Author's Note: Hey guys! Another short one :( But the next chapter is 8 pages long and has some major things happening! So this is just kind of a filler, throwing info at you to set up the next chapter, kind of thing lol

Sam0728 AKA my twin lol: I was trying to keep my updating somewhat consistent but I've completely thrown that idea out the window LOL Sometimes I'll post a chapter then a week later be like "oh I have to write the next chapter!" or other time I'm done the next chapter as soon as I post the previous one haha But I'm gonna try and update frequently even if I can't update consistently lol

Naii: Thank you :)

Kaioo: You know I'm not too sure of that myself lol I'm still trying to figure Ariadne out myself. I go back and forth between those two outcomes a lot. I feel it's less a character reaction and more of a situation reaction, you know? Like her reaction depends on how she finds out. That's just what I'm going with for now until I change my mind later ;) haha

I'm taking some creative liberties when it comes to the swim team considering their season is usually January-March lol but we'll all just pretend like it's possible to be having swim meets a few months into the year haha ;)

Enjoy!

Isaac was right about working things out with Erica. By the time school let out their little fight had almost completely blown over. Of course there was no apologizing because neither wanted to admit defeat but they just let it go for the time being. Especially since Isaac promised to tell Ariadne the truth soon. It was both worrying and pacifying.

"Can I stay for your practice?" Ariadne asked, wrapping her arm around Isaac's and leaning into him as they walked down the halls after school. He'd been waiting for her outside her last class so they could walk back to her locker together.

Isaac smiled down at her saying, "Of course. I need my cheerleader there." teasingly, winking at her.

They reached her locker but instead of opening it, Ariadne leaned her back against it, smiling mischievously at Isaac. "I thought I was a distraction." She flirted with a smile.

Isaac nodded buoyantly, stepping closer to her and resting his hands on her hips. "Oh you are," he admitted honestly and with a chuckle. "But you're the best distraction ever." And with that he leaned in and kissed her hard on the mouth. He could taste her smile as she twisted her fingers in his hair.

"I actually have a huge favor to ask you," Ariadne mumbled, fiddling with the collar of his shirt. "Taylor has some kind of benefit dinner thing next weekend and she wants me to come along. I really don't want to but…I was hoping you could come too…having you around would certainly make things more bearable." She continued, smiling up at him. "It's okay if you don't want to, I understand. I don't want to go myself. Plus it's really fancy- I'm pretty sure you'd need a suit- but I thought I'd throw the idea out there anyway."

Isaac sighed a little as he asked, "You want me to come?" under his breath, tilting his head so he could look down at her. She nodded innocently, smiling even as she blushed a little. Isaac wasn't too happy about the prospect of going to a stuffy dinner in an uncomfortable suit, but he smiled anyway. "Then I'll be there. Suit and all,"

Ariadne's smile blossomed as she tilted her chin to kiss him. "Thank you so much. I promise I'll make it worth your wild." She flirted with a wink.

Isaac quirked his eyebrows suggestively but chuckled before asking, "See you on the field?" as they pulled apart. Ariadne nodded, kissing him one last time before he rushed to the locker rooms to change.

"Ariadne!" Allison's voice called so Ariadne spun around. Allison was approaching, her books tucked under her arm and a smile on her lips. "Can you do me a huge favor?"

Ariadne was surprised to see Allison after all they hadn't spoken much in the past weeks. Allison kind of shut down recently. Then her mother died and things really changed. Not that they were close to begin with but all of a sudden Allison was a completely different person.

"Sure, Allison what's up?" Ariadne asked as traded books from her locker.

"Do you know where Isaac's staying? We're partners on a chemistry project and we really need to get together after school. I know he's not living at his dad's house anymore so I was just wondering if you knew where he was staying."

Ariadne thought for a second before shaking her head. "Sorry I actually don't know where him and Derek live." She replied, finding it a bit odd but laughing it off anyway.

Allison seemed to tense up a bit. "You've met Derek Hale?" she asked seriously and Ariadne nodded.

"He came to pick up Isaac at school the other day. He's really nice- and unbelievably attractive- but that's all I know about him." Ariadne replied with a chuckle as she tucked her books under her arm. "If you want I can asked Isaac…"

"No that's okay, thanks anyway." Allison cut her off before turning sharply on her heels and walking away. Ariadne watched her until she was out of view, the whole time wondering what had happened to a girl that used to be so sweet. Shaking her head, Ariadne continued down the hall and out to the lacrosse field where the team were just lining up. Ariadne sat down on the bleachers, grabbing her history notebook. Her grade suddenly dropped recently as she got more and more distracted by Isaac. She needed to study as often as possible but she was spending almost every free minute with Isaac or Erica. Practices and free periods were the only time she got to work. Not that was easy with Coach Finstock barking orders and cracking jokes the whole practice.

Ariadne managed to get most of her homework done by the time practice was over so when Coach blew his whistle one last time she put her things away. Isaac waved before rushing off to the lockers to shower and change while Ariadne gathered her things and headed down the bleachers.

"Oh sorry!" she exclaimed as she bumped into one of the players, one she didn't recognize. He was wearing a jersey with the padding and everything but she couldn't remember ever seeing him play. Then again, she was usually pretty focused on the members she knew personally like Isaac, Jackson, Scott and Stiles.

"You okay?" he asked as he reached out a hand to catch her elbow. One foot on the ground and one still on the first step of the bleachers, Ariadne stumbled a little before catching her footing with a chuckle.

"Yeah I'm fine. Sorry about that, I'm a total klutz." She replied awkwardly, blushing as she grabbed the binder she'd dropped. That's when she noticed the player's really nice camera and smiled. "That's a nice camera."

"Oh thanks, I'm not exactly a professional or anything." He replied then reached out a hand to her. "I'm Matt, I don't think we've met."

"Hi, I'm Ariadne." She replied, shaking his hand. "So what do you take pictures of?"

Matt smiled almost shyly as he fiddled with his camera. "Just anything that catches my eye." He said cryptically, causing Ariadne to raise an eyebrow at him. But she didn't have a chance to ask what he meant by that as Coach approached her about their meet Wednesday.

Coach started to tell her about practice the following day but Jackson appeared quite literally out of nowhere, throwing his arm around her shoulders as he said, "We were practicing last night, Coach. We're gonna dominate Wednesday." confidently.

"Jackson's breast stroke has already improved tremendously." Ariadne added, earning a smile and a wink from Jackson, which she brushed off with a chuckle. Coach nodded approvingly, slapping them both on the back as he walked away ranting about finally winning something in swimming. Ariadne chuckled and slipped from under Jackson's arm before heading back to the school so she could say goodbye to Isaac.

"Wait up a sec," Jackson called after her so she paused. He grabbed his gym back next to Matt and jogged over to Ariadne who was waiting a few feet away.

"What's up?" she asked curiously as she tucked her binder under her arm and looked up at him with her sparklingly inquisitive blue eyes.

For once in all the time she knew him, Ariadne saw Jackson blush a genuine, embarrassed scarlet. "I just wanted to thank you for yesterday. No one's ever been so real with me and I just wanted to thank you for that. Also for your help with my form; we're totally gonna kick ass Wednesday." He said awkwardly, rubbing the back of his neck.

Ariadne smiled genuinely up at him as she said, "Well I am the only person who sees past your jackass front. Well, me and Danny." with a chuckle.

Jackson just smiled back at her, leaning in close to say, "Let's keep it that way." with a wink before walking past her up to the school. Ariadne just chuckled as she watched him walk off, rolling her eyes and following him.

She stopped to throw her books in the back seat of her car when her cell phone started to ring so she pulled it out of her cardigan pocket connected the call. "Hello?" she greeted, unsure of the number.

"Hey baby girl," her dad's voice answered and Ariadne literally squealed with delight. "How are you doing?"

"Oh my God, Dad, I miss you so much! I wasn't expecting a call." She said in a rush, smiling from ear to ear. She leaned her back against her car door, relief coursing through her at finally hearing her dad's voice again.

"I miss you too, baby girl. I miss you a lot. I got to talk to Mark a few days ago but I haven't had much free time since. How's school going?" her dad replies and she can hear the glee and relief in his voice.

"School is fine. I'm averaging A's but I dropped to a B in history recently but I'm gonna get it back up." she replied and heard him laugh.

"Grades aren't everything, remember to have a little fun too. Do you have any good friends? Mark said you've been hanging out with a girl but he couldn't remember her name."

If it were possible, Ariadne smiled broader. "Yeah, Erica and I have gotten really close lately. And I've been spending time with a boy named Boyd and Taylor's friend's son Jackson."

"Which one are you dating?" her dad asked and Ariadne rolled her eyes.

"Neither, did Mark tell you I'm dating?"

Her father chuckled and sighed at the same time. "Yeah he said you've been seeing someone. But I want to hear it from you. What's his name? What's he like? I need to know who I'm hunting down." Her dad joked easily but it made Ariadne a little sad because she probably wouldn't get the chance to introduce Isaac to her dad for another six months or more.

"His name is Isaac and he's wonderful and if you met him you'd love him. Honestly, there's no way not to love Isaac." She said with a chuckle, looking around the parking lot for the teenager she spoke of.

"I'm sure he's a nice boy but he'll never be good enough for my girl." Her dad told her truthfully. "Next time I get a chance to video chat with you make sure the mutt- I mean Isaac, is around so I can meet him." Her dad chuckled and Ariadne had to join in.

"I'll make sure to introduce you two. Did Mark tell you I joined the swim team?"

"No! Congratulations, baby girl, I think that's great. Is the team any good? I bet you've improved so much since the last meet I saw."

Ariadne blushed as she told her father about the team and their record. They'd already begun to improve in the short time Ariadne had been on the team. She didn't want to brag but her father's constant praise made Ariadne smile. It felt good to have a cheerleader even if he was so far away with much more important things on his mind.

They talked for a few minutes before her father said he had to go. Both of their smiles faded immediately but Ariadne understood the lack of free time he had. His job was much more important than chatting about her day. So she told him she loved him one last time before they hung up.

She hadn't even noticed a tear had slid down her cheek until it dripped down her chin. Turning to look in the window of her car, Ariadne tried to fix her makeup before Isaac came out and saw her crying but her efforts were futile before as soon as she turned around, Isaac appeared behind her.

"What's wrong? Are you crying?" he asked frantically, trying to look her in the eye.

Ariadne chuckled as she ran the sleeve of her cardigan down her cheeks. "Its nothing, Isaac, calm down. My dad called and it just got me a little emotional. I just don't get to see him enough or talk to him so when I do it's a little overwhelming." She replied, still trying to fix the mascara under her eyes.

"Does he know about us?" Isaac asked after a minute. Ariadne smiled, blushing a little as Isaac leaned against her car the same way she had just a minute earlier.

"Yeah he knows," she replied. "He said he wants to meet you soon."

Isaac blinked, pausing a minute. "Umm…he's in Iraq…right?" he mumbled, confused.

Ariadne laughed as she hooked her arms around his neck and leaned into him. "We can video chat, silly. Next time he's available he wants you there so he can at least see you and talk to you." she said with a chuckle. Isaac laughed and agreed even if he was incredibly nervous at the prospect.

"Your family scares me. Mark works for the sheriffs department and your father is a Marine. How I'm going to convince both of them not to kill me, I have no idea." Isaac chuckled as he placed both hands on her hips.

"He will love you…just like I do." Ariadne replied smoothly. Isaac didn't catch it at first but once he realized what she said, he started to smile really wide.

"Do you?" he started to ask but she was already nodding buoyantly. "You know you don't have to say it just because I did…"

Ariadne cut him off with a finger on his lips, a smile on hers. "I'm not saying it because you did, I'm saying it because I feel it. I love you." she said confidently then removed her finger from his lips. As soon as his lips were free he pressed them against hers passionately. Curling her fingers in his hair, Ariadne leaned into the kiss, skimming her tongue along his lips as they both smiled. Isaac's hands gripped her hips hard, pulling her closer to him where she went willingly.

Deepening the kiss, Ariadne let her fingers trail down the tender skin of his neck, causing a shiver to run down his spine leaving him lightheaded. He hooked his arms around her waist further until his fingers touched his elbows and she was locked in his embrace with nowhere else to go. When they pulled away from a breath of air he could smell her peach shampoo. Smiling, they leaned their foreheads together and just smiled at the perfect moment they shared.

Author's Note: It's the same day as Chapter Ten so it's the same outfit, but if you want a reminder as to what that outfit was, you can check my Polyvore (samitballi. polyvore. com) for the outfit titled I Love You :)