Alexandria allowed Keith to sit next to him, but froze slightly when Marcus walked into class and sat a couple seats away from her, turning to look at her over his shoulder. The blonde stared at him intently, as if to say that he needed to back off right now and that there had been a slight modification of plans. Marcus nodded slowly, a grin appearing on his face, which caused Alex to smile slightly as well. The two were masters at sharing thoughts with simply looking at each other in a certain way. She would have to have a talk with him as well and gave him that one look, the eyes that asked if he wanted to meet at the usual spot in the forest. Marcus nodded again, before moving to face the teacher.<br/><br/>She did her best to pay attention, but to be honest her mind was elsewhere. Noticing that Keith was drawing, she turned her attention to whatever he wa doing and was surprised to see him draw monsters and portraits. This made her slightly uneasy and she squirmed in her seat, looking back forward, as if to push all disheartening things away from herself. She swore to herself that there would be no act of mercy from now on, no matter how ugly things would get. Her eyes met with Marcus' again and he saw her distress. But, surprisingly, he gave her a reassuring stare, the kind that said that he had a plan that involved not only beating, but something else as well.<br/><br/>Alexandria tore her eyes off him and squeezed her pen. If she couldn't get Erika on her side today, pushing Keith away would be a little trickier. The entire day she spent waiting for the opportunity to meet her friend and when the final class ended at last, she nearly jumped up and hurried out of the class. "Don't forget!" She yelled out to Keith before disappearing into the hallway and heading for her car in the parking lot.