It was Friday on October 11th and the unnamed gang were sitting at their regular lunch table by the bay windows.
"So, explain to me what tear fifteen is." Gavin said, munching on a strawberry.
"No! You stay /away/ from tear fifteen." Michael growled, before they both burst out laughing.
Geoff opened his mouth to speak, but ended up staring in the direction of the cafeteria doors.
"Geoff? You okay?" Jack asked, waving his hand in front of his face. Ryan turned around to see what all the fuss was about and started chuckling to himself.
"Here comes Geoff's future wife."
Ray and Jack, who had their backs facing the front of the cafeteria, craned their necks around so they could see what had Geoff so speechless.
It was Griffon.
Not just her, of course. She was accompanied by Lindsay, but Griffon was the only one he had eyes for.
Gavin had actually met her a few times, seeing as she and Geoff were chemistry partners. Griffon was really smart and very nice. Whenever she came over she always brought a little treat for Gavin. Sometimes it was candy, other times it was stuff to put on his keychain.
"Hi, Griffon!" He called out, smiling widely until Geoff elbowed him in the ribs.
"Now look what you did. She's coming over!" Geoff hissed in his ear. Michael tried to hide his laugh by taking a sip of water, but choked when Lindsay waved at him.
Ray sighed softly and put in his earbuds. Geoff and Michael were about to turn into class A schmucks all because of a couple of a girls. He glanced at Gavin, who had a confused frown on his face. Michael wasn't sitting as close to him as he use to, and the Brit didn't understand why.
"Hey, Geoff." Griffon said once she and the Lindsay reached their table.
"Hi, Michael." Lindsay said, giving him a shy smile.
"H-hey.." The boys replied.
Jack busied himself with his iPad, pretending to show Ryan something. Ray turned up the volume on his iPod, staring out the window to avoid any unwanted conversation.
Poor Gavin, who was sitting in the middle of Michael and Geoff, had no choice but to participate in whatever was going on.
"So, are you guys excited for the dance in two weeks?" Griffon asked, fiddling with her bracelet. It was covered in artsy charms like paint brushes, charcoal, a pencil, even a canvas.
"Dance? What dance?" Gavin asked. Back in England he and Dan never went to any of the school functions, choosing instead to stay at home and play Halo.
"The Halloween Costume Ball." Lindsay said, wrinkling her nose at the ridiculous name. "Everyone gets to dress up and the gyms gonna be decorated and it's suppose to be really cool."
Ryan snorted. "No thanks. Dances aren't really our thing."
"That's too bad. Me and Linds are on the planning committee, and we could really use some help."
Geoff shot him a dirty look before smiling brightly at the blonde.
"Ryan's just joking around. We'd love to help out. Right guys?"
Michael nodded, a small smile on his lips. Gavin felt his stomach drop a little when he saw that it was aimed at Lindsay.
"Beats going to math class. Ray?"
The Puerto Rican boy shrugged, indifferent to the whole situation. Jack and Ryan didn't say anything, their body language making it clear that they were against this. But they all knew that if the group decided on something, they would all do it.
