Originally Posted by Zoerawrr

"'Kay then," Jake mumbled, twiddling his finger about, not necessarily looking forward to going to see the man, but having the stress eased nevertheless. He had never understood quite why anyone hated the man like he had heard. Kazimeriz really seemed like an okay guy, to Jake anyway. Just need to get that stupid encounter with him over soon...

Listening to Kayla's next words, Jake knew that would be damn well impossible for him. There would have to be sacrifices for him to make, for that to work, in any case. "Move on," he repeated, then went on to misinterpret slightly. "No crying..." Jake thought for a moment after thinking about what Kayla had said in his own frame of mind. He was probably wrong, but it worked for him. And it would be relatively easier than... talking... "Sure."

Eyeing Professor Morgan disbelievingly, as he was pretty sure he'd heard a shout of pain in the hospital wing, Jake shrugged the shoulder he had previously dubbed his 'good shoulder'. "Whatever," he mumbled, staying away from that subject if he could. "I just have... well, I'm alot stronger than I usually try to be, especially when I'm angry," Jake explained, vaguely. "I'm just glad I didn't lose my temper all that badly," he added, noting to himself that as long as he could help it, that wouldn't happen here. Oh no, never again, hopefully. He'd been surprised his mum hadn't gone and kicked him out that day, regardless of him being ten.

Jake cleared his throat, a little confused as to why exactly she ducked his question like that, and a tad frustrated with all the vague answers. It didn't matter, though, because Jake had a feeling after all the trouble he'd been that Professor Morgan wouldn't speak to him again. Sigh.

Watching the woman out of the corner of his eye as she took his wand out of her pocket, Jake had to exercise the self restraint not to grab it straight out of her hand. He was still pretty miffed at the audacity she'd had to take it from him, as that like piece of wood with a sticker on the bottom to tell him which way round to hold it was his only method of safety. "Thanks," he muttered, glancing up at her long enough to see her wink, and quickly staring away from the two females, at the closest wall on the side Professor Morgan was not on. "Thank you," he nodded, in response to the fact that he no longer had detention. Shrugging one shoulder again, and lifting his hand to absent-mindedly prod the bad one, Jake replied, "Bit sore, bit stiff..."

And then she was talking to Kayla, which gave Jake time enough to think. All this trouble, the long day and stuff, and from what I'm hearing, I made too much trouble for Professor Morgan, and Kayla had to help her... Bad person, much?

"And I'm sure you want me gone, now," Jake said, abruptly standing up and staring at the opposite wall, wand in his hand. "So I'll go."

Originally Posted by aussiegirl

Feeling Professor Morgan's hand take her own and hearing her words, Kayla blushed slightly. "Oh really it was not problems at all Professor, I'm just glad everything seems to have been sorted out." She looked up and met the Professor's eyes and she smiled, "Thank you Professor, although I didn't do it for any sort of recognition...but hey I won't knock back twenty points" she added with a chuckle and then gave the Professor's hand a squeeze, "You're welcome" Kayla said quietly.

Kayla looked at Jake, she hadn't meant that he couldn't cry or that he couldn't show any emotion at all but maybe that just might work for him. It did for her after all, she had closed herself off from all the horrible things she had seen and it had made her all the more stronger.

"No Jake, we don't want you to go. Actually I was hoping you might help Professor Morgan and myself do something about Charlotte here." Kayla reached up and pulled her pet tarantula out from underneath her hair and held her in the palm of her hand. "She's being rather moody lately and I don't know how to snap her out of it."