Viola and Sebastian spent the entire afternoon together. First he showed her where he was staying, where all his classes were and the rest of the Illyria campus. Next they sat in the cafeteria for a while, talking about school, music, soccer. Viola didn't tell her brother about the girls soccer team being cut. She hated lying him but Viola couldn't let him know anything, in case he told Duke.
At about five o'clock, they headed back to Sebastian's dorm. They walked in to find Duke, Andrew and Toby watching the football on TV. Only Duke looked at the door.
"Hey guys," Vi said, causing their heads to whip around to look at her.
"H-hi," Duke managed to say.
"What's up?"asked Sebastian.
"Not much," replied Andrew, gazing at Viola. "You?"
"Not much. We were just going to grab dinner." As he said this, Sebastian chose a t-shirt from his draw and swapped it for the one he was wearing.
"Cool. We were going to chill here with pizza and a film. You can join us if you want." Toby and the other guys looked at Viola eagerly.
Sebastian asked her: "do you want to?"
"I can't. Mum will wonder where I am and I can't face having that argument with her at ten o'clock tonight."
Disappointment washed over the boys faces. "Don't worry, I'll make sure I come and see you soon. Get a move on, Sebastian!" Violas said, motioning for him to hurry up.
"I'm coming, I'm coming!" He grabbed his jacket and jogged over to Viola. "See you later,guys." He waltzed out the door.
Viola hung back a bit. "Bye guys. Bye Duke." She winked at him, and left the room.
Sebastian and Viola drove into a small kebab restaurant. It was cold and smelt dodgy, like out of date milk, but it was cheap and the food was good. They sat down at a table in the corner and tucked into their kebabs.
"So," Viola began with her mouth full,"what are your roommates like?" If she had to get him to fancy her, Viola wanted to know Duke's character, his interests, his taste in girls. If she knew some finer details it would be easier to create a flow.
"Who? Duke and the guys? You met them yesterday," Sebastian replied unhelpfully.
"I know," Viola explained," but I didn't really get to know them. What are they really like?"
"Andrew and Toby are pretty cool. They really like sports and from what I can gather, are usually on the soccer, basketball and a little baseball. They're all big football fan, even though they don't play."
"Cool," Viola said, not really bothered by them but making a note of it just in case it would be useful later. "What about Duke?"
"I don't really know. When he's with his friends he acts like a jerk. But when Duke's on his own, he's ...different."
"Different? Different how?" Viola questioned.
"I don't know how to explain it. Its like you see the real him, a sensitive guy. He acts like a jerk to seem cool but Duke really isn't as cool as he pretends to be. And he had a really hard time talking to girls!"
"Seriously! Why? He's hot!"
"Really, Vi. That's not something I want to know about my roommate!"
"I'm a girl! What do you expect?" she protested.
"Can you just keep your opinions to yourself?"
"Hey! I let you talk about 'hot' girls like Monique." At Monique Viola pulled a face of disgust. Monique was Sebastian's girlfriend and was a prissy princess. She repulsed Viola.
"I was thinking of dumping her."
"Really? Would this have anything to do with a girl at Illyria?" Viola asked suggestively.
"It might do, but tohe honest, I just don't think I can listen to Monique's screechingvoice anymore."
"Good on you. I've always said that you and her weren't a good couple." Viola smiled. That piece of news had put her in a good mood for the rest of the day.
