"This is ridiculous" Hallie muttered as she paced by the lake. "We should have gotten a warning before we passed up Salem." She fumed.
"It's okay Hallie, we'll be okay" Shelby tried to console, watching Hallie pace.
"And what if were not?" Hallie snapped.
"Who'd you get as a mentor," I asked trying to change the subject.
Hallie sighed.
"Dean," She said with a smile.
"Well that's good, I got Sam," Shelby told us, a slight blush tinging her cheeks. Both turned their eyes to me waiting for an answer.
"I got Boggs, and guess what. I'm the only one he's mentoring." I scowled. Hallie choked back a laugh at my misfortune.
"Why isn't he mentoring anyone else?" Shelby asked.
"Because he only mentors one student every year." A smooth voice answered, approaching from behind me and causing me to smile. I turned around to meet the icy blue eyes of Jon.
"Oh yeah? And why's that?" I asked. He shrugged, his face not conveying the same smile mine held.
"Because he took an interest in you. Either because of your family or something, you've done. Whatever it is he thinks you have a good chance at passing." I frowned.
"I think I'm the last person he should've picked." I sighed.
"Yeah, she mouthed off and gave him attitude all the time," Shelby said with a hint of annoyance. Jon shrugged again.
"Are you okay?" I asked him. He nodded, refusing to meet my eyes before turning around and heading back to the castle. I gave my friends a worried look before standing up to follow him. It wasn't until we were inside the empty corridors of the school that I caught up with him. I grabbed him by the shoulder, forcing him to stop and face me. "What's wrong with you? You can't just hang out with me one night, search me out, and then ignore me!" I seethed.
"look Blair, this... this is a mistake," Jon said looking at me, emotion clouding his eyes.
"What is?" I asked quietly
"This," Jon said with a shake of his head.
"This? Goddammit, Jon, could you be any more cryptic? I don't know what the hell 'this' means." I snapped, running a hand through my hair.
"I'm interested in you Blair, and I shouldn't be." Jon sighed. I let out a short humorless laugh.
"Wow, most guys would ask a girl out when he's interested, not treat her like poison." I scoffed shaking my head in disbelief.
"Blair the school frowns on this kind of stuff." he said, stress entwining with his voice.
"Fuck what the school thinks. What a stereotypical Ibis, always following the rules." I scoffed. He didn't say anything, he only turned around to look away from me. I shook my head in disbelief. "Wow. Okay. Come talk to me once you grow a pair." I snapped with frustration. I waited a minute, only walking away when he showed no sign of turning back to face me. I walked through the hallways only stopping when I found Hallie and Shelby waiting for me by the dining hall. Hallie took one look at me before realizing I was upset.
"Let's talk about it over some lunch?" She said smiling sadly.