Yup!

Okay. He sits there for a few more minutes, seeing if there's anything he's missed from his notes.

She is still asleep!

Ugh.

He can always corner her at school some other day, and it's unlikely that vampires will try to eat him again on his way home, so he decides he'll head downstairs, tell the guys he's going if he sees them, and then he'll leave.

The guys are dancing/chatting/not there. Josh is apparently telling people a hilarious joke or other.

Cordelia is dancing with friends!

If he sees anyone looking, he waves, then he's headed back home.

Has he tempted fate by thinking about how unlikely it is he'll be eaten? Will he actually be eaten?

Nah.

Well, in that case, he gets home and manages to act convincingly normal towards his dad.

Then he goes to his room and has a bit of a freakout over vampires and magic.

He's at school the next day, seeming no worse for wear.

English!

Sadde:

is asleep. Somehow more asleep than usual. Like, asleep before class has even begun.

Okay, so Theo can't corner them, at least not right now. If Sadde's still asleep in five minutes, Theo will try poking him awake, and if that fails, he'll try catching him at the end of the lesson.

Still asleep!

Ugh.

Yay, English. Totally no glares directed at Sadde.

Bell!

...this time Sadde does not in fact wake up.

... Theo decides to poke him awake.

He jolts awake this time, looking around in a daze. "...oh. Good morning."

"Morning. The bell's just gone, so we should probably get going, and by the way what the hell was that yesterday? You just fell asleep!"

"Uh, yeah. Um, too much magic?" He looks around and, well, no one's looking, just Theo, so as he stands up he just extends a hand towards his bag, which helpfully jumps towards him so he can grab it. He winces a bit when that happens, but slings it over his shoulder.

Theo watches it like he still doesn't quite believe it's actually happening. "Oh," he responds simply.

"Anyway, I have math, now. And, don't get the wrong lesson from last night, making out with hot guys is totally okay, just make sure they don't respond too badly to holy water, crosses, or sunlight. Speaking of which," and he reaches inside his bag to grab a crucifix and gives it to Theo.

Theo looks at the crucifix, looks a bit incredulous, then takes it. He asks, somewhat disbelievingly, "Seriously?"

He sighs and reaches inside his shirt to reveal the crucifix he's wearing. "Yes, seriously, it burns them. Wooden stakes right through the heart dust them, as well as beheading, setting them on fire, sunlight, and enough holy water."

"Right," Theo responds. He puts the crucifix on, hides it under his clothes, and then says, "Okay, well, now that that's over with, I guess I should go to Geography."

He doesn't actually move. He stands there blankly.

Sigh. "Yeah, I know it's a lot to take in, do you—I don't know, do you wanna hang out after school and talk about this? I promise this is only partially because you're pretty."

Blankly. Still very much blankly standing here.