"What? No, don't be. I just-"

Cole stared in astonishment as Serenity got up and left. Had he said something wrong? When she had taken his hand, he found the gesture to be rather unusual, and he figured that he would have shown his concern by speaking up, though, that had proven to have flustered her even more. Should he have not said anything at all? There was no point in thinking of such things anymore, because it did not matter. Instead, his mind raced as he tried to think of what to do next. Sure, he did wish for a distraction from the memories that had been running through his head after his fight, but having to deal with his current situation was turning out to be a rather unpleasant experience as well.

He caught her eye once more after she had sat back down some distance away, and considered saying something else. No, that did not turn out well the first time. He continued to observe her as she went about doing her own thing, removing her gloves and then closing her eyes. What did it all mean? It had all suddenly turned out to be really strange. She had not been present during his battle, but had she somehow figured out what he was and gotten scared? He was still puzzled by her behavior, and let out a sigh in frustration when he could not think of anything he could do to get any answers for the moment.

With that, he turned back to the arena, finding the two combatants to be in the same position as when he was last looking at them. However, something caught his eye, and he leaned forward for a clearer view. Eric was doing, or attempting to do something in the middle of all that hair. He was lightly tapping the portion of Luxianne's hair that was within his reach with his fingers. Cole did not understand what that meant, but he figured that he was about to find out very soon.

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