Seito pressed his ear against Dilly's cell. "Dillon... Are you okay?"
"Seito...?"
"It's me... Answer my question..."
"I'm so tired, Seito..."
"Hey, stay with me! What he do to you...?"
She didn't answer. Seito sighed and tilted his head, then flipped his overgrown hair from his face. "You going to be okay?"
"I'll be fine... for now..."
"Huh?"
"He knows, Seito..." she said, a sob in her voice. "I don't know how he does... They're in danger... HE is one of the ones in danger..." He heard her breath become gaspy and he clutched at the stones. He searched for the loose stone. Seito knew who 'HE' was. But they never said his name.
"Dilly, stay with me!"
Silence... then: "We have to save the kingdoms..."
Seito punched the floor and glared as blood trickled from his knuckles. "The others are too?"
"Yes... Seito, we need to get out and help."
He sighed and nodded. Seito pushed the loose stone from its place and took her hand. He ran his fingers over her small palm. "Right... Tell Maebelle."
--January Fifth--
"He's still looking at you," Ky whispered into VC's ear. VC turned to look at the new boy and he quickly looked away.
"Jer thinks he's looking at you..." VC hissed back, jabbing her thumb in Jer's direction. Ky turned and shook her head at Jer, jabbing her pinky at VC. His russet eyes softened and he turned back to his assignment.
"He's been all defensive since Christmas," Ky muttered, rubbing her neck.
"Yeah, well his IS your boy fr- OW!" she hissed, Ky's foot landing on hers. "Ky!"
"No boy friend jabs!" she hissed at her friend. VC smirked at her and just nodded. "I'm serious!"
"Okay! I'm convinced!" she answered in their low whispers. Ky crossed her arms and raised her eyebrows. "Promise hope to... er... um... can I still say die?"
"Double die, in your case."
"'Kay... Double die!"
"Done," Ky said, poking her face.
"Ow!" VC said, giving her a playful pinch.
"Miss Skellington, Miss Van Dort!" The two girls looked up to look at their stern math teacher. "Do I have to remind you every lesson?"
"No... every other lesson," Ky answered, then slapped her hand over her mouth. The Nightmare Boys in the class room had to keep themselves from laughing. Jer was already doubled over in his seat.
"Miss Skellington, do I have to send you to the office?"
"No, Mrs. Knight..." she muttered.
"Then work on your assignment and keep your comments and TONGUE to yourself!" she said, turning around as Ky stuck her tongue out at her. Ky shrank back and quickly scribbled the rest of her answers down as the bell rang.
The two girls looked at each other as they stood up, both cursing their Latin teacher in their minds. "Bellatriz next," Jer said, coming into step with them.
"Yeap," VC answered, all of their eyes twitching.
"Why do most of the teachers have to be evil at this school?" Ky asked as they walked into the room.
Jer just shrugged and took his seat next to Dib.
--
Link rubbed Ky's head as she banged it against the table, cursing the large amount of work they had been assigned. "C'mon, it isn't that bad," the Hylian lied.
"Yeah?" Ky snapped back, pulling out the large pile of books and papers. "Convinced?!"
"Yes," Link sighed, looking at his own over flowing bag. VC glanced over her shoulder and made the new boy look away again.
"This is strangely annoying..." VC muttered to Ky.
"The boy or the work?" Ky asked, biting her eraser off her pencil. "Dang..."
"The fact that I'M the one he's interested in!"
"That is scary," Roxas muttered under his breath, earning a kick from VC. "Well, it's true!"
Ky laughed and shoved her one of her many braids behind her ear. "Nice," she said, looking over at Jer. "Hey, Dude, you feeling okay?"
"I'm tired..." he yawned, laying his head down.
"Maybe you should sleep during dance... we have that test today, remember?" VC, Jer, Ky and Link cursed their class for not shutting up when Mr. Stoton told them to be quiet.
"What's the name of the scuff and funny walk?" VC asked.
"Er... the Shorty Georgie," Ky answered, pulling out her notebook.
"Thanks."
They all groaned as the bell rang for fifth period. "Geometry," the ninth graders moaned.
-
Jer's head was heavy on Ky's shoulder as his mouth moved silently. Ky tried to moved her left hand, unable to get the blood flowing. VC caught her eye and giggled.
Ky rolled her eyes and re-crossed her legs. She looked up at the clock: Jack and Sally would be home in two hours. She straightened up and shook her head of braids. Jer shuddered and his head slid to the floor next to her thigh. She just laughed and patted his head.
VC snuck a note under Ky's hand.
'Can't wait till they get home!'
'Me too! So excited! I've been having a hard time concentrating.'
--
"Jack! JACK! Wake UP, JACK!" Jack blinked and shot up, narrowly missing Sally's head.
"What-? What's wrong?"
"We're home." Jack blinked a few times, then turned to look out the window of the train.
"So we are!"
--
"Jer... You feeling okay?" Ky asked, VC waving her hand in front of Jer's face.
"No use... I'd put blame on the new kid."
"You're just out for any excuse to make him look bad!" Roxas accused. VC glared at him as Ky shook Jer's shoulders.
"Guys... I think something is seriously wrong with him," she said, her voice an octave higher. Sora laid down his manga and leaned over Ky's shoulder.
"Come to think of it... he does look pale." Victor placed his hand on his chin and looked down on him.
"Maybe he's fallen ill," he suggested. Ky shrugged as she pulled Jer up and flung his arm over his shoulder.
"It's a possibility... We'll get him to bed, then send for Finkly," she muttered. "We have to get the place cleaned up... Roxas, can we get Demyx here?"
"Why do you want that idiot?"
"Because he can do a quick rinse of the house, then Axel can air dry it." Roxas just sat there, laughing at the thought of his friends doing that.
"R-right on, Mr. President!"
Ky gave a crooked smile and tried to haul Jer up the stairs. "C'mon, buddy..." She shoved the door to his room open and he blinked.
"Ky-?"
"I'm here... What happened down there, we totally lost you, dude!" He glanced at her and shook his head.
"I dunno... I just feel sick, I guess..." He released his grip on her shoulder and walked to his bed.
"Do you want anything?" Ky asked, watching him fall onto the mattress.
"Nah... You guys have fun downsta-"
"We're sending for Finkly, okay? Whether you like it or not," Ky snapped suddenly, closing the door. Jer raised his head and looked at the door.
"Hm... Maybe she's right," he buried his face into his pillow as he said this. He closed his eyes and suddenly fell asleep again.
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.... Mhhm....
