After stuffing a few more bites of chicken into his mouth, Tallan nodded. "Yeah. I'd like to talk to that kid..." he grinned mischievously and picked up his bag. He was about 144% sure that Derec and Tatum were upstairs.

Jenna couldn't help but feel smug what Kesler said he didn't know what he'd do without her. "I'm sure you'd find another person to do your dirty work," she teased, winking at Kesler. "But I really am pretty cool, aren't I?" That was a rhetorical question, of course. She already knew the answer.

She sighed and slipped on her shoes. She couldn't believe the day was almost over, and she'd have to go to classes again tomorrow. Ugh.

Nicole grinned as well as she stood up and grabbed her bag, "lets go then." She said smiling and waited for Tallan and she looked around the Great Hall. She was pretty sure that Tatum and Derec would be in the common room.

Tallan offered his hand to Nicole as he caught up with her. "So how was your day?" he asked, wanting to start conversation. He smiled back at Nessy and Pat, not forgetting the questions he had for them. He turned his head back around and started walking up to the Common room.

Nicole took his hand with a smile and walked up to the common room with him. "Haven't you asked me that? And weren't we together nearly all day anyway?" She asked but she was grinning.

Tallan looked over at Nicole, surprised. She was suppose to answer the question! He laughed and shrugged. "Yeah, but maybe the answer has changed?" he raised an eyebrow, wondering if the answer had changed. "I mean, maybe spending the day with me might've made it different. Good different, of course, but still different." he grinned and looked ahead, almost hearing Nicole roll her eyes.

"Of course it's a good different!" She said grinning at him and resisting from rolling her eyes. "Even though it was a bit boring as usual, it was still fun." She smiled at him and was telling the truth, she always had fun around him.

Tallan grinned, reaching his free hand out when they reached the portrait hole. He opened it, and stood back to let Nicole in first. "Why thank you, then." He automatically assumed he was part of the reason it was 'still fun'. "I had a great day," he told Nicole matter-of-factly.

"Thanks." She said walking into the common room, "you made it fun by the way." Nicole winked at him and sure enough, she saw Derec and Tatum. "I think you should leave them be for now."

Tallan chuckled when he stepped inside, seeing Tatum and Derec. He wanted so badly to yell something then and there that would embarrass Derec - isn't that was best friends are for? - but stopped himself because Nicole said they should be left alone for a bit.

"Shall we go sit...away from them?" he asked, raising an eyebrow as he looked over at the two lovebirds.

Nicole nodded and sat down on a couch away from their friends, "you can always tease Derec later, y'know." She said smiling at Tallan and she looked up at him.

"And I will," Tallan promised, taking a seat next to Nicole. He stretched out his legs and put his arms on the back of the couch. "But I think I'll let him have his fun first. I mean, I haven't even teased Pat yet. About the obvious thing going on between him and Nessy." He was really quite proud of himself for noticing his friends were acting different, and assuming the reason.

"You really are smarter then I thought." She teased him cheekily, "I'm sure you'll have plenty of time to tease them both." She said with a wink, Nicole was really eager to get a first hand story about these two obvious new things with them.

Ness smiled as they went off. "You coming?" She asked Pat quickly. She didnt look at him considering she was blushing once more just being left with him.

Nessy looked up at him and smiled. "Really?" She grinned them at him and nodded. "Alright then. Whered you want to go?" She stood up holding out her hand for him to take with an admiring smile on her face.

She squealed as he spun her and felt her hair whip around with her. She chuckled as she felt the floor again with her feet. "Thats mean. You could have warned me." She smiled up at him. "Hmm. I get to choose? How about we go sit under a tree and..." She trailed off. "I dont know."

Nessy gave a giggle as he sat down and she followed him. "Any idea what Kesler wanted?" She spoke pretty quietly trying to answer the question herself in her head. But she wasnt getting very far with it. She looked up at Pat and chuckled softly through her nose.

She chuckled with a smile. "But what if I wanted to go with him." She teased grinning at him. "Not that I want to." She smirked at him then chuckled. "Would you really? Come and take me away I mean?" She gave his hand a gentle squeeze and grinned.

"Good." She smiled. "Dont think I would do the same for you though." She smirked and leant forward so as her lips met his for a breif moment. As she moved away she asked a quick question. "Do you think the others have guessed yet?"

"Hey Derec." Nicole said with a smile and looked at him in surprise, "are you okay?" She asked looking at him, Derec usually didn't act like this. Nicole looked at Tallan with slight confusion on her face.