Alex followed Bella and smiled at her replies. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad after all. She followed Bella to the car, and felt rather guilty to actually hitch a ride with her. But she had insisted and Alex rode in. After being dropped off, she entered her house. As expected, there was no one at her house. She expected that the lecture would come late at night once her parents had come back home. After all, they didn't even take the time out of their jobs to take her out of the hospital, so she didn't expect them to take an early leave. So, she did what she could do. Jess had dropped off some notes into the mail as well as their due assignments tomorrow that had been given earlier. Alex went on to do the homework and study up on some of Jess's messy notes. When she heard her parents' cars pull up the driveway, she took a deep breath and then let Poyzz rest on the table with some beef jerky. [b][color=f26522]"Stay here, Poyzz. Don't come down, okay?"[/color][/b] Poyzz looked worriedly at his master. [b][color=8dc73f]"Are you going to be alright Alex?"[/color][/b] He questioned, pressing his palms against each others. [b][color=f26522]"I'll be fine."[/color][/b] The hour long lecture she had gotten from her parents was strenuous and her ears would fall off if it was physically possible. They had shouted at first and Alex wouldn't meet their eyes. Even if she skipped school for the greater good, she couldn't say that to them. Their lectures fell on deaf ears because she already knew the drill. Alex knew all of it by heart now. Don't fail them. That was it. That was the core of the lecture. Once they were done, they were tired. Her father told her that if her grades doesn't go down because of this, then it was fine. She could take all the breaks she wanted but she cannot flunk a subject. How sweet. At least they gave her permission to skip classes however many times she wanted. Wonder how the principal would feel about that. There was nothing about her visit to the hospital. They didn't dare mention it for reasons unknown to her. Ah well, it was to be expected. After all, she was still very much alive and didn't even really get any serious injuries. Of course they wouldn't care all that much. She went up to her room and then collapsed onto her bed. Poyzz landed on the side of her pillow and then patted the side of her head. Despite his usually energetic self, he knew better than to pester her any further. So, he simply hummed a very, very old lullaby that he has learned from a long time ago. ----- Once more, only the alarm woke her up. She went on to do her own thing, cleaning up and then dressing up. Unexpectedly, Jess was waiting at her doorstep with a concerned look on her face. [b]"Talk. Now."[/b] Alex resigned herself to telling a story, giving out the reason that she only wanted to take a break. After all, school was getting the best of her. Jess then went on to say that she and Brian and her should go out and have some fun on the weekend. That way, she would get to relax. [b]"Should I wait for the two of you to finish detention?"[/b] She asked once they reached the school. [b][color=f26522]"If you want, Jess."[/color][/b] She replied and the girl nodded. The two of them made their way to the classroom and went on with their classes. Jess usually pushes away anyone who questioned why she suddenly left and what she did. Jess was really good at deflecting them and Alex owed a lot to her. Once that was all done, she bid farewell to Jess who decided to wait at a nearby cafe. She headed to the meeting place with the kwami. She patted her jacket softly and Poyzz came out. [b][color=f26522]"Have fun Poyzz."[/color][/b] She told the ferret. [b][color=8dc73f]"I will!"[/color][/b] He then flew towards a close hiding place to see Hoppi there. He waved at her frantically just as Alex headed down. [b][color=8dc73f]"Hoppi!"[/color][/b] He exclaimed. Alex went on to attend detention and clean lockers.