[Gallagher]

"I don't know," Nikolaus muttered slowly, his brows pulling together as he watched Gabriel leave the room completely. He turned his attention down to Sia, slipping his arms around her. "No, I don't think so... I've never seen him act like this before, have you?"

As soon as he was out of the room, Gabriel ran a hand heavily over his face, lingering just outside of the double doors. Somewhere, he knew that he was the one behaving ridiculously, but he couldn't help but feel that no one around him understood in the least. No one, that is, except for Kier. If there was ever someone that he could count on for understanding some of the darker shadows in his heart, Kier was it.

Kier gently rubbed his thumb against her shoulder as they walked slowly down the hall, his gaze shifting every now and then to the wall at their right, then back ahead, for seemingly no reason at all. Though his own face retained a subtle warmth to it, he was getting used to the girl's touch all too quickly.