Sahari looked at her Alert System, a weird look on her face.
"Well... That was random..." Sahari muttered. Maxime looked down at the desert girl.
"What is?"
"Dustin just asked me to meet him at the Inn for some reason..."
"Oh God..." Maxime said, running her hand through her thick hair. Sahari raised a brow, looking up at her friend.
"What?"
"You know what he's doing right?"
"... Oh God..." Sahari said in horror. Maxime nodded.
"He's going-"
"To ask me to the PINATA BALL!" Sahari screeched. Maxime nodded again.
"What are you going to say to him?" She asked. Sahari gave her an irritated look.
"No way! Duh! Be right back." Sahari said, stomping off towards the Inn.
Leafos waved her cousin good bye and turned around, ready to walk back home. She took a few steps and almost crashed into Patch. She took a step back, looking at the doctor.
"Oh Patch! I'm sorry I didn't see you there." Leafos said. Patch blushed a bit.
"O-Oh it w-w-wasn't y-your f-fault!" Patch stammered, shaking a bit. He slightly bit his lower lip, twiddling his thumbs. Leafos tilted her head, examining the doctor.
"Are you alright Patch?"
"Y-Yeah o-of c-course," He said, looking up, his legs getting a little shaky. He brushed his bangs out of his face.
"Um, L-Leafos I-I ha-have been m-m-meaning t-to ask..." Patch said, trailing off at the end. Leafos blinked, looking a bit confused.
"Yes?" Patch shook a little more, sweat forming along the top of his head. He took a deep breath. It is a simple question. He can do it, he can-
"U-Uh n-n-nevermind!" Patch said, turning on his heels and walking away quickly. He sighed, dashing into the clinic. With the door shut behind him, he leaned up against it, hitting the back of his head against the door.
Why couldn't I ask her?
Outside, Leafos was staring at the clinic funny. She sighed, continuing her walk.
I wonder what that was all about. She thought to herself.
"Hi Leafos!" Said an overenthusiastic Dustin as he scampered by. Leafos turned to him.
"What are you so happy about Dustin?" She asked out of curiosity. Dustin turned around, but continued to walk backwards.
"I have to meet up with Sahari! I have to ask her something important!"
"What about?"
"The Pinata Ball," Dustin said, turning around, "OH, AND TELL LIZARD I HATE HIM!" And with that, he dashed away like the awkward Quackberry he was. Leafos's eyes widened, watching the boy scamper off. She didn't notice there was two people standing behind her.
"Dustin's going to ask Sahari to the Pinata Ball?" Eddie asked loudly, a slight click of his tongue, Leafos turned her head, jumping when she saw Eddie and Sparcticus behind her.
"Apparently he is." Leafos answered. Sparcticus's lips slightly parted, his arms uncrossing a bit.
"When did this happen? Do they have something going on now?" He asked, looking over at Eddie, a bit desperate. Eddie looked up at his friend, shrugging.
"I don't know. Maybe they..." Eddie said, trailing off when he began to think. Sparcticus became a bit nervous. It was too early to ask anyone to the ball, and Sahari didn't even like Dustin all that much... Did she? Leafos turned to Sparcticus, jabbing him.
"Ow! What was-"
"Your not going to let him ask her, are you?" Leafos asked. Sparcticus raised a brow.
"What?"
"Dustin. Your going to let him ask Sahari to the Pinata Ball?"
"I don't think she'll say yes..."
"And what if she does? Who will you go with then?" Leafos pressed, placing hands on her hips. Sparcticus opened his mouth slightly, not really sure how to answer her. Leafos sighed, walking quickly behind Sparcticus.
"That's what I thought. Now go stop that blonde-headed idiot before he pops the question!" Leafos said, giving him a slight push. Sparcticus turned his head, giving her a weird look as he walked on. Leafos sighed, shaking her head.
"I can't believe he was just going to stand here and let her get asked by someone else! He should know how much Sahari likes him!" Leafos said stubbornly. Eddie pursed his lips, pretending like he didn't know what she was talking about. Leafos looked over at him.
"Can you believe this? How does Dustin suddenly fall for Sahari anyway?" She asked. Eddie sighed, looking a bit irritated.
"I know! I swear, he's probably only trying to use her!" He said with a slight groan. Leafos nodded.
"It's awful! Sparcticus better hurry!"
"Oh my God, you don't think she'll say yes do you?"
"OH God, I hope not! Then who will go with Sparcticus?"
"How about poor Sahari! She won't know what she's getting into if she goes with him!"
"It will ruin EVERYTHING!" Leafos exaggerated. Eddie and Leafos finally took a deep breath from their fretting. After they calmed down, Leafos smiled at Eddie.
"So?" She said. Eddie looked at her.
"... So?"
"Your taking Seiko to the Ball~" Leafos said in a sing-songy voice. Eddie's face turned a bit pink.
"Oh, yeah. I asked her not to-"
"Did you enjoy the kiss?" Leafos asked, leaning in a bit. Eddie's face flushed a bit more.
"Oh, uh-"
"She was bad at it wasn't she?"
"No-"
"Then how was it? Tell me!"
"It wasn't long enough to really be-"
"E-Eddie, th-there you a-are!" Patch's stuttery voice called out as he walked out of the Clinic. Leafos pouted as Eddie turned his attention to the doctor.
"Patch?"
"Y-Your here f-f-for y-your ch-check up!" Patch said. Eddie's look became even more confused.
"My what?"
"You m-mustn't b-be l-l-late!" Patch said, grabbing the Lizard boy's wrist and dragging him into the clinic, leaving Leafos on the side-walk by herself.
Sahari tapped her fingers on the table impatiently inside the Inn. She huffed, her light brown eyes darting around. She was getting really impatient, and was about to get up and leave.
What in the world could he possibly want anyway? He doesn't even like me! Or, not like that anyway... Sahari thought, sliding off of her seat. She was heading for the door as Dustin ran in, his blonde hair a mess. He looked over, smiling at the desert girl.
"Sahari! Thank God you came!" He said, walking over to her. Sahari smiled weakly.
"Hi Dustin. You wanted to ask me something?" Sahari said. Dustin nodded, leaning in and taking her hand. He smiled down at her, batting his eyelashes a bit.
"Sahari..."
"You want me to help you with what?" Eddie asked, still looking a bit confused. Patch was pacing a bit, looking as nervous as ever.
"Pl-Please h-help me E-Eddie!"
"But what do you want me to do?" Eddie asked, trying to get the doctor to clarify. Patch stopped his pacing and looked over.
"I-I n-need help a-asking s-s-someone t-to the P-Pinata B-Ball!"