Quinn sat inside the office with the secretaries waiting to be called in for questioning by the principal. Alex sat beside her, his head tilted back, neck resting on the top of his chair, with his hands sitting in fists on his thighs. They had been sitting in silence waiting their summoning for about twenty minutes when Alex spoke. "Thank you," he said simply. Quinn looked over to see his brown eyes locked on her. "For what?" she asked. "I didn't do anything."

"You got that guy off of him."

"Not really. Duncan got to him anyway."

"But still… You tried to help at least. You looked like you wanted to pound that jerk as much as I did." Quinn laughed. "You've got that right," she replied. They shared a smile and Quinn liked the way it touched his eyes. The sound of a door opening made them both stand up. Caim stepped out of the nurse's room with an ice pack in one hand and a sturdy looking band aid over his eye. "Caim…" Alex went over and hugged him. Quinn looked at the floor, not wanting to intrude. Caim said something softly so she couldn't hear and when she looked up Caim was sitting in the seat next to hers and the door to the principal's door was closed. Alex had been called in first.

Quinn bit her lip, not wanting to sit down. Caim was upset with her and she wasn't sure why, but just that one glare had shaken her enough to make her nervous. She was also startled by what she had seen in the school yard; she didn't know Caim could act that way. She didn't put him into the light of a fighter, but apparently he could. And apparently he could get angry…

"Sit." Caim didn't say the word aggressively, he didn't shout it, no venom dripped from the syllable, and that's what scared Quinn. She sat without a word and turned slightly to face him though she kept her head down. "Why did you come out?" he asked quietly.

"Because I saw you and Alex in trouble," she replied, equality quietly.

"So?"

"You're my friend and I like him and I didn't want you to get hurt."

"Why?" Quinn looked up, confused. "Because you're my friend and I like Alex and I don't want you to get hurt…"

"So?" Quinn blinked and frowned. "That's my answer," she said. Caim looked at her, his face blank, the ice pack still in his hand. The bruises on his face were darkening and she swallowed. "The-The ice will melt if you don't-"

"I know." He broke their stare and he touched the pack to his jaw as Quinn released a breath she didn't realize she had been holding. "You shouldn't have done it. You didn't help." Quinn's eyes shot up to look at him. "What?" she asked.

"You heard me." Her eyes widened. "What do you mean I shouldn't have done it!" One of the nurses told her to be quiet and she let out a low growl. "What are you talking about Caim?"

"You came and I had to focus my attention on both of you." He sighed. "You need to learn one thing about me Quinn and you need to learn it now: I do not fight well with other people. Do not get in my way. Do not try to stop me. Do not try to help me. Do you understand me?"

Quinn's jaw set and she glared. "Why?" she asked.

"That's irrelevant." They both looked up as Alex stepped out of the principal's office. "He doesn't need to talk to you Quinn," he said softly. Quinn nodded and stood up, letting Alex take her chair. He refused but finally sat at the look Quinn shot him. She looked from him to Caim. "You know I won't listen right?" she said. Caim's eyes hardened as Alex looked between them in confusion. Quinn shrugged a shoulder. "I'll see you guys later. He doesn't need me-" She jerked a thumb over her shoulder towards the principal's office. "-so I'm booking out of here. Later."

She walked to the door but before she left she shot Caim one last long look and said: "I'm glad we understand each other." Then she left.

AN: Oooooh. Caim's not all quiet calm chess champion now is he XD heh heh. dude has mood and mental issues... as shall be showed farther. No worries to the rest of the cast, they shall be coming back. No worries no worries. I know a lot is going on with Caim but he has lots of impact later on. Well so does Mark and Kitchie *sigh* I feel bad that I haven't had them in it for a few chapters... THEY WILL BE IN THE NEXT ONE.

*sigh* Well, hope you enjoyed this.