"Like, really? You came here...to see me?" Feliks asked Toris with wide, surprised eyes.

"Y-Yea, I really missed you...And then I met Natalia who was looking for her brother and-"

"That doesn't mean that you like, needed to come here!" Feliks yelled at him. Toris didn't know why he didn't want to see him here. "You could've gotten like, killed!"

"Huh? Killed? No, Natalia is really skilled with her knife!" Toris pointed out as Natalia threatened the principal with her knife. She had managed to steal it back the moment she was untied, a move the security guard regretted greatly.

"That's totally why!"

"Where is my brother? I'm not leaving without at least seeing my brother once." Natalia said monotonously as she threatened the principal.

"Miss, you are not allowed to be here. We must ask you to leave and-"

"Do not make me repeat myself." She said with an emphasis on the 'not'. "Ivan Braginsky. I want to see him."

After a moment of consideration, the principal picked up the phone on his desk. "Hello...er, yes. The security. Pick up Ivan Braginsky as well? ...Yes, it's an emergency. ...As many as possible. ...Thank you." He said and finished the phone call. "Well, it will take a few moments, Miss. Please make yourself comfortable..." And then he quietly added, "As far away from me as possible."

He then turned to Toris. "And you, sir? Do you have any requests?"

"Oh! Um, yes!" Toris quickly and nervously said. "...I want to stay here. C-Can I?"

Before the principal could answer, multiple security guards dragged in a half asleep Ivan. "Ivan Braginsky?"

"...Da?" Ivan said mid yawn before getting tackled by Natalia. "N-N-N-N-Natalia?" The Russian stuttered. "What are you doing here? In a boy's boarding school?"

"I came to see you of course~" Natalia said dreamily.

"Ahem." The principal cleared his throat. "Throw them in the dungeon."

"Why does your school have a dungeon?" Toris asked. Feliks was staring out in boredom wondering how the heck these turn of events had landed him in here. Ivan was sitting in the corner of the cell with his sister wrapped around his arm. He looked petrified and it made the two best friends wonder if his face had frozen that way.

"To like, keep the worse of the troublemakers here, duh." Feliks said with a smile. "I mean like, how else do they deal with a girl with a knife?"

"Then why are we here?"

"Kinda obvious, right? They totally suspect us. Especially since you like, snuck in here to see me."

Toris was about to respond when there was the sound of approaching footsteps from the end of the hall. "Yao!" Feliks called out in surprised and Toris looked up to see a pretty (guy? Or maybe it was a girl? ...Yes, a girl.) girl in front of them with an upset look on her face.

"H-Huh? What's a girl doing here...?" Toris yelled out in surprise. All four people (Ivan broke out of his frozen state for a moment) turned to look at him.

"...I am a guy." Yao stated with an obviously forced smile. "The only girl here would be Feliks-"

"I AM TOTALLY A GUY TOO!" Feliks cut in. All eyes turned on him now.

"That sounds like denial." Natalia said bluntly.

"What? What do you like, know?" Feliks said with a glare at Natalia. "You weren't like, in here being told that you're a girl by the like, the whole student body!"

"Now you're just being defensive." Natalia pointed out and before Feliks could respond, Yao quickly unlocked the cell and pulled Feliks out.

"Hey! What are you like, doing?" He demanded as he was dragged out.

"I was sent to retrieve you and..." Yao let out a sigh. "I'll get Ivan later, aru..."

"Wait! Yao! Don't leave me in here!" Ivan called as he made an attempt to free himself of Natalia's grip.

"...I won't. But something tells me your sister would kill me, aru." He said, noting the way the knife was sticking out of her pocket just enough for them to see how clean and sharp it was.

Toris noted that the two statements absolutely contradicted each other, but said nothing of it. He was more preoccupied with the fact that Feliks could possibly be a girl despite all these years of knowing him. "...Wait, Feliks!" But he heard the slam of a door and he knew he wouldn't see him for a while.

"You realize you were lucky this time, right, aru?" Yao said with a sigh. "You were lucky Kirkland said it was ok to bail you out, aru."

"He said that...?"

Yao nodded. "He said Gilbert wouldn't leave him alone until he did, aru."

"Huuh? Why would he like, want to help me?" Feliks asked with shocked eyes. Even if they decided to be nice to him suddenly, he was surprised that he would badger Arthur to help him. And from what he saw earlier, an angry Arthur was not to be messed with.

"Why would he not, aru?" He said as he went to take out some leftovers in the fridge. "I mean, you're the only girl here, aru. Want pizza, aru?"

"I'm like, not a girl!" Feliks repeated for what he knew must've been the hundredth time since he got here. "Yes, some pizza would totally be nice in this situation. ...My back hurts."

Yao put the pizza in the microwave before turning to Feliks. "Your back, aru...?" After a second, he realized, "Oh, right. You got into that big fight with Gilbert, right, aru?"

"What? No, no, I like, mean before that! I fell off a tree and totally hurt my back. I had to like, stay in the hospital for a like, couple of days too." Feliks explained as the microwave alerted them the pizza was done.

"Really, aru? Gosh, girl's shouldn't climb trees, aru." Feliks gave him a glare. "R-Right, sorry, aru. I understand, you're not a girl, aru."

"What would it take to like, totally convince you that I'm a like, a guy?" He asked as he nibbled on the slice of pizza.

"Hmm...Some definite proof maybe-"

"Like, no problem!" Feliks dropped the pizza back to the plate and went to undo his belt.

"NO!" Yao yelled as he covered his eyes just in case. "T-That...If you do end up lying...That would be... aru...um, aru..." The Chinese boy was in a lost for adequate words for the situation and his ears turned a bright red.

"Well, how else am I like, going to be able to prove it to you?" Feliks said as he rezipped his pants and stood up. "None of you people like believe me and my back totally hurts right now!" Getting up, Feliks stormed into his room doing his best to ignore all the aching pain in his back.

Natalia had fallen asleep on Ivan's arm and Ivan was staring at Toris with large, 'help me!' eyes. Toris didn't know what to do. In any normal circumstance, he would help Ivan out since it would be the right thing to do, but this was hardly any 'normal' circumstance. He knew that if he got Natalia mad there would be some dire consequences. So Toris just looked back with apologetic, 'I'm sorry' eyes.

Toris looked away to avoid the feeling of wanting to help. But the moment he was no longer distracted, his thoughts flew back to Feliks. We're best friends yet he's hidden the fact that he- she was a girl? The thought made him frown deeply, but the he realized that there were some clues that should've told him that Feliks was a girl. His parents used to dress him up in dresses when we were kids... The thought brought back an awkward memory where he had seen Feliks in a pink dress when he went over for a sleepover when they were younger. Right... He hugged his knees to hide his face in embarrassment. He must've worked hard to prove he's a guy because he didn't want to ge a girl...?

As Toris was thinking, a boy appeared by their cell. "Z-Zwingli!" Ivan whispered. He didn't want to wake his sister up, but it was clear from his tone of voice that he was desperate. Toris wasn't sure at first glance, but after a moment of staring, he was sure that was a gun on the boy's belt!

Vash quickly unlocked the cell and grabbed Ivan by the arm, pulling him out. "No, wait, you'll wake my sis-"

Natalia's eyes flashed open and a knife was pointed at Vash. She was inches away from committing murder when she stopped. "Good, you were smart." Vash said with a smile. "Bullet's are faster than knifes."

T-They let students carry guns? Toris thought frantically as he slid over to the furthest corner from Vash.

"Give me back my brother!" Natalia hissed as she grasped her knife tightly.

"Nein, school rules apply on school grounds." He shot back without any fear and held his gun in front of Natalia, finger on the trigger. "You'll see your brother again in the summer." Vash said before locking up the cell again. Natalia glared at the two unhappily before flopping down on the floor again.

"N-N-N-Nat-"

"What is it?" She said through a grit of teeth and glared at Toris.

"N-Nothing!" Toris cried out, his voice shriller than he would've liked. He should've known that she wouldn't want any words of comfort.

"Zwingli! The school didn't give you that gun, da? ...And, what happened to Yao?"

"This?" Vash held it up to Ivan's face. "It's a painted water gun." Ivan stared at him in disbelief, how could that have fooled his sister? "It's all about how you carry it." Vash explained with a smirk. "Hold it like a real gun and show no fear... But of course, I know how to use real guns too. If the school gave me a real gun I wouldn't be afraid to use that. They decided to send me when they reacessed the fact that Xiaolin skills against a knife might still be risky."

As Ivan followed the other down the hallway he suddenly wondered who would win in a duel, his sister or Vash?

Natalia glared angrily at the school and Toris shivered a bit from beside her. I'm getting into that school to be with brother no matter what! She thought before turning around to walk back to the small town they were in earlier.

"A-Ah! Natalia, where are we going?" Toris asked nervously as he followed her.

"Back to town so I can call the bank."

"...The bank?"

Toris shivered and hugged himself as wind blew at him. It may still be summer, but the nights in the countryside felt a bit colder. He was waiting outside a phone booth as Natalia was talking with someone inside. From the clear parts of the booth, he could see that she was playing with her knife and shaking her head at times on the phone as if to let the person she was talking with hear the clicking of the knife on her nails.

Toris let out a small sigh. He really did want to see Feliks, but now that they're stuck homeless on a mountain made him feel somewhat regretful of his situation.

"Toris. Stand up straight and look like you're rich." Natalia told him as she stepped out of the phone booth.

"Huh-" A black limo appeared and a man stepped out.

"Thank you for applying to our school! You're late a day or two, but because of your generous donation, we gladly welcome you!" The man said and handed Lithuania a box of...something.

"E-Eh?" But before Toris could ask, the man was back inside the limo again and drove away. "N-N-" Natalia snatched the box and removed the cover, revealing a uniform inside. "...This is, the school uniform?" He asked, recognizing the design right away.

"Ды..." She replied in Belarusian. Picking up the uniform, she started undressing her own clothing.

"W-W-Wait!" Toris shrieked out. Natalia gave him a questioning look. "U-Uh...Um... Phone booth. I'll turn around and-" Natalia rolled her eyes before stepping into the phone booth. Clearly, she hadn't considered him a man enough to be really worried about him seeing anything.

As it turns out, there were two uniforms, one for Toris as well. "Y-You paid for my tuition too?" He asked in surprise.

"You said you were going to help me, right?" Natalia asked with a raised eyebrow. "...You didn't trick me or anything, right?"

"N-N-No! Of course I didn't! I...I, ah, just didn't think you would..." Toris mumbled nervously. Looking over at Natalia, the uniform fit her nicely and if it wasn't for her long hair, he might've thought that she was a guy. I guess she must've bind her chest down and- Toris's face turned red and shook the thoughts out, but it didn't help continuing. Maybe that's what Feliks did too-

Toris was still trying to stop thinking when he saw Natalia take her knife out and pull her hair together. "Natalia, wait!" She paused and glanced at him, eyes narrowing as if to ask, "What?" "I...I don't think you should do that... Since your hair is nice and long..."

"What do you suggest I do, then?"

"Um..."

Toris very nervously tightened the bow that Natalia was always wearing onto a loose ponytail on Natalia. "There. I'm done." He announced.

Natalia stood up and turned around to face Toris and cocked her head to the side as if asking how she looked.

"You look nice! Like a real guy!" Maybe her hair was a bit on the long side, but it was still convincing enough.

"Then let's get going." Natalia said in a deeper voice and picked up some papers that were at the bottom of the box. "I'm not going to stay away from brother for any longer!"

She should've been born a guy... Toris almost said out loud, but he was afraid of getting punched or worse, stabbed.

"Late arrivals...?" Luckily, the security guard at the desk were not one that was present earlier when they had snuck in.

"Y-Yes!" Toris stuttered as Natalia glared at them coldly from a chair by a potted plant behind them. "T-Toris Laurinaitis a-and Nata-"

"Nikita Arlovskiy." Natalia replied for him.

The security guard stared at the two of them for a moment before looking at the papers Toris had presented to him. Still uncertain, he decided to call the main office who confirmed that they were indeed new students. "Alright... Its already lights out, so please go straight to your dorm rooms."

"O-Ok, s-sure!" Toris quickly responded, but he didn't even know where his dorm room was. Natalia, however, stood up and grabbed his arm, dragging him up the stairs as if she knew where she was going. A-Actually, I wonder if she memorized the whole blueprint of this place already...

Feliks could barely pay attention the next day. He was worried about what might've happened to Toris in the dungeon. He didn't want him to get hurt by Natalia down there. I need to totally be around to like, help him! He decided to see if he could get permission to go see them later from the principal. He can't complain if he does all his work and stay out of fights, right? ...Oh, well, he's already been in a couple of fight's already, but...

Feliks was too absorbed in his own thoughts to notice that someone had walked into the room at the middle of the lesson.

"...sorry for being late... new..."

The words drifted in one ear and out the other for Feliks. He could care less about the other kids. They were all idiots who wouldn't even listen when he said that he wasn't a girl so whoever it was made no difference.

Toris scanned his eyes across the classroom. So far, all his classes weren't with Feliks. He was hoping that this one would. Next to him, Natalia stood with a stoic face, but her eyes were also searching for her brother.

Unfortunately for Toris, Feliks had his head down and he couldn't find him. "Oh... W-Well, my name is Toris. Toris Laurinaitis." He said quickly before looking over at Natalia.

"Nikita Arlovskiy." She grinned since she saw her brother sitting in the third row.

Ivan was staring at 'Nikita'. ...He looks oddly familiar. But he couldn't quite put his finger on it... Did he just smile at me, da?

With a swish of hair, 'Nikita' walked over to the seat next to Ivan. The boy sitting there glanced up at her in confusion. What did she want...? "C-C-Can I help you?" The Latvian boy stuttered as he trembled under her gaze.

"...Ды." She responded.

She knows Belarusian? Ivan thought in surprise. That was oddly like his sister... But it's impossible that this is his sister. After all, this was a guy.

"A-A-Ah, w-w-w-w-w-w-what d-do y-you wa-wa-want m-me t-t-to d-d-do?" The sentence was drag on so long that the boy started crying already. Wasn't sitting next to the Russian enough? Why did he have to suffer under her too?

"Move." The one word was enough to send Raivis flying across the room to another seat. Natalia smiled and took his seat, looking over at her brother. "Nice to meet you, my name is Nikita Arlovskiy."

"...Da, I know from your introduction?" Ivan answered. For a reason he did not quite understand, he suddenly felt like prey under 'his' gaze. Feeling rather nervous, he moved as far away into his seat as he possibly could. It was too bad there was a wall on that side.

"Of course dear bro-" Natalia stopped her self. "Dear... classmate of mine. I just wanted to repeat it so you'll remember it easier. I hope to have a wonderful year with you." She gave him a smile that chilled the marrow in his bones.

Toris decided that he should go find a seat before their attention would turn away from Natalia and onto him. Sitting in the back next to a window, he turned his attention to the shoulder-length blonde boy next to him who had his head down. Is he sick? I hope not! Nervously, he poked the boy on the shoulder. "H-Hey, are you sick? If you don't feel well, you should tell-"

"LIKE WHAT THE HELL? Can't you see I'm like, totally deep in thought and totally don't need you to like, interrupt? Don't anyone in this damn school like, know anything about goddamn personal space?" Feliks shouted out. He couldn't help feeling annoyed and pissed. It was just the first week of school and as much as he would love attention, most of it was unnecessary and just caused him more trouble.

The room was quiet from his outburst and Feliks just stared at the boy in front of him. "...Toris?"

Toris gave him a nervous smile and waved a hello before slowly turning back to the teacher. The teacher was also stunned at Feliks actions so there was nothing written new written on the chalkboard.

"Hey Toris! Like, what are you doing here? Again?"

"Hey! Guys! Guess what I heard!" Francis said to his friends at lunch. Both heads turned to the Frenchman who just sat down with them. "Feliks's friend just enrolled into this school!"

"La amiga?"

"In der schule?" The two of them repeated fragments of Francis's sentence.

"Oui! So we just got another girl in the school!"

Notes...

Ды- Yes

La amiga- The friend (female)

In der schule- In the school?

Oui- Yes

In this fic, I made Natalia's full name Natalia Braginsky rather than Natalia Arlovskaya which is why Ivan has no reaction to her name.

De-Anon from Kink meme.

Edit: *fails* I just found out that there are male and female versions of surnames in Russian D: S-So I just edited the whole thing so I just changed her name to Nikita Arlovskiy instead! ;;;

Edit2: *doublefails* Oh Shit! I'm so sorry! I was going to replace the file with the previous edit and then I put in the wrong file! ;;;; OMG, I'M SO SORRY! ;;;;;