Authors Note:  So, here's the beginning of the SV angst.  Keep with the reviews, thanks.  Julie

For the next three weeks, Sydney continued to have tutoring sessions with Weiss and Vaughn.  The three became better friends, but it never reached outside of the sessions.  Danny started to visit Sydney ever day at lunch, something Vaughn found really annoying.

At the end of the day, and three weeks since the first one session with Sydney, Vaughn and Weiss were at their lockers talking.  More correct, Vaughn was talking.

"Isn't it a little weird this guy makes the trip all the way across town, every day, just to see Sydney?"  Weiss sighed and locked at his friend.  It seemed to be this was a reoccurring subject between them.

"Danny's her boyfriend, Mike."

"When I was dating Alice, I didn't go across town to see her."

Weiss laughed.  "That's because she lived next door."

Vaughn frowned.  "Well, yeah, but…anyway, just once I'd like to be able to talk to her without Danny or one of her friends around."

"Well here's your chance."  Weiss grinned.  "She's coming down the hall right now.  And look, she's alone."  Vaughn quickly turned and smiled.

"I don't know…"

"Oh god."  Weiss rolled his eyes.  He dropped his bag, and shot his hand up in the air, yelling.  "Hey Syd!  Sydney."

"Eric!"  Vaughn tried to look mad, but couldn't help but smile as Sydney turned in their direction and grinned.  She waved and walked over to them.

"Hey guys."

"Hey Syd."  Weiss smiled.  "How's our little genius?"

Sydney grinned.  "Same as before, good.  You guys?"

"Not bad."  Weiss grinned then glance at Vaughn.  The idiot needed a push if ever.  "Hey, I've got to run.  See you tomorrow."

"Bye Weiss."  Sydney grinned and turned back to Vaughn.  Who, by then was realizing what a gift Weiss had just given him.  "So, Vaughn, how are you?"

"Fine."  He mentally slapped himself for being so geeky.  Sydney had a sophisticated, boyfriend; she would never be interested in some one as dorky as him.

"Good."  Sydney smiled, not sure what to say.  Trying to make small talk, she remembered something from their conversions earlier in the library.  "Don't you have hockey practice?"

This got Vaughn's attention.  *She remembered* He smiled.  "It was cancelled."  He decided it was now or never.  "So I was wondering if you would want to come to a game sometime?  The Kings are playing the Ducks this Friday."

Sydney looked hesitant.  She wanted to go, but was unsure.  "The two of us?"

Inside, Vaughn panicked.  *She doesn't want to go alone* "No, of course not.  You know, we should all go.  Weiss, me, you, Will, Francie…Danny."

Sydney's face lit up and inside, Vaughn fell.  "Sure, that would be great."

"Great."  Vaughn forced a smile.

"I've got to go, I have to meet Danny."  Sydney smiled.  "But I'll see you tomorrow, right?"

"Yeah, right."  Vaughn waited till she was out of sight before spinning around and slamming his head on his locker.  "I am such an idiot."  He groaned.  This year was not going to be easy.

 TBC