The Consequences of Attraction

A/N: Okay so here is chapter 4...REMEMBER BRIAN IS SARK IN THIS STORY and he finally surfaces in this story.

Chapter 4

Sydney walked into the dining hall with Marshall and Sophie, she was just about to find a table for the three of them when she felt someone tap her shoulder. She turned around and began smiling, "Brian!" she exclaimed, she practically jumped on him, settling to give her best friend a hug

"Syd, Syd, Syd," he replied in his cocky British accent, "anxious enough to see me?"

Sydney nodded. "I haven't seen you all day, how has your first day been?"

"Okay, and yours?" he asked.

"Wonderful," she replied, just then remembering Marshall and Sophie were still standing there looking uncomfortable, "oh sorry, where are my manners? Marshall, Sophie, this is Brian Sark my best friend - Brian this is Marshall Flinkman and Sophie Johnson - they were in my morning class."

Brian shook Marshall's hand while Marshall stuttered out, "Nice to m-meet you."

Brian nodded and replied, "You too." Then he turned towards Sophie and put on his most charming smile. Sydney knew instantly that Brian was attracted to Sophie, just by the look on his face. "Oh yeah Syd everyone else is back at the table."

"Who consists in 'everyone else'?" she asked.

"Will and Francie are back there - and they aren't keeping their hands off each other, and Josh is back there," he said, stressing the name Josh, and he also noticed Sydney's smile grew wider, "Brandon's there, and so is Abby, and Andy, and Alex and April."

"So everyone's here now?" she asked.

"Yep," he replied, "right this way." He put a hand rather presumptuously on the small of Sophie's back as he led the three of them back towards the table.

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As Sydney reached the table, she notcied Josh look up, he began smiling just like she had when she had found out he was there. She sped up and made it to the table a full forty feet in front of the other three. The minute she reached him, he pulled her into a kiss. After a minute or so they broke apart, but for some reason she wasn't fulfilled. Normally kissing Josh made her feel so warm inside, but this time while kissing him all she could think about was Michael. "Sweetie," he quietly told Syd, "who are those people?" He was pointing towards Marshall and Sophie.

"Oh, Marshall, Sophie, this is Josh Holmes, my boyfriend, and you've already met Brian, that is Will Tippin and Francie Calfo, and this is Brandon Klein, that's Abby Greene, and Andy Meek, and Alex Martinez, and finally that's April Pitkin," she said to Marshall and Sophie, "everyone this is Marshall Flinkman and Sophie Johnson, I met them in my first class this morning."

"Hi," Marshall stuttered, "nice to m-meet e-everyone."

Sophie nodded and said in a Texan drawl, "Yes it is nice to meet all of y'all."

There were a lot of 'heys' and 'how are yous' and 'nice to meet yous' said as Marshall and Sophie sat down and immediately blended in with all of Sydney's friends.

TBC...

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