5 weeks before Halloween...

In a SL session, Michael is going around the room answering students' questions. I unintentionally stare at him, while daydreaming.

"Earth to Ana!" Cherry waves in my face; trying to get my attention.

"uh! Yes!" I look at Cherry. Two other friends were staring at me strangely.

"What?" I ask.

"Do I even want to ask?" Cherry sarcastically ask.

"We are doing this problem. We need your input... what do you think?" For the rest of the session, I concentrate on the Organic Chemistry material. When SL session is done, I daydream again. Michael walks by me and stops in front of me. He leans in, but I dodge him instantly.

"I know what you're gonna do. You're gonna "peck" on me again right? I won't fall for that trick again." I quickly say. Michael chuckles.

"You really thought that I was going to kiss you? Wow. You have no life. You were daydreaming the whole SL session today. I thought maybe you need a little wakeup call?"

"Huh?" I'm confused for a second. But then say:

"Wait! You were watching me?"

"Of course. You're expressions were really interesting when you daydream." I blush as Michael tries to imitate me when I was daydreaming. As he starts to laugh at himself, I shut my eyes and slowly but shakily try to touch his hand. When I touch his hand he freaks out:

"What are you doing?" My eyes are still shut closed as I reach again.

Michael's POV:

Anastasia's eyes are shut closed like she's trying to touch my hand again. I thought of leaving her, but seeing how she's just shutting her eyes and shaking I decide to stay.

"Are you scared?" Anastasia doesn't respond. I let her touch my hand. I actually wince when her freezing hands touch mine.

"Is your hand always this cold?" Anastasia still has her eyes closed replies back.

"Only in the morning where I'm in cold classrooms." My heart rate starts to speed up as Anastasia examines (with her touch) my hands. Is she feeling what I'm feeling? I look at her hand and see how her nails are blue. I pick up both her hands in mine and warm them up. As I was doing that, I see that her eyes were shot open instantaneously staring widely at me. I blush a bit, but still blowing on her hands in mine. After that, I drop them and leave.

Anastasia's POV:

"Wait!" I yell out as Michael leaves. Why did it end up like this? I was suppose to blackmail him. Not leaving me hanging...