Ugh, sorry for the long wait peeps. Fricking writer's block is a pain…

"What the hell was that for?!" I angrily ask Malorn after the majority of his students left. "Why did you have to send him over to me?"

Malorn quietly chuckled, not to attract any eavesdroppers, I suppose. "Well, a little birdie told me you had a thing for him-"

I cut him off. "Amber fucking told you, didn't she?" I yelled, not even caring that people all the way to the Balance school could hear me. "You people are such jerks! Butt out of my personal life, would ya?"

He sighed. "Scar, I'm sorry. I'm just trying to help, I mean, you've never had anyone special in your life. I just want to see you happy." Such a brotherly thing to say, but just as I was about to respond, the girl from class walked up to us.

She smiled and waved at me before focusing on my brother. "Um," she said. "Professor AshThorn? I'm a new student in your class and was wondering if you could possibly help me catch up on stuff…?" She looked up hopefully at him.

He smiled like he'd just won the lottery. "Sure, miss?"

"FireBreather. Savannah FireBreather." She had a small smile on her face and bowed. I saw Malorn hesitantly reach out and kiss her hand. She slowly stood up, glanced our way, and started walking to the dorms.

I waited a few seconds after she was out of earshot before I laughed. Malorn looked at me like I had lost all sanity. "You like her." Was all I managed before collapsing on the ground, laughing like a lunatic.

His face turned red. "I do not," he huffed.

"Sure, you don't." I teased. He opened his mouth to reply but I quickly told him that I needed to catch up with a friend.

"Fine. Later, Scar," he said.

"Wassup, GhostFlame." My friend, Connor FrostBreath, said. "Didn't think you'd show up for the party."

"Well, I kinda need some time away from my family, so I thought I'd come." I told Connor. "And I wanted to see you."

I could see his smile through the cloth that was covering his mouth. When he was just a Journeyman he got into an accident in Sunken City, leaving him with scars on the lower half of his face. He doesn't want anyone to see, so he always wears this hood and cloth over his mouth.

"Aw, Scar-y's missing her bwest fwiend again, isn't she?" He said, mocking me.

"Shut up, Con-man." I smirked as his expression turned from mocking to surprise.

"Scarlet," he whined. "Not cool."

"Sorry, Connor," I said even though I was only being half-sincere.

"It's fine. You're still my best friend." I smiled and hugged him. After a few seconds, he hugged me back.

I pulled away from Connor a minute later. "See ya, FrostBreath." I said.

"I thought you were staying for the party."

"I was, but I got things to do. I gotta study, and mom's gonna freak out if I'm not back soon." He nodded in agreement.

"See ya, Scarlet."

"Bye Connor." I took one last glance at his beautiful purple irises before jumping into the portal that leads to my house. Now, I thought, time to tell mom.

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