Not quite yet!

You squirm around, trying to get out from under Threeanna, but it's no good. Even worse, Twoni and Onessa are closing in, and that's two more pairs of hands that won't have to occupy themselves with holding you in place.....

rattle rattle

Twoni and Onessa stop in their tracks, share a glance, then turn and face the door. Threeanna turns her head as well.

"Uhhh... ummm.... sorry! Just studying in here!" Threeanna calls out, bringing her hand up to clamp over your mouth just as you suck in a deep breath in preparation for a big shout. Mmfh! Not fair! "Come back after Lunch!"

Twoni and Onessa stalk quietly up to the door, taking a position either side of it, and wait. Threeanna's mouth is a nervous line, and sweat's starting to bead on her forehead. Eventually, after a super long silence, you hear footsteps walking away down the hall.....

"Phew...." Threeanna sighs, slumping in relief. She turns to you with a grin. "Close one!"

"Yes, that was a very very close one." You say in a high pitched voice, but really it's Threeanna doing the voice and using her hand to move your mouth. It's a bit rude. "Okay, I'm ready to die now." You say (even though it's not really you).

BAM!

The door to the room swings open, breaking right through the lock to hit Twoni right in the face and fling her into the nearby wall with a surprised squeak. Onessa back up a few steps, holding her hands out cautiously, and then sprints towards the open door past whoever is standing in it -- Threeanna's blocking that part of the view right now.

"Eep!" She squeals as she's caught by the shoulder, spun around, and thrown into the same wall as Twoni, landing on top of her. The two let out a sore, defeated groan together.

You shift around, trying to get a better view. You wanna see! But Threeanna's pin has gotten even stronger than before, because she's all tensed up right now, so it's no good. You hear footsteps begin to approach the two of you.

"A-ah, hey-" Threeanna stammers, head turned to the side to look back at the person now walking towards her. "We- we're just, we were only-- studying. This is a Combat class drill. R-right??"

She turns to you, eyes wild and ****, and takes her hand off of your mouth.

"T-tell her it's just practice for combat class!" She begs you.

"Practice harder." You hear the female voice of your saviour. Then, in an instant and with a quick ratatat of footsteps, she's upon you, and flinging Threeanna across the room and into the same pile with a judo throw.

"WAAHHH!!!" Threeanna wails as she flies through the air, letting out an "Uff!" as she makes impact with her two associates. You stare in amazement, eyes glittering with wonder, then turn to look into the face of your saviour for the first time{if@ ArenaAccess == True}.....

"NORAAA!!" You shout, rushing forward to embrace your red-haired upperclasswoman with teary-eyed emotion. "YOU SAVED ME!"

"Debbie?" She asks, barely reacting to the impact as you collide with her full-**** in a big hug. She reaches up with one arm to rub the top of your head affectionately. "Why were the Sorority after you?"

You sniffle and push your face more into her tall body.

"THEY MEANNN!!!" You wail. Nora's face displays a pang of heartache, and she reaches up with her other arm to wrap around your back and pull you in closer.

"There there." She consoles you softly. "It's alright. You're safe."

You sniffle again, then finally lean back out of the embrace and wipe at your eye with a hand. The three girl pile lets out another groan of pain, and you turn and stick your tongue out at them. As if reminded of their existence, fire suddenly flashes across Nora's eyes, and she turns towards them with bad intentions, hands balling into fists.

"You three were going after Debbie?" Nora asks angrily, taking her first stomping footstep towards them.

A-ah, as much as you'd like to cheer her on as she beats up your bullies, you don't want her to take this too far -- you reach out and take her by the wrist, which seems to stop her angry **** as she looks back at you with concern.

"Ah, umm... th-thank you very much, Nora!" You say. "By the way.... did you break through the door's deadbolt getting in here?"

Nora's face goes red. "I- I just figured time was of the essence, you know?" She says, rubbing the back of her head with her hand sheepishly.

"That's so cool! Can you teach me too?!" Your eyes dance with sparkles of awe, that seems to melt away any residual anger left in Nora as she takes up a more confident posture again.

"Oh, well, you know.... it's just what I've picked up by being the top Warrior student in the school, nothing major." She says appreciatively. She looks over to the pile of girls, then back at you again. "L-look, I need to, err.... spend some time with these three now. You should go and enjoy your lunchtime."

"Right!" You say. "Thanks again, Nora! Hey, how did you know somebody was in trouble, anyway? Is that another thing with being top of the school?"

One of Nora's hands goes to her hip, and she reaches up to tap the side of her nose with the other.

"I just have a sense for these things, don't worry." She looks back at the group again. "Depending on what they end up telling me, I might have to tell you more about it later anyway. But enough, now! Have a good lunchtime, Debbie."

"Okay!" You beam. "Thank you!"

With that, you pick your bag up off the floor again, and head out through the hallways into the Courtyard. That was really scary for a second..... what luck that you've got such a good friend, right?{elseif BankCuddle == 1}.... wait a sec, do you recognise her? You might..... you lean in closer and squint your eyes to get a better look.

She's very tall, and her face is beautiful but stern. She's got long, silky, flowing hair that's bright red, and she's looking back at you with eyes that seem to contain an entire galaxy each. You can feel your heart speeding up and all of your worries from just before melting away as you stare deeply into her starlike eyes....

.....

"....Debbie?" She asks.

You snap back to your senses, and blink a few times. "Huh?" You ask, confused, and immediately chastise yourself for acting so uncouth.

The beautiful woman's stern expression shifts into one of slight approval and pride. "I didn't expect you to actually make it in here. Good job!"

"Oh, th-thanks...." You reply, quietly. Her tone is so genuine and supportive, even if her words sound a bit harsh.

Wait, you do know her! This is Nora, who you cuddled from the bank that time, with the really cool apartment and the photo of her Warrior class! You'd totally forgotten that she's at this school too!

"Nora!" You say suddenly, face flooding with a joyful expression.

"How did you end up on the Sorority's bad side? They normally only care about people who are dangerous."

Her words are still a bit harsh, but she's so pretty and her tone is so genuinely inquisitive that it doesn't even make you feel bad. You rush forward and take her into a close embrace, holding her tightly until you feel extra safe again. She pauses, then brings an arm up and wraps it around you to hold you there as well.

"I'm glad you're alright." She says. "And still adorable."{else}. Sh-she's really pretty.....

"Are you alright?" She asks in a gracefully elegant voice, looking you over.

Instead of responding, you just sort of drool a little bit. She's super pretty, and her eyes sparkle like they're made up of stars.... she's got long, silky hair that's the reddest you've ever seen, and she's so tall too. She's in the full school uniform, blazer and tie and all, indicating that she's a Warrior student too -- she's even got the optional navy elbow gloves on, too. Her clothes are totally immaculate and pristine, and even through them, you can tell that she's in really good shape...

"You didn't get hit in the head, did you?" She asks, leaning in and taking your face in her hands to look over the top of your head from all angles. A shudder of happiness runs through you, and you feel as though you could just melt away and die happy on the spot.

"H-hellooo...." You finally manage to get out between your numb lips, looking right up into her eyes as she analyses your head for damages. She looks back down at you, then releases your head, and takes a step back. You stretch out a hand for a shake. "I'm Ya- I'm Jo- I'm Pe- I'm Ra- sorry, I'm Debbie." You get out, and lift your hand higher, hoping that she'll take it.

The lady looks at you for a second, complete confusion on her face, then bursts out into the most elegant laughter you've ever heard. Your face goes red, but all of that embarrassment washes away to make room for happiness as she takes your hand in hers and shakes it.

"I'm Nora." She replies, reaching up to wipe a tear from her eye. "Oh, you are adorable. Can I keep you?"

You nod eagerly and rapidly, which just makes her laugh again. She shakes her head and sighs.

"Tell you what, Debbie -- if you're not hurt, why don't we go spend the start of lunch together?"

ISTHISAJOKEOHMYGODSHEWANTSTOHANGOUT

YOU NOD EAGERLY AND RAPIDLY!!

With a smile, she leads you by that same hand out towards the door, passing by the groaning pile of three defeated Sorority girls. You're so swept up in Nora's beauty that all thoughts of what was going on there pretty much has no place in your head, but you should probably spend some time worrying about that. L-later, though! Much, much later!!{endif}