[center][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/200105/89a0f536fa05a7c81bf055a5cd0fabe2.png[/img][/center] The first one to leave her group, Juliet was one of the first ones in her class. It wasn’t that she didn’t like spending time with the Knights, it was moreover that she disliked partying, and that seemed like all they wanted to talk about. She wasn’t interested in that, so she’d slipped away and headed off to her first class, which — for some reason — was Biology, which she didn’t even like to begin with. Coupling in the fact that she knew she was the only one from her lil clique that was going to be here, and finally, top that with an icing of assigned seating and… Juliet was crankier than she normally was. It wasn’t like it mattered much, she wasn’t much for putting her taekwondo skills to use in anger; that was against what her teacher had drilled into her head. She was only to use it in formal spars. Though she knew her teacher’s intent had been to keep her from using it outside of the dojo, but… Juliet bent the rules a little bit and considered beating Artie and Lance up as ‘formal spars.’ With a huff, Juliet stopped to look at the seating chart for the biology classroom, and when she saw who she was sitting with, she almost immediately perked up. The chart listed her as sitting next to Stephanie Wang, her old friend from middle school! Whether that was intentional or not, Juliet was excited, and her mood was already looking up. Now with a small smile on her face, and significantly less cranky, Juliet sat down at her desk, and waited for her lab partner to roll in. After the assembly, Steph bade a cheery farewell to Melissa and Tiffany and headed off to the first class on her schedule. Bio was, like, [i]okay[/i], but not the most fun thing in the world, either. [i]Well, whatever. Hopefully the teacher’s nice,[/i] Steph mused to herself as she made her way down the hallway, a bit sad that neither Melissa nor Tiff would be in the class with her. [i]And hopefully they don’t assign too much homework. Homework is sooooo lame.[/i] When she got to the classroom, everyone was crowded around a seating chart - [i]ugh[/i], what were they, kindergarteners?! Assigned seats, [i]really[/i]? - and Steph patiently waited for the people in front of her to find themselves, before she stepped forward and saw that she would be seated next to… ...Jules? [i]I don’t think we’ve talked since eighth or ninth grade,[/i] she reflected, quickly locating the table. Jules was already sitting there, and as she got closer, Steph noted that she was wearing the cutest yellow sweatshirt. [color=F4BAD0]“Hey, Jules!”[/color] Steph chirped, plopping into the seat next to her and rifling through her backpack for her pencil case and a binder. [color=F4BAD0]“How have you been? Did you have a good summer?”[/color] Juliet looked up with a smile, excited to reunite with her former best friend. [color=#4ebcff]“Hey, Steph! Long time, no see. It’s been like… four years now, right?” [/color]Juliet was a lot happier knowing she’d be sitting with someone she knew well… or, at least used to know well. [color=#4ebcff]“Yeah, summer was good, how was yours?” [/color]She asked, making conversation — though there was a lot more to catch up than just summer though. [color=#4ebcff]“Have you been? I feel like we haven’t talked in… forever. It’s definitely been a while, hasn’t it? I was kinda salty when I saw we had assigned seating, but this isn’t too bad. It’s kinda cool that we’re gonna be like, lab partners. How’s life?” [/color]She said, smiling, and practically ignoring everyone else as she focused on Stephanie — including the teacher that was trying to call the class to order. Something about how their assigned seating partner would be their lab partner… [color=#4ebcff]“You’ve been doing cheerleading still, right?”[/color] [color=#f4bad0]“Oh yeah, I think so! Time flies,” [/color]Steph said with a laugh. [color=#f4bad0]“Oh, my summer was pretty good! Honestly, any extended period of time where I don’t have to deal with P.E. is a good time,” [/color]she answered, a bit wryly. God, but she [i]hated[/i] being forced into physical activity. Wasn’t being a cheerleader enough? That shit was tiring! And super time-consuming! P.E. was so freaking pointless!!!!!! [color=#f4bad0]“Oh god, [i]tell me about it[/i], assigned seating is the worst. Like, are we fifth graders??? No???? And all these people keep talking about how random bullshit will-”[/color] Steph paused to make air quotes- [color=#f4bad0]“prepare us for college, or whatever. I don’t think they have assigned seats in college!”[/color] She smiled. [color=#f4bad0]“But yes, it’s super cool that we’re going to be lab partners. And life is alright, you know. It’s the first day of school and all; I already can’t wait for winter break.” [/color]At Jules’ last question, Steph nodded in response. [color=#f4bad0]“Oh, yeah! The one [i]good[/i] thing about starting school, I guess,” [/color]she answered with a sheepish laugh. [color=#f4bad0]“What about you? Do you have anything fun going on right now?”[/color] [color=#4ebcff]“Uhm, well, not really. I still go to taekwondo, I still watch a lot of Disney stuff… I’m [i]way[/i] better at makeup now than I was when we were in eighth grade, though, that’s for sure. Oh, I finally got to go to Disneyland last Halloween! That was the greatest time of my life, I think.” [/color]Juliet brightened up a bit as she looked back at happy memories. Of course, she wanted to go back there, but who knew if she’d ever get the chance! She had a plan to apply to a few schools in California, but she wasn’t sure if she’d qualify for them… she could do nothing but hope, unfortunately. [color=#4ebcff]“Uhm… other than that, I work at the movie theater, with Daze… It sucks, but hey, you gotta buy k-cups somehow, I guess?” [/color]Juliet shrugged her shoulders and looked forward toward the teacher. It was weird how the more things change, the more they seemed to stay the same. Even though they hadn’t spoken in such a long time, it was as easy as ever. [color=#4ebcff]“You really hate P.E. [i]that[/i] much? I kinda like it, personally, but I think Daze agrees with you… She can be kinda lazy, except for when it comes to like, eating, sleeping, and — apparently — defending her ex-boyfriend and then running away.” [/color]Juliet said that last part with a bit of uncharacteristic venom to her voice, betraying the fact that she didn’t really care for her sister’s ex boyfriend. [color=#4ebcff]“But anyway, yeah. There’s a lot to catch up on!”[/color] [color=#f4bad0]“Disney!!!! I love Disney,”[/color] Steph answered, beaming at Jules. [color=#f4bad0]“That’s so fun! And Disneyland, really???? I’m [i]sooooooo[/i] jealous, I’ve never been! How was it?”[/color] Steph nodded in agreement as Jules started talking about her job. [color=#f4bad0]“Working at a movie theater sounds really annoying. Do you guys at least get free movies though? And oh yeah, how could I forget? Tell Daze I said hi!” [/color]She paused, giggled. [color=#f4bad0]“I guess I just don’t like the Pacer and all that bullshit,”[/color] Steph admitted. [color=#f4bad0]“It’s so booooooooring.”[/color] Steph’s eyes widened at Jules’ next words. [color=#f4bad0]“Oh, no! What happened?” [/color]she asked, forgetting about her hate for P.E. for a second. [color=#4ebcff]“Huh? Oh, Daze was dating Joey Powers. You know, the skateboarding weed guy? I didn’t really approve, and I made that pretty clear… anyway, today, Artie came in and I guess he gave Joey a ride… He said Joey is weird, [i]which, he totally is[/i], then after that Daze got all defensive and like ran off to her first class. She couldn’t handle the heat, I guess.” [/color]Juliet said with a shrug of her shoulders. The way she spoke of not approving of Daze dating was almost [i]too[/i] candid. [color=#4ebcff]“I just think, her time could be like, better spent doing… anything. Ya know? Dating is weird.” [/color]Juliet didn’t have much interest in dating, at least not yet. She was kind of young… There was a lot of life left to live! [color=#4ebcff]“But Disneyland? It was ah-may-zing. I can’t wait to go again! There was so much food, Steph, and it was like… heaven. Oh man, it was so amazing. I got a picture with Stitch! But, it’s… kind of not a very good picture.” [/color]Juliet had a bit of a blush on her cheeks as she mentioned the picture, giving an awkwardly small smile. [color=#f4bad0]“Oh, Joey? Yeah, I know him, sort of! That’s a good way of describing him,”[/color] Steph said, smiling. [color=#f4bad0]“I feel you, though,”[/color] she continued, sympathetically. Steph listened raptly as Jules described Disneyland. [color=#f4bad0]“[i]God[/i], that sounds so fun! I’m so jealous now. And I’m sure the picture is super cute! Stitch is such a fun character.”[/color] Steph paused for a moment. [color=#f4bad0]“Is Daze still doing dance? It’s been so long since we danced together.”[/color] [color=#4ebcff]“Uh, yeah, she is. The picture is just… [i]not[/i] cute, trust me, okay? I’m [i]usually[/i] cute, but that wasn’t a good look for me… But Daze wouldn’t take another picture! So I’m just stuck with that one… A tragedy. Anyway, I’m glad [i]someone[/i] agrees with me about Joey! That dude is [i]super[/i] weird.” [/color]Juliet said, hooking a lock of hair behind her ear and shaking her head. She didn’t know what Daze had seen in Joey, but clearly it had been something, because they were [i]still[/i] friends even now! Juliet didn’t understand. Why couldn’t Daze just wait to go date someone? [color=#f4bad0]“Awww, I’m sure it’s not [i]that[/i] bad,”[/color] she replied, giving Jules an empathetic look. [color=#f4bad0]“Stitch is in it! That makes it at least not [i]horrible[/i], right?”[/color] As for the subject of Joey, AKA Daze’s ex-boyfriend, Steph just shrugged. [color=#f4bad0]“I don’t really know him all that well,”[/color] she admitted. [color=#f4bad0]“But his Twitter statuses are kind of funny!”[/color] Steph took out a pink gel pen as the teacher started setting everything up for the first class. [color=#f4bad0]“Oh, by the way, are you going to the party on Friday? I heard that it’s supposed to be at a lake. I think I’m going - Melissa and Tiff too, probably!”[/color] Originally, Jules hadn’t really wanted to go to the party. Parties weren’t really her scene, and even after her friends had all said that they were going, she hadn’t been interested in it. But this? For some reason, Juliet felt like she [i]should[/i] say yes, she was going to the party… [color=#4ebcff]“Uh, yeah, I think I’m going. Wanna meet up?”[/color] [color=#f4bad0]“Sure! It’ll be so much fun,” [/color]Steph answered, then turned her attention to the front of the room as the teacher began the lecture.