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I twist around to see her heading towards me.
"You okay?"I ask my best friend as she approaches.
She gives me a questioning look and then moves her focus over to Darius.Understanding dawns on me.
"This is Darius," I say."And this is my best friend, Evie."
"Good to meet you," Darius responds.He probably didn't need to know the relationship between the two hellhounds, he'll be able to sense it.
"Likewise, I'd say I've heard a lot about you, but I've just heard a small amount," Evie says.
Darius raises an eyebrow and looks at me."Is that so?"
I blush, though I'm not entirely sure why."Evie's the one who suggested I came to see a cupid."
"I see.Well, it's good to meet you."
"A few of us were planning on going to Desserts After Dark," Evie says."Want to come?"
I look over at Darius without meaning to, unsure whether I want to go with my friends or if I want to stay and talk to him.
"It's an open invite," Evie says."Unless the two of you have plans already."
"I'm free," Darius says."But only if Mandy is okay with me coming."
I meet his gaze, seeing the genuine question there."I'd like that."
"Great, then we're heading over now.Just don't tell Zara," Evie says.
"Ah, so it's not just Mandy who thinks she's strict," Darius says.
"Oh definitely not.That's her over there."Evie points out the icy blonde cheer captain.
Darius raises an eyebrow."Weirdly she's exactly what I pictured."
Evie laughs."Oh yeah.Everything you imagined and more.I'm going to go and ask Grace and Krissi if they want to come.See you there?"
I nod and wave goodbye to Evie as she heads over in the other cheerleader's direction.
"Are you sure you're okay with me coming?"Darius asks me.
"Of course, if you want to.I don't even know who else is going.Though I can probably guess."
"No doubt we'll be overtaking the entire of Desserts After Dark," he responds.
"I don't think they'll be complaining, they do own a dessert shop right by campus," I point out.
"True.I think they're open overnight too."
"I heard that's because it was founded by a vampire or something like that."I don't know where I heard the rumour though, I've never seen anything to confirm it.
"Whatever the truth is, I'm not complaining.Sometimes after a night out, I don't want fried chicken, I want cookie dough with ice cream," he says, finally pushing away from the stand and gesturing for us to head away from the pitch and towards the dessert shop.
"I need to grab my gym bag first," I say."And my pom poms, I just kind of abandoned them."
"I didn't realise you'd have your own."
"Oh, yeah, it's about the straps."
