(Macas P.O.V.)

I wake up in the morning at 9:32 A.M.

Wow, I must have really been tired! I slept for like… wait a minute, when did I go to sleep? Oh God, now I remember. I told Ulrich everything, and started crying. I must have fell asleep in his arms. Damn.

I missed breakfast… oh well, I'm not hungry anyway.

Did I really tell Ulrich everything? It seems like a dream. How could I have done that? What if he tells the whole school? Everyone will want to see me and… I don't want to think about it.

I sat there on my bed, thinking about whatever, for seven hours. I don't know how I managed to sit and think for that long, but I did. When I finally decided to leave my room, it's dinner time. I'm extremely hungry, but I don't feel like eating right now. I guess I have to face the music sooner or later. I walk over to where I put the keys to my room, and one of them is missing.

I really hope that Ulrich took it when he left. I don't want to think about what would happen if someone was running around with a spare key to my dorm.

I walk over to the door and open it. Making sure it's locked behind me, I leave to go and face my new-found friends.

(Odd P.O.V.)

"Yes Odd, you can have my biscuit." Ulrich says with a sigh. I don't know what his problem is, these biscuits are one of the few foods that this school does right. Then I see Macas walking slowly over to our table, sitting down in his spot.

"Hey Macas, how's it going?" I ask carefully.

Ulrich told us this morning during breakfast that we should be careful about what we say to Macas. He hadn't told us why, just that he's going through a hard time.

"It's going fine Odd."

Macas' eyes look a little bit red and puffy… maybe he's been crying? Yumi looked a little bit like that when her parents were fighting. Why would Macas cry? When he got hit with the soccer ball, he didn't even shed one tear.

"You ready for your first day of school tomorrow?"

"Yup, I got all my stuff ready to go earlier."

"What are your classes?"

Macas digs around in his pocket for a second, then pulls out a small slip of paper.

"Here, lets compare." He says handing his paper to Ulrich.

"Okay let's see here… You've got first period with Yumi."

"You do? That's weird. Are you really in pre-calculus?" Yumi asks Macas. I don't even know what calcu-whatever is.

"Yah, I always was good at math." Macas replies.

"You've second, third, and fourth period with me and Odd."

"Odd and I, Ulrich." Aelita corrects him.

"Whatever. Then fifth period with Einstein." I continue, looking over his shoulder.

"You're taking computer programming?" Jeremie says, obviously amazed that he isn't the only one who likes computers.

"Yah, I hope I'm up to the challenge!" He smiles with a goofy grin on his face.

"I'm taking it for the second year in a row, it's the highest level they offer here."

"Wow Jeremie, you must be a genius!"

"No, I just call him Einstein for no apparent reason." I say, shrugging it off jokingly.

"He is a genius and he's MY genius!" Aelita says and kisses Jeremie passionately.

"Hey Aelita, I was only joking!"

(Sissi P.O.V.)

It's dark outside, and I wonder why I agreed to this meeting in the first place.

William was barely higher up on the social stepladder than Yumi or Odd. This is practically a disgrace to be meeting him. Why should I even talk to him? Oh yah, he said he could get me and Ulrich together. He would have to get Yumi out of the picture for that, something which I am perfectly willing to do…

"Finally William, you're 15 minutes late!" I say, looking William straight in the eye. Cool contacts. He's got that weird symbol on them. Wonder how much those cost. Oh well.

"Sissi, I can get you and Ulrich together, but we must first eliminate Yumi."

"Really? How?"

"I have my ways."

"Now?"

"No, the time is not right. I will contact you when it comes."

Without another word, William disappeared into the shadows.

(Macas P.O.V.)

I leave dinner feeling happy. Ulrich had not told anyone else about my past, and everyone seemed happy to see me.

"See you tomorrow, bright and early!" Odd says as he walks into his room

"Ulrich?" Say quietly, before he walks into his room.

"Yes?"

"Thank you for not telling anyone. It means a lot to me that I have someone who I can confide in and he won't tell."

"You're welcome. But you know, you should tell someone. I won't because I made a promise, but your father deserves to be behind bars. Permanently." Ulrich says, looking angry.

"I know… but I can't face him yet. He is my father and I owe him the smallest amount of respect I can give him. It's that little bit that keeps me from turning him in."

"What are you going to do about… Karyssa?"

I felt the tears coming again, but brutally held them back. I cried all I needed to and crying more would not help.

"I don't know Ulrich… I don't know."

"Here." He holds something out at me. I don't even bother to look at it, knowing already what it is. It's my room key, the one I was missing this morning.

"No, Ulrich, I want you to keep it. I trust you."

I push the key back towards him, and leave to go to my dorm.

I kinda liked this chappy. I shows that life does go on... n/e ways... I'm not entirely sure if I overdid Sissi or not. I'm not entirely sure she would be willing to take Yumi out... oh well, this is my story, and i will make Sissi as mean as I want! I liked that Macas trusted Ulrich enough with his room key. well R&R, i'll probably post another chappy tomorrow!