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The first day of school, Wednesday, eventually came to a close. Kate got on the bus.
When Kate walked on the bus, it was full. Her eyes scanned for empty seats, and she found only one. She plunked herself down. The occupant of the seat next to her gave her a dimply smile.
"Well well. To whom do I owe the pleasure of Kissin' Kate sittin' next to me?" Sawyer grinned again. Kate tried to sigh, but found herself smiling instead for some strange reason.
The bus hit a bump, causing Sawyer to drop his book. He reached down to get it, and found his lips touching something soft, with a fruity taste. It took him a moment to realize his lips had brushed Kate's, who had also reached for his book.
Kate sat up and gave Sawyer a horrified stare.
After a minute of frightening silence, Kate awkwardly handed Sawyer his book.
"Jack can't know."
"Deal."
Ten minutes later, as Kate was about to get off at her stop, Sawyer stopped her.
"You tasted like strawberries."
Kate smiled. "You tasted like tuna fish." She exited the bus.
Sawyer turned to the window and smiled. She was his kind of girl.
Desmond watched from the bike racks as a black limo pulled up to the school. Penny waved to Desmond as she got in it. Desmond smiled and waved back.
Charlie and Claire walked happily next to each other. Well, as happily as they could with Liam shouting, "Charlie's got a girlfriend" every couple of minutes.
"You, uh, wanna come over today?" Charlie asked Claire. "I got a new bass over the summer; I'll show you what I can play."
"I'd love to Charlie."
Charlie gave her a lopsided grin. Liam made gagging noises in the background.
Ben and Juliet were walking home together.
"Do you want to sign up for drama club this year again?" Ben asked Juliet.
"Definitely," Juliet answered.
They talked a lot on their walks to and from school. They biked to and from school when they didn't have much to say.
Ben took a big breath. "Juliet, I was wondering if…" the rest was lost due to the noise of Alex and Karl racing by on bikes. Karl accidentally knocked Ben's wire-rimmed glasses off. Juliet picked them up and handed them back to Ben. Ben wiped them off on the sleeve of his shirt.
"What did you say?" Juliet asked.
"I was wondering if you wanted to be my girlfriend."
Juliet hugged Ben.
Colleen watched the whole thing from a distance.
"This is going to make for great gossip at school tomorrow, Danny. Danny?" Danny was kicking rocks, not realizing that kicking rocks made his toe hurt.
"Ow," he kicked a rocked. "Ow," he did it again.
Colleen growled.
"That was great!" Claire exclaimed. "You should start a band!" They were at Charlie's house, and Charlie was playing his bass guitar.
"Band… band… Claire, you're a genius! I should definitely start a band. But with who? We'd need at least a drummer and guitarist, not to mention someone who could sing."
Claire smiled. Her boyfriend was going to be a rockstar! And he had called her a genius!
Coming up next chapter: Will Ben and Juliet go public with their relationship? Will Jack find out about Kate and Sawyer? Will Charlie start a band? Can anyone besides Charlie play an instrument? Find out next time.