Camino walked down the halls of Satan University. There were freshman laughing, talking and doing a handful of other things, but Camino was once again preoccupied with thought.

Okay, so he had this other potion, but when would he use it? And why? Maybe he could use the two hours to get closer to Pan and she would forget all about Dark.

He smiled, solemnly. Talk about wishful thinking.

He looked up and noticed Scatter walking toward him. He started to smile, but decided against it when he realized that Scatter looked very upset.

Uh-oh, he thought.

"Hey Scatter," he said. "What's up?"

"Pan was out with Dark."

Camino fought to keep his face neutral. "What makes you say that?"

"The way she was acting when she came home," he said. "And now Pan's swooning all over him." He let out an exasperated cry. "Dark better hope I don't find him because when I do, he's dead."

Camino actually paled. Great, now my best friend wants to kill me.

"You didn't see anything strange last night, did you?" Scatter asked.

"Huh?"

"On your way back from the store?"

Oh, right. I told him I was on my way to the store. Oh man, I'm nowhere near as smooth a liar as Dark is.

"No, I didn't see anything strange. I didn't see Dark, if that's what you wanted to know. I noticed Pan as I was coming back and I walked her home."

"Hmm. Well, I'm going to find out more info on Dark and I'm going to find him."

"But Scatter..."

He suddenly smiled. "Don't worry. You can come along when I find him. I know you are jealous of the effect he has on my cousin. Don't deny it. I'll see you later, okay?" He turned to leave.

"Scatter wait!"

He turned back. "What is it, Camino?"

"Uh..." Camino wanted so badly to tell Scatter the truth, but he knew that he shouldn't. What if he became upset with Camino for all the things that Dark had done? Including almost undressing his cousin. He shook his head. Instead of hunting down Dark, he might resort to beating Camino senseless. Technically, he would be beating up Dark, too.

"Well?" Scatter asked.

"Scatter, I just needed to tell you that..." He drew in a breath. "...I'm behind you all the way." He fought the urge to clap his hands to his mouth. Where did that come from? he wondered.

A smile broke out across his best friend's face. "Thanks man. I knew I could count on you."

Camino laughed, nervously. "Sure thing." He waved at Scatter as he walked down the hall in the direction of his class.

Camino leaned against a row of lockers and closed his eyes. He couldn't go through this alone anymore. He needed someone else's help and advice, but who? His father? No. Videl? No way, what if Gohan found out. Dende?

He opened his eyes and considered that thought. Yeah, maybe Dende could help me. But I can't talk to him now and Dark will probably be awake after school. He patted the potion in his pocket. I hope this stuff really works.

"Hey Camino."

Camino's heart leapt in his chest when he heard her voice. He turned to see Pan standing beside him.

"You're going to be late for class," she said with a smile.

"I...uh..."

She laughed and took his hand. His eyes widened, but he didn't let go of her soft hand. "Thanks for taking me home last night."

"Oh sure, no problem," he replied, looking down at her hand in his. He was in disbelief. "I can't believe he left you all alone."

She shrugged. "He's like that, you know, the mysterious type. I'm sure he was watching me from the distance, making sure no one bad made off with me. You probably didn't look too threatening." She smiled up at him. "Dark really is a nice guy. It's such a wonderful feeling to meet a guy who really cares about you and would do anything for you."

Camino felt liked he'd been stabbed in the chest. Didn't she know that he cared about her and would do anything for her?

I've liked her for all this time and she's never retuned my feelings. Dark just appears and she's all over him. She would probably run away with him if he asked her to.

He let go of her hand and she glanced up at him. "I'll see you around, Pan." He picked up his pace and walked to his classroom alone.

Pan pressed her hand to her chest, remembering the touch of his warm flesh against hers. Whenever she touched Dark, she had a warm fluttering feeling inside, but when she touched Camino she felt at peace and totally comfortable.

She watched Camino disappear through a door and for the first time she noticed the jean jacket he was wearing. There was something familiar about it, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. Maybe she'd seen it in a store or something.

Many classes had passed and Camino was finding it nearly impossible to keep his eyes open. His professor kept droning on and on about something. He wasn't quite sure what she was talking about because he'd only been paying attention long enough to hear bits and pieces.

He folded his arms on his desk and laid his head in them. His eyes fluttered shut and he finally gave in to sleep.

Dark opened his eyes and looked up. A classroom? Why was he here? He looked around at the students and quickly changed his appearance so that he looked like Camino. Luckily, no one had been looking at him when he'd first awakened.

He took a better look around. Camino must be at school, but why did I come out? He must have let his guard down. Sleeping in class? He shook his head and smiled.

The smile became more like a smirk as another idea crossed his mind. If Camino is at school, then Pan must be around too. She's not in this classroom...but maybe...

His train of thought was broken when two girls beside him started to speak. The blond asked her redhead friend if she wanted to go to a concert. The redhead said she did and asked questions about it.

Dark listened intently. Going to a concert didn't sound like such a bad idea. He found out when and where the concert was being held. He didn't know if Pan even liked the band that was playing, but he was sure that she would go if he invited her.

Dark tore a piece of paper from Camino's notebook and picked up a ballpoint pen.

He stood quickly causing his chair to topple over backwards. After it crashed to the floor, all eyes were on him. He looked past the rows of students to the teacher at the front of the classroom.

"Camino?" she asked.

"May I use the restroom?" Dark met the eyes of a few students and was glad he had changed back to Camino's appearance. But then again, the thought of causing utter chaos in the school sounded like fun. He could almost see the look on the students' faces as they screamed about the return of the jewelry thief. He shook his head and tried to focus.

"Yes," the teacher replied after a moment.

Dark picked up the fallen chair and started for the classroom door. He could feel the eyes of his classmates and teacher watching him. It took everything he had not to turn around and say something snide.

He stepped out of the classroom and closed the door behind him. He leaned against it and took a deep breath. He looked down at the paper and pen in his hand.

He pushed away from the door and walked down the hall and out to the parking lot until he came to rows of cars. He held the paper against a car and quickly wrote a note to Pan.

When he was finished, he drew away from the car and smiled. He couldn't wait to see Pan again.

He glanced down the row of car and realized that he didn't know which one was Pan's. Then he realized that Pan didn't drive. He growled and closed his hand around the pen. How am I supposed to give Pan a note if she doesn't drive?

Another idea came to him, replacing his frustration with joy. All he had to do slip it into Pan's backpack.

He found Pan in the crowded hall and folded the piece of paper into a smaller square. He wrote Pan's name on the front and slipped it under the flap of her backpack. She didn't even notice him. He was pretty good at stealth operations and procedures. The only person that could probably beat him was Scatter.

He stood back and crossed his arms. He could already see Pan's face at the concert and her sugary smile.

Dark put the pen into his pocket. He turned and walked down the hall again. When he opened the classroom door, the teacher was sitting at her desk and the students were reading quietly.

No one paid him any mind as he took his seat again. He picked up Camino's copy of the book everyone was reading and propped it up in front himself. He folded his arms on the desk and rested his head in them, just the way he'd been when he'd woken up.

-

The class was over, signaling that the school day was finally over. Bra waited at the front of the school for Pan. Bra crossed her arms and tapped her foot, impatiently. Pan didn't usually take this long.

Bra smiled when she spotted Pan in the crowd of students. She took a few steps forward and waited for Pan to come closer. "Hey Pan!"

To Bra's surprise, Pan kept walking past her. Her eyes were fixated on a piece of paper she was holding in her hands. She held it tightly as if she was afraid to lose it and read the lines over and over again. She probably could have recited them by heart.

Bra grabbed her best friend's shoulder and she let out a sound of surprise, nearly dropping the paper.

"Hello, Earth to Pan? Didn't you see me standing here waiting for you?"

Pan blinked at her. "No, I'm sorry Bra."

Bra tried to sneak a peak at the paper, but Pan pulled it away. "Are you studying or something?"

Pan shook her head. "Not exactly."

"Then what is it? From the way you've been staring at it, it must be interesting."

Pan shoved it into her back pocket and smiled. "No really. It's nothing...just a note from a friend in one of my classes."

"Oh." Bra didn't seem interested anymore. "Aren't we going to your house?"

Pan nodded. "Yep, if my cousin ever gets here." She looked toward the main entrance of the school. "He didn't walk by yet?"

Pan shook her head. "He's late too."

As if on cue, they spotted Scatter hurrying toward them, practically dragging Camino behind him. Bra and Pan shared a look.

"What's the matter with you?" Pan asked, poking Camino in the stomach.

"I just woke up." He smiled sheepishly.

"Just woke up?!"

"Yeah," he said. "I was sleeping in class."

Pan sighed. "You're hopeless!"

Scatter laughed and put his arm around her. He took a capsule from his pocket, pushed the button and tossed it on the ground. After a moment a car stood before them.

Scatter got behind the wheel and Bra sat on the passenger's side.

Camino looked at Pan and his smile dimmed a little. She smiled and took the backseat behind her cousin.

Camino looked back toward the school. He didn't know what was wrong, but he felt like he was forgetting something.

"Come on Camino!"

He looked at Scatter. "I'm coming. I'm coming."

Camino took his seat beside Pan, leaving only a small space in between them. Pan turned her head and looked in the other direction.

Camino remembered the conversation he'd had with Pan before class started. No wonder she was avoiding eye contact with him. But something still didn't feel right. He felt like something was missing. He wasn't upset with Pan, but should he have been? She seemed to still be feeling the effects of the conversation.

Scatter started the car and Camino turned to grab his seatbelt. "Ow!"

Scatter and Bra looked back at Camino. Pan turned to him with a confused looked on her face. She hadn't touched him.

"What's wrong?" Scatter asked.

Camino pulled a pen from his pocket and looked at it. "I guess this stuck me."

Pan giggled at him and Scatter turned around, shaking his head. "Don't put pens in your pocket then."

When Scatter was sure everyone had their seatbelts buckled, he took off in the direction of his home.

Camino frowned at the pen and said, quietly, "I didn't put this in my pocket."

Pan watched him out of the corner of her eye. She was the only one who had heard him because Bra had turned on the radio and Scatter had started talking over it.

Pan couldn't help but to notice that Camino had been acting strange lately.