Anna entered her new robotics class tentatively. It had been about a week since school started, and the front office had just gotten her a new schedule. Only robotics was changed, probably because of the large size of her last elective class. Entering a new classroom is scary, even in the first week of school. So, naturally, Anna didn't sit down immediately as she came in. She hovered awkwardly, scanning the room desperately looking for a friend to sit with. Then, Anna noticed Hiro sitting at a table in the back of the classroom, alone. Class was about to start, so Anna quickly walked around the tables randomly dispersed around the room and sat down next to him.
"Hey," she said.
He looked up from his phone. "Hello."
The teacher sat down at her desk and took roll. Then, she said, "Today, we are going to start working on your Lego robot. This is a partner project, so please pick a partner now."
Panic ensued as people turned to their friends, and finding they already had a partner, tried to find another friend to partner with. Anna turned to Hiro. "Do you wanna be my partner?" she asked.
"Sure." Hiro replied.
Eventually everyone settled down and the teacher said, "Does everyone have a partner? Good. Now, here are the instructions…"
"Hey." Jason said suavely, sliding up to Elsa and sitting beside her. It was science, the one class they had together, and the one class that Elsa looked forward to the most, even though she was terrible at science. The bell hadn't rung yet, and people were still trickling in, making it the perfect time to have conversations, and that is what most of the class was doing.
"Hello." giggled Elsa. She could always count on her brain to stop working when Jason was around.
"You look nice." Jason surveyed her platinum blond hair pulled back into a braid, makeup-less face, and her worn jeans with a random tee shirt. "But, what if…" Jason pulled her hair out of the braid. "You let your hair down! See, much better."
"I don't really like to let my hair down much. It gets in my eyes and mouth and is kind of annoying."
"There is a simple solution for that!" Jason leaned over to the table beside them and talked to the girls there. He leaned back and stuck a bobby pin haphazardly in Elsa's hair. "Your hair is out of your face while you still look kind of pretty."
"I don't know…"
"Trust me, you look much better with your hair down. You almost don't notice your… other features!"
"Thanks?"
"You're welcome. Oh, I almost forgot to tell you! One of my friends is having a party tonight. You should totally come! I'll introduce you to my friends, you can hang out with the girls, and it'll be fun!"
"Maybe. I don't usually do anything on Fridays."
"Babe, it's a middle school party! What could happen?"
"O-ok," said Elsa, stunned, once again, by the fact that he called her babe. "I'll come."
"Awesome! I'll pick you up about an hour or two after school. Be sure to look nice."
"Since when do you go to parties?" Anna was sitting on the edge of Elsa's bed, watching her rummage through her closet, trying to find something to wear.
"I don't, usually." Elsa held up a green skirt. "What about this?"
Anna shook her head. "Too long. Ugly color. So what's different about this party?"
"Jason asked me to come."
"So when your boyfriend asks you to do something, you drop everything and rush to his side, but when your sister asks you to do something…"
"I'm sorry I'm going to miss game night, but we do that every week! This party will only happen today."
Anna pouted.
"Besides," Elsa said with a grin. "It's not like you wouldn't drop everything and run to Hans if he called."
"Hmph." The redhead snorted. "Whatever."
"So, what about this?" Elsa held up a dark blue long-sleeved shirt and some nice jeans.
"Good enough. Go change." Anna ushered her into the bathroom and went to the window to watch for Jason. Before long, a black van pulled into the driveway. "Elsa, he's here!"
Don't worry, I'm not dead. Just preoccupied.
-D&ATF :)
