(That's fine xD)

Ian had nearly choked on his food when the girl suddenly spoke to him, shocked that she'd talked to him. He figured with her being well known with the popular crowd she'd just wave his presence off. "Ugh..." He said, unable to form anything coherent before he shook his head and turned his attention to Lewanna and smiled sheepishly.

"Um...names Ian." He bit out, hesitantly looking around the room to see if the jocks had their death threatening eyes trained on him and to talk to Lewanna would certainly have their glares pointed at him. He hesitantly continued to eat, glancing over to Lewanna from the corner of his eye. "Why are you talking to me?" He asked with a curious frown, hoping that the conversation wouldn't alert the popular kids and earn him another negative mark with them.

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Lewanna smiled gently at his statement. "Well, it's nice to meet you Ian." She said kindly. Confusion etched across her face when she asked her a question. She tilted her head slightly. "Why wouldn't I talk to you? We are sitting at the same table, am I right?" The last part of the sentence said with a gently laugh. She kept her eyes oh him, noting his frown. She smiled gently. "A frown doesn't look to good on you Ian." Her voice was light and kind, a small smile on her face as she said it.

She heard a couple people whispering behind her, but she completely ignored it, instead deciding to pay attention to her new friend, Ian. She took a swig of her water, eyes scanning the cafeteria quickly before turning back to Ian. She took a small bite of her sandwich as she waited for his response.

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Ian fidgeted a little as he looked back to Lewanna. "I'm not really part of your crowd so I sort of expected you to just ignore me I guess." He explained sheepishly. He felt his face grow hot as he glanced away. "They might not look good, but there isn't much for me to smile about." He said with a chuckle, running a hand trough his hair before glancing around the the soft whispers. Lovely...They're starting to take notice. He groaned to himself.

He stared down at his food, drumming his fingers on the table before looking to Lewanna. "You...probably shouldn't talk to me. Your friends don't think to kindly of me." He said quietly. He didn't want to stop talking to her, but when it came to risking his life he'd much rather avoid making a friend with someone who was with the popular clique.

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Lewanna shook her head gently. "Oh right. I get the reputation of being bitchy because I'm in that crowd." She said, exasperation in her voice before she slipped a smile on her face. She tilted her head gently at him comment, stifling a laugh. "Don't worry about them. They may think they own the school but they still won't mess with me. And I won't let them mess with you, so don't worry about it, m'kay?" She said gently, a light chuckle falling from her lips. She set her injured wrist absentmindedly on the table, leaning towards Ian gently.

She turned when she heard a few sets of footsteps behind them. Suppressing a sigh her smile slipped off her face as she stood up, turning around and stepping away from the table gently, crossing her arms in front of her. The quarterback and a couple of the boys on the football team walked up, standing a couple feet away from Lewanna. "What are you doing handing around kids like him beautiful. You should be handing with me." The quarterback said, trying his best to be attractive. He tried to snake his arm around her waist but she pushed him back with her good hand. "I can hang out with who I want and you have no say in it." She said sternly, daring him to try anything different. He stared her down, but she stared right, stepping in front of him when he tried to take a step towards Ian. He almost growled. "I'll get you one of these days." He said, the tone almost threatening but Lewanna didn't even flinch. She stared him down until he walked off with his friends, yelling something at her as he left, but she didn't make it out. She let out a breath, sitting back down at the table and running her hands through her hair before putting on a half smile, speaking with a light chuckle in her voice. "See Ian. Nothing to worry about."

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Ian let out a sigh as he rubbed his hands together. "They may not run it, but they do a good job of keeping people where they belong." He groaned. His heart nearly sank when he heard heavy footsteps, his eyes traveling to rest on the large quarterback that walked up to the table. He buried his head in his hands, hoping that he would just leave. Ian frowned a little as he glanced up in time to watch him attempt to snake an arm around Lewanna, a small flame of anger igniting as he watched the jock.

Color had drained from his face as he glanced up at the large athlete before sighing shakily when he finally left. "Nothing to worry about for you. That guy would beat me to a pulp if he had the chance." He said before looking over to her and sighed. "So what happened to your hand?" He asked quietly, resting his arms on the table. "Looks like a pretty bad sprain." He mumbled.

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Lewanna let out a shaky breath. She acted tough all the time but that didn't mean she was super tough. She snapped out of it when Ian spoke again, shaking her head gently before turning to face him. "Just stand up to him. If he learn he can shove you around then he will. You can always stick around me." She said gently, chuckling lightly.

When he mentioned her wrist she froze up for a moment, before remembering her excuse. "I was running around my block and tripped, ergo spraining my wrist when I fell." She said gently. She subconsciously pulled her sleeves down, "it's not a big deal. I've had worse." At her last sentence she froze, fearing she had said to much, but brushed it off, hoping she wouldn't notice.

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Ian's mind buzzed at the thought of her tripping. He wanted to call her out about the lie, but he had pushed it aside. I am sure she's telling the truth...right. He thought with a sigh before he crossed his arms. "You should be careful next time then...It's not good to threaten your well being." He said, smiling slightly as he looked back to his hands. "So...Lewanna, what made you want to talk to me? Aside from me sitting at the same table as you that is." He said with a sigh as he looked back over to her.

"I mean...I'm not one that gets too much attention, so it's odd when someone...well someone like you talks to me." He explained as he tilted his head slightly and waited for her to answer him. He was curious to see why she had talked up him aside from him sitting at the table with her.

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Lewanna chuckled dryly at his jab, shaking her head lightly. At his question, she tilted her head gently. "Do I even need an excuse to talk to someone?" She questioned, chuckling gently. She winced a little when her bruise hurt at the movement, but she tried not to show it. She smiled gently at Ian again. "Plus, shouldn't everyone have a friend?" She said gently.

Her head turned towards the clock, eyes widening gently. She turned back towards Ian, gathering her stuff quickly with one hand as she she spoke. "I'm gonna be late to class, so see ya around!" She called as she ran off, her bag clamped in her hand as she slipped it over her shoulder, jogging towards her class with ease.

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Ian had trouble trying to make out a sentence when she said everyone needed a friend and only let out a groan of frustration when she raced away to go to class. "Such a weird girl..." He sighed, shoulders slumping a little as he pulled his bag over his shoulder and trudged to his next class. He had begun to chew at his bottom lip, curiosity beginning to bubble inside of him. "What is she hiding though." He whispered to himself, eyes narrowing a little as he sat at his desk in his Algebra 2 class.

Through the class Ian had spent most of his time wondering what Lewanna had been hiding as he stared down at his desk as he waited for the class to end. I'll figure out that secret. He thought, determined to know what she was hiding behind that smile she wore so proudly.

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Lie wanna skidded to a stop outside her locker, swinging it open and switching her books quickly. She clicked it shut and turned around, letting out a soft breath before casually walking to her Government class. 'After this, I have study hall. I can relax for a bit.' She thought to herself calmly before making it to the classroom. She opened the door, only a couple students there already so she smiled at the teacher before taking a seat.

She was pretty distracted during her class, trying to figure out why Ian didn't think she should talk to him, or that she was to good for him or something like that. "If only he knew." She mumbled to herself, trying to pay attention to the teacher, but pretty much distracted the whole class, getting very few notes written down before the bell rang.

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Ian slumped over in his seat a little and sighed, trying to focus on his class. After having Lewanna talk to him during lunch he had trouble focusing, the sound of the teacher drowning out into silence as he began to drown in his own thoughts. His mind raced over what the girl was hiding behind her smile and what had caused her to put on the act she's been giving everyone.

He frowned at his thoughts, fingers drumming on the side of his leg before he shook his head to pull away from his mind. Letting out an exhausted sigh, Ian straightened himself in his seat, forcing his attention on the teacher as he waited for the bell to ring. He already know he had two classes with her in the morning, but he was curious to see if she had any other classes with him now that she caught his attention.

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Lewanna kept in a strangled sigh when her government class dragged on. She didn't much like the class anyways, and it felt like it was taking forever today. She scrunched into her chair, her bruise and wrist aching but she ignored it for the time being. She almost whooped for joy when the bell rang, quickly grabbing her stuff into her backpack before grabbing the homework and walking into the hallway. She rolled her shoulders to stretch a little, looking around for a moment before remembering where the library was. This was her free period so she was going to go study.

She held her backpack over her shoulder as she weave danced through the crowds, loving it when she created a game or dance from it, seeing how fluidly she could move between people. Anyone who saw this would have a hard time believing she would trip when running, but she didn't care at the moment. She made it to the library easily, slipping in and taking a seat in the back, one with padded chairs around a table. She let out a gently sigh as she pulled her English schoolwork from her back. She just had English and Gym after this, then the day would be over, she told her self. She let her usual smile slip from her face as she worked quickly on her English.

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Ian let out a silent cheer when the bell rang, happy that he had a free class for this period. He gathered his stuff, stopped off at the nearly crowded hallway to drop off his books, and headed towards the library. He stopped at the doors when he noticed Lewanna sitting at the back before he shook his head as he quietly walked into the room and walked over towards her. He tilted his head before leaning over her shoulder a little to stare down at what she was working on.

"I don't know about you, but we have a funny way of meeting with each other." He mumbled, amusement dancing in his eyes as he stepped back from her and decided to sit down across from her. "I'm not sure if it's just a coincidence, but I think our schedules were set up like this on purpose." He sighed, closing his eyes as he rocked back on the chair.

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Lewanna was focused on her English, not hearing footsteps behind her. She nearly jumped from her seat when a head was suddenly next to her, saying sometimes. She pulled her sore muscle, causing her to wince. She quickly hid it though, looking over to Ian, a slight glare on her face. "Don't do that." She sighed gently when he sat down, slipping a smile onto her face. "What, do you have a free period aswell?" She asked casually, leaning back in her chair and folding her arms, tilting her head gently as she waited for a reply, a smirk on her lips.

'Well, I did say everyone needs a friend. I might as well be his.' She thought to herself, glancing around the library quickly to make sure no one else would walk up behind her. She wasn't normally scared easily, being able to stand up to jocks and such, and prevent what they considered attractive. But sometimes stuff like that reminded her of her father and that scared her, so she had to act strong so she didn't break down.

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Ian nodded as he opened his eyes to look across at her. "I think we have a lot more classes together than I originally thought." He said and smiled. "I'll have to watch my back for now on, those sharks you call friends might just snag me up." He joked, though he was still scared at what they would do to him for talking to Lewanna, let alone just sitting with her.

He let out a low sigh as he ran a hand through his hair and glanced away from her for a moment. "About Lunch and all...Don't get me wrong I think you'd make an awesome friend, but how about we keep it hidden for now. I'd rather not get threatened." He chuckled, smiling sheepishly.

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