An: Epic Battle. Epic.

Mornings were always nice, bright, beautiful, and sunny. They could light up your day like the sun over your head. They could give you energy, strength, liveliness.

Unless you're in the Fullbuster house.

"C-cold!" Storm yelled as he opened his eyes.

"Juvia's glad Storm-kun is awake!" Juvia said cheerfully.

There was something about his mom that made him want to hug her and throttle her at the same time…

SPLASH!

"I'm awake! I'm awake!"

"Then Storm-kun needs to get ready for school," Juvia said. Storm abruptly ran out the door and into the hallway.

"Storm-chan? What are you doing shirtless in the hallway?" Sylvia asked him. He rubbed his eyes. How was she awake? She was acting like it's totally normal to be up at 6 am!

"Going to the bathroom," Storm said, rubbing his eyes.

"Really? But there's a bathroom in your room," Sylvia pointed out. Storm smacked his head with his hand. Right. He forgot.

"You know, I feel like I've been too dependent on the bathroom in my room. You get me?"

"Brother, are you drunk?"

"What?!" Storm actually forgot that his sister was a highschooler at that moment. Then, he bumped into a door.

The bathroom door.

"Oh. Looks like someone is already using the bathroom. Wanna use the one in my room?" Sylvia offered.

"Uh, I'd rather not," Storm said. He decided to walk back to his room, but Sylvia kept following him.

"What are you doing?" Storm asked.

"Ah, so drunk people do ask a lot of questions," Sylvia said, nodding to herself.

"I'm not drunk!"

"Common symptoms include denial."

Storm ran to his room and locked his door.

"What an embarrassment," Nova said from behind him. Wait… Nova?

"What the hell are you doing in my house?!" Storm yelled.

"Oh, yeah, sorry bro, I kind of let them in," Nash said.

"You let them in?" Storm questioned.

"Talking to yourself is a sign that you're drunk," Sylvia said from the other side of the door.

"I lock picked the door so Nash can sneak in. Then, Nash entered the building and opened the window. After that, I catapulted Rosemary, Gilbert, and Nova. They entered through the window. I joined them by climbing the building," Jade explained casually.

"T-this is all just a dream, right?" Storm said.

"I heard drunk people hallucinate."

"I'm drunk! I'm drunk!" Storm yelled as he ran out of his room and into the stairs.

"Being drunk underage is against the law!" Rosemary yelled as she chased after him with a metal pole. Gilbert turned to look at Nova, Jade, and Nash.

"Our cover's going to be blown soon enough, so I suggest we run." But, wait. Nova, Jade, and Nash weren't there anymore. They already escaped. Gilbert sighed. He was too lazy to climb down the building but some things had to be done.

"I'm hallucinating and I'm drunk!" Storm yelled. Yes, that explained everything. His mind was fuzzy, and it was impossible for his classmates to sneak into his house.

"Get over here so I can hit you!" Rosemary yelled. It was so scary that Storm ran all the way into his room. But he forgot to lock the door.

"I found you," Rosemary said, laughing evilly.

"What's causing a commotion here?"

"Dad!" Storm cried. "Save me from the murderer!"

"What murderer?" Gray asked. Storm pointed behind him but there was no one there.

"Oh, I was hallucinating. Sorry, didn't mean it."

"I say he's drunk," Sylvia proclaimed.

"Late! Late! I'm late! I actually spent one hour running around my house!" Storm yelled, running down the stairs and out of his house. When the door shut, Juvia sighed.

"Storm-kun forgot his lunch."

"Shouldn't I be going to school too?" Sylvia asked.

"It's bring your child to work day. I forgot to mention that," Gray said.

"School is still optional," Juvia offered. "If you'd like to go…"

"But I'm too cute for school!" Sylvia whined.

"Late! Late! Late!" Storm shrieked. "Really late!"

"Well you're feisty, aren't you?" 'what was that?' Storm turned around to observe that noise.

"Shut the hell up. I can kick your *ss any minute now!" That voice sounded familiar.

"Of course you ca-" There was a series of hitting and punching noises.

"Didn't I tell you to shut your d*mn mouth?"

"Oh, so you started cursing. Wow, I didn't know you had it in you." Storm, curiosity brimming, decided to see what was going on.

There was Rosemary. And then there was a girl. A bluenette.

"Ooh! Scary! You have armor on. And you've been learning jujitsu and hapkido. Except for one teensy problem… you need close range for that."

"I can beat you!"

Storm stood there, frozen in terror. Can two people really glare at each other that hard?

Rosemary made the first strike, aiming a punch for the bluenette's stomach. The bluenette- Storm mentally decided to call her B (B for Bluenette and B*tch)- stopped her attack by holding her wrist and flipping her. Mid flip, Rosemary gripped a tree and attempted to kick B in the face, but B grabbed her foot.

"Unbelievable," Storm said to himself. "No one has landed a single hit yet."

When B grabbed Rosemary's foot, she lifted her feet up, using B's weight to swing around the branch and land on the ground. It was obvious she was going to put the brunt of the fall on B.

"This fight is serious," Storm said, his voice quivering. "Someone could die."

The two were falling and falling, and even though it was at a very fast speed, time seemed to slow down. And then, Rosemary turned her body left and grabbed the pole.

"But why? She could have gotten the fight over with. If she wanted, she could have taken some of the impact so they both survive. She could have turned her body so they land on a bush and B would hit the bushes first but still survive. It was enough for Rosemary to win.

"You're still weak, aren't you?" Rosemary's grip on the pole tightened.

"Stupid and weak. Isn't that why you have no friends?"

What did B mean by that?

"I have friends!" Rosemary yelled.

"The trees don't count, sweetie," B said.

"No! I'm serious! My first friend was Gale!"

'Gale? But I've never seen Rosemary and Gale ever interact.'

"Friend? You mean the one who dumped you? Nicest guy in class decided to pity date you, but even he couldn't stand you!"

'Date?'

"I said was."

"So you're saying you have friends? I say not, Ms. Creepy." Rosemary's eyes widened as she suddenly let go of the pole. Then, B did it. She turned Rosemary around and threw her down.

Rosemary was being used as a landing pad.

'Will someone do something?'

falling, falling.

"Will someone do something?"

falling, falling.

"WILL SOMEONE DO SOMETHING!" And that's when Storm realized it.

No one will do anything.

Every one lived a sheltered life. They didn't know about hardships. They didn't know about running, about hiding at every corner, about life threatening situations. They didn't know about family. They didn't know about food. They didn't know about danger.

He bet that they'd cry because they got broccoli for dinner.

At that moment, the dam in Storm's mind broke. Memories he didn't want resurfaced.

"It's happening all over again," he said to himself, but for some strange reason, he started moving. He was going over there. Ignoring the shocked look on both girl's faces, he used his strength to push them towards the nearest bush.

"So, are you 6 feet 4 (193.04 cm)?" Storm randomly asked Rosemary. 'I'm an idiot. An idiot.'

"No, actually 6 feet 5 (195.58)," Rosemary replied dumbly.

"Wow. That's really tall."

"Who's this?" B asked.

"He's just-"

"I'm her friend," Storm said confidently.

"You're only friend is a weirdo?"

"Don't call me weird. You're the one bullying innocent people. Also, she has more friends than just me."

"Rosemary's actually far from innocent. You have no idea about the terrible things she's done." Rosemary trembled for a few seconds before she regained her composure.

"Things she's done, right? She isn't doing anything bad in the present." B, irritated, stomped away. Storm sighed.

"That was really nerve racking."

"Why did you do that?" Rosemary asked.

"Normal people should be thanking someone for saving them," Storm said.

"I'm not normal and we aren't on the friendliest terms. I tried to hit you this morning. Now tell me why."

"Amnesia," Storm said. "I felt like I was rewatching something, but I couldn't remember what. It affects me time-to-time. Sometimes, it messes my life up really bad."

"I wish I had amnesia," Rosemary said sadly. "You have a special gift. You take it for granted."

"But what if what I forgot were good memories?" Storm asked.

"I doubt it."

"So, what's the story on you and Gale?"

"So what's the story on you and Nashi?"

The two were quiet. And then…

"How did you know!" They simultaneously yelled.

"Okay, let me get this straight," Rosemary said. "We're helping your crush, Nashi, get together with my crush, Gale."

"It's not a crush, it's an attraction," Storm said, blushing (His cheeks were as red as Rosemary's hair). Rosemary blinked. And then…

"Oh shoot! I admitted it! What am I gonna do? My life is over!" Rosemary yelled.

"I thought I was the only one stupid enough to commit mental suicide," Storm said.

"Look at it this way: we're so smart, we over calculated and made a stupid decision," Rosemary suggested.

"I see your point," Storm agreed. The two broke into a fit of laughter.

"Hey," Rosemary said. "Are you serious about this? No sabotage?"

"If I sabotaged GNGT, I probably couldn't live with myself."

"Same here."

It was at that moment that a flying textbook smacked Storm on the face.

"WHAT THE HELL, STORM!" Rosemary and Storm both looked up to see Nashi's fuming face.

"You think she overheard?" Storm asked nervously.

"I-I don't think she'd stand there hiding for the entire time we were talking."

"WILL YOU TWO PLEASE STOP IGNORING ME?!" The two turned around to stare at Nashi.

"Were you or were you not here all this time?" Storm asked.

"THAT'S NOT IMPORTANT! I THOUGHT YOU TWO WERE DEAD! OR KIDNAPPED!"

"Why?" Rosemary asked.

"BECAUSE YOUR PARENTS SAID YOU TWO LEFT HOME BUT NEITHER OF YOU CAME TO SCHOOL! AND YOU WEREN'T ANSWERING YOUR PHONES EITHER!"

"You need to calm down, Nashi," Gale said from behind her.

"They really didn't hear, did they?" Rosemary asked. Storm nodded and sighed in relief.

"Are you two the homeroom refs?" Storm asked. "That must be the reason you're coming to get us."

"Yeah, um, about that…" Nashi started.

"No, we came here of our own free will," Gale said. "We'll probably get punished later, but at least you two are safe."

"Why do you two look so angry?" Storm asked.

"My perfect record is ruined," Gale said.

"And I can't ditch class anymore unless I wanna get held back a year."

"Don't worry," Rosemary said enthusiastically. "We'll all be punished together!"

"Somehow I don't think that has the intended effect," Storm said pointing to the two passed out students.

"Let's carry them back," Rosemary suggested.

"Detention. Thursday."

"You didn't even ask us why we're late," Storm said.

"Do not question the teacher's authority," Gale, Nashi, and Rosemary said monotone and simultaneously. Storm sweat dropped.

"U-um, okay."

"Well, at least the nurse patched Rosemary up. How did she carry two students with a broken arm anyways?"

"Just because I broke one arm does not mean I broke the other," Rosemary said.

"Rosemary logic," Storm muttered to himself. "It's way too positive."

"Just go back to class. I don't want to deal with you crazy kids," whoever that teacher was said, sighing.

"Gladly," Storm said.

"So all four of you are in detention? Sucks to be you," Nash said.

"And we could have fit in a matchmaking plan too," Jade said, giving Storm and Rosemary the look.

"I know, right?" Nova joined in, giving the other look. A light bulb seemed to turn on in Nash's head at that moment.

"I thought we were allies," he said giving the finishing look.

"Guys, we can actually use this to our advantage," Gilbert said, ignoring the conversation. "I checked the detention log, and it turns out you 4 are the only ones in detention today. We can trust you two to set Nashi and Gale up. Mission accomplished."

"How do you expect us to know about matchmaking?" Storm asked.

"Well, we are matchmakers," Rosemary said. "And nothing's impossible."

"I feel like your life is based off of that statement," Storm muttered under his breath.

"We'll leave now, okay?"

"Wait! We're in the middle of class!"

"It's called ditching," Nash said as he, Jade, and Nova jumped out the window. Gilbert sighed and went back to his book.

"What do you think would be the ideal romantic situation?" Storm asked.

"I say we lock them in the closet and see what happens," Rosemary said.

"For someone so optimistic, you sure have a dark mind," Storm commented.

"Oh, I see, so you would rather the he-pins-her-to-the-floor-because-he-trips-over-a-desk option?"

"What type of stuff do you read?!"

"I don't read them. My mom told me them as bed-time stories. I don't exactly know the norms of society, so I don't know if that's good or not."

"Do you know about the stuff that happens after?"

"No. Mom always got this weird look on her face and left my room. Sometime I found a puddle of blood on the floor."

Storm sighed in relief. She was still innocent. Wait… they're going to teach about that in health class.

She won't be innocent for long.

"So, how about this: I start a fight with Gale. Then, Nashi will defend Gale and Gale will fall in love with her and confess because he'll realize that she was always there for him," Storm suggested.

"Gale's not the sissy type. Either he'll beat you or get his pride shattered," Rosemary said.

"Which is bad for Nashi?"

"Really bad."

"Then I guess our only option is to think about how we victimize Nashi and Gale," Storm joked.

"Victimize?"

"Why does Nashi always come in at the wrong time?" Rosemary wondered out loud.

"What are you two doing?" Gale asked. "It sounds like you're planning to torture us."

"We were totally not planning to torture you two, or blackmail, or kill, or- wait, this is making things worse!" Storm and Rosemary said simultaneously.

"Guys, jump out the window, the squad's outside," Gilbert said. Rosemary jumped out the window just fine.

But Storm was having problems.

"How are we supposed to jump out the window?" he asked incredulously. Then he looked at Nashi and Storm's glaring faces.

Okay, he can jump out the window.

"No you don't! There's no escape!" Nashi yelled.

"Gee, Rosemary, I never thought you'd join a mafia gang," Gale said.

"So where's the squad?" Storm asked.

"I lied," Gilbert said. "The squad isn't here."

"There's only one option left," Rosemary said. "We book it." And booked it they did.

At least until Rosemary hit the wall.

"Rosemary!" Storm yelled.

"Okay, I'm out," Gilbert said, casually walking away. "I don't know any of you."

"We're gonna defeat you two and save the day!" Nashi yelled excitedly.

"Um…"

"Gale is confused," Storm said.

"Yes, let us strike him at his weakest moment," Rosemary muttered. Gilbert gave Gale a look of pity.

"I know how you feel, man. There aren't really as many normal people in this world as there used to be."

"I thought you left," Gale said.

"Oh," Gilbert said ominously. "The Gilbert never leaves."

Ring ring ring.

"Oh, it's my phone," Nashi said. "I forgot to turn it off."

"Aren't you going to answer it?" Storm asked.

"Why should I? It's just mom trying to get me back to class."

"Well, your mom is important."

"Yeah, but I'll have to go to class."

"Your mom is more important than not going to class."

"I know, but you're just saying all this so that we won't find out that you're secretly in the mafia gang!"

"Like hell I'm that petty!"

"Well you're petty enough to run it when the victims fight back!"

"I told you that wasn't this case! You misinterpreted!"

"Sure I did. You gonna lie now?"

"Think about this logically," Gale said. "Why would Rosemary, Storm, and Gilbert be in a mafia gang?"

"Wait, they weren't and you knew all along?!"

"Stupid," Gilbert said.

"No, I think she was just being careful in the instance that we really were part of the mafia," Rosemary said.

"You really do always find the good in everyone," Storm said. He noticed Gale look away from Rosemary.

"Hold on, this atmosphere- is there something that I'm missing?" Nashi asked.

"No, nothing. Anyways, back to the main point." Gale pointed to Storm and Rosemary. "Those two are hiding something from us for whatever reason. What were you two discussing."

"Personal information," Rosemary said. "None of your business."

"It involves us so it is our business," Gale said.

"It's something we can't-"

"Fine," Rosemary said. "You want to know what we were discussing, don't you?" She sounded so serious…

"Rosemary, don't say it! You're gonna lie, right?"

"They should know after all," Rosemary said. "It is their business."

"Why do I sense this dark aura?" Nashi asked.

"Looks like you're not totally oblivious to other people's feeling," Rosemary muttered darkly.

"Rosemary, what are you-"

"Shut up, Storm. This doesn't concern you. I'm giving him my answer. I'm telling him what we were talking about." She looked at Gale.

Then she laughed.

"It's surprising you want to know about how much I hate you." Storm was shocked, but he didn't say anything.

"Yes, that's right. We were talking about how much I hate you."

"Would you have any reason to?" Gale asked.

"Plenty of reason," Rosemary said. "You're a cocky bastard. An arrogant coward. You're a faker too, right? You had me fooled when we met, but you couldn't hide the real you for long."

"That's not true! I-"

"Not true, is it? What, so you're not a coward when you've been ignoring me since the middle school incident? You think you can just get away with it? Get away with knowing me? Well guess what, mister: I don't need your pity. Why else would you hang out with a creepy girl like me?" She grabbed Storm's arm and started to walk away.

"I-is that all you have to say?" Gale asked calmly. Rosemary smiled.

"Actually, I don't hate you. You're too pitiful for me to hate. Why would I hate someone lower than me?"

"What was that?" Storm asked.

"What was what?"

"Don't mind me," Gilbert said sarcastically. "Please, continue your conversations."

"All the things you just said. Were they true?"

"Of course not. I was just acting. Honestly, I'm like you. I was kind of attracted to Gale, but I'm not anymore."

"Uh huh," Storm said slowly. "And that explains why you're crying."

"I'm crying?" Rosemary touched her face. "D-d*mn, I-I thought I trained enough! I thought they won't come!"

"Rosemary?"

"S-sorry. If I was crying throughout the act, then I guess it wasn't convincing. I'm stupid thinking I had enough training for this."

"Rosemary! Why did you do that whole act in the first place?" Storm asked.

"I-it was perfect," Rosemary said. "They won't know about the matchmaking and Gale will hate me. Nashi can comfort him while he's hurt, so he'll start to fall in love with her."

"But you said during the plan that I made that his pride will be broken," Storm pointed out.

"It's different this time," Rosemary said. "Emotional feelings aren't as easy to acquire as physical strength. While Nashi comforts him, his mind will look towards her as a pillar of support. At the same time, he'll hate me. If anything, I was the one who destroyed is pride. He won't have any feelings of regret left in him, and he and I will have nothing to do with each other."

"You're good at reading people's characters," Storm said.

"I get that a lot. That might be the reason why I can act. I have to admit, though, you are a very selfless person."

"Huh?"

"If there was one person that was important to you dying and you either had to sacrifice one hundred others or yourself, you'd choose yourself in a heartbeat. It's an admirable trait."

"Y-you really think so?"

"Guys, not to interrupt the conversation, but we're on a moving platform," Gilbert said.

"What?!"

"How do we get down?" Storm asked.

"Let's ask the squad for help!" Rosemary suggested as she dialed their number.

"Hello?" Nova answered from the other line.

"Put it on speaker, Rosemary said as she did the same with her phone.

"Guys, guess what! We're on a moving platform! It's awesome," Nash said.

"Illuminati confirmed. Same here. How do we get off?"

"We're going to have to do it," Nova said.

"Oh yeah!" Nash and Jade cheered.

"What, no!" Storm and Rosemary disagreed.

"We literally have no other option."

"This is suicide," Storm said.

"Only if it doesn't work."

"Fine," Rosemary said. "I guess we have to use the parachutes." Gilbert, who had been deadly silent, suddenly screamed.

"NOOOOOOOOOOO!"

"Gilbert? What's wrong?" Storm asked.

"I lost!"

"You were playing video games?!"

"It's a Nintendo," he specified.

"We don't have time for this. And where are the parachutes anyways?"

"We put it in your bag when we snuck into your house."

"It was real?!"

"Just activate the parachutes," Nova said. "We already did it from our end.

"Standing on private property is illegal!"

"No! Not the police! I've never been arrested in my life!"

"Well," Rosemary said. "All experiences are important."

"That sure was enthusiastic."

"Guys, they just hung up!" Storm yelled. Then he looked around him. "Am I the only one not being calm about this?"

"Hey, look," Gilbert said, pointing to the side of the platform.

"He. Is. Climbing. The. F*cking. Platform."

"Wow, Storm, this is the first time I've ever seen you say the f word."

"Shut up, Gilbert. The parachute is our only hope!"

"Yes! If I arrest you three, then I can finally beat Jimmy's record by one!"

"What type of crazy cop are you?" Storm wondered out loud.

"His competitiveness gives him the strength to defeat all in his path."

"What Rosemary means is that we're screwed."

"Just activate the d*mn parachutes!"

"I'm here." The police looked around but he saw nothing. Unbeknownst to him, the three kids already escaped with the parachute.

But he still thought they were ghosts.

"Wasn't yesterday a blast?" Jade said.

"I wanted to be a police when I grow up," Rosemary said.

"Yesterday was lit!" Nash exclaimed.

"Nothing. About. Yesterday. Was. Good."

"Oh, hello Storm," Gilbert said. "If you're trying to look like my grandmother, you're doing pretty darn well."

"Scew. You. Gilbert."

"Sorry, not into you."

"BREAKING NEWS!"

"Huh? All the TVs in school just auto activated!'"

"This is a level 5 alert! Ghost sighting spotted!"

"I've never seen a ghost before," Rosemary said.

"Ghosts have been roaming on platform 55."

"Oh, hell no."

"Be happy. At least we got 10 seconds of screen time," Rosemary said.

"I don't think that's what he's worried about," Gilbert said.

"The police was physiologically traumatized. In fact, after he told us, he repeated the phrase 'I beat you Jimmy' for the rest of the day and is still doing it right now, which is strange because no one can beat Jimmy. Anyways, here's an interview from someone who knows the ghost."

"What the heck is Sylvia doing there? And why wasn't she in school yesterday?" Storm asked.

"That ghost was my brother and he's drunk. He doesn't usually haunt people."

"My life is over," Storm sulked.

"So you were not under the influence of alcohol yesterday morning after all," Rosemary said, nodding to herself.

"Why do I live?"

"Oh, and don't forget the detention plan," Gilbert said. Rosemary and Storm froze.

"You were there," Storm hissed.

"I know," Gilbert said.

"We'll think of something!" Rosemary exclaimed. "No matter what!"

"It's still going to be awkward," Storm said.

"Just what happened, anyways?" Nova asked.

"It's their personal secret," Gilbert said.

"But-"

"Alright, this chapter's over!"

AN: The platform part wasn't just comedy, so be on the lookout. I almost thought I'd bring Rosemary's past into this on the first chapter, but since it was about Storm sulking, I decided that maybe we should just leave it like that. Oh yeah, pairings... you're not finding out who ends up with who. Also, Storm's past is shrouded in mystery. Nobody knows about it, not even himself. You might be shocked when the truth is revealed. I feel like you guys don't know much about Gale (definitely not enough about how Gale and Rosemary were friends) and the ending was abrupt, so this omake is about a story that Gale tells Rosemary. We'll have a variety of points of view on the next one.

Omake: The life of a breeze from 88 stars.

They would always stare at her. Sometimes she'd hear whispering. Sometimes they might even send her a glare. The really brave ones did, anyways.

The rest of them were reduced to talking behind her back.

Creepy. It was the one word she heard no matter where she went. In the halls, in class, in the bathroom. They'd talk about how unbelievably tall she was and how she never dared to utter a single bad word.

How was that bad?

Rosemary sighed as she sat down in an abandoned classroom. Abandoned. That was what she was feeling right now.

"Hello."

"Leave me alone," Rosemary said.

She didn't want to deal with people. People were inconsiderate beings. She was sure they'd make her cry.

"I'm Gale, remember?"

"I don't care what your name is. Just leave me alone."

Rosemary was getting increasingly irritated at the boy who called himself Gale. Whenever she scooted away, he would scoot closer.

"Don't you know about personal space?" she said, giving him one of her deadliest glares. He was sure to run for it now.

Gale didn't.

"If you put it that way, then I didn't know what personal space was for months," Gale said. "And I'm not about to learn it either."

"Well then you're stupid," Rosemary growled. "Please just leave me alone."

"Why would I leave a person alone when they're sad?" Gale asked.

"I'm not sad and I'm leaving," Rosemary said, stomping out of the classroom.

Gale followed her.

"Listen, I don't need you to take pity on me-"

"I'm not taking pity on you." Gale sounded so mad when he said it that Rosemary was confused. "Don't ever think I was taking pity on you. There's nothing about you that's pitiful. I just want to make a friend."

"There are plenty of other friends you can make," Rosemary said sarcastically. Of course, everyone was dying to be his friend. It won't be that difficult. Not like for her anyways.

"Those people won't be my friends, even if I try," Gale said.

"And why not?" Rosemary questioned. "Why wouldn't they?"

"I don't think they'd see me like that."

"How would a friend see you like?" Rosemary asked. Gale smiled.

"Let me tell you a story."

"Fine," Rosemary grumbled. "But only because you insisted."

"Once upon a time, there was a beautiful red haired girl."

"Not one of those stories," Rosemary said.

"It's not, now would you let me finish?"

"Fine."

"So once upon a time…"

The way Gale told the story… it felt like she was in it. Like she was that red haired girl. Her mind started to picture it and everything came together.

"Hello," the red haired girl answered at the door. "Is there anyone here?" There was no answer.

"Hello?"

"I'm right here," said an invisible breeze."I've come with a message from 88 stars. They want to see if humans are worthy of living on this Earth."

"But I'm just a commoner," the redhead said. "I'm afraid I won't be able to help much."

Ring ding ding.

"Well, there goes the bell," Gale said. "I guess we weren't able to finish."

"Time always runs out, doesn't it?" Rosemary said.

"That's alright," Gale said. "There's still more time tomorrow."

"But even all the time in the world can't fix some things," Rosemary muttered.

"That's alright. Just look on the positive side and it'll all be clear," Gale said.

"Okay."

As the two got up and headed to their classes, Rosemary thought about the positive side more. Maybe she can trust Gale a little. Just a little.

PREVIEW:

"Anyone up for karaoke?" Nash asked as he entered the detention room. Then he quickly shut the door in fear. A hand clawed out from under the door.

"We'll do it," a voice rasped. "We'll do it."

"U-um, we have to book the rooms!" he squeaked as he pulled the hand off and ran for it.