Sara's POV
So it's kind of ironic that Claire was late. I can't help but wonder what was on that paper that allowed her to be excused. I then heard Ms. Tutweiller start to assign names for the project. She seemed to be going alphabetically. That meant that I wasn't likely to be working with Hadley, Megan, or Giada. Since when does Miss Tutweiller pick partners anyway? She always let us choose our own. To be fair, those didn't exactly work out that well. I still can't believe that we managed to create a moving plant. The nightmares have finally stopped. I also knew I wouldn't be working with Claire because she was going to be working with Max.
"Holden you will be working with Sara." Miss Tutweiller said. I looked over to Holden and smiled at him. I mean it was the polite thing to do right. I know saw him hanging out with Claire a few times. Were they dating or something? I could ask him that.
"He's cute." Hadley whispered.
"Okay for the rest of the class you need to converse with your partners." Miss Tutweiller replied. What exactly was this project that we were working about?
"Miss Tutweiller wouldn't it be a good idea to tell us what we're working on first?" Bailey asked.
"Oh right I probably should do that." Miss Tutweiller replied, laughing nervously. "This project is for Biology, and no, you will not be studying the biology of one another."
I might have made a joke about that at one point.
"The project can be on any species from any of the five kingdoms." She added. "However there was will be no bring any living or dead visual aids, including plants because someone might have an allergy and sending someone to the infirmary is not a good way to get an A."
"So we can't bring in paper because it's made from dead trees?" Woody asked. Several people in the class laughed at that, including me.
"I'm not even going to comment on that." Miss Tutweiller replied. "Now anyways, go sit with your partners and converse."
I walked over to wear Holden was sitting and sat beside him.
"Hi." I greeted her.
"So you're Sara Martin." He stated. "I know your sister but we've never had the chance to formally meet."
"So how well do you know my sister?" I questioned curiously. I then realized how that could possibly be taken. "I mean I don't mean to…"
Okay I backed myself into a corner there. He chuckled at me.
"You're kind of funny when you babble." He remarked. "We've been on one date."
I then felt my phone vibrate and noticed a text from Hadley.
"Ask him for his number." It said.
"So maybe I should get your number." I remarked. I had to think of a good reason for this. "You know in case we need to meet sometime."
"How about we just agree to meet tomorrow morning?" He suggested. Yeah that wouldn't work.
"I can't tomorrow." I replied. "My friends are giving me a 90210 marathon."
"Please don't tell me that you're one of those girls that think hanging out with your friends is more important than homework." He responded.
"We do our homework together, thank you." I replied. "However, we've been planning on this marathon for days. We have a few days to work on this project and we don't need to rush into it. We can even work on it some tonight."
"Sure I guess we can meet on the Sky Deck at 7:00." Holden replied. "That will give you plenty of time to do your other homework with your friends."
So around 7:00, I headed out to the Sky Deck alone. Surprisingly, there weren't very many out there for a Friday night. Holden wasn't exactly in sight. There was another guy. He had dark brown hair, medium height. He wasn't exactly muscular. I think he might have been an older guy because he appeared to have an alcoholic beverage.
"Hi." He said to me.
"Hello." I replied.
"Are you a student or a passenger?" He asked.
"Technically all students are passengers." I pointed out. "But I'm a student."
"What's your name?" He asked.
"Sara." I responded. "Yours?"
"Devon." He replied. "So what are you doing here?"
"I'm waiting for a guy." I told him. I don't know why it was his business, though.
"Boyfriend?" He asked.
"No he's my science partner." I replied. "Why are you asking me so many questions?"
"I'm just making conversation." Devon answered.
"Well I don't really like this conversation." I responded.
Holden then walked up to the two of us.
"Is there a problem here?" He asked.
"No, I was just leaving?" Devon said as he began to walk away. "Have fun working on your science project you two."
"Who was that?" Holden questioned.
"I have no idea." I remarked. "We should probably start working."
"Okay, so what are we going to work on?" He asked. "What species I mean?"
"Well I want it to be some kind of animal and definitely not an insect." I replied.
"Let me guess, you want something cute." He added.
"Cute animals can be interesting." I reminded him. "So how much do you like my sister?"
"What do you mean?" He asked nervously.
"Well do you like her and only like her?" I inquired. "Would you consider her your girlfriend?"
"We've been on one date." He pointed out. "It's a bit early for that."
"So would you consider going out with other girls while you decide?" I asked, pushing a strand of hair out of my face.
"Are we talking about you?" He questioned.
"Only if you're interested." I replied. "But right now we should really decide what we're doing for this project."
"Yes…the project." He stated. I think may have had him flustered or something. He definitely seemed nervous if nothing else. "Do you want to do something about…wolves or something like that, grey wolves even?"
"That's a great idea." I decided. I really wasn't trying to flirt here.
"Are you sure this is a good idea?" He asked. "I don't know if it's fair to your sister."
"We're just working on a science project." I pointed out.
Claire's POV
Maxine walked back into the room after getting a bottle of water.
"So are you sure that you can trust Sara with Holden?" She asked.
"Why wouldn't I?" I questioned. "It's not like she would try to take him from me."
"It wouldn't be the first time." She pointed out. I looked confused. "Don't you remember that?"
"I think I need you to jog my memory." I replied.
"Remember Steven Jennings that you liked freshman year?" She responded. I really didn't even know who that was but nodded anyway. "He was the same guy that Sara lost her virginity to."
Okay now that sounded a little unnerving. Zack never really went after girls that I was interested in. Granted, I wasn't interested in many girls but Sara doing that to me did seem a little unexpected.
"They're out on the Sky Deck if you're interested in spying on them." Maxine supplied. I wasn't really interested in spying.
"But we have to work on the project." I reminded her.
"Please you could probably do that by yourself in your sleep." She said. "I mean I will help you out but I think this may be more important."
I walked out to the Sky Deck to see what was going on. Apparently Holden was walking away, leaving Sara by herself. I walked over to talk to her.
"Hello, Sister." I said to her.
"What's up?" She asked.
"I was coming to check out you and Holden." I replied. "You know since we're kind of in a relationship and all."
"One date does not a relationship make." She countered.
"That's not the point." I responded. "You know that I like him. What happened to Frank anyway?"
"Last I checked, he's working with Bailey." Sara said.
"No, I thought the two of you were going out." I replied.
"We went out on a date." She confirmed.
"Was it bad?" I questioned.
"If you consider being taken on a drug run bad, then yes it was bad." She commented. I looked at her in horror. I think she caught it. "No, I did not take anything and he was getting steroids."
"So why are you going after Holden?" I questioned.
"I'm not." She stated.
"Oh…" I replied, feeling bad about accusing her for it.
"But now that I think of it, he is kind of cute." Sara commented. "I could see the two of us making a cute couple."
"That's not cool." I responded.
"Neither is posting a blog shaming your ex." She replied. Why did she have to bring that up? "Are you going to do the same if things end badly here?"
"No…I…" I stammered. That hit really close to home and I admit maybe that was a bad idea.
"Or are you going to build another machine to take you to another dimension?" She practically spat. "How about we both go out with Holden and let him decide. I have a 90210 marathon tomorrow so you can hang out with him."
"I guess that's fair." I agreed.
"Great now that's settled, you should probably get back to Max so you can work on your project." Sara remarked before she started to walk away.
"Maxine." I corrected.
"What?" She asked, stopping in her tracks.
"She wants to be called Maxine now." I informed her. "She told me this morning."
"I haven't talked to her lately." She admitted.
"Well we had quite the conversation this morning when she was taking me to buy tampons." I replied.
"Oh…" She responded, seemingly having a moment of realization. "So how does it feel?'
"Well right now I can't feel much because I'm hopped up on Midol. That reminds me, I should go back and change."
"Change what?" She asked. I didn't answer and just went back to my room.
In the morning, I decided to see what Holden was up to. I hoped I knew the right place to find him. I also remembered that I would have to work in the afternoon. That could be interesting. How was I supposed to do that when I was on my period? Well I probably wouldn't have to do much swimming. I also think they're supposed to be water-resistant now as long as they're covered.
Anyway, I managed to find Holden eating breakfast with Bailey. There was nothing unusual about that. I walked over to him. So far I haven't had any mood swings as a result of my period. At least I don't think that I have. I should really talk to him right about now.
"Hi." I greeted him.
"Hey Claire." Holden replied.
"You know neither of you ever told me how your date went." Bailey commented.
"It was fine." I said. Holden nodded his head in agreement.
"Are you going to go out again?" She asked.
"Well I was just about to ask him that." I responded. "So do you want to go out again tonight since Sara won't be able to work on your project?"
"I guess we can do that." He agreed. "I think we're supposed to port in Ireland tonight. I'm sure that there are plenty of places that we could go."
"I heard you're the new lifeguard." Bailey remarked. "When do you get off work?"
"Six." I answered. "So how about we meet at 7:00?"
"Sounds good." Holden agreed.
So it looks like we have a good old-fashioned sibling love triangle. It seems that Claire has the upper hand. Also who is Devon? You need to review to find out.
