Hardships~ ~

Olivia sat in the back of the room, tears threatening to flow freely. She kept her hair down, letting her bangs cover her eyes. Jasmine sat next to her, holding her hand tightly, tears already dripping. They were alone in the class room, the rest of the class out for lunch. Jasmine turned to Olivia, with more tears, and broke down. Olivia wrapped her arms around the small girl, crying, too, though quieter.

"Olivia, y-you can't l-leave me! We, w-we've been together s-since sixth g-grade," She cried, harder.

"I'll f-figure something out, I-I promise. I can't leave you," Olivia whispered. Footsteps filled the air, but Jasmine and Olivia were oblivious. The door opened to the classroom, and two boys, one a brunette and the other with silver hair, entered the room, surprisingly quiet. They paused, looking at the two girls crying in the back of the room. They looked over at each other, before the brunette, Antonio Carriedo, let the albino, Gilbert Beilschmidt, over to the girls.

"Hola, chicas," He greeted, "Are you two alright," The two girls shot apart, wiping their eyes, hurriedly.

"W-we're fine, Mister Carriedo, Mister Bielschmidt," Olivia mumbled, while Jasmine tried to hide her tears.

"Nein, was ist falsch," Gilbert demanded (No, what's wrong). Jasmine sniffled, causing Antonio to look at her. He smiled, and walked to where she was.

"Hola, Jasmine, Sí," Jasmine looked up at Antonio, some tears still in her eyes. She nodded to him, with a small smile, "What's wrong, chica?"

Jasmine cast her eyes down, "O-Olivia's family is h-having money problems, a-and they might b-be taking her h-home," She whimpered. Antonio looked down at her, with a frown. He knelt down to her level, pulling her into a hug. She started crying again, as he pat her hair, whispering reassuring words to her. When he let her go, she wiped her eyes, no more tears coming out.

"Are you and her close," He asked. Jasmine looked over to her best friend, who was bickering with Gilbert with a smile.

"Yeah, we are."