A Month Of Kaider

Thirty One: Peace

A/N: boyxboy kiss. Don't like? Don't read.

Cinder almost laughs.

She can't believe that they're back in school.

It seems outrageous that they can be back at their lockers and nobody else knows what's happened or what they've gone through.

Winter's still not in because she'd caught some kind of flu and Jacin's mysteriously ill, totally not because he wants to stay with his girlfriend, no...

Cinder doesn't have any classes with Kai so she kisses his cheek goodbye before heading to her computing lesson.

Not that she pays any attention.

She concentrates in class and gets the work done, ignoring the curious whispers of those who just want something to gossip about, but if you'd have asked her to recall individual moments or conversations, she most certainly wouldn't have been able to.

She doesn't start properly focusing on anything until she gets to the end of the day, meeting Kai at the Oak Tree.

"Hey, Empress." Kai smiles.

Cinder beams. "Hey, Emperor."

"I have a cavity," Thorne declares dramatically, clutching his chest.

"Shut up, captain," Cress orders as she elbows him.

Cinder laughs as Thorne yelps, scowling.

"Thanks, Rapunzel." Kai puts an arm around Cress' shoulders as they walk.

Throne groans until Kai and Cress break apart, returning to their respective partners with matching smug grins and a shared eye roll.

Scarlet laughs behind them, "You're all so immature."

"You guys freak out over fruit!" Cinder argues.

"Just the tomatoes!" Wolf exclaims defensively.

"You're not really making this better," Thorne says, laughing.

"Where are we headed?" Cress asks.

Apparently, only Kai hears her so he's the one who chooses. "I say we head to the new ice cream place!"

"Why are you choosing?" Thorne asks indignantly.

"I'm choosing because none of you were paying attention to Rapunzel."

Cress giggles. "Yup, it's your own fault."

"Why are you arguing with ice cream anyway?" Cinder asks. "You've never had a problem with it before."

Thorne sighs, "Fine. What's this new place anyway?"

"You guys remember Émilie?" Scarlet asks. "My friend from last year?"

"It's her place?" Cinder asks, shocked.

"Yeah. She decided that she wanted something cooler than a restaurant," Scarlet says, failing to keep a straight face.