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"And I was wondering," his voice was soft. "If you wouldn't mind spending it with me."

"Like you have to ask," sandry replied. She had a huge smile on her face. She threw her hands around his neck, and kissed him full on the lips. He was surprised, but quickly got into the kiss, bringing a hand up to stroke her hair.

As they kissed, soft rain began to fall, but they didn't care. Little did they know that they weren't alone. Tris, Daja, Lark, Rosethorn, and Niko were all squished together, their faces glued to the small window nearest the couple.

Tris sighed. "That is just too romantic. I mean...kissing in the rain?"

"I know! It's sad, because you know there aren't any more decent guys in Winding Circle." Daja's voice was amiable, she really wasn't complaining. She was so happy for her saati. Lark and Rosethorn exchanged sorrowful glances, knowing better than to mention it out loud in front of the girls who would most certainly tell Sandry. Niko, however, did not.

"Well, that is just so sad for Pasco.The one girl he truly likes, and she goes and gets engaged." Both the girls' heads snapped away from the romantic sight in front of them and turned to look at him in shock.

"WHAT? PASCO LIKES SANDRY!"

"See, I told you we shouldn't have told him." Rosethorn's voice was scathing. Lark just sighed and turned to face the girls. "Yes, Pasco has had a bit of a...er...'thing'...for Sandry for quite some time.umm...more like since they met. She has no idea, and he will be so devastated when he gets here."

"Speaking of which, when will he be here? I thought he went with Rosethorn and Briar..."Daja mused aloud. "He met an old friend of the family, and decided to spend an extra week there with him instead of coming home right away. And of course, Briar would hear nothing of staying away from Sandry for even one more week, so..."Rosethorn trailed off, realizing what she was saying. Tris said what everyone was thinking."So, Pasco is going to come home to this girl he's been obsessed with basically since they met, and find she's engaged to one of his best friends." The adults nodded dumbly.

"What are we going to do?" asked Niko.

Sandry and Briar finally had to come up for air, and started to walk up the front path of Discipline. "I can't wait to tell everyone!" she said, giggling. "Uhmmm...I think they already know." he gestured to the window, where you could see five face prints clearly defined on the panes. "I see," she laughed. That night, however, they were the only two to sleep soundly. Daja and Tris slept in her room, as they had stayed up into the early hours forcing Sandry to recount the exact words Briar had said, and sigh over them. But as soon as they were sure Sandry was asleep they stayed up talking about Pasco in hushed tones. Briar had gotten the "talk" from Niko about women, loving them and marrying them. They were both glad when it was over.

For the next week, the house was alive with the planning of the wedding. Lark was ecstatic about the wedding dress, and changed her plans for it daily. Rosethorn was planning the food and music with the help of Daja, and poor Tris and Niko were left with getting a place for suitable for a wedding for the date Briar and Sandry had chosen. It was going to be nearly impossible, for Briar and Sandry had named a date that was in only two months time. Everyone was frantic, mostly because Pasco's estimated date of arrival was creeping closer and closer. Then, without warning, it came. One day early, when no one was ready for it.

Pasco hummed as he came up on Discipline. Soon he was going to be with Sandry, and this time he wasn't a young boy any longer. He was sixteen years old, and ready for her. For the hundreth time, he pulled a small box out of his pocket and flipped open the lid. A sparkling light reassured him. He had gone over this moment in his mind a million times. There was no way anything, anything could mess it up.

Daja was the first to realize his presence, but she was in her room, and couldn't stop the horrid sight from reaching Pasco's eyes. She screamed at Tris in her mind to GET IN THERE QUICK! The couple was in the kitchen, "making bread". However, it was too late. Pasco walked in on Briar kissing Sandry, their flour-covered hands twined in each other's hair. He gasped. Tris made a stressful decision fast, and mentally told Sandry and Briar everything. Quickly, they jumped apart. Sandry made herself scarce, leaving Briar alone in the kitchen with an extremely angry 16-year-old boy.

Im sorry, but pasco seemed like the kind of guy that would fall in love with his teacher, and sandry seems like the kind of girl who could be totally oblivious to it.