To the Unplanner: Yeah, my rules are skewed for what non-humans character appear; I mean, I do have notes saying Mickey Mouse does exist in the universe, leading a company that owns way too many intellectual properties. Moogles are, like, the quintessential default shopkeepers for anything Kingdom Hearts/Final Fantasy related. So, yes. As for the Foretellers in canon, I think it is shown (from watching Back Cover and reading through the official novel) that they might have great respect for each other, just by the way they're all "You're defying the Master's orders" and "But that was my role!" and then they all apologize for it right after. xD But I mean, until later games, they are still not well defined. That's why fanfiction and headcanons exists, honestly.

I've been planning this chapter for WAY too long! And by 'way too long', I mean since chapter four. The twist that Strelitzia and Anora are dorm neighbors made Strelitzia's adoration for Anora that much more frustrating, and I am loving every moment of it. Sorry my dear, but you're the Betty to Ephemer's Veronica and Anora's Archie, and it will suck.

Thank you for reading!

Strelitzia was starting to become bolder. She didn't quite notice it at first, but when she willingly raised her hand to answer a question in history class, that was the moment she came to realize she was changing. Of course she would cite her decision to start giving Anora (oh, what a sweet name) small notes. It was something she started to do after Valentines, and she didn't too it too often- she was still too scared to make it a daily routine.

A smile crept on Strelitzia's lips every time she thought of Anora. Of all things, just the name led to several butterflies fluttering around her stomach. They had yet to actually tell each other's names through the notes, but Anora was very clear when she introduced herself to Chirithy. Strelitzia's lips formed a smile. Anora- what a beautiful name. She could repeat it forever. Anora, Anora, Anora…

'What is your favorite movie? I really like The Rescuers.'

'Definitely Pocahontas. I can belt out the lyrics to Just Around the Riverbend like no one's business.'

A genuine laugh escaped her lips when she read that. This was how most of their notes went as February went by.

'What's your favorite color? I like a cream-like white.'

'I don't really have one. Maybe blue?'

'Blue is a pretty color! Especially light blue. I like the shade of blue in some bird of paradise flowers.'

'Do you like bird of paradise flowers? I kinda like bluebells more, mostly because they're blue.'

'I'm not sure if I do or not. (I like a whole lot of flowers.) But I was named after them!'

That was the note that led Strelitzia to fear that Anora would start to ask for her name. She never did, though. Instead, Anora's note back to Strelitzia had been a request.

'I'm taking a test today. Keep your fingers crossed!'

One day, Strelitzia would actually show herself to Anora so she could have given her encouragement in person. Instead, she had to wait a full day, and by then any encouragement would have been rendered moot. It worked for what it was worth- her heart still not brave enough to face Anora in person.

It was the first Monday in March that Strelitzia dared to ask a controversial question.

'What house are you in?'

From her hiding place, she could see as Anora read the note and a small look of conflict crossed her face. It took the strawberry-pink haired girl with beautifully tanned skin and emerald green eyes awhile to give her reply. Strelitzia's heart leaped into her throat when she read the response.

'Vulpes. Sixth Year.'

Vulpes? Anora was in Vulpes?! But that meant… That meant Anora would also be housed in the female Vulpes dorms. Had they really been living under the same roof this entire time?!

"You mean you and your friend live in the same dorm, and you've never noticed?" Lauriam repeated once Strelitzia told her brother the situation. Strelitzia looked down into her tea cup -filled with rose tea, of course- and gave a small nod. She was starting to regret telling her brother, but she needed to tell someone.

"I haven't asked what floor she's on yet," she admitted, gripping her teacup tighter, "But… I afraid to."

Lauriam took a deliberate sip of his tea before thoughtfully inquiring, "Why?"

For this, Strelitzia did not have an answer. As much as she found herself becoming braver, there was still something about Anora that made her freeze in her tracks.

"You'll find a way." Lauriam then told her. "I believe in you to do what your heart feels is right."

Strelitzia looked up at her brother, a small look of bewilderment on her face before it melted away into a bright smile. She could have never asked for a better brother. While the two were not as close since he started school ahead of her, he was still there to lend a listening ear. He didn't ask much of what Strelitzia knew of Anora, he didn't even ask for her name or appearance, but he did know that she was important. And, in a way, that's all she could have asked from him.

. . .

She didn't know who to thank for the study area next to the dorm's main entrance, but Strelitzia was praising them all the same. From here, she could watch every girl that came through the doors. This was where she planned on seeing Anora. Although, once Strelitzia was able to confirm Anora was there, she didn't quite know what she'd do next. For now Strelitzia's alibi was to pretend to read. Fairy tales just didn't seem as appealing knowing that she was going to see Anora- odd as it sounded.

It was close to seven in the afternoon when Anora came through the door. It then proceeded to take all it had in Strelitzia not to slam the book down to rush on over to her. Instead, she purposefully closed the book, tucked it under her arm, and then started to follow Anora as (she assumed) she headed to her room.

Anora casually strolled past the elevators to take the stairs. This gave Strelitzia the hope that Anora was on one of the lower floors; but Anora only kept climbing the stairs. It was around the time they reached the fourth floor that Anora realized she was being followed- Strelitzia could see a part of Anora tense with each step she took.

As Anora reached the entrance for the sixth floor, Strelitzia almost stopped dead in her tracks. This was the same floor that her room was on. There was no way… What would the odds even be…?

"Is there something I can help you with?"

Strelitzia nearly jumped out of her skin at the sound of Anora's voice, far closer than what it normally had been. She looked up and realized that Anora had decided to turn around. The strawberry-haired girl looked over the carrot-red haired girl with some suspicion. Strelitzia couldn't blame her. Nervously, Strelitzia started to point to a door near the end of the hallway.

"I was just going to my room." she said- her voice shaking as she said it. Anora gave Strelitzia a funny look before she turned to where she was pointing.

"Really?" she asked, looking back at Strelitzia. A small nod became her answer.

"I… I think our rooms are next to each other." Strelitzia admitted in a quiet voice. Anora was still giving her a very suspicious glance. With nothing else to say to each other, Anora turned around again and started to go to her room.

Before she completely entered her room, Anora looked back at Strelitzia one more time, looked as if she wanted to say something, but thought better of it as she closed the door behind her. As Strelitzia started to her room, her knees started to become less secure with each step she took. Each step only confirmed the new truth she had discovered. When Strelitzia entered her room and firmly shut the door behind her, she almost felt like her heart was going to burst.

Strelitzia went to her bed to pick up Chirithy. Her vision swimming as her head felt like it was stuck on a perpetual merry-go-round that refused to stop. In a whisper, Strelitzia said to Chirithy, "She's right next door. Anora… Anora sleeps in the room right next to mine." Then she pulled the stuffed creature to her chest like her life depended on it. She felt dizzy enough that maybe it wasn't too far from the truth.

The girl looked at the wall that separated Anora's room from hers. She wondered what Anora was doing right now. Was she talking to her Chirithy too? Was she telling it about the weird girl that followed her through the dorms? And when a certain thought crossed Strelitzia's mind, her face quickly flushed as she hid it in Chirithy's soft body.

This just made things so, so much more complicated.