He opened the door for her as she pinched the bridge of her nose. She sat down on one of the benches near what she assumed was a sparing ring. Andus glanced at her and opened his mouth.
"No, I'm not fine, my head hurts. And you and Anmarie are way too gushy romantic early in the morning." The warrior flushed and Kaine sighed. "I am so not up for moving today."
Andus nodded, then glanced at Eos. "I see you've met Eos." Kaine nodded as the boy sat next to her.
He waited for the others to arrive, sharpening a sword absently. Eos kept trying to talk to her, but she was blowing him off with good reason. When the other did arrive, Kaine recognized all them. The first, the douche she had beaten in fencing was scowling at her and thinking awful things about her.
"I heard that asshole." He jumped and scampered to the other side of the building.
The second was Cleo's boy thing Matt. No one had mentioned that he was a warrior. Last was the awkward boy she sat next to on the first day. She still had his textbook. He glanced at her, he recognized her and nodded, going to sit in a corner. Eos told her his name was Siegfried Dymitri. The boy was the same year as Kaine was and seemed to be jumpy. He had red-brown hair and dark blue eyes; he was lanky and didn't much look like a warrior.
Eos kept talking about the other warriors, but she couldn't listen. Her head was still pounding. Andus had started talking too. The boy beside her was a little shocked when she dropped her head on his shoulder, burying her face in against the sleeve of his shirt.
"H-Hey, you okay?" She managed to shake her head and he put an arm around her shoulders.
Barely, she managed to realize that Andus had stopped talking. His thoughts were still in her head.
"C-Can I go back to the temple?" She glanced at him, before he could ask if she could make it herself. "Probably not."
Her head hurt too much for her to realize that someone was helping her back to the temple. She didn't notice she was even moving until she was already at her destination. Looking up, she saw Eos and the temple.
"Hey, feeling any better?"
She nodded, staring at him dumbfounded. "Everyone else is just a dull murmur."
"And me/"
"I can't read you."
He frowned. "Well, I suppose that's good right now. I'm not adding to the noise in your head." Then he straightened up as if to leave. Kaine reached for his arm.
"I was alone all morning. Please stay, for a while at least."
They sat in silence for a while. "Wow… I said that I was alone all morning, so you sit there and say nothing."
"Oh… well, since your head hurts, I didn't think you would like more noise."
She snorted in amusement then winced in pain. "So, how'd you get into the warrior program?"
"Just good, swords and mixed martial arts. Not gifted just good." He glanced at her. "I assume you got in on mind reading?"
"Yeah… I'm not entirely sure but I think in combat, I can control my opponent." Smiling at him, she let her head rest against the statue again. "But it probably wouldn't work on you."
"Want to test it?"
"Head hurts too much. But definitely sometime."
"If this is Goddess given, I don't know if it'll ever go away Kaine."
Kaine glared at him, but sighed. "Way to be reassuring."
He chuckled, bumping her shoulder. "There's a ritual this Tuesday, pray to Nyx about it. She doesn't want her children to suffer."
Snorting, she shook her head. "Obviously not. I'm not sure I'll make it to Tuesday quite honestly."
He frowned, awkwardly wrapping his arm around her shoulder. "I know this really quiet spot on campus, I'm sure it'd be quiet for your head too." With a slight nod, Kaine let Eos help her up and lead her to his secret grotto.
While walking, she kept her face buried on his arm. Eos shook her slightly when they stopped. "How's this on your head?"
She looked at the space then back at the main building with a smile. "Wonderful… We're far enough from the buildings… and the city. Everyone's just a dull roar." Then she looked up at him. "And it's gorgeous, though overgrown."
Eos smiled back at her. "Well, maybe we can just camp out here until the ritual."
They sat down, against one of the trees. Kaine texted her friends her whereabouts and begged for food. Eos idly talked to her, about her human life and his, and about fledgling life.
Not long after the end of classes, the girls showed up with food and their thoughts. Kaine thanked them and tried very, very hard not to listen to any of their heads. Unfortunately it wasn't enough. All of them were worrying about her, but each had something else on her mind. Circe and Cleo were thinking of their respective men. Eden was worrying about one of her classes. Tilla was thinking about Eden's eyes and the curve of her lips. Kimi was thinking of the cats that Kaine only realized were following her roommate.
"Oh… cats, joy." One of them hissed at her and another plopped down on her lap. "Kimi… How long have they been following you?"
She picked one up, petting it. "This one has been following me all day, stays the closest. The rest came and went after."
Kaine smiled, roughly shooing the one sitting on her. "You should go to Anmarie, I think you have an affinity to cats, and that one is likely your specific familiar."
"As soon as I know you're alright." Then she glanced at Eos, who Eden and Tilla were already staring him down. "Who is this?"
He stood up defensively and Kaine touched his leg. "Guys, this is Eos Siempre. He's a warrior and he's been keeping me company."
Circe raised her eyebrows. "So you've been reading his mind for a while?"
Kaine shook her head, smiling brightly. "I can't read him, so I've been able actually talk to him." Eos smiled at them, waving as she introduced each of the girls. Cleo and Circe left for priestess training and Kimi went with them. Eden and Tilla sat down with them, watching Kaine eat for a little bit before going back to meet the others for dinner. She talked them into taking Eos with them, since he needed to eat too.
She sighed and stared at the stars, wondering how she was going to get through the next few days, especially trying to sleep.