The following day was a surprisingly easy day, primarily fog oal aptitudes. However, over the course of the day, whenever Veronica looked at Tisha, she grew red. Tisha also did the same, growi the sight of her student. They both waet what happened, but it is quite hard when they're o each other every day.

  As noon crossed, all the applits had gone on a short lunch break, and so, Veronica wahe halls aimlessly. Her head was filled with what happehe pervious night. Tisha's body was sculpted perfectly. Scarred, but the scars were oddly beautiful.

  Veronica's thoughts were interrupted by Aviris pullio the side.

  "O-Oh! Hi, Avi. What do you need?"

  "It's want. And I want a kiss."

  "O-Okay. That's fine." Veronica said, not really thinking of much, but not really doing anything.

  Aviris got tired of waiting and decided to initiate the kiss herself, but it wasn't nearly as good, disappointing herself.

  "Veronica, what's wrong? You seem out of it." Aviris asked worriedly.

  "Huh? O-Oh! I'm sorry. It's just... something happe night, and my brain is still trying to process it."

  "Last night? What happened?"

  "Um... It was... uh... I 't really tell yht now. Sorry..."

  "It's fine. But if you ever o talk I'm here. So is Cass, I think. sidering you two have known each other since childhoht?"

  "Yeah. That's right. Well, if I... ever decide to talk about it, I'll e to both of you."

  They were about to finish up when a couple of obviously rich female applits walked past, with nearly a disgusted fa themselves.

  "Ugh, what's a school like this thinking, allowing backwater sluts and uncivilized tribals into even the application process."

  "Right? Like, they totally o redo the entire school system."

  'Tribal? Are they talking about Avi?'

  The two left quickly, as if they were going to get diseases from beihem.

  "Which realm of the Seven Hells did they e from? Rude... and what did they mean by tribal?" Veronica wondered aloud.

  "They were talking about my tribe. They just hear 'tribe' and think that we're uncivilized. But, my tribe has been civilized for about eighty years now."

  "You're tribal? You don't look like a tribal..."

  "Yup. Again, from a civilized tribe. The Kanhawsa Tribe. Transted, it's 'Lost Oracles' I think. The proof is on my back."

  She turned around and lifted her shirt, revealing a very rge, detailed, and artistically pretty tattoo, depig a Rogue like character sying a rge beast.

  "It's my tribe's tradition to receive a Hasha, or divitoo, of our calling. Mine is that of a Ranger."

  Veroinca was i two things. The tattoo, which was really pretty, and the fact that Aviris wasn't wearing a bra.

  "You're uh... not wearing a bra..."

  "Hm? Why would I? It's too strig. Why the sudden ge of topiyways?"

  "Sorry, lost my brain in thought. But, your requires you to get those tattoos? Doesn't that hurt?"

  "Not at all. These are doh magic. They're ented. So, you could say it's more like a painless branding."

  "Ented?"

  "Yeah. It's not much. It pretty much makes sure that we always stay in our prime. So, we really only get stronger, and never weaker."

  "That's... really actually. I've read of different tribal s, but never something like that. I've also never heard of your tribe before."

  "Well, there are many different tribes. Plus, we leaned more towards adva rather than staying hoere. We still embrace our traditions aage, but with what modern luxuries we . Like indoor plumbing. Who ever thought of that is a genius."

  The sudden joke by Aviris caught Veronica off guard, causio burst into a ughing fit.

  Aviris, unbeknownst to Veronica, who had her eyes shut from ughter, grew red, seeing how cute Veronica's ughter was.

  "Hey you two! I vihe one!" Cassidy's voice rang out behind Aviris, causing both of the girls to look behind them, and Veronica quickly regained her posure

  "Cass? Who is it this time? And please tell me that she knows exactly what it is."

  "Not even a 'hello'? You break my heart!" Cassidy purposefully overreacted with an over exaggerated heart break motion.

  "Don't avoid the question, Cass."

  "Okay, so it's this cute girl, she's a support Mage with some physical bat skills. Her name is Eleanora. And she's willing to talk over terms and ditions tomorrow!"

  "Why does that name sound familiar? And not in the good way..." Veronica sighed.

  Aviris shrugged and Cassidy just smiled like nothing was wrong.

  "Oh, and I'm in talks with another one. So we just o get one more..."

  "Actually, that's all we need... I um... already got the third one. Last night. On act."

  "My baby's growing up! Tell me, who did you seduce? Was she cute? Who was the dom?"

  "Actally! I didn't mean for it to happen. She just kissed me and we did... other things..." She said shyly.

  Cassidy's face ged from ecstatic to depressed for just a slight moment, but back to be happy.

  "Well, if that's it, then that's it. But, anyways, Fnne wants to discuss things tomorrow. I'll e by and take you to her. A-Anyways, talk to you ter." She quickly ran off with a slight twit her eye.

  And, soon after, Aviris and Veronica parted, leaving Veronica to wander around once again. Until someone came up to her.

  "Are you W-37?"

  "Yes, that's me. What's the matter?"

  "Headmaster Ardenmeyer wants to see you in her office. As quick as possible, preferably."

  "Right, I'll be there then."

  The perso, and Veronica sighed, and was now quite a bit worried.

  'I'm starting to wish things would slow down a bit today...'

  Veronica went towards Ardenmeyer's office, slightly shaking. When she knocked on the door, she was greeted inside.

  "e in." The headmaster said.

  Veronica did just so, and noticed that it wasn't just Ardenmeyer, but Tisha was also there.

  "Veronica Dornan, W-37. Please, take a seat."

  She nodded doing just so, and now she was extra nervous. What was going to happen?"

  "Let's get right to the point. Miss Tisha here cims that she may have id hands on you inappropriately while she was in an altered mental state. you tell me what happened, as she 't seem to think straight from it."

  'Well, at least she didn't mention my... addition. Besides, I'm not going to ruin her career because of MY skill that I didn't know would affect her that way.'

  "I'm sorry, Miss Ardenmeyer, but I don't know what you're talking about. All I did st night was take a shower and go to bed. Perhaps she simply had an odd dream that seemed realistic?"

  "You othing happened?"

  "Nothing at all." Veronica took a quice at Tisha who looked both relieved and worried for a pletely different reason.

  "I see. Then, we shall simply say it was what you said it was, an odd dream. You're free to go."

  Veroniodded her head a, taking a deep breath after stepping out.

  'That was intimidating! I hope Tisha isn't in trouble. And hopefully, ut it all behind us after that. Right?'

  And so, the day tinued as normal. Or, well, as normal as it could be in Veronica's circumstances. Just a few more days, and she'll know whether or not she passed the applit exams.