Hello! Someone asked last chapter if Kai was a teacher. Well, no he isn't. Sorry, I should have made this clearer- Kai is a prefect.

Well, welcome to chapter three and I hope you enjoy it!

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"Rei Kon. Rei Kon? Is he absent again!"

"No Sir, I'm right here…"

"You mean you actually turned up on time? Well this must be a dream!"

"No, Sir."

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Tuesday- 5 DAYS TILL X-DAY

There's something about class that everyone hates, and it's not always the work. When you have to sit on your own for hours, with no conversation except the voices in your head; you start to get a little bit more insane with each passing day. No one ever notices it happening, because it happens over such a long period of time. I n fact it's been happening since kindergarten.

However, one day, all those little pieces of collected delirium, will take their toll.

And that's when the pain starts…

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"Rei Kon! I'm glad that you turned up today, but please pay attention!"

I slowly lifted my head from the desk and rubbed my tried eyes. How the hell could I concentrate on this crap?

"Now class, take out your note books and copy the examples down."

"No." I said.

"What was that Rei Kon?" The maths teacher yelled from his desk.

"I said no. I'd rather not." I managed to keep calm, even though my hands trembled wildly.

"Get out then." He shouted, causing the first row of girls to jump. "I knew there was a catch to you being here…" He added under his breath.

"Thank you, Sir."

"You shouldn't be so cocky, Kon!"

Why do I care? I'm leaving on Sunday. I'll tell you what I think of you and I'll do what I like!

I walked down the maths corridor and to my locker.

Tala was right. If we're going on Sunday, why do I need to go to school? It's not like I have any friends to say goodbye to!

I opened my locker, and began packing my bag with anything which a wanted to keep.

"Going somewhere?"

I jumped and slammed my locker, to find Kai resting against the next locker down.

"No. I'm not planning anything!" I stumbled.

Oh shit…

"Planning something? Now I never said that!" Kai almost smiled at my look of horror. "I just wanted to know why you aren't in maths!"

"And why aren't you in maths?" I said, trying to sound impressive.

"I took it last year. This is a free period for me."

Stupid, smart Kai! Stupid, smart… sexy…

Kai knocked my shoulder back and I stumbled onto my locker. The next thing I knew, Kai had an arm around my back.

"Sorry." His arm was warm and his grip was firm. I felt embarrassed that Kai was holding onto such boney ribs. "I didn't mean to push you that hard."

"It's okay…" He looked up at me and I noticed just then I was totally pinned. "…Kai."

"You look pale, Rei. We both know you're not well, so just get to a doctor."

"Don't worry. It's nothing." I tugged his hand off me, and slipped away from him.

"I need to understand what's going on." Kai said, still looking at where I used to be.

"You will." I picked up my bag and started walking. "In a few days."

"Stop, Kon."

"What?" I asked, stopping and turning around.

"I'm not letting you out of this school, so I don't know where you're going." Kai said amazingly calmly.

"How will you stop me?" There was a long pause, almost as if Kai had taken a drag of some imaginary cigarette.

"By force." He smiled and almost laughed. "An anorexic boy like you shouldn't be able to put up a fight."

"I'm not anorexic!"

"You might wanna check the scales when you get home, Kon."

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"6 and a half stone?" I sighed. "Maybe he's right…"

"What did you say?" Tala called from my bedroom.

"Nothing." I replied.

I first thing I'm doing when I get away from here is sorting this out!

I wonder where we are going actually!

I walked back to my bedroom, where Tala was sorting through my clothes- only to find he had my tennis outfit on.

"Tala…"

"What! I think I look good!" He swung the bat around in front of the mirror for a while. "Why did you quit tennis?"

"It was too boring." I paused, still in the doorway. "Where are we gonna go?"

"Tokyo!" Tala laughed and began going though my drawers again. "Where else?"

"Well, how can we afford Tokyo? Flats there cost a lot."

"Rei, you worry too much! An old friend died last month and left her flat to me in her will."

"Her? Died? I'm sorry…"

"Don't be. I didn't like her like that, but she did. That's why I got the flat!"

"You don't just leave your house to some crush…"

"Well she did, so drop it!" Tala snapped. "I'm gonna change back now."

"Sorry," I turned to leave and pulled the door semi- closed as I walked away.

Everything is going wrong.

I went into the kitchen where Tala had made me pasta. Without even thinking about it, I scraped it into the bin.

Wait a minute Rei. You do this everyday! When was the last time you ate except pop tarts for breakfast?

I walked back to my room, but Tala wasn't finished yet. For some reason I peered though the gap I'd left and found myself watching him change.

His ribs stick out the same as mine do! I'm just over reacting- it's what Kai wants!

Tala slid off the top and shook his hair out. He stood still looking into the mirror for a while, and then looked down at his hands.

Even I could feel his depression when I saw him like this.

Agitated, boney fingers ran down his face in place of the tears Tala could not cry.

And just as suddenly as he had began acting this way, Tala snapped out of it, and started changing again.

I keep forgetting about Tala. But not even I can reach him…

There's nothing I could do.

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