Crescent Moon

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"Brielle looked back at Marianne and laughed "The weather? You couldn't come up with anything else?" Marianne pouted "What~ I'm trying~," She said getting on her phone. Brielle looked back up front and got on her phone again. "Have you both heard about the maulings? I heard it was really bad." Marianne tried to start up another conversation. "Yeah, I think it's crazy... I just wonder what animal did it." Mark responded. "What maulings?" Brielle asked. "A man was found somewhere in the woods mauled to death... I think this is like the third time this month." Marianne told her. "Ahh that's scary~" Brielle looked at Mark. He glances at her before looking back at the road.

They pulled up to a small apartment complex and they all got out of the car. Mark led the girls to one of the doors before pulling out a key and going in. "Wow, you two must be really close." Brielle followed him in. "I basically live here." Mark waited for Marianne to come in before closing the door and locking it. "Should I take off my shoes?" Marianne looked up at Mark and asked. He nodded and all of them started to take off their shoes.

Once they were done he took the girls to the living room. There was a taller Asian boy with a built body and short blonde hair. "You two must be Brielle and Marianne." He walked over to the students and shook the girls' hands "I'm Johnny" He smiled at them. Marianne smiled back "I'm..." She stared at him. Brielle nudged her "She's Marianne and I'm Brielle." She looked at Johnny and then Marianne. Marianne nodded "Yeah..." Johnny chuckled before inviting the girls to sit down "Nice meeting you."

Mark laid on the love seat and motioned for Brielle to come over. She moved his legs then sat with him. Johnny sat down on the couch and once again Marianne was facing the same dilemma. "You could sit with me." Johnny smiled that same charming smile again. Almost in a trance, she followed exactly what he told her to. Brielle watched with an amused look on her face. "So how come we haven't seen you in school?" Brielle asked Johnny. "Oh I graduated last year, all of Mark's friends did." He answered her question. "That's..." Marianne pouted "That's nice." Brielle just watched Marianne in amusement. She giggled to herself but looked over to Mark, and he was slumped back on his phone. "So, are you in college?" Brielle asked since Marianne got quiet. "I start in the springtime," Johnny replied while combing through his hair with his hands. Brielle noticed Marianne's eyes following Johnny whenever he moved. She cleared her throat "Marianne can you go to the potty with me?" She asked. Marianne broke out of her trance and looked at Brielle "Sure." Brielle pulled Marianne up. "Directions?" Brielle asked looking down at Johhny. "First door down the hall."

When the girls made it to the bathroom Brielle closed the door and looked at Marianne "You think he's cute." She said to her friend. "That's because he is," Marianne responded "But what's going on with you and Mark?" She asked Brielle. "Oh it's nothing," Brielle smiled "He's just tired." She lied to Marianne. "Okay..." Marianne said back "Why did you pull me back here?" She sat on the edge of the tub. "To tell you how weird you look while you just stare at him." Brielle chuckled and fixed her makeup. Marianne pouted "Do I really look weird?" She got on her phone. Brielle nodded and put on lip gloss "You want some?" Marianne looked up at her "Yeah," She took the lip gloss and put some on her finger "Thank you." She put the lip gloss on and then handed it back to Brielle. "Oh, we look pretty." Brielle made her stand up then they took a few pictures in the mirror.

When they made it back outside the boys were playing some videogame. Marianne sat next to Johnny again and he glanced at her. "Have fun in the bathroom?" He asked with a boyish smile on his face, she smiled back and nodded "Yeah." She looked down at her hands so she wouldn't stare. The two of them kept a conversation up that consisted of flirty comments coming from both sides.