"Cos."

The ground was abuzz with the sound of the volleyball being hit to and fro.

"Cosima."

She stared as the figure gracefully leapt and hit the ball mid-air.

"Bloody hell. Cos!"

Sunlight cast at the perfect angle, giving her golden locks an angelic aura to match her smile.

"EARTH TO BLOODY COSIMA NIEHAUS!", thundered the British woman as she swatted the entranced spectacled girl with her notebook.

"Could you please be mannered in public at least, Sarah?!", huffed the girl sitting behind the three as she stiffly fanned herself with her own notebook.

"Yeah, dude. You could have just called out to me like a normal person.", Cosima muttered, obviously miffed at being distracted from the game. Or a certain player, really.

Sarah rolled her eyes, "I did plenty of times, geek monkey. Guess Blondie there has your ears shutting down along with yer brain."

Tony snickered beside Cosima, "She got all that brain juice bumped south, eh."

Cosima blushed profusely as she kicked both her friends' shins, causing them to stop cackling at Tony's remark.

It was nothing new, really. In fact it only took two days from the start of school for them to realise their dear friend's infatuation with the new transfer student from France. It all started when she accidentally bumped into her in the school lab, causing her to fall flat on her face without causing much of an impact on the taller girl. Nonetheless, in the midst of the new student's frantic apologies, Cosima found herself staring at her and completely disregarding the blood trickling down to her unconsciously bared and flashing canines. Her goofy expression only doubled the taller girl's worry, as she feared the bump had caused some neurological damage as well. After that incident, which ended in the Cosima being carried to the nurse's office by the other girl who kept muttering something in French the whole way, they had become fast friends and lab partners. The studious brunette would never have imagined that the French speaking girl would want to be her friend after she embarrassed herself like that, but was pleasantly surprised by just how sweet she was, and more so by how similar their passion was for Biology.

"You better stop if you still want me to tutor your asses.", she warned.

"Easy there, tiger. Just wanted to let ya know I finished the exercise ya gave me.", responded her friend. Cosima finally peeled her eyes away from the athletic beauty, telling herself to stop gawking at the toned stomach whenever the setter's shirt rode up. She hummed as she went through Sarah's answers, a faint smirk gracing her face as she noted that her friend actually pays attention to what she teaches her. As she planted her nose into the notebook to review the working for the answers, Tony flashed a devilish smile to Sarah as he nodded towards the direction of the game. The game had ended and the volleyball player had noticed Cosima's presence, and was picking up her belongings as she walked towards her.

"Yo, Ali. Yer man just texted me saying he's done with detention. Leggo get 'em.", he pushed as he got Alison on her feet, despite her protests that she had to put her belongings back in her bag alphabetically, with Sarah helping them get out as swiftly as possible, clearly knowing what Tony wanted to do.

"Yeah yeah, we know, notebooks before textbooks. Didn't fail kindergarten, Alison.", she added. She swiftly told Cosima that they were going for a drag, not that the busy girl cared for an excuse, being as clueless as she was about how the protagonist of her daydreams was almost right in front of her now.

"Allo, Cosima! Studying as hard as ever, yes?", the girl said. Happy to run into her friend in the field.

Cosima's head shot up so fast both girls feared she had suffered whiplash. She stared wide-eyed at the rather sweaty but somehow even-more-attractive-in-such-a-state girl in front of her.

"Delphine! Hey! I was just sitting with my friends here and all.", she motions to her back but as she sees Delphine's confused look, she turns to see that her friends had indeed deserted her and thus allowed her distracted clumsiness to embarrass her yet again.

"Uh I swear I have friends. Like real friends, y'know? Not imaginary ones I'd name something like Baxter or something. Real ones. Not that Baxter is a bad name I think it's great but uh y'know not my friend's name. Two girls and one guy actually, Tony, Alison and-"

"Sarah, yes?", Delphine added politely.

Cosima stared yet again. "Why, yes! You know them? Are they in your other classes?"

"Non non! I mean yes Tony is in my History class, I believe. Not that I've seen him there but I hear his name during roll call. But ehm, I just know because you uh, mention? Yes. Mention them often." she grinned and Cosima could hear the hint of nervousness behind her stutter.

"Yeah I did! Getting better, Cormier. No 'a jogging' today?", she flashed her signature grin at her friend.

Delphine rolled her eyes but added a wink as she said, "Got some progress going yourself, mon petite ami. Your rambling time has decreased sufficiently."

"My San Fransassco vibes getting to you, grasshopper. I like it", the brunette replied. Her heartbeat increases slightly at the wink and French pet name Delphine gave her but refused to let it fluster her too much. Delphine laughed softly at her reply, but turned around to see that her captain was calling out to her. She turned back to Cosima with an apologetic look, fastening her bag more securely upon her shoulder. "I have to go. But we will see each other again tomorrow in Biology yes?"

"Yeah, obvs. See ya then, partner.", Cosima said.

"Mm. Your friends are over there,", Delphine pointed to the right side of the field as Cosima turned and saw Tony and Sarah near the entrance, laughing at a flustered Donnie, who fumed as Alison patted his arm whilst keeping her other hand on her cheek, her pinkie trying to cover the burgeoning giggle threatening to escape her throat. Cosima rolled her eyes as she got up from her seat and stepped down the bleachers. Looking up to her friend she joked, "That's my cue. Somebody ought to give Hendrix a break. See ya", she waved to her friend as she bounded off.

Delphine stared at her friend's back and chuckled to herself as she picked up the notebook that was abandoned by the small girl. She would call out to her but seeing as she was already shouting at Tony and Sarah, she knew it would be of no use. She was not one to snoop but the notebook was folded, and as she picked it up and turned it around to the downward facing page was a drawing that covered the bottom half of the page. It was a drawing of a crooked nosed and goofy looking dreaded girl, and a curly haired one. Their faces were surrounded by a huge heart and a caption that said "COPHINE". Delphine stared at it for perhaps a good two minutes, her face betraying nothing and was only snapped out of her daze by her captain who was threatening to 'kick her ass all the way back to France if she didn't come that very second'. She quickly put the notebook in her own bag and ran back to the field.