"Ro-oy!" called Beatrice. "Roy! Over here!"

Roy Eberhart turned around. He saw his best friend, Beatrice (Bee, he called her) waving to him from across the schoolyard.
He looked at his friend, Garrett, who was talking about some car. Garrett was a great friend, but Bee was a best friend.
"Uh, Garrett? Do you mind if I sorta, like, you know, go hang out with Bee?" Roy looked at his friend with a hopeful face.
Ever since his experience with the baby owls near Mother Paula's Pancake House, Roy had had a real connection with Bee and her brother. Although Mullet was Roy's great friend, he didn't have as much availability as Bee did. Life had never been quite as normal as it had been, since the owl incident, but Roy was pleased with his life, and his friends.
"Dude," said Garrett. "She's so out of your league." He looked at Roy with a you're-out-of-your-mind face.
"Dude!" Roy answered. It was funny how they never seemed to call each other much more than just "dude." "We're just friends." Roy looked at Garrett with a so-there-you-have-it face.
"Riiiiiight," replied Garrett, sarcastically. "You go on ahead. See ya on Monday."
Walking away from Garrett, toward Bee, Roy rolled his eyes. He had more important things to think about, right?
"Hey, Roy." Bee smiled gleefully when Roy had reached her. "I was thinking we could go to the Molly Bell, tonight, and just—well, hang out."
Roy agreed, thinking of all the things they could do…if only…well, it would be nice if it could be just he and Bee….
"I suppose Mullet'll be there, right?" asked Roy, trying to sound happy.
Bee shifted her weight uncomfortably. "Well, I was sorta thinking we could go—like, you know, alone."
"That's great!" said Roy, a little too happily. "I mean, yeah, that sounds fine." He switched his face to serious.
"Come on," said Bee, smiling and grabbing Roy's hand. At that moment, Roy felt a shiver down his spine, when Bee touched his hand. Come on, he thought. We've held hands before!
But walking toward the Molly Bell, that evening, Roy thought he felt something strange…something different.

A/N: I know, I know, short chapter!!! It's okay, though. I was just trying to introduce you to the story!!!