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Kumizu hugged her. "No. I have no reason to be." He looked at Ayise for a moment, his face serious. He didn't want her to leave, but at the same time, couldn't exactly force her to stay with him. He finally smiled, putting a hand on her cheek. "Are you sure you need to leave?"

Die? It didn't make sense to him, but Kumizu was also more tired than he would've admitted. He didn't want to get into it tonight. He kissed her lightly on the forehead. "Alright. Do you want to meet somewhere in the morning?"

Kumizu watched Ayise until she disappeared into the forest. Letting out a sigh, he sat down on the ground and watched the moon. It was still casting the light Kumizu saw when he first came out to the lake. Truly a beautiful thing.

After droping his stuff of at his dorm Cosaka walked to Crystal Moon Lake. When he got there he was relieved to see a natural beauty and decided he would look at the lake from the middle so Cosaka made a path of ice with his own water as to not deisturb the lake and then sat in the middle and meditated there. Wow this is really peaceful and gives me help on controlling my powers.

Livvy sighed heavily as she trudged on, not really caring where she was headed. She was so beat, she was practically sleep-walking. I wish I was sleep-walking. Hell, I wish I was sleep-anything..." That midnight stroll last night turned out to be a bad idea after all. She'd gotten totally lost and spent half the night - well morning actually - trying to get back to the dorms. To top it all off, the stupid alarm went off at seven o'clock sharp. I should have just stayed in bed. Why didn't I sleep in? She hung her head and mentally kicked herself.

She looked up again when she felt a cool breeze. That's feels nice...Huh? Somehow Livvy had walked herself all the way off-campus to the Crystal Moon Lake. It sure was beautiful, but that didn't matter to Livvy. Her stomach growled and she had to put her hand on it. So hungry...Now I remember why I got out of bed. I was supposed to go to the Dining Hall for breakfast! Arrgh! Now I have to go all the way back... But she wasn't up for the walk just yet. Instead, she plopped down on the grass and stared at the water, ignoring her hunger.

The water made her think Minami, her old friend. I wish she was here. She could have come. I should have said something! I hope she's okay. She hasn't answered any of my letters since I left. In her mind she could still hear her friend's soft voice. Miranda!

Minami was the only one who still called Livvy by her real name. She sure missed it.

"Miranda!"

Great, now she's gonna be stuck in my head all day. I should write to her again and ask her to come to Ria. "She should be here." Livvy must have been dead tired because she didn't notice the teal-haired girl come up behind her.

"I am here," the girl said.

"Great now I'm hearing things...and talking to myself. I need food and then sleep."

The girl just rolled her eyes. "Turn around, stupid."

Imagination or not, Livvy did not appreciate the insult. She spun around to glare at the one who said it, but when she saw who it was her eyes grew wide in surprise. "Minami? Is it really you?"

"Of course it is. I got your letter and I applied here too. Sorry it took so long. This place is huge. I've been looking everywhere for you." Minami expained that she had planned to surprise Livvy. Even though it took a while, it still worked out pretty well. They didn't show it, but both girls were ecstatic to see each other again. 'Well it sounded like you haven't had breakfast yet, Miranda. What do you say we head over to the Dining Hall and get something to eat?

Livvy nodded in agreement. "Yes, please! We can catch up on the way there. I have to warn you, I'm going straight back to bed after I get some food in me." Minami chuckled in response. "You've changed a bit Miranda. Since when are you so talkative?

"Since I got three hours of sleep last night and I'm totally starving!" She sighed. Now that she had that out of her system, "But seriously, Minami, you don't know the half of it." As they made their way back to campus, Livvy explained what she'd been through the past month or so here at Ria.

Norah, William's small husky pupy ran and dived straight into the water biting at it and have just the time of her life as William himself took of his shoes and socks andwaded out into the cool water. With a small sigh he started to relax some. Kozue said she might show up later in her note he found under his dorm door. But he just played with norah to pass the time spashing her with water and such.

Norah hoped out of the water picked up one of William's socks in his moulth and ran over to Kozue. Ofcourse she had to shake of all the water right next to Kozue and then try to hop into her lap. "Norah!..." William had called for her to come back but his litle dog lead his eyes up to Kozue, but he oculdn't say hello or call Norah back before she got Kozue soked.