[center]Kyle[/center]

Kyle immediately regretted his outburst, between her jumping and shrinking, and the murmuring of the townsfolk surrounding them, he pretty much felt like a complete ass...again. He lowered his head and tightened his fist, he wanted to tell everyone surrounding them to fuck off, but even he knew that'd just cause more trouble, for once, common sense overtook initiation. There was only one thing he could do, man up.

"No, Kaori, I'm sorry... let's just get back to campus..."

The trudge up the hill was long and arduous, more so than the trip down, though it didn't help that he felt weighted by the guilt of his actions. Four times already he had upset someone with his temper, this girl suffered from it twice so far, she didn't deserve that...and he didn't deserve her offer... The trip up the hill was much quieter than the one down into town, Kyle couldn't really face Kaori right now and he was pretty sure she'd want some space after that. They had finally arrived back to the dorms, the sour mood in the air yet unlifted, though Kyle wasn't sure he had the strength to lift it at that moment.

"I'm sorry, again, you didn't deserve that," he handed the bags back over to her, "and I don't deserve this... please don't make lunch for me tomorrow..." He walked towards his dorm, his mind preoccupied, he wasn't sure if she shouted after him, but his mind blocked out any current sounds as he opened the door to his dorm and closed it shut behind him. Walking forward a few steps, he stopped just shy of the entrance to the common area before slamming his fist into the wall, [b]"DAMN IT!!!"[/b]