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"Hold on, you kissed Coryo?!" Sejanus gasps. He said this way louder than you would have liked.

Your eyes darted around the academy dining hall, hoping that no one was paying attention to what he had practically yelled out. You leaned closer to the boy you were sitting across from.

You nodded, flustered by his reaction. "Sejanus! Not so loud!" You whisper-yelled at him.

Sejanus flashed you a sheepish grin, raising his arms in surrender. "Sorry, sorry. That just caught me so off guard. How did this happen?"

You explained to Sejanus that you had notice a lot of chemistry between you and Coriolanus recently. You told him about your suspicion that Coriolanus liked you, so you merely took the opportunity to see for yourself. And you have concluded that he does in fact like you and you definitely liked him back. You described the kiss with limited detail, talking about how right it felt to you in the moment.

Sejanus listened attentively, his eyebrows constantly rising and lowering in expression as they always do when he's listening.

Once your finished talking, he grinned at you knowingly. "Soo... are you guys an item now?"

You shrugged. "I'm not sure, but... the feelings are clearly there. I plan on just waiting until he makes the first move and asks me out."

"Do you think he'll ask you to the Mentors Ball?" Sejanus asks you, curiosity in his voice.

Ah yes, the Mentors Ball. You suppressed a groan from the thought of it. You were not exactly a fan of the pretentious social events that were full of Capitol elite. But it was a part of living here and an event you can't really get out of.

You reluctantly replied. "I don't know, maybe. When's that?" You ask, sounding less than excited.

"The day after tomorrow. The Dean announced it during class today." Sejanus states, looking at you as if you should have known this.

You could not lie, you were too busy replaying the kiss in your head and daydreaming about other possible romantic scenarios between you and Coriolanus.

Sejanus sighs, a smile on his face. "You know I'm actually kind of hoping you and Coryo end up together."

You raised an eyebrow, surprised by this. "Why?"

"Well you both are my closest and only friends and that means we'll all get to hang out more often together. It'll be great." Sejanus says.

Your eyes squinted in disbelief. "But doesn't that just means you're going to third wheel us." You pointed out to him in a playful manner.

"Oh. Right," Sejanus says, his voice less enthusiastic than he was before. "I don't even know how I'd react if you guys were affectionate in front of me. That'd be so awkward."

You laughed and he joined in shortly after.

Once you were finished with your lunch, you found yourself setting your tray back in the proper stack near the kitchen window. You heard your name come out of a familiar voice and you automatically spun around.

There stood Festus Creed with his usual arrogant smile along with his usual insufferable attitude.

"[Y/N]. Looking ravishing as usual." Festus comments, clearly checking you out.

You were taken off guard by this. His eyes were making you uncomfortable quickly. You smiled back politely. "Thank you?" Your thanks sounded more like a question, implicating your confusion.

He snorts, a smirk forming on his lips. "I apologize for never telling you this before, but I'm not one to really compliment if you get my gist."

"That's... fine." You say, already uninterested in the conversation.