Hardships~ ~

Olivia sat in the back of the room, tears threatening to flow freely. She kept her hair down, letting her bangs cover her eyes. Jasmine sat next to her, holding her hand tightly, tears already dripping. They were alone in the class room, the rest of the class out for lunch. Jasmine turned to Olivia, with more tears, and broke down. Olivia wrapped her arms around the small girl, crying, too, though quieter.

"Olivia, y-you can't l-leave me! We, w-we've been together s-since sixth g-grade," She cried, harder.

"I'll f-figure something out, I-I promise. I can't leave you," Olivia whispered. Footsteps filled the air, but Jasmine and Olivia were oblivious. The door opened to the classroom, and two boys, one a brunette and the other with silver hair, entered the room, surprisingly quiet. They paused, looking at the two girls crying in the back of the room. They looked over at each other, before the brunette, Antonio Carriedo, let the albino, Gilbert Beilschmidt, over to the girls.

"Hola, chicas," He greeted, "Are you two alright," The two girls shot apart, wiping their eyes, hurriedly.

"W-we're fine, Mister Carriedo, Mister Bielschmidt," Olivia mumbled, while Jasmine tried to hide her tears.

"Nein, was ist falsch," Gilbert demanded (No, what's wrong). Olivia looked at Jasmine, who was talking quietly to Antonio.

"Nothing."

"Answer me, Frau," He demanded. Olivia sighed.

"My family is having trouble with money, and they might be sending me back," She averted her gaze to Jasmine and Antonio, with a wry smile, "I don't want to lose Jasmine."

"If you need help, L-Luddy and I might be some help. Y-you could stay with us," Gilbert offered, looking away.

"N-no! If I need a place to stay for a bit, I could beg Jasmine's parents. They might not like me, but they aren't heartless."

"Oh, that's fine, then. So, yeah," He lamely finished, looking away, "Jasmine and Toni seem to be getting along well, huh?"

"Yeah," Olivia looked over, smiling.

"Maybe this mean we'll have to be friends. Maybe more," He joked, waggling his eyebrows, with his signature 'Kesesesese'. Olivia laughed.

"In your dreams, Gilbert!"

"You mean in YOUR dreams, Olivia," And of course, the two began bickering,