A/N: Wheeee I finished the story today in English class! I'm being nice and typing up all three chapters tonight, so a review on each chapter would be nice. I love when my inbox is full of reviews. Hope you like it. They're short. Sorry, but that's how it came. Oh well.

Chapter 8

Isadora only stared. As soon as Klaus's words sunk into her head, she questioned, "How- how did you know?" Klaus had now let go of Isadora's notebook.

"Well," Klaus began. He told Isadora about how he hadn't seen the book and that it fell off of his bed. He said, "I saw my name, I mean, I didn't mean to read it but it caught my eye."

Isadora looked teary-eyed.

"I've liked you for awhile," he explained. "Since we became friends. I was just too afraid to say anything. I mean, I thought you were too pretty to ever like a guy like me."

"Oh Klaus!" She wrapped her arms around him. "I was so scared. I thought you didn't like me because you didn't object to me going away."

"I thought it was your dream," Klaus interrupted. "I didn't want to be selfish."

"Oh, Klaus," Isadora gushed. "I don't want to leave here. I already lost Quigley. I'd be leaving Duncan and you and your sisters. I thought that you wanted me to leave." She hugged him.

The two orphans let out of the hug, but Klaus's hands remained at Isadora's waist and Isadora's at Klaus's neck. Their faces were so close. Isadora's breath was short. Klaus sensed the nervousness in her as she gently shook in his arms. Daringly, Klaus kissed Isadora on the cheek. But that wasn't enough for her—she wanted more. She pulled Klaus close to her and kissed his mouth. He kissed her back. They were leaning against the dismal gray walls of the empty hall at Prufrock, all the children now in the cafeteria.

Reluctant to end their adolescent passion, Isadora pulled out from the kiss. Klaus half-smiled. He's so cute, she thought, returning the grin.

"I have to talk to Mr. Remora," she kissed him on the cheek and skipped down the hall toward Mr. Remora's classroom.

A feeling of accomplishment—no, completeness—came over Klaus as he entered the lunchroom and jumped into the line behind one of Carmelita's friends. He was all smiles—and Duncan, Violet, and Sunny didn't need to ask why.