6

Sophie

The weird thing really wasn't that Sophie was headed to her second day of school in Seattle, the weird thing was in fact that she was looking forward to it.

As she headed to her locker, only getting lost once, Sophie looked around, every hall, hoping she would run into Fitz. Of course, to her luck, she never did, but it was made up for when it was almost as if Biana and Dex were waiting for her when she finally made it to her locker.

"Hey Sophie! Ready for your second day of school in seattle?!" Biana said energetically, and Dex rolled his eyes.

"Erm… yeh, I guess." Sophie said, confused on what made Biana so interested in the odd new kid who she'd only known for a day. Sophie shrugged, turning, and unlocked her locker, feeling targeted by Biana.

"Well… good!" Biana said, smiling at Sophie. "So, Sophie, I was thinking maybe you wanted to come and tryout for cheer today?" She asked tentatively, and Sophie looked to Dex for a second, wh0 just shook his head and smiled. Sophie closed her locker and turned fully towards the both of them.

"Aye," Sophie started, bobbing her head slightly. "But Ah have to warn ye, Ah have absolutely no coordination." She supplemented, laughing at how true her comment was. Sophie was a mediocre highland dancer only because she was terrible at keeping her balance during the hard combos. Biana was grinning though, and she was squeezing Dex's shoulder in excitement, so Sophie decided she'd give it her best shot.

"This is gonna be such a blast!" Biana said, practically jumping, and waved bye to both Sophie and Dex before skipping down the hall. Dex watched her, an unreadable look on his face, before turning to Sophie.

"May Ah ask a question?" Sophie asked as her and Dex turned to walk towards their first class, and Dex nodded, prompting Sophie to continue. "Is she yer burd?" Sophie asked, fully curious, and Dex cocked his head, clearly not understanding. Realizing, Sophie mentally kicked herself. "Erm… I think yers call it 'girlfriend'." Sophie added, and Dex laughed abruptly, patting Sophie on the shoulder.

"Burd. I like it." Dex laughed again, and then looked to Sophie more seriously. "I don't think so. But, then again, I have no clue. Bia and I have been best friends for an extremely long time and she acts as if we're dating but she'll probably end up stepping up to someone more popular than me." Dex said, the look on his face almost solemn, and Sophie felt sorry for him.

"From now on," Sophie said, taking Dex's hand and squeezing, "Ah'll be yer best friend as well. That way, ye have twa." She said, squeezing his hand again and then releasing it, just as they turned into their first class.

"Sounds awesome." Dex said, laughing and looking at Sophie with wonder in his eyes. "You really are something, Sophie Foster." Sophie smiled, strutting her way over to her desk and feeling confident in the idea of already having two close friends.

Keefe

Keefe was about ready to keen over and vomit by the time his math class was halfway through, and the teacher could tell and had probably been warned about Keefe's 'improper impulses', so when Keefe got up and left the classroom, there was no argument against him.

He wandered the halls for a bit until he settled near a set of lockers that were in the Sophomore pod and rested his head on his hands, contemplating all of the crap things he would have to go through this Senior year. He had already decided that he was going to fully devote himself to Black Swan, hoping to find a legacy that could somehow continue it on, even as they were almost gone.

Tam, obviously, wasn't going anywhere, since he graduated two years ago and was still stuck in the dreary slums of Seattle. Keefe was as sure of Tam staying as he was sure of Fitz leaving. As often as Fitz denied it, Keefe knew that he would get accepted to some Elite college, probably in a different state.

Which always led Keefe back to himself, and where he would end up. He sighed, opening his eyes, just as he heard the undeniable sound of female shoes clinking along the hallway. He looked up and saw, to his delight, the new girl Fitz had been raving about. Never to stray away from a moment, just as she was about to pass him he spoke up.

"Not ditching class on our second day at our new school, I hope." He said casually, sitting up to drop a slight smirk in her direction. She stopped, turning towards him, looking very taken off guard.

"May Ah be upfront?" New girl said, her definite Scottish accent catching him so off-guard all he could do was muster a head bob. "Ah went to use the toilet, and got a wee bit lost trying to find ma class." He chuckled at that, still amazed at how different she was, but she really didn't seem to notice.

"Well, class is overrated anyways," Keefe said, and she tight-lipped smiled. "Here, come join me." He then motioned the empty space next to him on the bench and she contemplated it for a second before sitting down next to him.

"Erm, wit do ye do, just sit here?" She asked, clearly not getting his attempts of flirtation. He chuckled again, and turned towards her, about to charm her straight face to face just as the bell chimed. "Well, Ah ought to get to ma next lesson." She said, standing up and readying herself to hurry away.

"Wait-" Keefe said, grabbing her hand before she took off, "I didn't catch your name…"

"Sophie Foster." She said, before turning away from him and disappearing down the hallway.