The morning went by in a blur. I listened, I did my work and then it was time for lunch. I hadn't had much time to be in a bad mood and overthink everything which was good, but as soon as that bell signaled free time, my brain went into overdrive, almost as if it wanted to catch up on the few hours I had off from my self deprecating thoughts. 

I went to look for Lily, but on the way I bumped into someone else.

"Sorry!" I exclaimed before I could look and see who it was. When I worked it out, I smiled. "Oh, Violet, hey."

"Hey," she said, " I was actually looking for you. I wanted to talk about Klaus."

My smile dropped. I could think of a million and one things she could say. She could very easily come out with something like: "He's flattered, but he doesn't like you like that" or "yeah you dreamt the whole thing and need to leave my brother alone." 

But instead she said: "He told me what happened." And that didn't do much to calm me either. 

"Oh," I replied, unsure what else to say than that.

"I mean," Violet said, "he didn't tell me as such. But I found out, by asking the right questions." She sighed before continuing. "I know my brother well enough to conclude that he's stupid. Extremely smart, but also very stupid. So I don't even need to ask to know that he's probably messed this up somehow. Have you spoken to him?"

I shook my head. "I haven't really seen him. And when I did, it seemed like he wasn't really up for talking."

"Please try if you get the chance. He means well but... I don't know. I think he's scared he's messed things up with you."

"Really?" I asked quietly. 

Violet nodded. "Anyway, I better get to lunch before I starve to death. I hope you two have the chance to talk things out."

I said goodbye to her and then stood for a moment in the now empty corridor. I knew that Lily was probably waiting for me somewhere but, at the same time, I knew that I should probably try and find Klaus. I decided to kill two birds with one stone and headed to the canteen. 

When I got there, my eyes instantly went to the table Klaus generally sat at, but it was empty. Lily was at our usual table and I beelined for her, hoping she wouldn't mind me not staying with her for too long.

"Isadora!" she called, "come and see this!"

I hurried over and looked at what she was showing me. It was a picture she had drawn and, of course, it was of one of our classmates as a mythical creature. I shouldn't have been surprised.

"Again?" I said.

Lily nodded furiously. "I was in bed last night and I realised that I hadn't done a mermaid yet. Me! The one who's obsessed with sea creatures, hadn't done a mermaid!"

"Crazy," I commented.

"So I jumped out of bed and I just let my mind run wild and... voila! A mermaid version of Violet."

"Amazing," I said, taking a closer look at it, "but I can't stay, sorry. I don't suppose you know where Klaus might be, do you?"

Lily raised her eyebrows and smirked at me. "Finally making your move, huh?"

"No," I replied, in a way that instantly made me sound like I was lying,  "I just need to talk to him."

"Sure," she said, winking, "you need to talk to him."

I pushed her shoulder lightly. "You're no help, you know that right?"

Lily just smiled back at me. "And yet you love me anyway."

I began my search for Klaus at the library, which I figured was a good place to start. Klaus loved to read so it would make sense for him to go there during lunch. However, after walking down every aisle and checking every table, it was made clear to me that he wasn't there. I considered asking the librarian if she had seen him but ultimately decided against it, as she seemed immersed in a romance novel and I didn't want to disturb her. 

The once clear skies had descended into a grey mess of clouds and heavy rain, which meant that he wouldn't be outside, so I was starting to draw blanks. If he had a detention it would be after school, and I doubted he would be in a classroom catching up on work because he was too smart for that. 

Then, when I was considering giving up and going back to Lily, I remembered the situation with the pen that had happened a little while ago. I smiled to myself and headed to the same staircase I had found him at last time. And, by some stroke of luck, when I peaked under the stairs, I found him sitting there with his eyes closed and a book in his hand. 

"Hey," I said softly, unsure whether he had actually fallen asleep or if he was just resting his eyes.

He just about jumped out of his skin and I stifled a laugh at his shocked expression.

"H-hey."

"Can I sit down?" I asked and he nodded.

We sat in silence for a moment, just watching the rain lashing against the glass door in front of us. It wasn't an uncomfortable feeling, but I couldn't relax fully, as I knew I would have to bring things up at some point. However, before I could find the right thing to say, Klaus did it for me.

"Um... about the other night," he said, and I took a deep breath, preparing for his next words, "I'm sorry."

His apology surprised me but also made me think the worst. Was he about to tell me that his feelings had changed? I picked at my nails and took a moment before asking, "Do you regret it?"

"No!" he said quickly, "No, I don't. I just... feel bad because you were tired and you probably didn't want that and I feel like I... took advantage of you."

"You didn't," I assured him before finding my voice dropping in volume again. "I kissed you back. I wouldn't have done that if I didn't want to."

I glanced over at Klaus and saw that his face was flushed. I wondered if mine was the same. 

Klaus laughed to himself slightly. "To be honest, I thought you only did that to be polite. Like so you wouldn't hurt my feelings." He must have noticed my amused expression because he shook his head. "I know, I must be stupid, right?"

I smiled. "You know, your sister said the exact same thing."

"I should've known she was meddling."

"It's not necessarily a bad thing," I said, shrugging, "if she hadn't, I doubt we would be having this conversation right now."

"True," Klaus agreed.

We went back to watching the rain. It was rather therapeutic just listening to it pinging off the glass windows and the roof a couple stories above us. And despite it being gloomy outside, I felt content. Speaking to Klaus had felt like a weight off my shoulders.

"So..." Klaus said all of a sudden. "What happens now?"

I didn't need to ask what he meant. His flushed cheeks and nervous expression, along with the fact that he wouldn't leave his hair alone, said enough. 

Despite my heart thundering in my chest, I decided I had to confident if we were going to get anywhere. 

"I-" I began but, annoyingly, the bell to signal that lunch was over cut me off. 

We both got up so we could get to our next lesson on time but Klaus got up too quickly and smacked his head on the bottom of the stairs.

"Careful!" I exclaimed.

He held the back of his head. "Well that hurt."

"Yeah it sounded like it," I commented, before stepping closer to him. Without thinking, I reached up to try and rub his head where we had hit it, not considering that it would put us in close quarters.

Klaus smiled at me slightly and muttered a "thanks," before leaning down and placing a soft kiss on my forehead.

I was slightly taken back and immediately felt my face heat up. I tried to laugh off my embarrassment by making a joke that I quickly realised wasn't even funny.

"Shouldn't I be kissing your head since you just almost cracked it open?"

Klaus gave me an amused look. "Can you even reach?" he teased.

He wasn't excessively taller than me but, partly because I liked him and partly because I knew I would be late to class if this went on too much longer, I let him get away with it. Instead of trying to reach his head, I kissed him quickly on the cheek.

"Oops, looks like I missed," I said playfully, before scurrying away, leaving Klaus looking slightly dumbfounded.

Then I headed to my next lesson, praying that my red face would calm down soon, all the while sporting the biggest, most genuine smile I had had in a long time.  

A/N: 

I went completely off grid for almost two weeks, my bad. I hope you've all been alright.

Klaus and Isadora's conversation was so hard to write and I have no idea why. It was short but I still struggled to find the right way to do it. I hope it doesn't come across as too awkwardly written.

Anyway, I definitely won't be taking another two week break I promise.

Thanks for reading this chapter! I hope you enjoyed it. 

See you next time ❤