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Eion grinned a bit when Reggie said he could pay him back with butterbeer next time they took a trip to Hogsmeade. Unfortunately, Eion wasn't sure if he'd have time to go, given his already hectic to-do list. "Sure thing, Reg. And I'm working on... well... everything? I've got an article due for the Dragon, Defense homework, studying for literally all my classes.... also probably more stuff I'm forgetting." When the younger teen asked about help, Eion let out a heavy exhale. He needed all kinds of help, but he wasn't sure where to begin. "I do, yea... mostly with this article? The deadline's just in a few days and I'm so behind."

He ate another small bite of trail mix, then started gnawing on a strip of jerky. Maybe you had to have werewolf teeth to enjoy it. Oh well. He blinked when Reggie said he was as wrecked as one of the NEWT-studying seventh years. "That makes sense. These OWLs are killing me! At least the seventh years get to drop classes they don't want." At that he frowned, wondering how many failures he was going to have. Poor Eme and Sena were going to be so disappointed, especially since they'd worked so hard on tutoring all summer.

As was usual toward the end of the year, Csuri was deep into her studies. She'd been spending just about every spare moment in the library, only leaving to go to classes or eat, and even then, she missed more meals than she normally would. Gods above, help her when NEWTs rolled around. She huffed over her Cursebreaking notes, while cross-referencing those from Defense. Her notes were color coded, all written in her messy cursive. Csuri let out a yawn before shaking her head to wake back up. Despite needing to take a break, she continued on her studies. She just had to finish annotating chapter eleven. Grey eyes darted over the words, her mind spinning a mile a minute.

Csuri flipped open one of the texts she found on a specified form of Cursebreaking, noting a few things down to help aid her knowledge from class. If she kept going at this pace, she'd either find enlightenment of achieve burnout.... one of the two. But she was on a roll! She couldn't just stop now! Eventually she'd need to, if only to eat and maybe sleep for an hour or two. While reading over a section, she tied her curls in a messy ponytail, though quite a few remained framing her face. She was way too busy to care about her hair looking tidy!

When someone spoke to her, Csuri sat bolt upright, bloodshot eyes going wide. "What? Why are you here? I'm studying." Why was he here? Had she missed one of their..... meetings? Or practice? No, it definitely hadn't been overnight... had it? She was definitely losing her marbles, so maybe the break was a blessing in disguise - not that she'd ever tell him that. He said he had an important question, and she had to wonder what nonsense he was about to say. "Pass me that book. The blue one over there. What's your question?" She made a grabby hand toward it, but she did turn at least a little attention over to his question.

Waiting for Vikram to pass her the correct book, Csuri finished writing a note without looking much at the page. Once the book was in her possession, she worked on flipping to chapter five, which should just correlate with the notes she was taking. "I am indeed studying Cursebreaking. You're welcome to join me. I don't think I've ever seen you pick up a book." She said, before pausing when he cleared his throat. She even set her pen down to give him a bit more information.

As he mentioned the Quidditch World Cup, Csuri perked up a bit more. Apparently he got tickets to the game, and for some reason, he wanted to take her. Immediately, she had to wonder about his motives, his actual thoughts about this trip. She'd have to try to figure it out before a full agreement. "I can't afford to go to Germany. I'd love to see the game, though. Are you thinking we just... meet up, portkey there, then portkey home afterwards?" Maybe if he already had the tickets... then she'd just need to afford the portkey and maybe some spare money for souvenirs? She wasn't about to let him spend money on her otherwise, so she had to figure out what to do.

Man, why did he have to interrupt right at the height of her studying? He'd completely thrown her off track! Now her body was alerting her to the fact that she hadn't slept or eaten in... goodness knew how long. Either way, she'd probably have to stop soon. Stupid Vikram. After questioning his motives for Germany, Vikram quickly launched into an explanation of all of his plans. A whole week with just the two of them? And he already had a hotel booked? Apparently it was fancy, given it featured a restaurant with a five star Michelin rating. Jeez, just looking at the restaurant from across the street probably cost 45£. He also explained that he had a backup plan, but he wanted to take... ugh.

Csuri smacked his arm, sending him a glare. "Don't call me that. Not here. I..." she paused, instinctively moving to bite her nails. She wanted to go to Germany, since it'd be a fun trip, but at the same time, she wasn't sure how well it would go to be alone with him for a week. Not that she wasn't sure he'd be... fine, but... she didn't think he'd like spending that much alone time with her. Heck, she didn't even like spending that much time alone. She usually dove into fantasy, but there wasn't any way that would work, not if they were alone. And she didn't want to get stranded or anything.

"Um. I-I don't know. I don't know if I'd be allowed or... or if it'd be a good idea. Like I said, I can't afford a trip to Germany." She gnawed a little harder, her leg bouncing while her mind spiraled off into thoughts. Csuri kinda liked their secret, hidden relationship, but if they went on a week-long vacation, that might just implode. What if it ended in him hating her? What if it ended with him thinking things were way more serious than she could handle? They were still in school and she definitely didn't want anyone -well, anyone else to know about their... whatever this was. He was popular and social and she was.... not exactly. It would just be a mess and she didn't know what to do about it. "I... I don't know if my Baba would allow me to go anyway. Not with.... not alone."

There he went again with the not needing to pay stuff. He'd done it before, on one of their weird, secret dates. But Csuri didn't really trust anyone with money. She knew from watching her parents' disaster of a relationship be absolutely messy around money. Now she wasn't planning anything that she couldn't cover. If everything was paid for, though..... maybe. She could just cover all her meals and travel expenses. Eat cheap and don't do anything that wasn't free or super low cost. He said that her Baba would definitely agree, that he'd go talk to him with her. "No. No, don't... don't do that." As of now, even he didn't know about their relationship. Maybe there was some way to ask without being too.... revealing? But she also didn't want to lie!

While she was biting her nails, Vikram pulled her hand away and held it under the table. She sent him a glare, albeit not one as forcefully. Her mind was still in a tailspin, and not in the helpful, studying sort of way. Vikram interrupted her to ask what was in her mind. Oh boy, that was somewhere he didn't want to go. Csuri shook her head, a few more curls springing free. "I... no. You don't want in my thoughts." She pulled her hand away from him, instead using her hands to rub her temples. "I don't know, Vikram. A week is a long time. We've only ever spent like... an hour together at a time. I don't know how we'd fare for a week." Maybe if she made it about both of them, he wouldn't scold her for being negative... or whatever a stupid, sappy idiot would say.

Why was this idiot always flashing that dumb smile? Csuri kept her face neutral as he questioned if she'd get bored. No, one thing everyone knew about Vikram was that he wasn't boring. She simply huffed in reply to his question, then followed his glance back over to her pile of books. He mentioned finding ways to keep her entertained, before saying aloud that they were dating again. Did he not get her message previously?? Csuri smacked him again, sending over a steadier glare. "I said stop saying that." If anyone found out, it'd be over the school insanely fast. She didn't want anyone to think she was.... up for conversation. She had to keep her walls up to keep her sanity safe.

He seemed to be thinking, which made Csuri feel a little bad. Her propensity to push others away was eventually going to push him too, and probably Alice. Hes might hang on longer, but even she would eventually get fed up. Csuri sighed a bit heavier when Vikram said he didn't want to pressure her, while also saying he preferred going with her. "I... guess. I do want to see the game. I've never been to a World Cup. But I don't know if my Baba will agree. So... for now it'll have to be a maybe." She shook her head, letting out a sigh. She wished she was able to give a more solid answer, but honestly, it wasn't anywhere in her nature to not overthink things. He kept insisting that he wanted to take her specifically, but why? There had to be a reason, right? There had to be, and she had until mid-summer to figure it out.

Csuri noticed when Vikram frowned sharply, knowing it was in direct relation to the words she'd opted to use. She didn't want anyone to find out, but it wasn't for his sake. She selfishly wanted to keep everything a secret. Relationships were messy and scary, but if she could keep it secret, keep it quiet... there was a chance that it wouldn't end up in the few ways she'd seen love. Didn't the psychology books say that ones' parents were the guidemap for love? If so, any chance of romance was going to be purely transactional. She didn't want that. She wanted something romantic and cute like her friends had, but it was so, so different than what she'd witnessed behind closed doors. So now she kept the good things behind those doors. Maybe she could try to fix it that way.

She looked away from him when he asked about a deadline. She'd have to send out a letter, trying to figure out if this big vacation would be allowed. She was seventeen already, not to mention she had her passport and an ID card, but traveling without an adult... like, an older adult, could be risky. He asked her if she had a mobile, then took a scrap of paper and stole a pen. "Yea, I have a mobile. And I can write a letter home. I'm going to have to take a study break soon anyway." She accepted the paper, then grabbed her pen back from him. Taking another scrap, she wrote down her phone number, though she paused for a moment before handing it over. "If you let anyone else have this, I'm gonna break your fingers." Those words were a little softer, though her silver eyes were focused solely on his. She had, currently, four people in her phone contacts, besides a few small businesses near home. It was a pretty big deal to make it into her contacts list. She pushed his number between pages in her notes, before closing the pages. "I'll ask about the trip and maybe... I'll let you know before the train ride home. We can figure out plans there." She looked away, knowing he'd probably huff at her for her non-answer. Honestly, she had to figure herself out fast, if only so she could kind of figure out what this relationship was supposed to be. Her hand found it's way back up, the teen gnawing on her nails as was habit.