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"A promise means everything. But once it is broken, sorry means nothing."
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He felt arms around him, they were warm and comforting making him smile. His eyes open a bit seeing a neck. 'Jandine.' He thought before he buried his face into her neck, his arms lazily wrapping around her waist making her smile and kiss his head.

"Can't sleep forever, Harvey." She said to him. Seto gripped her shirt, he didn't want this to end. He was comfy and exhausted, but he knew they had important stuff to do, but he was also warm and comfy.

"Can we sleep forever?" He mumbled making her smile again. He felt her hand start to rub his back.

"Come on, babe, we got work to do." She said.

"It isn't going anywhere, it can wait," Seto mumbled to her. He just wanted to stay in bed with her and sleep, he was comfy. Her hand trailed down his arm and Seto knew what she was doing. His grip tightens around her waist. "Noooo, don't." He whined. Jandine chuckled lightly, she smiled a bit.

"Harvey--" Seto buried his face into her neck.

"Don't do it, I'm exhausted, I wanna sleep." He whined. She didn't respond, but he felt her hand go under his shirt and she starts tickling him. Seto let go of her trying not to laugh, he sat up grabbing her arms. "S-Stop!" Jandine stopped tickling him, he lets go of her wrists and she gives him a smile.

"Pouting now?" She asked. Seto glanced at her, he laid back down.

"You're mean," Seto said. Jandine chuckled again, pecking a kiss on his lips.

"I know."

Seto woke up feeling sore and stiff, but he felt a whole lot better. His eyes cracked open, he blinked a few times, it's been two days and while Brice and Isaac have been visiting and Jade as well, he still feels lonely. He moved to his side, staring at the floor, he couldn't get the dream out of his head. 'It...It felt so real...why can't it be real? W-Why?' Seto thought as his vision clouded a bit with tears. He wiped his tears away, gripping his blanket in his fist.

"Seto? You okay?" A voice asked. Seto's eye opened, he hesitated before he looked over his shoulder seeing Isaac sitting in a chair with a book in his hand. Seto looked back down at the floor.

"Y-You guess," Seto mumbled. Isaac frowned, putting his book down on the nightstand and taking his chair over to the other side of the bed, so he could see Seto's face.

"I'm guessing no." He said. Seto pulled his blanket-covered fist up to his mouth, covering it. Isaac stared at Seto, he sighs. "And I think I have a pretty good idea why." Seto's eye flickered up to him, not speaking, so Isaac talked. "It's been four years, Seto...don't you think it is time to move on?" Seto paused thinking, he looked at Isaac.

"You think I should?" He asked. Isaac nods.

"Yeah, I do.  And before you reject my opinion right away, hear me out first. Is she worth it? And before you automatically say yes, think about it...what has she done for you during your relationship before this happened? When was the last time you two actually enjoyed each other's company? When was the last time she actually showed you any affection? Because I remember the last two years of your guys' relationship went downhill quite fast." Isaac told him. Seto didn't answer him so Isaac continued. "She changed, Seto, and not in a good way. She was a great girl at first, and even I thought she was great for you...but those last two years...you approached me multiple times saying you wanted to end the relationship but she wouldn't let you. She was using you, she didn't become an Elite Wizard till she started dating you...she didn't get popular till she started dating you." Seto looked at him as he pushed himself to sit up, struggling a bit but sat up on his own.

"No, she wouldn't--" Isaac nodded a bit.

"Yeah, you didn't see it, but everyone else did. That's why Brice hated her from the start, she fooled me at first too, but I started seeing it after she was named an Elitist Wizard. She was good at hiding it, she was good. That doesn't mean your relationship wasn't bad, it just means her original intentions weren't loving you...she could have. But once she started practicing that black magic crap, she changed, she changed into a completely different person and I hate that you blame yourself for that. She used you like a lab rat, and the last black magic spell she used on you put you into a magic-induced coma for a week. Is she worth it, Seto? Is she?" Isaac asked him. Seto looks away as the curtain was pulled back, showing Matt and Tom. Matt looked at Isaac.

"Isn't that harsh?" Matt asked. Tom shook his head and he crossed his arms.

"No, he needs to hear this," Tom said. Seto looked at Tom and back at Isaac, he knew that the last two years of his relationship with Jandine was bumpy and hard to deal with, but he tried everything he could to make it work, to fix things, to make things the way they use to be. He tried to get her to stop practicing black magic but everything he tried never worked and only ended with him getting hurt by her.

"She caught you at a vulnerable time and used it to her advantage. You can't tell me that before you two started dating that you weren't vulnerable to girls like her." Isaac said. Seto looked away from him, not speaking. "But that doesn't mean she doesn't love you, man, it just means that the black magic warped her mind, she isn't the girl you first met anymore, Seto." Seto glanced at Isaac.

"Isaac is right, Harvey," Tom said. Seto looked at Tom. Tom uncrossed his arms. "Let's be honest here, Harvey. You are oblivious to stuff like that, I would have been surprised if you had figured out that she was using you on your own."

"What's your point? Why are you guys telling me this now?" Seto asked. He looked at Isaac. "Why not before? Why didn't you tell me when you figured it out? W-Why didn't you tell me this when you first found out? Why did you wait to tell me?" Isaac looked at him, he sighs.

"I did tell you, you told me that I was lying and making stuff up," Isaac said. Seto looked away, not speaking, the curtain was pulled back, the healer stopping beside Tom, she looks at them.

"And just so you all know, it is great to tell him this, but he has a head injury, don't put him under so much stress." She said. She walked besides Seto, she touches his arm, seeing that he is upset. She looks at the three. "Visitation is over, he needs to rest." She said. Tom and Matt leave, Isaac grabs his book, leaving. The healer looks at Seto. "Are you oka--"

"I'm fine," Seto said. He looks at her. "When can I leave?" She touches Seto's forehead and smiles a bit.

"You fever is down, you feel okay?" She asked him. Seto nods.

"Yeah." He said. She puts her hands down, touching the bed and sighs.

"Okay, you're free to go but I want to see you in a few days so I can check on your eye. You're gonna have that bandage on for another week, so don't take it off." She said before she reached under the bed, pulling out a bag and puts it on the bed. "Here are your clothes and things, your shirt was unsalvageable, but everything else should be here. Your mage armor is being repaired, it is at the front lines right now, along with your weapon. So don't get them. Keep them there until you  are free to go on the front lines again." Seto gives her a little smile.

"Thanks." He said. She smiles back.

"You're welcome, Master Harvey. Come back here if you have any problems." She said before she leaves. Seto gets off the bed, he pulls his pants out of the bag and slips them on, taking the hospital gown off and putting it on the bed. He put on the rest of his clothes, except for the shirt, which made him feel uncomfortable that he didn't have one. He threw the bag out, leaving the medical ward, he was a bit unsteady on his feet at first, but he got used to it after a while. He hadn't been in the academy in months, so he forgot where some things were at, but he knew where Jade's dorm room was. He bumped into a woman when he went outside, he grabbed her as she almost fell over, she grabbed his arm.

"Sorry...Skylar?" Seto mumbled a bit. The woman scoffed a bit.

"Really? You're questioning whether or not you know me?" She asked as he let go of her. Seto smiled a bit.

"Sorry, I've only seen you twice, remember? You are still a rookie apprentice, silver-tongue." Seto said smiling at the end as she rolled her eyes.

"You know I hate that nickname." She said. Seto shrugs his shoulders.

"It isn't a nickname, it's what people who use invocation magic are called nowadays." Seto pointed out making her more unhappy. "Sorry, Skylar, I just...not having a good week." Skylar gives him a small smile.

"I've heard. But you'll be fine, I gotta go, so bye." She said. Seto smiled a bit.

"Bye silver-tongue," Seto said as she went past him and she stopped, whacking his arm making him grab it smiling as she glared at him.

"Just because you're injured doesn't mean I won't hit you, Master Seto." She said before she walked away. Seto looked away, smiling to himself. 'I missed the apprentices.' He thought before he turned to leave only to stop after one step, Brice in front of him. Seto looked away from him, not speaking making Brice frown.

"What's wrong?" He asked.

"I'm just looking for Jade," Seto muttered. Brice stared at him.

"What did I do?" Brice asked making Seto look at him, confused.

"What?"

"What did I do to make you want to avoid me? What did I do to make you not want to talk to me anymore?" Brice asked. Seto gripped his arm a bit, looking away, not speaking. "Seto, you—"

"Seto!" A joyous voice spoke before Jade ran pass Brice, her arms going around Seto's neck, hugging him. Seto smiled and hugged her center.

"I'm so happy to see you're okay," Jade said before they let go of each other. Jade looked at Brice and back at Seto. "Oh, am I interrupting something?" Brice nods.

"Yeah, maybe--" Seto shook his head.

"No, you weren't," Seto said to her. Brice looked at Seto, surprised. Jade looks at Seto.

"Well, then if you aren't busy, I'm having trouble with this spell for one of my classes, can you help me?" Jade asked. Seto smiles at her and nods.

"Yeah, that's why I'm your master after all. Let's go." Seto said. Jade and he walked away, leaving Brice alone. Brice turned around, watching them walk away from him. 'What did I do to upset you?' Brice thought.