Sunset

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"Now that your all.... composed, do you want to go eat?"

Just as Nash asked, Lana's stomach answered. "Yes." She smiled a little.

Nash returned the smiled and put his arm around Lana's shoulder, picking up his phone. Lana grabbed her own phone but didn't pull away from Nash. It felt too good.

Lana let Nash guide her to the on campus cafe and to a table. Nash sat down and Lana sat on his right. Lana looked up and saw a bunch of boys; cute ones at that.

She looked back at Nash then shrunk a little in her seat, she knew there'd be boys, but she didn't know they'd be so cute. Nash smiled a little at Lana.

"Guys, this is Lana. She's my new friend." Nash said, pointing to Lana.

"'Friend.'" Johnson put air quotes and Nash blushed, muttering for now under his breath.

"Lana, this is Cameron, Hayes, Aaron, Jack and Jack, Taylor and Shawn have classes and I don't know where in the name of lord Sammy and Nate went."

"Be glad Sammy and Nate aren't here." Hayes muttered.

"We know you hate them but keep it to yourself, you don't see me blabbing about how much I hate you, do you?" Nash scolded.

"You hate me?" Hayes asked.

"I'm pretty sure it's brotherly hate." Lana smiled at Hayes.

"True." Nash nodded.

"Great." Hayes said, getting up from his chair. "I'm getting food, anyone care to join me?"

"I'll go." Lana stood up. Cameron, Jack Gilinksy and Aaron got up, Nash didn't stay either, he just looked mad.

Lana gave Nash space and walked next to Hayes and Aaron, who were both younger than her by a few years. They got to the line and Lana got a salad and some pizza, because, why not. It may not sound appetizing but she's hungry and a hungry girl is a girl you never want to cross paths with.

She paid for her food and waited at the end of the line for the rest of the guys. When they were done, everyone made their way to the lunch table, trading the foods they didn't want and reaching across the table to steal tater-tots. Lana smiled. This was the first group of people that fully accepted her as she is, though they don't know her mother murdered her father right in front of her, they still accept her.

"Lana, your spacing out. Again." Nash waved his hand in front of her face.

"Sorry. Thinking."

"It's okay. Cameron was asking if you wanted to go to a frat party at the college."

"Not really but I'll think about it." Lana turned down.

"Nah, it's cool, you don't have to go, just asking." Cameron got up to throw his stuff away and on his way back to his seat, kissed Lana on the cheek.

"He Nate!!" Johnson called as another boy walked in and sat down to Johnson's left. Lana heard Hayes scoff from across the table. She's pretty sure everyone could hear it.

"Hey." He showed off a smile, dimples and all. "Who's this pretty lady?"

"She's Nash's 'friend.'" Johnson air quoted.

"My names Lana, nice to meet you." Lana smiled.

"You too babe."

Lana rolled her eyes and set her jaw. "Please, do not call me that."

"Ohh. Nate's game just got slayed!" The other Jack yelled. Nate rolled his eyes and sat down.

After a while, everyone separated into their own groups and went their own ways, it ended up being, Nash, Johnson, Hayes and Carter with Lana.

Lana walked by Nash, only because she didn't want to push his buttons anymore today. Johnson, Hayes and Carter were behind the couple, laughing whilst scrolling through their social media.

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After a while they ended up back at the dormatories and Lana went right to hers. Checking her phone for the first time since she'd been gone.

3 Missed Calls From James

Lana automatically got worried. She dialled her brothers phone number and waited for a few rings.