Okinata: YAAAY, only maths left! Yup, that's right, I have the entrance exams for the IB class!

Ren: Um… You said you don't want to be in IB, you swore that you won't go for it, didn't you? Aren't you the one who was always saying that IB sucks?

Okinata: I-it's not like I changed my mind! I was forced to! (really!)

Ren: -narrowing eyes- Uh-huh. So why are you so happy about the exams, anyway?

Okinata: I'm not happy because of the exams themselves, baka! I'm glad that the whole thing is almost over!

Ren: But you DID look happy when you went off for your English exam!

Okinata: 'cause I like English! And I was not disappointed: we had a story-writing on it! And the oral part… -daydreaming-

Ren: -a deep sigh- Your mood is hardly stable, is it?

Okinata: -grins-

Kyu. Or maybe it wasn't...?

Ren went through the empty hallway deep in his though. There were still some things that he didn't know about. He knew it fully after listening to Nichrome's story. And he knew as well that it won't be soon until the ex-Priest decides to share his secret with anyone. Still, he said quite a lot about himself, about his life up until now…

And Ren somehow empathised with the other boy. Or maybe it wasn't his empathy but the charisma…? Well, it didn't actually matter, the outcome was the same either way. The young Chinese could feel Nichrome's pain from his every word. And he really felt sorry for him, or – to his surprise – angry, like when listening to the part when his spirit has been destroyed. It just reminded him of the X-Laws and Asakura Hao; destroying everything that didn't fit in their image of reality, or was simply inconvenient to them.

He stopped in the middle of the hallway. It was so silent… it was almost midnight, but Jun wouldn't supposedly come home before 2a.m. The younger of the Tao siblings looked to his right, straight at a certain door. He stood like this for a long moment, finally took a deep breath, and slowly opened them, trying to make as little noise as it was possible. His dark-haired head peered inside, just to see a silhouette of a teenager lying comfortably in a low bed. The sky outside the window was clear, but one couldn't see the stars because of a moon, that was going to be full in about two days.

The delicate moonlight gave the room some divine atmosphere, covering everything with silvery-blue colour. Ren could see clearly as the body under the covers moved them up and down in a rhythm of a calm breathe. He sneaked near the bed, crouching next to it, and looking curiously at the other boy.

Nichrome's face was absolutely tranquil, his eyes closed and lips slightly parted. His messy brown hair surrounded it, the pale light making them look like an aureole. The brunette was laying half-way on his back and on his side, one hand laid right next to his head, completing the vulnerable image. To Hell with his sister's theories, Ren had to admit it: Nichrome looked like a child when he was sleeping so peacefully, and it was really cute.

The Chinese didn't know for how long he has been sitting by the ex-Priest's side. He also didn't notice as he fell asleep, his head on the cool sheets, right next to Nichrome's hand.

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Jun walked through the hallway towards her bedroom. She suddenly stopped and took a few steps back as she noticed that one of the door was half-open. Nichrome-kun…? She took a look inside, her lips curving into a small smile as she saw Ren asleep, half of his body on the bed, held in a warm embrace of Nichrome, who also was in a deep sleep.

Still smiling, she slowly retreated from the room, quietly closing the door behind her.

A small devil giggled inside her. The morning was going to be completely out of normal as soon as Ren will wake up. She knew his reactions to well.

Forcibly stopping the wild, excited giggle in her throat, she went to her room.

Ren: So, like, tell me one thing…

Okinata: -raises an eyebrow- Like what?

Ren: If you have exams...

Okinata: Uhhhhhhhuuuuuh...?

Ren: Then how did you manage to write new chapters to four different stories and renew one older fic, draw three pages of a manga, some wicked fanarts and study to the exams during the past few days? O.O

Okinata: Hah! I am simply a very talented and gifted person, (obviously, a lie) Anyways, I'll try to put the last two chapters I recently wrote (Insight Note and Legend of Mana) as soon as possible, but I'm not quite sure if I'll make it, 'cause I have problem with getting access to the internet lately… (don't have net at home TT')

Ren: -sweatdrops- Better get down to studying for the maths test. As far as I remember, you're not to good at trigonometry and functions.

Okinata: Ooops… '

Oh, I almost forgot: To all the people reading fanfictions (and I mean every story published on the I have a favour to ask. I have ABSOLUTELY nothing against criticism. I know that no story is perfect and it's impossible to write one that everyone would like. I also know that no story is perfect in general. But please, if you wanna put a negative comment, then at least – apart from writing how much the story/author sucks – write at least a few words of explanation, why you didn't like it, so that people would know what they should improve!

Thank you for attention. O,-