My trance is broken by a breathless Renu bursting into our dorm room. Her straight black hair falls like silk across her shoulders. Her chocolate skin is darker due to hours spent playing tennis, and her brown eyes sparkle with delight. I pinch the bridge of my nose and let out an exasperated sigh before turning to her.

"Anitha! Guess what I-''

"Renu. I was me-di-ta-ting. That means you do not bother the moi."

"But- I brought you some Howalon…"

Sugar. My willpower crumbles, and Renu knows it. She sits down next to me and opens the lid of the box. I pop a pink cloud into my mouth and sigh as the sweet taste spreads through my body. I listen as Renu babbles on about a new invention Kirby created that lets her document all her Pokémon. After about ten minutes I place my hand over her mouth.

"Renu. Shhhhhhh. You can stop now. I understand."

She looks at me incredulously for a second, and then a smile spreads over her face and she peels back in laughter. Not able to keep a straight face at this sight, I join her as we roll on the floor with laughter, our sides nearly bursting. Our sudden fit is interrupted by a knock on the door. We sit up, stifling a giggle. Renu beckons the visitor in. The door opens to reveal Ryan standing in the doorway, holding a pile of books under his arm and carrying a tray with two teas with the other.

"Umm… I came here to-to study with you, Renu."

I turn just in time to see my friends looking at me with a murderous look in her eyes.

"Did you arrange for this?" she seethes through grit teeth.

I shake my head. Oh, those two… A love meant to be, yet neither of them will admit it. The whole Special Class can see it, why not them? I gather up my gym bag and stand to leave. I turn around at the doorway.

"I'll leave you two alone, I was going for a run anyway."

I leave, and as I walk out the door I feel an object making contact with my head. I turn around to see a pillow lying on the floor, and Renu staring at me with a 'don't do that ever again or I will make sure to personally gauge your eyes with my nails' look. I walk down the flight of stairs and through the doors. As I step outside a cold wind catches my face. Ok, maybe not a run… I stroll down the path to the gym, and turn at the girls' locker room. I quickly change into some gym clothes and grab my water bottle. I tuck my bag away and walk into the gym. When I walk in there is no one there, except… Making my way up to the pull up bar I notice that my mentor is there. I watch as he strains himself, the beads of sweat running down his face. After about the twentieth or so, he jumps down to grab a drink of water. When he looks up he notices me, and a smile spreads across his face, his cheeks pressing up against the dark bags underneath his eyes.

"Rough night?" I ask.

"Yeah… This insomnia is really getting the best of me…"

"Are you sure you don't want to go see Brigit? I mean, with her dream Alice I'm sure she could work something out."

"Anitha-You know that is not going to work."

Nullification. A seemingly powerless Alice, it 'protects' him from all others' Alices. Years ago he tugged on a different side of his power, something never before achieved. He mastered a technique so dreadful, we are the only two who know of it. Qi blocking. He could remove your Alice. Forever. Although I am in the Special Class, my behavior makes me borderline Dangerous type, making me more prone to attacks, so Killian had insisted on teaching me this technique.

My thoughts are broken by Killian calling me to come train. I set down my water bottle and tie my laces quickly. I run over to my spot on the gym floor. As Killian starts barking out orders, I position myself into an offensive stance, my middle and index finger jutting out from a tightly coiled fist. I jab the dummy on the spots marked darker by months of practice. He hovers around me, correcting each stance.

After training for two hours, I am drenched in sweat. My shirt clings to my back, and my motions become slower and less accurate. Killian notices this, and calls off the session. After a quick goodbye, I move to grab my stuff and change. As I to go to the dressing room, I catch Killian back at his pull-ups out of the corner of my eye. Training freak. I quickly shower and change into my uniform. As I walk out it is almost dusk. I look up at the large clock at the entrance and notice that it is only six. I decide to give Renu and Ryan a little more quality time together, so I go to the town and buy some bubble tea.

Fifteen rabbits? That's overpriced. As a triple star, I get 100 rabbits a month, but of course Renu had to outdo me, and as a special star, she gets 300 rabbits a month. Renu has always been better at everything than me. Well, not everything. I don't complain, she is older than me, and it's nice to have someone who can help me.

As I walk back to the dorm, I decide to sit on a bench and enjoy my tea. Dinner will be served in fifteen minutes, so I have enough time to do, well, nothing. Workouts have always been a main part of my daily routine, and in the Special Class, we don't do very much other than party the whole time. And I'm not complaining about it. As I look up I notice that it is almost six-thirty. I run over to the dorm room to drop off my bag before I go eat. When I walk in there is no one there, which means that Renu and Ryan must have gone to dinner together. Oh well, I'll just meet her up there. I mean, I do get second pick at meals. As I am about to leave, Aria runs up to my door. Her auburn hair bounces on her shoulders, her glasses bumping up and down. She pauses to catch her breath, and straightens her skirt with a grimace.

"Anitha! You ready for dinner? We're all waiting for you!"

Oh right. As the top of the triple star group, they all insist upon waiting for me to start eating. I don't know why, it's not in the rule book anywhere…

"Sorry. I was at the gym. I'll walk with you."

I lock my room and walk down the hall and to the cafeteria. When I arrive, my group gets their meals and sits down at our usual table. Renu is sitting with her Special Star group, and it seems she invited Ryan to it. Normally you sit with you star group, but you can change tables if you're invited. I sit next to Aria, and she starts testing me on the material for the finals tomorrow. I look around our table, at the few faces there are. Special Stars have even less, only four. I finish my dinner and offer to walk Aria to her room.

Once I drop her off, I walk back to my dorm, where Renu is sitting on her bed eating a box of chocolates.

"From Ryan?"

"Shut up."

"I'll take that as a yes."

We discuss finals for a while, and then I leave to go get ready for bed. I slip into my pajamas and get into bed. I look out the window, at the stars, until I fall asleep.