Ari blushed as Orion sat next to her. She made a nervous sound and looked away. "Er.. Um.. Yea.. it does." Her breathing quickened and she was rather flustered. This was how she got whenever she looked at him or whenever he was close. "S-sorry I guess I'm just a little sick still or something!" Ari bit her lip a little nervous. "S-so. What do you want to do the project on?" She braved it and turned her head to look at him. "I th-think we could do it on... I don't know actually." Although she was making a fool of herself in front of Orion is was a miracle she could actually form words, normally when she tried to talk to him it was just noises. Cali glanced over to Ari and laughed a bit to herself. This girl was hopeless. The teen girl sitting next to Orion hung her head in shame. "I'm sorry..." She whispered. "I'm just awkward to be completely honest." Her voice sounded rather defeated. 

She really wished she could be like her alter ego, Shadowbird. Shadowbird was always confident and brave. Never afraid of anything. But Ari was weak and pathetic. There was nothing really to be done about it. They were paired up and Ari would have to get used to being around him if she was going to complete this project.