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Tess's smile changed when he said that last part. "Then lets eat," she said and showed him over to the table where she had their food out. If they didn't eat now, she would have had to put some of it away in the fridge.

[Elizabeth ♛Smart Girls Love Trashy Books♛ , Modess of Pinkness]

“All of this looks good,” He nodded as he took his place at the table. “Where’d you get it from? Or did you make it?” For the life of him, he couldn’t remember.

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"No, I didn't make it. You know that girl at the bakery? I got it all from her. I don't know why she had so much deli stuff, but maybe she's trying to branch out," she said and shrugged before going to sit.

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“Right,” He went over to the fridge and pulled out a few cartons of milk. “What milk do you want? It looks like there’s skim, vanilla, strawberry, and cookies-and-cream in here,”

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"Um, strawberry would be nice," Tess said, pulling out a napkin and setting it in her lap.

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“Strawberry it is then!” He poured her some and poured himself some vanilla milk before putting everything back, then handed Tess hers. “Honestly, I’m glad you didn’t pick cookies-and-cream. I hear that one tastes like coffee,”

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"Cookies and cream taste like coffee?" she asked since that was the strangest thing. "But...it's already cream."

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“Yeah, maybe the flavour gets all messed-up when you put it into milk....or something,” He shrugged since in reality he had no clue.

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"Or maybe they just screwed up," she said and wrinkled her nose. "Whatever. Strawberry is my favorite. Thank you."

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“You’re welcome,” He responded, looking over the food. “It all looks so good though, I have no idea what to eat first!”

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She giggled quietly. "There's not that much food," she pointed out, lightly teasing him.

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“Still, I usually just eat a small bit. Seeing stuff spread out like this is new to me,” He admitted, looking a bit embarrassed.

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"Less than this?" she asked, looking at the table. She could have gotten so much more, but she'd kept it simple because...overboard could be misconstrued. So she'd kept it simple with sandwiches and potato salad.

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“Yeah, but I love to eat as you know, so it’s fine,” Cassius got himself a plate and started to spoon a little bit of potato salad onto it. “What’s on the sandwiches?”

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"I got a little of a lot," Tess said. She pointed at the sandwiches as she said what was on them. All were just typical deli sandiwches. Nothing too special.

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“I actually meant what was on them, but whatever,” He took a random sandwich. “Good thing I’m not allergic to anything!”

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Tess had thought she'd explained thoroughly, but she supposed that hadn't been enough and just put her hands in her lap, not sure what she wanted to eat first.

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“What do you want to do after we’re done eating? Any ideas?” He asked inbetween bites.

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"Well we have to exchange gifts after, but maybe we can play video games after that?" She suggested.

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“I’d be down for that!” He gave her a genuine smile. “I hope you’ll like my present too,”

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"I'm sure I will!" Tess assured him, grinning. She thought her gift for him was good, but she was hoping more that he would think the same.

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He continued to eat, thinking about his present for her. It was a charm bracelet with fake gummy bears on it. It seemed like something she'd find cute.

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((I....don't remember what I wanted her to give him as a gift. I swear I knew when I suggested a friendaversary. Ideas?))

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((One of those plastic covers you slip on video-game controllers?))

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((Do people use those? I hate them. You mean the ones that change the color right?))

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((Yeah lol I’ve seen lots of people use them

In the same vein, what about a new video game? Or a tablet of some kind?))

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((If you think he'd use a plastic thingy it only makes sense that she would get him one really))

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((It should be a blue or purple one then))

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((Purple then, probably))

More content now, Tess started to eat her food. She couldn't wait until it was time for him to see the gift she'd gotten.

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“So, you’ve been good?” Cassius asked awkwardly.

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"Yeah, I've been fine," Tess said with a smile. "And you?"

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“I’ve been good. Been making some new friends,” He smirked a bit, since he thought that would impress her. “Some of them are from your House,”

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"You seem very suited for my house, so I can't say I'm that surprised," Tess replied.

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“Yeah, I still dunno why I’m not in this House. If my folks went here, I’d ask them, but the teachers just tell me to trust the system or whatever,” He shrugged.

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"The system doesn't make mistakes...supposedly," Tess replied and then shrugged. "But I think it might be hard. Nobody is really as clean cut as the houses are."

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He nodded. “Guess it works out. I don’t really talk much, and neither do the people in my House. So I’m glad for that I suppose,”

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"See, it works out," she agreed, giving him a smile. "How do you like your food?"

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"It's really good. But you said that girl at the bakery is a master. So I'm not surprised," He glanced down at his plate, feeling awkward. He felt as though the conversation reached a stall.

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"Oh yes, she is," Tess said and smiled. But after that...she wasn't sure what to say anymore.

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"Maybe the two of us could go there sometime. I haven't been to the town much," Cassius admitted. "The school's got everything I could ever need,"

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"Well not everything, but it does have a lot," Tess agreed. "So we should definitely go out there sometime!"

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"What kind of stuff is even in the town?" Cassius asked in slight interest.

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"Oh all sorts of stuff. Places to shop, eat, I think there's even a movie theater. Oh! And an amusement park," Tess said.

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“Really?” He asked in interest. “I’d love to go to a theme park. Is it a huge one?”

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"Oh yes, it's really big," she said. "Or at least...I think it's big. I haven't been to another one."

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“Me neither, so I’d probably think it’s big too,” He shrugged.

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"We should go sometime then," she suggested, smiling.

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“Yeah,” Cassius responded, blushing. “Are you finished eating?”

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"Oh, yes I suppose," Tess said, looking down at her plate. She had eaten most of what she'd had and really didn't feel like more.

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“Great! Then we can exchange presents now,” He exclaimed eagerly.