As instructed, Ciara brought the survey forms of all her classmates to Noir during break.
She simply, coldly, dropped the forms, and then left. No words were exchanged, and she certainly did her best not to meet his gaze.
Noir, of course, reciprocated her actions—whether this was intentional or due to his intense thoughts on how to deal with his adversaries, remained a mystery.
"Thank you, Ciara." He finally said as she nearly exited his office.
Ciara jumped in surprise when she heard his voice, though pretended not to care as an afterthought.
"Y-yeah…" A murmur escaped her lips, and she proceeded to leave.
Upon gently shutting the door behind her, she was finally able to breathe. A flustered expression remained on her face as she took very deep breaths, releasing sighs soon after.
"Noir… you…"
