A Dash of German {Maven}

[Faye]

It was Spring break, meant no school, no assignments to worry about, nothing but freedom to do whatever they pleased for those few days before having to force themselves back into that unbreakable cycle they called a School Day.

The night air blew softly through the opened window in the Vice President's bedroom, he had left it open due to the heat that was slowly getting to him. Plus, he thought maybe some fresh air might help him drift off to sleep but nothing seemed to be working.

That night he had spent in his own bed, away from his girlfriend (boyfriend to other people but no one knew anything about their relationship), thoughts kept creeping into his mind, thoughts of his past life with his parents and how much he despised his father for being fortunate enough to have such a fulfilled life. His arms were out of the blanket, one rest on his stomach while the other was laid out next to him, fully relaxed. His blood red eyes stared out at the ceiling. His jet black locks of hair sprawled out on the pillow case.

"Why can't it be easier...." He whispered softly to himself, in the very back of his mind he deeply loved Katherine to pieces and wished for them to forever be together but he wasn't going to believe it. As long as his conscious mind didn't believe that he did, he was safe from an eternity as a cat.

[Nicolette]

"Come... on..."

Her whispers were rough as she attempted to zip up her backpack quietly. She was sure it was filled with one too many shirts, but she needed to pack small in order to keep it from impeding her quick escape. Of course, she would feel very horrible for leaving her boyfriend behind, but she couldn't expect him to let her go to Germany on her own, and she couldn't expect him to go along with her.

She needed truth. She wasn't going to get it through the phone or through letters, so she was going to go to Germany and go face-to-face to the people she hadn't seen in years, and demand her answers.

"Fucker won't answer my letters, won't answer my calls, and everyone's being really secretive. I'm going to get some fucking answers..." She mumbled coldly under her breath as she finally got the backpack zipped. She lifted the item onto her back and walked over to her desk. She picked up her glasses case and slipped it into her jeans pocket (as her jeans were pretty baggy on her thin hips). Her cell phone went into the other one, and her wallet slipped into her back pocket. She pulled out three packs of cigarettes and her lighter, slipping them into her pocket with her glasses. She was sure she'd need them.

She was fully dressed. A long sleeved black shirt was worn under a dark green button up short sleeved shirt and her jeans hung at her hips, held up with her studded black and green belt. Her sneakers were tied securely on her feet. Her dark bangs were falling in her eyes, though she'd change the style later when she was in Germany.

She staggered to her bedroom door and opened it as quietly as she could, slipping out of it. She slowly shut her door and she tiptoed through the living room. She had left out a memo pad and a pen and she was planning to write her note to Sven to apologize for leaving him behind, but she didn't get very far as she tripped over a shoe (probably from earlier, when she and Sven kicked off their shoes in their passionate make out session).

She let out a tiny cry as fell to the floor with a loud 'THUD'.

[Faye]

These sleepless nights irritated the Vice-President greatly, he wished he could sleep soundly and not have to worry about a thing during the break. Sometimes he wished the only things he ever had to worry about were Katherine and school, that would be fantastic but no he had to worry about trying to stay a human all the time, his emotions could never get the better of him.

Which sometimes made him seem like a bit of a control freak. And he was. To himself and to others, he enjoyed being in control, it made him feel alive sometimes.

A loud thud startled Sven, he was torn away from his gloomy depression and he shot up into a sitting position in his bed. The top half of his body was bare, showing off his distinctive chest, on his legs sat a simple pair of black satin boxer shorts. He drew back the blankets and made his way out into the living room where he found his girlfriend laying on the floor from tripping over a shoe.

"Wow, are you okay, love?" He asked concern laced within his voice as he knelt down to help her up. His red eyes caught sight of the tightly packed bag, "What's all this...?" Worry fell over him as he thought about it.

[Nicolette]

At the sound of her boyfriend's bedroom door opening, Katherine was convinced that her plan had been ruined. She winced a little as she pulled herself into a sitting position and she accepted the man's help so she could get to her feet. She winced, though, at his question. His voice was genuinely curious, though she was sure he was already starting to get some suspicions.

"A-ah, what're you talking about? It's a backpack." She doubted she'd be able to talk her way out of this, but it was worth a try.

[Faye]

Sven cocked an eyebrow at her reply, just a back pack? Was she try to imply that he was stupid now? He glanced at the back pack and unzipped it, the clothes falling out as if they would have burst the bag if he hadn't sooner. The bag deflated a little as the pressure left it.

"Just a backpack? It has like your entire wardrobe in it..." He said as he looked at the clothes that had fallen out, "Were you planning on leaving me?" He rose to his feet and took a few steps back from Katherine since she seemed to be alright now that she was on her feet. "If you were, you could of said something..."

[Nicolette]

Katherine bit her lip as Sven had gotten to her backpack before she was able to retrieve it from where it had fallen. Her clothes fell out and she bit her lip harder as he turned to look at her. Her eyes widened at the hurt look that she saw, and her jaw dropped at the words he spoke. He sounded so hurt and she suddenly couldn't stop herself.

She flung herself forward, reaching up and wrapping her arms around the tall man's neck, placing her cheek against his warm chest as she cuddled him close.

"No, Liebling..." Her voice had lightened considerably, to the point that she sounded quite feminine. She also used her endearing nickname (which meant darling in German). "You misunderstand... I was..." She bit her lip, but snuggled him closer. "I was... going to leave for a couple of days, but I promise that I was going to come back. I was even going to leave you a note of where I was going and phone numbers to reach me at."

[Faye]

Oof!

Sven nearly fell backward as Katherine leaped up and wrapped her small arms around his neck, feeling her warm lips against his cheek. His heart spazzed out for a moment and he returned the hug with wrapping his arms around her waist, pulling her closer to him.

"Well, I didn't know that..." He started, "But, why couldn't you tell me in person? I want to go with you..." The last part of his sentence wasn't exactly something he had thought about but he didn't want to be away from her. "I don't want to be away from you, what would I do with myself if you're not there?" Besides, it was Spring Break, they had all the time in the world to go wherever she was going...

Where was that, anyway?

[Nicolette]

Katherine's lower lip jutted out in a small pout as she looked up at her boyfriend. She didn't want to make him go, especially since he would be hopelessly lost in Germany. Sure, the language was loosely related to English, but there were so many non-English words in German that Sven would surely be completely lost.

"I cannot ask that of you, Sven, especially where I am going." She reached her hands up to gently run through his hair. "I need to see if Nymph is alright. She's been in the hospital for nearly a month now with little sign of her getting better. The last call I received told me that there was a chance that she may never wake up from her coma and I want to see her before they make any sort of decision about pulling the plug."

She leaned up and kissed Sven's cheek before moving out of his embrace and kneeling down to retrieve some of the clothes that had fallen out of the backpack. She proceeded to stuff the clothes back inside.

"I'm going to Germany. I'm sure Miss Nicolette will request your help throughout the break while I am away, so you won't be without something to do."

[Faye]

Sven brought her hands down from his hair, holding them both with his own two, he looked at her, his eyes desparately wanting her to see that he didn't want to part with her. "I know, and I want to go with you, so that you can have me to be there for you, I'd feel terrible the entire time without knowing how you were coping," His voice was soft, he brought one hand to gently brush down her cheek, his lips tenderly connecting with hers for a few brief moments.

He let her go to tend to her bag, kneeling down to assist her with the clothes. Then, his mood did a one eighty, "Besides! It'd give me a chance to meet the rest of Radiance~" He laughed a bit

[Nicolette]

Sven's concern for how she was coping was really sweet and his enthusiasm to meet Raidance was adorable, but Katherine was worried of one thing, mainly. What if Nickolaus was there? What if he had a valid enough excuse for not speaking to her in years, and apologized for having left her alone for so long? The decision would be very difficult and she doubted she'd be able to make it.

On the one hand, her heart belonged to Nickolaus. They had been friends since childhood, and she had loved him for a very long time. Even if she couldn't remember her true reason for leaving Germany, she knew it must have been something BIG in order to take her away from Nickolaus. She remembered the weird letters they used to get from that creepy stalker... Did Nickolaus send her to live with her Aunt Hillary because of some stalker? No... that didn't sound right...

"I love you, my sweet little darling. Please... Leave Germany... Run far away from this place."

Katherine suddenly brought her hand up to her temple, her other hand clutching the backpack she had just zipped up. She shut her eyes tight, trying to focus on the voice. Sure, she had heard Radiance's music numerous times, and so the voice shouldn't have been so shocking to her... But after two long years had passed since she heard him speak softly to her...

However, just as fast as the words echoed in her mind, they disappeared and left her chest aching. What was that she had just heard? What was that message?

[Faye]

Sven zipped the back pack up for her since he was a little bit stronger than she was being a male and all. He lifted the bag up off the floor and noticed her begin to rub her temple, she was so quiet and seemed off in her own little world.

"Are feeling okay, love? You look out of it," He asked, his concern for her was always high, he cared about her so much. He wished he could convince her to let him go with her...

[Nicolette]

Katherine slowly shook her head and she let her eyes slide open, running her fingers through her hair and letting out a sigh. She doubted she would be hearing the voice again, but she was sure that the whole plane ride to Germany would be spent trying to think of the meaning behind those words. Leave Germany...?

"A-ah, I'm fine. Just a small headache, but it's gone now." She said as she stood to her feet, taking her backpack and sliding it back on. She pulled her phone out of her pocket and checked the time. "Ah, I should be going. My flight is in an hour and a half."

[Faye]

Sven nodded, kissing the top of her head to just make sure that it was gone, although he knew full well a simple kiss wouldn't be able to cure a headache. Asprin did.

When she mentioned her flight, his heart sank a little, he had done little to even make her budge to letting him tag along on the flight to Germany. He wanted to be near her, no matter what happened. "Please let me come with you, I want you to be safe, so you know that you can have someone to be there for you," What if something happened there and she had no one else to run to?

"Even if Nicolette keeps me busy, which I doubt, I'd be worried sick about you... please, Katt."

[Nicolette]

Katherine's fake-brown eyes gazed up at the desperate look on her boyfriend's face. It was weird to see such an expression on Sven, especially when she compared him to the man that she had crushed on at the beginning of the school year. He had been so calm and collected, and now, he was showing more emotion and more color. It was nice, but the look... just didn't seem to fit the face of a Student Council member.

She was afraid of what he might do if she said no. She was torn. On one hand, she was going to Germany for some important answers, but also to see Nymph... But on the other hand, she wasn't sure how Sven would be without her around. She discovered he was quite a clingy person, which she didn't mind, but she worried that without her there, he'd be lost.

She bit her lip, trying to make a decision. "S-Sven..." She started, but she was crumbling under his gaze. "Oh... Just hurry up and pack!"

[Faye]

Calm and collected wasn't his true self, it was just a mask so everyone would leave him alone, he could look like he would be the one in control. He was in control, always. But Katherine did things to him, he lost control, he became very possessive of her and her company.

He wanted to be able to admit he loved her so much, he wished it didn't have to remain in the back of his mind where his curse wouldn't kick in.

It felt like forever, watching her make her decision. His heart was pounding in his chest, anxiously awaiting an answer. Then he had gotten through to her. A wide grin formed on his lips, he kissed her forehead and ran back into his room where he got out his suitcase. He through every pair of jeans he owned, all his t-shirts, a few jackets, phone charger, iPod and iPod charger, socks, a few pairs of shoes, sleeping clothes. Three quarters of the case was full. He escaped out into the hall to go down to the bathroom to grab a few things from in there. He grabbed his wallet and put it into his bag that he would carry onto the plane with him. He picked up his case once it was zipped shut and slung the bag over his shoulder.

Walking out to where Katt was he felt a little odd. "Something doesn't feel right..." He said, he peered down at his attire, noticing he was in nothing but boxers. He blushed and picked up his suitcase and left his carry on bag with Katt. "Hang on!" He retreated back into his room where he put on a pair of black jeans over top of his boxers, a navy blue t-shirt and a black jacket. He put on a pair of white socks and one of the pairs of shoes that were in there. Feeling better, he zipped the case back up and walked out to the living room again.

"Okay, ready now."