I am back with yet another chapter. I have a freaking awesome beta, Daughter of Nature! Creative juices are flowing now! I will bore you no longer. Here it is…

Daine and Numair pulled up into a dirt parking lot off the highway. It was crowded with cars and people with buzzers, waiting to be called in. Numair pulled his car into an empty parking spot and stopped the car. He got out and walked over to the other side to open Daine's door for her. They walked across the large parking lot to a large wooden building. The neon sign displayed, "Moose's Tooth Pizzeria and Pub," for all to see.

Numair grabbed Daine's hand and walked through the crowd, occasionally pushing past one or two people that wouldn't move. Numair pulled Daine over to the hostess stand. Numair exchanged a few words with her, but they were lost to the sound of happy chatter and the occasional shout or laughter of the end of a joke.

They moved again, going down a hallway to another room that was filled with a few picnic tables and some other plain tables. The room was full, but it wasn't anywhere near as loud as the entrance room. The hostess showed them their table and gave them their menus.

"So what do you think?" Numair asked Daine.

"I never pictured you as a pizzeria type of person. You seem more like the type of person who likes restaurants with the names of the food too long and complex to remember," Daine replied.

"I like those restaurants well enough, but nothing can beat this place's pizza. What looks good to you?"

The waiter came and Daine let Numair pick what they would eat, trusting his judgment. The pizza arrived a little while later. Daine picked up an aroma filled slice and bit into it, tasting heaven on earth. Numair smiled, like he knew she would feel this way.

They discussed the schedule for their tutoring. It was decided that on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, they would have class after Daine's work. Also, next semester, Daine would just be a TA in the next level of the Mammalian Anatomy. Numair had high hopes for the amount they would manage to fit in the small two weeks they had left until Winter Break.

Numair paid for the bill, though Daine wanted to pay for her half, and they walked out into the cold. Numair drove Daine to Perin's apartment and dropped her off. Daine pulled out her key and opened the apartment door. Pulling off her winter gear, she walked around the corner to the kitchen and small table to find a delicious meal laid out for her and Perin. He walked up to her, gave her a peck on the lips and asked, "How was work?"

"Fine, the usual. One of the horses broke the wall of her hoof, so the farrier had to come in."

"Are you hungry?" Perin asked, pulling out a chair for Daine.

Daine looked up at him sadly, and said, "Perin, it looks great. I am so happy you put in all this effort just for me. But I forgot it was tonight, so I already had dinner…with Numair."

Perin looked like he was about to burst, but he calmed down and said, in a strained voice, "You had dinner with your teacher instead of your boyfriend, the guy you live with."

"I forgot. I'm sorry, it's just…"

"Shut up!" Perin stormed off to his room, leaving Daine stunned at the table.

She went over to a small closet and grabbed the blanket and spare pair of pajamas she always keeps there for times like this. It has only happened a handful of times, but Daine liked these for emergencies. She changed in the bathroom and then walked over to the couch, pulling the blanket over her and falling into a troubled sleep.

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The next day, Perin was nowhere to be seen, but that was to be expected since he had early classes. Daine got ready and went out to the bus and got on. She walked over to meet Numair, who was already waiting happily for her. He noticed her gloomy expression and asked, "What's wrong? Did something happen?"

"No, I just had a small fight with Perin." Numair looked like he was going to ask what it was about, but with one look from Daine, he decided to drop it. He decided to try to cheer her up instead.

"Today is Wednesday. That means you get a lovely lesson from me, your favorite teacher! I think today we should go to the zoo and see the elephant. She will be inside, but that doesn't really matter, considering they asked me to design a better house for her. I would usually give this to my 2nd year students, but they are busy working on the snow leopard enclosure, so I decided you and I could do it." Daine cheered up on this thought, glad to know she would have something to look forward to for the day.

This one is really short, I know, but they will hopefully be longer in the future. This one is kind of a filler. Now off to write the next chapter…

Thanks to ewasnow, eab4ever, SOPROL, hopelessromantic56, kaypgirl, and ImmortalLover the your reviews. I hope to get more soon hint, hint.