True to their word, Seb and Serena did more than just eat and curled up with her pulled into his chest and his arms tightly around her they fell asleep... oblivious to the world. Only with Serena did Seb not have to worry about constant nightmares, if they even began to start she'd wake him... Especially since she tended to suffer through them too. As morning dawned he groaned, this would be the last day before classes started that he'd be able to spend tying Serena up in the bedroom... and he planned to do just that... all day.

He woke her with kisses along her spine, "Morning sunshine...pronto ad andare di nuovo?" He ran his hands through her hair... It was good to have her all to himself. At his parent's home there was always the risk of his sister barging in or his mother entering without knocking. Thankfully, they'd never been caught but intimacy had been a rare luxury for them. He was enjoying having her at his mercy for once and as he ran his lips along her collar bone, he decided he was going to show her just how much... "We're not leaving this room till at least lunch time..." He kissed her softly.

~*~

Anna woke, her wrist pounding and as she carefully unwrapped it she grimaced. It was purple and green, and swollen. She'd definitely broken something. She wrapped it again, putting the brace on over it, and shrugged into her black jacket over the white tank she'd worn yesterday and left herself in the grey workout pants she'd fought into the night before. She used one hand to yank her hair up into a messy and loose pony tail before she glanced in the mirror. She looked like hell, but she didn't really care. After making sure she at least appeared presentable, she shoved her feet into her sneakers and went out to the training grounds.

Breakfast would be ready but she knew how early Gunner got up and she didn't want to run into him grabbing food. Instead, she wanted to run off yesterday's frustration. Ignoring the jolt in her wrist every time her foot hit the ground she made laps around the track, she'd tuned everything but the sound of her own breathing out until she heard a voice calling her. She slowed and glanced up to see the one other person here she'd wanted to avoid aside from Gunner... Jace.

She stopped and eyed him, "Why are you here and what do you want?"

He shrugged, "I brought my kid brother to school and I was getting some air, grabbing a smoke, when I saw you."

She scoffed, "And what possessed you to think I'd want to talk to you."

He held up his hands, "I come in peace... I just noticed your arm is all."

She grimaced, "I'm good."

"It's broken, I can feel it... It hurts. Empathy sucks, so let me fix it."

She huffed, "If I do will you go away?"

"Maybe..."

She held out her hand and he took off the brace and the wrapping, cradling it in his hands. There was warmth that tingled up her arm, made her a little dizzy, and then the pain was gone and he looked dazed. "Hey," she said sounding slightly annoyed. "Snap out of it... you said you'd leave."

He blinked, rubbing his eyes. "I lied... What's up with you... Why's your aura so crazy?"

She huffed, aggitation rising. "Why do you care?" She took a calming breath and sighed, feeling tired. "Why did you heal me Jace?"

"I owe you," he shrugged... His eyes on her scar. She rubbed her neck and he sighed, "I never really apologized. What I did was pretty fucked up... I was fucked up. My Guardian is helping me out some... She's a wildcat, doesn't put up with my shit."

She smiled some, "Good..."

"Where's Marks? I thought you two were inseperable..." She winced and started to walk away but he caught her arm, "Hey look, I'm sorry... I didn't know. I guess that explains the aura... You okay?"

She laughed, "You need to ask?"