Ellie didn't get why she was freaking out. It was just a dream, for goodness' sake, and it wasn't even her dream to begin with. It had nothing to do with her life in the Outer Arc, for all she cared. It was a dream. A stupid dream. It didn't mean anything. Not to her, not to Eduard even. Ahh ... Eduard. Now she hated him for bringing up the whole thing. Couldn't he just keep his stupid dreams to himself? Why drag her into this whole thing?
Because he's your friend, Ellie told herself. He trusts you enough to want to share his secrets with you.
Sighing wearily, she stepped into her first class of the day. That would be stupid old Triginometry. Like she gave a damn about triangles.
"Ah, how nice of you to join us today, Miss Poole," a familiar voice drawled. Ellie knew that voice anywhere; time and distance did nothing to erase that familiar voice from her memory. The silken tone of voice sent shivers down her spine. Even after so long, she still couldn't forget that voice, or its owner. But what was he doing here, in this present moment? Was he looking for her?
"What are you doing here?" she hissed, suddenly feeling so cold and exposed. He had that effect on her, she supposed. Or perhaps everyone felt the same way around him. Naked, uncovered. It was as if he knew all of the secrets hidden away in her brain, that she could hide nothing from him.
"That's no way to talk to a teacher, Miss Poole, even if said teacher is just a substitute," drawled the same voice. The man the voice belonged to leaned back in his chair, running a hand along his dark hair and regarding Ellie with his cool heterochromatic eyes. Ellie shivered, her hands trembling at her sides.
"Sit down, Miss Poole, so we can begin the day's lesson."
Eduard didn't see Ellie until recess. He found her loitering about in the hallways while everyone else was off to the cafeteria. She snuck around like a burglar breaking into a house, and that was enough to interest Eduard - what the hell was she doing?
"Hey, Ellie!" he called as he tapped her shoulder.
Surprised (or rather, shocked), she whirled around and tackled Eduard, pinning him to a locker. He uttered a cry of surprise before she covered his mouth with her hand, cutting off further noises from him. Her eyes were wild as she hissed, "Shh! What the hell are you doing here?? Get to class, or - or something!"
"It's recess," Eduard pointed out as he peeled her fingers from his lips. "What are you doing, sneaking around like a thief?"
"I'm-" Ellie broke off abruptly as her gaze drifted to one side. She took a brief glance at Eduard, putting her finger to her lips. She warned, "Shh!"
She walked off, in pursuit of an unfamiliar man who was walking down the hallway. Eduard noted that both parties were behaving quite suspiciously. He followed Ellie, questions blooming in his mind like wildflowers. He watched as the man disappeared behind a door. Ellie drew closer to the door, bending down to listen to something. Eduard mimicked her, ignoring the angry looks she knifed at him.
"Don't worry," spoke a masculine voice. "I found her. No, you shouldn't be worried about me. It's your part I'm concerned about. That idiot Friday would ruin things. Yes, well, watch over him for me ..."
It's a telephone conversation, mused Eduard.
"Well, I told you not to worry, my dear. Yes, yes, the girl ... I know what I should do. No, I doubt that any violence would be necessary, but if it comes down to it, I will remove anyone who gets in the way ..."
"Cool, we've stumbled upon a conspiracy of some sort," Eduard whispered as he turned to Ellie.
To his surprise, Ellie had bolted down the hallway, running as fast as her slender legs could carry her. Eduard, ran after her, realizing how fast she could run when he lost sight of her. He sucked in a few breaths and searched for her, finding her just as she reached the girls' toilet.
"Hey, wait!" he called after her.
"Dead! Dead!" she cried hysterically as she went into the toilet, slamming the door behind her.
You wouldn't want to go in there, do you? Eduard thought to himself, and muttered, "Great."
And what the heck was up with Ellie?
Eduard didn't see Ellie until recess. He found her loitering about in the hallways while everyone else was off to the cafeteria. She snuck around like a burglar breaking into a house, and that was enough to interest Eduard - what the hell was she doing?
"Hey, Ellie!" he called as he tapped her shoulder.
Surprised (or rather, shocked), she whirled around and tackled Eduard, pinning him to a locker. He uttered a cry of surprise before she covered his mouth with her hand, cutting off further noises from him. Her eyes were wild as she hissed, "Shh! What the hell are you doing here?? Get to class, or - or something!"
"It's recess," Eduard pointed out as he peeled her fingers from his lips. "What are you doing, sneaking around like a thief?"
"I'm-" Ellie broke off abruptly as her gaze drifted to one side. She took a brief glance at Eduard, putting her finger to her lips. She warned, "Shh!"
She walked off, in pursuit of an unfamiliar man who was walking down the hallway. Eduard noted that both parties were behaving quite suspiciously. He followed Ellie, questions blooming in his mind like wildflowers. He watched as the man disappeared behind a door. Ellie drew closer to the door, bending down to listen to something. Eduard mimicked her, ignoring the angry looks she knifed at him.
"Don't worry," spoke a masculine voice. "I found her. No, you shouldn't be worried about me. It's your part I'm concerned about. That idiot Friday would ruin things. Yes, well, watch over him for me ..."
It's a telephone conversation, mused Eduard.
"Well, I told you not to worry, my dear. Yes, yes, the girl ... I know what I should do. No, I doubt that any violence would be necessary, but if it comes down to it, I will remove anyone who gets in the way ..."
"Cool, we've stumbled upon a conspiracy of some sort," Eduard whispered as he turned to Ellie.
To his surprise, Ellie had bolted down the hallway, running as fast as her slender legs could carry her. Eduard, ran after her, realizing how fast she could run when he lost sight of her. He sucked in a few breaths and searched for her, finding her just as she reached the girls' toilet.
"Hey, wait!" he called after her.
"Dead! Dead!" she cried hysterically as she went into the toilet, slamming the door behind her.
You wouldn't want to go in there, do you? Eduard thought to himself, and muttered, "Great."
And what the heck was up with Ellie?
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