A/N: Hey everyone, Scottie here. Bug isn't here, but she did help write this bit of the story :) Anyway, sorry for taking soooo long to update again, I blame cricket, and Bug can blame me, 'cause it's my account… Maybe we'll just blame cricket… Anyway, we hope you all enjoy this part of the fanfic :) don't forget to review!

-ScottishLaura and Caitiebug16

Shelby wandered the long empty hallway of the dorm block alone. She had gotten past the curfew, and now only felt like sleeping. Shelby sighed, and walked to the common room. She sat down on one of the couches, and sighed again. Suddenly, tears welled up in her eyes. She hadn't heard from Wing for almost a month, but Otto and Raven had returned more then a week ago. Shelby rolled herself into a ball. She began sobbing quietly, until she was sobbing uncontrollably. She knew that someone may hear her at some point, but she didn't care. She felt empty inside not knowing where Wing was. There was a hiss as a door opened, but Shelby continued sobbing quietly. Someone sat down next to her. She kept sobbing. The person put an arm over her, and wrapped her in a hug. It was a firm, but gentle hug, and Shelby didn't even look up to see who it was. Soon, Shelby's sobbing quietened a little, and she looked up.

"Are you OK?" Shelby suddenly burst out crying again, and she dove onto the other person's chest. They rubbed her back gently and slowly, in a rhythmic pattern until she quietened down. Shelby looked up, and the boy sitting opposite her looked at her sympathetically. Shelby had tears in her eyes, and the boy wiped them off her face gently with a thumb. He spoke again.

"Shelby, what is wrong?" Shelby almost began sobbing again, but she managed to choke out a few words.

"Wing. Where were you?" Wing began to explain, and Shelby gently sobbed again. Wing wrapped her up in a hug, and she rested her head on his shoulder until soon, Wings' calm voice and rhythmic rubbing of her back lulled her to sleep. Wing gently picked her up, and carried her to her room. He couldn't get the door open, so he knocked until the door opened. Laura peered out sleepily.

"Whu-?" Wing smiled.

"Can I come in?" He whispered. Laura nodded, and slid the door open further.

"Is she OK?" Wing nodded.

"She'll be fine. She just needs to sleep." Laura nodded. Wing gently put Shelby down on her bed, and covered her in her with her sheets. He stepped back, and smiled as the sleeping girl rolled over slightly. She smiled in her sleep, and Wing smiled a tiny bit. Wing stepped forwards once more, and smoothed her hair down. He gently kissed her on the head, and turned and left without looking back. Laura was standing in the centre of the room, her half asleep brain still processing. She smiled to herself, and climbed back into her bed, turning the lights out. The room was soon filled with deep, even breathing...

"Aye, Shel, what's with the ridiculous grin on your face?" Indeed, Shelby had walked in with a huge smile, which was wiped clean off her face with Laura's obnoxious comment.

"I think it has something to do with Wing's arrival yesterday," Otto leaned in and whispered in her ear. Laura giggled.

"I suspect that I am being talked about," Wing stepped in, eyebrow cocked towards the mischievouspair.

Laura was flabbergasted. "How did you hear that?"

"I didn't," Wing answered with a straight face. "Like I said previously, I only suspected. It seems that I was right."

"Good going, Laura," Otto pinched her arm playfully. She felt her face grow hot.

The bell rang for second class.

"Onward, to the wonderful world of political studies," Otto said with absolutely no enthusiasm. Shelby groaned without missing a beat, and Wing looked as if he would rather like to groan, too.

"I don't understand why you three don't like it," Laura started her lecture as they walked. "Political Studies is one of the most important lessons in the school. If you didn't learn it-"

"Laura," Otto said patiently, "give it a rest." She promptly shut her mouth; Shelby and Wing shared a knowing look about Laura's obedience. They immediately struck up a conversation, and Laura fell to the back.

"Hey," Otto appeared next to her. "I got you something." In his hand was a rolled up sheet of paper. She took it and unrolled it.

"Otto!" She gasped as he grinned. "Where did you get this? You know I've been trying to.."

"Professer Pike's lab," he shrugged. "It's not a big deal."

"Yes it is," She said softly, and the back of his hand brushed hers.

Otto turned away from Laura slightly and smiled to himself. At that moment, Wing turned around and started grinning like a maniac. He dropped back next to Otto, and eventually Laura was chatting with Shelby.

"I see you're very happy." Otto grinned.

"Why shouldn't I be? Everything I live for is here, so why not be happy?" Wing raised an eyebrow.

"Everything you live for?" Otto nodded enthusiastically.

"Yeah, you, Laura, my friends," he immediately stopped.

"Laura, hey?" Wing was grinning so hard now. Otto bit his lip.

"Uh, did I say Laura? I meant uh-"

"Give it up, Otto. Pretty much the entire stream knows, get over it." Otto sighed.

"So what's that saying for you and Shelby? I'm pretty sure the entire school knows by now." Wing frowned. Otto grinned. The two boys hurried forwards towards Laura and Shelby. The four walked in silence towards their next class. When they arrived, the door was still closed, so Otto took the opportunity to talk to Laura.

"Hey, Laura?" She looked up, brushing a strand of loose hair from her eyes.

"mm?" She sounded distracted.

"Is everything OK?" She nodded,

"Yeah, I was just remembering that night, you know, when we were in the library past curfew?" Otto nodded. "That was fun." Otto smiled.

"Are you saying we should try our luck again?" Laura grinned.

"Sounds fun. Tonight at the library?" Otto nodded.

"It's a date, then."

Later that night, after dinner, Laura and Otto had left Shelby and Wing in the dining hall and walked the short distance to the library. Otto had wondered off, probably looking for a textbook of some kind to read.

Laura was sitting quietly at a desk, a few books scattered around her, the paper Otto had given her before hidden slightly under a book. Otto walked quietly behind Laura without her noticing. He placed his hands on her shoulders, and spoke into her ear.

"Guess who?" Laura jumped and Otto chuckled. He pulled the chair out next to her, and together, the pair began to look over the blueprints together. Soon, the lights began to flicker in the library, the cue for the pair to leave. Laura quickly picked up the books that were around her, and Otto grabbed the blueprint before the pair hurried from the library. When they were outside, Otto grinned at Laura and they set off running, semi rushing to beat curfew. They raced through the corridors, smiling as they knew they were going to make it. Suddenly, Laura tripped and fell over, her body falling onto the floor, hard on her side. There was a crunching noise and Laura cried out in pain. Otto stopped running, and went back to Laura. She was whimpering quietly, clutching her arm. She had her eyes shut, and her breathing was uneven, so Otto gently picked her up and carried her over to the entry to the dorm block. It was closed. Otto swore.

"I didn't mean for us to miss curfew again, Laura. I'm sorry." He whispered into Laura's ear. She groaned slightly, but didn't move otherwise. Otto sighed, and sat down with his back against the door. Soon Laura's breathing became steady, and Otto began to feel sleepy. He put his head against Laura's and fell asleep, listening to Laura's breathing.

Shelby sighed. Otto and Laura scrambled off to the library, leaving Wing and Shelby in the Dining Hall. Wing watched them turn out of the cafeteria with a face that showed no emotion. However, he was worried on the inside. The four had always been good friends. Now that they were all falling for each other, would it be the same, or would Otto forget about his best friend? Thoughts like these clouded Wing's mind.

"Helloooo? Wing? Anybody home?" Shelby flicked his ear.

He simply turned around and looked at her, but it seemed to make her blush. Wing had done nothing!

"So, it seems those lovebirds went and ditched us," Shelby said, sticking her tongue out at the door, returning to her normal self. Wing could have sighed with relief. He didn't know what to do when she blushed. Seeing her blush made him want to blush, and that was not a good thing, since he was supposed to be keeping his emotions inside. That was what Raven was teaching him when she could. He had already slipped up today when Otto's denial of liking Laura made him grin.

"Hey! Hey, tough guy, talk to me here."

He raised his eyebrows. "Alright."

Her foot nudged his from under the table. "What's your favourite colour?"

He nudged hers back after a pause. "I don't have one."

Nudge. "Really?"

Nudge. "No." He was oddly tempted to smile, even though the situation was ridiculous.

She nudged his foot and smiled maliciously. "Turn around."

He was taken aback. "What are you going to do?"

She grinned. "Just turn around."

He did as he was told, but felt a slight prickle of unease. He felt his hair being gently taken out of the low ponytail, and was being played with.

"What are you doing?" He asked softly, looking to see if anyone had noticed. No, everyone was busy with their own friends.

"Braiding your hair," She said cheerfully. He knew she was grinning behind him. Wing didn't know if he should let this go on or not, but it seemed he didn't have a choice. Grudgingly, he admitted to himself that her fingers sliding through his hair were not all that bad a feeling. He could get used to this.

"Otto? Otto, wake up. Otto!" He felt a sudden cold prickling on his head, trickling down his head.
"If you just poured water in my hair," he started. Otto looked up, intending to pound whoever it was that had woken him until he realised it was Wing and Shelby. Shelby was off with Laura, carefully checking her arm for breaks.
"What happened?" Otto thought back.
"We were trying to beat the curfew, we were nearly here, and then she tripped. When I got her up, the door was closed." Wing nodded, and pulled Otto to his feet.
"We should take her to the infirmary." Otto nodded. He was grateful for Wing's clear head and guidance. He looked back to Laura who was now awake. She was grimacing every time she moved. Shelby was standing next to Laura supporting her, and Wing walked over to her, also supporting. Together, the group made it to the infirmary and sat Laura down on a bed. A nurse came in, a young guy, maybe 20? He walked over to Laura and quietly talked to her. After a few minutes, he began testing her arm, asking where it hurt. Laura winced almost every time he tested something, and Otto winced with her. The nurse walked over to the trio.
"Well, guys, it looks like your buddy's broken her arm in about three places, and she's dislocated her shoulder." Otto nodded. The nurse kept talking, but Otto didn't care. Laura was now lying on the bed looking pale and sick. Almost as if she felt Otto watching her, she looked to him, and he mouthed
"Sorry." She smiled.
"That's OK, it was my idea anyway." Otto smiled sadly. The nurse began to usher the group out, and Otto had no choice but to leave too. He shot a last glance over his shoulder, and saw Laura still smiling at him sadly.