(Stevie)
I go back to Grace and Kacey after I have my talk with Ms. A. As I predicted, I found them sitting under a tree eating cookies.
"Seriously? Cookies? Whatever happened to going on a diet?" I ask refferring to their diet that was planned months ago. Kacey thought it would help her with her confidence in order to regain more friends.
"Too much work. Besides, I don't need that many friends. I have you guys." Kacey says munching a cookie.
"Have you heard that there's a masquerade ball?" Grace asks. I guess Ms. Antariksa was right.
"Yeah. I heard." Kacey says referring to the colorful posters explaining the dress code and everything for the ball.
"Where we're you Stevie? You're usually the first one to come here." Grace says chewing on her cookie.
"I had a talk with Ms. Antariksa." I explain.
"What did you talk about?" Kacey asks. I start to tell them, but then I remember telling Ms. A. that I wouldn't tell anybody.
"Nothing important, but I do know that she's bass player and a ukulele player." I say.
"Aren't we supposed to be at band rehearsal?" Grace asks, and then I remember.
"Oh great. Should we go?" I ask.
"It's only been like, eight minutes, and lunch lasts about forty five minutes. I'm pretty sure we aren't late." Kacey says, and we take off.
We arrive at the band room, and we see Kevin. He kind of looks like he's plotting something.
"Hey Kevin. Whatcha doing?" Kacey asks them. He just just look up from their blueprints. I look at the blueprint, and I think it's a gameplan... For asking a girl out to the ball?
"Apparently, it's a gameplan for asking a girl out to the masquerade ball coming up," Grace says examining the blueprints. "Oh, this is all wrong." she says.
"How is it wrong? We studied and observed girls! We covered all the tactics!" Kevin says.
"We?" I ask.
"Nelson helped me with this plan. It's going to be awesome." he says probably imagining his dream girl at the ball.
"Speaking of Nelson, where is he?" Grace asks.
"Umm... He said he was sick, so he lent the techy equipment to me." he explains.
"What's the equipment for?" I ask. Then all of a sudden, it's very quiet. The only way it broke was by the quiet tune of Zander's ukulele.
"Where's Nelson?" he asks.
"He's sick." Kevin says going over his plans, then he shoots looks at Grace and Kacey.
"Umm... I forgot my lunch. Kacey and Grace, can you come with me?" he asks them grabbing a laptop.
"Come back soon-" I say, only to be responded to by the sound of a slammed door. I turn to face Zander.
"Uhhh... Cool ukulele." I say trying to be nice. I didn't really have the energy to start up another fight. He looks around for another person. Probably thinking I was talking to someone else. Seriously? Was I that bad?
"Umm... Are you talking to me?" he asks.
"What? A girl can't be nice for once?" I ask as I sit down on the green couch. He just stands there awkwardly. "You can sit down, you know?" I say offering him a seat. He sits down awkwardly, and we just... Sit there. It was oddly comfortable, yet I wanted to get out of that room. I get up from the couch, and go up to the door. I twist the knob, but it stays in place. I try again. It won't budge.
"Can't open the door?" Zander asks.
"It's locked." I say trying to open it again.
"It's not locked." he says getting up from door green couch.
"Watch and learn." he says and I roll my eyes.
"Go ahead." I say getting out of his way while he was stretching out his arm dramatically. He tries to open it, but it doesn't budge. I smirk.
"It's probably just stuck." he says, and he tries again. After a while, he kicks it. He even rammed into it. After that, he gives up.
"Well?"
"Yeah... We're not getting out of here." he says.
"You think?" I deadpan. "Don't worry. Kevin, Grace, and Kacey will come and let us out." I say.
"Worry? I'm not worried. If anyone's worried, it's you!" he says. I mentally face palm myself. After that, he starts sweating and I think he hyperventilates.
"Says the guy who's hyperventilating and sweating so much. I said don't worry! We're in the band room. Not the outback." I say trying to reassure him. After a few pep talks, he calms down.
(Grace)
So Nelson isn't here to work out the technological problems. At least his best friend Kevin is here to take his place. We go over to a lunch table, and Kevin does a few things on the laptop.
"What are you doing?" Kacey asks. He just focuses on the screen, and I think I see Stevie and Zander on the couch. Actually talking. To each other. Without a fight.
"Nelson taught me a few computer tricks with some webcams. Never thought they would come in handy." he explains.
"Why did you do it?" Zander asks Stevie.
"Are you still holding a grudge? You know, since we are both in a band now, I suggest we shouldn't really fight and we should let it go." Stevie says.
"I know, but I think I should know your side of the story." Zander says awkwardly. Hmm... This was working, finally some progress.
"Fine, but if only you tell me your side of the story." Stevie says.
"Agreed." he says and smiles. Woah. Something told me they were close forgiving each other.
"Umm... Let me think. That day, I found out the rumors, and all of the Perfs were telling me you told everyone about 'us'." Stevie says awkwardly. Why can't they just make up, and all that?
"Okay, let's go down memory lane," Zander says thinking about that day. "Umm... I heard that you started the rumors. Like your story, the Perfs told me it was you. They said you were obsessed with me and my chiseled features." he says and poses jokingly. Stevie just glares at him. She was not good in these type of situations.
"Seriously? Chiseled features? Obsessed? You don't know me at all, do you?" she says and she playfully slaps him on the arm. For a moment, I think I see happiness flash in their eyes. Not the usually hatred and the cold glares. Just... Friendly. After that, Kevin closes the laptop.
"Well, ladies, I think our work is done." he says.
"Hey, do you think that the Perfs might have had anything to do with those rumors?" Kacey asks.
"Why even bother? That happened a long time ago. Why can't we just move on?" I ask, and then I turn my attention to Kevin's gameplan.
"You know your blueprints suck." I say, then get an idea in my head. "You know you don't have to ask a girl."
"Huh? What do you mean?" Kacey asks.
"Why don't you ask your SYF buddy?" I ask. Hopefully, his SYF buddy wasn't a guy.
"You know, that's actually not a bad idea." Kevin says, and he goes over his blueprints again. Kacey takes them, rips them up, and then throws them in a trashcan.
"Hey!" Kevin exclaims.
"Dude, you didn't even have a decent plan. Seriously? Following the girl and stalk her house? I think that's a little extreme," Kacey says. She did have a point. "I think you should go with Grace's advice."
"You think so? What if she says no?"
"Come on. She didn't even see your face, and I think you sound fun in words. I'm pretty sure you have a chance." Kacey says. Kevin smiles a little.
"You know what, I'll do it!"
"Should we let Stevie and Zander out?" I ask suddenly remembering the former enemies.
"Yup. We should. Who knows what they're doing in there?"