I'm so glad to hear that everybody is enjoying the characters so far! So here's the next addition to our cast! J

"C'mon Val-chan! Let's get outta here already! The DWMA awaits us!" Kyon Dellous declared as he stormed into his partner's bedroom without knocking.

The girl he was addressing jumped slightly in her desk chair at his outburst, then sighed as she straightened her glasses in front of her blue eyes on the bridge of her nose and calmy shifted the papers she was organizing into a neat pile. Most of the leaflets were DWMA admission forms and information that she unfortunately would have to put off until later.

God, I hate procrastination. I'm not going to let it ruin me this year. Not when I have this one-in-a-lifetime chance to attend the DWMA and escpecially not after all that I put Kyon-sama through.

She clutched the edge of her desk with white knuckles as she glanced at her meister's face over her shoulder to see that he was sitting on her bed and practically shaking with the eager desire to leave. She smiled at him sweetly as she relaxed her fingers and said,"I told you this morning. School doesn't start until next week."

Kyon's sparkling purple eyes squinted in confusion, making his features seem even more comically naïve. "Did you say that? I must've forgotten. Oh, well!" he said as he shrugged and bounced of the bed and began rocking on his heels. "So what should we do today?"

Velacia put her finger to her chin in thought until a bright flash of yellow was caught in her peripheral vision. Glancing back to the stack of papers in the corner of her desk, she curiously leaned forward to read the information on the top neon flier. Her long black hair spilled over her should like ink as her eyes scanned the page, then lit up with possibility. "How about this freshmen party thing?" she asked as she held out the paper for him to read.

Snatching it for himself, Kyon's absorbed the details, mumbling slightly to himself as he read everything. When he was finished, he crumpled it into a ball and tossed it to the floor.

"Kyon-sama!" Velacia cried as she scrambled to pick it up and throw it in the trash.

"What? It was useless anyways. We don't need to go to a stupid party, Val-chan. It's just so people can get to know each other and find partners," he said as he crossed his muscled arms over his chest and sniffed arrogantly. "I already have a partner and it won't take long for people to remember me. Problem solved!"

Velacia blinked and her mouth fell open despite herself. "But, it's a party. I thought that you would like to-"

"Hey Val-chan," Kyon interrupted, "can we go sight-seeing today? I want to see the rest of the city before I get sick of it when we have to start going to school. Then when we get back you can steak or something for dinner!" he said with enthusiasm, but it definitely wasn't a question. His mind was already made up and there was nothing she could do about it. And technically, she hated steak with a burning passion and had tried to tell him on several occasions, but he was Kyon-sama. He could never be dealt with.

"Sure, that sounds nice," Velacia said replied with a fake smile.

"Sweet! I'll go grab some cash so we can go shopping," he said as he dashed out the door before she could blink. How he could come up with these plans on such short notice was beyond her. She put two fingers to her temples and applied pressure to try and subdue her pounding head. This always happened when she tried to do anything spontaneous. If she strayed too far from her schedule, she was sure she was going to have a panic attack. Still, this was really Kyon-sama's first time away from home and there was really no harm in indulging his excitement, right?

Straightening her gray sweater vest and skirt, she walked out of her room and down the narrow hallway to their living room to find Kyon frantically pacing. She put her hands on her hips and took a calming breath. "Is there a problem, Kyon-sama?" she asked knowingly.

Kyon ran a hand through his spiked brown hair with a concentrated expression on his face. "I'm trying to remember where I put my wallet."

"Just think back to where you last-"

"Be quiet, Val-chan! I'm trying to think here!" he said as he threw up his arms in exasperation. Velacia obliged, but silently fumed as she sat down on the old couch and crossed her legs.

I might as well not even bother. Anything I say now won't be heard while he's off in his own little world like this. I guess I'll just sit and enjoy the show. He's bound to figure it out eventually.

Meanwhile, Kyon continued pacing as he mumbled his thoughts aloud. "Okay, let see…I had it yesterday…we took a cab…I had it in my jeans pocket after I paid the driver….we came back home…I took a shower….oh, I've got it!" he announced as he snapped his fingers in realization and jogged out of the living room and back down the hallway to his room.

"It was still in his pants pocket," Velacia predicted as she chuckled to herself and waited fro her meister to return. As she saw his brown head duck back into the room, her eyes narrowed in suspicion as she saw him frown at the open folds of his leather wallet.

"Something wrong?" she asked.

Kyon's head snapped up as he hastily shut the wallet and shoved it into his pants pocket where it was doomed to be lost in the future. "Nope, everything's just fine! C'mon, we'd better get going before traffic rush!" he said as he marched to the door, unaware of the lazers that Velacia was staring into his back.

Does he really think I'm that stupid? I know exactly what's going on. Kyon-sama's family is still causing more trouble for us.

Velacia leaned forward and rested her chin in her hand as she was drowned in waves of guilt.

Why did I have to break the cycle? Kyon-sama would've been just fine if I had never told him about the DWMA. I was just supposed to serve him and his family; that is what my family has done for generations, but I wanted something else. I wanted more than anything to come here and attend the DWMA. I thought it was perfect luck when it turned out that the son of the Dellous family was a meister around my age! We could go together and become the perfect team. But then again, what servant family wants a weapon for a daughter when they have finally have stability in their lives? And what family of nobilty wants their son to attend the DWMA with their servant girl.

Velacia's eyes watered slightly behind her glasses and her hands closed into fists.

He gave up everything for me. His family, his home, his birthright, his money. Everything. Since then, I promised myself I wouldn't let him down.

"Val-chan! Are you coming?" Kyon called from outside their apartment. Velacia straightened up and pushed herself into a standing position. Walking over to the window, she lifted the beige curtains from her view to find her meister outside waiting for her, already having called a cab to take them to the market. Velacia smiled as the guilt slowly subsided and she could breathe normally. Dropping the curtain, she cleared her throat and walked towards the door to go outside and join him.

I promised myself I wouldn't let him down. And I won't.

So, it's a bit different from the other chapter. A little shorter. But I guess that should be natural since all the pairs are different in their own way. Hope you enjoyed it! Review and leave comments telling me what you think. Next chapter is on the way.