Lilith
Lilith looked about nervously, as though her mother would appear from nowhere and take her away if she said yes.
"Friends, y- yes, I would like that." She said, performing her best smile, which was more of a wince.
"Oh good then, I guess we shall have to be friends as well." A third party added from off to the side.
Lilith nearly jumped out of her skin. Turning, she saw it was Natalie Opium.
"W- w- we w- will?" She stuttered.
"Indeed, Ms. Revynjahlsmyrl here is my partner for the year, so her friends are mine." Natalie said, smiling in an almost genuine manner.
Lilith couldn't tell whether this was some terrible prank, or if Natalie was serious.
"M- Ms. Raving wh- what?" She managed, her mind spinning.
"Ms. Revynjahlsmyrl, you've been speaking to her for the last ten minutes."
"Y- you mean Rein?"
Natalie looked like she was pondering the name for a moment, "Yes, Rein then." she said finally, "Anyways, Lilith, you'll have to excuse me for barging in, but lunch ends soon and I do need to speak with my partner before it ends. Why don't you go hang out with Haley-" she pointed to a pale blue haired girl behind her, "-while Rein and I talk?"
Lilith looked over at Haley, who waved shyly, and decided it was better to go with her than to get in her new "friend's" way.
"O-okay." She said, turning to Rein, "We can talk more later."
Natalie
Now that Lilith was out of the way, Natalie finally had a chance to speak with Rein. Lilith seemed a curious girl, Natalie would certainly be interested in actually befriending her at some point down the line. But for the moment she needed to focus on Rein.
"My apologies for making you wait earlier." She began, "Anyways, for now, I want to explain exactly how this relationship is going to go."
It wasn't as though it was complicated, but Natalie felt the need to lay out the exact terms of their partnership. To her, a partnership was less two friends pairing up for the year, it was a contract between to students with mutually beneficial talents.
"You will be serving as a form of bodyguard. I mostly just need you to be around and look intimidating--which shouldn't be too hard for you--and possibly every now and then, forcefully remove someone from my presence." She said, enunciating her words even more clearly than normal, "In return, I shall use my influence to keep you from being disciplined. Essentially, you shall be free to move about the school and do most anything you wish, so long as it remains legal by federal law."
Natalie had seen Rein's records, she didn't have the cleanest history, and the faculty here were some of the best in the world, they wouldn't go lightly on her. Unless, of course, Natalie intervened.