The Way To A Wizard's Heart

by hailstorm888

Jaycee Razwell, also known as Jayce or Jay, has finally been accepted into the school of her dreams. Now she'll just have to make it... Through her academic struggles, by the people around her, and through a brand new romance that she's most definitely not expecting. Will she be able to handle it? Shall We Date? Wizardess Heart. Rated T for swearing and possible sexual situations?

37. Chapter 37

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Chapter 37: The Golden Demon And Bunnyhead

October 19th

Day 12 Of 13

I think dawn was just breaking over the academy. I was still half asleep, groggy, without much clue as to what was going on. I realized that I was in the prefect room, curled up in a warm chest while quiet, deep voices conversed. I didn't care much for what they were saying. My whole body was sore, especially my arm, and I was completely spent. I vaguely thought about school for that day, but quickly pushed the depressing idea away.

I curled up even tighter, and an arm was slung over my shoulders. I appreciated its warmth, until just as I was falling back into the clutches of sleep, it shook me gently.

"Jaycee."

"Mmf…" I buried my face into cloth, but someone called my name again.

"Jaycee. Wake up."

"What?" I grumbled, finally turning my face to the world whilst wearing a pout.

"We need to consolidate everything that's happened so far. Can you stay up for it?" I nodded my head, wiping my eyes and nodding. "Good." I yawned, stretching up my arms. "Hey! Careful where you put those…" I frowned, looking over my right shoulder, into Klaus' face. Almost immediately, I went red in the face.

"Kl-Klaus?"

"What?" There I was, in his lap, curled up into the man's chest. I went to stumble back off of him, but he kept his arm around me and pulled me right back in. "Where do you think you're going?"

"U-Um, I d-don't know…" Klaus narrowed his eyes at me, but the look was gone as soon as it had appeared and Klaus turned his attention back to Randy. The man with the cotton candy hair was smiling at us, a knowing look which made me uncomfortable, and sitting in the arm chair across from us. Klaus was sitting on the sofa, looking for all the world like he had actually slept last night.

"Anyways, I am sure that the professors and the Ministry will be asking us all sorts of questions about it. It'll make it much easier if we all have the same answers." I stayed silent, fidgeting with the sleeve of Klaus' shirt for lack of anything else to do.

"I think that's a good idea." Randy said, crossing his legs.

"First off, this all started with the dead pigeons being found at the academy."

"Uh huh. Azusa was sacrificing them to increase the power of his Nue."

"And Jaycee saw him in the act." Both men looked at me, to which I glanced away. I knew that they wanted me to say something, but I was tired, nervous, and flustered.

"Y-Yeah… He used some sort of… of memory spell to make me forget though…" Klaus rubbed my back in a comforting gesture, and to my own surprise I leaned in to him and his kind touch.

"So that's why you didn't have any recollection of the event…" Klaus and I exchanged a glance, and I was grateful that although he knew my time traveling was the reason I knew this, he didn't say anything. I liked it better that way. No one knowing about my surprise power. "Professor Schuyler called me in to help with the investigation two days later."

"Then… Th-That was when that horrible rumor started about you…" I layed my head on Klaus' chest, and listened intently to his heartbeat. I might as well take this chance to be close to him while I have it… That was when Klaus shifted underneath me, causing just a bit of discomfort.

"That's right… Ah... yes. I've still got to tell you about something, Jaycee." I lifted my head and looked Klaus in his violet eyes. He glanced to the side quickly, then looked back at me, so fast I almost didn't notice.

"What's wrong?" The side of his mouth quirked up, but the expression was gone in a flash.

"That whole thing was a farce." I squinted my eyes. I had no idea what that word meant.

"What does that mean?" Klaus sighed exasperatedly, his eyes twinkling.

"It was me who started that rumor in the first place." My eyes widened in surprise.

"Wh-What? Why?!" To tell the truth, I was irritated. I didn't know the reason for it, but I felt that I should have known whatever it was from the start. I did my best to cross my arms and look upset, but it was hard when I was leaning up against Klaus' expansive chest. Although I wasn't looking at him I could feel the amusement in his tone and in the way he wrapped both arms securely around me.

"To let whoever was doing it be free. There's no need to get upset about it."

"But I am upset! Why couldn't I know?" I turned and frowned at Klaus, looking at him seriously. To my surprise, he didn't look amused at all right now, but serious, just like me.

"Because you would have done exactly what I didn't want you to do, which is get involved. Of course you went and did that anyways, and nearly got us both killed." His neutral expression turned into a scowl on that note, and I embarrassingly looked away. Klaus allowed that to sink into my consciousness, then finished his explanation.

"Anyways, I already knew at that time that it was probably Azusa. The residual traces of magic felt similar to what magic I'd seen him perform, and furthermore it had properties similar to Onymo Jutsu, which only confirmed my suspicions about the culprit being Azusa."

"What's Onymo Jutsu?" I interrupted, causing Klaus to furrow his brows, but he was being especially patient this morning and answered my question without any of his usual attitude.

"It's what the magic practiced in Hinomoto is called. But, even with all that I knew, there wasn't any hard evidence to pin it on Azusa. Plus, since he's an exchange student, he couldn't be pressured so easily. If something had gone wrong, it might have caused a feud or something to break out between Hinomoto and Gedonelune. By letting all the students think I had done it and had been captured, it gave Azusa some room to breathe."

"Oooh, I get it now!" Randy sat forward in the chair like an excited child. "You gave him some freedom, so that you could catch him in the act!" Klaus nodded, a hint of pride making it's way onto his face.

"Precisely."

"...I still wish that you could have told me something… I don't like being kept in the dark. I was really scared for you, Klaus." The older man sighed, and patted the top of my head, ruffling my bangs and the loose hair from my ribbons.

"I know. But you would have gone crazy trying to prove that it was him if I told you what was going on. You might have shown our hand." I pouted, knowing it was true but still not liking it. "That's why it was better to say nothing at all. I have to say, since you were so convinced, it made the whole thing appear truly real. Then again, you went crazy and tried to prove me innocent regardless."

"Aw… Do you really have to keep mentioning that?" Klaus leaned in, a challenging look in his eyes and a slight smile on his lips.

"I will never forget it. But we need to keep on track. Classes will be starting soon. Back to what happened, everything I did was with the help of Professor Schuyler and Headmaster Randolph. Schuyler tried to keep you as far away from me as possible, because like I said earlier, we couldn't have you figuring it all out."

I made a sour face at the mention of Schuyler. I still think he enjoyed denying me when I wanted to see Klaus.

"What about Elias? Why was he permitted to see you? Does he know any of this?"

"No. Elias doesn't know anything yet."

"Hm. Well you need to tell him. Soon. He'll never say it, but he was super worried about you." Klaus made an amused, almost nostalgic face.

"I know... I could see it in his face when he came to see me."

"Yeah?"

"Yes." Klaus nodded, and with a slight tug of my hair I noticed that his fingers were entangled in one of my pigtails. "It was part of the whole act to let Elias see me in the detention chamber. Everyone knows that Elias is a horrible liar, so he further made it clear that I was the main suspect of the investigation." I saw a flicker of amusement pass over Klaus face, and I immediately scowled.

"He's worried sick about you, Klaus." My Buddy simply shrugged.

"Probably. He always gets worried, but he never shows it. He always pretends to be indifferent, but on the inside he's in a panic." I resisted the urge to flick the blonde prefect on the forehead, just because I was fearful that he might murder me if I did. It was too early in the morning for blood to be spilled.

"And you're just the perfect mask of nonchalance, aren't you?" I asked him, drawling out my voice with sarcasm. In return, Klaus gave me a cool, dignified smile.

"Of course." Despite my trying to keep an even face, I giggled, and immediately buried my face into Klaus chest, keeping it there after I realized how embarrassing it actually was. Poor Elias. I can't imagine having someone like him breathing down my neck 24/7. Of course, I'm still hopelessly in love with him, so I guess that might just be my idea of a dream.

"Klaus, I have another question."

"Go ahead." I nodded, glad that he was being so patient with me.

"Why were you still in the detention chamber? Couldn't you have left to go and catch Azusa or something?"

"Easy. If someone saw me on campus after I had been captured, that would ruin the whole story. And, there's no telling what chaos would ensue when the imbeciles on campus would see an escaped suspect on the loose." I chuckled at Klaus' superior tone. "Furthermore, no one can get to the detention chamber very easily. It's a great place to hide. I stayed there to lay low for awhile. I could observe Azusa from there without being seen."

"Well that's a relief!" Randy's cheerful voice cut through the air, and he jumped up from the chair with his hands on his hips. "I thought it was the strangest thing that you had been caught using dark magic Klaus! I could never see you, a man full of justice, doing something like that!" I cocked my head listening to Randy. He seemed happy go lucky, but I could have sworn that I'd heard a hint of mocking in his voice… Klaus on the other hand, didn't look like he cared at all, what with the scowl he wore.

"Of course I didn't use dark magic. Anyone who truly believed the rumor is nothing more than a gullible fool."

"I mean, you even researched dark magic to help get rid of it! That's why it just didn't make any sense to me that you would be using it." Randy acted as if Klaus hadn't even spoken at all, instead raising his voice over him. I curled up just a bit, worried that the blonde man might suddenly try and attack childlike Randy.

"If you knew all that, you should have come to help me sooner." Klaus retorted, his voice growing louder and more annoyed. I tried to smile and make light of the situation, but I think that Randy was doing plenty of that on his own.

"Sorry Klaus, I had some things I had to take care of myself!" I couldn't help but wonder about Randy and Klaus' relationship, and managed enough courage to pipe up and ask.

"You know, you two seem to know each other pretty well…" I trailed off, hoping for someone to answer.

"Really? That's great! Look, she said we know each other well!" Klaus leaned forward on the sofa, glaring daggers with his violet eyes.

"Cut it out. No, Jaycee, we don't know each other."

"Don't be so mean, Klaus! You missed me and you know it!" Randy pouted, before returning to his favorite grin again. I giggled at their interactions, but also wondered about what Randy what had said. Has Randy been… gone?

"I don't recall ever being friends with you."

"Aw, so cold. We even fought together to beat Azusa!"

"Only because I needed your help at the time." Klaus spat the words out, and then looked nearly surprised that he had said them at all. I felt him tense up underneath me, and remain that way even as he leaned back on the loveseat. His arm around my shoulders tightened ever so slightly.

"I even helped you get through the barrier around the forest you had so much trouble with!"
"Shut up! I could have done it on my own! That magic was nothing!" Klaus leaned forward again, and I was amazed to see a rosy pink color on my Buddy's cheeks. I couldn't help staring at him in this state I had never seen him in before.

"Oh? I remember seeing you so flustered you could barely hold your wand. It wasn't like you at all!" Randy was grinning, but somehow I knew that he was teasing Klaus. "How could you get through the barrier when you kept messing up the incantation? You were so preoccupied with worrying about your girl to even cast a spell right!"

"What?" My brows furrowed as I looked from Randy back to Klaus again. He… was really that worried about me? The Perfect Prefect, Golden Demon, Emperor? Klaus only became even more flustered, yelling much louder than necessary.

"You shut your mouth! Enough! I didn't need your help but you butted in anyways!" I can't believe it… I… I want to talk with him!

"But we made a good team, if I may say so myself!"

"You and I? A team?! Don't make me laugh!"

"K-Klaauuus!" Both men looked at me when I wailed out the prefect's name, fresh tears heavy in my eyes. I wish that Randy would leave already! This is going to be humiliating!

"What's the matter?" Klaus questioned, looking slightly uncomfortable and putting his hands on my arms. I was sobbing again, and probably going to die of exhaustion.

"Y-Y-You r-really were that scared?!"

"Stop your blubbering! I wasn't scared!"

"B-But you were worried about me! I-I c-can't believe th-this!"

"Wha- Hey!" I wrapped my arms around Klaus' midsection, wiping my tear streaked face on his shirt. I love him! I love him so much! No one else would ever save me like that! No one else would worry for me like that! "You don't have to cry just because I saved you…" Klaus said softly, patting me gently on the back. "That's my job… There's no need to fuss about it."

"Hmph." I sighed, sniffling and getting myself under control.

"Awww, just look at the two of you! Closer than two peas in a pod!"

"Shut it!"

"You really shouldn't be so mean to him Klaus…" I mumbled quietly. "Not very many people are willing to be your friend…"

"I told you we're not friends! He's a brainless, selfish idiot that thinks he knows everything! He's a magic geek, all he does is make ridiculous things that cause nothing but trouble!" I rolled my eyes, smiling a little. His harsh nature no longer bothered me very much. It could be kind of cute, sometimes anyways. "How could I ever be friends with someone like-"

"Ohhhh! I think there's somewhere I need to be." Suddenly Randy broke in and spoke in the overly theatrical manner which he seemed to enjoy. "Well then! I'll be seeing you two around!" I smiled, both happy that Klaus and I were finally alone, and amused at Randy's attempt at running away. "Bye-bye!" The man with the pinky gold eyes shuffled towards the door, opening it and just about to leave.

"Hey." I glanced up at Klaus, who was staring hard at Randy. They both watched each other with an air of importance, and something unspoken seemed to pass between them.

"Yeah?" A ghost of a smile was painted across Randy's face. Something nostalgic, and sad.

"...Come back here, alright?"

"...Hmm. I'll think about it." With a wink, Randy was suddenly gone. The room seemed extraordinarily quiet then. Why'd he leave? Klaus asked him to come back, didn't he? Nicer than I would have expected, too.

"...Aren't you going to stop him?"

"Huh? Oh, him? It's fine…" I gave Klaus a perplexed look, which he chose to ignore. "Anyway, I cannot believe all the trouble you caused me last night." I pouted, pushing myself up from Klaus chest in order to look him more directly in the eyes.

"I've cried more in the past couple of days than I thought possible. Please don't make me cry again." Klaus sighed, wrapping his arms around me in a secure hug.

"You had me worried to no end." I knew what he said was true. I'd gotten in way over my head. Yet… I'd do it all over again if I had to. Still though, the way he's looking at me, I feel awful for putting us both in danger… Guiltily, scowling just a little, I lowered my eyes. Klaus' gaze was too intense for me to meet.

"However…" Klaus put his hand on the top of my head, ruffling my hair affectionately. I still didn't meet his gaze, but smiled in spite of myself. "With what you did, we finally have the proof that the culprit was Azusa. If you had not traveled through time and came to me, this mystery would still be unsolved. If not for that, I would still be looking for proof, and you…" I glanced up then, shyly. The way Klaus was looking at me, as if nothing else in the world existed, caused a blush to creep onto my cheeks. He held my head with one of my hands. I leaned into it, closing my eyes, and he brushed his thumb over my cheekbone. I cracked my eyes open then, smiling while a warmth filled my body, and butterflies reigned over my stomach. "You might be lost forever… I think I should thank you."

"Klaus… I should be the one thanking you. You saved my life. Thank you." Sighing, I closed my eyes and allowed Klaus to stroke my hair. The action soothed me, and it seemed as though we could finally relax. Klaus sighed as well, contently, and I felt him relax beneath me.

"...I almost had a heart attack when I thought that my precious girl was in danger." I opened my eyes, blinked a few times, and jerked away from Klaus' touch.

"Your precious girl? What is all this anyways?! Since when?!" The realization of what had been happening that night hit me all at once. The touches, the gentle words, and most of all, that pet name he had just used. It was all way too weird. I jumped up from the loveseat and away from Klaus. I crossed my arms and avoided his gaze, although I wanted to look at him I was too embarrassed to do so.

"What the… You don't have to yell so loud." I flinched at the edge in his voice, and felt bad for rejecting him, but I was so confused myself…

"You just called me your girl!"

"And your point is? Would you rather me keep calling you Bunnyhead?" Actually yes, but that's not the point here! 'Precious girl' just sounds weird coming from you… I ignored the rambling in my head to answer Klaus.

"Are you seriously talking about me?" The blonde man stood up then, towering over me. His violet eyes held a sense of seriousness.

"Who else would it be?" My eyes widened unbelievably at him. It was impossible for me to comprehend what he meant, and my heart beat rapidly against my chest. Is it possible… No, I can't get my hopes up! I don't want to have my heart broken! I shook my head, trying to rid myself of all the fuzzy warm feelings. "Why are you getting so crazy, Jayce?"

"Why are you calling me your 'precious girl' at all?!"

"Because we're lovers, obviously." Instantly, I felt my face heat up and knew that it was beat red.

"WH-WH-WHAAAAT?! SINCE WHEN ARE WE LOVERS?!" Klaus glared at me and grit his teeth, undoubtedly annoyed with my constant screaming at him.

"What do you mean, 'when'?! I confessed to you fair and square!" I took a slight step back, shocked at how forward he was being.

"Confessed?! You did not!"

"I most certainly did! The day after we got stuck in the greenhouse! If memory serves…" Klaus averted his bright violet eyes as if he were reliving the moment. "We played Ladilz, and I saw you with Azusa." He looked back up, confident and sure, into my eyes. "I confessed right here, in this room."

I squinted at nothing in particular, trying to recall what on Earth he was talking about.

I do remember talking in here… That was the day he was acting weird, being quiet, not paying very good attention, and then he made that whole speech about being Buddies…

"Miss Razwell... Let me ask you one thing... Will you be with me to the very end?"

My face twisted into one of horror and shock and a streak of red appeared on my cheeks. Realization was dragging me down into the depths of humiliation.

"Th-th-that was supposed to be a love confession?!" I shouted, and Klaus nodded looking both smug, exasperated, and irked all at the same time.

"That's right." I suddenly threw my arms up and stomped around the room, unable to look Klaus straight in the face now.

"H-How was I supposed to know that?! You should have said it more straightforward than that! No normal person would have understood that, Klaus! A simple 'will you go out with me', or an 'I love you' would have sufficed!" Oh God, this is a mess! I can't believe this! He thinks we've been dating this whole time! But then…

What does this mean for us?

Meanwhile, Klaus had crossed his arms behind me and spoke in a commanding and final tone, which faded out as he ended his sentence.

"I'm not that kind of person. No way… You should have figured it out already." I froze in place, suddenly terrified that I had disappointed or hurt him in some way. The last thing I wanted was to lose him. And with someone like Klaus, someone so set in their ways and alone in their world, that seemed easy to do.

Slowly, without yet turning around, I let my arms fall to my side and I stared down at the carpet, plush and yellow, appearing golden orange in the light of the rising sun outside. Then, still looking down, I turned to face Klaus and grabbed at my left arm with my right nervously. The left still felt weak and sore from its injury, but I would be fine.

"Sorry I'm so dense. I guess I should have figured it out by now, huh?" I managed a small, fake smile, and tried to sound as apologetic as possible. I could still only look at Klaus out of the corner of my eyes. He was looking straight back at me, like he was thinking about something.

"What did you think I meant when you answered that day?" I let out a puff of air, feeling more and more like a fool with each passing second, but I answered anyways.

"W-Well, I thought that you meant that your training would be hard, but we'd get through it… I would pass the trial… And we'd be Buddies…" There was a long silence, before Klaus sighed. I glanced up at him and was shocked to see him looking off to the side, at his tea set on his desk. That was when he spoke, almost as if to himself, in a quiet voice which tore my heart out from it's place under my ribs.

"So… you don't like me then? Not like that…" I took a step forward, hands balled up at my sides, and something felt as if it had been lit inside of me.

"I do, Klaus! Don't say that to me, after everything! I really love you!" The words caught in my throat, and my eyes burned with tears. They'd just come pouring out of my mouth, with no regard to anything. I only realized how ridiculous it had sounded afterwards. My cheeks roasted and even my ears tingled with a blush, and I hid my face in my hands out of utter horror. I swear that I thought my heart was going to burst right out of my throat.

"Good." I heard him say, then heard him come closer. I didn't move my hands away. "Then it's not a problem after all."

"I-I guess not…"

"Why are you hiding your pretty face?"

"B-Because that was humiliating!"

"I think it was pretty brave of you." Another stretch of silence filled the air between us.

"Why me?" I whispered quietly enough that I thought he hadn't heard me.

"Huh?" Swallowing, my doubts began to pour out of my mouth like word vomit. I was glad my hands were still covering my face, because I didn't want to see any traces of realization cross his face, not when my love for him was growing dangerously out of control now.

"You'r so far out of my league… You can do anything. Have anyone you want. You've got a future in the Ministry, you're already a knight-wizard. You're from a good and whole family… Everyone trusts and looks up to you…" My throat clenched up, but I forced myself to keep speaking. I need him to know. I need him to end this before we start anything, if that's what's going to happen. I couldn't possibly take him leaving me… "You're so amazing. I can't stop thinking about you, and watching everything that you do! I'm nobody at all… I'm not even an official student here. The worlds we live on are so different… So far apart." I hated the broken way I sounded and thought. Tears I didn't understand how I could even still have were ready to pour from my ocean eyes.

Suddenly, two large, warm hands covered my own. He gently intertwined our fingers, and managed to gently peel my palms from my face. I was unable to look away. His violet eyes were all that I could see, wanted to see. The sincerity contained within them filled me with bliss.

"Jaycee… It doesn't matter what world you live on. That never even crosses my mind. I love you because of your actions, the things you do and say… I never planned on falling in love with you. It's enough trouble being in love, with all of the work on my plate. And if I become a teacher…" Klaus sighed, but smiled at me, and caressed my face. He brushed his fingers through my bangs, then ended with a small, affectionate tug on one of my pigtails. I stared at him wide eyed. "You have no idea how hard I've been restraining myself." I cocked my head curiously, then sniffed. The tears weren't threatening me anymore, and I hoped wouldn't for some time.

"Restrain what?" Klaus flashed me a brave, seductive smile, much to my wonder.

"You see, normally I wouldn't want to stop with just a kiss…"

"Ah…" I pursed my lips tightly. I knew exactly what he was getting at, but was simply too petrified to say anything back or even think about that.

"Do you want me to go into detail?" Klaus asked, turning his head slightly and looking at me with an amused expression. His smirk made my heart do a somersault.

"I-I know perfectly well, thank you!"

"Heh," Klaus chuckled in his deep voice, and I blushed even more at how perfect it sounded. I could listen to him laugh and watch his smiles forever. "Well, if you ever do want to know more, I'll nicely instruct you anytime." Despite my feeling awkward, I smiled just a bit. He's such a tease… I can't believe he's mine. Speaking of actually…

"Klaus? I need to ask you something."

"About what?"

"Your fiancée!" Klaus frowned, a rare expression of perplexion crossing his handsome features.

"Fiancée?"

"Yeah! I found a picture of this woman. The name Miss Elaine was on the back, and when I asked Elias who she was, he said that she was your fiancée." I looked up at Klaus expectantly, secretly crossing my fingers behind my back. This is the one thing left, the one thing holding me back. I've had the miracle of living already, can I please just have one more?

"Did Elias say my fiancée, or his brother's?" I scrunched my face up trying to remember, and luckily the conversation was engraved into my memories.

"He said his brother's, but it shouldn't make a difference!"

"It most certainly does." Klaus told me in a clipped tone, with one eyebrow raised, looking for all the world like he used to when he'd be teaching.

"Wha-!" I pouted at him, and rested my hands on my hips in offense. "What's that supposed to mean?"

"You completely misunderstood both him and me." I allowed my hands to fall back to my sides, feeling apprehensive.

"Why?"

"Let me guess… You found Elaine's picture in this book?" Klaus took a few strides over towards his bookshelf, picking out a classic adventure in particular. He waved it around, and I recognized it.

"That's the one."

"This book I borrowed from my brother." I shrugged my shoulders, not quite comprehending what he was trying to tell me.

"So?" Klaus sighed and gave me a only slightly disappointed look as he put the book back in it's place.

"When have I ever told you that I only had one brother?" I answered with a very surprised silence. "There's three of us. Elias, me, and the eldest one. Elaine is marrying our older brother."

"You have another brother?" Klaus nodded, leaning back on the wall and watching as I facepalmed myself for causing myself all of that unnecessary pain and worrying. Simultaneously, I breathed a sigh of relief. "I can't believe this… So when Elias said 'his brother', that wasn't you… Oh God, I'm so stupid!" I nearly reached out to kick something, before remembering where I was. Instead I collapsed to the floor on my knees.

"Hey! Are you feeling faint again?" I shook my head, pulling down on my pigtails.

"N-No. I'm just… I'm relieved and really angry with myself!" I declared quickly, hoping that the prefect wouldn't catch any of it. He did of course.

"So that's it… This is why you've been acting so strange lately."

"Hmph…"

"Hm. You really are a bird brain." Klaus offered me his hand. I took it reluctantly, and he helped me to stand.

"You're the one who couldn't even say the words 'girlfriend' or 'I like you' during your lame confession." I managed to bite back a little, trying to lighten my own mood. Klaus narrowed his eyes at me, but smiled teasingly.

"I'm no good at things like that."

"Maybe I should be the one giving you lessons, hm?" I was honestly surprised when I made Klaus chuckle. "Well, sorry about the whole Elaine thing... That.. was really the stupidest thing I've ever gone through."

"Oh well. I suppose that's just one of the reasons why I can't let you go." Klaus smiled, something bright and proud that caused me to smile back just because, until I wiped the expression from my face.

"Why's that?"

"You thought I had a fiancée, and because of that you were all distraught. In other words, that just proves how crazy you are for me after all." I managed to smile wryly at him, and elbow Klaus gently as I tried to reassemble any dignity I had left.

Just then though, the warning chime signalling the start of class in ten minutes rang out, cutting short any further humiliation.

"I guess class is about to begin." Klaus looked down on me. "What are you going to do? Do you want to skip and rest for a day?"

"You'd let me do that?" Klaus nodded his response. Well, yeah. I hadn't slept at all, and was still probably pretty pale from lack of blood. And I wanted to stay with Klaus. It feels like since we have all this time now, I just want to spend every bit of it with him… But… The trial is tomorrow. This could be my last day here. I want to commit everything to memory if it is.

"No. I want to go."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes. If it's my last day… I want to enjoy it." Klaus nodded. I knew that he understood, and somehow that was a relief, not having to explain myself. "I guess that… I should get going now."

"Alright." I gave Klaus a small wave, before turning reluctantly around to leave. "...Wait."

"Hm?" I turned my head, waiting.

"After class is done, come back here." I smiled.

"Of course. Where else would I go?" Klaus smiled back, and nodded.

"Good. See you later then."

"Bye." I made my way towards the door, and had opened it, but something made me stop in my tracks. Oh. I guess we're… we're a couple now. I feel almost complete now. Everything's solved and better, albeit awkwardly and clumsily. But… It'll get better. We'll get closer.

As I mulled over these new thoughts, a sudden sense of boldness overtook me. Looking over my shoulder I saw Klaus looking out the window, thinking about something. He hadn't really moved, hadn't noticed me still standing there…

Without a second thought, I bolted towards the blonde man. There was the problem of height, but I solved that quickly when I bounded up onto the couch. Klaus heard the sound of the cushion under my feet, and turned with a quizzical expression upon his face.

"What-" I grabbed fist fulls of Klaus' white dress shirt. It was partially open, revealing a tantalizing bit of Klaus chest. I had no idea what had happened to the rest of his uniform, but I didn't care. All that I saw was the wide, purple sea that was Klaus' eyes, until I smashed my lips against his and closed my eyes. "Mh!"

The sound of surprise he made was totally satisfying. I relished in it, for just a split second. But when Klaus reached out to try and hold me, I pulled away, jumping down from the couch and sprinting out the door.

"See you!"

"Hey, Jaycee-!"

I slammed the door and didn't look back until I was nearly at the girl's dorm. Although I was out of breath, exhausted, and ready to collapse, I grinned like a mad woman. I couldn't possibly have been happier. Heh, it's good to know that I can make him flustered and surprised too.

I didn't have time to shower, unfortunately, but thankfully Klaus had rinsed me of most of the blood from earlier. Amelia wasn't there either, so I didn't have to explain myself for the time being. I took a wet cloth to get rid of the rest of the blood, and sighed as I dumped the entire top half of my uniform in the trash. I did have a couple of other pairs, but they weren't exactly something I could afford to throw out. It was coated in blood though, and the left sleeve was missing from when Klaus had healed me. The skirt was dirty, so I put it in the hamper with only slight irritation at now only having half a uniform.

"Hey. Hey. Hey." Bazoo had been croaking at me for about ten minutes while I steadily ignored him. With a sigh, I finally answered.

"What do you want? I have to leave soon, or else I'm going to be late, so hurry up."

"No need to be salty. Where were you last night? I was bored."

"I'll tell you later, Bazoo. It's a long story and I don't have time."

Throwing on a new outfit, clean and comfortable, I also tore a brush through my knotted hair. I was about to be late, and didn't have time to redo my pigtails. I didn't like leaving my hair down; it was so long that it often just got in the way. Today was an exception however, and I tossed it back over my shoulder as I hurried out of the dorm.

Bazoo complained, even as I shut the door on him.

As I hurried to the Fortitudo classroom, I could hear the whispers and rumors already spreading about the dark magic incident. I had absolutely no clue as to how anyone knew about it already, but listening to the other students I could tell that they knew about Azusa and the unicorn. Other than that, it all sounded like made up stories and complete exaggerations. I even heard one story in which Azusa had used black magic to become the unicorn, and killed himself in the process. It was complete crap, and I scoffed as I hurried past.

I guess teenager's are the same anywhere you go…

I stepped inside the classroom just as the bell was ringing and sat in my usual seat, middle row, desk closest to the window. Our professor for the day hadn't turned up yet though, so I didn't think much of being late. As I turned around, a smile lit up my face when a familiar boy with blue hair was sitting behind me, staring out the window.

"Yukiya! You're back!" The quiet boy turned towards me looking only slightly quizzical.

"Yeah? So?" I grinned even wider. Everything seems to be back to normal… But I'm just so happy! With Klaus and I… And it's just… perfect. The only thing I have left to worry about is the trial… I feel ready though. Like no matter what happens… It'll be okay.

"I'm just glad to see you're back up and at it! You missed a lot while you were gone."

"I've heard. Everyone's talking about it. Sounds like lies though." I shrugged, struggling to hold back a giggle. No one seemed to know about my involvement in the whole thing. I supposed that it was better that way though.

"Probably. I'm happy it's all over though." I flashed Yukiya another wide smile, and I was elated to see that Yukiya smiled back. Heh, I got something out of him after all! "You know Yukiya, I'm glad that we're friends! You're even starting to come out of your shell a little bit!" The boy with the eyepatch cocked his head ever so slightly.

"Really?" Yukiya glanced up, and I wondered briefly what had caught his attention before it caught mine as well.

"Good morning, Razwell. You're late." I turned around as I was called, and smiled again, this time at a slim blonde boy.

"Elias! Great to see you! Sorry, I just had a bit of a late start." Elias' sapphire eyes widened a little at my excitement, but he didn't mention it.

"Uh, great to see you too. Did you hear? Klaus has been released! Even though I knew he wasn't behind any of this before, but still… To think that it was Azusa Kuze." I shrugged, and looked away, trying not to look melancholy. Even the mention of his name still had me tensing up.

"What's the matter Razwell?"

"Hm?" I looked up again, managing a small smile while I tried to rub the goosebumps on my arms away. "Oh, I'm fine. Just tired I guess."

"Are you alright?"

Alright? The question meant more to me than it should have. I was glad that Elias had asked though. It meant he cared, and it gave me a chance to really think about it myself. In the span of one night, I had been betrayed by someone I thought was my friend, nearly killed by a dark monster, almost bled out, then somehow ended up with the man of my dreams with no downside except for three long, jagged, white scars on my arm, scars that I had been careful to hide under my academy jacket. Yet even after all that, here I was, going to class just like normal.

"Razwell?" I smiled again, brightly, without having to fake it.

"I'm fine Elias. A lot has happened, but I'm really okay." Elias seemed happy to hear that, and nodded his approval. "Anyway, where's Luca? He promised me he'd be coming to class." Elias sighed and shrugged.

"I have no idea. I wasn't able to find him last night, and I haven't seen him since yesterday."

"Seriously? I can't believe him…"

"Hopefully he's just skipping class like usual. With the culprit found, whatever he's doing can't be that bad…"

"I guess so. But I'm going to chew him out again for breaking his promise!" I nodded my head resolutely, to which Elias smiled.

"So have you seen Klaus since his release?"

"Mm… I have." I told Elias, unsure of how much he knew and unwilling to tell.

"That's good. I think he's been worried about you." With the mention of worrying, I suddenly remembered Klaus talking about how worried Elias had been, and a slightly smug smile broke across my face.

"Hehe. Yeah, I think everyone's been a little worried lately." The younger Goldstein brother narrowed his eyes, obviously suspicious of me.

"...What's so funny?"

"Something you'll find out eventually. But not from me!" Grinning, I watched as Elias got a bit red in the face from the looks I was giving him. I didn't think that he really knew what to do with someone like me, grinning and teasing playfully. All he got from Klaus as far as I could tell was torture and humiliation.

"...Anyway… Today's the last day before your Judgement." Elias' face became solemn. I wished that he would remain upbeat, but then again that wasn't really Elias' thing. He was trying to make me feel better as best he could, and that was enough.

"Yeah… It is."

"Relax, Razwell. You should just enjoy this last class. As soon as the professor gets here, anyways…"

"Here." Said a deep, authoritative voice from behind Elias. My eyes glanced up to the voice's owner and suddenly my heart was in my throat as I looked at the middle Goldstein child, a whole assortment of flying insects in my gut. Elias turned beet red, and I assumed that his heart was also hammering, although for an entirely different reason.

"S-S-Sorry sir!" Elias turned and bolted around his older brother, not looking at him once and not stopping until he was back in his seat. He even stuck his head into one of Elias' many notebooks, ignoring Klaus entirely. I chuckled at Elias' nervous behavior, then looked expectantly up at Klaus as I pushed back my loose hair.

"What are you doing here?"

"Exactly what I'm supposed to be doing." Klaus turned from me then, heading towards the front of the room. But somehow even now he managed to make me feel like I was flying; I could have sworn I saw him wink my way before addressing the class.

"As all of you are probably well aware, nearly all of the professors are busy with the dark magic incident. As such, I will be stepping in to teach your class today." I'm so lucky! Of course, I probably won't learn a thing with him teaching, and then he'll get mad at me, but I'll get to look at Klaus all day with a perfectly good excuse!

"Today we will be training with spacial magic." Spacial being one of the more difficult types of magics, groans and displeased voices protested from the whole room. Klaus narrowed his eyes and spoke in a more intimidating tone. "Unhappy, are you? Well, just so you know, it's the most important aspect in magic. Having a good grasp on spacial magic will help your grades enormously, so show some more appreciation. You'll be forming a tornado and holding it in place with magic."

My brows furrowed in surprise and slight confusion. That's what we did in training! I've done that spell so many times it'd be impossible for me to screw it up! I looked incredulously at Klaus, but he didn't so much as glance my way until a question left his lips.

"Miss Razwell. Answer this."

"Y-Yes?" It catches me off guard every time he calls me by my last name… It's so weird.

"Tell me, what is the incantation to summon a vortex?" I searched Klaus' face momentarily for a hint of any sort of amusement, or maybe something else, but he always hid his feelings well when he wanted to. I took in a deep breath and smiled.

"Turbo Ventos!" I'd been expecting a smile, but just like always he made me feel less than important with his snide side comments.

"Correct. I'm glad to see you remember it. After all this time, I can finally say all that training was worth it." What does he mean by 'finally'?! Jeez… I guess I should take it as some sort of compliment though. It doesn't get much better than that when it comes to Klaus.

"Now, I want you all to maintain the vortex until the end of this class!" Klaus barked out to the room, and after a few collective sighs and groans, the students began to recite the incantation.

"Okay Jayce, you can do this!" I rolled up my sleeves with a smile on my face, stood up, and held my wand the way Klaus had taught me. It seemed like forever ago that he had done that, and I almost missed the feeling of him up against my back. I hadn't known it then, but I fell in love with that man.

"Rise, O winds of fury, and unleash a vortex! Turbo Ventos!" A gust of wind spun around the tip of my wand, quickly forming a small tornado. "Okay… Concentrate…" Keeping up the spell seemed incredibly easy now, compared to when I had first attempted it and nearly blown myself away. I was able to smile, and twirl my wand around as I watched the small vortex dance around the tip.

Meanwhile, Klaus was patrolling the room, checking on everyone's progress. I felt his presence like a tidal wave behind me when the prefect came to me.

"Looks like you've finally got the hang of it. You're doing well, Jaycee." Klaus whispered in my ear, tickling my neck. I giggled despite the self control I attempted to keep, and my tornado started to sway out of control.

"Ah!" I frowned as I got the vortex back under control, downsizing it just a bit and readjusting my hair which had blown into my face.

"I like how you mess up right after I say that…" I scrunched up my nose in annoyance, but had nothing to say about the distraction of Klaus. "Concentrate, Bunnyhead. There's still twenty minutes left."

I nodded, and Klaus left to continue patrolling. As I got more bored with the spell, I began to look at the progress of the other students. Some of them had already dropped out and were being lectured by Klaus. I could feel Yukiya's vortex from behind me, a bit large and uncontrolled, but he seemed like he was going to last. Elias looked like he was studying at the same time as he held up a perfect little tornado.

As I continued to wait for the end of class, I allowed my mind to wander towards thoughts of my boyfriend. I loved the way it sounded. My boyfriend. I began to think about all the time we had spent together, from the first day we had met and hated each other, to our training sessions, becoming stuck in the greenhouse, then when we had showed me those picture albums and we'd had our first real conversation-

"Wait…" Multiple memories, now horrifying, resurfaced in my mind.

Oh God… When I asked him what type of girl he liked… He described ME. Cause' he thought we were dating! And then… Oh no. I said that I preferred whoever I fell in love with! OH MY GOD! I probably terrified him! And then the whole thing with my floating cake… HE THOUGHT WE WERE DATING THE WHOLE TIME! THIS IS HUMILIATING!

As my face grew redder and redder with each demeaning memory, my vortex started to wobble again. I immediately collected myself and righted the tornado, dropping my head down onto the desk.

This is awful… Plus I'm pretty sure that I owe Amelia ten bucks now. I can't believe Klaus actually stayed with me after I did stuff like that.

Finally, the bell to end the class period rang out, distracting me from my thoughts.

With a sigh, I released the vortex, which disintegrated with a small puff. I wasn't panting or exhausted like I had been in the past. This time, I was only left wanting to hide in a hole for the rest of my life.

"Very good for some of you. Others, not so much. That is all for this class today. For the rest of the day you will be joining a first year class to show them your abilities. You will be in classroom 11B, and the professor there expects to see you in five minutes. Good luck." With that brief explanation, Klaus gathered his materials and headed straight for the door. I sighed as I watched his large frame disappear from view.

"Razwell, you should hurry up and pack your things." Elias told me, coming across the room to wait for me. "11B is downstairs."

"Kay." I packed my materials, then Elias, Yukiya, and I made our way to the classroom to help out with scared little first years since most of the other teachers were busy.

I'm really glad that I ended up having Klaus as my instructor today. I'm happy with the growth that I've achieved at the academy, and that he got to witness it today. I can't wait to see him after school.

Before I knew it, classes were over, and I was throwing my items into a bag and barging out the door, pushing aside small thirteen year old first year students as I went.

I promised to go back to the prefect office after class! I wonder what he has planned? It could be my last day, so maybe Klaus has something important to tell me.

I speed walked all the way to the office building, and didn't knock upon entering the office I was so familiar with.

"So what did you want Klaus?" I asked in a sing song voice, but I got no answer. "Hm?" Klaus was nowhere to be seen. The office was empty, and smelled strongly of some kind of black tea, as if Klaus had just brewed himself some and left for a moment. But, there was no tea in sight. His set was sitting on the coffee table, unused. There was nothing out of place, except for a single sheet of paper on his desk which wasn't organized into one of his specific piles.

I picked it up and had been about to place it back where it belonged, but realized it wasn't a document at all. It was a letter, addressed to me, in Klaus' beautiful, calligraphy like handwriting.

'Jaycee,

I wait for you where the sun makes the bright flames of red, and the shades turn royally blue with the moon.'

"Hm… That's pretty. And awfully romantic for him too." I smiled at the cute riddle, and tucked it into my jacket pocket. I knew immediately where he was; it wasn't hard to figure out. Smiling, I headed out of the building and headed first towards the girls' dormitory to drop off my school bag.

Amelia was in our room, changing into more comfortable clothes.

"Jaycee! Where on Earth have you been?!" Ah, that's right… I wasn't exactly here last night… "You went to bed last night and when I woke up you were gone! What happened?!" The Shikigami must not have lasted through the night… I smiled sheepishly at Amelia, then dug through my bedside drawer until I pulled out a five and a few ones to give to her.

"Here. I owe you."

"Huh?"

"I can't explain now, but I promise I will later tonight."

"Jaycee, I was worried sick about you!" I put my hands on the slightly taller Amelia's shoulders and smiled at her.

"Trust me, okay?" Amelia frowned and bit her lip, but nodded at me finally.

"Alright… But Bazoo is missing too." I blinked in surprise, suddenly remembering the cute little bubblegum pink toad. "I haven't seen him since last night."

"He's probably just out looking for something to eat." Amelia shook her head.

"He's always here when I get back to gross me out, and scare me with weird noises. As disgusting as toads are I'm a little worried for him…"

"Um…" I glanced to the side, wondering just how long Klaus would be willing to wait for me. "I'll help you look for him then. But not too long. I have plans…"

"Okay."

And so began the search for Bazoo, with Amelia starting by asking discreet questions around the dorm, and I searching the nearby grounds.

I checked the fields where we had played Ladilz that one day. Then the auditorium where I had first met Klaus. I checked the meadow and the outskirts of the Northern Valley Forest, the courtyard, where I had summoned Bazoo in the first place, and even a few classrooms.

The later it got the more anxious I became.

"Where on Earth is he? Klaus is going to be mad…"

"Hey Jay!" I turned to see a green haired boy calling at me with an amused expression and one hand in his pocket.

"Luca!" I frowned upon remembering our promise. "You didn't come to class today!"

"Oh, right. Sorry about that. I must have forgotten." Liar. You don't even look sorry. Instead of getting frustrated, I sighed, and resumed searching the bushes behind the main castle like building. "Whatcha' lookin' for?"

"Bazoo."

"Bazoo? What's that, some kind of plant or something?"

"It's the name of a toad. He's kind of my roommate and I's pet. We can't find him anywhere. Actually, he's the toad you tricked me into summoning."

"Ah. Mind if I help you look?" I shrugged.

"The sooner we find him the better."

So together, Luca and I searched for the large toad. Luca was surprisingly good at making conversation, and he was funny too.

"Where you from anyways Jay? I can't imagine the people would have been happy to see you go, you're just way too cute." I giggled at Luca's forwardness.

"This little town called Reitz. It's pretty far from here, and you're right. Everyone there's my family, and although they were happy that I got into the academy, I'm sure that everyone misses me. Speaking of, I need to write them a letter…"

"What about your parents? I'm sure that they're happy for you." If I hadn't been taken aback by the mention of my parents, I might have detected a faint amount of bitterness in Luca's voice. Instead I sighed, and wondered how to tell him.

"Actually… My parents passed away when I was nine years old." Luca's head snapped up and he blinked at me, obviously surprised.

"...I'm sorry."

"It's alright. You couldn't have known."

"...I never knew my parents, so… I guess we're even then." My own navy blue eyes widened as Luca revealed something of his mysterious past to me, but suddenly a loud croak distracted the both of us.

"Jaycee! You're not dead!"

"Bazoo! Where have you been?" I scowled, and picked up the huge toad with both of my small hands.

"Hey, I've never seen a toad like that before." Luca stated, poking at Bazoo's squishy back. In response Bazoo croaked loudly and angrily.

"And I've never seen a green haired man quite as rude as you." I laughed out loud, and ignored Luca when he asked what the toad had said. "I've been looking for you."

"What for?"

"You left too soon this morning. You didn't say anything to explain yourself."

"Aw, that's sweet of you Bazoo. Thank you. I'm sorry you had to go to all that trouble."

"You should be. I was hopping around all day." Despite his tone, the toad curled up against my hands and closed his eyes, as if he were just going to sleep. I smiled and held him against my chest as if he were a puppy, and stood up.

"Thank you for helping me look Luca. I've got somewhere to be now, so I guess I'll see you around."

"Ditto Jay. You know, I might even show up to a few classes for you." With a wink, Luca spun around and left me laughing again. I sprinted to the greenhouse.

By the time I had reached the glass building, it was getting close to dusk. I hurried inside, and slowed as I neared the Solnox, it's crimson petals still shining in the dimming sunlight.

"He should be here…" I looked around, and saw nothing out of the ordinary. No flash of blonde hair, no violet eyes. "Klaus? Where are you?" I called softly into the vegetation, gently petting Bazoo's back as he slept.

"I got tired of waiting." Frightened by the sudden voice, I jumped and spun around.

"Klaus?"

"You were so late that I was just about to go looking for you." His arms were crossed and he looked a bit annoyed, but I wasn't bothered by it. I was happy to see him. Happy to be his.

"Sorry about that."

"I even made the riddle super easy for you. What took you so long?" Klaus approached me, stopping just a couple of inches from me. I looked down at Bazoo, peacefully asleep.

"Amelia was worried about Bazoo, so I went looking for him."

"You kept that creature? You do realize that it's against the rules to keep an unregistered pet in the dorms." I smiled lopsidedly at Klaus, and bent down to set Bazoo down on the soft dirt, beside the Solnox.

"What, are you going to snitch on me?"

"Hm. So, did you appreciate this? You said that you wanted me to be more romantic." Looking up into Klaus' eyes, I could tell that he wanted to please me. It was adorable, really.

"I do appreciate it. Really."

"Hmph. Good." Suddenly Klaus knelt down before me, glancing off to the side in a bit. I looked at him with wide eyes, curious and with slightly red cheeks.

"K-Klaus?"

"Jaycee…" He reached out, clasping one of my small hands with his two large ones. They were warm and calloused, but somehow still soft. Eventually the Golden Demon's bright eyes found mine.

"Yes?" I asked quietly, feeling so small and yet so alive and surrounded by the beauty of the vegetation.

"I'll say it again since you didn't get it the first time." Klaus turned his eyes away bashfully, while I smiled at him. I didn't giggle because I didn't want to upset him, thus ruining the moment. Then, Klaus violet-blue eyes came back to me, and the sincerity contained there nearly washed me away. "Jaycee. I'll ask you again. I love you. Will you go out with me?"

My insides gushed with total joy, and for a second I almost thought that I was about to float off, with only Klaus' hands keeping me grounded. I was flooded with emotions, and fought off tears again. "This… This is really… I mean…"

"No?" Klaus frowned, his full lips parting ever so slightly and he was so handsome in that moment-

"I-I love you too!" I fell to my knees, wrapping my arms around Klaus' neck. He seemed surprised for a moment, then hugged me back. "Of course I'll go out with you…" I mumbled into his neck, taking in his scent of tea, ink, and cologne.

"Good. Well, I knew you would say that from the beginning." I smiled to myself. What an arrogant jerk… I saw how shy he was, even if he tried to hide it.

"Oh yeah? Why go to all the trouble then?"

"Why?" Klaus parted from me, and I did the same, putting just a little distance between us. A mischievous smile had curled across his face. "Because I wanted to tease you." Klaus took my hand and kissed the back of it seductively, his eyes never leaving mine.

My chest hurt from squeezing so tight, but I giggled to try and alleviate the fluttering feelings.

"I confessed romantically just like you wanted. Are you happy now?" I nodded and grinned.

"Very. Thanks Klaus."

"Good. Then, you are officially my girl now." I blushed at the emphasis in his voice, nodding and allowing Klaus to help me up as we both stood. "I never let go of what's mine. You better be ready for that." Klaus smiled proudly, but with sincerity that no one else could ever hope to match.

"I am." I told him with some semblance of confidence. Klaus' smile widened, and he tucked a lock of midnight hair behind my ear, even bending down a little to place a soft kiss on my temple as he did so. I hummed with satisfaction, closing my eyes as the sun set. When I opened them again the shimmering of the Solnox caught my attention, it's color changing to a deep blue. "Ah…! Klaus!"

"Hmm?" Klaus' eyes opened lazily, almost as if he had been lost in thought or imagination. We locked gazes, until I motioned at the Solnox and he finally understood. "Dammit! The door!"

"No kidding!" I called after him as he sprinted towards the door, while I scrambled to grab Bazoo then run frantically after him. The toad ribbited in surprise.

"One more day complete! Time to lock up…"

"Wait!" Klaus yelled, lunging to grab the door as it swung shut. He was just barely able to keep it open by jamming his foot in between the door and the building, and his face contorted in pain as he did so.

"You two again? You just barely made it today." I adjusted the grumbling Bazoo in my arms, then spoke to the door in a hopeful tone.

"Are you going to open for us?"

"Just this once…" The door grumbled as it relieved Klaus' foot, and swung open. We quickly stepped into the cool night air, and the door shut softly behind us. I took a moment to breathe, and the chilly oxygen relieved me of my butterflies.

"...I thought that we were going to have to go without dinner again." I smiled amusedly at Klaus, who appeared much too serious.

"That was close…" His humorless comment struck something within me, and I was unable to contain my fit of laughter.

"Pff…. Hahahaha!" After giving me a confused look, Klaus burst as well.

"Hahaha!" His deep voice caused my heart to constrict again. Klaus had the most sincere laugh I had ever heard when it was un-filtered. This was the first time I had heard it. I hadn't realized that I'd fallen silent until Klaus gave me a questioning look, then smiled smugly and taken my hand that wasn't holding the bubblegum pink toad.

"Come on, Bunnyhead. You're about to break curfew." I nodded sheepishly, but squeezed Klaus' hand in response as I walked shoulder to shoulder with him in some sort of attempt to keep warm.

We had barely escaped another night in the greenhouse, but to be completely honest I wouldn't have totally minded if we hadn't gotten out in time. I felt so glad knowing that our relationship was official… And that'd I'd gotten to see yet another side of Klaus, who at one point had been only the Golden Demon. He was still, of course, a Golden Demon, but he was also so much more than that.

The Solnox and door had cut short his romantic confession, but… My memories of that day would forever be etched into my heart.

And so, perhaps my final day at Gedonelune Royal Magic Academy came to an end, with Klaus leading me by my hand to the dorm, Ms. Ruth scolding me for missing dinner, Bazoo grumbling at me for being a buffoon, and Amelia pestering me with a million questions about my late night trip and the newest couple in Gedonelune.

The Golden Demon and Bunnyhead.

October 19th

Day 12 Of 13