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Wow, I've updated three times today. Three different stories, all updated within five hours. Fans, you're welcome.

The tour was, as predicted, boring as hell. Ms. Kerr led them through the museum first, which would have been cool had it not been fifty degrees inside and stuffed with giant models of motors and atoms. Leo was trudging along, half asleep, and Jason wasn't far behind. Piper herself was trying to stay awake by focusing on good things: the promise of lunch soon, the was Coach Hedge's face was still beet-red from the baseball bat incident, and how Jason's face looked so peaceful right now. He was half leaning against Leo, pen in one hand and worksheet clutched loosely in the other. He clearly had written nothing down and neither had Piper, mainly because none of the answers had been mentioned yet. She supposed they could be on the plasterboard explanation cards that were stuck at every model, but they were in size six font and way too hard to read on her dyslexic eyes, so she gave up.

"This is an expanded model of the particle measurer, found inside the hand-held radar guns we can use to measure speeds," Miss Kerr announced brightly, pointing to a six-foot model of something that looked incredible complex. Piper found it hard to believe that they could compress that down into a tiny device and stick it into a radar gun. "And over here…" Miss Kerr pointed out another model and the group shuffled forwards to turn towards it. Miss Kerr launched into an explanation, but Piper wasn't paying any attention. She walked next to Jason, who was leaning against Leo with his eyes closed.

"Hey," he yawned as she got closer, keeping his voice down so he wouldn't annoy Coach Hedge, who was standing a few feet off, looking about as bored as Piper felt. Leo had a single earphone in his ear and was tapping his foot to the music while his hands drummed out the beat on his legs. Piper tried not to notice how cute Jason looked tired but failed miserably as her eyes were drawn to his. He smiled tiredly at her and she felt her heart leap.

At first when she got sent to the Wilderness School, she thought it was going to be just like all the other boarding schools her dad sent her too— boring, repetitive, no friends, always getting in trouble. So far it was boring and she got in trouble enough, but she had a couple of friends and with Leo, things were never boring. Another thing— Leo and Jason didn't care she was different. They didn't mind she was a troubled kid, or that her dad was a celebrity. Leo might throw in the often tease, but Piper had grown used to it over fifteen years. Jason did a good job of not caring at all, and if he did he didn't show it. He and Piper were getting closer all the time, although he seemed completely oblivious to the hints she was throwing him. She couldn't really blame him, though— he was a guy, and they had never been the best at that kind of stuff.

"McLean!" Hedge yelled from a couple meters away. "Stop staring at Grace and pay attention!" Piper felt her face flush bright red at the fact that she had been caught staring at Jason. Thankfully, he was doing the same, although it was still embarrassing. She mumbled something close to an apology and faced the front, stealing a quick, amused grin at Jason, who smiled back. Leo was silently laughing at the pair of them.

Over the last couple of weeks, Piper had come to terms with two things: one, she definitely liked Jason as more than a friend. Two, Leo knew and teased her at every opportunity. Even thought it was great being friends with the two boys, Piper wished she had a friend who was a girl, to give her advice with Jason. She had no experience with boys, except for when she was four and a boy proposed to her, but she didn't think that counted. She really wanted someone to help her get Jason, because she had never felt this way about someone before. That was probably because most of the boys she had met previously were stuck-up, spoiled snobs who were sent to boarding schools because their rich daddies were too busy to look after them— kind of like Piper.

Except she tried her hardest not to be like that. She disregarded all of her dads attempts to shower her in make-up and fancy clothes, instead cutting her hair uneven and wearing the rattiest things she could. Some people might say she was ungrateful, but she was just trying to make a point. She was her own person, and just because she was born into the life of a superstar didn't mean she had to be one. For ages she had yearned to be a normal girl— even trying some of the stuff her dad gave her to fit in— but when she realized that wasn't going to happen due to her ADHD and habit of getting in trouble, she shut herself out from people in general and even backing off a bit from her dad. She didn't like doing it, but she couldn't help it.

The tour continued out of the museum and into a large room, with rows of two desks going back about fifty feet. Piper did a quick count and realized there were enough desks for everyone in their group— about thirty, maybe a couple more.

"Alright," Miss Kerr said brightly. "I understand you already have a worksheet that you have to fill out, so right now we're going to sit down and give you a crossword puzzle! Isn't that exciting?" Piper caught Leo's eye and smirked as most of the students looked at Miss Kerr with doubt and disbelief.

"Get into pairs!" Hedge barked gruffly. He swung his bat threateningly, ignoring the Wheeeeeeeeeee that resounded, and the students scrambled for desks. Jason sat down, motioning for Piper to sit down next to him, but Isabel beat her to it. She sank down beside Jason, smirking at Piper as she did so. Piper grit her teeth, but before she could do anything Leo dragged her into the nearest desk. It was probably a good thing, too, because Piper was on the verge of decking her, which would get her in a lot of trouble.

She turned away as Isabel pressed herself as close to Jason as physically possible. He looked uncomfortably around, like help. He inched away from Isabel, but she was like a parasite— clinging to him as if he were her lifeline. Thankfully, she got off when the coaches shoe sailed over her head. Blushing, she bowed her head to the crossword puzzle that Miss Kerr was handing out. Piper looked down at her own as it slid onto her desk.

"I think this would be easier if I actually paid attention during the tour," Leo whispered, and she smirked. It was true though, she knew none of the answers to the questions in front of her. The same seemed to be for every other student in the classroom; they were all staring blankly at their sheets.

"This device is the center of most machines and help them function to their full extent," Leo read. "Five letters. Oh, I know this one!" he scribbled motor and grinned at Piper. "See, this isn't that hard."

Rolling her eyes, Piper wrote in the answer and tried to ignore how Isabel was once again draped over Jason. It shouldn't annoy her, it really shouldn't… but it did. She was still fighting off the urge to deck Isabel.

"These microscopic objects make up everything and everything in the world," Leo read, frowning. "Eight letters."

"Particle," Piper said immediately. Leo let out an Ahhh, before writing in the answer. She tried to focus on the next question, but the letters were dancing off the page in front of her. She shook her head and squinted, but still could make them out. Stupid dyslexia.

Beside her, Leo seemed to have lost interest in the crossword puzzle and was using his pencil and an elastic band to launch pieces of eraser at people. Piper grinned as he nailed Isabel in the side of the head, causing her to look around and glare at Leo. He grinned cheekily.

"Do you think I could hit her with this?" Leo asked, holding up a metal nut. Piper grinned and nodded. The nut could actually hurt, but she wasn't worried about that. Isabel deserved it, and plus, she had such a thick skull that it probably wouldn't effect her.

Leo drew back the pencil and aimed carefully, before checking that Coach Hedge wasn't watching and letting it fly through the air. Piper winced, thinking that it was going to hit Jason, but the nut seemed to curve as it flew, before striking Isabel in the temple.

"Bulls-eye!"

Last cahpter was a bit of a disappointment — only five reviews! Oh no! Do you guys think we could get eight reviews this chapter? I think so. Please? because i updated three stories in one day? Pretty please?

Eight reviews to bring us up to sixty!

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