It was all happening so fast... she felt like she was treading water, trying to keep still in a great rushing river. The world was rushing past her, changing faster than she could keep up with. She smiled, feeling a surreal sensation of giddiness when he tenderly brushed a stray lock of hair from her face. These were all feelings she had never felt before. This warm, fluid relaxation she felt being near him... The way her skin tingled electrically everywhere he touched her... Even the smell of him seemed oddly familiar and foreign at the same time.<br/><br/>She looked up at his face when the sound of his voice penetrated her thoughts. Her eyes met his and she felt as though she could see into his very soul as he spoke.<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">"I missed you too. I had to get back. That was the only thought in my mind. I don't remember why but I had to fight to defend myself. And all I could think about was I have to get back. She needs me. I have to get back." he says honestly. "Even when all my minds memories seemed wiped from my brain. Those thoughts echoed over and over again in my mind."</span></span><br/><br/>She pictured the way this must have felt to him as she listenned. She was just starting to form a response when she felt the world suddenly tip. One moment she was standing wrapped in his arms, the next she was cradled against him. She saw a blur of color as he backpack was lifted from the desk and slung over his shoulder. The door clicked on its own, then swung open. Her eyebrows rose almost to her hairline as she gaped at him in shock. This kind of strength was something she would never have guessed he could possess. He seemed like such a gentle creature. His breathing didn't seem to increase in the leaset as he carried her out of the classroom. She avoided squirming, not wanting her weight to strain him.<br/><br/>"Teddy..." she protested, "I can walk... you'll make a spectacle out of us... people will stare...." But he didn't seem to hear her, or at least he pretended he hadn't. Heedless of the stares the attracted, he made his way through campus. She blushed deeper and deeper hues of red as they attracted more and more attention. Finally giving in to her embarassment, she buried her face in his chest. The attention was just too much for her. She listenned to his breathing, and refused to look up as he walked. His voice came a surprise when he asked her where she lived. She pointed to the south.<br/><br/>"I live in the dorms at the south end of campus." she told him.