Bitter Nightshade. |BxB|

-6- Here's to us.

-Looking back on yesterday, the right track.

MIKKEL raised a question. "Any other ideas for the fundraising fair yet Mindy?"

Mindy shook her head, as she doodled on her book. "Nope, let's just go with what we have planned."

Dean grumbled. "I guess,"

Sam and Elliot came in, Sam sat beside Mikkel. He said, "We stopped by to see how you're doing,"

Dean wiped his eyes with the back of one hand, "Planning is over. We'd show the proposal to Miss Kelly and that should be it."

Elliot taps Dean, "Can I see the paper?"

Dean hands him the paper. Elliot reads through it, and he stops. He looks up in disbelief, "You're setting up a kissing booth stall with Jason?" He laughed.

Sam yanks the paper from him, he reads it and cringes.

Mikkel sighed, she shifted awkwardly. "Mindy went asking and most people said they want a kissing booth."

Sam asked, "Why Jason though?"

Mindy responded, "And we knew you guys wouldn't be interested so we tried asking some of the guys in the football team, Some had girlfriends, and others weren't interested. The only one willing was Jason."

Elliot glanced at Mindy, "How did you get him to do this?"

Mikkel spoke up, "We pleaded a bit—"

Mindy scoffed, "A bit?" She took a deep breath. "Well, I don't think twenty minutes of begging is a bit,"

Elliot thought it was extremely funny, "That long?"

Sam shook his head, "Geez, his ego is as bad as his temper,"

Dean crossed his arms and frowned, "No joke,"

Mindy sighed loudly, "I just can't wait to get this whole fundraising event over with."

Mikkel spoke hastily, "Same girl."

•

"You swore you'd do the face paint Trey!" Mindy roared.

Trey mumbled, and he shrugged eyeing the stand. "I can't anymore, I forgot."

Trey pats Mindy, "Sorry Mindy, I'd make it up to you."

He walks away leaving dumbfounded Mindy with Dean.

Dean sighed, and he cleared his throat. "Where are we gonna find someone who's gonna do the face paint?"

Mindy spoke up, "I'd report to Miss Kelly, you find someone else." She grumbled as she walked away.

Dean stood akimbo as she went.

Elliot saw Sophie with a girl. She was unfamiliar, he went up to them. "Hey,"

"Hi." The girl said, suspiciously examining him.

Sophie smiled, "Babe this is Kendall,"

"Elliot," He stretched forward his hand.

She shook him.

"Are you here with someone?" He asked.

Kendall shook her head and then said. "I'm not from around here, just came to see someone."

"She was perplexed so I came up to her." Sophie pointed at Elliot. "He's a student here."

Kendall asked quietly, "Oh, a friend?"

Sophie smiled at her, "Boyfriend,"

Kendall was stunned, her smile was sincere. She laughed. "I'm waiting for my boyfriend as well."

Elliot took a deep breath, "He goes here?"

She shook her head peeking at her watch, "No, but my sister does though. He was here a few minutes ago."

Elliot nodded, "Okay, then I'll leave you guys." Elliot glanced around, "I'm on watch duty."

"Oh," Kendall muttered, she went on. "Any fun activities you'd recommend?"

Elliot smiled, "There are many activities to be done, there's a kissing booth—"

"Hey?" a blonde boy said as he came up to them.

Kendall beamed, "Hey babe,"

Sophie gave a wave, Ryan held Kendall and then glanced at Elliot and Sophie.

Ryan watched them closely, "I'm Ryan."

"Elliot," Elliot said sharply.

"Sophie." Sophie smiled.

Ryan grinned, "You guys go to school here?"

"He does," Kendall spoke.

Ryan smiled faintly, he glimpsed at Elliot. "Did you go to St. George Academy?"

Elliot was surprised, peeking at Sophie, he confirmed. "Yeah, we did both go to the academy."

Ryan laughed, "Damn you're Elliot Scott right? I'm Ryan Cooper, Betty Cooper's brother."

Elliot thought for a bit, and he gasped. "Ahh Cooper, it's good to see you again."

Kendall watched them, "You know each other?"

"Yeah," Ryan patted him, "We went to middle school together, I don't remember much about Sophie but I vividly recall Elliot getting into fights with uh.." He paused, "Yes, Sebastian fox." He laughed, "Do you guys still talk though?"

Elliot faked a laugh, that's my cue to leave He thought. He said sharply, "I haven't spoken to him in years."

Sophie chuckled nervously, she turned to Kendall, "It was lovely meeting you Kendall, I'd leave you two to enjoy the fair goodbye."

They took off and went back to their friends.

Sam asked curiously, "Who was the girl you were with?"

Elliot shrugged, "Her name is Kendall, Sophie thought she was lost but she was waiting for her boyfriend."

Sam mumbled, "Oh,"

Elliot snapped his fingers, "Her boyfriend was Ryan Cooper, Betty's brother."

Sam jerked his head, "Woah, what's he doing here?"

Elliot said, "Apparently his girlfriend's sister goes her. He looks a lot different though."

Sam sighed, "Last I heard he's been winning medals in swimming."

Elliot gaped, "Wow, that's good for him." He winced, "He did mention Sebastian, and how our fights—"

Sam paused for a moment then cracked up, "Of course, everyone remembers your silly fights, you guys were constantly at each other's throat."

Elliot rolled his eyes, ignoring Sam's comment.

Sam sighed dispiritedly at Elliot's reaction, he expected a comeback.

He spoke up, "That reminds me Sebastian didn't even come to the fair."

Elliot glanced around. "He didn't?"

Sam muttered. "You didn't notice?"

Elliot shrugged. "I didn't but who cares, but now I know why things are running so smoothly."

Sam chuckled, "That's cold."

Elliot scoffed, "He wants everyone to play the Where is Sebastian game, what an idiot."

Sam breathes out, "He's just probably avoiding the crowds. You know he's quite introverted."

"What are you guys doing there?!" Mindy asked loudly, she added. "Dean needs extra hands for the face painting."

They went over to her.