Xander took me to CBG and I skipped to the gate.

"Why so jolly, Dayana?" Xander asked from behind.

"Oh... I'm always happy, stupid idiot!" I said with a giggle.

Seriously though, why am I so jolly? Something must be up, I just can't put my finger to it.

"Lies!" Xander exclaimed and tackled me into a hug.

I yelped, "Help! I've been caught!"

Xander laughed like one of those villains in cartoons.

"Let me go!" I exclaimed.

With no warning, I karate chopped (or whatever I did) his hand.

He let me go immediately and I ran towards the building.

"Hey Daya-"

"No time, Kera!" I exclaim.

"....on needs to see you!" I hear her say.

Just by that, I knew she was referring to Leon.

I rushed to the elevator and pressed the button for the fourth floor.

Ding!

Surprisingly, no one got on the elevator up to the fourth floor.

I exited the elevator and went to Leon's office, noticing there weren't a lot of members roaming around the hallways.

"Weird..." I muttered to myself.

I reached the end of the hallway and opened the door to Leon's office.

"You called?" I asked.

"What? Oh, Dayana." Lawrence said.

"Law!" I exclaimed, hugging him.

"Missed me wild cat?" He asked as he ruffled my hair.

"Yup. Where have you been?" I asked him.

"Places, as such." He replied. "How have you been? I heard you got suspended. Did Leon get mad at you?"

"Nope." I said, popping the p, "But you should've gone instead of Leon."

He laughed, "Did Leon summon you?"

"I think." I replied.

"You think?" He questioned with a raised eyebrow.

"Yes, because having a brain means having to think. I don't know about you though." I said, giggling at the last part.

The door burst open all of a sudden, making us snap our attention to it.

"Lawrence? When did you get here?" Leon asked.

"Just a while ago." Lawrence replied.

"Dayana, you're here too." Leon said, "Oh, right. I summoned you."

I giggled, "What do you need?"

"Wait, don't tell me you forgot?" He asked me.

Me? Forget something? Impossible! Well... I guess I am a little forgetful.

I chuckled nervously, "Forgot what?"

"Oh, that." Lawrence said.

"What? Law, are you hiding something?" I accused.

"It's 52 minutes today!" Leon and Lawrence exclaimed in unison.

"What!" I exclaimed, tripping on air.

"Yeah, how come you couldn't remember?" Leon asked.

I groaned, "Shut up."

52 minutes is a yearly activity in CBG wherein members are paired up to face trials. But you can die there too.

"Anyways, prepare weapons-"

"Toys." I corrected Leon.

"-and gather up at the announcement room at 8:00." He finished.

I looked at the wall clock, "Four more hours!"

"You're excited, aren't you?" Lawrence asked me.

"Of course I am! Who's gonna be my partner, Lee?" I asked Leon.

Leon scratched the back of his head, "I don't think you'll be happy if I tell you."

"Let me guess. I'm gonna be partnered up with rookie?" I asked him.

"Well, yeah." He replied.

Lawrence rested his chin on my head, "There's a rookie? I need to meet him... or her."

"Yes, and guess what? The rookie is a Bryer." Leon told him.

"Whoa, where did you find Xavier's kid?" Lawrence asked.

"He witnessed Dayana killing someone." Leon replied bluntly.

I frowned, "Get your chin off of my head."

I hear him chuckle and Leon frowned.

"What's up with you, frowny face?" I asked him.

Lawrence chuckled again, "Let him be. He can't help but have some jelly."

"Jelly? I want peanut butter and jelly." I said, licking my lips.

"I'll make you one." Leon offered, exiting to his mini-kitchen in his office.

Lawrence chuckled again.

"Why do you keep chuckling?" I asked him, tilting my head.

"You're really dense. How cute, no wonder my brother takes interest in you." He said, muttering the last part that I could barely here it.

"What?" I asked him.

He smiled, "Ignore that. You don't need to know what I just said."

"Okay?" I said, making it come out as a question instead of an answer.

"Anyways, I would want to know if you train that Bryer rookie." Lawrence said.

"Yes, I am training him." I answered.

"So... is he good?" Lawrence said excitedly.

"If you call not being able to dodge knives good, then yes, he is good." I said sarcastically.

"Yikes, he sounds good. I might not beat him if we meet." He says, riding along.

I laughed at that remark and playfully hit his shoulder.

"Owie." He said, rubbing his shoulder.

"What's wrong?" I asked him.

"I may or may not have a cut there." He said sheepishly.

I hit the back of his head, "Stupid. Where did you go anyways?"

"West side of the city. Had to find allies. I found rivals instead." He replied, rubbing the back of his head.

"As expected." I said with a playful eyeroll.

"Hey, it's not my fault they got scared when I mentioned you." Lawrence said.

"Why, I'm honored." I said with a smirk.

"Not really, dum-dum." He said as he hit the back of my head.

I pouted, "If you mentioned how many people I killed in one month, they would've wanted to form an alliance for us."

"You barely kill anyone these days." Lawrence told me, "Why's that?"

"July." I replied, looking away.

"Oh... I'm sorry." He said.

I looked back at him and he was smiling sadly.

"Well, July is also a month to celebrate." I told him.

"Yeah, it's the month you joined CBG." Lawrence said.

"But also..." I trialed off and smiled.

Leon came in just in time with a plate of three peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

I rushed over to him and took two.

"Hey! The other one was for me!" Leon exclaimed.

"Whoops." I said as I took a bite out of the two, "Not anymore."

Lawrence chuckled and took his sandwich.

"You have to make my lunch in class." I told Leon.

"What are you, a first grader?" He asked me.

"No, just a girl who loves your PB and J's." I replied, taking another bite.

He laughed and ruffled my hair, "Fine. If you like it that much, I don't need to argue."

I smiled and finished the sandwich.

"Yum."