If Love Cannot Stop Sorrow What Can?

Chapter Three- In which we (re)meet the romantic counterpart and the rhythm of chapter titles change.

Disclaimer: Is the sky green? Do pigs fly (other than screensavers from useless creations)? Do snowmen have funky haircuts? If you answered no to all these questions then you can also guess the answer to the question 'Does RowenaAthena own Charlie Bone?'

A/N: Here is Chapter Three, I did say not to expect another chapter, but I have extra time and a desire to write. But seriously don't expect another chapter until Monday, it is unlikely that I will be able to update on Saturday or Sunday. Do enjoy, and do review! Reviews taste good. Especially reviews that tell me what I can do better.

Athena was very pleased to find that getting to classes and getting around the school in general was easier with Leiko and Adelinne around. They both knew their way around the school and were more than happy to help Athena make her way around as well. Classes, which yesterday had seemed torture due to the lack of energy and interest, seemed almost tolerable with them around.

The only class that Athena's new friends Leiko and Adelinne did not go to with her was homework. They went to a classroom, while Athena headed out to the same room she had been in the night before. On the way upstairs to the stuffy room in which she had to do her homework Athena was a wee bit preoccupied. She was reading a particularly amusing note that Leiko had passed to her after diner had been adjourned. It was a rather funny note, with an amusing effigy of Mr. Carp, the English teacher whom Leiko and Adelinne despised, drawn upon it, calligraphy lining the sides, with the English translation of a rather rude poem that Adelinne had almost certainly helped compose underneath. She had been so preoccupied with the contents of the note that she didn't see the tall person coming down the stairs the opposite way who was also preoccupied with his conversation to his friend. With a somewhat spectacular noise she collided head on with the tall boy Lysander.

"Sorry." Athena said, in an apologetic tone as she bent down to retrieve her books, paper, and pens "I wasn't exactly watching were I was going."

"It's all right." Lysander said, grinning as he collected his scattered books. "I wasn't watching my steps either. What was your name again?" he asked, curiosity evident on his face

"Athena," she said as she retrieved her last book from the floor.

"Nice to see you again Athena." Lysander said as he straightened up. He gave her a warm smile then turned to go.

"Nice to see you again to."She replied, and then hurried on to homework.

Sorry it's short, I couldn't think of much else I could say in this chapter.