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And now...with that...on to chapter two! This one will get the ball rolling on what's going to be taking place in later chapters...

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Chapter Two: More Questions then Answers

A breath of relief left Ari's mouth as she entered the classroom. She'd actually made it with time to spare thanks to Klaus's warning, she briefly pondered over weather or not he'd actually set the clock ahead just so she'd get to class on time. She wouldn't put it past him honestly.

She slowly shook her head a bit at the thought a soft smile tugging at her lips as she did. She quickly glanced around the room that was buzzing with the chatter of students. Her eyes finally came to rest on a familiar figure whose attention seemed solely focused on the book he had his face buried in.

"Elias?" Ari asked as she neared his desk causing him to jolt slightly at the sound of her voice.

"Hmm? Oh, Ari...it's you..." He stated as he looked up from his book, the expression on his face unreadable as he glanced up at her.

She could only give him a slightly offended look at response though having been around him and Klaus long enough she understood that it was as good of a kind welcome as she would get.

"How are you? I mean...you seemed pretty upset earlier...I just wanted to check and make sure you were alright." She said quietly making sure to watch his facial expressions closely.

She could see the flicker in his eyes at her words before he tore his gaze away from her as he crossed his arms and looked down a little.

"I appreciate the thought, but as you can see I'm fine. As Klaus probably already told you it's nothing to be concerned about..." He said with a small shrug his eyes still not meeting her's which signaled that there was little confidence behind his words.

"Well he did say that...but..I just want to be sure..." She said hoping to maybe get him to open up a little more. She could tell he was still hiding something.

"And he's always right isn't he?" He stated in a flat tone that made her cringe a little she opened her mouth to stay something else but was quickly cut off.

"J-just drop it, alright?!" Elias stated his voice finally snapping with irritation as he looked back up at her with a glare that could rival even Klaus's.

Ari swallowed hard realizing she'd pushed him to far, numbly she slowly nodded her head noticing the glances that several of the other students where giving them.

"A-alright then..." She said quietly as she gave Elias once last glance before turning and heading to her own desk. She didn't notice the heavy sigh he gave at her retreating form as she left his desk.

(Well that certainly didn't help at all. Now I'm even more worried about him...) Ari thought in despair as she reached her desk and sat down.

"Huh, wonder what crawled up and bit the Prince this morning?" Mussed a familiar voice from behind Ari turning her head slightly she was met by a grinning figure.

"Oh, morning, Luca." Ari said trying to sound as cheerful as she could given the circumstances.

The green haired boy only gave her one of his lopsided smiles in greeting before turning his gaze back to Elias who was setting starting blankly at the pages of the book he was reading.

"Must be really something major to get him in this sort of mood this early in the morning. Wouldn't you agree, Yukiya?" Luca asked drawing both their attentions to the dark haired boy who was setting looking out the window seemingly not paying any attention to their conversation.

"Leave me out of it..." Yukiya said quietly his eye flicking to look at both Ari and Luca.

Luca only grinned and chuckled before holding up his hand.

"Hey...you're his roommate, just figured maybe you knew something we didn't about his highness's mood this morning. Considering it seems poor Ari, here bore the brunt of it." He said turning back to look at her.

She only let out a small sigh at being reminded of that.

"Don't let it bother you, sure he's got his own reasons for being like this." Luca stated flashing her a grin before looking back at Elias his eyebrows raising.

"Hmm...I wonder..." He said putting his hand to his chin in thought.

"What?" Ari asked suddenly puzzled by his sudden change in mood.

Luca only shook his head a little though the tell tale smirk that he knew more then he was letting on never left his face.

"Nothing, nothing...though if the rumors I've heard are true...we'll soon find out." He said glancing once again at Ari, causing her eyebrows to rise and for her curiosity to be piqued at his words.

"Anyways...guess it's time I'm off. See you guys later." He stated taking his leave with a casual wave over his shoulder.

(Really?! He's skipping again...and wait...he didn't tell me anything I didn't already know. Darn Luca.) She thought with a scowl in her classmate's retreating from.

She glanced back at Yukiya hoping perhaps he would fill her in more on what Luca had said, but the dark haired boy only continued to stare out the window making no move to speak with her.

She let out a soft sigh and pout at this, though she had little time to dwell on her thoughts as just at that time the bell chimed signaling the start of class.

As if her mood couldn't get worse she watched as Professor Schuyler strode into the classroom.

(Great...I'm distracted enough as is, just what I need on top of all of this...) She thought sinking down lower in her chair as the lecture began.

The warm afternoon sunshine beamed down on the field behind the school, it was long after the end of the day's classes and the courtyard was mostly abandoned except for two figures.

Ari's prediction of how the rest of the day would go had seemingly come true and this was the accumulation of that assessment.

"Come...on...just...five...minutes..." Ari panted heavily from where she stood with her hands on her knees as she gasped for breath her wand hanging limply from her hand as she puffed.

Klaus stood in front of her her an unreadable expression on his face as he watched her, finally after a few seconds he let out a sigh before crossing his arms over his chest.

"Fine, but only five minutes and then it's right back to training." He stated finally relenting to her request.

Ari let out a happy sound as she literally plopped herself down on to her backside where she stood her trembling legs no longer able to hold her as she breathed out a sigh of relief.

"So unladylike like..." Klaus stated with a snort as he shook his head at her as he strode over and sat himself beside her.

Ari puffed out her cheeks at him as she allowed herself to lay back on the cool grass enjoying the slight breeze that gently blew.

Klaus had been relentless in this training session, he'd claimed it was to make up for the next day that they'd be loosing and the fact that she had once again messed up in class today.

Of course she hadn't totally messed up the spell she was trying to complete, it was a simple assignment to create a copy of the plant they had been presented with.

She had managed to make a duplicate, but then it and the original had suddenly sprung to life and started running a muck across the classroom scattering belongings and books every which way.

Honestly if she hadn't known the moment the spell had gone wrong that she'd be paying for it later the whole thing would have been funny.

(So much for the rest of the day going well...) She thought silently as she stared up at the clouds passing over head. She quietly stole a glance over at Klaus who was setting beside her letting the gently breeze blow through his golden hair.

She felt her eyebrows furrow a bit as she looked him over, despite the fact that he looked as cool and collected as always she could tell that there was a subtle difference in his body language a tension she hadn't noticed until that moment.

She swallowed a little feeling the same odd sensation she'd had for most of the day drop back into her stomach.

"You know it isn't polite to stare.." Klaus's voice finally brought her back out of her momentary reprieve.

She blinked several times blushing deeply when she realized that she had continued to stare at him while she was thinking.

"Not that I mind of course, though there are plenty of other things I could think of that would be far more fun." Klaus said his smirk turning devious as he tilted his head slightly the wheels turning in his mind.

Ari's eyes widened as she recognized the look on her boyfriend's face but she had little time to react. As she suddenly felt a prod to her side.

"Ack! No...not that..." She said with a girlish giggle as she tried in vain to wiggle away from his hand that had started tickling her side.

Klaus only grinned evilly as he continued his assault on her side causing her to squeal a little as peals of laughter erupted from her mouth as she twisted to try and get away from him.

He let out a small chuckle as she started wiggling out of his grip.

"Oh no you don't, Bunnyhead!" He stated turning himself fully to lean over her to get a better vantage point now using both hands to tickle her sides.

"Please...ahaha...enough..." Ari managed to finally say after a few more seconds of his attack, her face red as she gasped for breath tears streaming down her face as she continued to giggle.

Klaus's eyebrows raised for a few seconds in consideration as he looked down at her, allowing her to catch her breath.

Taking several deep breaths to even out her breath, Ari finally blinked open her eyes to stare up at his face.

She blushed deeply when she realized he was leaning over her, his arms on either side of her to keep her in place.

"K-Klaus?" She finally managed to say once she found her voice again.

"Just stay still..." He murmured as he looked down at her.

She felt his hand gently brush her now messy bangs out of her eyes before it trailed down the side of her face and down her cheek.

She could hear the blood rushing through her ears as his face began to move closer to her's. The feeling of his breath mingling with her's made her reflectively close her eyes in anticipation of what would happen next.

The soft feeling of his lips pressing against her's caused her mind to go blank for a few seconds, the happiness washing over her like a rolling tide. Somewhere in the back of her mind she could detect a slight difference in his kiss though, a bit of tension from Klaus that seemed to ebb away after a few seconds.

He had once told her that she was the key to healing him, and she wondered once her senses came back a little if that was what he was trying to accomplish with this kiss.

It lasted only for a few seconds, but it seemed to be more then enough. Because when their lips parted and Klaus pulled back enough to gently rest his forehead against her's and she could once again look into his eyes they seemed clearer then they had been the entire day.

They lay like that for several more minutes just gazing down at each other.

"I think we over shot that five minutes..." Ari finally said as he made to get up noticing the orange glow that was starting to appear from the setting sun.

"We'll just make it up next practice..." Klaus said giving a small shrug as he went to brush the grass from his pants.

"Wh-what?!" Ari asked her eyes widening as she looked up at him a scowl forming on her face as he only gave her one o f his normal smirks.

"You have a problem with that?" He asked crossing his arms and raising his eyebrows.

"N-No..." She sighed knowing she'd never win that argument.

"Good then...come on. Let's get you back to the dorm." He said extending his hand to her to help her up. She huffed a little but took his hand and got to her feet.

Klaus couldn't help but let out a small laugh as she got to her feet.

"What?" She asked looking at him funnily as he continued to laugh a her.

"You're hair looks absolutely ridiculous..." He stated his purple eyes shining in mirth as she blushed and quickly felt at her tousled hair that she could feel blades of grass sticking out of.

"Awe...that's not very nice. It was your idea to make me roll around on the ground." She whined as she began taking down her pig tails.

Klaus could only roll his eyes at her whining before coming over to her aid.

"Hold still..." He muttered as he began helping her pick bits of grass and leaves from her hair. After a few minutes of that they'd gotten the majority of it out.

"Thanks, I'll just leave it down...going to have to wash it anyways now." She sighed a little as she tugged at a stubborn knot that had been formed in her brown locks. Klaus could only chuckle a little bit at her.

"Well it still looks beautiful, even grass filled and knotted." He said flashing her a soft smile as he began walking towards the dorms.

Ari felt her heart squeeze at his kind words, they were so few and far between they often caused her to pause for a moment. She grinned happily her face blushing a little as she quickly took off at a jog to catch up with him.

Once back to the girl's dorm they paused outside.

Klaus let out a heave of a sigh as he stood in front of her.

"Remember what I said about tomorrow, if by some miracle I get finished early I'll send my familiar to let you know." He said quietly as she put a hand on his hip.

Ari blinked as she looked up at him even in the dimming light she could see whatever hidden emotion he was keeping from her flash through his eyes. He blinked however and as quickly as it was there it was gone.

"Alright..." Ari said giving him a small smile and nod of her head, even if she wasn't happy at the thought of not getting to see him all day tomorrow the thought of having a relaxing day with no training sounded pretty good.

As if reading her mind Klaus smirked.

"You honestly don't think I'm going to let you have the day off, Bunny-head? You're still my Buddy and your grades effect mine too..." He stated crossing his arms once again going back into teacher mode.

Ari's eyes widened and her jaw popped open and closed several times.

Klaus only smirked at her reaction.

"I want you to review what we studied today in practice, and to practice whatever you're lessons are in class tomorrow." He stated matter of factly.

Ari dropped her head to look at her shoes.

(So unfair! Even on days when he isn't around I still get stuck with homework...) She thought disappointingly.

"Alright..." She finally answered still pouting a little.

"Good girl..." He said as he crossed the short distance between them and gently plopped his hand on to her head. She smiled a little as the warm from his palm seeped into her, knowing she may not get to have any of his affection the next day.

"I'll see you later, then." He finally said as his hand left her head as he turned and began walking towards the boy's dorm.

"Alright...see ya!" She called to him waving her hand gently at his retreating from.

Later that night Ari was seated at the vanity in her and Amelia's dorm room.

"Owe...owe...owe!" She whined once again as she tried running a brush through her hair. Despite brushing it the best she could before her bath and now after it was still hopelessly tangled from her roll around on the ground early.

"Ari? Are you alright?" Amelia's voice came from the other side of the room where the other girl had just reentered the room. Her concerned amber eyes falling on her best friend who turned to look at her sheepishly.

"Yeah...sorry, I'm having some issues brushing my hair." Ari explained motioning with her brush to the tangles that where filling her long brown locks.

"Ouchie, here let me see what I can do." Amelia said as she came across the room to were she was seated.

"Thanks Amelia..." Ari said handing her the brush, before turning her back to her friend so she could start trying to brush though the tangles.

"Goodness, what did you do to get it this bad? Roll around on the ground?" Amelia mussed as she gently brushed out the knots.

Ari's face instantly blushed at her friend's question.

Seeing her friend's blush in the mirror Amelia's eyes lit up mischievously.

"Oh, ho...was I right? Did this have anything to do with the Emperor?" She asked giggling a little at her friend's expense.

Ari could only groan a little and bury her face in her hands.

"Hehe, looks like I was right. Don't worry...I won't ask anymore." She said knowing that Ari didn't like to go into the more personal details of her and Klaus's relationship or interactions. It was rare when she got the chance to give her best friend a little bit of a tease.

"There we go...I think I got the majority of them!" Amelia finally announced after several more minutes of brushing.

Ari sighed in relief as she ran her fingers through her hair.

"So, Ari are you excited to meet the new students that will be starting tomorrow?" Amelia asked excitedly as she sat down on the bed next to the vanity.

"Yeah, I didn't even know about it until today when Klaus told me not to come by the office tomorrow..." Ari said turning from the vanity to face her friend.

"Oh yeah, I guess he's got his duties to do tomorrow for that. Doesn't he?" Amelia mussed in thought as Ari nodded her head a little.

(Yeah, he'll be spending all day with a girl closer to his own age...) Ari thought to herself once again feeling the pang of jealousy deep with in her heart. Despite his reassurance she still couldn't help it.

"Ari? Are you alright...you got really quiet there for a minute..." Amelia asked breaking her out of her thoughts her warm eyes showing concern.

"Huh? Oh yeah...I'm fine, just thinking." She said giving her a large grin to try and cover up her true feelings. Amelia only looked at her for a few more seconds before seemingly buying her bluff.

"Well anyways...it'll be fun to get to meet some new faces. Maybe there will even be some cute boys.." Amelia said her eyes shining a little in excitement.

Ari could only roll her eyes at her friend's excitement at that prospect.

"I even heard a rumor that one of the new students is a member of the famous Leyhelm family..." Amelia excitedly chattered on.

(Leyhelm...where have I heard that name before?) Ari thought her brows furrowing in thought for a second.

Amelia must have seen the look that crossed her friend's face because she only sighed and shook her head.

"Come on, Ari...the Leyhelm's are as famous as the Goldstein's. Their like one of the biggest producers of magical wands in the Wizarding world!" Amelia stated matter of factly.

"Ooh! Alright...now I recognize the name. I've seen some of their wands for sale in Gedonelune when we go for field day!" She said her eyes lighting up remembering the wands she had often admired from a far in the shop windows.

"Their the best of the bests, you can't go wrong with a wand from them." Amelia said nodding her head a bit in thought.

"It should be interesting to have another famous student around here. Maybe they'll give the Emperor and the Prince some friendly competition.." Amelia said laughing a bit at the thought.

Ari couldn't help but chuckle a bit at Amelia's words as well, though with that thought it brought back the events from the rest of the day. Elias's odd mood and then the strange feeling she got from Klaus when they were alone earlier.

She couldn't help but shake the odd feeling she got from the entire thing. Though her thoughts where quickly dashed as Amelia began happily chatting to her again.

Ari's eyes slowly blinked open, bright light causing her to squint slightly at the sudden shift in brightness. She blinked several times to get her barrings.

(W-where am I?) She thought quietly feeling such an odd sensation deep within herself as she slowly realized she was standing in the Prefect's Office.

(Why am I here...when did I get here?) She thought her mind racing and trying to catch up to what was happening.

A sudden sharp voice caused her attention to snap forward. Her eyes widening when she saw the familiar figure standing before her.

Klaus was standing before her, but he looked a mess at the moment. His normally perfect golden hair was tasseled and looked like it hadn't been combed, his neatly put together uniform was in disarray, his neck tie hanging loosely around his unbutton collar, and what looked like dried blood was dotted across his white undershirt.

But what really caught her attention was the dark bruise that seemed to have formed itself over his left eye, and the cut on his bottom lip.

(What...what happened to him?) She thought in shock it looked like he'd been in some sort of fight.

"Are you listening to me?! Answer me dammit!" He suddenly barked at her, causing her to jump. His voice taking on a tone that she'd never heard before it was filled with pure anger, with an undertone of sadness laced through it.

She had never heard that tone from him, not even when he'd confronted Azusa that night did the anger in his voice sound anything like this. She swallowed hard as she looked up to see the glare that accompanied the tone.

"I...I..." She managed to stutter out feeling herself shrink under his glare.

She saw him take a deep steadying breath though his glare never left her.

"Just tell me, honestly. Do you love him?" He finally asked his voice now sounding more saddened then it did angry as he looked at her she could see a swirl of emotions in his violet stare.

(Love?! Love who? I love you...) She thought desperately trying to understand what was happening before her. She could feel a wet sensation on her cheeks and knew that there where tears now falling from her eyes.

"I-I...I don't know..." She heard herself say in a voice over come with sadness as she felt her self look down and away from his gaze. She felt her heart squeeze painfully with the admission.

"I see...you should go now." Klaus stated flatly all emotion leaving his voice.

(No...no...what's going on...please...someone tell me whats happening! Klaus please!) She begged herself quietly feeling panic seeping into her bones.

"Klaus...I..." She heard herself start to say but it was quickly cut off.

"I SAID GO!" His voice boomed again the anger she'd heard before coming back into his voice as he snapped at her. She felt herself heave a sob before she felt herself turn and leave the office.

(No...no...no! Please this isn't right...what's happening?! Klaus...oh god...) She thought feeling herself panic at what had just happened.

Darkness was the first thing that greeted Ari when she opened her eyes, she let out a sob as she sat up abruptly from her sleep. Her eyes wide as she gasped for air her unfocused eyes looking around the darkened room of the dorm.

She could feel the warm wet tears as the ran down her face as she gasped for air, after a few seconds she finally started to feel her senses come back to her. She glanced over at Amelia's bed relieved to see her still asleep.

She sniffled as she gently reached up to wipe at her cheeks to remove her tears, her heart still hammering in her chest as her mind slowly started to process what had taken place.

"A nightmare?" She mummer-ed to herself as she continued to cry at the horrible scene that had just played out before her.

She slowly shook her head a little at that thought, she knew what this was and it was no simple nightmare. She'd promised Klaus she wouldn't use her time travel abilities to look into the future, but the dreams still came.

Up until now they had only been brief flashes of things that would happen, maybe a certain lecture or test. But never anything this vivid or clear, not sense her dreams about the night Azusa had tried to kill the unicorn.

She sniffled again and hugged her knees to her chest at that revelation.

(W-was that our future? Are we going to...?) She couldn't even bring herself to finish that sentence as the thought made her heart squeeze so hard she thought it may stop beating. She sat like that for several minutes allowing her tears to flow.

After allowing herself to cry for a good while she let out a depressed sigh as she started off into the darkness of the room.

"What am I going to do?" She whispered to herself feeling more tears come to the corner of her eyes.

And that's it for Chapter Two! Goodness what is going on here?! Looks like poor Ari has a lot on her plate...and I'm sure it's only going to get worst for the poor girl. Guess we'll find out more more in the next chapter!

Stay tuned! And thank you all agian for taking the time to read this, and for your wonderful reviews! 83

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