Sugar - Charlie Dalton

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The next day at been so bland, Clara thought she was going to fall out of her desk.

All that had kept her going was the next cave meeting.

"You ready for tonight, Sugar?" Charlie asked the girl as he walked her to her dorm.

"Of course, Dalton. It'll be the highlight of my day." She giggled while flipping her textbooks between hands.

"Here, let me be a gentleman."

"Very smooth Charlie and very appreciated." The two smiled at each other as they made it to Clara's door.

"While I better finish some homework before tonight." The younger Perry smiled, giving the boy a kiss on the cheek. "See ya."

The brunette smiled as a red tint spread across his cheeks.

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That night, Charlie was nowhere to be found.

Knox had gone to Chris's party but Clare had no idea where her crush had been.

She didn't dare ask either, in fear of revealing her feelings about her friend.

"To live deep and suck out all the marrow of life. To put to rout all that was not life." The boys had been reciting as Clara joked with Todd.

Suddenly, the sounds of female voices made everyone stop.

"Oh, my God!" Cameron whispered shouted as a foot with a heel on entered the cave.

What the hell?

"Is this it?" The girl asked, sliding down.

"Yeah, this is it. Go ahead, go on in. It's my cave. Watch your step." Clara knew that voice anywhere.

The twin couldn't stop her eyes from rolling as her mood immediately dropped. Yeah she hadn't been jealous of the picture, but this was different! This was real life girls that Charlie had decided to bring.

"We're not gonna slip, are we?" Another girl asked from above.

"Uh-oh." The first said as she hopped into the cave. "I'm Gloria."

Sneakily, the boys tried to play their flashlights over the girls chest, making Clara feel sick.

She had forgotten they were still disgusting teenage boys.

"Hello." Meeks smiled, standing up and hitting his head on the ceiling.

"Hello."

"Hi, you guys. Meet, uh, Gloria and-"

"-Tina." The second frowned as she sat down.

Who the hell were these girls?

"Tina. This is the pledge class of the Dead Poets Society." Charlie smiled, making his way to the side of Clara.

They all shared greetings as Charlie smiled at the girl. "How you doing, Clare Bear?"

He tried to slide his arm over the girl, but she huffed and moved away. That boy sure did have a lot of nerve.

"Guys, move. Move. Come on, folks. It's Friday night. Let's get on with the meeting." Charlie stated as the boys made room for the new girls.

"Sorry. Excuse- Excuse me." They all stumbled on their words.

Clara was fuming as she crossed her arms. What made them so special? And why did she care so much?

Charlie didn't seem to notice the girls feelings as he began to speak again. "Guys, I have an announcement to make. In keeping with the spirit of passionate experimentation of the Dead Poets, I'm giving up the name Charlie Dalton. From now on, call me Nuwanda."