Chapter Twenty-Three: Grading Conflicts:

�I love you.�

Those words were said three days ago. Things have changed from there. Noiz-sensei started to avoid Mosh more often. He couldn�t understand why.

*Mosh*

I told her my feelings that morning. She just stared at me with those hot eyes of hers. We didn�t even talk after I said that. We haven�t even talked to each other since that night. She�s been avoiding during school hours as well. We don�t even have our private �lessons� anymore. I wonder if she hates me now. I don�t want her to. I love her. I really do.

What will I do if this keeps up? I used to jump when Noiz whispered something dirty to me in the hall. But now, I even miss that. The silence is killing me. Noiz-sensei just treats me like just one of her own students. Nothing is the same anymore. And all because I said those three little words. Maybe, I shouldn�t have said them to her.

But, what should I do? She already knows how I feel. I can�t turn back now. I can�t take back what I said to her. I don�t like this has become. I just want things to go back to the way they were. But how can I fix it? How can I get things back to how things were before I said those words? Before I told her I loved her. No! I can�t wish for the past. I�m tired of wishing for things from the past. I�m just going to go forward with my words and keep fighting to be with her�no matter what the nature of our relationship turns into.

I�m just going to go up and talk to her!

*Noiz*

He broke my unspoken rule! He said that he� loved me! He did the one thing I didn�t want. I knew I shouldn�t have messed around with the students! No, younger men in general! They want a relationship. I just wanted fun. Mosh seemed to understand that well. I thought I trained him better than that. Where did I go wrong?

Still, he was my favorite lover out of all of them. I don�t want to throw away something so tasty over three little words. That was all they were, right? Just three little words? But why are they upsetting me so much? Do I� No! I cut that off years ago! I can�t have romantic healings anymore. I fell in love and where did that get me? Lonely and seducing students! But, I�m tired of that game now. I just want to go back to simple again. When I�m with Mosh, things are just so� easy. I can�t explain it. They just are.

Well, we don�t have to a have full-on relationship. Just� fun some fun here and there. Maybe. But, I�m sick of avoiding him now. I�m just going to come right out and say it.

The kitty picked up her cell phone before night classes started and made the call.