Hawk nodded slowly and smiled at Lina. He put a hand on hers. "Yeah...cause I have friends who won't laugh."

***

Temp raised a hand. "Night." he said, watching her leave. He fell back on his bed and blinked. "Wow."

Aimee walked back to her dorm and to her room. She went in and got ready for bed, not able to keep her smile off of her face. Temp was so... amazing! She grinned as she crawled into her bed.

Lina smiled and nodded again. "Yups," she said. She ruffled his hair playfully.

***
The next morning, Hawk woke up extra early and bathed in the fountain. He needed his hair wet and ready to be cut. He changed his clothes into fresh Forger clothing, and snuck into Lina's tent. "Psst"

***

Temp woke up early. He couldn't much sleep. He got ready for the day and headed off early for his classes, thinking about Aimee all the time. He smiled as he stepped into his first class. Especially for aspiring Paladins.

Aimee was up and ready for class, but she wasn't in the same one as Temp. She knocked on Merci's door. They had class together that morning.

Lina had gotten up early as well, but she was still sitting in her bedroll, staring bearily off into the shadows. "Hey," she whispered, blinking when Hawk came in.

Hawk crawled in and frowned. "What's wrong?" he asked softly. "You don't look well."
He was determined to speak Forger for the rest of the morning.

***

Merci opened the door and scooted out. "Hey." she said, carrying her books and everything. She was always ready. "So. where were you last night...." she sighed.

Aimee shrugged. "I was hanging out with Temp." She smiled, carrying her books in her bag. She didn't want to lie to Merci and technically she wasn't. She just wasn't going to tell her that they were kind of together now.

Lina shook her head. "It's... earlys," she said quietly. She rubbed her eyes, instictively careful of the paint around them.

Hawk frowned. "It's early." he corrected softly. "Mind cutting my hair now?" he prompted lightly.

***

Merci glanced over. "Really? You...guys do anything." she smirked, almost making fun of them. Like she could.

Aimee shook her head. "Not really. Just hung out. He's my friend, I really like just being around him and everything." She shrugged, hoping she was being believable.

Lina sighed at the correction and nodded, holding her hand out for a knife. She didn't have the energy to move yet. And you still have to bathe...

Hawk unshealthed his own and handed it to her hilt first. "Thank you." he whispered softly.

***

Merci smirked. "Right. You're the only guy and girl at this school who just hang out." she rolled her eyes.

Lina patted the ground in front of her, and once he sat down, she set to work, going as quickly as she could, while trying not to pull to hard as she cut it. She managed to get it pretty short, and even.

"Right." Aimee said, plainly. "We are." She was alright with the fact that Merci was making fun of her. "What did you do last night?" She asked, trying to change the subject.