Welcome to Gaia! ::

Studying

Alexander's frown deepened, and he couldn't decide what exactly was going on here. Was Yin pulling a prank on him? Trying to make him believe that this question hadn't already been asked? That seemed far too unlike the other boil to possibly be the case.

So what else could it be? There was the possibility that Yin just did not quite study the same way Alex did. Maybe he thought that repetition was the key to learning!

Giving his head a small shake, he gave the other boil a gentle smile. "But you already asked me that question, and my answer is still the same. Unless I missed something, I don't see much point in asking me it twice in succession?"

A look of confusion crossed Alexander's face as Yin stammered out a reply, one which made very little sense. He had just asked the question, and yet he was behaving as though that were definitely not the case. Alex could not see this being a prank, he just couldn't, so what was really going on?

Before he could open his mouth and say anything, however, Yin was on his feet, and instead Alexander found himself blinking up at the other boil in surprise. "What....wh----?" He began, eyes drifting to the dropped paper before flicking back up to Yin's rapidly retreating form.

"Yin, wait!" He called out, pushing himself to his feet but nowhere near as quickly, and much to late to do anything to stop the weremantis as he darted out of the room. A cold feeling of unease had settled into the pit of his stomach, his hand reaching out to somebody who was long gone.

The weremantis had made it pretty clear that he wanted to be left alone, and Alexander felt that he aught to respect that. Gathering up his own things, along with the questions, a frown still creasing his forehead, he left the room to seek the comfort of the library instead.

~*A couple of days ago*~

The phone ringing startled Yin, and he jerked out of the latest article Nurse Cricket had asked him to read for his Fear healing training. Alexander was gone, but apparently his phone was not. Yin reached for it, figuring he should at least see if it was important. The word Mom on the screen told him it was, and after a moment of fumbling he managed to answer the call. For a moment he stared at the screen as it changed then, when he heard a bit of noise from the device, he remembered to lift it to his ear.

"Hello? Lady Van Rotte? This is not Alexander it is Yin." He bowed slightly as he spoke, unable to stop himself.

"Of course Yin Cang. Is Alexander there?"

"I am afraid not. Alexander left for class a while ago."

"I see. I'm surprised he left his phone, it's normally the one thing he doesn't forget. Oh well! Can I trust you to do me a favor Yin Cang? Can you let Alexander know that called when he gets back from class? It isn't urgent but I do need to speak with him."

"Of course mi'lady. I would be happy to. He should be back before too long."

"Thank you. While I have you on the phone, is everything going okay? Did you get a chance to look at the fabric samples I sent for the bridesmaid dresses?"

~*Now*~

Yin frowned, thinking about it. It did not take long, as things like talking on the phone were rare enough that the memory tended to stand out. "No, I did not. Why, was I supposed to?"

Yin frowned. That did seem rather odd. "I did not mean to cause your mother that much stress. Do you think we could do anything for her?" It seemed unlikely, she tended to take on even more responsibility than they cared to give her, but he had to at least ask.

"It is odd," he murmured, half to himself. But as hard as he tried he simply could not remember speaking to her on the phone. "Perhaps it was a dream?"

It seemed odd that Alexander was asking him yet again, and after he had been so clear. Plus, Alexander had already admitted that his mother was stressed, so why was he asking again? "I did not speak to her on the phone," Yin said confidently, looking Alexander in the eye.

Something just seemed odd about this though, and Yin tried to ignore that niggling feeling that something was wrong.