The Night School [GxG] [First Draft Edition]

Chapter Fifty-Seven : Not Really Unexpected

"Grace?" Micha noticed that I was distracted. But, as soon as she spoke, the Sinclair girl looked our way. After letting our existence register, she put on a smile. My jealousy faded. I'd known it was Megan. Why did I get all jealous? Gross.

"Hey! What are you two up to?" Megan bounded over happily, the talk, skinny (but well built), shaggy black haired boy followed.

"We're waiting on the others getting back from the bathroom." Micha smiled. "Sup?" She added towards the boy.

"Out with the bae." The boy mused, playfully ruffling Megan's hair. Another jealousy spike. I wanted to do that to Hazel-Wha? Nope. Goodbye thought. "Whose your friend? Is this the Marley we've heard so much about?" He laughed.

"Nope, that's me." Marley waltzed back with perfect timing, kissing Micha's cheek.

"In that case, hey, I'm Bryce. Megan's boyfriend." The guy beamed at me.

"Grace." I replied with a light grin. I couldn't help but feel happy for Megan. This guy seemed genuinely good. A first, if I had to guess. He had the hair, the vibrant green eyes, even the N.S. Standard muscle. And he kept smiling.

"Wait, you're the one I keep hearing about- Hazel's recent interest." Bryce nodded "I imagined you'd be less... Normal. Not every day Hazel gets involved with outsiders, but I guess you're something special."

"Girlfriend, actually..." I blushed. Megan seemed to nearly choke on the tea sample she'd gone to investigate across the room.

"Oh? When did this happen?" Megan casually took interest. "Hazel never told me anything."

"Um... This morning... She came by and then left on some N.S. business." Megan let out a sigh.

"Okay. I was just worried that you two had gotten together and Hazel had gotten the opportunity to tell me but didn't. She's been away all morning, though, so it's fine." Megan explained but I knew there was something more going on. She had that 'I'm going to kill my idiot sibling' look on her face that I think anyone paying attention could recognize.

"So... What are you two doing out?" Micha averted the tension.

"Hazel was throwing a tantrum because she finished all the tea in the house yesterday, so I told her I'd go get more. And Bryce was free so why not go out on a date?" Megan shrugged, smiling at the boy. He wasn't that much taller than Megan, which I found funny. Despite my minds eye view of Megan - where she was definitely shorter than Hazel- the triplet girls were actually the same height, so where Megan stood at around five-foot-six, her boyfriend seemed only an inch or few taller at maybe five-ten.

"Hazel?" "You're Megan, right?" Cael and Robyn returned with a relieved looking Tatiana.

"Nice dress, Nutmeg." Ana mused, having no trouble figuring out which triplet she was.

"Thanks." The ebonette beamed. "I'm Megan, by the way. Hazel wouldn't wear a dress for her life."

"Oh. Sorry." Cael blushed.

"No prob. Bryce, these are Grace's friends Cael, Robyn, and I believe you know Tatiana. Grace's friends, this is my boyfriend, Bryce."

They all traded introductions and then stood around awkwardly making small talk.

"Well, I'm hungry." Micha stated when the conversation became pitiful. "Why don't we go get stuff to eat, and you two can join us if you'd like?"

"Thanks, but I have some more errands to run before Hazel gets off duty, so we'll see you all around." Megan smiled. And then we went through all the goodbyes before making our way to the food court.