Years had passed since she had last seen Kyoya Ootori and now she was standing in front of Music Room 3 in Ouran Academy, scared out of her mind.
Pausing as her breath hitched in her throat, she closed her eyes and counted to ten.
Abruptly, she spun around and quickly walked down the hall, away from the door.
No, no, no, no! She stopped walking. This was ridiculous! She shouldn't have to run away. She was Catalina Brooke Brisbane, for God's sake! Nothing could scare her!
She shifted slightly and took a deep breath, her mind ready to go into her Shadow Queen role. She turned back to Music Room 3 and slowly pushed opened the door.
Her eyes caught Kyoya's and all her senseless fears melted away.
In that moment, she knew everything would be okay.
She knew because his smile told her nothing had changed between them.
She smiled back at him.