I surreptitiously took a breath, then dove in."I expect you here at 9AM," I said, without looking up from my desk. She said nothing and I pretended to...work for a few more seconds, then looked up at her. "Black, if you please," I said, handing her my coffee mug.I was completely matter-of-fact. I knew it couldn't be performed much better, but for all my acting, she made no move and we simply looked at each other. And if anything, she wore a slight smile, as if amused.My heart was beating and I. Und anscheinend wusste sie auch, wie aufgeregt, hoffnungsvoll und glücklich ich darüber war.Jedenfalls war es 19 Uhr, und ich war um 20 Uhr mit Julia in einem Club zum Tanzen verabredet. Die ganzen vorherigen Treffen mit Julia hatten nur in Eiscafes und anderen öffentlichen Plätzen stattgefunden, doch nun hatte Julia mich für würdig befunden, mit ihr abends auszugehen, und ich malte mir bereits aus, wie fantastisch Julia in Ausgehklamotten aussehen würde.Da klingelte es an meiner Tür. Ich. .. black. Jasmine literally couldn’t see anything there which left James wondering just what the hell kind of place it was. The next largest area was the Jetsu mountains followed by increasingly smaller areas scattered all over the place.After a quick look at the map, James made a pinching motion with both hands towards the Yori Empire then spread his hands apart. Following this motion, nothing happened. James then did it a few more times then stopped mid-motion with a twitching. "No," the girl next to me drawled insolently."No, sir," I said. "Something was squeaking back here — this chair maybe — and Miss Rowe asked me to keep it quiet. I'm sorry if it bothered the class."In front of me, Cammie Rowe and her bench partner, a guy I vaguely remembered as some sort of band guy, started shaking with giggles. The girl beside me turned her cruel smile into a malicious glare and then turned it on me. But she did shut up for the rest of the class.Mr. Carruthers spent the rest.