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Any other time Astin would try this, he probably would have snarled at her, and even given her a face. However, despite his hatred for the Court, and everything they did, he couldn't quite find any inner fire to exert on the Joker this time. The insult was all there, but for some reason, it didn't ignite anything. His body moved a bit with a very half hearted laugh. There was no way he was in his right mindset. He flicked his lighter again, opening it and closing it. Without looking up from his spot he muttered, "Have you ever felt unwanted by someone?" What was wrong with him? He should have got up and left. This was no time to be an emotional wreck! Especially not to a Court member, his image would crumble within hours, but for some reason, at this very moment, he didn't seem to care. "Unwanted by someone who was supposed to be the only one who was always expected be there, even when there was no one else? Only to have them shove you away... and no matter what you did, they kept shoving you until you fell. And when you fell... they turned to leave you..." Why was he telling her this? Why wasn't he being straight forward about it? He closed his lighter for the night and put it back into his pocket.

Now that his story was out, he needed to cover it up. He was a Black Knight, one of the strongest, too. So he quickly formulated the simple minded excuse, "Uh... just thinking out loud." He slightly smirked, remembering what she did to him earlier that day. He stood up, and taking both his index and middle finger he kissed them and put them on Astin's lips. "That was for earlier today." He shoved his hands into his pockets and took very light steps to his dorm. If he was lucky, it wasn't quite curfew.

"For a tree to become tall it must grow tough roots among the rocks." - Friedrich Nietzsche

Trey's eyes widen as she watched Ken's actions. She swallowed hard as she watched him leave, then watching Astin walk off. She wanted to stand and talk to her. But she knew better. Keep to yourself, Trey. Just forget about them. But she couldn't. The images played through her head like a broken film roll. Over and over, until she was fed up with it.

She brought her attention back to Lunarus, seeing him floating, she smirked. That's why he was so into 'flying' it was cute really. She sighed and rose to her feet, keeping her head low. Her voice was even lower.

"That's cute and all. But I don't like heights very much. " she lied. "Plus, curfew is around the corner, and we'll have to run to make it in time." That wasn't a lie. It was apparent the boy was still new and had no idea of a curfew or anything else.

She turned her back to him, her form seemed... Sad as she walked, she really didn't care if she got into trouble again, she didn't care if he did. But regardless, her mind set was of taking care of people and making sure they didn't get into too much trouble, especially on their first day.

"Come on, I'll walk you to your Dorm. If any of the authorities say anything let me talk."

Trey bid the boy good night, and turned to go to her dorm. She walked with slow strides, in no hurry to get back to her room. Her mind was baffled by what she saw, confusion across her face at the scene that just took place. Was their something going on between Ken and Astin? It would be unheard of, the court would have nothing to do with Astin, and the Knights would have nothing to do with Ken if that was to take place. They where rival groups.

Finally she came to her door, using her key she slide it in the key lock. It beeped and the door unlocked. She walked in, tossing the key card to the near by table. Trey walked to her bed and fell, as soon as her face hit her pillow she began to cry. The tears violent and harsh, soaking the pillow and the sides of her two toned hair.

"What the hell is wrong with me!? I shouldn't even care what happens next. Why is this bothering me so frigging badly! " she screamed to no one but the darkness.

Sitting up, she turned and pulled her knees to her chest, her arms wrapping around her knees. Her favorite position. It was all to herself, people could be as close to her as they wanted, and she still had her space. She looked at the door, watching shadows pass from under, students heading to their dorms.

Riku's MP3 player had given up on throwing the two hints (whatever it was trying to hint at), or at least, in Riku's mind it did. The next song it played was Clocks, and this time when he opened his eyes, he could distinguish Aurelia's frame against the rooftop. "I can see! For a second there I thought I had really gone blind! You are a genius, Aurelia!" He half shouted, estatic. He looked around the ground, able to spot the concrete in the moonlight, he could see his shadow, and he could see... just how awkard he and Aurelia really looked in this position.

Quickly springing into action, his MP3 had magically found the stop button, and quit playing all music. Riku rubbed the back of his head, looking away. He was blushing, and he was pretty sure Aurelia could see it because of the moonlight. "Uh... s-s-sorry." He stammered, trying to pretend somethign in the distance was keeping him entirely focused while he cranked his apology out. Afterwards though, he held his hand down to her, and a cheerful grin replaced the embarassed one. "Here lemme help you up. It is absolutely the very least I can do."

Riku nodded, still smiling as everything continued. There was that feeling in his hand again. The one that made his hand feel like it wasn't his alone, anymore, but shared. It took the words from Aurelia a second to reach Riku's ears, but then, he caught on quickly. Jogging for the door Aurelia was going for, he got in just after her. "Yeah, I hear the curfew punishments a killer." He teased back. Once he was inside, he put a hand on her shoulder and leaned towards her ear. "I'll see you tomorrow." He patted her shoulder and made his way to his room.

He kept his composture until he reached his dorm, and when he shut the door, he scratched his head frantically. "What am I thinking?" And that was a question he couldn't quite answer. Ever since he had made his way to his dorm, his thoughts weren't coherent at all. Everytime he was thinking about something, his mind jumped to Aurelia. "I must be insane. No other explanation." He said to himself, hoping that he'd buy it. Unfortunatly, he knew he was sane. He crawled into his bed (boxers only, of course.) and left his MP3 and headphones on the nightstand. Still, his MP3 player wouldn't be stopped so easily, and again, it played a song. Namely I Believe in a Thing called Love. Riku scowled at the piece of technology, "I swear, you have, and state your own opinions." He stopped the music and went to sleep, shouting, "Night, Ken!" Only to recieve a groan in reply. He chuckled, and quickly found himself asleep.

Aurelia watched Riku walk away, standing on the staircase in the darkness for a few minutes to give him some time. However, the silence the night offered only seemed to make his words echo in her head, replaying over and over again. Aurelia crossed her arms, still leaning on the stair railing and breathed deeply. A warm feeling seemed to spread inside her, his words almost sounding like a promise. Still, she pushed the thought away, reminding herself that she still had duties to fulfill before going to bed.

Beginning from one end of the hallway and going down to the other end Aurelia began knocking on each one, checking to see if everyone was in for the night. If nobody answered, she simply listened and summoned a small wind current, sending it into the room and tried to determine how many people were in the room. When she came to a particular dorm she heard that one of the students was in the infirmary. When she had asked why, she received no answer. After checking the other rooms Aurelia quickly went to the infirmary and discovered that the Knight had injured a student. Black Knight activity....hmph. The Knight... Deep in thought on her way back to the dorms she decided to hold this information in case she needed it.

Arriving in her dorm room Aurelia changed quickly into a tank top and shorts. Before heading for her bed she walked to the stereo, turning it on and setting the sleep mode to an hour. Tucking herself in she sighed, burying her head in the pillows and liking snuggling into the blanket. It was only then that she heard the song from a CD her mother had given her, A Vision of You. "Great..." Aurelia then stood up and turned the stereo off. She was a music junkie, loving all genres and practically anything given to her. But, tonight wasn't the best night for music, obviously. As soon as she was tucked in again she closed her eyes and fell asleep, tired from the day's events and looking forward to tomorrow.

((Ok, I hope everyone is in their dorms. ^^))