Author's Note: Thanks for the reviews, and sorry it took too long to get this next chapter out. These characters are based off of my RL friends, and the names are the same, as well. Please know that if you are reading this fic, it is going to take a /long/ time to complete. Think something along the lines of a short novel, not a short story. Also, I do realize that the chapters are short, but I'm better able to write in multiple chapters.

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By the end of the school day Skyan was ready to rip her hair out, although killing Eric first and then ripping it out would of been a better option. The truth of the matter was that he was worse than anyone that she'd ever had to tutor, and would of gladly turned him over to Erin to tutor if Mr. Richard would of allowed it. She knew better than to ask, though.

Of course, that didn't mean that a little bit of negotiating couldn't take place. After sixth period, she headed out of the freshman campus to board the bus for South Campus. Erin was in her usual seat, far in the back of the bus. Skyan pushed her way past a few preps who were standing in the narrow aisleway to sit next to her, the younger girl's blue eyes widening slightly. "Hi, Erin," Skyan said, and Erin gave her a nod of recognition, although obviously still confused. "I guess you noticed that I've been lucky enough to be cursed with catching Eric up, right?"

"Skyan, if you're going to tease me about liking him, then I really don't want to hear it," Erin said in a low tone that Skyan had never heard the girl use. "And don't rub it in my face that you get to help him, either. I would of gladly taken your spot, but Mr. Richard considers you to be the better student."

Skyan shrugged softly. "Well, maybe I'm better in math, but I suck in language. You want to be the one who helps Eric, and I need help in english. We can make a deal." Skyan truly had no idea why she was saying that. She didn't need help in english, not really; she could pull of an A in that class, just so long as Mrs. Mills gave them enough worksheets on grammar and parts of speech. But something told her that she was going to need to talk to Erin, although she truly had no idea why.

"Uh, Skyan, did you say something else after you said that we could make a deal?" Erin questioned unsurely, as though she was afraid of being laughed at. "You probably won't believe me, but I thought that I heard you say something about stars but your mouth didn't quite move."

The girl would of said "no" had it been anyone other than Erin asking her. It was strange, almost as though the two had talked more before this, although Skyan knew full and well that the two had rarely spoken, let alone engaged in a conversation. "Uh, yeah, I said something about how Libra is fading from view, and that Scorpio and Ara are rising," she quickly lied, and Erin nodded.

"Yeah, that was what I thought you said. I never knew that you were interested in astrology," Erin said, and she said a few things to Skyan about the other contillations that were rising. But Skyan wasn't listening, because something had just chilled her sharply to the bone, something that she really couldn't explain.