Chapter Two

"Carry On, Carry On." Cath's alarm clock blared, waking her and Levi up.

"Why are you so obsessed with your fanfiction?" He asked her, eyes squinting after just waking up.

"It's a Fun song!" She said in defense, almost losing her seriousness because of her pun.

"I hope you know that is a terrible pun." Levi said, trying to not have a grin on his face. They both starting cackling like mad women.

"Okay. Well, I have class in a hour. Can you handle yourself to be in the room by yourself and not ruin my Simon Snow hardback editions?" She said, sarcasm dripping through her voice. Cath was still made with Levi for ruining her paperback editions. She just got a box set at the end of college, Levi came back to Omaha with her for a week. Cath left for one second, and Levi ripped the spines of the books trying to get the plastic off. She will never forget that tragic event. "Simon!" she called when she came back to the mess he made.

"I promise I won't touch your hardback editions of Simon and Basil is Not Good for Vampires."

"Basil actually is probably good for vampires." Cath said before she walked out of the room, shutting the door.

"Damn I want to look at those dust jackets." Levi said before getting ready himself, even though he doesn't have classes that day.

"Welcome back to a new year." Professor Piper said, smiling warmly at the class. "Most of you are Juniors now, with the exception of some Sophomores," She said, glancing at Cath. For a split second Cath felt scared. "I hope you all are ready for a challenging course." The door opened, and everyone turned around to see who it was. Cath didn't, she was too busy in absorbing what Mrs. Piper was saying.

"Hey, can I sit next to you?" Nick whispered, moving past Cath and settling in the desk next to her. Cath's shoulders freezed, afraid to move at all. Nick looked back at her as he took out his notebook, smiling warmly at her. Maybe he's changed. Maybe he regrets what he did. Maybe...just maybe. Cath knew there was no maybe. Most likely Nick was the same person. After he won the contest, he was on top of the world. Cath was sure he wouldn't mind doing it again.

"I want you all to write 5,000 words on the reason why you love writing, through a short story. The character cannot have your name, and must have something ethnically or socially different than you. You have until Friday to write this." Cath checked her phone, realizing it was Monday. She would only have five days to write a short story, and on top of that chapters two through five of her project from last year. "Everyone have a good day." Professor Piper closed with, leaving the lecture hall.

"Do you have any idea what you're going to write about?" Nick inquired, leaning closer towards Cath. She shook her head no. Of course, she wouldn't tell Nick her ideas anyway. He's not that much of a trustworthy person.

"I'm thinking of doing an outgoing boy that's indian." He said, waiting for Cather to respond. "Or maybe someone from China." He said again. Nick slowly looked around, seeing that nobody else was in the lecture hall.

"Cather?"

"Yes?" She responded.

"Listen, I know our writing meetings didn't end well last year, but could we please try them again? I promise nothing will happen." He pleaded, an enormous amount of hope in his lungs. He knew Cath would say yes. She just had to, there was no other option to him.

"I'll think about it." She quickly said, grabbing her bag and running out the door before he could catch her.

The moment she got out of the building she released a breath she didn't know she was holding. I'm so glad that's over with, Cath thought to herself. She raced to her dorm room, hoping Levi was still there.

When she got there however, Wren was there. Along with Levi. Scary mix.

"Cath!" She yelled, hugging her sister. She missed her dearly. Throughout the summer, Levi and Reagan have been hogging her. More than Simon and Baz. It scared Wren. That someone could actually have more of Cath's attention than Simon and Baz's relationship.

"Reagan is a wreck." She said simply. "You can take her back." Wren said sternly, pointing a finger at Levi.

"What exactly has she been doing now? She probably hasn't even stepped foot in the room." Cath said, eyebrows raised.

"She smells like salad dressing." Wren said, in a serious tone. Levi and Cath shared a glance, almost crying from holding in laughter. Since Wren wanted to move in with Cath, and Cath already had plans to move in with Levi, they decided to pair her with Reagan. A little revenge for the Courtney thing. Cath and Levi forced Reagan to take a bath in vinegar dressing, hoping it would freak Wren out. Mission accomplished.

"You'll be alright. Maybe you can try some of hers." Levi joked, smiling at Wren. She just shook her head, ending the conversation.

"How were your classes?" Levi asked Cath, interested in knowing the details.

"Our favorite friend showed up." Cath exaggerated, resulting in a hiccup from Wren.

"Nick?"

"Back for strike two." Cath responded. Levi looked at her for a second, then tackled her into a bear hug.

"Ah, young love." Wren sighed, walking out of the room. She hates seeing Cath and Levi doing coupley things.

"Have fun!" Cath called out to her, nestling her face into the crook of Levi's shoulder.

"MagiCath and MagiLevi strike again." Levi said, as he held Cath.