Allan saw Djaq and Will walking together in the library and ran to catch up with them.
"Hey hey," he said, taking Djaq by surprise.
"That was crazy last night, wasn't it?" he went on. "So hardcore. Robin is redic."
Djaq smiled. Will looked uncomfortable.
"So, where you guys headed?" Allan asked.
There was a moment where they didn't know which one would answer, then they said at the same time:
"A place to study."
"The stacks."
Djaq and Will looked at each other. Djaq turned to Allan and said, "Yeah, we're gonna study in the stacks."
Allan cocked his eyebrow.
"Oh, I get it. You two got a big 'anatomy' exam, ha? Well, I'll leave you two then."
He turned around and headed back the way they came.
Will started stuttering. "I-I, um, didn't, you know, didn't mean that when, when I said the stacks, um. . ."
"Of course you didn't. . ." Djaq grinned.
The Government professor was calling out names for people whose midterm essays he hadn't received yet.
"Gisbourne, Kent, Larson, Little—"
"Which Little?" a student interrupted.
"Little, John."
The class sniggered.
The professor looked up. "Is there a problem?"
No one answered him.
"Right," he continued. "Peters, Shaw, and Thompson. Get them in by the end of the day."
Everyone started packing up their stuff.
Marian bit her lip and walked over to the big guy she now knew was called John.
"Hey," she tried to say cheerfully.
He looked up, but didn't smile.
"I just wanted to thank you for helping me and my friends out."
He didn't respond.
Marian was a little put off.
"Okay, well, I guess I'll see you around," she said, walking away.
"Your boyfriend," John said.
She turned.
"Does he usually get in so much trouble?" he asked.
She smiled.
"He wouldn't be Robin if he didn't create some kind of chaos."
John nodded and started to walk out with her.
"I like him."
Marian was a little surprised by the last comment.
John explained, "At first I thought he was a prick, but now, him, I like."
"Well, I'm sure he'd want to thank you himself. We're having a sort of celebration in my room tonight. You should come," she said.
He nodded, said bye, and headed off in a different direction.
footnote: in my campus library, the stacks is the place where all the actual books are kept. it's poorly lit. and there are plenty of rows of shelves no one ever visits. naturally its a place where people hookup. . .
also, looks like there's gonna be a party in the next chapter. FINALLY the whole gang will be together. it's only taken 25 chapters. haha.