"Ms.Bernard"
"Yes?"
"Were you bothered by what I said during the Robot Incident?"
A question came to her, out of nowhere, and something that she wanted to ask herself but forgot to while the three were talking to each other.
"...It would be a lie if I said I am not"
"That's true...I'm really sorry if my words hurt you"
Laura was surprised by this, why did he say that? What was the reason for saying such a thing during such a dire situation?
"...I wanted to help at first, but when I saw that thing standing there I couldn't find it in myself to fight it"
Fear is a normal thing, she understood that cause she experienced it herself while fighting against the giant robot.
"I saw you guys downstairs and thought of how amazing you guys are to face it. I felt so bad that I didn't join...But I also couldn't just watch you guys fight it as well..."
"Cal.."
"So, I grab my megaphone and start saying a bunch of stuff hoping it can help you guys, which I didn't think would do much since I got punched by Kyle after everything finishes, so I guess I'm kinda useless because of that.."
"...."
Laura processed those words that he had spoken and stayed silent for a while.
"...Do you want to hear what I think?"
Callum looks at Bernard who is now looking at him with a strong gaze.
"Yes, please"
"I think you did help, a lot during that fight. You may not see it but from my perspective, you were helping a lot of us such as giving warnings to those that got too near or helping them avoid the long-range attack"
"And before that, you were helping carrying people to safety, me included remember?"
"Oh, I thought you didn't want to talk about that"
"W-Well, i-it's alright if it's with me"
"Okay"
"Ahem, anyway, let's see...right, there was that time when Ms.Frostfield was about to face all those drones all by herself, but you ran to her anyway to try and take her away from the swarm"
"But I failed"
"Yes, but you didn't let her words stop you, you went and dragged her away from there, even if she had survived she would have been too injured to fight and something worse could have happened to her"
"...That's true, I guess"
"So, don't worry about it, you did great, even if you can't tell"
"....."
(Did I say those words correctly? I just said it without thinking it through, I just....said how I felt just now...)
"...."
"...."
"Thanks, Ms.Bernard, I feel a bit better now"
"I'm glad I can help, Cal"
"It's Callum, actually"
"S-Sorry, I will try again, Ca--"
"Aerina, there you are," said Alaine.
"Oh, no," said Callum.
A wild Alaine appears.
___________
(Where is Aerina? I need to ask her about something)
Alaine walked through the corridor searching for her twin sister.
Some students greet her along the way which she reciprocates in return.
(Where is she?) she then arrives at the garden where she look at the trees, its leaves creating a shade for people to stay under and enjoy their lunch break.
Some couples, friends, one person.
Then a three-person group sat together while talking about something.
(Yep, that's her)
Alaine then walks toward them, ready to check in on her twin sister.
"Aerina, there you are"
"Oh, no"
"Ugh, it's you again," she said in disgust upon seeing Callum.
"What are you doing to my sister?!" she then shouts at him.
"Nothing"
"Then what's that?!"
She points at the sleeping Aerina sleeping, leaning against his arm, her sandwich held in her hands, small bits have been bitten.
"....I don't know how this happened"
"Oh, really"
"Let me just wake her up and--"
"Don't you dare!" she points at him this time right in the cheek.
"?!" Laura eyed her finger with caution as it press on the fabric of the hood towards his cheek.
"If you wake her up she will suffer severe sleep inertia"
"Then what do you want me to do?(!)" he hissed back at her.
"Do not touch her"
"She's touching me(!)"
"Don't touch her yourself(!)"
"Can't you just take her then?(!)"
"No"
"Why?(!)"
"It's nice seeing you like this" she smiled sadistically seeing something good for once.
"....."
"....."
"You're evil"
"Too bad, since you're in my way"
"Look, I don't have time to beef with you right now, so go away"
"I'm not leaving"
"Why, not?"
"Because I have to check on my sister"
"But you just said she's sleeping(!)"
"Then, I'll wait until she wakes up"
"Can't you just take her then(!)?"
"Didn't you hear what I said?(!)"
"You like seeing me like this"
"Not that one(!)"
Aerina stirred in her sleep, moving a bit which caused everyone to stop speaking.
Aerina moves around for a bit, leaning back and forth against Callum's body and finding it uncomfortable, leans back in to try different positions then after a few try and error she found a new spot.
"....."
"...."
"....."
Callum tries to move, but...
"Don't you dare touch her(!)"
"O_O"
Aerina is now on his lap, lying her head in his hand and her leg prop up with his other one.