The afternoon sun was warm, the smell of cookies wafting through the library from someone’s dorm, with the sound of student’s pens scratching down their notes and pages being turned, broken only by quiet whispers.

All was calm.

Arven was doing some after-school activities and she had decided to wait for him, and what better place to do that than Uva Academy’s gorgeous library? She had to study, anyway, so she may as well.

She sat on the floor of the highest level, books stacked three around her, the lamp casting over her page, illuminating her notes orange, the heat of the light bulb warming her arm.

Arven walks into the library, spots her surrounded by stacks of books and smiles, leaning against the desk, looking down at her concentrated expression.

“Having fun, mi princesa?”

She jumps, and he laughs, a charming sound that reverberated against the ancient walls of the library, taking a seat beside her, resting his elbows on the table and his chin in his palm. He picks up a book, studying the cover.

“Pokémon Biology and How Each Region Changes Them, how riveting…” She pouts, sticking out her bottom lip, and he chuckles again. It was so easy to tease her when studying, and he loved doing it.