"Why, Toris?"

The Lithuanian said in agony, hiding his face under the blankets, he was so embarrassed. How could he do such a thing? Natalya was his student and he felt like he just took advantage of her. Even though she's the ine who kissed him and told him to follow her upstairs. It was his mistake for following her, he could've told her no and just drive away but he didn't. What time was it even? It didn't really matter since it was Saturday and he didn't had to teach on the weekends.

"Ah, you're still here".

The professor was distracted from his thoughts when he heard Natalya's voice. What did she mean by that? Did she thought that he was the kind of guy that would run off after doing it? Or was she suggesting him to leave?

"Do you want me to go?"

The Belarussian immediately sat up and shook her head, she then moved a bit closer to Mr. Laurinaitis and rested her head on his chest with her eyes closed, she still seemed sleepy.

"You can go after breakfast".

The teacher smiled warmly at her, as he caressed her head and began playing with her long silver hair.

"You know, I'm actually a pretty good cook".

Toris whispered into her ear, provoking a giggle from miss Arlovskaya who raised her head and gave Toris a small kiss on the nose. She then got off from him so he could stand up and get his clothes. Meanwhile Natalya threw on a bathrobe on her as she walked to the kitchen. The Lithuanian that was now alone in her room, couldn't help himself but look around the place a little. Her room wasn't big but it was neat and tidy, quite cozzy actually. She did have a pretty big wardrobe that was halfway opened because it was packed full of clothes. The professor soon got changed and headed to her bathroom so he could wash his face. He stared at his reflection and acknowledged the mess he was, he had a pale and ghostly complexion as if he hadn't sleep at all, and he in fact didn't. As he turned around, he saw the exact same bathrobe that Natalya was wearing, but in a much bigger size. Both had the same crimson red color with a Capital B knitted on the right side of the chest. Mr Laurinaitis found it a bit odd that she would have the same robe but two sizes larger than her. Maybe it belonged to someone, perhaps a man.

"You're taking too long, I already made breakfast".

He heard the Belarusian complain from the kitchen and quickly ran out of the bathroom. He had no right to be questioning her about robes, maybe she wanted a larger one because it's more comfortable, who knew. They also weren't in a relationship so it wouldn't be right for him to ask about it. Natalya was waiting for him, with two bowls of cereal placed on the kitchen table and a bottle of milk in the middle.

"Well I was going to make you pancakes".

He said, taking a seat as he began pouring the milk.

"I'm in a bit of a hurry, my sister and her boyfriend are coming back from a trip and I have to pick them up from the airport with her car, but next time you can make pancakes".

The Lithuanian's eyes widened in surprise, there was going to be a next time! He seemed excited and miss Arlovskaya could tell.

"You thought this was just a one night stand?"

She asked, bold as always and not being afraid of asking hard questions, something that Toris liked a lot, he appreciated honesty.

"I sure hope it's not".

He replied, with his mouthful of cereal and milk.

"It's official then, we're dating".

Toris began coughing, he choked on his breakfast because of Natalya. She didn't really understand what good timing was.

"I'm twelve years older than you Natalya and I'm your teacher, are you sure about it?!"

The Belarussian raised an eyebrow, visibly confused by Toris' arguments. It didn't make sense to her at all, her parents age difference was 20 so 12 was nothing.

"If I can't have you then I don't want nobody else".

Toris felt like he was about to faint, what eas with her and these smooth but cheesy pick-up lines? She was just so adorable and Mr Laurinaitis was falling for her hard.

"Whatever you say, love".

Now Natalya was the one blushing, she had never been called 'love' before or had any pet names. She actually never had a proper boyfriend. Sure she had messed around with a few boys before but it was just in an attempt to change her focus on Ivan and trying to move on. But it obviously didn't work out and she was back with following her brother. It was the first time she would be getting in a serious relationship, which was exciting for her and the symbol of a new beginning.

"Natalya can I ask you something?"

She nodded, wondering what her boyfriend wanted to know.

"The bathrobe you have on now, there's a same one in the bathroom, is it yours too?"

The Belarussian quickly understood what was going on, Toris was suspecting that another man had been in her apartment. He didn't need to worry about that, their only obstacle for their love was dead and she was a faithful girl.

"It's my brother's, we have matching ones. It was a gift I gave him for Christmas. If you want to I'll let you wear it".

A great sense of relief invaded the Lithuanian. It was great to know that it belonged to her brother, but he still didn't want to put it on.

"No thanks, but does your brother come here often?"

Natalya shrugged before answering.

"Sometimes he'll drop by and stay a few days, sometimes he goes to Yekaterina's, but most of the time we don't know where he is".

She wasn't lying at all, that was how her relationship with Ivan worked. Her big brother wasn't a saint, he was into some shady businesses which explained his constant disappearing. Yekaterina and Natalya wouldn't be surprised if one day he never came back, he was involved in some risky things with dangerous people. It was great for her that her sister wouldn't be suspicious of him disappearing and Yao will eventually move on from him since he knew Ivan's life style very well. It really was the perfect scenario to commit the perfect crime.

"I have to get going, there's too much traffic after 10".

The Lithuanian had already finished his breakfast, he was still hungry but he could eat at home and he understood that Natalya was in a hurry

"I'll call you later then love, take care and drive safe".

Mr Laurinaitis stood up and went over to his girlfriend's side to give her a goodbye kiss on the forehead.

"Toris, you don't have my phone number".

Now he was just embarrassed, he tried to be flirty but he failed miserably, but he couldn't blame it on her. That was just the way she was, and he liked his girl that way. Natalya quickly jotted down her number on a piece of paper and handed it to the Lithuanian.

"There you go, don't forget to call, alright?"

He nodded and saved her number on his phone in that moment. Natalya saw him do it and smiled shyly as she wrapped her arms around him to embrace him and snuggle against his chest. Toris corresponded, not wanting to let her go and have her in his arms for just a little bit more. Eventually, he had to let her go but gave her a quick farewell kiss.

Their first 3 months together went by rapidly, they would interact normally during classes and she would always drop by his office after class. Even though Natalya's motorcycle had gas now, Toris still convinced her some days to let him give her a ride to the university and bring her back. Other days he would leave his car and go on her motorcycle, the first time they did it he didn't held on tight enough and ended up on the ground, thankfully he only had minor injuries. No one in the campus had found out about their secret relationship yet, Alfred was the only one who was slightly suspicious but Natalya's cold and distant attitude in class discouraged him. Mr Laurinaitis had a very happy and wonderful relationship with miss Arlovskaya, he even met his sister! Yekaterina was a very sweet woman, very different from his love that it was hard to believe they were sisters. He still hadn't met Ivan but the Belarusian had opened up to him and told him about Ivan and his crazy life. It was probably that he wouldn't be showing up in a long time or perhaps he would never show up. But after hearing so many stories about the Russian, he was actually glad that he hadn't met him yet. Eventually he got comfortable enough to wear Ivan's bathrobe, which Natalya found hilarious since it looked huge on him.

On their third month anniversary, Toris wanted to surprise his girl. So he actually called in sick and also told the Belarusian that he wouldn't be able to see her since what he had could be contagious. The Lithuanian brought many many roses and he prepared a traditional Lithuanian meal for their date night. He knew that Natalya always left a spare key under the carpet in the entrance so he entered her apartment to prepare everything. He lighted up candles, placed the food, decorated the table a little with the roses and all. It was a bit cliche and deep down he was a bit afraid that she wouldn't like it. Toris even brought extra clothes and changed into a suit to impress her. He had everything almost ready except that he couldn't find his bottle of cologne that he left a few days ago. The professor began looking around and he spotted it under miss Arlovskaya's bed. He bent over to pick it up but something odd was on the ground. One of the floorboards seemed to be uneven, he crawled under the bed and quickly discovered that he could remove it. He later regrets doing it, under there was a medium sized red coffin. Toris stared at it confused and his hands trembled a bit as he opened it. Inside was a passport, cellphone, driver license and a few short silver hairs that belonged to a male. The professor felt chills going down his spine as he opened the passport and learned to who it belonged .

"What the hell?"