketball player. She turned around to walk forward, hips swaying a bit, her left pushing the semi-long ponytail towards the back of her neck (it went down between her shoulders). "On second thought, I am burnin' up, here! I'd sure love to be someplace where I can cool off!" She realized it was a gamble to behave in such a teasing manner, yet if Roland could at least restrain certain urges he could feel, then she would consider him worth her time. She knew he was French, thus she tested him further by exclaiming with a fake yawn, "Je suis si fatigué!" I am so tired! (Not that there was much pretending to it, as she truly was tired.)

She next fell forward towards the boy. If he caught her, she would breathe heavily to make herself seem more tired than she honestly was. One of the more hedonistic of the gymnasts gave a sly grin, knowing Rebecca was testing Roland, but getting the wrong idea on what.

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Akira remained silent the whole time, not actually wanting to mention what Aiko and him talked about. It was not until they were in the impala that Akira finally said something. "Aunt Aiko was basically admiring the two of us, so I told her, 'Idiot! What are you imagining? Let's go already'. Then, she apologized and the car started moving. That's pretty much it. She's always like that, internally shipping pairs of people all the friggin' time. So annoying." Looking out the window, he added another explanation. "You see, back in Japan, complaining is a sign of selfishness. That's why I hesitated to explain, this time. If I were to complain too much, I would appear very selfish. So, if I'm silent when somebody asks what is wrong, you know why I am silent."

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They were not even close to the zoo, and already Sasha was enthusiastic. Charles chuckled a little. "Well, my energetic friend, the zoo is kind of large. Maybe seeing just half or less of it per day would be nice. And, lunch is my treat." Looking out the window, Charles said, "So, any good pictures of the gardens, this time? I believe you had that goal." He turned his head towards her and smirked. "You didn't takes photos of my nap, did you? Mischievous little lass."

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Amnon heard Noel's explanation, which left him shocked. Someone mocked her? This cute little Italian girl? What could have possessed whoever it was? Calming down, he said, "Don't worry about it." He looked around. "Worry about your cat. Where is he? Back in Israel, there are stray cats like you wouldn't believe because we simply tried to solve a pest problem with mice and rats. Or, was that just Jerusalem?"

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Agatha smiled back at Giovanni as he spoke, and was thinking on what to do together when he made up his mind. That made her look up, surprised. And then, there was something odd happening in her chest. Oh, no! Not again! Please, not again! I was already disappointed by rushing, before! What would Andrew make of all this!? What would he think!? Then again, I can't mope around forever! What do I do!? All those thoughts rushed at once and instantly, then she went up to Gio and said, "Uh... Giovanni?" She had both hands together as she shyly posed the query, "D-Do you like to swim?" I hope he doesn't get the wrong idea.

Noel sniffed and rubbed her eyes. "Felix... His name is Felix." Hearing a meow Noel looked down to see Felix staring at her intently the type of look that seemed to convey he was waiting for her approval, probably to attack Amnon. Bending down Noel scooped up her black cat and held him close keeping him from clawing or hissing at the young man who seemed so intent on being kind to her. Noel smiled as she calmly pet Felix. "He... Doesn't seem to trust you yet but that's not your fault... House pet or not he's a fiesty kitty." Rubbing her eyes again Noel blushed. "It doesn't help that I... Burst into tears like an idiot after meeting you... Probably gave Felix a bad impression... I... I really am sorry." Peeking out from behind her cat Noel awaited for Amnon to find an excuse to leave the awkward scene she'd caused with her tears.

Katherine Prescott

Katherine let out a little giggle. "Yeah." She knew exactly what the 'sibling thing' was, she and her brothers would always argue over the littlest things. When Eliab asked about watching Pokémon, the girl's face lit up some. "Pokémon! I haven't seen that in forever!" She smiled, lightly clapped her hands together, as he got up to retrieve the DVD and the DVD player.

Kat was sitting up in the middle of the bed, but scooted over so there was enough space of Eliab to sit down next to her. It may have hurt a bit for her to move, but Eliab wasn't paying attention, so she felt a bit relieve as he might of told her not to move. "Here, sit." She told him, patting the spot next to her, after he started the show. It was a small habit of hers. Back home, whenever the Prescott siblings wanted to watch a movie or TV show, they'd all go into one sibling's room and crowd onto the bed.

In the middle of the episode, Rebecca came back with a set of clothes for the brunette. She placed them on the end table next to Katherine . "Thank you Rebecca." But the girl only nodded before leaving the room. Kat let out a quiet sigh, but tried to not let it get to her. Rebecca was probably still mad at Eliab, which he told Kat that it wasn't her fault they argued. With that in mind, she returned her attention back to Pokémon, hoping Eliab didn't read too much into her sigh.

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Giovanni Napoli

Giovanni was half was up the first flight of stairs when Agatha called out his name. He turned around to find her standing at the bottom of the stairway instead of at the door where he left her. By her posture, she seemed to be a bit nervous, maybe. "Yes?" He questioned, walking back down the stairs to stand in front of her. She then asked if he liked swimming. "Um, yeah I like swimming." At first he thought the question was a bit odd, but then realized why she had asked that. "Ah, are you inviting me to swim with you?" He smiled, it was a normal smile, that didn't give any secret meaning to it.

Gio looked down at what he was wearing: a dark grey hoodie, jeans, and green converse. "Hmm. Need to change first….Wait just a second." He rushed up the stairs and to his dorm. He pulled off his hoodie, which he wasn't wearing a shirt underneath, so he put on a red tank. Next his pants came off in exchange for some blue swim shorts. He debated whether or not to wear anything on his feet, and decided against it. Leaving his dorm, he made it back down stairs in only minutes. "Now, let's get you over to your dorm so you can change. Well, unless you want to swim in that." He pointed to what she was wearing, letting out a low chuckle. They then left the boy's dormitory and headed over to the girl's dormitory.

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Roland Croisseux

After awhile, Roland decided to hit the gym to do a little bit of basketball practice. He was already in uniform so he didn’t have to waste time changing. He grabbed his basketball and headed out his dorm room, locking it behind him. It didn't take him long to get to the gymnasium. But sadly it was already being occupied by the gymnastics team. He placed his basketball down and scanned the area for anyone he knew. That's when he spotted her

Walking towards a group of female gymnasts, Ro heard the giggles and "fangirling" from some of the other females he passed. This made a heart-striking smile appear, causing a few of the girls to squeal. "Hey, that girl over there. She's that guy...Eliab's sister correct? Um what's her name...Rebecca is it?" He had asked the group of girls. Which they confirmed with a nod and called her over.

The first thing Rebecca said to him was if he enjoyed the view. "Ahh, yes I am actually." Roland smirked back before continuing, "But not as much as I enjoy viewing my magnificent self in the mirror." He then gave a troubled look. "Which reminds me. You don't happen to have a mirror handy? I haven't seen my handsome face in over 5 minutes!" He completely ignored the comment about finding some girl to stare at or get under the skirt of.

Just then one of the male gymnasts went up to Ro and whispered a warning about Rebecca. Though this new information didn’t phase him at all. His gaze never left the gymnast, as she came forward. He looked her over once, twice. Not really checking her out. Before she stopped in front of him. She displayed a little act of being 'so tired' that she even spoke it in French. This gave him the perfect idea.

When Rebecca fell forward, Roland did in fact catch her. "Pauvre princesse. Ici, laissez-moi vous porte." Poor princess. Here, let me carry you He said in French, guessing she didn't know much French. He then proceeded to pick her up bridal/princess style, restraining her enough that she couldn’t squirm. "Maintenant, le temps de vous apporter un endroit pour se rafraîchir" Now, time to bring you somewhere to cool off. His own mischievous grin crept out, as he carried her out the gymnasium's door. It was only a few seconds before he came across the pool. He stepped right up to the edge of the pool, still firmly holding onto Rebecca so she couldn't get away. "You better hold your breath now." He warned her, just before he tossed the poor girl into the pool.

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Camryn Shaffer

The walk to the car was a quiet one. It wasn't until they got into the impala, did Akira explain what Aiko said yesterday. "Hehe, your Aunt is so cute." She giggled, smiling as she started up the impala. When he explained the Japanese custom of not complaining, as it is a sign of selfishness, she couldn't understand why it was like that. "That's stupid." She commented, frowning a bit. "I find complaining as a way to relieve stress. Whether it's to someone else or to yourself." Glancing over at Akira, she continued. "I complain a lot to myself in my dorm. Usually about Roland. So I guess that makes me selfish." She looked back and kept her eyes on the road, driving towards the British Museum. "But you would too if you knew just how irritatingly annoying that guy can get." This made a smirk appear. "I'd say, since you're no longer in Japan, go ahead and complain all you want. It won't make you appear selfish here. I'll even volunteer to be you're complaining buddy. Got a complaint you'd like to say? Well, just come find me!"

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Sasha Pavlichenko

"Okay, so try to do half of the zoo today. Lunch is far enough that we could probably see 1/3 of the half. But too close to see 1/2 of the half. So we'll see the umm...I think the gorillas and umm prey birds (birds of prey) are the closest to the entrance, so we'll see those first, then go eat, and after that we'll go see the bottom section of the zoo." She was still looking at Charles when looked out the window. "Ahh, yes that was the goal I had in mind. And yes, I did take a lot of good pictures of the gardens. Soon to be the zoo as well!" When he turned back towards her, she beamed a smile. "Maybe I did. Maybe I didn't. You'll never know." She then stuck a playful tongue out at him, setting her camera on the other side of her so he couldn't grab it.

(Map of the London Zoo: http://www.zoogreen.com/images/London-zoo-map-2011.jpg So looking at this, they'd be going left of the entrance to the gorillas, then down to where the otters and all that are)

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Léon Croisseux

After what felt like hours, but was really only half an hour. Léon let his head fall to his desk, causing a rather hard 'bang'. "Oww…" He barley even did a third of what was left. "Ugh...I hate paperwork...I can't do this anymore!!!" He pressed the small red call button on is desk. It lit up and sent a somewhat annoying buzzing sound over to Aiko's desk. This was his way of getting her to come see him without him having to get up and get her or yell put for her.

Once he heard the door opened, he glanced up to make sure it was his Vice Headmaster. "Aiko…." He whined, his voice muffled by him being face down on the desk. "There's too much work!!! I can't do it anymore!!" He complained, weakly slamming a fist onto the desk.

Aiko heard the buzz to head over to Léon's office and giggled. Oh, dear! I bet I know what he is going to say! He is so silly when it comes to this! She walked with a cheerful demeanor about her as she entered the Headmaster's room. Immediately, she heard the usual complaint from him, her smile never fading a bit. "You always say that, Léon! Besides, Didn't I mention that you'd have help, soon?" She then turned around and pretended to pout with her arms crossed. "Hmph! And, to think you don't trust me!" She waited for Léon's reaction and giggled at whatever his response was prior to turning around in her usual happy-go-lucky mood while pointing a finger. "Well, I know something that may motivate you! Why don't we make a bet?"

She then gave a wink to him in a flirtatious manner. "If at least half of the paperwork is done by the night of the Halloween Dance, I will treat you to a little surprise! If not, then you wear cat ears and have to say "Nya" at that dance! What do you say?"

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Akira went wide-eyed when Camryn expressed her disapproval of the Japanese custom. It was kind of an odd experience for him. Since he was a child, he was taught that expressing an opinion against the norm would only generate chaos. It has been so ingrained in his head, just as much as apologizing on behalf of his family and people (which was not uncommon in Japan), that he thought nothing of it. At least, nothing of it until this moment. It made him chuckle after he thought on what Camryn said. "You sure you can understand Japanese? Well, anyway, thank you."

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Charles saw Sasha's smile, which he honestly thought was cute, followed by her mischievous answer. Her tongue sticking out and the camera pushed away indicated she did indeed take a picture of him while he was sleeping on the bench. This made him laugh a little. "Figures." Once they were at the zoo, Charles paid for the tickets and they were both inside and looking at the animals. While they were eating lunch together, the red-haired half-Scotsman decided to strike up conversation with, "So, what brought you here to Britain from Russia?"

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Agatha smiled a bit shyly and nodded at Giovanni's question of whether she was inviting him to swim with her. She waited for him and then went to her dorm to get changed out of her blouse, T-shirt (which she always wears under her blouse to keep the boys from staring at her bra (her breasts were of modest size)) jeans, bra, and panties and into a light blue, one-piece swimsuit with a low cut to it so that most of her butt was covered (aside from very little of each butt cheek), with no cleavage showing at her chest. She wondered if she should wear shorts, then decided upon her athletic shorts which only went as far as the top of her thighs, then came out to meet Gio.

Agatha could mentally hear her cousin, Aeneas, telling her in her to be more confident in her body. Of course, she would always wonder if it was Aeneas' perverted mind speaking, or if he was honestly trying to help, or a little of both. Merely thinking on that made her mentally giggle, though she did not utter a sound aloud.

At the pool, Agatha removed the shorts, walked towards the edge, and went headfirst into the water. She then, out of habit, she made a swift forward stroke to and from her starting point, three times. Once she stopped and realized Giovanni was nearby, she blushed in embarrassment and said to him, "Sorry, I sometimes forget people are present when I swim." She decided to talk to him about family and whatnot while they swam, her mostly talking about her Yia Yia (grandmother) and cousin since her grandmother was a nice and motherly old woman to be around, plus her cousin (Aeneas) was rather comedic in his perverted and energetic demeanor while still having a sensitive heart.

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Rebecca pretended to be flattered the whole time (that having any other option when she was rendered incapable of moving), at least until she was thrown into the swimming pool where Agatha and Giovanni already were. Agatha was the first to wade her way to the Isreali-Syrian-Norwegian girl and ask, "Are you all right, Rebecca?"

Rebecca gave no response as she came out of the swimming pool without the emotional mask she had to put on; she could almost swear she was becoming like Eliab sometimes with those masks. Her face showed all manner of embarrassment and anger. Since she knew Roland was French and spoke it, she used the language impulsively (she learned how to speak it fluently from David). "Tout droit, vous perverti, vaniteux secousse! Ne pense pas que je n'ai pas oublié votre commentaire sur mes fesses, ou ce qui vous a dit plus tard ! Puisque vous avez déjà vu venir, ici, il va, et il va faire mal!" All right, you perverted, conceited jerk! Don't think I haven't forgotten your comment on my butt, or what you said afterwards! Since you already saw it coming, here it goes, and it's gonna hurt!

Right before the blow, Rebecca halted when she heard a familiar adult voice. It was her own mother, Thea. (picture shown below.) Rebecca knew better than to pull anything in front her. Thea spoke in a sweet, yet firm voice in Norwegian. "Kjæresten! Hva jeg si om stansing folk?" Sweetie! What did I say about punching people?



Rebecca immediately pulled back her fist in shame as she answered her mother with, "Å ikke... Jeg vet, mor..." To not to... I know, mom...

Thea responded back in a curious tone. "Så, hvorfor gjør du disse voldelige ting, Rebecca?" Then, why do you do these violent things, Rebecca?

"Jeg vet ikke." I don't know

Thea giggled due to knowing why Rebecca behaves the way she does. In her daughter's mind, if a guy could put up with her antics and not be perverted, then they would be worth her time. So, Thea knew just what to say. "Det er ikke bra nok, kjære! Hvordan skal du slå seg ned med rett mann hvis du holder gjør det?" That's not good enough, sweetie! How are you going to settle down with the right man if you keep doing it?

That query left Rebecca speechless. Mischievous and rough as she was, she was inwardly a hopeless romantic. There was that, and she had to admit in her mind Roland was handsome. Of course, she barely knew him, so her feelings towards the boy would have to be sorted out as time progressed.

Thea's smile grew wider when no answer came, meaning she said her piece and convinced her daughter she had to clean up her act. With that, out of the way, she waved at Ro and said, "And, you must be Roland! Leon always said he wanted a boy with that name! You are nearly the exact spitting image of him!" She next noticed something about his eyes "And yet, you have Louise's eyes! I always knew she and Leon would make such a cute couple! And, speaking of cute couples..." Thea spontaneously went over and hugged Ro and Rebecca tightly, to Rebecca's further embarrassment. "Seeing you two with your antics is just so adorable! I saw you two heading to this pool and followed!"

Rebecca turned to Roland with, "Désolé, Roland, ma mère est un peu un romantique désespéré. Et, je pense qu'elle a rencontré tes parents pendant sa quatrième année de l'école secondaire. Lorsqu'elle a appris que votre père était le directeur de Messier, elle est allée sur et sur eux, et comment elle était à la fois de grands amis. Mon père, cependant, n'a jamais vraiment aimé vôtre." [/I]Sorry, Roland, my mom is a bit of a hopeless romantic. And, I think she met your parents during her fourth year of high school. When she heard that your dad was the headmaster of Masuta, she went on and on about them and how she was great friends with both. My dad, however, never really liked yours.[/I]

Agatha could not help but laugh softly at the scene. She whispered to Giovanni, "At least nobody was hurt."

Thea let go then finally explained why she was at the academy, pulling out a small bag with pills. "Anyway, Rebecca, I came by to give you your medicine. I hope you've been remembering to take it."

Rebecca rolled her eyes before stating, "Yes, mom." Once she had her eyes on her mother again, however, she noticed the woman was deep in thought with a mischievous grin about her. Rebecca and Eliab knew that their mother would, whenever she spotted a likely pairing, would often start imagining how a relationship would play out between the two people she thought of, including a bit of sexuality followed by pregnancy. Just thinking on the sexual scene playing in their mother's head left the Othniel siblings flustered, especially if it involved one of them and another person. Rebecca immediately went neon as she anxiously shouted, "Mom, no! That is way too naughty to be thinking about concerning Ro and me!" She then laughed nervously and whispered in French to Roland, "Et, maintenant qu'elle pense à une grossesse. Encore une fois, elle est un romantique désespéré." And, now she's thinking about a pregnancy. Again, she's a hopeless romantic.

Thea left the pool and it seemed like she was headed home. At least, that is what Rebecca thought. She was actually headed for the boys dorm to check on Eliab.

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Speaking of whom, after that episode of Pokémon, he put up the DVD and the player. He then talked about his cousin, Amnon, leaving out why he left Israel since Katherine was not in the best of conditions. He mentioned how Amnon is not someone with much of a sense of humor and how he is very much analytical and an observant Messianic Jew. Eliab even recalled the time when at a family reunion he and Rebecca told jokes to each other and Amnon did not get it at all. There were other topics Eliab talked about, as well, such as how Rebecca would bait boys that flirted with her prior to punching them in the gut, plus the fact Eliab himself always kept count out of habit. "That's why I always carry a first-aid kit full of equipment."

Just then, the dorm door was knocked, to which Eliab jumped and whispered, to Katherine, "I'll be right back. Don't worry, I won't let them in." Opening the dorm door, his eyes widened. "Mom!?"

Thea smiled brightly, hugging her son enthusiastically. "Oh, don't talk like that, sweetie! What's wrong with me checking on you?"

Eliab laughed nervously, "Nothing, at all, just surprised."

Thea's thick Norwegian accent leaked as she spoke. "Well, how are you? No trouble, I hope?"

Eliab, with his Southern accent, answered back, "No, not really, though I don't think it's the best time to come in, right now."

Thea pouted while posing the query, "Oh? Why not?"

Eliab knew he had to think fast, or his mother would see Kat and ask what was going on, then he would be forced to tell the truth, which meant Thea would insist Eliab take her to the nurse that instant. In order to avoid that, Eliab told only half the truth. "Uh, a friend and I were just watching anime for a bit, and it is pretty much all buddies, today. Plus, we're study buddies, so... yeah."

His mother did not believe him. Thea realized there was more going on than meets the eye. "Is this friend... female?"

Eliab instinctively raised his hands while shouting, "Yes, but it's not what you think!" He was about to react to his mother's sudden fantasy of him and whomever it was, yet he realized this was his opportunity to push her away from the door so she would not take notice of Katherine. "Uh, now that you know nothing naughty or scary is up, why don't you just go check on Amnon? You know how much he loves gardens."

Once Thea was gone, Eliab closed the door gently so not to arouse suspicion, breathing a sigh of relief. "Det var en nær." That was a close one. Walking on back over to Katherine, he told her, "That was my mom. She was checking on me. Don't worry, she didn't spot you. I'm not about to see you get forced out of the Academy by your parents over something there is no need to overreact about."

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Amnon smiled warmly while responding to Noel's explanation with, "Don't worry about it!" He stroked Felix's head while messing with Noel's hair a little out of playfulness (the closest he will ever come to being mischievous). He then sat Noel back onto a bench and spoke in Italian. "Eliab e Rebecca sempre dirmi che sono così grave, che non posso prendere uno scherzo, che significa. Oh, Beh, sono i miei cugini. Poiché non li ho incontrato fino a questo anno scolastico, la maggior parte di quello che so di loro proviene dalle lettere scambiate da mio padre e la loro. Originariamente, il nonno aveva lo stesso cognome come il mio, dato che sono fratelli. Ma, cambiò il suo cognome da Chaikin a Othniel così per cercare di dimenticare la guerra dei sei giorni." Eliab and Rebecca always tell me I am so serious, I cannot take a joke, whatever that means. Oh, well, they are my cousins. Since I have not met them until this school year, most of what I know of them comes from letters exchanged by my father and theirs. Originally, their grandfather had the same last name as mine, since they are brothers. But, he changed his last name from Chaikin to Othniel so to try to forget the Six-Day War.

It was while hugging Noel some more to calm her down a bit, that Thea found them on the bench in the garden. "Ah, Amnon! How's my skinny nephew? And, who's your friend?"

Amnon smiled and said, "Doing okay, Aunt Thea! This girl is Noel, and her cat is Felix!" Turning to Noel, he said, "Noel, this is Aunt Thea, Eliab and Rebecca's mother."

Thea adoringly petted Felix in a way only she knew how which could calm any cat. "And he's such an adorable kitty! She's got great taste! Noel is quite a cutie-pie, too!" Then, with her perceptive eyes, Thea noticed Noel was not in the best of health. "Oh, how cute you two would be together! Of course, she does not strike me as the type to be a candidate for childbirth, but there's always adoption, and there are many anal sex position for the wedding night." With blunt mode activated, there was no stopping her as she put a hand under her chin and smiled mischievously. "Like, maybe, lioness."

Amnon let go of Noel and protested with, "I just met her, and I'm not exactly the sexual type!" He was blushing red as a rose.

Thea raised her hand in front of her with, "Hey! I can dream, can I?" This left Amnon laughing nervously, hoping she would stop fantasizing.

"Ehehehe... Aunt Thea is very blunt about these things, and is a hopeless romantic, on top of that. Sorry if she is making you awkward, Noel."

Léon Croisseux

Léon sat up, slouching, as he placed his elbow on the desk and his chin in his palm. "Yes, but I'd like some help now. Not soon." He counter-complained. Though when Aiko turned around, he knew she was pouting. At first he, went all frantic, sitting straight up and waving his hands back-n-forth. "No, no, no!!" But when she started giggling, he sighed, realizing she was just fooling him. "I trust you…" He said, after calming down.

Raising his eyebrow, Léon gave Aiko a look of interest. "A bet you say?" She gave him a wink, which caused him to give a short laugh. "Okay, what's the bet then?" He asked, getting a reply rather quickly. All he has to do is complete at least half of the paperwork by the Halloween Dance. Seems easy enough...if you weren't the Headmaster. "This little surprise wouldn't be something you'd enjoy. Would it?" Unlike the humiliating 'punishment' the poor Headmaster will receive if he loses the bet, knowing Aiko, her 'surprises' were always something she enjoyed doing.

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Camryn Shaffer

"I don't know if you're asking if I understand the Japanese culture and customs or the language. But they are both no. Then again, you could mean something else." Camryn told Akira, thinking a bit more. "Either way, no I do not understand any form of Japanese. That was just my opinion." When he thanked her, she smiled.

The museum was still a bit away, when Cam remembered something. "Oh! Right. I was going to tell you about my relationship with Roland." She paused, needing to collect her thought. "Well, it started off when I was born in Sydney, Australia." Pausing again. "That's where I get my accent, it's Australian, if you were wondering." She said, being a little side-note. "Anyways, my dad left my mom before I was born. Mom says he didn't know she was pregnant with me and she can't seem to remember his name or face anymore. So, I have no idea who my real father is." She glanced over to Akira, to see how'd he react. "I lived in Sydney up until I was 3. That's when mom transferred here. It was only suppose to be temporarily, though."

Camryn stopped, guessing she needed to explain why her mom get transferred. "You see, mom is err, was in the Australian army. She got transferred over to England. We don't have any other family, so she had to take me with her." Pausing again to collect her thoughts. "I was put into a foster home for the time being, until mom was able to come home and take me back." Another glance at Akira. " But as the days went by, it had already been almost 2 years. I noticed I was getting less and less calls and letters from mom, especially towards the middle of the upcoming second year. The foster mother told me it was because of what she did that she couldn't contact me all the time. A little later on, that's when I over heard the call." She sighed, looking dead straight. "The foster mother received a call from where mom was stationed. I didn't know what the other line was saying, but the foster mother was all frantic. Saying stuff like 'Oh no! Oh no! I can't tell her that! The poor girl will be broken!' It scared me." Silence, only for a moment. "I was always teased by the other kids. Quite frankly, I don't know why. I told them once, 'At least I still have a mom!' But they just countered with, 'Not for long! She'll die!' Which made me run back to my room crying."

They were nearing the museum now, just a few more minutes until they reached the car park. Cam continued, "So when I heard the foster mother say that stuff, I instantly thought mom had died. So, without warning or anything, I ran away. I had just turned 5 years old. I had nowhere to go. All I knew was that if I went back, I'd have to physically hear the foster mother tell me mom was dead. I hid in an alleyway for almost 2 weeks." She turned into Bloomsbury Square Car Park and searched for an opened parking space. "That's when Léon found me. He assumed I was an orphan, which I thought I was then, and took me back home with him. He asked if I was in the foster system and I told him no. A lie. I gave him a fake name and everything so I wouldn't be found. I was surprisingly a really smart 5 year old to think of this stuff." She had to laugh at that. "I lived with the Croisseux's up until I was 9. That's when I finally decided to tell them the truth. Léon spent a month trying to track down the foster home. It had shut down, so it was quite hard to find the foster mother. But when he did, he found out that mom hadn't died. She just got seriously injured and needed to get her leg amputated." Parking Roland's car, she got out. Once Akira was out she locked the doors and started walking to the exit.

"The museum is just a 3 minute walk from here." Camryn told him, before continuing. "After a lot of persuading, I finally agreed to see mom again. The reunion was very heartfelt, even if mom was in a wheelchair missing one leg." A small smile appeared on her lips, but quickly faded. "Mom was a wreck when she found out I went missing, she almost lost everything. I wanted to make up for it and go live with her again, but she refused to let me. She said her living condition wasn't the best for me to be living with her right then. She wanted me to say with the Croisseux's. Later on that year, Léon told me that mom and him here filing for shared custody of me and that he was officially adopting me." They crossed the street, the museum straight ahead. "I didn't question it. Mom probably thought I'd have a better life with them, even if I really wanted to be with her again. But I didn't want to cause mom anymore trouble. So instead I just ended up visiting her all the time." The two now entered the British Museum. It was a little past noon and Cam was feeling a bit hungry, she started to head towards the nearest café. "She's now living in a hotel near by, Léon bought her a room there and is help paying for it. So that's why I was there yesterday." Now in line, she continued. "So, long story, but that's how Roland became my adoptive brother."

Once her story finished, she realized she was being a bit rude. "Oh! I'm sorry! I didn't even ask. Are you hungry? If not, then we can just explore the museum. I'm really not that hungry, just a bit snacky. So I can just get something at a little vender. But if you are hungry then we can eat!"

(Map of British Museum)

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Sasha Pavlichenko

After Charles pay for the tickets, the two looked at a few of the animal exhibits as they made their way to get something to eat. Charles then asked why Sasha came to the United Kingdom from Russia. "Ahh, that's a umm, it's quite a sad story actually…." She said, staring down at her almost finished food. She was thinking about telling him what happened, but couldn't bring herself to say the words. "Let's just say, something happened and I needed time away from there." Blinking a few times, the maroon-haired girl shook her head then patted her cheeks. This wasn't the time to be sad, they came to the zoo to have some fun. "Oi! This is not the time to be sad! We came here to enjoy the zoo, so that's what we're going to do!" She jumped out of her seat, once she was done eating. "Okay, what should we see now? I'd like to see the otters if you don't mind." She smiled, heading towards the tunnel to get to the southern part of the zoo.

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Giovanni Napoli

Once Agatha was out of her dorm room, the two walked to the pool,mainly in silence. The Grecian girl was the first to dive in, as Giovanni took off his shirt and placed it by her shorts. He watched as she swiftly stroke forward a few times. When she apologized to him, he laughed. "Don't worry about it." He smiled, before diving into the pool himself. As his head popped out, he shook the water from his hair. "Ahh! The water feels so nice! It's great that the pool is heated out here! I totally forgot that it was cloudy and might rain today." He laughed again, stretching his arms up, before swimming around some.

They talked about family. She talked about her grandmother and cousin, while Gio informed her of his grandfather, mother and little sister. Though it wasn't until long that the quiet pool turned into a rowdy one.

Roland had come over carrying Rebecca. Giovanni tried to ignore them, whatever it was, he did not want to be a part of it. But Ro ended up tossing the poor girl he was holding into the pool. Agatha made her way over to Rebecca, asking if she was alright. For the most part she was, just a little embarrassed and angry, but not hurt.

When Rebecca got out of the pool, it looked like she was going to punch Roland right in the face. "Well, he deserves this." Gio said to himself, but the girl stopped just before making contact with Ro's face. "Ohhh, so close." Another comment to himself.

"Not cool Bro!" Gio yelled at Roland, who gave him double thumbs up and a smile with his tongue sticking out. Giovanni closed his eyes as he face-palmed himself and shook his head. That's when Agatha swam up to him and whispered that it was a good thing nobody got hurt. "Yeah, well. I think Roland deserves to get punched in the face for doing that…"

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Roland Croisseux

Roland couldn't help but laugh seeing Rebecca's face as she came out of the pool. As the brunette yelled at him in French, Ro held up his arms, sorta covering his face. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" He said, still smiling and laughing. But right before she hit him, she stopped. A female voice, most likely an adult, spoke up in another language. He recognized it as Norwegian, but he has long forgotten how to speak it.

Roland couldn't even remotely understand what the woman and Rebecca were talking about. So, once he calmed himself down, he glanced over at Giovanni, giving him a double thumbs up and a smile with his tongue sticking out to the side. Which caused his best friend to face-palm while shaking his head.

When the women was finished talking to Rebecca, she waved at him. Walking over, he smiled that oh so charming smile. "Ah, yes, I am Roland. Please to meet you." He took her hand and kissed the back of her palm. "Hehe, I get that a lot. I'm actually quite glad I don't looked exactly like dad." He gave a short chuckle, just as he was pulled into a tight hug with Rebecca. Another chuckle when Thea mentioned the two being so adorable. "Why thank you, I do so try and be this adorable." He joked, er, half joked that is.

Rebecca then turned to him and apologized for her mother. Also saying that their parents knew each other back in their high school days. Roland looked back at Thea. "My father has told me quite a bit about you...and your husband. I guess the both share a dislike for each other."


The mother and daughter pair had another short chat, something about medicine and something….naughty? Roland just wondered what this 'naughty thinking' Thea was just doing. Though when Rebecca whispered to him, in French, that is was about pregnancy. This made the boy's cheeks turn quite red. This was a rare occasion to see him blush.

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Katherine Prescott

As Katherine listened to Eliab talk about Amnon, her fever seemed to have gone down some. Although not that much. She was still quite pale and had very flushed cheeks. But the dizziness had left, though she had to deal with a rather large headache.

Eliab's sudden jumpiness, because of a knock at the door, made Kat jump as well."Mkay." She replied, watching him go to the door and open it. She heard the surprised tone in his voice, as the person on the other side of the door was his mother. She tried to hear what they were saying, not that she was eavesdropping or anything, but the pounding in her head made it a bit difficult to do so. Instead, she drank the rest of her water and decided to lay back a little more.

The brunette was about to close her eyes, when she heard Eliab yell. A few seconds later, the door closed, and he came back over to the bed. HE told her is was his mother and reassured her that she wasn't spotted. "Thank you, for everything." She smiled, knowing that she has probably said that like ten times already.

Katherine looked around, trying to think of something more they can do. When she realized the clothes that Rebecca brought for her were still on the table next to the bed. It had been a long day, that she forgot to change out of Eliab's clothes. "Umm, Eliab...could you, umm...help me over the, umm...bathroom?" She said, a little embarrassed. Then took notice that the pair of panties Rebecca gave her were on top of the pile of clothes. She quickly grabbed them, hugging them to her chest so that Eliab couldn't see them. Her cheeks got even more red, and is wasn't from her fever.

Aiko was lost for words, since she knew Leon was very observant about what she does. It was true that the things she has done in the past were things she enjoyed, and that was causing the bets to slowly lose effectiveness. She had to use a different angle, so she turned around to think on it. It had to be embarrassing, but not too much so. Let's see, let's see, let's see... bringing coffee while dressed in a bunny leotard-- No, NO! TOO AWKWARD! TOO AWKWARD! Okay, what else... apron and swimsuit? Nah, he may take it the wrong way. Hmm... Finally, she thought of something that would leave her embarrassed yet not too much so as to be unbearable. Well, at least bunny ears and the tail attached to a dress won't be too embarrassing. Were it that one bunny costume, it would be taken the wrong way. Sighing, she turned to Leon and said, "Okay, I decided on something, and this time it will be different."

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Akira listened to what Cam said about her father, to which he could not help but say, "Hontou ni!?" Really!? He knew she would not understand what he said based on his choice of words, yet his facial expression displaying shock would be a hint at it. Akira realized he would have to work on not using Japanese words, sooner or later.

He calmed down enough to listen to the rest. This time, curiosity sunk in. The boy laughed with her on the part of being smart for a 5-year-old. Getting out of the car, he still continued to listen, not even sure if he could say anything, yet nodded at her saying the museum would be a three minute walk. Hearing that Camryn reunited with her mother, even if briefly, cause a smile to come to his face. It was bitter-sweet that Cam ended up adopted the way she did. So, that's why she was there. Wait a minute! A hotel is only a place where people stay while on a trip! Doesn't she mean an apartment complex?

Hearing her query, he answered, "No, not at the moment. I can just grab a diet cola from the vending machine."

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Charles noticed the sudden change in attitude, causing concern to become apparent. Something must have happened that was really bad. What could it be? The Russian Federation has been accused of allegedly not treating women with the same regard as men, so could that be it? I would say the female population being much larger than the male population and thus the likelihood of finding love could be it, but that would be just silly and ridiculous. It sounds too petty to be the reason. By her expressions, it had to be something much deeper than that. Loss of family, perhaps? I guess I should save this for later. He chuckled when she returned to her happy self. ""Otters, it is!"

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Agatha gave a disappointed look toward Giovanni for saying Roland deserved to be punched for what he did. For one, the two did not know the whole story of how it happened, and two, using violence to solve a dispute was just petty and wrong. All she could muster was, "Rebecca non è nessun Santo, neanche. Nulla sarebbe potuto succedere, e non sappiamo quello che ha portato all'incidente." Rebecca is no saint, either. Anything could have happened, and we don't know what led to the incident.

Rebecca had noticed the blush on Roland's face and smirked, waiting until her mother had left to use her hands that she placed on Roland's shoulders to push herself up to where she used her legs to grab onto his upper torso. Being a gymnast whom practiced all her life, her upper and lower body strength were very much above that of the average boy her age. She could even beat most boys in an arm wrestling match without much of a struggle. This was her perfect opportunity to exploit Roland's awkwardness, which was her goal, to begin with.

"Well, isn't it sweet of you to be worried about being a terrible father! Or, could it be that you are shy about entering me?" Her smirk remained as she begun to torture the poor French guy mentally and emotionally. She could be such a tease when she wanted to be. "Well, there's always my butt. I seem to recall you saying you enjoyed the view of it. Thinking about using it for pleasure?" At this point, she was basking in Roland's embarrassment, whatever the magnitude of it would be. She had one hand at his cheek the whole time, the other hand free to hold onto Ro's wrist. Given her strength, even if Roland were to try to pull it away, her grip would be firm enough that it would take quite a bit of effort. She then took the opportunity to tease Ro further by placing his hand on her thigh and moving said hand further up it. She stopped when the hand was nearly the whole way up her thigh, assuming Ro had not broken his wrist free from her grasp. Either way, Rebecca had him where she wanted him.

"Desolee. Je fais vous à l'aise? Voyons voir si Roland Petit est calm!" I'm sorry. Am I making you feel awkward? Let's see if little Roland is calm! Rebecca bent backwards with much flexibility and had both her hands at Ro's shorts, then let go just as soon as she grabbed hold of them, leaving him with his decency intact. "Nah, just kidding! I wouldn't pull down your pants!" She now placed both hands at his cheeks. "At least, not in public. I must admit, you are pretty handsome. It almost makes the naughty stuff in the privacy of a bedroom tempting." Ironically enough, part of her meant it.

Agatha noticed the entire spectacle and blinked a few times in surprise. She whispered to Giovanni, "Rebecca is teasing him, I just know it. There is no way she can be serious."

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Amnon smiled once Noel spoke and did not seem to be bothered. "Yes, Aunt Thea tends to be a hopeless romantic mixed with naughty thoughts. She is also, as you put it, a lively woman. She always seems to be enthusiastic and happy. She also has a mischievous side to her." Petting Felix a little, he continued. "So, we still have daylight. Anything you wanted to do?"

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Eliab heard Katherine thank him, to which he replied in Norwegian with, "Ingen årsak." Her next query left him feeling awkward, even more so as Katherine grabbed something and held it to her chest. He was not stupid, he knew it was an undergarment of some kind, possibly panties. Of course, seeing as there was little difference in appearance between female undergarments and a bikini (which he saw her in), you would think that he would not feel so awkward at the thought of Katherine only wearing underwear. His cheeks turned about the same amount of red as hers. "S-sure! No problem!"

He did not bother looking in Kat's direction as he helped her get to the bathroom. Once she was in, he turned his back towards the door so not to peek. Granted, the door was going to close, either way, though he did not want to take any chances. He was one to try to be gentlemanly wherever he can. Still, the alternating thoughts between Katherine in her bikini and then in undergarments left him neon red and embarrassed. He was no pervert, he was merely feeling awkward. He realized he had to think of something else and fast, thus he managed to come up with memorizing in his head some bits and pieces of history while he waited for Kat to open the door, which he was standing next to by then with his back against the wall.