Melody felt her face heat again when her brushed her hair away, but even though she felt her heart almost stop at his touch she was more prepared now, and didn't totally freak out. As he led her away, she found it hard to focus on anything but the warmth of his hand on her shoulder. [i]"Jeeze,"[/i] The working part of her mind thought, [i]"What am I? A little schoolgirl talking to her crush?"[/i] She flushed more when she realized just how close to home that comment hit, her new Meister was handsome, polite and just a little eccentric, exactly the type of person she could fall for. Luckily she was broken out of her thoughts by Jacholaus' voice.

[i]"Seriously, get a hold of yourself."[/i] She thought. "Thank you," She said to him, her voice showing no sign of her internal monologue, "To be honest, I suppose I will need a place to stay now. I used to have a place, but, uh, let's just say it wasn't exclusively mine." If she wanted to be [i]really[/i] honest, it wasn't hers at all. She had been squatting in some Meister's attic, which is how she came to learn of the academy in the first place.