I can't help but look away, down at my knees, I can hear Jace breathing and I'm so aware that we're not really alone.
"I don't... I don't know..." I fidget, "...maybe."
I glance up at her eyes. Why is she so into this?
She's sure being nice to me. It's lasted long enough that I'm not really worried that it's a set-up. But it is kind of out of nowhere. I guess it makes sense though... we're both... different.
When we enter her room I almost tiptoe, like if I make …
No, I don't really believe that... I wanted you to make me feel better about it... fail.
I walk along, turning a bit more pale and laughing nervously, "I... I guess so? I think I did..." I did, right? "But seriously... if you're looking for someone…
That little laugh of Gams gets a sharp glance from me. It means... something... right? Laughing at me? My neck prickles and I decide it's best to get out of here.
I feel weirdly like I missed something and walk back over to Mi Sun, a little shiver …
He says he checked, and all I can say to that is, "are you.... serious?" Not expecting an answer of course. More confused by Mark, actually. Must have been Mark, right?
His hand on my shoulder is starting to really... uh... bother me.
"Um..." chat…
Adorable? Yeah...
My cheeks feel pleasantly warm as his demeanor shifts to be a little more... personal. I didn't tell him all these secrets just to be nice... did I?
Then he drops that little bombshell on me and I catch myself staring dumbly up at…
I have an excited smile as I get into the details, at the same time I know I'm sharing secrets I probably shouldn't be... but the match is done. Well... the scrimmage. And if Mark can't drokking win on his own well maybe he doesn't deserve my help, …
I feel hot and my mouth feels dry. Without thinking I lick my lips and then that feels weird that I did that. He saw me do that, didn't he?
"I... uh..." he did ask nicely, didn't he? "Well... um... you know. Gams... is always in the exact. Same. Sp…
He's close enough that I smell him. Not the thrilling metal and sweat smell of the speedball court, but something more subtle.
"Uhh..." I stare at that little spot at the nape of his neck and stick my hands in my pockets to keep from letting him se…
I fidget (as I do) and shift my weight nervously from foot to foot. But inside I'm kind of celebrating and it's hard not to smile. Of course they know I figured them out... I wasn't exactly subtle about watching practice. But I'm surprised he just c…
I start to read Nadja's message as we start to walk. When I follow Mi Sun's look to Team Power's table I see Ezekiel watching.
"Hey uh... gimme two seconds, ok?" I quietly ask Mi Sun. Nod to her and head quickly over to Ezekiel, almost on tiptoe. …
"What the drokk?" I actually say a little too loud as I stare at the screen. I look up and over at Nadja, a slightly disgusted wtd look on my face. Where the hell does that come from?
Nadja, mark is drokking crazy. totally not a thing why would y…
I don't really care that much about blue, or yellow, or whatever. The stomm I had to eat in the lab wasn't... good. This at least tastes like something.
"Yeah... uh... zeng. I don't wanna buzz around here anyway... too many corps" My navi buzzes wh…
We walk in together, laughin? Well.. maybe. I've got the problem of Jace on my mind, and the team... and of course what happened with the corporals... and that means Ourania...
But I see Mark and my lovely roomie together and smile a little ironic …
Jace? Funny seeing them together all of a sudden. But that makes me instantly nervous... teammates with Mark? With Zola? Great... of course someone's going to find out about this but Jace wasn't supposed to be here.
I can't sleep in a room with Jac…
I regard the open box for a couple seconds, almost forgetting that I'm in a hurry. Finally I just follow my instincts and take the locket and return the box to where I found it.
I hold it in my hand for a second before slipping it into my pocket …
Ashlee
Choose to find something I could use to blackmail them.... that sounds like the definition of something personal that Ourania might want, right? But really, I just want something personal, not to blackmail her. So... that.
Sweet.
Ok, be quick. I go to my bed and grab my toothbrush and something to sleep it, clean underwear, some capri sweats and a tee. Then with all that in my arm as kind of a decoy I walk over to Nadja's side of the room and look for something of h…
I look at her modeling that dress, little puzzled, wondering if she made that, too... but of course she did, where would any of us get something like that?
"Yeah... that works for me... gets me away from my delightful roomie, too" I chuckle and thi…
Just a book? You didn't have just a book on your face when you showed it to me.
"Write in it?" I snap the book shut, it makes a satisfying sound. "I'm not a hundred percent sure I even own a pen..." I chuckle, but it's true, how often do we ever ac…
Her expression makes me smile, a little laugh of shared.... uh... beaming.
She caught me in the headlights with that question, "uhh..." Is she being genuine? Almost anyone else in this Drokking pod this would have to be a trick, but maybe... maybe…
Realizing I had held my breath, I start to breathe again... and you know, that's actually pretty interesting.
"Seriously, you made this?" I reach out to take the book from her and turn it over in my hands, run a thumb along the spine. "This is kind…
Over the course of the conversation I'd leaned my elbows on my knees, leaning forward to rest and try to look... comfortable.
Well... you know I'm not clueless. I feel that prickle on my neck and I don't like it... just the other day I also thoug…
I walk over to nervously sit near her. Pretty sure she means it but this feels like a set up for a joke, like someone's going to burst out of the closet any second laughing at me the second I say anything personal.
I decide not to comment about Our…
I smile softly as she assures me, then freeze there just inside the door as she calls me her 'best friend.' I'm stunned. I stand there, panting softly as the adrenaline of the run settles down, but my heart races still. Does she mean it? How?
I bar…
Panting, I slow to a trot then a walk. I hold my side and take several deep breaths before answering her.
"I'm..." "all right..." "Mi Sun... yeah." I glance up and down the hall at her warning. And nod. "Ok... I'll crash with you a while... ok?"
…
He's taking Lucas?
He doesn't have to tell me twice, though. I forget to say anything as I just nod slightly and nervoulsy fast-walk until I pass the first corner, then break into a somewhat panicked run back to pod sixteen. I pretty much want to …
I breathe quickly through my teeth as I track the electric tip of his baton with my eyes.
"Then..." He knows... I can see it in his face. He's challenging me to lie. He wants me to lie... he knows something happened, but he can't know what happene…