A blush crept onto Leo's cheeks as Nat grabbed his hand and begun to pull him further into the mall. He managed to keep pace with her, but only barely. When they reached the entrance to the Haunted House, Nat practically begged him to go in. On one hand, she had a point: going through the haunted house would be more fun than spending the night in the bunker, but on the other hand, the haunted house was the perfect place for some malcontent to ge the jump on them and kill Natalia. He weighed his options. Nat had assured him, repeatedly, that no one would know that she would be here. To anyone else, they were just two lovebirds traipsing through the haunted house, but if word got out...
He tightened his grip on Nat's hand, and finally replied, "You know I can't say no. You'd have me fired for insubordination." He smirked cheekily. "I'll protect you from the spooks and ghosties."
Nevertheless, when they entered, he checked his pistol.
Toby glanced around, still looking for Artemis. First and foremost, he wanted to apologize for not having visited her in the infirmary. Whether or not she had been aware of his absence, he had no clue. He just knew that every time he wandered into the infirmary, he'd gotten glares from Jace and Persephone. He had always left without saying a word, just doing his level best to avoid a conflict.
Eventually, he found his crush standing near Miss Jasmina. He had to admit, if he'd been a little older, or just more rakish, he might have tried hitting on both of the women. But he wasn't like that...and he knew that Jasmina probably didn't like him...in any way, shape or form.
And then there was Jace. Toby wasn't sure what his and Gallus' issue was with him, but Toby wasn't interested in starting anything.
He stood in the middle of the floor and waved in their general direction, hoping to get Artemis' attention. He let out a short whistle, as he didn't want to shout her name.
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