Sugar - Charlie Dalton

6

Clara sat in her dorm, looking over her homework when someone knocked in her door.

"Come in." She called out, not lifting her head to look up.

"Hey Clare."

The girl looked up with a smile. "Hey Neil."

"You coming to the study group tonight?" Her brother asked, sitting down on her bed.

"Of course, I don't know how else I'd be able to finish all the homework. Is it really like this every night?"

Neil laughed before answering. "You should see when we're near mid terms. I think I stayed up twenty four hours every day finishing all the study guides."

Clara groaned, falling back onto her pillow.

"What?" The boy asked

"I hate this school. And I hate...you!" She shot shot suddenly.

"Me?!" Neil laughed, grabbing his heart.

"Yes you!" The girl giggled, hitting her brother with the pillow. "If you weren't a genius I wouldn't have to be here!"

The two laughed, gathering up Clara's things and making their way to common room for their study group.

"Sooo, is Charlie already there?" The girl asked.

"Yes I think...why?" Neil suddenly stopped walking and faced his sister.

"Oh, no reason."

"Clare. Clara Ann Perry. Do you have a crush?"

"Shut up, dork!" She laughed, hitting her brother. "He's cute, but that stays between us."

Neil crossed his heart as the two entered the room.

All around kids were playing cards, darts, smoking, or just relaxing. Practically anything but studying.

"Hey twins." Charlie smiled at the two, lighting a cigarette.

Clara sat down next to him as Neil took a seat next to Cameron.

"Okay, who still needs help with trig?" Meeks asked the group.

Charlie and Neil's hands shot up while Clara and Pitts smiled at each other.

"Come on Meeks, you know I need you." Charlie smirked which made the girl giggle.

"Meeks why don't you help me and Clara can help Charlie since she's right there?" Neil asked innocently. Of course, the girl knew her brother's true intentions.

Meeks agreed as Charlie turned his whole body toward the girl.

"Alright Sugar, you think you got what it takes to help me?"

"Watch me, Dalton."

"Hey, where's Knox?" Clara asked suddenly looking up from the textbook.

"He had a dinner, apparently with the Danburts or something like that." Neil explained.

"The Danburry's?"