[quote=@Caits]
Connor watched the battles with curiosity, every so often his gaze returned to the hand-held device he had laying on the desk,'reading the data flowing across the small screen. In was on one such occasion that he saw Kijani. She was looking through the students. He couldn't help the smile that crossed his face. He rose, grabbing his pack and hand held, walking over to her
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Kijani saw Connor stand up out of the seats, and move toward her. She felt relief flooding her. As long as she had one person who cared... as long as she had him, it would be okay. Wouldn't it? After all the things she'd said and done last year, Connor was still in her corner. They'd exchanged emails and Skype calls while she'd been travelling and he was working with his father. Connor had kept her grounded when she had nightmares. They'd shared late night conversations about serious and non-serious things. At his insistence, they'd watched Star Trek together, and soon after argued about their favorite captain.

She couldn't help herself. She stood up and all but rushed him, burying her face in his chest and breathing him in. "Connor..."