AN: Hi! I don't own the characters, except for Paige [She's a sneaky little one(;] and I am in no way saying all people from the south are stereotypical like this.
Derek had come to a decision.
After weeks of contemplating what could happen, Derek decided to go down to where Seb was staying with his parents in the summer. He had to find some way to win him back.
Although he didn't have a plan now, he figured he'd think of something by the time he flew to France.
He grabbed things in a hurry and began stuffing them into a suitcase. He made sure to pack Sebastian's favorite shirt of his. It was the grey V-neck that left little to the imagination. He also packed the ring in his pocket, now feeling like it weighed one ton instead of a few ounces.
He finished packing and headed out the door. Before he could leave campus, though, Paige stopped him.
Paige was the girl in Sebastian's study group that Derek had slowly became friends with. Whenever one of the boys was busy, she would always visit the other one to be a form of entertainment. She easily became their favorite person when she started bringing coffee to them every morning.
It had completely slipped his mind that she had yet to bring coffee that morning. It shouldn't have been surprising she would stop him.
"Hey, Honey! I got the usual coffee this morning. Where's Sugar?" Derek shuddered at the nicknames. Paige tried to pinch his cheek, but he ducked out of her way and took the coffee.
That was the thing with these country girls. They were over affectionate and called you every sweet food known to man.
"He- uh- well, he-" Derek stuttered, looking around nervously, "left." Derek said the last word so quietly, the blonde in front of him could barely hear over the commotion of the school.
"Come here, Honeycakes." Paige pulled Derek into her chest, trying to comfort him. To Derek, it felt awkward and unwanted. All he wanted was the arms of a certain singer around him. Derek pulled away from her grasp as he turned around.
"Now, I have to go catch him in France. So, if you don't mind, I have to go catch a flight." Paige grabbed his wrist as he tried to walk away, spinning him back around.
"Take me with you," she pleaded. "I want to help you and Sugarcube get back together." Derek looked at the small girl in front of him. She looked honest, but there was something about the gleam in her eyes that made him apprehensive.
"If you can be ready in five minutes, you can come." The blonde jumped in excitement, right into Derek's arms where she gave him a peck on the cheek.
"Yes! Let's go get our little Sugar!" Before Derek could say anything, she turned and ran back to her dorm, the coffee completely forgotten about, now on the ground.