Azric considered simply not acknowledging he was home.  But any thought of that immediately evaporated- he and Cass had been followed.<br/><br/>“Open up, Azric.  I know you're in there.  I just followed you and some woman across campus!  Who is she?  Have you been cheating on me this whole time?  You need to give me some answers!  Open this door!”<br/><br/>She was creating a scene, and he didn't want any of the neighbors getting curious.  So against his better judgement he opened the door.  And there stood Tess, her normally pale cheeks flushed with anger.  She didn't wait to be invited in, and Azric stepped out of the way as she barged past him.<br/><br/>“So....where is she?  You might as well introduce us."  She began going mothodically from room to room, and he allowed her to search the apartment unhindered.  She occasionally glanced at some of his arcane tomes, which he'd left lying about.  Apparently he wasn't quite as single as he thought.  The whole situation wasn't good.<br/><br/>Finally convinced that he didn't have another woman stashed away somewhere, she stopped her search.  “I know what I saw...” she said, as if to justify her anger.<br/><br/>“I thought we'd broken, up, Tess.” he said almost casually.  “I have nothing to hide...I've never had anything to hide. All of that is in your mind.  You probably need to seek professional help.  And why for God's sake are you following me?   Are you some kind of stalker?”<br/><br/>The slender blonde squinted her eyes, her face a mask of anger.  “Fuck you!” she said.  Then she turned and made for the front door.  A loud slam and she was gone.  “Fuck.” Azric said to himself.<br/><br/>He knew he hadn't seen the last of her, especially since she had convinced herself he'd  been cheating on her.  And she'd also gotten a good look at some of his study materials.  That would only fuel her (justified) paranoia.  Students of the arcane arts were warned (though not forbidden) against fraternizing with students form other majors, lest the clandestine nature of their studies be discovered.<br/><br/>“Cass....you can come out now.  We have to have a talk...”