Today, I realized that I no longer hated Adam. I then spent thirty or so minutes, in the middle of my math final, wondering when this happened. I missed the last problem on the free response section (worth seven points) because I ran out of time. I decided to hate Adam again.

Hans and Frans left today. Apparently, they were too busy to bother with getting new tickets to Germany after the three snow days and, through family connections, became exempt from their other finals. I decided to hate them too.

"We're sorry that we can't see you this summer." Hans said as he sat behind the wheel of his bright yellow Porsche.

"Yeah." Frans agreed. "We really wanted to see what kind of dwellings commoners live in. Too bad Oma wouldn't let us."

"You'll have to come visit us once you have your passport."

"Sure." I told them. "Have a great summer."

"Whatever, losers." Frans gave us the classic L on the forehead as his brother drove off.

"So much for a sweet good-bye." I mumbled and Neil, Taki, Edmund, and I went back into the school.

"Did we ever tell you that your aura looks different?"

I jumped about a foot in the air. "Remember the bubble, Zaak, Zack, and Zach. And stop creeping up on me like that."

The trio ignored my comments. "Ethan, your aura is unlike the others."

"Hey." Neil cut in. "Stop scaring my roommate."

"Our apologizes." The Zachs said together.

"I wonder why, though." One of the Zachs said.

"Let us create something that explains it."

"Something that explains the unexplainable?"

"Right." All three smiled at each other and walked off.

"That was a little weird." I said to Neil.

"Just a bit." Neil put a hand on my shoulder. "Don't worry. No one cares if your aura looks different."

"Yeah." I laughed. "Who can even tell what it looks like?"

"Rin can." Taki cut in. "That's how she names people."

"So that's why her name for you is Lilac?" Neil asked.

Taki looked embarrassed and mumbled something about needing to use the restroom. I burst into laughter as soon as he was out of sight.