"I'll eat them when we get back," Tzal insisted, wrinkling his nose. "These will up my energy for a while, and I don't feel like eating a meal right now."

"I'm a little iffy on stuff like that...it's a knee-jerk reaction, but I'll get over it soon enough." Lawrence nodded, sure about that.

"no your going to eat now. I have taken a lot of blood from you in the last few days. I don't want you relying on just skittles to keep you going." William blocked the door. "your not leaving the room till you eat."

"so what are we to do now? dinner is not for a while from now." Josh buried his nose in Lawrence hair.

Tzal folded his arms across his chest and started to eat the Skittles anyway. "When we return, I will eat. But I'm not eating now. I don't feel like it, and it's a waste of time."

Lawrence held him, content. "No idea..."

"then we are not going to go looking." William leaned against the door. "I dont care if you dont feel like eating you need to eat."

"would you like me to read to you?" the thought had just popped into his head. he had never read to any one before but he thought that it would be good.

"Fine." Tzal finished up the bag of Skittles. He then curled up in bed, facing away from William.

Lawrence blinked, then tilted his head. "Sure!"

reaching over to his book shelf William pulled down one off his text books and started reading, while sitting in the door way. if Tzal was going to be stubborn then he could be just as.

"fantasy, modern or sci-fi?" josh got up and looked at his stack of book then back at Lawrence.

Eventually, Tzal drifted off to sleep. It didn't seem like he was going to budge on this anytime soon...

Lawrence sat up a bit more, seeming excited. "Fantasy!"

william watched Tzal, he did not want to force him but he did not want him to push him self to much. once he knew that Tzal was alseep he got up and left the room. he would get Tzal a dinner and he would go talk to vinny.

grabbing a book of his shelf Josh opend it to the frist page. "chapter one, twins, 'That is my decision. we need not discuss it'" josh started in.

Tzal slept quietly, peacefully. He was having a good dream, it seemed.

Lawrence listened intently, his eyes showing just as much of a smile as his mouth was.

when Tzal woke latter he would find a tray next to him of dinner, it was still warm. William and Vinny were out in the common room discussing books.

after reading a few chapters josh stopped. "my tummy is going to eat its way out of me if I dont eat soon."

Tzal woke up a little while later, smelling the food. He rolled his eyes, not feeling too hungry. But, he ate the food anyway.

Lawrence chuckled. "Okay...let's go get food."

hearing the movement William looked in on Tzal. "ah I see that your awake," he noticed the dinner tray with the food eaten off of it. "and that you have eaten. I have vinny out here to talk to you, I have not told him about what but he is here."

walking down the stairs Josh held Lawrences hand close to his body. "so do you like the book so far?" the book was about a set of twins, one girl and one boy. the boy wants to be a mage and the girl a knight. but their father is not going to send his daughter to be a knight and his son in no way was to learn magic. so the two switched because where the girl was to be sent is where the boys are sent to become mages. dressed as two boys they set out, the book fallowed the girl.

Tzal grumbled. "I wasn't hungry, but I ate." He still seemed to be in a sour mood, but he wouldn't take it out on Vinny. "Fine. I'm getting up." He stood up after a moment and headed out of the room.

"Just proves that most parents need a knock upside the head." Lawrence's tone was caustic--it was unlike him...very unlike him.

"Tzal, wait." William reached out to try to stop tzal before he walked out of the room.

"you ok Lawrence?" Josh had stopped on the stairs and was now looking at Lawrence with a look of confusion.

Tzal shrugged away from him. "Why? We have something to do, and we shouldn't keep our cupid waiting."

Lawrence paused, then nodded, his smile returning. "I'm fine!"

"he has waited this long he can wait a bit longer." william looked hurt that he would pull away. " your mad at me."

"if you say so Lawrence, so we should go talk to william and Tzal after dinner? do you think they will even be at dinner?" reaching out he grabbed Lawrence's hand and gave it a gentle squeeze.

"...What of it? I don't like being babied. I'm not a child." Tzal's jaw was set. He had temper tantrums on a regular basis, but they were rarely, if ever, directed at William.

"Maybe...do you think Angelo would know anything about what's up with Wyatt?" Lawrence asked, the idea suddenly coming to him. "That didn't feel like an ordinary case of multiple personalities to me."

"what of it? what of it?" williams voice was a harsh whisper as he did not want the whole common room to know they were fighting. "you rarely act this way to me. and I was not babying you. I dont want you getting weak because of me. I took more then I should of and if Angelo saw you he would have known and then where would we be?" his eyes had slowly grown red as he spoke. "you in one room and I in another. unable to see each other at all other then in classes, and knowing angelo he would have us never see each other." stepping close he grabbed Tzals arms, they were tighter then he should have grabbed him. "I dont want to lose you love."

josh winced as if he heard some sound that hurt him. " yah it might be better to talk to angelo about your dreams. and maybe we should let them cool off." he had seen a flash of what was going on with Tzalmon and William, and he did not want to get any closer to them then he had to till they both were not fight with each other.

"I was feeling fine." Tzal's voice was terse. "And I told you I would eat later, so your point is null. You're hurting my arms. Let go."

Lawrence nodded and rested his head on his shoulder, comfortably, as they walked.

Releasing his arm William walked over to his bed. "I am sorry Tzal." he said as he looked down and away from him. "I am sorry." sighing he put his face in his hands.

wrapping his arms around Lawrences shoulder. "I love you dear."

Tzal watched him for a moment and then his shoulders relaxed. "I just don't like to be babied," he murmured. "I can take care of myself. I know when I'm feeling weak. And if I'm not hungry, I'm not going to eat."

Lawrence smiled as they walked into the cafeteria.

"Tzal I trust you but I know that sometimes the human body will not want to take in food even when it needs it." his eyes were sad when he looked up at Tzal.

grabbing his tray of food Josh smiled. "I am glad that you are here for me love. and I dont care what others have to say about us."

"I was not hungry. I would have eaten later," Tzal repeated, as if it were as clear as night and day. "It was not like I was refusing to eat for a week."

Lawrence picked out fruits and veggies once more--a healthy meal. "Hehe, thanks. Right." He seemed like he was in a good mood.

"Tzal you should go and talk to vinny, don't make him wait to long." leaning back william seemed defeated and sad.

"so we go and hunt down Angelo after were done?" finding a seat he plopped his tray down. "do you know where he usually is after dinner?"

"Come with me," Tzal muttered. "I'm not going alone." He didn't seem angry anymore.

Lawrence nodded and sat next to him. "We should, yeah. And, uh...no. I don't keep track of creepy people," he joked, amused.