Falling For Her.

The big night.

When the big night in questioned arrived, Blaire and Anne turned up at the venue early to get a feel for the place. Being the first to arrive Blaire started to relax- untill James showed up , looking more fanciable than ever.Sensing a perfect opportunity Anne beckoned him over to where she and Blaire were sitting , them promptly announced that she had left something very important in the car that she simply had to go and get.
Blaire silently urged her friend not to depart. Anne , didn't comply. She did however, hover around behind James's back just long enough to give Blaire an encouraging thumbs up.
"So," James said.
"So," Blaire replied, praying that James wouldn't turn around and spot what Anne was up to.
"I hear you're a bit of a legend at these quiz nights", he said.
Blaire had never been the best at accepting compliments but she managed to mumble a bashful , " Thanks."
"Are you feeling confident tonight?"
"I'm rarely confident," Blaire confessed.
James laughed. "Me neither."
Blaire eyed him curiously. Was he trying to tell her something? Unfortunately, at that moment they were distracted by a large group entering the function room, Jace prominent among them.
James stood up, promptly sat back down and blushed slightly "Actuallly, before i go and prepare, there was something I've been meaning to ask you."
"Prepare? What for?" Blaire asked.
"I'm the quiz master tonight," he said.
"I didn't know that"
James smiled somewhat timidly.
Blaire felt her pulse rate quicken slightly."So what was it you wanted to ask me?"
Before James had the chance to respond though, displaying monumentally bad timing, Jace joined them. His presence seemed to sap James's confidence.
"What's this?" Jace said. "The quiz master fraternising with this year's galant loser?"
Ignoring the comment James wished Blaire goodluck, then went to prepare the questions.
"She'll need it", Jace said with a nasty smirk.
Blaire eyed her rival coolly. Given his attitude she was determined to beat him.
Arrogant though Jace was, after quiz started it didn't take long that she realise that she had a real challenge on her hands. Jace wasn't good; he was really good.
The quiz operated on a round-by-round knockout basis, so it didn't take long to whittle away the less serious contenders. It soon became obvious that the night would end up as straight shoot-out-between Blaire and Jace, and so it proven to be.
In the final round each contestant had to answer five questions on general knowlegde, Jace went first, scoring an impressive four out of five. Blaire readied herself, knowing that if she answered all five questions correctly she'd take the title.