Vianna was rather caught off-guard as Ferris suddenly planted his lips on hers. She looked up at him with wide eyes as he pulled back and addressed her. "Uh--er-- I just..." She looked past him, not really able to come up with an excuse to hide how flustered she really felt. "Do you think... you could help me?" she asked, returning her gaze to him and raising both hands slightly to reveal two bags in one hand and a squirrel in the other.

"I dunno, because you're blonde and good-looking?" replied Vince, beginning to make his way out of the room and locking the door with a wave of his wand. He then returned his attention to Kayla as they made their way down the hall. "Why, you're not? Well, I suppose I shouldn't be surprised if you aren't... you seem to shower daily. Wait-- you do shower daily, don't you?" His eyes suddenly widened as he looked down at Kayla with disbelief, as if the girl had already admitted to not showering.

Vianna smiled warmly at Ferris as he agreed to help her, taking the marshmallow bags into his own hands. "Thanks, Professor," she said, back at ease now. She began leading the way down from the aisle and sighed to herself, feeling rather frustrated with her herself now. Why did she have to be so easily flustered? Ferris might find it cute, but it was really beginning to bother her. She didn't want to have to keep a distance from him forever just because her nerves still failed miserably around the boy.

Vianna snapped out of thoughts and looked up as Ferris asked what was up with her. "Huh? Nothing," she said, absentmindedly looking at the people in front of them. Her eyes then wandered over to Fluffy for a moment and finally returned to Ferris. "Um... do you think we'll really be able to eat all those marshmallows?" she asked casually before adding, "I'm still pretty full from that dinner earlier, y'know. Aren't you?"

"Right, of course," muttered Vianna with a nod as Ferris explained they didn't necessarily have to eat all the marshmallows that night. She watched distractedly as the boy then exchanged words with the shopkeeper and led her out of the store. Once outside, she looked around the scenery, her eyes then finding the ground as she turned thoughtful.

Vianna looked back up after a moment of silent walking, Fluffy was beginning to grow uneasy in her hand as he wanted to jump around and climb things already. She gave the little squirrel an apologetic look and looked up to find they were beginning to near the park. Fluffy jumped from her hand and sprinted off into the distance, in the direction of the tree he had been climbing before. The young girl watched her pet with amused eyes before turning to Ferris, only to find a frown on his face. "Everything okay, Professor?" she asked him.

Vianna gave Ferris a sympathetic smile as the boy shared what was the cause for the frown on his face and admitted that he missed home. The young girl tightened her grip around his hand slightly and gave him a smile. "You'll be back," she said. "I can't promise you that it will be soon, but you'll be back," she continued, nodding her head slightly. She remained positive about the outcome of their situation, but had become slightly more open to the reality of it all - that if they ever got to return home, it wouldn't be anytime soon. That weeks, maybe even months could pass. But this didn't kill her spirits; getting back home was all that mattered, whether it was the next day or the next year.

Vianna was now absentmindedly watching Fluffy climb up the same tree from before and then turned to Ferris as he asked her how she was so sure they could make it out of this situation alive. The young girl smiled faintly at him. "You want an honest answer, Professor?" she asked, letting her gaze return to the view ahead. "I don't have the slightest idea why I'm so sure. I just know that I am. And usually, when you're sure enough about something, it happens." She returned her gaze to him and her smile turned amused. "I know it's probably a very naive and childish way of thinking, but it's worked for me for the past sixteen years, why wouldn't it work now?"

Vianna shrugged. "Well, if we're really meant to die so young, then... that's horrible," she said, making a face at this. "But I just don't see it happening," she added, shaking her head slightly. "Maybe I will when I've got one of the kidnappers pointing their wand at me, but right now... I just don't believe it. And I don't want to convince myself to believe it, either." She came to a halt by the tree they had been sitting at before and proceeded to sit down on the green grass, beginning to pick on it as she usually did. "We only have our spirits now, we might as well make the best of it and stay positive, don't you think, Professor?"

"I'll be positive for the two of us," suggested Vianna, watching as the boy now began pacing back and forth. Her eyes examined the clear discomfort and stress on his face and she found her smile slowly beginning to fade. "C'mon, Professor, just sit and enjoy the marshmallows with me, will you?" she asked, her head going from side to side as she followed his movement.

Vianna turned to the boy now sitting next to her and watched him silently for a moment before taking the first bag of marshmallows and opening it. It was the one with the small marshmallows; she took some into her hand and then offered the bag to Ferris.

Kayla smirked. "Of course." She said. "That's a good reason." And a far lot better then Vince's other silly ideas about France. "I don't know," she shrugged. Kayla probably wasn't, but she never really knew too much about her mother's family. Kay chuckled, smirking at Vince. He was ridiculous. "Oh, I don't know." She said with mock thoughtfulness. "What do you think? Do I shower daily?" She said with a teasing note to her voice.

Vianna ate her marshmallows slowly, absentmindedly watching the people pass by and walk around the park with their kids and other family members. She then turned to Ferris as he suddenly spoke again, explaining how he didn't mean to be a pessimist but couldn't help it. "It's okay, Professor," she said, giving him an understanding smile. "I think the world would be in trouble if we were all blindingly positive... we need pessimists, too," she added with a light chuckle, her eyes wandering back to the park around them.

The horrified Vince raised an eyebrow slightly as Kayla teased him, asking if he thought that she showered daily. "I'm not sure, but I think you do," he said thoughtfully before leaning over to the girl and smelling her as if he was some type of cat or a dog. "Hmm." He then pulled back with a thoughtful look on his face. "You passed. I think you do shower. Or at least you showered today," he announced.

"Jeez," Kayla said, shaking her head. "You don't need to smell me." She chuckled. "You know, with the way you go on, and completely believing that French don't shower daily, you're almost getting as gullible as Vianna."

Vianna returned her blue eyes to Ferris as the boy spoke, mentioning how there probably wouldn't be any trouble in the first place if everyone was positive. "Perhaps... but it would be kind of boring too, don't you think?" she said, the smile still on her face as she then turned back to the tree and called her little squirrel down. Fluffy followed her call obediently and was down by her side in a flash. The young girl grinned down at the little squirrel and handed it one of the marshmallows, which he took into his tiny little squirrel hands.

Vince scoffed as Kayla accused him of being nearly as gullible as his little sister. "Don't be absurd, Kay," he said as they now made their way through the lobby and out the main doors. "No one in the world could ever be as gullible as Vi. You could tell her you were born in another planet and she'll believe you," he said, rolling his eyes. He actually found it quite offensive to be accused of being like his sister in this sense; it wasn't a compliment.