Author's note: This Chapter is in Lisa's First Person Point of View

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"Thank you very much!" I took the sugar coated donut out from the box. Thank God for sweets. It was like a drug rush, minus the drugs. I swear, someday I'll convince one of the higher ups to buy me alcohol.

"No problem," Chris said with a smile. He was a sweet guy. Probably the nicest guy on the team. In fact, my powers told me he was the most honest guy on the team. Maybe it had something to do with his lack of confidence. I had helped Chris find his specialty when I first joined, but he still had a level of insecurity to himself that came from trying to live up to Hero's expectations.

I kind of melt whenever I take a bite from donuts. My shoulders relaxed, and I forgot where I was for a moment. Chris must've liked my reaction, because he blushed at the sight of seeing me smile.

When he left my cubicle, I sighed to myself. No Chris, I don't like you that way. You're the most honest and nicest person here. But you seem more like a kid brother to me than a romantic love interest. What was worse was that he took my acts of kindness as signs of affection. I was friendly to him, I liked his genuinity but I was hardened into not having a boyfriend. And even though I liked that honesty whenever we spoke, he always thought about asking me out.

Nope. And only two things could stop that line of thinking. Either we could get some distance between us, which was impossible since we were on the same team, or to get him his own girlfriend. But since tinkers loved to bubble themselves, he solidly believed that I was the only girl that could remotely like him. His ADHD and dyscalculia made him insecure about himself, even though none of that would've gotten in the way if he at least tried opening up his perspective. If he tried believing he had a better chance with more people.

If he tried getting out of his comfort... Zone...

"Holy crap," I shouted out.

"You're gonna get diabetes," Dennis said from outside my cubicle. I rolled my eyes, I'll match you up with someone later...

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After my hours were up, I sprinted to Dennis on his way home. I caught him just as he left school and headed on the broad walk home. "Yo," I said, punching him on the arm.

He was surprised to see me, "Lisa?" Dennis cocked his head to the side. "Following me home, I always knew you had that stalker feel to you."

I chuckled, "I need a huge favor from you. And if you help me out, I promise to get you laid."

Denni's mouth gaped open, "What?"

"I know who you have a crush on. I can get you a date with her, if you help me out with a friend."

Dennis blinked at me.

Oh yeah, I forgot he has a crush on me too.

"Sophia," I said.

"Oh..." Dennis took a minute to shake the surprise out. "Wait, what are you talking about?"

"Alright, you know how Chris has never had a girlfriend? I know someone he'll match up well with, problem is, he can't hear these words from me. I'm his crush, so he'll only think of me if I say them. And since I'm a girl, my opinion on romance is less relevant to him. You, however, are his closest friend on the team. A true bro. So you're the only one that can guide him down the road to romance. And that means, you taking advantage of your friendship, and parroting my words to him to get a girl he's really compatible with."

"And if I do this," Dennis let the words hang.

"I can get Sophia to... Find attraction in you." Albeit, it would be a one sided relationship, but those happen too. "Fair warning though, Sophia really is the type to enter an abusive relationship. If you're looking for a romantic relationship, she won't give it to you. If you're looking for that jockey relationship that looks good on paper, with a bunch of shit happening in the background, I can arrange that."

"I commend you for your honesty," Dennis replied.

"I like explaining fine print."

Dennis hummed to himself. He was considering the offer. Dennis did have an attraction to Sophia, but it was strictly sexual. He was aware that Sophia would make a terrible girlfriend on a personal level, but he was a teenager, that hardly mattered to him.

"Alright," Dennis said. "But I'm doing this to help Chris, not for the date."

"Right, date with Sophia not included."

"Wait, what? No, I still want that."

"Pervert."

Dennis glared at me. I grinned, "okay, you help Chris get a girlfriend, and I'll throw in the date with Sophia as a bonus."

Dennis smiled, "you're evil, you know that?"

"You don't know the half of it," I stuck my tongue out.

"Alright, what did you have in mind?"

"Missy."

Dennis bursted out laughing, "you're kidding me right? She's in middle school."

"She's only two years younger than him," I said with a frown. "And believe me, in two years, guys will wish they'd asked her out sooner."

"I'm sorry, but I just don't see that happening."

I crossed my arms, "wanna bet?"

"What, the puberty thing or them being a good couple?"

"You're a perverted bastard."

"I also go by Clockblocker."

"Please... Please don't be a cockblocker, and help Chris out with this." I didn't have to beg, but Dennis did respond better to funny banter.

"Alright, alright... But you're gonna need to convince me first. Because no way am I matching them up for disaster to happen later."

"Alright," I smiled, "just the fact that they'd be each other's first girlfriend and boyfriend would mean they'd both see each other as perfect equals in a relationship. They're more likely to make it work for that fact alone."

"That really isn't a good enough reason."

"Also," I added, "you're forgetting the main gist of it. Both Chris and Missy are the most honest people on our team. Missy has a level of naivety that makes her completely trust people, Chris has that same level of naivety, coupled with honesty as a principle. On the off chance that they do break up, it would be absolutely mutual. And they're more likely than anyone else to remain friends if they broke up."

Dennis put his hands in his pocket, "okay, you've got a point there."

"Think about the core of it, Missy wants to be with someone she respects, and Chris wants to be with someone who motivates him. Do you see anyone else they're better off with?"

"I sure can." Dennis answered, knowing plenty of good people for each of them.

"What about capes that fit that category? Fun fact Dennis, they'd both rather date with capes due to their fatalistic attitudes."

Dennis raised an eyebrow, "well that's dumb. That's like saying I should only date people living on the same street as me."

I shrugged, "maybe, but I know for a fact they'll grow out of that with time. In the meantime, they'll only give each other a chance."

Dennis looked to the side, signalling that he was seriously considering it. At the same time, it was ironic. Because Chris had confided in Dennis that he had a crush on Lisa. Dennis knew exactly why Lisa was doing this.

"Alright," Dennis said, "what do you need from me?"

Finally, I grinned. "I just need you to do one thing. Tell Chris that Missy likes him, tell him you heard it from me, and that's it. Improvise the gaps, and I'll take care of the rest."