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((.... Please don't tell me Ever just said that.))

Quite the temper this one had. It wasn't wise to lose ones temper around someone that could easily use it to their own advantages. "I don't kid, and if I was you wouldn't need to ask." Finally his nails were clean, but now he was feeling quite hungry. Nik didn't want the school's food, he wanted his own, which was much more highly superior to it. "Now as to your question, do you really want me to answer that honestly?" In fact, he really did want to know if she wanted him to answer that. It could be rhetorical, or perhaps she really didn't want to hear his honest opinion about it.

"So your going to leave this troubled school who is just now recovering from a previous confrontation to pursue some frivolous dream? I would think duty to the world would prevail in your mind, at least to myself it would." So this was it, she would be leaving the school for a good while, if she even lived. If he weren't in the middle of the cafeteria he would have clicked his heels together and praised every God in existence. But he was in public, so that wasn't an option.

{{Which part? lol.}}

Ever rolled her eyes. "Don't act like you're obsessed with boys, then, Ari, and people won't assume that's all you think about. Maybe if you had stopped following Nik, Nikolaus, and Musica around with puppy dog eyes, others wouldn't have this perception of you. I don't think I'm assuming anything when your actions speak quite loudly themselves."

She chose to ignore Ari's question. She would probably just scoff and roll her eyes.

She looked back to Nik and shook her head. "No, I don't really want you to answer that because I don't need to know if you think I'm thinking about boys or not because I obviously just proved that I'm not. Besides, I know how my mind works and how I have much higher goals in mind, so that is enough for me..."

Yeah, if that was enough for her, then why had she just freaked out back there? Was it because she was a Fury and had a quick temper, or was it that she actually hated others thinking she thought of boys when she didn't? She hated that stereotype and she despised being labeled with it. She hated it even more when girls seemed to live up to that stereotype.

She shook her head to clear her thoughts and focus on what Nik said again. "And maybe you need to clean out your ears now that you're done with your nails. I said I could do both! I just need to schedule my time correctly. That is why I have been lost in thought. I have been trying to decide how I will balance everything and reworking my schedule."

She leaned forward and whispered softly to him with a hint of an edge in her voice. "And you weren't created for one simple purpose in mind. You weren't created to fulfill other people's selfish desires with the intent to only behave like a robot. So don't you even begin to judge what I choose to do with my life. I don't think it's asking too much to be able to have one thing that is mine, one thing that I can have control over. I will still be doing everything I was created for and will work on doing my part to save the world. I'm quite talented at multi-tasking, you know."

Ever looked over at Caroline and couldn't help but smile slightly. She liked her questions and direct attitude.

"I'm also working on that part with the barriers. I think I have a pretty good plan. And I auditioned over the summer. No agent. I've just been dancing since I came to Bai Ching two years ago, and I seem to have a natural talent for it. I'm very flexible and coordinated. So I was able to get the job on my own. Since the auditions were open-call, I didn't need an agent to talk with the tour manager to set up an audition for me. No middle man needed."

"You're quite judgmental, you know," Ari said cheerfully, "It's a nasty habit with you, I see. Class A narcissism, that's what you suffer from. At least I know what I want!" Ari laughed, and then yawned. She looked at her watch... Ness would be leaving the Infirmary soon. "... in any case, you didn't answer my question. Are you embarrassed?" She then looked at Caroline.

"We could have used your kick-a** powers yesterday!" she added with a wink and a chuckle.

((I meant like, I didn't remember anything that hinted at Ever being an aspiring dancer in her profile. Threw me off. Didn't realize you were serious about the Backstreet Boys thing... but didn't they disband?))

{{I didn't put it in her profile, but during one of my very first posts, I showed how flexible and agile she was. Perfect characteristics of a dancer. Heck, she even lept off of the 3rd floor banister onto the 2nd floor one. lol.}}

{{And while I really don't agree with how Ever is saying it, I do have to agree with her 'worry' for Ari. I'm worried about that girl.}}

Ever watched with wide eyes as Nik brushed his thumb on the back of Ari's hand and Ari seemed to like it! This was sick!! Did she think so little of herself that she'd just allow Nik to keep playing her like a yoyo?! For once, Ever actually felt very sad for Ari. She truly pitied her, and not in a mean way.

She stood up and shook her head. "Ari, I don't care what you think of me, but do yourself a favor and see the counselor. You have got to get some self confidence and have higher aspirations than going after a guy who has rejected you numerous times and is now playing you like a fiddle. You know what you want? Great. I just wish you had higher aspirations than becoming someone's girlfriend, especially someone who treats you the way he has in the past. Yes, I may be judgemental and all that, but I'm a Fury. It's kind of how I'm made. And at least I would never reduce myself or my dreams to something as small as what you're doing. Do yourself a favor and get some help."

Ever turned to Caroline and smiled. "I'd love for you to see me dance sometime! I'll give you a call and give you free tickets and backstage passes. The tour manager said we could do that. I'm going to go to the hospital wing and check on Akira now. See ya."

She was out of the cafeteria before she could see Caroline fall asleep on her feet. She went to the hospital wing and walked through the door. She waited for the nurse to come over to her so that she could ask her which area Akira was in.

{{And the Backstreet Boys did not disband. They stopped for awhile, but they've been back on again for quite some time. Kevin quit awhile ago, but they're still going!! biggrin They were on Good Morning America just a couple weeks ago.}}