Dru had gathered her clothes and sleeping bag in one big bag, carefully hiding it from Graves whom had just made plans to go sparring with the other wulfen later tonight. Perfect.
Now, one of the hard parts came in. Shanks or Dibs, brawns or brains, yang or yin. She could take both, but would most likely be worrying over Graves all day. Then again, he did have other friends…
But what if someone attacked? What if Graves tried to go after her? What if he got hurt? Oh god, oh god, oh god…
"Dru? Dru? DRU!" she heard someone yelling and snapped out of her daze.
"Huh?" she asked and looked into the smiling face of Shanks.
"You zoned out" he said and chuckled at her glaring, "Need a hand?" he offered.
Dru had been in the library looking through old yearbooks when she zoned out, sitting against the stacks while deep in thought. She grabbed Shank's large hand and he pulled her up with ease, but too much force made her fall against his chest.
"Sorry" he said and grabbed the books she was reading, placing them back on the shelves.
"You packed and ready?" she asked him and he nodded.
"Yeah, you?"
"Of course" she snorted and pushed her hands deep in her pockets "but I was thinking, maybe we should take Dibs"
"I thought you wanted one of us here"
"I do, but it's not like he doesn't have other friends. I figured whichever of you two, even if it's both, get out tonight than we'll go. Graves can take care of himself" she reasoned, saying it more to convince herself. It wasn't working for her but Shanks was nodding.
"Alright, sounds like a plan"
"Yup" they walked the rest of the way in silence, stopping at Shank's and Dibs' room. He opened the door and they saw Dibs and Graves in a whispered, heated discussion. Dibs, who was facing the door, saw them first and Graves turned his head at the noise. Giving Dibs a pointed look and a glare at Shanks, he pushed past Dru and left. Shanks walked into the room and, giving Graves a look of longing, Dru followed him while shutting the door.
"What was that about?" Shanks asked Dibs who sighed, running a hand through his hair.
"You guys should know already, Graves thinks something's up. He doesn't suspect we're gonna run or do something drastic, it's more about Dru"
"What about me?" she asked defensively and Dibs gave a shaky laugh.
"About you hanging out with Shanks all the sudden" he explained and Shanks snorted.
"What, I'm not allowed to hang out with you or Shanks?" Dru asked and Dibs smiled knowingly.
"Yeah you are, if he's here. You gotta admit Dru, you two are practically attached at the hip. And even without you two being so attached, you never really hung out with us before either" he pointed out and Dru blushed, feeling immensely guilty.
"I'm sorry" she apologized and Shanks put an arm around her and shared a look and smile with Dibs.
"It's no problem" Shanks said and Dibs nodded.
"You have been a little busy" Dibs said and Dru laughed.
"Yeah, a little" she agreed and sat down next to Dibs. He and Shanks had two beds in their room and Shanks laid back on the other one.
"So, game plan?" Dibs asked, shifting so he had his back against the wall and Dru was opposite him. She leaned back on her forearms.
"Graves has plans with the other wulfen tonight so that's when we go. I don't think we'll need distraction, Anna's taking a good portion of the gaurs with her on a shopping spree in Paris" she talked about Anna as if she was a disease, making the two boys laugh "I figured if both of you make it out at most five minutes after me, we can all go"
The boys nodded and Dru stood up, explaining that she was going to talk to Graves and saying goodbye. She reached her room pretty quickly and Graves had a cigarette between his lips, sitting on the desk chair. He didn't say anything to her so she sat cross legged on the bed, looking around the room and then at him.
"Why are you suddenly hanging around Shanks?" he asked, breaking the silence. She shrugged.
"Realized that I don't talk to him and Dibs much, decided to do something about it. Their our friends so I figured, why not? Is there a problem with it?" he sighed and crushed the cigarette in an ashtray they had put in the room. The boy looked straight at her and spoke.
"I don't mind that you're spending time with him and Dibs, you should have other friends, but…" he tailed off, looking away. She made a 'go on' gesture that he saw.
"Just, don't replace me, alright?" he said and Dru was stunned. Graves was her best friend, her first friend. She could never replace him.
"I won't" she promised "Not now, not ever. Not for Shanks or Dibs or anyone, I promise"
"Good" he said and gave her a hug that she returned fiercely. She almost wanted to cry, leaving him was going to be crazy painful…but it was the right thing.
"I'll see you tomorrow Dru, the guys said we're probably going to hang out in Blake's room for the night after practice, kay?" he asked and she nodded. She stopped him right before he left and gave him another hug.
"Have fun" she said and kissed him on the cheek, making him blush. He left, shutting the door softly, unaware that that may have been the last time he'd ever see her again.
Five minutes after he left, Dru knocked on Shanks and Dibs' room door, telling them to be ready because they were leaving in exactly one hour. Going back to her room, she double checked she had everything, including a few items she swiped from the Schola, and took the rest of her time writing a goodbye note to Graves. Looking at her watch, she saw that she had three minutes until they left. Damn.
Eek, its been far too long, SO SORRY! :( btw, does ANYONE know what Shanks looks like? or Dibs? if not, any suggestions? (dont worry, i'll give credit if i use a look someone suggested, i promise)
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