[hider=Part 3]

	Uná got a lungful of water since she was breathing in when they went under. She came up fighting for air. [i][color=green]What the Hell!!! What Sponger stuffed me in the barrel?!?![/color][/i] She panics for a moment before feet touch bottom and she has her head above water. Coughing out water and realizing that she was in someone's arms she looked up. [i][color=green]Joey. JOEY?!?! WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED?!?!?![/color][/i]

	"[color=green]Joey...why am I in the pool? What happened?[/color]" She manages to sound calm and not freaked out.

	"[color=#4a86e8]Nathan said to wake you up.[/color]" Joseph replied as he floated up onto his back, spitting water into the air as though he was a fountain.  Coughing slightly, he spread his arms and legs to stay atop the surface before continuing as he choked on a bit of the salt water in the pool.  "[color=#4a86e8]So I woke you up.[/color]"

	Uná goes a whiter shade of pale. "[color=green]No.[/color]" She whispers. Her freckles stand out like bright stars in the night sky. "[color=green]Please tell me I didn't hurt anyone...[/color]" Her bottom lip quivers.

	"[color=#4a86e8]Maybe Nik's pride.[/color]" Joseph chuckled as he continued to paddle on his back.

	Api heard the splash from under the water where he'd settled about three minutes ago then popped to the surface to see what was up.

	Uná blinks a couple of times and tilts her head. "[color=green]His pride? How so?[/color]" She sees Api pop up. "[color=green]Hey Api.[/color]"

	"[color=Seagreen]Hello[/color]" is Api's answer just before he ducks under the water to confirm what he thinks he's seeing; Una is dressed not in a suit but her clothing

	"[color=#4a86e8]Oh not him...[/color]" Joseph muttered to himself upon noticing that his roommate was also in the pool. Stopping, he began to tread water as he addressed Uná's question. "[color=#4a86e8]While you were asleep you summoned a whacked out version of that fucker from earlier. Nik tried to hit it with one of his boom marbles,[/color]" Joseph explained, pausing as he repeated the latter part of the sentence. "[color=#4a86e8]Boom marbles, boomarbles, barbles.[/color]" He stopped, decided on the latter before continuing again.  "[color=#4a86e8]But yeah, Nik hit him with a barble and it didn't do anything, so pride hurt. No one else.[/color]" He lied, neglecting to tell Uná about how the illusion had thrown him across the infirmary.

	Api popped up out of the water after bouncing off the pool bottom.  "[color=Seagreen]Why are you not in swim suits?[/color]" he asked puzzled

	Looking around, Joseph shrugged before replying to Api. "[color=#4a86e8]Didn't see a sign that said I had to be.[/color]"

	Api laughed then said, "[color=Seagreen]There isn't but I believe it's implied.[/color]"

	"[color=#4a86e8]Personal preference then,[/color]" Joseph replied as he climbed out of the pool, pulling his wet shirt off. "[color=#4a86e8]Am I okay to remove this?[/color]" He asked with a raised eyebrow in Uná's direction.

	Uná about to ask Joey if he bothered to tell anyone where he was going to be looked over at Api as he asked a question and went to answer him. Then Joey spoke...then verbal tennis ensued. She was climbing out of the side of the pool and as he asked if he was okay to take off his shirt to wring it out she raised an eyebrow. "[color=green]I suppose although I don't know why you'd want to when all you have to do is port to your shower and you can shower. Before you do that think you can get me back to the infirmary so that I don't drip everywhere? I don't fancy a wigged out Welshman after me.[/color]" She held out her hand to him. "[color=green]Please Joey.[/color]"

	"[color=#4a86e8]Hey, not all of us just have a closet full of clean clothes.[/color]" Joseph responded before taking her hand. "[color=#4a86e8]And I'll let you away with it that time, but only my sister calls me Joey.[/color]" He added before teleporting both of them back to the infirmary.  "[color=#4a86e8]Look everyone,[/color]" Joseph exclaimed as they reappeared. "[color=#4a86e8]She's awake.[/color]"

	Api sighed and lay back on the water; he was in a truly strange place filled with funny and dangerous people.

	Uná looked offended. "[color=green]I do laundry every other day. It's called responsibility. So Joey what you gonna do about it? Yes I am awake and dripping thanks to quick thinking.[/color]" She looked at Nik and looked him over to make sure he was okay. "[color=green]I'd hug you in apology but I'm soaked.[/color]"

	Joseph suddenly disappeared before reappearing in a shirt much too short for his torso as the bottom of it sat above his naval. The pants he had on appeared to be capris on him as he tugged at the crotch as it rode up uncomfortably.  "[color=#4a86e8]Wear Api's  wardrobe.[/color]" He replied to Uná not phased in the slightest about how awfully dressed he was.

	Uná laughed so hard that tears leaked out. "[color=green]That's more punishment for you than me Joey[/color]" Getting the hic-ups she shook her head and she moved over to Nathan. Looking at him he looked a little worse. "[color=green]Nathan did I scare you or hurt you?[/color]" She gave his words from earlier back to him.

	Walking over beside Nik, Joseph stood shoulder to shoulder with him as he compared their frames before addressing the other male. 
 "[color=#4a86e8]So uh, which dorm is yours?[/color]"

	Uná keeps her eyes on Nathan but talking to Joseph. "[color=green]Don't even think it Joey get a brain and come up with something else.[/color]" She says Joey sweet as saccharine.

	"[color=#4a86e8]Like doing my own laundry?[/color]" Joseph asked, "[color=#4a86e8]Please![/color]"

	Uná points at Joseph and turns to look at him a smile that butter wouldn't melt in her mouth. "[color=green]Go Joey and get out of those wet things and into something dry of your own or I make you take dance classes.[/color]" She was adorable and terrifying. She meant it.

	"[color=#4a86e8]I don't think you can do that...[/color]" Joseph stated before adding, "[color=#4a86e8]Unless of course you dream it.[/color]" He laughed disappearing from the room.

	Uná laughs her eyes sparkling she looked at Nik and Nathan. "[color=green]He has no idea that he gets to put his hands all over a girl and that dancing is...flirting with the whole body. If he saw my class he'd be begging me to get in. You guys want in? Nik? Nathan?[/color]"

	Nik was still a little shaken from everything going on, looking between Joseph and Una. In the brief time they had been gone, they seemed quite chummy all of a sudden. He nearly missed the question thrown his way. “[color=ed1c24]Not much of a dancer, so I could definitely use the lessons. There’s one move in particular from this old film that I’ve been meaning to try. She runs towards...[/color]” his voice trailed off a bit as he realized he was beginning to ramble, before just clearing his throat and giving Joe a playful punch. “[color=ed1c24]Good moves, lover boy.[/color]”

	Uná looks at Nik in astonishment. "[color=green]Are you talking about 'The Lift' in Dirty Dancing?[/color]"

	His face lit up like a Christmas Tree. “[color=ed1c24]Yes! That![/color]”

	Uná grinned brighter. "[color=green]I think I can talk everyone into doing choreography from that movie.[/color]"

	Nik gave a smile and took a step closer. “[color=ed1c24]You don’t have to convince me. There’s so many iconic scenes and dances from films. Singing in the Rain, Flashdance, Saturday Night Fever...[/color]” Una had managed to strike pure nerd in Nik.

	Uná's eyes lit up. "[color=green]Save the Last Dance, Riverdance, Lord of the Dance, Moulin Rouge, Footlose, Strickly Ballroom. Why haven't you signed up yet?[/color]"

	Nik shrugged. “[color=ed1c24]I’ve got a loaded schedule... but I’m free for private lessons.[/color]” He closed his lips, clearly trying to hold back from laughing because even someone like Nik could realize that was cheesy and poor form.

	Uná shrugged and turned back to Nathan. "[color=green]Have you ever heard of the tango? It's a moving embrace. You are in almost constant contact with your partner. Well I need a partner in class I'd see him more than any private lesson I could squeeze in.[/color]" She turned back to Nik. "[color=green]I might be able to get you in a couple nights a week, but only if all our homework is done and I don't have to practice with my partner.[/color]" She turned back to Nathan and sneezed twice.

	Nik gave a slight nod, looking around and sighing. “[color=ed1c24]You might want to dry off. You’ll catch a cold.[/color]” He looked around briefly for a towel, figuring in all honestly the show-off teleported would just show up with one like he always seemed to.

	Nathan was so confused. All the flirting, all the quips. All of the...pain. The nurse, after making sure everyone else was okay from the situation and ensuring the students that staff would need to speak to all of them, helped Nathan remove his shirt. He fought against it, but she was much stronger than she looked. What was revealed was Nathan's bare abdomen...along with all of the scars on his chest and back. Lashes to be specific. He decided right then to pretend they didn't exist and not make this whole weird situation any more fucked up than it needed to be. His mind was on an emotional roller coaster. Uná seemed interested in one of the other guys and then a second later interested in him. He had never had anyone of the female persuasion show interest in him...well other than her. 

	He was torn, confused, unsure, and his anxiety was on high. Everyone had discussed what happened and moved on all while he sat there in silence, getting tended to by the nurse. Uná clearly made a point to include him by making comments and occasional eye contact, but he was beginning to feel inferior to the more confident males in the room. She was a beautiful...wonderful person, he could feel that about her. He certainly didn't deserve interest from someone like that...Not him. Joseph was more handsome than him. Nik was more intelligent than him. What was he other than...just Nathan. He nodded to Uná with a smile about the dance partner comment, but immediately felt anxious because he knew next to nothing about dancing. The nurse rubbed her hand over his scars...He pulled away, grabbing his visibly bruised ribs.
	
	"[color=gold]Sorry...I...Uh have to go to the bathroom.[/color]" The nurse tried to resist him leaving but he pulled away in pain. He turned to Nik, to Joseph, and then to Uná. "[color=gold]I'm sorry...I have to go.[/color]" His eyes broke away from hers and focused down on the floor as he walked out of the door. He didn't even think about the fact that his shirt was still off; that his scars were there for everyone to see. He began to jog away, still limping, towards his room.

	Uná watched him wince and leave without his shirt on. She grabbed it and holding it away from her still semi wet body she looked at Nik pausing a second. "[color=green]The study group is a really great idea Nik. Thanks.[/color]" She held his hand for a moment then it seemed like she was going to step closer. Instead she gave his hand a light squeeze and indicated Nathan's shirt. "[color=green]I'll run and give this to Nathan we'll meet you in the Library. Bye Nikolai.[/color]" She smiled and let go of his hand to run after Nathan down the hall.

	Nik raised an eyebrow, watching Una leave before awkwardly looking at Joseph for a second. He shrugged his shoulders and put his hands in his pockets, making his way out of the nurse's office. This was a weird collection of individuals... perhaps mutant was an appropriate term for all of them after all.[/hider]

Voila!  I think Temperance is mentioned in the first part a couple of times, but these passages are definitely worth a read.  I wouldn't skip them.