Author's Note: Yay, chapter five! I'm working on several different fics at once so I might be a little slow, but I have all summer to write so I'll be updating frequently. And Marvellover, I loved Dionysus a lot too! That's why I made him one of the main characters! Thor will also be shown a lot more since he was pretty much in the background during the anime~

The next day, everyone showed up to class, even the three who initially refused to come. Tsukito and Dionysus were the most actively listening of the group and asked me questions whenever they didn't understand something that Thoth covered. After class had concluded, the nine of us remained behind, Thoth coming over to ask about what happened the previous day. To avoid any conflict, I explained what had happened to him, relieved when he didn't press for any details. The boys left as I stayed back to speak privately with him, sitting on a chair beside him.

I explained my visions to him, hoping he would provide some insight, but he merely repeated himself, saying my memories would gradually return to me over an extended period of time. I suddenly remembered our conversation from the previous morning and brought up the shackle once more, knowing this time, our conversation would not be disrupted.

As Thoth filed through his papers, he let out a sigh. "You'll eventually figure that out, too. It's something that I cannot explain to you. It's up to you to discover why you have that headband. It'll come with the memories."

He offered no further answers, to my dismay, and kicked me out of the classroom. To my surprise, Takeru was leaning against the wall, waiting for me to come out.

"Oh, it's you," I said. "Thanks for coming to class today."

"I overheard you and Thoth talking," he said. "You're human, right? Why do you need a shackle?"

"Yeah, I'm human," I clarified. "How much did you hear?"

"All of it."

We walked side-by-side out to the front of the school, where I rested against the railing to talk to him. "On the first day we came, when everyone got their shackles to restrain their powers, somehow I got one as well," I explained. "I know I'm human, though. I live in Tokyo and my parents are teachers, not gods."

"You can't be human if you have that thing on," Takeru said. "It's meant to seal up powers. If you don't have some kind of powers, then why is that thing on you?"

"I... I don't know..." I confessed. "I have to be human, though, right? Zeus said it himself that I was."

Takeru narrowed his eyes at me before scratching the back of his head. "I don't know what you are, and it looks like neither do you. I wouldn't completely rule out the possibility."

"You're crazy," I replied. "There's no way I can be a god. I didn't even know gods were real until three days ago."

Our conversation was interrupted when Tsukito emerged from the doorway, carrying his little notebook in his hand. I let out the tenth sigh of the day and smiled at him, beckoning him over to join us. I saw no sign of any of the others so I assumed they had all gone their own ways. So much for bonding time.

"Loki Laevatein and Apollon Agana Belea are both still angry at each other," Tsukito briefed me on the situation.

"Huh? Seriously? They're still mad over that?" I cried in exasperation. "How do you know? Did they tell you?"

The boy shook his head. "No, but they fought again right after class. Then they went their own ways and made an appointment to settle things later on."

"What about Balder and Dionysus? Didn't they say anything?" I asked in concern.

"Balder Hringhorni told them to stop, and Dionysus Thrysos reminded them you said it wasn't any of their faults," Tsukito explained. "But they didn't listen."

I sighed yet again upon the news of Loki and Apollon's conflict. If there was anyone who could settle the match, it would be me. I was sure they wouldn't listen to anything the others said unless it came from my very own mouth.

Takeru, who had been avidly listening, decided to give his opinion on the matter. "You know, you're the only one who can do something about it. Knowing them, they'll just ignore us."

"Yeah, I know," I spoke. "Tsukito, you know when and where they're going to meet up?"

According to Tsukito's testimony three o' clock, on the deck of the boys' dorms, Loki and Apollon would get together and settle their scores. I was more than certain that it wouldn't end nicely, judging from their argument the previous day. Hoping to avoid conflict, I resolved myself to prevent the worst case scenario and show up myself before things could escalate.

In the meantime, I decided to return to my own dorm, where I took out my journal, flipping to the first page and beginning to jot down everything that had happened to me after waking up in the garden. If I kept track of everything, I might be able to not only help myself, but the others as well. I would be able to physically see the progress I was making as time went by. I reserved a section towards the back of the journal solely for things I could recall about myself. It only filled a single page and consisted of bullet points with question marks at the end of each one.

By the time I had finished, it was already 2:58 p.m. I rushed down the hallway, nearly crashing into other girls as I jumped off the side of the staircase, landing safely on the ground and bursting out the front door of the dorm. As expected, Apollon and Loki were already there, glaring at each other while the others stood, powerless, on the sidelines.

"Loki!" I shouted, averting their attention. "Apollon!"

"Huh? Princess?" Apollon asked in disbelief as I made my way there, stopping to catch my breath.

"What are you doing here?" Loki demanded, just as surprised.

"I'm here... because," I paused for a moment, trying to get my breathing back to normal. "I don't want you guys to fight with each other. So please... just stop."

It was Loki's turn to glare at me. "Stay out of this. It has nothing to do with you. This preppy boy is crossing the line."

"I'm crossing the line?" Apollon argued. "You are! You sure have some nerve, Loki-Loki!"

"Shut up with those stupid nicknames," Loki shot back. "They're annoying."

"At least I'm not the one who dragged Miko-chan onto the tree branch and let her fall off!" Apollon snapped, his usually calm, cheery demeanor completely absent from his features. Loki grabbed Apollon by the collar, his stare unrelenting and merciless.

"I did not have anything to do with her falling!" he shouted. "If anything, it's your own fault! You were the one standing right under the tree and you did nothing! I was the one who saved her, not you."

"Stop it!" I yelled, trying to separate the two boys. The other guys stood by in shock as Apollon and Loki attempted to strangle one another in their raw anger. "Stop fighting! Let go of each other!"

"Go away! This isn't any of your business, human," Loki growled, enraged.

"Hey, don't talk to Miko like that!" Apollon snarled.

Dionysus, realizing things were going too far too quickly, shouted out at them, his voice drowned out by their own arguing. "You two! This is going overboard!"

"Idiots! Let go!" I ordered, managing to pry Loki's hand from Apollon's collar. However, before I could do much more, I was shoved away by Loki, stumbling back onto the ground with a thud.

"That's it."

Thor, fed up with the incessant fighting, stepped in and tried to part them from one another. Balder grabbed Loki while Dionysus managed Apollon, forcefully removing the two sparring boys from one another. I sat there, stunned at their violent behavior as I watched them thrashing to get free from their restraints.

"You hurt Miko-san!" Hades scolded the two as I picked myself back up from the ground.

"Loki," Balder hissed as Loki continued to struggle. "Stop it! That's enough!"

"This is not how I expected gods to behave," I quietly said, brushing the dirt off my hands to see that my skin had been punctured and I was bleeding from small cuts on my palms. "Why are you guys fighting over something so stupid? Both of you should be ashamed of yourselves. Fighting and yelling in each other's faces doesn't solve a thing, it just makes everything a whole lot more worse."

"Miyanagi Kimiko, you're bleeding," Tsukito pointed out.

"It's normal to get mad and disagree with one another," I continued on. "I disagree with people all the time. Just be the better, smarter person and resolve things without resorting to violence. It never solves anything and you hurt not only others, but yourself, too."

I left without another word, heading back into the girls' dorm and ignoring the stunned stares of students who had witnessed the entire thing. Once inside my room, I found my first aid kit lying on the desk and dressed my small cuts, bandaging it up before it could get infected. Then, I walked over to the window and gazed outside. The boys had all dispersed, leaving Takeru and Tsukito as the only ones standing on the deck.

I lied down on my couch, closing my eyes. At least I stopped it before they could hurt each other.

The next few days inched by terribly slowly. Apollon and Loki avoided not only each other, but group activities altogether. After class, they would leave immediately without any indication about where they were going. Our relationship as a group dwindled, and I found the others associating less and less with one another, not knowing how to deal with the situation. The Japanese gods I spent more time with, seeing as the Greek and Norse ones were still gloomy over the recent happenings. Takeru was as snappy as ever, but his words held less hostility than before. Tsukito was always willing to spend time with me and I found myself teaching the two brothers about random things.

After a week had gone by without Loki nor Apollon talking to me or the others, I was done with being patient knowing things would not change unless I did something about it. Everyone else was sitting around, minding their own business, and it was starting to tick me off. Dionysus lounged about lazily, Hades was seated permanently like a block of wood, Thor was completely unhelpful, Balder was too busy sulking about everything and doing nothing, and the two Japanese gods just didn't care.

After class had wrapped up for the day, Thoth went to dismiss everyone. Before Loki and Apollon could take their leave, I stood up forcefully, causing everyone to stare at me in surprise. I was more disappointed than I was angry, though I couldn't deny that I was feeling upset at everyone in the room, including myself for not doing anything sooner.

"Loki, Apollon, you're staying here," I instructed with a serious expression. "Sit down, both of you."

Apollon looked stunned, but he did as told without hesitating. Meanwhile, Loki had his arms folded behind his head, refusing to sit down even when I looked at him.

Avoiding my gaze, he lifted his chin up in a haughty manner. "I'm not taking part of this stupid game. Bye."

"Loki, I told you to sit," I repeated myself. "Please."

Realizing how serious I was, Loki unwillingly took a step back, seating himself back down on his chair and crossing his arms over his chest. The room got deathly silent as I pondered over what to say. I had planned on doing this eventually, but I never really thought about what I could say to them to resolve the conflict from both sides. After standing there for a moment, contemplating over the best approach to the sensitive topic, I heard Thoth clear his throat behind me as he gathered his materials and headed towards the door.

"I leave everything to you, Miyanagi," he said, closing the door behind him.

The boys, not knowing where to look, uncomfortably shifted in their seats, their gazes avoiding mine as I let out an exhausted huff. Balder quietly toyed with his fingers, his eyes fixated on the ground. Dionysus had his legs propped up on the desk, leaning back as if he were relaxing, but without the usual smile on his face. Tsukito had his hands folded on his lap, staring down at his closed notebook. Thor had his arms crossed, his body facing towards the front of the classroom. Hades glanced over at Apollon worriedly before out the window. Takeru appeared disinterested, though I knew he was just as uncomfortable as the rest of them were.

After remaining it an unsettling silence for an extended period of time, I suddenly reached an epiphany. Overcome with excitement, I clapped my hands together, beaming widely as I scanned their faces. "Apollon, Dionysus, can you grab the bag behind Thoth's desk and empty it out for me?" I asked, stunning everyone there with my unusual request. "The rest of you help me move the desks from the center of the room and push them all against the wall so we have a wide space in the middle."

In utter disbelief, the boys hesitated, glancing at one another as I looked at them in expectation. "Well? C'mon guys, we don't have all day!"

Everyone began to do as I instructed and I walked up to the board, erasing everything Thoth had written and picking up a bright yellow piece of chalk, writing 'Truth or Dare: Kimiko Edition' in capital letters. I then listed the rules for the game as Apollon and Dionysus approached me with the empty black bag. I took it from them and instructed everyone to sit in a circle on the floor as I finished writing out the rules. Once I had finished, I turned around to see that everyone had gathered in a ring on the ground, watching me in confusion. I grinned at them, holding the bag high up in the air.

"Okay, boys! Everyone put one thing that belongs to them into this bag. Only one item each person. I'll give you thirty seconds to decide on what you'll put inside. Once you make your decision, submit your item to me, one at a time," I announced. "You now have thirty seconds. Go!"

The boys immediately got up from their seats, scrambling over to their desks and going through their belongings. As I counted down, the boys hurried to give me their items, dropping them into the bag before I even reached ten seconds. Laughing, I dropped something of my own inside the bag before tossing it in the center of the circle. I picked up the pointing stick Thoth used while teaching the class and smacked it loudly against the board, causing everyone to jump up in surprise.

"I hope you boys are ready, because we're about to have some fun!" I declared with a smile. "Has anyone here played truth or dare before?"

Nobody had a clue what I was even talking about.

"I anticipated this so I wrote down the rules of my game on the board," I said, a scheming laugh escaping from my mouth. "This will be interesting..."