Misaki stared at the outstretched for a moment, before gently shaking her head and standing up by herself. She had to continually remind herself that [i]she[/i] was the one who chose this school. Getting easily spooked by things- even the tiniest ones- had to stop. Misaki wanted to become stronger.

"...Thank you," she thanked Aiden with a small nod of her head.

She glanced over to Mina, then to Eira, who seemed to be chatting with the tall... male from earlier. Misaki turned her attention back to Mina, and felt obligated to apologize, "Um... I'm r-really sorry."

As she fidgeted with her hands, her ears caught the sound of a familiar set of footsteps. With the scent of the forest that followed right after, she felt the familiar figure pass by her, into her dorm room, then come back out. She turned around to greet her childhood friend, "Oh. Welcome back, Reina."

Eira's outburst caught her attention and she turned back around to find her on her brother's back, covering a part of his head while her other hand was clamped over her nose. Then she noticed the change in Aiden's appearance, and Misaki tilted her head in confusion. Question marks seemed to float around her head. [i]He changed... Is it because of... Reina?[/i] A thought made its way into her head, and she turned around to Reina with a confused look in her eyes, "Did you make another perfume?"