Evgeni ran into Akagi near the coffee machine in the cafeteria. Akagi poured himself some coffee and walked away.

"Are you still mad?" Evgeni asked. Akagi turned back, "Do I have a reason not to be mad?"

Evgeni looked at his cup and Akagi left the cafeteria. He met Aleksei behind the school building.

"I heard Evgeni invited Vierne for a masquerade ball," Aleksei said.

"How do you know that?" Akagi asked.

"I was there—I heard them,"

"Whatever. What's that got to do with me?"

"The lunar eclipse is on the day of the ball." Akagi looked at him, "Did Vierne accept the invitation?"

"No, of course, she didn't."

Akagi...