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Clint watched Maddie approach the microwave and stare at the popcorn as it popped. It wouldn't be long before the smell of popcorn filled the air. His mother never allowed him to stand so close to the microwave and watch. He was always scolded and told he'd go blind if he continued doing so. So he stopped. He didn't think it was true what his mother said but back then it sure scared him. "Fell to sleep reading huh? Well reading can do that to you, especially if you were already tired when you started reading. You clearly read faster than I do." He told her with a chuckle. His eyes drifted to the front door. Had she not followed him? Had she actually payed attention to him and done as he said? No way, she had to be getting ready or on her way over.

"Okay." Clint went to grab the popcorn package and tore off the plastic wrapping on it. He still looked troubled, upset, confused. Conflicted. But he was just looking forward to spending some time together with Maddie. It was so long overdue. Tossing the package in the microwave, he entered the required time then pressed 'start' and Went to sit at the table so he could at least listen to it when it stopped popping before the time ran out. "How's the book so far? I'm guessing you're probably already finished with one book by now huh?" He asked her, looking at her and brushing some hair away from his face.

((Ooooh that would be interesting.))

"I'm gonna shower. I'll start on the popcorn after." Was all Clint said as he walked past her and into his room to get some clean clothes and shower. A hot shower was what he needed. He knew that Jess would follow him, and he was waiting for her to show up. What would she do if she happened to see Maddie though? Well, she wouldn't, unless she got inside or Maddie came outside. Best to keep an eye on both of them anyway. Yes, two girls under one roof with a boy in the mix could only spell trouble. Both girls from his past. One a friend, the other...an ex girlfriend gone total stalker mode. Clint was dressed properly for bed after the shower. Hair was dried, clothes were taken to the basket, and he made his way to the kitchen to start on the popcorn. That's when he remembered, he didn't know what type she liked. "Hey Mads, kettle or butter?" He asked her.

For the entirety of the class, Mitsukuni was jotting down notes as best as he could. Usa-Chan sat on his lap, looking over his work as he continued writing. He wasn't even aware that he was being observed by his tall cousin. He would pause from writing and look at the teacher at times. Taking a break from writing so he wouldn't hurt his wrist. Even though he didn't look it, he took his education very seriously. Almost as seriously as he took sweets. Of course, sweets were always better. However, the bell eventually rang, signaling it was time for lunch. His large amber colored eyes blinked a few times and he started to gather up his things as well.

Mia took clean notes throughout the class. She never once looked to see how the others were doing, she didn't want to pry. Despite them being late though, they got straight to work when they arrived, it was nice to see. Once the bell rang, Mia gathered up her things and stood from her seat. She allowed the students to leave the class before she headed towards the door herself.

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Class was so boring, Hikaru was having a hard time focusing. Kaoru did what he could to keep him on track but even he was struggling. The news of Alice's health had hit hard. It felt as if there was nothing they could do. Their only chance was to get Kyoya involved but they had to be careful about asking him. They couldn't let the others know about this. Alice would surely tell them all in her own time. Kaoru only wondered how Tamaki would take the news if he found out. Thankfully when the bell rang, they each gathered their things and Hikaru had collected the homework from the teacher for Alice then they walked out with Haruhi quickly following after them.

Honey saw the students turn to look at them when they walked in, even Mia and he waved in her direction. He kept quiet however, knowing he'd only disrupt class even more if he spoke up. He settled in his seat and quickly tried to catch up on the notes written on the board. Mia was surprised to see them show up, a little late but not terribly late either. She smiled at them and waved back at Mitsukuni. He seemed in a cheerful mood as always and Takashi was silent as was usual in his behavior.

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Kaoru made sure to drive back to the school as fast as possible. "We aren't too late, so we should be fine and I'm sure anything we miss we'll get from Haruhi afterwords." he explained. They excited the car and practically ran inside the school then towards their class. They bowed many times when they arrived and then took their usual seats, shooting Haruhi an apologetic look. Haruhi blinked in surprise to see the devious duo run inside the classroom. She wanted to ask where they were, but she knew that would have to wait until afterwards.

((Lmfao))

Well it went better than expected. Work was fine, no one asked questions and when they did they were ignored. It was safe to say Clint's mood was ruined. He hadn't meant to yell at her like he did, but he could only deal with so much before he cracked. Now he made his way to his car after work and he remembered what Maddie had said, Jess would try to follow him. Fine, but he wasn't letting her in. He had plans already. It was movie night with Maddie, that was what mattered right now. Clint drove home in silence, trying to cool off and calm down. He was a filthy sweaty mess when he got home. He didn't see her car straight away so he thought he was fine. He thought so anyway, and walked inside, locking the door behind him unaware that he had been followed.

Honey nodded and climbed up onto his cousin's shoulders. "Let's go. Maybe we'll see Mia today. I wonder if she'll want to eat lunch with us. Or if she'll want to visit our club today. I hope she isn't worried about us being late." The boy said quietly.

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"Nonsense. Your father can discharge you too can't he? Well...after the whole divorce thing anyway." Kaoru commented. That would take days though and she couldn't be missing school for days at a time. That would make her grade drop very quickly. When the nurse returned, Kaoru nodded. "Very well then, we'll be going now. Come Hikaru, we have class." Hikaru was hesitant though and gently squeezed her hand. "We'll come back after school and I'll see if I can bring you the homework that way you don't fall behind okay?" The twin suggested with a smile. "You'll be fine. We'll figure this out." he told her softly. Kaoru nodded and walked over to ruffle her hair. "We'll see you again soon." He said and took his brother's hand, basically dragging him out of there. The entire time, Hikaru glanced over his shoulder at Alice.

"So that's it? You kissed me yesterday and you're telling me you want nothing to do with me? That it meant nothing to you? Didn't you stop to think that maybe it meant something to me?" Jess told him. "I did. And I understand that you might think I love you...but I don't Jess. I like you, I don't hate you. But I could never love you anymore. I loved you at one point....but then we grew apart after college. I thought it would be best to just break it off..I was busy working three jobs and looking for a place of my own. It wasn't easy but you were out partying and getting wasted! How the hell was I supposed to just sit back and pretend that we were okay? We weren't. It's why we broke up...and you know that Jess. You had your chance and you blew it. I have to get back to work now. Don't come back here again, don't look for me. You want to talk, you call the house." Clint warned and left back to work on the car some more before the boss got upset.

Haruhi understood Takashi's silent answer. He and Mitsukuni were family, very close. She quietly followed the other two out and closed the door behind her. The twins were fine...wherever they were. Kyoya had said it was a family matter. Were their parents hurt? Well, she could ask questions the next time she saw them. For now, she walked into her class and took her usual seat.

Honey slept for a few minutes longer before slowly waking up and rubbed his eyes sleepily. "Oh...e-everyone is gone." He noted quietly, sitting up and turning to see his cousin was still there. It made the boy smile, happy to see he had been waited for. "Sorry Takashi. We're going to be late because of me."

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Kaoru pinched the bridge of his nose hearing the woman make a scene outside. It clearly wasn't helping Alice feel better. "Should we go talk to her?" Hikaru asked. Kaoru shook his head. "It will make matters worse. At least we know she won't be allowed inside to see Alice now. Maybe now you can rest a little easier." He said and frowned. "You can't leave until your mother picks you up?"

((I hope so. lol))

Standing up, Clint walked out of the garage so that the other men wouldn't have to listen to this conversation. "I'm all ears." He said to her, using a rag to wipe off some grease from his hands. "I wanted to talk about last night. Was that...for fun or?" She asked wrapping her arms around herself. Clint sighed. "I knew you'd want to talk about that. Why didn't you just call me? Why are you coming to my work place?" Clint asked her. "I wanted to see you again Clint. Is that so bad?" She answered. "What happened yesterday shouldn't have happened. But it did. It doesn't mean anything though Jess. You and I are done. We've been done for years now. If we could make it work, I'd love to...but we can't. I don't know what else you want me to tell you." She stepped closer, making Clint uncomfortable. "Maybe we can make it work Clint." She offered with a hopeful smile. "We can't. You...you want someone to travel with, to jump in bed with you whenever you want it. Someone to go out partying with. I don't want that. That was fun when I was a freshman in college. But I'm not a freshman in college anymore Jess." He explained to her. He didn't know what else to do. But he didn't want to hurt her feelings either.

"Please just leave me alone Jess. We can be friends...but that's all we'll ever be."

A family matter, that didn't exactly help the nerves calm down. If anything it just made Haruhi more nervous. However, she knew standing around wouldn't do any good. They had classes to attend to, so they might as well go and do that. "Yeah, we should get going. Thanks for letting us know about this Kyoya-senpai." She said and looked back at Takashi. "Are you not going to class today Mori-senpai?" She asked. Shortly after asking, she noticed Honey fast asleep. Poor guy probably didn't sleep any last night.

Mia looked at the door, frowning as the bell rang signaling the start of class. They weren't here. Well, maybe she'd see them after school at their club. She did plan on visiting it after school. At least for a little while, but she'd call her parents to let them know so that they didn't worry.

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The twins smirked. A mischievous look on their faces and a devious glint in their eyes. "We have our ways." They answered in unison. Surely Kyoya would be able to find information on this man and he'd surely want to help given the current situation. When the sound of her mother's voice reached their ears, both twins glared in the direction of the door, but were relieved when it was just a nurse. Hikaru looked down at Alice and removed her hand from his jacket, instead holding it in his own in hoped of comforting her. "She shouldn't be allowed near her." Kaoru explained to the nurse.

Clint had forgotten to bring lunch to work...again. It had become the norm at this point though. He always would buy himself something small during his break. It was a pretty good day. Not too busy which was nice. Clint glanced around, so far, no sign of Jess anywhere. Relaxing some, Clint slid beneath the car, fixing it up. This was going to get him a pretty penny seeing as how bad the car was right now, but it wasn't anything he couldn't fix. He did have a co-worker helping him by passing the tools he needed one by one. Of course he was going to be a mess by the time he got home, he'd need a shower straight away unless he wanted to smell like oil and gasoline all day. There was a sound of a car engine and Clint froze. No surprise, he heard Jess' voice as the woman approached the garage. He was glad he was hidden beneath a car right now. "I'm looking for Clint." Jess said, and then his co-worker pointed him out. "Clint, are you hiding from me?" She asked. Clint sighed, "I'm busy Jess. Go away." He answered. "Clint please, we need to talk. It's important. Please?" Clint slowly slid out from under the car and gave her a look. "Fine." He answered.

Kaneko looked a little confused and set the mug down on the bedside table. "What did you have in mind Allen?" She asked him. Then he explained to her his plan. It seemed like a good idea and it would probably help. "So you want to make a herbal mixture, dip the cloth in it and have it on your forehead? I could do that and in pour some into a small vile with a dropper to use as eye drops as well. We have some herbs outside too, I can harvest a few of them if you'd like." She said softly. They did have a few herbs left, but to be fair they weren't that many. It was a risky thing but if it helped then that would be great.