As the four boys walked into the lunchroom, John nudged Alex's shoulder.
"Thanks. Y'know, for… well, for pissing off Thomas."
Alex nodded. "C'mon, let's go eat."
Standing in the doorway, Alex saw only four more people in the lunchroom, other than a grumpy looking lunch lady . There was one boy sitting by himself in a corner, reading. Laf pointed at him.
"That's Aaron Burr," he whispered. "His parents were geniuses, too."
Alex nodded. The only other kids in the room were three pretty girls sitting at the other end, whispering and giggling about something . The smallest girl, dressed in yellow, with beautiful brown skin and wavy dark brown hair, noticed the boys, and leaned over to whisper to the tallest one, she of the pink outfit and beautiful deep brown skin. The middle girl then looked up and noticed the boys. Alex felt his breath catch in his throat as he noticed her long, sleek black hair, high cheekbones, and fair complexion.
But it seemed his friends didn't notice the girls, as Herc grabbed his arm and dragged him toward the empty lunch line.
They sat down at a table and dug in. Alex hadn't eaten since the day before, being too excited, so now he chomped away with relish.
Alex heard the sound of a throat being cleared, and looked up to see the girls standing in front of their table.
The younger two looked nervous, but the tallest girl did not. "Hello," she said. "My name is Angelica Schuyler, and these are my sisters, Eliza and Peggy ." Unlike Jefferson, she left off the 'you mess with them, you mess with me,' but it was implied nonetheless. "Since classes begin tomorrow, we cerebrated it optimal to acquaint ourselves with our academic comrades."
The boys nodded dumbly, and Angelica rolled her eyes. Peggy chimed in helpfully, "It means we want to say hi to you guys, 'cause you're gonna be our classmates."
"Knew that," Herc claimed. Laf chuckled.
Angelica was looking at them expectantly, and it took alex a full thirty seconds of awkward staring to realize she was waiting for the boys to introduce themselves.
"This is Herc, Laf, and John," Alex said, and each of the boys did a small wave when he said their names. Alex decided to go for a more gentlemanly handshake. "And I'm Alex."
Next he shook Peggy's hand, then Eliza's. They went back to their table, and Alex turned back to his new friends, content for once.