so this prompt was a little weird, since I wasn't sure how to incorporate it with the idea I'd written out a while before. still, I tried to use them both and came up with this. takes place when the characters are in middle school.

THEME: #13 ~ Catch Me If You Can

"You can expect to see these changes in your body sometime soon. It's perfectly normal."

"Oh my god," Daisy hissed, turning a few heads in the darkened classroom. "That is just gross. Can you imagine having to do that every month?"

Ramona reddened. "Daisy, keep it down."

"Seriously," Daisy whispered, turning away from the TV. "Boys don't have to do that. Why should we?"

Ramona had already experienced Beezus' delighted screeching with her mother one evening and the ensuing explanation.

"…That's just how it goes," she murmured.

Class ended shortly afterwards. Daisy followed Ramona to her locker, chattering the whole way. "-and so I had to buy a new bra. You still wearing a training one?"

Ramona's locker shut with a slam. "Daisy! Keep it down!"

Daisy gave her a look. "Sheesh, sorry. If anything, you're lucky. Boys treat me differently now, you know? It'd be so weird if I had a guy best friend, since he'd be all different too."

"…What?"

Daisy's face changed expression. "Hey. I'll see you later, 'kay?"

"Ramona! Did you just have health?"

She froze. Daisy was long gone and she was now overcome with the urge to melt into the walls.

Howie waved a hand in front of her face. "You spacing out?"

She blinked. "Um, we, uh, go over… new stuff. Guys and girls split up into different rooms."

Howie grunted, pushing hair out of his eyes. He'd taken to growing it out recently. "So, are we still meeting after school?"

"…I might be busy."

"Oh. Tomorrow then?"

She bit her lip. "Catch me if you can."

Spinning quickly on her heel, she waded through the crowd of students. She felt incredibly stupid.

Suddenly, someone seized her arm.

"Oh my god!" Daisy fairly squealed. "You didn't tell me you're playing hard to get!"

trust Daisy to yell something like that XD

regarding Ramona's last line, I envisioned her saying it in more of a "if you can find me" sort of way. not really flirtatious. just to clear that up.

review?