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[/center][hr][INDENT][sup][COLOR=silver][b]TIME:[/b] [i]Present Day - Morning[/i] | [b]LOCATION:[/b] [i]Hikari Academy - Grand Walkway[/i] | [b]INTERACTION:[/b] [i][@Silver Carrot][/i][/COLOR][/sup][/INDENT]
[color=d1aaf7][b]"Looks like you behaved yourself this year."[/b][/color]

Aster smiled as the words reached his ears from behind, Ms. Mako's sickly-sweet voice had interrupted his thoughts once again. There had been a time when Akane's random appearances had startled him but he had learnt to expect them from her by now, especially so whenever he thought he might be alone. Her gentle teasing referred to his many antics during prior opening speeches, even despite his considerably reformed behavior in recent years. Something made him think that she actually preferred Aster to cause trouble, Akane was certainly mischievous like that.

Aster turned his head slightly to regard her and slowed his pace to allow her to walk beside him. [color=662d91][b]"Fourth year in a row, but who's counting?"[/b][/color] He replied rhetorically, flashing his pristine, white teeth. Moments later, a trio of female students walked past them headed in the opposite direction, giggling to each other as they eyed the two teachers walking together. Aster could only chuckle to himself. It seemed that rumours between him and Ms. Mako were as rampant as ever. He wasn't looking forward to the incessant questions he'd be getting once the first-years got around to hearing them. Aster and Akane's supposed 'relationship' had been the subject of the Academy's gossip groups for as long as he could remember. And whilst he had always insisted on dismissing them as such, not wanting to give any credit toward the school rumor-mill, Akane had done just the opposite. Something he was never particularly enthralled about, although wasn't ever really annoyed by it either.

Akane had always been a troublesome woman, much like himself, and she often joked about it whenever they were together, so he had come to the conclusion that it had just always been her way of having fun, rather than being anything serious, which he wasn't too bothered about. Besides, there were certainly worse looking women to have rumors going around with.

[color=d1aaf7][b]"What do you think of this year's lot?"[/b][/color] Mako asked, changing her tone slightly but not too much.

[color=662d91][b]"Ahh, you should know me by now, Akane. I never make any assessments before I've eaten."[/b][/color] He replied, the glorious smell of breakfast wafting through the corridors from the Dining Hall, making him salivate. His Demonic senses allowed him to sample the aromatic flavors of bread, bacon and coffee far more intensely than any Human could. [color=662d91][b]"C'mon, what say you? A bite to eat to show the Humans how civilized we can be?"[/b][/color] Aster offered, winking toward her as he did so.