A/N it's another chapter of love and mystery!

Gus was sitting on his bed clutching his still sore cheek. Even though this hadn't been the first time Cassie had hit him it still hurt like hell other times she had hit him it was usually a playful knock on the head or a wallop on his arm for making a crude joke. Gus continued to sulk until Verne came back from class and placed his bag on the bed.

"What's up?" Verne asked. When Gus didn't answer he tried again "So why weren't you in class?"

"Because I didn't feel like it!" Gus snapped turning his back on

the red head.

"Cassie was right you do act like a spoiled child" Verne whispered.

"What was that?" Gus snarled slightly turning his head to face his roommate with hostility in his voice and facial expression.

"Oh nothing" Verne said with innocence in his voice.

"Whatever"

"What's wrong you seem down and I don't mean the fact that Cassie slapped you?" Verne asked sitting beside Gus.

"It's Dante. Something about him just bugs me!" Gus mumbled after a long silence.

"Now that you mention it their was something about that spell he used really made me feel a little nervous it's like when he cast it, he sucked all the life out of the room!" Verne felt a chill go down his spine as remembered the feeling he got when the spell had been cast. "But I don't see why that makes you so hostile it makes you look like…" Verne smiled slyly at Gus.

"What?" Gus asked raising an eyebrow at Verne's odd behaviour.

"You're jealous aren't you?" Verne cooed pressing Gus's cheek. Then Gus's temper burst and Verne found himself pinned to the bed.

"Now listen to me Mortie! I am NOT jealous! Of that pretty boy and Cassie's JUST a friend and NOTHING more!" Gus shouted, his face flashing red with humiliation.

"Okay! Okay! Just get off of me!" Verne begged turning red himself at his current position.

"What the?" Gus and Verne turned their heads to see Cassie staring at them with awe plastered all over her face before blushing and covering her eyes. "I'm so sorry I didn't mean to intrude!" Cassie blush deepened.

"Wait! Cassie! That's not it at all!" Gus and Verne cried in unison

"No! Really its okay a lot of people go through gender crisis's I'll just wait outside!" Cassie said quickly running out of the room and slamming the door behind her.

"Now look what you've done!" Gus snapped, getting up and pushing Verne onto his own bed.

"Me! You where the one who jumped on top of me!" Verne countered getting up himself.

"Whatever! Just leave me alone!" Gus shouted running outside only to bump strait into Cassie. "Cassie now I know what you're thinking but that wasn't what it looked like!" Gus said nearly yelling. He was desperately trying to prove to Cassie that what she saw in the room just then was just a misunderstanding.

"I said it was alright if you and Verne are seeing each other than I'm okay with it…I guise?" Cassie whispered turning her back on her floppy eared friend.

"It's not like that! I was just trying to roughen him up!" Gus slapped his forehead after saying this he was only making things worse.

"I just came by to say I'm sorry about this morning" Cassie said solemnly, trying to avoid the subject they had just been discussing. "I shouldn't have slapped you"

"You've got that right!" Gus growled, still a little sour about the whole event that transpired that morning. "But thanks for apologising" Gus smiled rubbing the back of his head.

"It's glad to see two friends making up" Gus flinched when he saw that Dante was standing their right besides them.

"Where did you come from?" Gus stammered.

"Sorry I have the effect of not being noticed upon on entry" Dante apologised with a cheerful smile.

"Well…" Gus was about to insult the blonde but he decided to at least TRY to get along with Dante for Cassie's sake. "It's alright you just surprised me" Gus sighed trying to sound as nice as possible. Verne on the other hand, after recovering from his embarrassment poked his head out the door to see what all the fuss was about and saw Dante but something was different he seemed to have a different aura about something that seemed kinda scary.

"Is something wrong?" Dante asked noticing Verne's uneasy gaze.

"Oh it's nothing" Verne said but was still unsure.

The rest of the day went off without a hitch Dante and Gus had been able to get along and Gus found himself even enjoying the wizards company but all the while Verne still felt nervous. When it was time for all students to retire for the day they all went back to there rooms for a good nights rest.

"That Mortie is getting on to us!" Ruby exclaimed whilst grooming herself. "We should execute are plane soon before he catch's on and ruins everything!"

"Your right, we'll execute the plan soon enough and then the world will be under his control!" Dante mused placing himself in bed.

"He will be pleased of what you've done" Ruby said curling up to her master as the lights went out.

A/N: The main act is about to begin.

P.S: happy birthday! Girl with a golden heart.