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Dawn yawned as she sat picking at her lunch in the court yard the next day. The night befores patrol had run latter than usual because of their dates.
Stupid double lives that we're living. Stupid school making us get up early. Stupid cute boys who make it so hard to leave.
Thunk
Dawn up looked to see a sleep deprived Eliza slamming her tray down next to her, Reid sitting down beside Eliza.
As Eliza was drinking her juice Reid didn't hesitate to steal some French fries from her tray.
And Eliza didn't hesitate to slap his hand, "No mooching off my plate today, those are mine. I need energy," Eliza grumbled. Reid stared at her quizzically then dropped the fries, opting to leave her be.
Dawn noticed Cally bounding up to their table, blond hair swishing with every bounce in her step, Tyler not too far behind smiling.
Cally and Tyler laid there trays across from the others, "Hey guys, Dawn where's Caleb?"
Eliza glared at her, "They don't have to be at each others side's 24/7 Cally. Just because you've got Tyler following you around like a lost puppy doesn't mean everyone's like that!" She snapped not bothering to take not of how hypocritical she sounded sitting next to Reid.
Reid was narrowing his eyes and Tyler noticed his friend's expression held a mixture of suspicion, jealousy, and hurt.
"What the hell crawled up you ass and died this morning 'Liza?" Eliza narrowed her eyes and snapped back at her would be boyfriend, "Nothing I just didn't get much sleep last night okay! I think I'm entitled to be a bit grumpy."
"Didn't get much sleep huh, why's that? Cause I dropped you off early enough last night, unless after you left me you went somewhere else. Or is it that you were with someone else?"
Whoa where did THAT come from? Dawn thought
By this time Pogue, Kate, and Caleb had each come to the table not saying a word to disrupt the arguing couple.
"You're not my fucking keeper Reid! Nor are you my boyfriend! But if you really want to know all I did was chill with Dawn and Cally in the dorms and we stayed up a little too late happy?"
Wow, she say's that like even she believes it's the truth of course, Dawn knew Eliza couldn't say "We were patrolling Ipswich's cemeteries for vampires!" Cause then they'd have a lot of explaining to do.
"If that's true then why isn't Cally acting like a grouchy bitch huh? In fact she seems pretty happy and well rested for someone who was up all night."
"Because Reid Cally is a freak of nature!" Eliza yelled managing to catch the attention of the nearby tables and offend Cally for the second time that afternoon.
"Besides just look at Dawn, does she look all sunshine and rainbows to you?"
Everyone's attention was now on Dawn, Gee thanks Eliza I soooooo wanted Caleb to notice the dark circles under my eyes.
Reid, noticing Dawn realized he was acting like everything he didn't want to be, a jealous boyfriend and Reid Garwin never got jealous and certainly wasn't anyone's boyfriend. "Oh right," Reid stammered refusing to apologize.
Eliza rose from the table gathering her things, "You're NOT my boyfriend Reid, what I do when I'm not with you isn't your business. If I wanna screw around with another guy after I'm done with you, too bad you have no say in it."
Eliza, who'd started to walk away turned back to the table, "And I certainly don't need to be accused of things from someone who hasn't even known me long enough to have a right." With that Eliza left and Reid, looking extremely pissed walked off in the opposite direction.
For a minute everyone sat quietly rendered speechless by the scene there friends had just caused.
"Weren't those two all into each other last nigh?" Pogue asked confused by what had just happened.
"Ahhhhhh, nothing like an early morning soap opera to get you through you day," Kate chirped in an attempt to clear the tension the others had left in their wake.
Dawn laughed and went back to her lunch, Caleb leaned into her, "I don't know what she was talking about, and I think you look dazzling this morning."
Dawn smiled into his chocolate brown eyes and, holding his gaze she said in a sickly sweet voice, "Hmmmmmmm liar, you're lucky you're cute or I'd pull an Eliza on you."
Caleb laughed their lunch continue in peace for a while but a few minuets into it was ruined once again by Spencer's reigning Queen Bitch.
"Well, well, well if we don't make a cozy little couple," a voice sneered in back of Dawn.
Caleb pulled away from Dawn all of a sudden looking uncomfortable, "Hello Kira."
At the sound of Kira's name Dawn noticed Kate stop smiling from her seat next to Pogue and both look towards Kira with disdain.
Tyler looked towards Dawn with concern and Cally, due to her encounter with Aaron was eyeing Kira cautiously.
"Now Caleb aren't you going to introduce me to your new friend it isn't like you to be so rude after all." She looked at Dawn, "He's usually so prim and proper."
Caleb cleared his throat, "Dawn this is Kira, Kira Dawn."
"Hi," Dawn nodded trying to be polite to the red head.
"Dawn, wait you're Dawn Summers! You're new here right? Ha, who am I kidding of you are!" Kira leaned in toward Dawn as if to tell her a secret, "Warning to the wise Dawn, Caleb here only dates new girls that's probably why he's into you."
"That's enough Kira," Caleb was visibly clenching his jaw now.
"Now Caleb I'm just trying to give Dawn here a fair warning. I mean I bet Sarah wishes someone would've done that for her."
Kira turned to face Dawn again giving her a fake sympathetic look, "Poor Sarah, she had to move all the way back to Boston not too long after she got her and to make matters worse she was forced to attend public school after Caleb here was through with her."
Kira shuddered obviously she thought the idea of going to public school was simply dreadful.
"Kira, leave, NOW," Pogue said his voice commanding.
Kira put her hands up in defense and walked away. Dawn looked around the table, "So, who's Sarah?"
No one around the table would meet her eyes so Dawn looked at Caleb expectantly but Kate was the one who spoke up.
"She's no one Dawn, she and Caleb dated and it ended that's about it. Kira just wants to get under your skin," Kate leaned across the table touching Dawns hand in reassurance.
Dawn smiled; allowing them think was letting it go. But Caleb was uncomfortable for the rest of lunch and this made Dawn even more curious about who this Sarah was and by God was she going to find out.
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