"Oh, uh, sure!" Alex laughed, just as nervous.  She followed him politely back to the drink table, deciding to grab punch instead of anything with alcohol.  Lord knew she didn't need any more alcohol in her system.

They never returned to the dancefloor to party.  Instead they stuck on the sidelines and had awkward conversations.  Before long, they made their way back to the campus dorms.

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Later in the week, about three days after the party, Alex and Cole sat together in one of the empty benches at the courtyard.  It was calm and quiet, a perfect place for students looking to study.  The California sun left them warm and cozy.

Alex pointed at the picture of a cell in the biology textbook.  "Alright, see this bean shape with squiggles?  This is the mitochondria.  Mitochondria is the powerhouse of a cell.  They break down the food we eat into ATP which is energy.  They use- [i]What?"[/i]