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-Peyton-
I got into the limo first and sat on the seat I had when we had left the academy and Natsume followed and sat behind Bentsu where he sat before as well. Bentsu closed the door and then we were off. I laid down on the seat, facing the seats and used the blanket as a pillow. I could feel Natsume staring at me but I didn't bother telling him off. We both had been woken up in an awkward situation with each other as well as seeing that it was Rei who had woken us up.
"Peyton?" Natsume called and I wanted to growl.
"Can't you see that I'm trying to sleep?" I muttered not moving.
"I see that but I feel like I need to apologize for what happened even though I'm not sure what happened," he mumbled and I rolled onto my back to look at him.
"It's fine, Natsume. No one meant for it to happen, all is forgiven," I spoke calmly and saw him blush slightly as he looked at me. "Even if someone had planned that, it's not like it would mean anything."
"Yeah," he said quietly and closed his eyes before I could see what he was feeling.
"Try and get some sleep while you can," I whispered as I closed my eyes and rolled back onto my side, my back facing Natsume and tried to go to sleep but couldn't for some reason.
I sighed quietly and sat back up. I looked at Natsume out of the corner of my eye and saw that he was sprawled out across the seat, mouth parted slightly and he was breathing slowly, signaling that he was asleep already. I picked up the fleece blanket and moved over to him and put the blanket on him and moved back to my seat and pulled off my coat and the long sleeved shirt, staying in my black tank top to cool down. I emptied the contents the bag that was on the ground onto the seat and sorted through everything and put my stuff in one bag and Natsume's in the other then grabbed my brush and sat on the floor and leaned against the door. I undid my braid and combed through it, knowing that that would help me a little to clear my mind of its stress of there was any that was making it difficult to sleep. I studied my hair an noticed that it reached my waist now. After I finished combing through my hair, I rebraided it and looked back at Nataume as he rolled onto his side, his back pressed against the firm seats.
When I felt the car stop, I got back onto my seat and looked out the tinted windows. We were at the academy gates and the guards where opening then for Bentsu an he drive through and headed straight towards the high school campus. I moved over to kneel by the window and tapped on the glass, making sure to not wake Natsume
"What do you need?" Bentsu spoke as e rolled down the glass.
"What time is it?"
"9:30. The first class of the day is half over. None of the teachers expect you or Black Cat to be there today so you can rest. Is he asleep?" Bentsu spoke.
"Yeah, has been most of the trip back."
"Well its time to wake him because I have to meet Persona to collect the boy in the next hour." Then he rolled the window back up.
I sighed and knelt on the floor next to Natsume and shook his shoulder. He jerked under my hand and opened his eyes slowly. I moved my hand and stares at him as he slowly woke up.
"What is it?" he yawned.
"We're almost to the dorms. School has already started and we have the day to rest," I spoke before moving back to my seat and stuffed my long sleeved shirt and coat in the bag as the limo stopped.
I opened the door and slid out and headed up to the second floor. As I reached the stairs, I heard Natsume enter the building. I took the stairs two at a time and hurried to my room, wanting to relax in my tub. As I reached my room, I saw Natsume out of the corner of my eye walking towards me with his bag. I entered my room as calmly as possible and closed it before hurrying to my bathroom and turning on the tub and poured in some cherry blossom scented bubble bath. I took my boots off and set them by the couch in the main part of my room then walked back to the bathroom and dumped the clothes I was in, into the hamper and stepped down into the tub and pulled my braid into a low bun and sighed.
-Natsume-
As Peyton got out of the limo she seemed kinda rushed.
"She hasn't slept at all since we started the trip back. She seemed slightly confused or stressed," Bentsu spoke as he stood by the door as I got out. I slung my bag over my shoulder and looked at him as he started waking back to the drivers door. "I do hope she's alright, she's a nice girl and a good agent."
"Later," I called to him and hurried inside. Peyton took the stairs two at a time and I followed her but she entered her room before I could reach her. "Damn, something is wrong."
I stood in front of her door for a minutes before sighing and walking to mine just a few doors down to drop off my bag. Then I cleaned up and walked back over to Peyton's room and knocked on the door. She called out to enter and I walked in and closed the door behind me. I heard the splash of water and walked over to the bathroom and knocked on the slightly open door.
"Who is it?" I heard her call, her voice was slightly shaky.
"It's Natsume. Bentsu was worried because he said you haven't slept since the house and asked me to check on you," I lied calmly. I was worried too.
"Give me a second," she spoke and I heard more water splashing before I heard the tub draining. I backed away from the door and she came out wearing a white robe that went to the ground. I looked at her and saw her eyes were slightly pink as if she had been crying or something. "Was that all you needed or were you worried too?"
"You seemed stressed about something when you came in the dorm," I shrugged as I sat on one of her couches.
"I'm just tired but cannot sleep," she chuckled as she sat on the same couch a few feet away. I saw her pull her hair out of the low bun and let her braid fall over her shoulder. "What do you think would have happened of either we hadn't been at that house when the normals were there or if we hadn't been quick enough?"
"Each mission has risks that we must be willing to take," I spoke looking at her as she stared at her hands. "Sometimes when going after a new found Alice, there are injuries or casualties. It's something you just have to learn to accept. Being shot isn't a new thing for me. When I was in the elementary, I remember I got shot by normals but was too stubborn to tell Persona and I found myself in the hospital the next day."
"Have you ever lost someone close to you or during a mission?" she whispered sadly.
"Yes. Before I came to the academy I remember loosing control and I destroyed my whole village because I couldn't control my Alice. During a mission, I was cocky and didn't pay attention, lost two agents that day. My Alice used to be dependent on my life energy but we finally found how to not shorten my life each time I use it."
"I'm sorry," she muttered standing up. "I'll be back in a second."
She walked into her closet and closed the door quietly. I stood up and used the phone on her desk to have the robot mom bring up some food then stood at her windows and looked out. After a couple minutes Peyton came back out and I turned to look at her. She was wearing a shirtsleeved red top and a pair of dark blue jeans. Her hair had been fixed and now hung in a braid down her back. I saw white socks as she walked past the couch and sat on her bed and looked at me, her legs hung over the foot of the bed.
"Some food is coming up for us," I spoke and she nodded. "Are you sure your okay?"
"No," she sighed and laid back on the bed. "I have never use my Alice to hurt someone before, nor have I ordered someone to do so."
"You did a good job last night," I argued.
"Yeah, it's called pure adrenaline. I wasn't thinking, I just said what came to mind. I was careless," she muttered as she covered her face with both arms.
I walked over and sat next to her and turned so I could look down at her. "Even if it was adrenaline, you did a good job. If you hadn't told me to go in and get the family then we both would have been injured and we could have lost one of them. You kept everyone alive even if you ordered some things to be done that you wouldn't normally have."
She moved her arms so they were resting above her head and looked at me with surprise. I smirked at her and she giggled as the door opened. Peyton sat up confused and gasped as the robot mom came in with a tray of food. She set the tray on the desk then left without saying a word.
"What was that?" Peyton stammered.
"A robot mom. They are designed to help take care of the students like a mother would. Theyre majorly used on the elementary campus since those kids are usually more unstable after being told they cannot have any contact from the outside. Come eat something."
I got off the bed and pulled her off as well by her arms and we walked over to the desk and Peyton sat in the chair and picked at the food. Eggs, toast, bacon, sausage, and orange juice for two people sat on the tray. As we ate, I noticed that Peyton didn't eat the bacon or the few eggs chunks that had been touching the bacon but she ate everything else.
"Do you not like bacon or something?" I asked and she laughed.
"No, the taste is really weird and I cannot stand the texture. You can have them if you want," she smiled as she spun around in her chair to look outside.
I snatched up the bacon then picked up the phone to tell them that we were done and they could come get the tray. Then walked around the desk and looked at Peyton. She had brought up her legs and shifted so that she was sideways in the chair with her feet propped up on one arm rest and she leaned against the other as she laid her head on the back of the chair. She looked at me with her eyes half open as she rested her arms in her lap and I smirked.
"Guess your starting to crash already, but you might want to be in bed before you do because sleeping in a chair like that wouldn't help much," I spoke and she snorted as she closed her eyes.
I waited for a couple minutes before I moved and pulled her into my arms and carried her over to the bed and laid her down on the covers. The robot mom came in and took the tray as I walked back to the desk and grabbed a pencil and scribbled down my room number incase she needed anything later then left the room to go get some rest myself.
