Ring? It's loud. The bell? The bell. Thank god it's the bell. I stand up out of my seat with my bag in hand, only to find my hopes were deceitful and I ,like the mouse who tried for the cheese, fell for it. An eruption of laughter rippled through the classroom with the teachers muffled giggle and shushes.

No one understood embarrassment, they knew about it and they knew what it felt like. But no one truly understood it, because if they did then none of them would have laughed. The teacher wouldn't have held her hand over her mouth. Carla wouldn't have looked around so anxiously, cracking a grin. No one would have made a commotion, but they did and i'm reminded to sit back down. I look back up dead at the teacher not cracking a smile just staring straight at her. After a while the giggles died losing their source of energy.

"W- Well if you look here then you would have the red line." The teacher fumbled over her words. Probably scolding herself as to fall into such actions along with the kids. "It's ok, Lami. We all make those mistakes!"

Too late. After that do you truly think any child would want to hear what any of you have to say. I slink back into my desk. Quiet . . . quiet . . . quiet. After around 5 minutes I was once again in my own solitude. My comfortable solitude where no one else could be or could go . . . or could laugh.

Ring? Another one? The bell? It's piercing my eardrums. The bell. Wait, don't make the same mistake as last time. I look around, this time my conscious was right and I began to pack away my things.

Near the end I look up to only find Carla smiling back down at me. That smile didn't seem as genuine compared to earlier in the day.

"I'm going home with my new friends! Did you want to go with us?" She asked, but she didn't really wanted an answer. I knew at least that much and plus the hint from the stares of the people standing behind her. "No it's alright. I'll be alright." She turned no persuading or anything, she just turned.

Clumsily I fumble my last item, the scissors, into my bag and take off.


"Wait, Lami!" I stop, the voice is all too recognizable it's the teacher. Of course who else? I turn around a smile plastered on my face, "Yes ma'am?"

She's comforted by my forgiving smile and is encouraged to continue the conversation, "I want to apologize for earlier today. It was not correct supervisor behaviour. I nod.

"It's ok, ma-

"No it is not! You shouldn't have to feel that way. You're too young! I know what that feels like and I do not want my students experiencing that feeling more than once. So please forgive me?"

I exhale realizing I was holding onto my breath a little too long. A warm feeling enclosed my chest and my vision became blurry. One blink was all it took before my cheeks became soaked with my warm tears. In all honesty I didn't really know why I was crying, but it felt like the right time.

She wiped my tears and pulled me into an embrace. I cried for at least 10 minutes, before I regained my composure. I breathed and smiled, "Alright i'll see you tomorrow Ms-" Shucks I hadn't been paying attention and haven't heard her name. My eyes quickly pierced all the corners and sides of the room looking for clues.

"Ms. Bell-mere" An unexpected giggle escaped her lips, her smile was calm and nice. Not to mention she's quite pretty and her pink hair complimented her eyes perfectly. Sort of like a princess with a distinct personality, ya know?

I grin, "Alright ms-"

A smooth and collected voice cuts over mine, "Lamie?" My grin grew wider knowing full well who it was, "Law!" I ran to him arms opened wide.

'Doink' a hand slammed down on my head, "Where have you been i've been calling your name forever! I didn't know where your class was and I didn't know who your classmate are! Where's Carla?" My smile dropped a little, "Forget about that. Did you get in trouble already?" He threatened with his hand inching in the air. Preparing for another whack.

"No, no quite the opposite in fact." Ms. Bell-mere waved her hands, shaking her head. "I was apologizing to her." Her hand started to rub the back of her head.

Law stared at the teacher a little longer before his eyes narrowed. 'My brother is fearless' was the first thought that popped to my head. The next action proved my theory correct.

"What did you do to her?" His eyes didn't waver away from the teacher, but instead grew colder by the second. "You better not have touched her. I swear to g-"

"I was being childish and got a little ahead of my jokes. I'm sorry if I have upset you or your sister, Mr. Trafalgar." Ms. Bell-mere's voice was steady, attentive and understanding of what was going on in my brother's head at the moment as he asked those words. "Please accept my apology."

My brother continued to glare, eventually relaxing after around 30 seconds or so. "No, it was my fault for jumping to conclusions. I apologize for my rude behavior." Conclusions? Oh yea! Something like the end of a discussion. He reached for my hand and grasped it. It was cold, the complete opposite of what I was expecting. It was twitching and when I stopped moving I felt the twinges in his muscles, I could tell he was trembling. Fear? From talking that way to the teacher? . . . No, my brother wasn't shaken up that easily for some reason. Was it anger? "Well we have to leave, but it was nice meeting you." Law tugged on my hand as he pulled me out the door.

I quickly turned and waved towards my teacher, "See you Ms. Bell-mere!" She waved back smiling subtly. Huh? I squint, trying my hardest to keep my head in the doorway as Law endlessly tugs at my hand. Did I see wrong?


Law was partially quiet on the way home and didn't really respond to me. It's okay though because I was pretty distracted myself and wouldn't have wanted to talk in his mood either.

"Uh, Law it's okay now. Can't we slow down?" My eyebrows knit together.

Instead of a verbal answer I instead feel him squeeze my hand, but our pace did start to slow down. So that's a plus. Although after that I already knew that this was going to be one of our awkward and silent walks home.


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