"Been better." Why not be honest? Marilyn relaxed her stance, turning to look at the wall. "It's been a rough couple of days for everyone." Should she mention that she ran into Nate?

Not really knowing what she was doing,Blake wondered the corridor with her HOM book in her left and an apple in her right hand.Blake was brilliant at mulitasking,something that she had inherited from her mother.She said it was a womans thing. Needing to consintrate on the book she was reading,Blake couldnt help but let her mind wonder on what Sarah had said to her.She could really consintrate.Blake stopped and shook her head in attempt to get rid of those thoughts.She huffed a little and then carried on walking,taking a chunk out of her apple

"Yeah... with the end of term coming soon too! I don't wanna leave." Ella said with a small pout. Hogwarts was her home.

Yeah, well, her other home anyway.

Reed walked down the corridor. There had been alot on his mind lately. Lately he had stayed couped up worrying about Jordan. She had reassured him lately that she was better now. He couldn't help but hope she was telling him the truth. He tried to push that to the back of his mind and think of something else. He was looking down at the ground as he was walking. As he passed someone he didn't even look up to see who it was. Then he heard the person making a huffing sound and recognized the voice. He turned quickly to see the back of one of his most favorite people in the world. He quickly walked up behind her and covered her eyes. Leaning down he whispered into her ear "Guess who"

As she glided swiftly down the corridor she read on,trying to fingure out what this book was actually trying to teach her.She half smiled and shook her head."Stupid book.."she whispered.But at that very moment,she felt someones hands cover her eyes and the warm breath of someone in her ear.She gasped and jumped out of her skin.Her breathe was caught in the back of her throat as she put her hands over the hands over her eyes,dropping her book and apple.Then something clicked.

The warm breathe..the soft hands,the gentle voice.Her heart almost leapt out of her chest."Reed?"she whispered,softly.Her heart was beating like no other.

Great, just great, Reed thought. Now I've gone off and scared her. He definately hadn't been trying to scare her. It had been too long since he had last seen Blake. Before uncovering her eyes he whispered once more into her ear, "I've missed you" He uncovered her eyes and bent down to pick up the apple and the book that she had dropped.

Now he stood in front of her. He really had missed her, Reed gave her a warm smile. He handed her the book and apple. "Sorry the apple probably isn't any good now" He said to her appologetically.

Blakes heart was beating ten to a dozen.She was a little surprised that he was there,in the same corridor,in the same place as her.Destiny perhaps.She smiled sweetly.She could feel his body warmth against hes and she just wanted to snuggle.She quickly came out of her little daydream at the sound of his voice once more."Ive missed you.."she said shyly.

She hadnt been around in school,as she had been in Spain with her mother.She let him take his hands away from her eyes,as she turned around to face him."Oh dont worry,I wasnt really enjoying it..bit bitter for my liking"she said.She sighed and walked up to him,kissing him gentle on the cheek and hugging him tight."I really have missed you"she said,smiling,quite content

Reed smiled and closed his eyes as he felt her against him. This was something he had definately missed. He loved Jordan with all his heart and would run to her side ie she was sick in a heartbeat. She was his sister, what else was he supposed to do. But it had killed him not to be able to see Blake every day. But she was he now and he wasn't letting go.

"Merlin I have missed this, I have missed you much Bee." he said she he rested his head on top of hers and continued to hug her. "how have you been?"

Blake sighed happily.She was back.She felt like she was on top of cloud nine.She sighed happily.She could feel his body moulding into fit hers.Its was something that seemed pretty natural to her,to fit to his body.But she had been away so long,it was as if it was a new feeling.She missed him.She didnt know what she was doing not writing to him,just to tell him she was coming back.She wondered if he'd moved on,and didnt have any feelings for her anymore.She sighed.

"Me too"she said,"Ive been fine,I went to Spain,and I should have written to you.."she said,closing her eyes in regret."Im sorry"she said."How have you been?"she said,her fingers drawing shapes against his chest as they hugged.

Reed smiled as he held her. It was great to be able to be here with her again. To be able to touch her, to be able to smell her. “Don’t apologize” He told her with a smile. “I haven’t been here either” He said looking down at her. “Jordan got extremely sick and I ended up having to go take care of her” He informed Blake.

He was tempted to write her many times but each time he was about to Jordan needed him. “I’m sorry I didn’t write either” He said to her leaning his head down on top of hers again. “I was so worried that I had lost you Bee” He whispered to her.

Blake smiled sweetly at Reed.He was surely the most caring and gentle human being she ever knew exsisted.She looked at him for a long moment.Just taking in his appearance for a moment.She hadnt gotten over the fact that he hadnt changed.He still had the same soft features and sweetness about him.She loved that about him."Oh,Im so sorry..Is she ok?"she said to him,stroking his cheek.

She looked at him.Her heart beating fast.She held his gaze.It was pretty intense.She looked at him,there faces extremely close to eachother.She smiled softly and closed her eyes,bringing her body close to his."You could never loose me Reed.."she said,grinning at the sound of him calling her by her nickname.

Reed leaned into Blake's soft hand has she asked about Jordan. "she is still on the mend but she is much better." He told her. Most of his concentration the past few months have been on his sister. There was a while that he wondered if she would make it, but she had. He looked down at Blake. There was no way that he could have forgotten how beautiful she was but there was nothing like seeing her in person. He never wanted to leave her side again.

He smiled softly as he saw her grin and close her eyes. They were extremely close now and he still had his arms around her. He gently kissed her on the forehead. "I think I might hold you to that one" He said to her. It was true. He was going to do all that he could not to lose her again.

Blake looked at him for a moment.She could tell that it had been hard for him.And she felt guilty she hadnt written to see if he was ok.Maybe then he would have told her and she would have come down and stayed with him to take care of her.She shook her head,getting rid of the guilty thoughts.She smiled at him.His soft face,sweet features.He was still a sweet loving boy,even if he had gotten older.He still had the looks of a boy.The boyish features,well she loved them.She giggled at the thought.

She sighed a nodded.She smiled as she felt his lips warm on her forehead."Ive missed that"she whispered lightly.She held him close to her.She decided they should sit down."Come..sit.."she said,pulling him to a bench and she sat."Tell me how you've been.."she said,drawing circles on the back of the hand she was holding onto.

Reed followed Blake over to the bench and smiled at her as he felt her touch on his hand. "Honestly I've been better." He told her with a small sigh. "I've been worried sick about Jordan" He told her. "Camryn and Colleen couldn't get off of work to see her for more than about the first week. So that meant I was the only one to take care of her." He told her. "Not to mention this happened to their father a few years back. He got the same illness and recovered then he got it again and didn't make it" He confided in Blake hoping that she would remember that Jordan was his step sister and he had never known her father. The truth of the matter was he was scared.

"But I don't want to talk about all of that" He said to Blake. "How have you been?" He asked. "How come you were in Spain?" He hoped that he wasn't prying.

Blake listened to his words.She couldnt believe he'd been though so much.She was so shocked.She watched his faciel expressions change as he told her the story about his father.She knew the story about there family,and she knew he'd had it hard since he was a kid,not knowing his father and everything.She looked at him with a saddened expression.She looked at him."Im so sorry"she said.She placed both hands on his cheeks and looked into his eyes."Dont worry,you've got me now;you dont have to go through this alone"she said smiling

She nodded a little."Corse"she said.She sighed and looked at him."Well,I went to Spain to help my mother with her work.."she said.She didnt tell him that she would be leaving.She couldnt yet.Not after getting him back now

Reed squeezed Blake's hand. "Thanks" He said to her quietly. He knew that he had here, and that meant the world to him. Hopefully though Jordan would be okay and so he wouldn't even have to go through it at all.

He listened to her talk about why she was in Spain. "Well that sounds fun, I think?" He said not really sure what to say. He didn't know if she had enjoyed it or not. Just the thought of Spain made him smile, that was him home, where he had grown up with his parents before they had seperated. But there was something about the way that she had ended that conversation. Like there was something that she was leaving off. He wondered for a minute and then decided that Blake would tell him when she was ready to. He just hoped that he hadn't giving her a curious look. He didn't want to seem like he was pushing.

She smiled sweetly at him.She knew how hard it was to lose someone and she knew that he needed support.He was a sweet sweet boy,and the thought of him going through all the pain of worry about Jordan,well it killed her.She nodded sweetly

She giggled a little."Yeah it was.."she said,looking down at her arms."Well Im brown enough"she giggled.She was a nice smart tone of bronze.She thought it suited her but that was because she liked the thought of not looking like a ghost.She smiled at him.She knew he had doubts about what she said,and whether there was something more to it.She gave him more credit than that."We might be moving out there you know"she said,not being able to meet his eye.

Reed smiled at Blake. "Yes it suits you well" He told her as she mentioned that she had gotten darker. Then he heard what she had just said. She was moving? What? No, he had just gotten her back... What was he going to do... His mind was spinning a million miles per hour. Maybe he could move back home to Spain with his mother. But then what if Jordan got work. No, he was probably crazy considering moving with her. She might not even want him to.

He noticed that she couldn't meet his eyes. He made sure he was all together and not freaking out before he gently put his hand under her chin so that she had to look up at him. Once he had her eyes he gave her a gentle smile. "Hey its all going to work out" He told her quietly.

Blake didnt realise how much this year had dramatically changed her life.She had met new friends,one she was going to miss so much.And she had gotten a big part of her life back.She knew how she felt about Reed,and she was definately sure of her feelings,for once in her life.She looked at her hands,she didnt know what she was going to do without that part of her life anymore.She felt lost thinking about it.She didnt want it.It started to hurt when she did.

She felt his hand under her chin and it lift slightly.She looked at him,her eyes slightly shiny at this moment.She could feel herself welling up for sure."Im glad your so sure.."she sighed."I dont know what Im going to do without-"she sighed again.

Reed felt the unease of seeing Blake with tears in her eyes. He hated the fact that she was hurting. "come here" he whispered, not even sure if it was loud enough for her to hear. He wrapped his arms around her so that she could lean her head on his chest.

He slowly pet her hair. "We will figure something out Bee" He told her, feeling the excact same pain that she was. What was there to do though? What could be done? They would figure it out, they had to. He wasn't going to lose her again though. That was one thing that he was sure of.

She couldnt believe she was like almost crying in front of him.She shook her head."Im sorry,you've been through alot,and here I am crying about moving..I cant help it..I mean I just got you back,and now Im going to be leaving..and ohh."she said and huffed a little before she was craddled to his chest.She sighed and hugged him and snuggled into his body.

She shook her head.She pulled away a little."How?"she said,the look of hopelessness in her eyes."Im going to be going to Spain,and I cant change that.I wish I could,but what can we do? "she said,the sound of defeat becoming present in her voice.

Reed held her tight. He kept thinking about what he should say to make her feel better and then it occurred to him that the only thing that would make her feel better was a solution. What solution could he give her though? There was only one that came to mind.

"Have I ever told you about my past before I moved here?" He asked her. He knew that he had shared things with her about Jordan and the other Paige's. He considered them his family now so there wasn't much else to talk about. But there was more that she didn't know."When I was younger, before my parents separated, my family and I lived in Spain. My father is english and my mother Spanish. But one they split, Baylie stayed loyal to my mother and I to my father. I moved back here with him to England and then to France, while my twin sister Baylie for the most part lives in Spain with my mother" He was hoping that maybe she would catch onto what direction he was going with this.

Lucille was wandering the hallways, exploaring, feeling a lot lighter than she had before. Everything, for the moment, was good. All good. Good. She nodded to herself.

Alex was wandering along the 5th floor.. this was the first time she had been below the 7th floor in over two weeks.. even since she had.. Well nevermind. She sighed sadly, her heart ached. She looked around and spotted a girl she thought she recognized, wasn't that the girl who was dating Warren and hated Torin??

"Lucille?" She asked sighing a bit.

Blake held onto Reed.She wanted to have him close to her,as she didnt want to go to Spain knowing that they didnt spend as much time together as they could.She looked at his chest.She would savour every image of him as much as she could.

She shook her head as he spoke to her a little."No,you havnt"she whispered against hia chest.She listened carefully to him talk to her,her heart beating faster and faster.She was linking everything he was saying together as he said it.She frowned a little.She didnt realise he liked her this much."I dont know what to say.."she said,pulling away from him a little.She looked at him."You'd do that.."she said to him,her voice cracking a little.She had felt like this about anyone before,and she knew that the feeling was mutual."But you cant..I cant take you away from here..I cant make you follow me"she said,stroking his cheek."I couldnt do that to do..its not fair"she whispered,still stroking his cheeks,trying not to cry.