CHAPTER FOUR

Maya wasn't all sad that she wasn't in Vinna's group, but still she wished she was with Vinna but definitely not a Red Bug.

'Yellow Bee? How lame!' She thought.

She was already getting tired of Mrs. Huggins' never ending speech, she was telling how the game 'pick a perfect partner' would go. She would definitely pick Vinna.

"You're to pick from your group and no need to ask, you're not picking your fellow gender" Mrs. Huggins stated.

"What?" She heard someone half yell behind her.

"Yes, you're to pick your opposite gender. Why do you think it is called 'partner'?"

Change of plans for Maya...

"I'll leave you all to go for your two hours break, during this break you get to pick your partners. Once you hear the alarm, you all gather back here. Is that understood?"

They all grunted again.

"Now you may all dismiss"

The students had started murmuring as they all trooped out of the garden.

Lance searched for Maya hoping he would make out a conversation with her. He sighted her in front of him and caught hold of her arm, he could see the sudden shock in her eyes.

"Hey" he mumbled

"Hi?" She was really not expecting this, why was the almighty Lance holding her arm now?

"I'm Lance Lee, by the way" he let out a smile, still clutching her arm.

"I know that. What do you want?"

"Being a little nice would get us somewhere" he deadpanned.

She starred blankly at him, still confused. She knew he wasn't anyway nice too, so what was this?

"Maya!" they heard a squeal behind them, it was Vinna. She instantly let go of her arm and turned to see Vinna grinning at her.

"I have to go"she muttered and forcefully walked past him to Vinna before she could get to her.

Lance sighed as he starred at Maya walking away, before he coasted along too.

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"Lance" Phoenix called, racing towards him

"Hey bro"

"Who do you think we should pick as our partner? I was thinking on going for Camille" Phoenix said plainly.

"I don't know, mahn. This game ain't really on my mind" Lance replied as they walked to their dorm room.

"Oh, yeah I get. Have you seen Savannah? I heard she was looking all over for you"

"Anytime you see her again, just tell her you don't know where I am"

It was getting a little hot; Lance needed some air and he didn't want any of Sav's problems piling up his.

"Alright"

Phoenix hesitated.

For a while none of them said anything again till they got to their dorm.

"Where's Kyle?" Lance asked

"I have no idea. A minute he was with us and another I saw him with Sav, I really don't know what that dude is up to"

"He can have Sav all to himself for all I care" Lance said, plopping on his bed.

"Dude, what's up with you? You got into a fight with Sav?" Phoenix asked

"Can't I just be left alone for a sec?"

"Seriously? wow! okay! no problem!" he huffed, dashed to the door and left the room.

Now alone in the big room, Lance couldn't get hold of the image of the girl he saw earlier flashing before his eyes. She had a pretty long hair, packed into a ponytail, perfect eyes and just the perfect lips. He wanted to see her again so badly.

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"We've been in this room for over 30 minutes, a partner won't just appear to us you know" Maya grunted

"What do you mean? I thought you picked a partner already"

"What?"

"Yeah I saw you earlier with some dude, so I thought he was your partner. Besides I had picked out mine already" Vinna told her bluntly, more concentrated on what she was knitting.

"No and that was Lance not some dude. I don't know what he was up to but he isn't my partner. And you have a partner already?"

"Wait did you just say Lance?"

"Duhh..and you have a partner?"

"Yes, some random guy I met out there. Blake, I think. And trust me when I say he's cute" Vinna beamed.

Maya groaned and plopped on her bed. Here she was thinking they both didn't have a 'partner'.

"Are you just gonna lie there doing nothing? Get your ass up and go get yourself some dude" Vinna shot at her.

"Okay and stop sounding like my Dad"

Maya walked out of the room before she could re think Vinna's statement.

'Get myself some dude? I'm not looking for a guy to make out with, Seriously!' She mentally told herself. Not until she bumped into someone, who wasn't also concentrating.

"Oh my-- I'm so sorry" Maya apologised instantly.

"How could you be this clumsy?" She tilted her head and flipped her hair. That was when Maya realised who it was. It was Allison.

"Oh its you, Maya the loser" Allison shot.

Maya let out a shudder and tried walking past her, not with Allison pulling back her wrist.

"And where do you think you're running off to?"

"Seriously Allison I have no time for any of your pep talks now. I already apologized"

"You and Vinna could avoid Sav and I in school for all I care, but never here. I'll keep bumping into you till you get it stitched up somewhere in your skull that you're never gonna fit in"

"I don't have time for this" Maya snarled and forcefully walked past her.1

She was way too upset with Allison, she had been so deeply taken up with her thoughts that she didn't know when she bumped into someone again. Yes; she really was clumsy.

"Sorry" she thought she heard. It was Lance!

"Hey" he muttered.

She glared at him, trying to stop herself from freezing.

"Maya Logan, if I really heard right"

"What do you want with me?"

"What I want? Well I remember Mrs. Huggins asked us to get a partner. So what I want is you being my partner, simple" he beamed with pride.

"Your partner?"

"Yes and that's if you haven't gotten yourself one already" so straight forward.

She shuddered lightly, trying to see through what he meant then gazed abstractedly at him. After all she won't get to disturb herself looking for a partner, here was an handsome one standing willingly before her.

"Fine"

" Seriously? You're cool with it?"

"yeah I'll be your partner, I have to leave now"

"You sure do love running in and out of me" he said huskily, watching her sigh again.

"That's cause I have more stuffs to do than making friends with you" she scoffed and pranced off.

She didn't want to be on his list of girls he'd flirt with, she wanted to show him that she was different. And yes of course, she was uncomfortable around him.

He was way off her league, she was just a normal boring teenage girl while he was apparently every girl's guy; a demigod, the heir to an empire, and a fashion model, so she heard. There was definitely nothing in common between them.

She subconsciously walked to the sea side, trying to lift off her mind a bit. She pulled off her shoes and placed her feet in the water, sitting on an big rock. She just needed sometime to herself, right now she wasn't ready to listen to any of Vinna's squeals.

Maya scoffed remembering how Lance tried flirting with her. 'So pathetic!'

It was getting more sunny every minute, she brushed off the idea of having a swim; not now.

She wondered what her father would be doing now, then she suddenly remembered she hadn't called or texted him since she came in.

'He'd probably be busy with 'Lauren' " she scoffed again rolling her eyes.

She didn't know how long she had stayed, but it was getting long enough for Vinna to be worried. She sat quietly, starring at the wave of the water she made with her feet.

She suddenly heard movements and rustling of shoes behind her. She made to turn and her eyes met with just who she didn't wish to see.

"What now?!" She shot, moving away from the water.

"Where are you going? I just got here" he told her.

"Why do you enjoy pestering me, Lance?" She shot again, shoving her feet into her shoes.

"That's because you enjoy running out of me. Look I'm not gonna harm you or anything, so quit avoiding me. I just wanna be friends" he added.

"Friends?"

"Yeah, or is there anything wrong with that?"

"Uhh--no. It's just that I don't want to be one of those girls drooling over you, that you just get to pick one and flirt with" she deadpanned bluntly. Okay, she didn't know how she managed to come up with that.

"Its nothing like--"

"And if I'm right, you are for Savannah. Sav isn't anything like a friend to me either, so I don't want her receiving the wrong message and getting into a fight with me again, just because of some dude" she finally let out.

"No! Seriously I'm not trying to do any of that with you"

"Oh please" she towered past him.

"Come on don't walk out on me now" he caught hold of her arm and clutched her almost close to his chest. Her head below his jaw, they could both hear the sound of each other's breaths.

She paused and gazed at his eyes, she really was trying as much not to be weak for him. He lifted her chin and also couldn't let go of her eyes.

Annoyed by the way he made her feel, she drew away from his grip.

"What do you think you're doing?" She scorned angrily after gaining consciousness. Pulling him away from herself.

"Wha---"

"See what I was just saying? You're nothing but a flirty douche bag" she spat and stomped out on him.

Lance stood still, not understanding the extreme force of attraction he had towards her. He definitely wanted to be on her good side as well. And the fact that she thought he was trying to flirt with her wasn't helping as well. She was actually pretty, now he couldn't tell if he really wanted to be just her friend or he wanted to flirt with her as usual.

Just immediately the general alarm went off, the loud buzz bringing him back to his senses. It was game time already!