Lidusis stayed silent as he looked at Rood nervously. Rood glanced at the quiet boy before he thought quickly.'Then let's just tell a lie.'

"Professor I-"

"I fought them. The two Iduns tried to stop me." Shicmuon interrupted nonchalantly and the smaller boy blinked in surprise.

"M-Mr. Chrishi is this true?"

"No." For some reason, Rood didn't like what his roommate said.

"True."

"Wrong."

"True." Shic replied with his face showing no sign of emotion.

"False!"

"Double true."

"One hundred percent wrong!" Rood was starting to get annoyed at the auburn-haired boy and scowled.

"...B-both of you, please stop arguing. Let's just close this topic as if nothing happened." Professor Khan sighed and went to help the injured Klads to the nurse's office.

An awkward silence filled the air once Khan left with Rood and Shicmuon standing there. Lidusis looked at the two Rank one magicians curiously.

"Uh, well. Um, I'm, ...Th-." Rood sighed, wanting to say something yet somehow being unable to.

"If you have something to say, say it." Shic said, not realizing Rood's intent.

"Uh, Thank you." Rood cheeks flushed a little. He never thought that he would thank someone in this situations as he was used to doing everything himself.

Shicmuon's eyes widened slightly in surprise, the smaller boy's words having caught him off guard. His energy seemed to pool in his chest which only served to confuse him further. 'The hell with him…? What was that. This feeling.'

"What's with that. I thought you hated me." Shic raised an eyebrow, the only hint of any emotion shown on his face.

"I don't hate you. I thought you were the one who hates me considering how you act towards me." Rood replied, looking at the older boy with a small frown.

Lidusis looked at the two boys nervously, his finger tapping on the ground softly. He absentmindedly put the ring in his pocket, soon to be forgotten.

"E-excuse me…" The gray-haired boy spoke, the other two boys looked at Lidusis suddenly. Distracted by the quiet boy's sudden words, they returned from the world the two were in.

"Ah… Lidusis are you hurt?" Rood asked with a slight blush as Shicmuon turned and left.

Lidusis shook his head, glancing at a chirping bird that flew close to them.

"I'm fine… um, when will we continue the research?" he spoke shyly, tucking a strand of hair as he looked away from the noisy bird.

"Let's go to the library now."

The sun was high in the sky at 3 pm. Rood sat at the large table with Lidusis right in front of him, the taller boy occasionally glancing at him.

"What." The smaller boy looked across from him, his face blank despite his curiosity about why the gray-haired boy kept looking at him. A light pink spread across Lidusis's face as his head quickly went down back down.

"N-nothing…!" The shy boy tugged on his bangs, a little flustered at being caught. Rood continued to stare at his friend until Lidusis looked up.

"I-I'm just curious about your relationship with your roommate." He spoke shyly as the smaller boy tipped his head curiously.

"There isn't any relationship between us besides being roommates. Why are you curious about that?"

"...Well… you two were acting cold towards each others when I came to your room… Yet, a little bit ago, You looked… kinda close. He even came to fight with you and defended yo- Ah… I spoke too much… I'm sorry…" His bangs covered his eyes once again and Lidusis tried to read the squiggles on the book in front of him.

'Do we really look that close?' Rood ignored the thought.

"Lidusis don't hesitate to tell me if you need anything alright?" He gave the other boy a honest smile.

"But if you stay along with me then something bad might happen…"

"I don't mind."

"But…. Okay… If you stay with me you might suffer. Will you… will you stay even when things get bad?" Lidusis looked up at Rood, a little crease in his forehead as he worried about the safety of the kind boy in front of him. Rood just smiled and nodded.

"Of course." Rood stated confidently when Lidusis broke into a bright smile.

"R...Rood! ROOD WHERE ARE YOU?!" Dio called frantically as he searched for his younger friend.

"Ah! Professor! Have you seen Rood Chrishi?"

"Yes, I believe I saw him enter the library not long ago." Professor Orphell answered the frantic boy.

"Okay thanks!" The blue-haired boy quickly turned and dashed towards the library. When he stepped through, his search ended as he found Rood sitting at a table.

"ROOD!" Dio ran towards his friend, ignoring the stares of the other students and the hush from the librarian.

"Dio why are you yellin-"

"I heard you got in a fight with upperclassmen! aRE YOU OKAY?! Are you hurt?! I was looking everywhere for you!" The frantic boy looked over his friend, pulling him out of his seat and turning his friend around as he looked for a wound.

"Hey. Stop, I'm fine. I didn't get hurt."

"Th… Thank god…!" Dio suddenly gave a shriek and hid behind Rood as though he found a monster.

"Dio, what are you doing?" Rood said as he turned his head to look and the blue haired boy.

"N-nothing, the monster just…."

"Ah, that's right. Lidusis you should greet people." Rood said when he remember his shy partner.

"U...uhm…. G-good afternoon." Lidusis's voice was soft as he looked at Dio, who stopped hiding behind Rood, through his bangs.

"Good." The smaller boy smiled at the gray-haired boy as Dio looked on with confusion.

'Ha….hahaha… Wha-what's with that?!' With a little frown, the blue-haired boy looked between Rood and Lidusis.

"Dio, you shouldn't ignore people who greet you too." Rood remarked as he narrowed his eyes slightly at his confused friend.

"Y-yeah," Dio laughed awkwardly, "Hello, My name is Dio Varus."

"Lidusis, you can just ignore him." The blond haired boy said with a blank face as Dio's jaw dropped.

"That's so mean!" With a whiny complaint, Dio puffed out his cheeks in a pout. Lidusis let out a small laugh which in reply caused Rood to smile.

"Well, since Dio is my friend, he's your friend too, Lidusis."

"Hey! Rood!"

"What. Don't like it?" Rood looked at Dio with narrowed eyes and a small scowl.

"It's fine with me… just.. The rumors?" Dio asked making Lidusis to look down sadly, a sharp pain forming in the tall boy's chest.

"We just have to get rid of them. Like when Lidusis has trouble dealing with people and being called a monster."

'Hahahaha... , What have I been pulled into?!' Dio drooped, a depressed feeling in his chest and the possible future hardships he will have to deal with.

"Lidusis, since we finished the research, how about you hand it to the professor." Rood said as he looked at the quiet boy.

"Okay." Lidusis gathered up their research and left to go to the professor's office. Rood and Dio were then left alone.

"ROOOOOOOD!" Dio shouted as he held both of Rood's shoulders, the librarian frowning at them.

"What? Calm down before you get us kicked out of the library. Honestly, you're so annoying." Rood said in annoyance as he pushed Dio's arms off of him.

"How?! How did things end up like this?!" Dio said in a hissed whisper.

"What do you mean?"

"Friends! With the monster!"

"He's not a monster. I want to be friends with Lidusis and if you don't like it then you can just leave okay? I thought we were friends." Rood said with a scowl.

"No…! I won't leave…"

"Fine, then just accept it."

"Sure, I just want to always be together with Roooood~!" Dio suddenly wrapped his arms around the other boy in a hug.

"Hey! What are you…" Rood tried to push Dio away without hurting him when he noticed someone standing there. Lidusis stood there shyly, shifting his weight from side to side.

"D-Dio!" Without thinking, Rood punched the boy hugging him in a rush to get him off him so that the quiet boy didn't misunderstand.

"R-Rood…. You're so harsh…!" The blue-haired boy had been pushed back and he held his cheek while he cried.

"I'm back." Lidusis covered the smile on his face as he watched the other two boy's antics.

"The mo- I mean, Lord Artian…"

"By the way," Rood said out of the blue, " Lidusis, what you found on the ground when you were bullied."

"You mean… the earring?" Lidusis said, surprised that the other boy noticed him picking it up.

"Yeah, give it to me, I think I might know the owner of it. You don't have to give it to a professor to find the owner." Rood said as he held out his hand. Lidusis nodded and handed the earring to Rood.

"Thanks." Rood started to walk away but stopped and turned around, "You guys get to know each other to pass the time as I give the earring back to its owner."

"Eh? H-hey Rood!" Dio said too late as the other boy had already left.

'I wonder where I can find him…' Rood wondered curiously, " I don't know if I would see him in the room, he might just fall asleep early before I reach the room.'

Rood then stopped when he noticed Shicmuon, not far from the library. As he walked closer he noticed that the auburned-haired boy was completely surrounded with girls, the look on his face disinterested as always. Shic looked up when he notice the smaller boy.

"Hm." the tall boy broke through the crowd but when Shic's and Rood's eyes met, the blond-haired turned around and walked away quickly. After catching up to Rood's speed, Shic grabbed his arm in annoyance.

"Hey, if you having something to say then don't run away like a rat."

Rood scowled at the other boy in anger. 'Why you…'

"I'm not running away I just hate places with lots of people not to mention you looked busy with the girls."

"Yeah, and you're busy hugging other boys."

"Y-you saw that?!" Rood said, his eyes widening. Why the hell would this person be there seeing that scene of all things! He seems to have misunderstood something though.

"You don't know anything." Rood said in irritation.

"Don't know what."

"Nothing. What happens to me is none of your business. I hate people like you the most! You're so damn annoying!" Rood's chest tightened, the words tumbling out of his mouth before he could stop them. "Don't talk to me ever again!"

Shicmuon's eyes widened slightly at the sudden outburst.

Rood hated it. Not Shic, but the way he acted in front of him, throwing his anger on someone. 'What should I do now… I haven't lost my temper in front of anyone like that before. Why did this happen?' Frustrated with himself, Rood quickly turned away and stalked back to the library angrily, the earring still in his pocket.

On the other hand, Shicmuon watched the retreating back in surprise by Rood's forwardness. 'Well even if he tells me, I don't plan on changing my attitude toward him.'

Shic scowled at nothing, the younger boy's words stirring up a fire in the short-tempered boy's mind.

"Rood! You're back!" Dio grinned at Rood, who had calmed down on his way back to the library.

"Welcome back." Lidusis smiled pleasantly at the shorter boy.

"Well, you two seem a lot more closer than I expected you two to be." There was a warm and friendly atmosphere as opposed to the gloomy one that used to be between them. 'I thought only girls became friends that quickly.'

"Rood? Is something wrong?" The blue-haired boy watched his friend carefully, Lidusis also having a worried feeling.

"What do you mean?"

"Ah… n-nothing." Dio gave a little frown, "Did you give the person their earring?"

"I forgot."

"EH?! Rood, what were you doing all this time then?!" Dio's jaw dropped and Lidusis watched Rood curiously.

"I mean, I have searched for him but didn't find him." Rood spoke, slightly guilty for lying to his friends, "Lidusis, don't worry about it. That person is my roommate after all."

"Alright…" Lidusis didn't care about the earrings this point and was more worried about Rood. He couldn't make sense of it. First Rood said that he forgot. And then he said he couldn't find him. The gray-haired boy couldn't help but notice that his friend's mind seemed to be focused on something else. Lidusis looked over at his other friend when he heard Dio laughing.

"Rood, you've been spacing out a lot today!" Dio mentioned as Rood shook his head.

"You're overthinking."

"I agree with Dio…" Lidusis spoke quietly and his eyebrows creased in worry.

"Well, to be honest, I'm a bit tired. That's all."

"Ah…" Lidusis relaxed slightly.

"I'm glad nothing's wrong then!" The blue-haired boy spoke happily, pleased that nothing was wrong.

"You should go rest then…" The quiet boy looked at the short boy, who in turn looked up at him.

"Yeah! Rood, let's return to the dorms. We don't have anymore classes today anyway." Dio grinned childishly as he bounced on the ball of his feet.

"Alright." Rood answered.

"Rood?"

"I… guess I'm going to stay over with the both of you, is that alright?"

"It's fine… Is everything alright?" Lidusis looked worried once again at his blond friend.

"I'm just bored in my room."

"Oh…" Lidusis tried to relax but couldn't shake off the feeling that something had happened. Dio on the other hand, he was excited that they were going to have a sleepover, oblivious to the fact that something might be bothering Rood.

"Let's play until morning!"

"We have school tomorrow Dio."

"Buuuuut Rooooooooood! I wanna plaaaay~!"

"We can but up until 9 pm." Rood said with a sigh as his hyper friend cheered excitedly in reply.

"So how about you sleep besides me today~?" Dio said with a grin . The large smile quickly vanished at the dark glare the small boy gave him.

"J-just kidding!" The blue-haired boy laughed awkwardly as he quickly hid behind their tall friend. Lidusis smiled slightly at the two,a tight feeling in his chest that never seemed to go away.

"Good. Let's go to your dorms."

"Um… Dio? Why the hell is there a playstation in an academy's dorms?" Rood stared in disbelief, "Are you guys here to play or to study and graduate to go to university and get a job?!"

Rood sighed as he watched his blue-haired friend unpack a large bag. The room became filled with games and toys, quickly making the room become a playground.

"Well, see, I became friends with Lord Artian! Friends should play together a lot!" Dio grinned cutely, looking at his friends with a warm chest.

"Are you seriously planning on destroying other people's lives?!" The smaller boy glared at the hyperactive boy who in turn gave a huff, "I'm glad I'm not your roommate."

"Mean as always!" Dio drooped, his lower lip sticking out, "Let's… let's play at least one game…"

"I…" The previously quiet boy spoke up and raised his head looking through his gray bangs.

"Lidusis, you want to! Right!? Right?!" The blue-haired boy immediately perked up, an tail could almost be seen wagging, just like he was a dog that was asked if he wanted to go on a walk. He had a determined look on his face, desperately trying to convince his friends to play at least one round.

"Okay, let's play." With exasperation, the smallest boy in the room shook his head, giving in to his hyper friend's plea. However, Lidusis looked at Rood with a small frown.

"Um... " Lidusis hesitated before he grabbed Rood's arm and looked at his feet. "Are… are you really okay? You said that you were tired, so shouldn't you go and rest... Isn't it noisy in here…?"

Dio nodded and looked at the blond-haired boy.

"Well, I agree with Lord Artian, why don't you just go to your room and rest? It's probably quiet in there." Dio put a hand on Rood's head, gently patting his head much to the younger boy's displeasure, "I don't want to see you get sick, I'll become depressed!"

Dio gave an over-dramatic sigh, despite being serious about what he had said.

"I don't want to." Rood said in annoyance as he smacked Dio's hand off his head. Dio's eyes widened as he came to a (false) realization.

"Could…. Could it be?! YOU'RE BEING BULLIED BY THAT HEREIS AREN'T YOU!" Dio shouted as he grabbed Rood's shoulders with a horrified look. Lidusis let go of Rood's arm, surprised by Dio's shout.

"Are you stupid? I just don't like being with people like him." Rood huffed at Dio's dramatic response and pushed Dio's hands off his shoulders.

"Don't worry Rood! You can trust me with anything! You don't have to pretend or anything, I'll help you out!"

Much to Rood's dismay, his drama queen friend appeared to be stuck on the thought that he was being bullied.

"How horrible for a Hereis to bully such a smaller person…" Dio said mournfully. It was that moment that annoyed Rood the most and he smacked Dio across the head.

"Are deaf as well as stupid? I told you! I'm not being bullied! Sheesh… let's just play the stupid game."

The blue-haired boy cheered, pleased at finally managing to convince his friends to play and Lidusis smiled gently at his two new friends.

Shicmuon stood in front of the bedroom door, his chest tight and hesitantly opened the door. He couldn't help but wonder about the disappointment he felt as he noticed that the smaller boy's bed was empty.

'What the fuck. Whatever.' Shaking his head, the tall boy got ready for bed quite sluggishly.

His eyes looked from his uncomfortable bed to the fluffy bed with a teddy bear on it. He crawled into Rood's bed and picked up the warm stuffed animal. He held it above his head as he observed it, nothing out of ordinary and shrugged it off, tossing it to the other side of the bed. He shut his eyes slowly, the silence around him somehow becoming deafening.

"Wow Rood! You're really amazing! And this is your first time playing?" Dio looked at the smaller boy in amazement, the words 'Rood won' flashing on the screen.

"It is. I don't care much for playing. I spend my time studying because I actually care about my grades, unlike a certain boy in this room. Which I can assure you, that person isn't Lidusis." Rood said calmly, ignoring the pouting boy to look at the quiet boy.

Lidusis looked at his phone with a small smile on his face, the light from the screen glowing as it displayed a text message. Dio looked at his tall friend curiously.

"Who's texting you at this time?"

"Ah…. My friends…" Lidusis looked up at Dio, a small smile on his face.

"Eh?! You have friends other than us?" DIo said shocked, quickly getting a smack on the back f his head. He yelped and looked at his offender. Rood scowled at the dense boy.

"Dio, are you insensitive or are you just that stupid." The blond-haired boy kept the scowl on his face until he heard a laugh from Lidusis's direction.

"Yes, I have two friends but they have been studying in Plairus." Lidusis smiled softly and Dio's face lit up.

"Wow, in another country?! That's so cool! They must be nobles but that's to be expected for Lord Artian to know such people! Who are they?" Dio leaned towards the gray-haired boy, his curiosity seemingly endless.

"They're siblings. Their names are Ibriel and Chevel Phon Hadelio."

The next day was as bright and sunny as the last few days had been. No clouds casted a shadow on the two figures that stood in front of Helios, the same way Rood had done so when he first arrive.

The two siblings stood side by side, their blond hair a golden color that shined in the sunlight. The girl smiled brightly, her brother on the other hand, looking annoyed. The bags under his eyes did nothing to hide the older boy's exhaustion.

"Ibriel, how can you be so hyper this early in the morning…" Chevel looked down at his (precious) little sister as she looked up at him giggling.

"Because I went to bed at a good time, rather than worry about Lidusis and if the school was treating him right." She stared at her brother, her face blank with the exception of amusement that danced in her eyes.

"Wh-What?! I- I wasn't worrying about him! I was just worried about if I was going to get lost! Geez…." The brother flushed, scowling at his younger sister who laughed loudly and took off towards the school. With a sigh, Chevel followed the hyper girl, curious to what the school year was going to be like.