I'm going to see Klaus today, I'm going to see Klaus today! I sing in my head as I silently walk through the halls to my first class. I'm going to see Klaus today!

Today I'm wearing my usual school uniform and black sneakers. Girls at this school usually wear like black heels or something just so that they can look sexy. But I can hardly walk in those things because I know I can fall and break my neck and that's the last thing I need. So I just wear black sneakers that seem to be for guys, but I just kind of want to stand out. But not too much though...I don't like being center of attention.

I see Miss Bass's class down at the end of the hall. Eww. I don't want to get there anytime soon. Then someone walking just a couple of feet ahead of me drops their books. No one stops to help him. Or at least, I can't tell. The hall is crowded and everyone is kind of taller than I am. Everyone here is around like from 5" to 5'11 and I'm just 5'1. I should help him, though. But only because I don't want to get to class soon.

Just as I'm about to reach him, I notice that Klaus had stooped down to help first. He and the other boy pick up the books. I stand and just watch Klaus...at how he's smiling and collecting papers and folders. He's so nice. Now they're saying things to each other, but I can barely pick up but only a few words.

"...you...I'm very uncoordinated...you...have...help me," I hear from the boy. Klaus is shaking his head with a smile. "No, no...I don't mind... " I wonder if I should help, too, but this seems to be Klaus's spotlight. If that's what you want to call it. They both stand and grin at each other. Klaus shakes his hand and it looks like he's saying "No problem. Anytime."

The boy walks away and Klaus has barely turned when he catches my eye. He grins and walks over to me. He gestures to the general direction in which the boy left and says to me, "Did you see what just happened?" I smile and nod. He grins and shakes his head. "Here...I'll walk with you to class. Let me carry your stuff."

Klaus never brings anything to class in his hands. He always carries his writing utensils to class with him in his pockets, and carries his notebook to Miss Bass's also in his pocket, since it's quite small. I, however, carry my five subject metric notebook in my arms and carry a black pencil pouch in which I keep my pens and my box of Tylenol.

"You don't have to carry my stuff," I say to him as we begin to walk quickly to class. The halls are clearing up. "You're right, I don't have to. But I want to." He stops and holds out his hands. I give him a half smile as I shake my head, but I hand him my things. He grins and says, "Thank you."

We begin walking quickly again. Everyone in the halls is gone. It's just him and me now. "You know," I say, "We're lucky there's no one left in these halls...people would think we're dating." Even though that's what I want people to think.

"Ha, ha. Wouldn't want that, would we?" Klaus says looking at me. I smile and look into his eyes. "Of course not." 'Of course not!' You're lying through your teeth! Not to mention to his face! Aren't you a liar, liar? You little liar you!

"Did you take yesterday's notes?" Klaus asks, making me stop mentally yelling at myself.

"Yes. Do you need them?"

"Sort of."

We walk into Miss Bass's room and take our seats next to each other. "Okay, well how much of them do you need?"

"All of them…here's your stuff."

Whoa now… Yeah I know what you're thinking—When did he get lazy?

"Klaus!" I exclaim.

"What? I gave you your stuff back!"

"Not that, I mean the notes! You always take the notes."

"I know…"

"Plus I saw you yesterday writing stuff down so I assumed that you were!"

"Well, yeah, see I kind of wasn't writing the notes…"

"Yeah, I kind of figured. What were you writing, then?"

Klaus looks at me, then the floor. "It's nothing important…."

Before I can proceed lecturing Klaus, the tardy bell rings and within a second Miss Bass shuts her door.

Class is in session.