Damien pulled the paper and pencil toward him and wrote something down. He flipped the card up and held it between two of his fingers. "There, was that so hard?" His eyes twinkled mischievously at her. "And you know, if you want to get a little rough I wouldn't mind filling in for Dom." The card, if she snatched it from him, would infuriate her. All it said on it was 'blow me.'

Ari grinned and wrapped her arms around him, too, hugging him tight. "That would be such a relief. Maybe we should go to the museum? Try and find the statue there? I thought I saw one like it before I was almost sick." Now that she was in his arms she didn't want to leave them. It was a kind of different feeling than other times when he'd hugged her. Tentatively, she leaned in and kissed him.

~

Ana laughed a little. "Sure. You can be authority on what fits me and what doesn't. I think you'd be very good at that job. I'd hate to make you work too hard, though." She took his hand and one of his bags and headed for his dorm room.

Livia held back from exploding in the library and took the card glaring lightly she hadn't read it yet. She looked at the card and in a single hand crumpled it so it was the size of a pin ball. "Ok lets try this again." She said taking in deep calming breath. "What exactly do you want me to do to get your help?" She asked almost red in the face.

Leo nodded. "Maybe but I don't know if we should leave those two alone. Either one will end up dead or Livia will end up throwing herself out a window." He said laughing a little at the idea. He smiled lightly when she kissed him and kissed her back liking this a little too much. "But first we want to make sure your eyes aren't going to burn out of your head." He said worried about her hurting herself.

---~~~

Leonardo smiled. "Don't worry I've got plenty of energy." He joked lightly. Typing in his code before walking in. Seeing Dom he got pissed, thinking he was Damien. "Damien there you are you son of a.." He was bout ready to pound the snot out of him. "You know you practically crushed Livian by leaving like that are you stupid or what?!" He asked.

"I just want you to give me a chance before you start judging me based solely on my sex life. While I admit that," he looked down at the front of his pants and smirked a little, "Is one of my best parts... it's not all I have to offer the world." He stepped a little closer to her, feeling the tension between them and loving it. "I'd also like to suggest you keep your voice down. He's not just my god. He's all of our god. He holds the world in balance... and it's because you and your stupid friends messed with him that things are thrown off balance. His name is Naveen. You'll find an entire section about him in the non-fiction part of the library."

"I think my eyes will be just fine," Ari said quietly. "But just to make sure... I think we should stay in the dark for a while longer. I think Damien deserves to suffer in Livia's presence given how angry she's been about finding out he's such a pig. And you... deserve a proper thank you for being so heroic today." She slid until she was straddling his lap and kissed his neck softly before speaking again. "But if you really want to go, I guess I could find a pair of sunglasses..."

~

Dom stood up from the bed and hardly had a chance to blink before Leo was going off on him. His eyes widened in shock. He'd never heard his friend so mad but then he had to remind himself this wasn't his friend. And was it just him or was it getting hot in here? He tugged at the collar to his shirt a little.

"Um... Leo? I'm sure that she's fine. I just talked to her and she gets it... at least until Damien decides to come back."

Ana had stayed out of their way, hoping things wouldn't resort in blows being thrown but stopped outright to stare at what Damien said... and then realized the difference. "You're not Damien."

Livia sighed and lowered her voice to speak to him. This time trying not to get frustrated. "Listen we didn't mean to throw your world off or get you or us sucked out of our lives. First of all. Secondly I'll try to keep in mind that you have a brain." She said softly. "And thank you." She said walking off to find what she could on this Naveen. She found the non fiction and a bunch of books on the god but she didn't really feel like looking at them. Pulling one down she sat down and opened it looking down at the pages but not reading. She wanted to go home but deep down she knew she wanted Dom more. Things were ok when he was around. What if Damien was right. If he was like him and was good at repressing or hiding it. Was that really the reason she hated Damien because he showed off the ugly side of her own boyfriend? She could feel her eyes water again but tried to ignore it. She started into the book and tried to ignore everything else.

Leo smiled running his hands over her waist. "Mm no I think we should play it safe and stay here." He said kissing her gently. "And besides I'm sure Livia is fine for now." He said kissing her neck lightly.

---~~~

Leonardo was about to say something but stopped when he heard Ana. He stopped and looked at Dom. "Um oopse. Sorry about that." He said letting his anger fade and cooling down the room some. "My bad. Hey your that other guy." He said looking at him. "Dominick, how the heck did you get back here?" He asked before looking at Ana and thinking of the others still stuck in their world. "And why did you leave your friends behind?" He asked. "Surely you didn't think Livian would allow you to swap places with her boyfriend?" He asked thinking that was the only reason he might come back alone. If he was anything like Damien it made since.

Damien tried to kill time on his own but it was boring so he followed Livia to the non-fiction section and sat down beside her on the floor. "So," he said slowly, "Your world... it's not like it is here. You guys don't have magic at all? How did your Ana develop powers then? Have you yet? I bet you get fire powers. You're too hot for anything else."

~

Dom gave a little shrug. "It's okay. I kind of expected a reaction like that." He sighed and shook his head. "I don't know how I got back here. I think it must have been something Damien did. I was at the nurse's office with my friends and went to use the bathroom and then I was here again... I'm kind of glad it happened after the bathroom. That could have been very awkward..." He ran a hand through his hair and scratched the back of his head.

He frowned at what Leo said next and his face turned red in anger. "Seriously? I'm not the asshole who is dating a girl and sleeping around with half the school! Do you have any idea how much crap I've had to put up with, filling his shoes in your world? Every other girl I saw looked ready to rip her panties off if I so much as smiled! I'm not like that. I would never cheat on Liv. Never. I can see coming to talk to you was a mistake. I knew Damien was an asshole but I didn't expect all of you to be like this here."

He pushed off from the bed and walked right past Leo and Ana, heading for his dorm room.

"I... think we should follow him."

Liv laughed some. "No no magic in our world. Only Ari has powers right now. I don't...I don't know what I'll get if I"m here long enough." She tossed the book onto the floor. "I hate reading." She said with a frown as she looked down. "I hate people, I really hate people, and I hate being here because I shouldn't be." She said simply looking at the bookcase. "I hate not having my music, or any music for that matter. Why in all the gods names doesn't Livian have a frinken stario, or walk man, or ipod, or something!" She asked sighing as she bowed her head lightly. "I'm sorry I shouldn't rant at you." Reaching forward she grabbed a new book and opened it.

~~~

Leonardo sighed simply. "Ok lets go." He said following Dominick. "Hey dude stop!" He grabbed his arm. "Ok I was out of line I'm sorry. Its just its hard for me to wrap my head around the fact that your not Damien. And I don't think Damien had anything to do with getting you home since he was at the mall with me. Picking out clothes. I hate to point this out to you but I don't see people flying between worlds for that. So...unless we're all going to be honest here your right you came to the wrong guy but if you want to talk. I'm standing here. Ana too if she makes you uncomfy she can go get her clothes ready." He said looking at her softly.

((Going to bed.))

((Good night))

Damien let her rant, sitting silently beside her. It was exactly what they were all feeling, or he had been feeling up until Dom switched them back. He smiled at Liv. "Music? You want music?" He jumped up to his feet and spun around, offering her a hand. "Come on. Leave the reading to your bookworm friend."

He smiled down at her, just like Dom might have done. "Trust me," he implored her, unable to stop from smirking as he asked this of her. Of course she didn't trust him and he couldn't expect her to... but for now she just had to suspend her distrust and come with him. "It'll be worth it. I promise."

~

Dom stopped and turned back to face Leo. His face was still red and he didn't really calm down as they talked. "That's great. Really, it is. But I'm serious about my trip to the bathroom... and being in the nurses' office with my friends. We were all in meditation class and there was this bright flash of light and Ari passed out. The teachers were all physced about it... something about powers of light taking hold in her body. Unless you were with Damien the moment he disappeared I don't buy that it wasn't him that did this. You don't know me but you seem fast to judge me." He paused a moment. "Given what you know of him and what you've seen of my reputation around here, which of us seems more trust worthy to you, huh? The guy who cheats on his girlfriend or me?"

He looked at Ana, who was staring at him. It was uncomfortable with her there. "Yeah. Sure. Go get your clothes ready... whatever that even means."

She hesitated and touched Leonardo's arm gently. "Don't be too long, okay?" If not for Dom staring she might have kissed Leo's cheek but instead she headed back to her dorm on her own, not so sure she was in the mood for the fashion show anymore.

"You might as well follow her. I don't think I have anything more to say to you since you're not interested in listening to what I have to say."

Livia looked at him and hesitated but since she had been a complete bitch she could at least do this. "Alright." She said simply taking his hand and standing up. When he smiled down at her it made her feel sick again but she held back a mood switch as best she could. "What exactly are we doing?" She asked

~~~

Leonardo could handle being yelled at he could even handle Dom being rude but when he turned to Ana and said what he said in the way that he said it. "You know what I'll look at you and then I look at Damien. You a man I've known for maybe thirty minutes now and doesn't mind yelling at someone who had nothing to do with your foul mood and Damien who can at least control his temper. You who I have no idea what you were doing and Damien who disappeared at the mall and doesn't have the correct knowledge of spells to make stuff happen and you who may very well have somehow triggered raw magic." He stated his voice raising some. "And I'll warn you now I don't give a rats if you look like my friend or even if you sound like him. Or that this is your world. Ever make Ana feel that way again...." He said his whole arms became ingulfed in fire. "I'll make you one sorry man." He put himself out when Livian walked out of her room. Wide eyed.

The last time she saw Leo upset enough to loose control of his powers even for a moment...was when he got so angry at Ana's last boyfriend. "Leonardo calm down." She said softly. "Maybe he can get us home." She added making sure neither of them left.

Leo let out an annoyed laugh. "Hows that he says Damien did it. He's no use to us. You want to talk to him Liv go a head but I'm done." He was radiating heat like the school furnice. He was hot really hot. Livian had to start radiating cold so that she didn't pass out.

"Leo maybe you should just calm down." She suggested smothing her hand in ice to touch his arm. He pulled away which shocked her.

"Livian I know Damien and you and Ana. I trust you all with my life. You want to try and listen to him fine. But he's not worth my energy." He said walking off still pretty hot. The wall behind him had started peeling its paint.

Livian looked at Dominick. "Well thats a feat not many people can piss him off like that. You must of said something wrong to Ana." She said shaking her head. "Come on you probably need an ice bath to lower your body temp now." She said feeling his head.

Damien felt a small victory when she gave into him like that. "Good," he said quietly as she stood up without being hostile about it. "It's a surprise," he told her with a grin as he started to lead her out of the library. Anyone who was watching them wouldn't have been able to tell the difference between her and Livian. Both reacted to him the same way. Hot and cold.

"What kind of music do you like?" He asked curiously as he headed them back in the direction of their dorm rooms.

~

Dom listened to Leo's tirade against him, his jaw clenched to stop him from shouting right back... at least for the moment. His temper really flared when Livian came out into the hall and tried to mediate but only seemed to make things worse. Eyes narrowed at Leo, he felt his heart racing at the display of power, and sweat trickling down his back as the temperature rose in the hallway.

"If I am to blame for me being here instead of Damien it was an accident. I don't know how it had happened or I would switch you all back with my friends without a second thought," he half-growled at Leo. "I don't care what you think of me and I don't care what you say about me. I came to you for help and I have gotten nothing but accusations and... whatever weird crap your fire is. I don't deserve to be treated like this and you know what?" This time he was snapping at Livian. "I didn't say a damned thing wrong to Ana. He's the one who suggested she leave and I agreed and he got all pissy with me!"

Something snapped inside of Dom... like a rubber band stretched beyond it's abilities. Darkness swept out from him, engulfing the entire hallway as if the lights weren't there, as if they never existed. A cloud of inky blackness hung low around them until a gust of wind even stronger than the one he'd used in Damien's dorm room came whipping through the hall, forcing him to his knees and blowing the darkness away like it was mere fog.

Shaking as the heat Leo was putting off seemed to disappear with the wind, Dom put his hands on the floor and clenched his fists. If he wasn't careful he was going to be sick... what the hell had just happened?

((I'm about to head out running some errands. I'll be gone for a while))

Livia looked at him cautiously. "Any kind really. I play classical and jazz but I prefer dance and Pat Benatar. I also like a little bit of country and rock." She said watching him. She wasn't sure if this was a good idea but ignored her uneasy feelings for now.


---

Livian winced after being yelled at. During the time of Darkness she was a little surprised but not uneasy. "Whoa! Calm down!" She almost demanded before the wind came and litterly knocked her to the ground. Sighing after it was gone she sat up. "Well I know your powers." She said simply with a huff. "Listen I didn't mean to accuse you of anything. Its just Leo isn't the trusting kind. He has a problem with people." She said standing up with a wince. "And if...it would help any I can get him to calm down and talk with you. I can probably be more help though. He isn't to bright." She added looking at him. "Wow I'm glad you weren't at my world. Our magic here is a hell of a lot weaker then back at home." She rubbed her back and offered her hand to him. "Come on after that your going to need to lay down." She added. "I'll try and explain some things to you so you can understand where we're coming from." She offered.

Leonardo walked into Ana's room and sat down still burning up. He calmed down some. "God I want to go home. Or Damien so I can kill him!" He said with a sigh. Leonardo had patience for almost everything but for some reason that guy rubbed him wrong

Damien made a face at her. "No classical or jazz to be found, sorry. I think I can manage a bit of rock for you, though. That's what I tend to prefer listening to at least." And what he could play. He took her back to his dorm room and punched in the code before holding open the door for her. "Don't make a fuss. It's as clean as you left it."

He picked up the guitar from it's stand and sat on the bed. "If this isn't to your liking," he told her with a grin. "I also have a stereo in the closet." He strummed a few cords and adjusted the tuning before launching into a popular rock song before he started to sing it to her as well. His voice was strong and confident, deeper than his speaking voice, but in a soothing sort of way.

~

Dom shuddered where he sat, listening to what Livia was saying but not really hearing it. He was just trying to wrap his mind around what had just happened to him. Has his own powers really manifested? The darkness and wind? He braced himself on the wall and stood, panting a little. He didn't take any offered help as he walked back to his dorm and flopped onto his bed. If she followed him, that was fine, but he wasn't really in the mood for more lectures.

Ana could feel the heat radiating from Leonardo the moment he entered her room. "Leo.." Her heart raced as her power over metal caught the feel of fire. Their powers complimented each other perfectly and she felt her body hum a little as she walked near him, no worry for her safety against how hot he was. "You need to calm down. Let's get you into the shower, okay?" She pulled him into her bathroom and started the shower, running it as cold as it would go before starting to help him undress, trying to sooth him into a calmer state of being.

Livia was a little unsure of this but she followed him anyway. Sighing she found a place to sit and tilted her head smiling a little while he played. Dom could play guitar took but he was more of classical and pop kind of guy. She couldn't help but wonder if Dom could sing too. She could but didn't like to. "No this is good." She said with a nod. She was planing on saying something else but didn't want to piss him off by accident.

((er what are Leo and Ari doing?))

---~~~

Livian followed and looked at Dom. Walking into his bathroom she got a washcloth and got it damp before coming out and putting it on his head. "There you go. How are you feeling?" She asked with a raised eyebrow.

Leonardo sighed slightly when she started the shower and started pulling his clothes off lightly. One or two spots caught a fire but he put them out. "Mm he could of at least been polite." He muttered getting hotter as he thought about it before forcing himself to cool off so he didn't make Ana too warm.

((Bow chica wow wow? We left them making out in the dark. I'd assume they're still there...))

Damien smiled a little as he played, not at Livia, but to himself. It was the same way Dom looked when he was playing his music; like he was in his own little world. The songs transitioned easily and he never seemed to miss a beat or note. He didn't always sing but when he wasn't singing he didn't ruin it by talking, either. He just played and kind of hoped it would help Livia relax. The less she was trying to shove his own balls down his throat the better.

~

"I feel great," Dom said, his voice oozing with sarcasm. "I'm home sweet home with three people who look like my best friends but all hate me for something I don't even think I did. I know it's convient to use me as a scape goat and you guys are probably as worked up over all of this as we are... were... in your world but that's no reason to try and melt my face off with magic when I tell my side of the story and ask for help."

"What the hell is wrong with your Leo? Ours is just about as laid back as can be. The only thing I've ever seen get him riled up was Ari and that's just because he doesn't have the balls to ask her out. He thinks he's not smart enough for her."


"I know," Ana whispered, not arguing with him. It would be easier to agree and talk about this later, when his temperature was lower. She felt herself blushing as she helped him out of his pants, but left his boxers on. "Come on, into the shower." The moment the icy water hit his skin, however, the entire room filled with steam. Ana's clothes clung to her skin and she began to sweat, but she didn't pull back from helping him.

Livia relaxed a little but quickly started missing Dominick. She felt a depressed mood hit her and simply slipped into a relaxed depressed state. She listened and wondered if Dom was going to come back and tell them how to get home or if he was going to stay with the others and wait till they figured it out. That was if he knew what he'd done that is.

---~~~

Livian laughed a little. "You have to forgive him. He isn't all there some times. He is a kind guy and often very zen but somethings even stupid little things set him off. He's pretty wound up and only Ana seems to be able to calm him down. If your tone is wrong with her and he doesn't know you well he tries to melt you." She said softly with a shrug. "He's real helpful if you can get past his firecracker outsides." She said simply with a sigh. "We're all a little uneasy here. My powers are fading like the earth is taking them to feed herself. I don't know why Naveen is so angry with us. We followed our laws and such perfectly." She muttered lightly.


Leonardo sighed as he felt the water hit him and relaxed into it. He started cooling and soon his body temp was only a couple degrees above normal. He was still keeping the water warm though. He let it poor over him for a while before calming down enough to be back in a good mood. Reaching out of the shower he pulled Ana in with him. "Come here." He kissed her lightly. "Did you get your stuff unpacked?" He asked softly taking his mind off what was bothering him for now.

"Naveen?" It was the first time Dom had heard the god's name out loud, but he'd seen it on the statue. "He's some kind of god, right?" He closed his eyes and let out a heavy sigh. "I don't know. I think the first switch might be my fault... or at least mine and my friend's fault. We found a statue of him in an unopened exhibit at a museum we were visiting. We all touched him and I... I don't know. It happened so fast and I've tried to replay it over and over again inside my head but I can never seem to figure it out."

"You know magic doesn't exist in this world, right? It's something crazy people and fantasy writers believe in. We base mythology and movies off of it... but no one actually believes in it and no one uses it. Up until visiting your world I wouldn't have believed it either. Do you think my being there is what gave me powers?"


Ana smiled a little as he pulled her into the shower with him, still in her jeans and sweater from earlier. "I did, yeah... at least, most of it. There are a few things I want to keep as surprises for another time." She kissed him again and pulled her sweater off, relieved at how much lighter she felt without it. Wrapping her arms around him, she nuzzled against his neck and kissed it softly. "Things will work out," she told him quietly. "If he could get back here, we can get back home, too."

Livian looked at him. "Well see touching him wasn't at all bad we do it to the larger statues for luck. We're not allowed to hold one though, ever, only the priests can do that." She added. "As for your powers, it probably just awakened them. There was something about our world being part of another before something caused them to be ripped apart. I'm thinking that you guys found a link and our god had to keep a balance between the two worlds and made use take your place." She said simply with a shrug.

"Oh really?" Leo asked kissing her again. "Thats a shame." He said softly kissing her lightly again. "Hmm am I going to like it?" He asked.

"I don't get why your god would make me and Damien switch back. If this is my fault, I deserve to be the one stranded in a different world, not my friends." He moved the cloth further up his forehead and opened his eyes to look at her. Sadness that she wasn't the girl he loved filled him and he had to look away.

"I'm sorry. For pulling you into this world and taking Damien away from you, Liv. I know you care deeply for him... even if I don't understand why... and I'm just... sorry."

"You'll love it," she told him with full confidence that he would. Staying in the shower with him until he'd cooled back down to normal and the water started to make her feel cold, she reached behind him and turned the water off. "Let's dry off and I'll show you some of the stuff I bought, okay?"

Livian looked at him and looked down. "Maybe they were pulled by accident." She suggested. Before laughing a little. "Its alright. No one understands why I care for him. But see the cheating side of him...thats just one side. His real self comes out when he's playing guitar. He's sweet, and gentle. He forgets the world around him and just concentrates on what he's doing. After words he a sweetie to me. He hasn't played in a while but..." She shrugged softly. "He's the closest to happy it gets away from my family." She said softly.


Leonardo smiled softly. "Alright sounds good." He said shaking his head like a dog so the water flew off him some. He looked around and grabbed a towel for her and then one for him. "So..." He dried off some. "I'm glad I left those new clothes in here." He said simply.

"I guess he and I at least have that in common. Music, that is. It's my escape." He watched her as she talked about Damien. "I'm sorry... that I judged him and you without meeting either of you. I'm sure there is more to him than just the cheating side, but that's still a big part of who he was. I mean... his dorm room was disgusting. And it's just wrong to treat someone the way he treats you."

"You two were friends first, right? And then started dating? Seems like maybe you'd be better off just being friends." He frowned a little at what she said. "Your family? I hope you haven't met their counter parts here yet... it'd only depress you."

"Maybe... wait to get dressed?" Ana blushed at the suggestion but she had an idea that he might just end up undressing again anyway. She dried off and pushed him from the bathroom out into her bedroom, telling him to get comfortable before starting the show for him.

((So, where should we go from here?))

Livian looked at him a little confused and then realized what he was saying. "I knew he cheated on a few other girls but..." She trailed off looking down at her hands. "I think I'm going to my dorm now." She said her voice was on the brink of being angry and sad. "I wish you wouldn't have told me that. Damien...he..I knew he was but..." She shook her head lightly before leaving the room. A bit of a slap to the face. How was she going to be able to look at him when she saw him again. Knowing that stranger had seen that he cheated on her. Leonardo had warned her but...she felt stupid and went to her dorm walking in.

Leonardo smiled some and found a place to sit down a towel wrapped around his waist as he sat and waited for the show to start. He knew Ana she wasn't shy about much of anything so this was part of the surprise.

((Erm...maybe fade out Leonardo and Ana and bring back in Leo and Ari...? Leave this set of them to do their thing and bring them back maybe in the morning))

((I meant a little more big picture than that...))

Damien played for a long while before finally putting away his guitar. "Come on, sleepy head. I'll take you back to your room." He helped Livia up and walked her to her dorm room, pausing before leaving. "You'll get him back, don't worry. I'm just a temporary substitute."

In the morning, there was a knock on Ari's dorm room door. She groaned a little but managed to open her eyes to the natural light coming in through her window. Checking on Leo, she saw that he looked to still be asleep and pulled away from him to go answer the door.

Outside in the hall was a red haired guy with a wicked smirk as he looked at Ari. She followed his gaze and turned bright red. The silk and lace tank top and shorts were anything but modest.

"The office sent me down. Told me you just got powers of Light... I'm going to be your tutor until you learn to control it a bit... and then next semester you can start in normal classes with the rest of the light users. Can I come in and we'll figure out our schedules a bit?"

Ari shook her head. "No. You can't come in. If you want to talk you can find me in the cafeteria later. I don't talk business at the crack of dawn." She closed the door in his face, disgusted by his smile and how he hadn't looked at her face during that entire conversation.
~

Dom felt his headache get worse as he managed to upset Livian. "Crap. I'm sorry. I thought... you brought him being a cheater up. I thought you knew to what extent. I'm sorry, Liv. I didn't mean to upset you or even bring it up. I-" He started to sit up but felt dizzy and had to lay back down and let her run off alone. Great. He couldn't even have a single conversation here without pissing someone off! Giving up for now, he closed his eyes and wished he could just have his friends back.

Ana managed to get Leonardo's approval on almost everything she had bought before they both got too distracted to finish. By morning she knew his good mood was restored and so was hers. It was easier to focus, now that they had at least a little more normalcy restored to their lives.

((Ah Ok. -^.^- Sorry. Lets see....Maybe we should have the ones in the magic world hit the books on the god. Like a study group. And have Dom get accepted more or less into the group in the other world till they can figure stuff out.))

Livia smiled softly at Damien. "Thanks for playing your guitar for me." She said softly before going over to her bed and laying down with a yawn.


Leonardo had woken and sat up. Whoa now that was a fun day. He was able to hold Ari all night with out hiding under her bed. "Hey whats wrong?" He asked with a tilted head.

--~~

There was a knock on Dom's door in the morning. Livian had gotten him food to help him feel better. She let herself in and sat the food down on his desk before walking back towards the door trying not to wake him. Litterally over what she had come to realize.

Leonardo woke up and rubbed his eyes yawning lightly. He was cooled off and looked down. "Mm I really liked that last outfit." He joked to himself.

((Sorry eating.))

((Seems more likely that Damien will be accepted into the main group than it working that way with Dom...))

Ari turned to see Leo on her bed and couldn't help but let a smile flash across her lips. "It's nothing," she told him. "The school just sent a guy to tutor me in my new found magic. He wanted to get an early start." She rolled her eyes and came back to the bed, crawling back into in and cuddling close to him. "Think we could get away skipping classes today? I don't want to leave this room if I don't have to."

~

"You can stay if you want." Dom's voice was sleepy as he rolled onto his back and looked at Livian. If she wanted to sneak in and out without detection she shouldn't have knocked. "In fact, please do... I could use the company... and the chance to try and apologize again. It seems like I've done nothing but put my foot in my mouth since we met."

Ana groaned a little and yawned. "Yes, I think that last one is my new favorite... it's a shame I can't wear it out in public." She gave him a soft kiss and crawled out of bed, heading for the bathroom so she could shower and get ready for another day of stunningly boring classes. "I was thinking... we should look into the history around here, see if we can figure out when this world and ours split apart..."

((Hmm... I'm trying to think of other ideas as well.))


Leo smiled softly and laughed. "Not if your getting tutored. They'll come up to help you and find you cuddle up in bed." He said wrapping his arms around her lightly.

Livia woke up and yawned shuffling out of bed and taking a shower. The water was worm for a while but a chill ran down her spin a bit. She had a hard time with her hair but after a bit of time she got her hair clean. She got dressed relaxed as she headed towards the cafeteria.

~~

Livian looked at him. "Um...Ok." She said softly walking over and sitting in a chair. "Its alright, no one knows what to say to me. Its not just you. Damien was worse....when we first became friends." She said softly with a deep sigh.

Leonardo got up too. "hey..." He reached over and grabbed her hand kissing her lightly. "I love you" He said softly with a smile.

"Well then... I think we should go the library. You can read up on how to tutor me and I can try and find something out about how to get back home. That way..." She leaned in and kissed him lightly. "It won't matter if my tutor catches me cuddled up in bed because he'll be the one I'm cuddling. That guy at the door seemed like a jerk. I want you instead."

Damien felt odd, waking up at home. His room was different after the work Livia had put into it but still the same old place. He took his time getting ready for the day and headed for the cafeteria alone. It was strange to be home but without any of his friends. Standing in line for food was lonely and he was uncomfortably aware that the girls who normally flirted with him were giving him the cold shoulder. He'd been gone for just over a day and so much had changed...

He found his normal spot and sat down there to eat alone, his mood souring already.

~

"That's me and Damien," Dom joked. "Bumbling idiots around pretty girls with the name Liv." He sat up and stretched, yawning wide before looking at the food she'd brought him. "That's really only enough for one person. Did you eat already or can we go down to the cafeteria together? I really need a cup of coffee before we should risk attempting a real conversation."

Ana smiled brightly at him. "I know." She leaned in and gave him another kiss. "I love you, too. Let's show off these new clothes. At least we'll look good while being bored out of our mind in these classes, right? And maybe after classes are over we can go for a walk? I want a chance to walk in the woods a bit... see how the earth really feels."