Arus was happier than he had been in a long time around Lexi. He couldn't remember ever feeling as happy as he did now around Lexi. He liked her but was much too shy to take the risk. What if he chased her off? He wasn't the most popular guy in the school. Quite the opposite really. He didn't like too much attention on him. He was a shy guy which is why he was Mathias Andrews and not Arus Naturashi when he performed with his adopted sister. Little knowing his true rank in society. Right now he thought he was just a normal guy. The pendant being a family heirloom and nothing more. That would be altering eventually.<br/><br/>He looked at her. "I think I..." He blushed and looked down. "I'd appreciate that." he says softly. Maybe if she prepared him he would have the courage to ask her out. He looked back up at her. He had been talking about her but either she missed it or she ignored it. He was hoping it was the first one because the second one might crush him. "Yeah. Words do cut the deepest." Though his voice was soft her friends could still hear it and were practically drooling over his accent and voice. He didn't know it because he was pretending they weren't there. That was how he could handle talking in front of those two...for now at least. Lexi would little by little bring him out of that shell he had pushed himself into to survive his abusive and sadistic parents.<br/><br/>He wondered why she put it in her bag. Maybe it was for later. Or maybe she didn't drink much water. Either way...he liked that she had sent them to get it. It gave him time to prepare himself for their presence. He had to imagine them as puppies or that they weren't there in order to keep talking to lexi. Imagining them as something cute and harmless was helping him. He looked at her. "You should try to eat just a little more Lexi. Eating a bit more won't hurt your figure but it will provide you with more energy." He says softly. "If your not hungry thats okay too. I'm just not wanting you to be hungry later." He whispered softly. "If you want I can play you some evanesence songs after your last class today. The music room has said I can practice on the piano in there at anytime." He wanted to see her happy and smiling.