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Arms wrapped around Selene while she was hiding, and the first thought that ran through her already troubled mind was that it was him. So of course, the moment she felt the hug, her face crunched up and she started bawling nonstop, a quiet but fervent sobbing that left her face covered in tears. She shook in his arms, crying big, wet tears, until she finally got the courage to look behind her and-

And..

Oh.

Selene melted in embarrassment, her lip quivering as she stared up at AJ. He handed her a chocolate, but all she could do was hold onto it so tightly it started to melt in her hand. Her tears had stopped, but her eyes were rimmed with a fresh set of wetness that threatened to fall at any moment.

And then the note was in her hand. She screeched, a tiny and soft sound, and threw it at AJ, climbing all over him until the small professor was all but perched on his head. This was as far away from the note as she could get.

"You read it." She hissed at the boil. "Make sure it's not a curse."

Andrew took the note... a look of amusement on his face as the teacher literally climbed the student. He looked at the note, and squinted, raising his tail and producing a little extra to give himself better lighting. His reading skills were really not the best, and he read it twice, trying to understand the handwriting.

He read aloud:

"The trees are dry, the leaves fall brilliant orange, the cold reminds me of you. I just want a hug.
XXXXXXXXX


"It's just a stupid love letter." he surmised. "Now please take it."

AJ is confused.
HP dropped by 5 points.

Why the cool boil is reading a love letter in the public so loudly? Is he a cupid hired by someone interested in the lady?!

As the lady left his back, AJ felt "something" other than his hair was touched and uncontrollably blushed. What did the lady just touch? It wasn't his hair at all.

After he recovered from the blush, he smiled to the lady. "See. Nothing to be afraid of. Sorry for my rudeness, I am AJ, a year 1 serpent-dragon student. Would I have the chance to know your name?"

He also eyed onto the boil he just helped, hoping he would tell him his name this time, for doing him a flavour.

Selene snapped out of her reverie and shook her head, blushing in embarrassment. "Oh, my. I am so sorry! All this time and you didn't even know my name.." She put her hands on her cheeks and held her head, shaking it with guilt. "Apologies to you both! My name is Professor Selene. I appreciate your.. ah.. help with this touchy situation! I suppose I have a lot to think about now."

She gave the boil who was leaving a quick wave, and a softly called out, "Sorry again for everything!"

Heidla sat on one of the chairs and closed her eyes. At first it seemed like she would fall asleep, but thoughts kept fighting in her head, so despite her head being heavy and her limbs trembling, she was nervously - and most inconveniently - awake.

That was unpleasant. Not that she wanted to fall asleep in the first place. But she needed it, and needed so desperately - that she needed help to fall asleep. Could it be that she had stayed out of company for too long, and now all that fighting, laughting, dancing, jumping, acting weirdly - all that mismatched crowd of monsters was too much for her?

Or was it that she was actually too embarrassed to disappear for such a long time, and then to come back during a holiday, without any news nor achievements, but a lame excuse of feeling unwell for such a long time?

She signed - and asked the owner of the tent for help. May be, she would be able to relax after all?

Lumikki watched for a short moment as the woman nodded, her ears twitched as she wondered what could possibly be the problem that was causing her so much distress. Before she could open her mouth another student came up waving a note. Oh...she was a professor...wai..wait where was she going now?

Ears twitching as she stood completely dumbfounded and just watched, perhaps there was something she was missing since it seemed that the students that were trying to give the professor something seem to scare her away. Shrugging slightly she turned to see what else she could possibly get in trouble with.

Marosa stood back, watching with a bemused expression for a bit, finally chiming in a few words now that Selene didn't seem to be nervous around him.

"Do ye prefer Professor Selene, or jes Selene?" He questioned, sighing at the head before kneeling down eye level with it.

"Oi tink ye should know, they aren't permanent, Bro." He smiled softly. "It'll be okay."

These questions were much more pleasant. Selene peeked out from her shy, ducked gaze, and smiled. "I teach the Classification and Utilization of Fear. It's a theory based class, lots of delicious little details about our life force, hmm? Yes, it's fun."

It wasn't.

It was actually extremely boring.

"Ahh... Professor Selene, if you please!" She felt so very guilty having to ask Marosa to call her that, but it was the school policy - it wouldn't do for students to go around calling her by her first name.. someone might talk! Marosa didn't need any scandal in his life, and neither did she.