10 opened the side door, about to enter the school, he was pushed back as a weight crashed into his chest, jolting him back outside.
He thought that at any minute his back would be meeting the ground soon.
He didn't have time to collect himself before he felt soft warm arms engulfing him, holding him up.
"I'm sorry. I'm late for the bus. Come on I will buy you a funnel cake if we don't miss the bus."
10 heard her melodic voice sing into his ears and her hold moved from his torso to his arm.
"Run with me."
They ran back across the huge parking lot to the far end where they could see the buses still parked not yet turned on.
Both students were relieved that they weren't late at all, but don't celebrate too early, they had to still keep running, harder this time.
"Which bus is ours?"
She gasped as she tried to talk and run.
"The black and blue one."
Their feet slapped to a stop as 10 knocked on the door, stepping back as the door squealed open by the driver.
They smiled and thanked him as they climbed onto the bus.
Their hands disconnected when she stopped to check-in with their teacher.
10 smiled as he passed his friend who was still hunched over, sliding into his seat as he saw her stop in the aisle, waiting for his friend to acknowledge her and make room for her to slid into the window seat.
"Excuse me,"
She said as she tapped his shoulder.
10 saw his other brother's heads turn to the soft voice and he saw Ken look up slowly before realizing that he wasn't hallucinating.
He clamored out of his seat and into the aisle before gently holding her hand and allowing her to slide into the row and get seated.
When she wasn't looking he adjusted his outfit before sitting down, himself.
Ken was over the moon.
As the buses finally revved up and began moving, quickly getting on the highway.
They were on their way and there she was.
Sitting right there next to him, he couldn't wrap his mind around it.
She sat looking out the window, as he watched her trying to figure out what to say to her.
He felt his phone vibrate in his pocket.
It was a message from 10
"See I told you I got you. We all do."
