Ric started heading to his dorm in a depressed mood. Sure perhaps the plan would be a success, but he hadn't pictured being alone. Altair, the first friend he made at this school, thought his ideas were dumb and immature, Zenith had to be silenced and put away. However, there was Jai, but could he trust him? He was acting stranger than usual and he opposed the plan just like Altair in the beginning.<br/><br/>'<span style="font-style: italic">What am I to do? Who am I to trust? Should I do as Zenith said and trust no one?</span>' These were the questions that played through Ric's mind constantly, but there was no answer, no solution to help him.<span style="font-style: italic">'So far it seems as though I have made more enemies than friends. There's no one to turn to, but myself. Perhaps this is how it should be. I never had friends before I came here. Why should I start now? I was a street cat, I only looked after myself and my own interests!'</span><br/>There was a sense of passion and pride when he came to that conclusion. The expression on his face was full of self-assurance, but that slowly withered away.<br/>'<span style="font-style: italic">However, I always seemed to have a hole in myself, a void that never felt quite full, no matter how many times I got what I wanted...I felt empty. But when I finally had someone to talk to, someone to depend on, to share laughs with. I felt complete for the first time...</span>'<br/>Ric shaked his head violently trying to get rid of that last thought.<br/><br/>"Gah, would you listen to me? Getting all mushy like that. What's the matter with me? Who needs friends anyway, they only bring you despair." Ric laughed it off and just went off to sit by the stairwell alone for awhile.