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Chailee had chosen to sit by herself that day. Her mind had been preoccupied by several things recently. At the fore front was all of this senshi stuff. She felt she had so much to learn yet. Not to mention the few patrols she'd been on since being awakened had been, well to be blunt, boring. Yes, she had met that one Knight but he seemed to only add more questions to the ones she already had.

With a sigh Chailee poked at a carrot on her tray, completely absorbed in her thoughts, and practically jumped when she heard someone whispering in her ear.

What was going on? Pretend? What?

"Um I am Chailee." She looked at the boy as he sat across from her. She felt a bit unsure of herself as he began his 'flirting' with her. I don't know if I like this.

"Wait. Tailed? What's going on? Is someone chasing you or something? Are you in trouble?"

"Oh...Thanks!" She reached up to tug at a curl as Darren motioned to his own green hair. It was odd being complimented by a boy. Chailee had always been one of those girls who never really gave boys a second thought but it was interesting how now she really appreciated the attention.

"That's not really all that nice of them to do." She wrinkled her nose a bit. "Even if they are seniors."

She wanted to badly to turn around and look at the seniors that she was sure were behind her with the look that Darren had cast in that direction but she refrained. After all, if she was going to help him it only worked if she didn't give away the fact that it was a complete set-up. But...she still wasn't completely comfortable with the whole situation. In fact, since his compliment, she felt even more awkward and unsure of her self.

"I won't run off." She looked down at her tray of food and pushed at another carrot before realizing what she was doing and putting her fork down. "I just think you might have picked the worst girl for your prank. I am...I am not much of a flirt...I mean...I've never had a boyfriend so I am not really sure how to pretend I am interested and make it look convincing?"

Did I really just say that? I am such an idiot.

When he reached forward and took her hand Chailee could feel her entire face getting warm and flushed. She had been doing so well! She had managed to get over her initial uneasiness about the whole situation but now she was just rocketing into plain awkwardness. If I pull my hand away I'll probably blow his cover but this just feels too...real!

Truthfully Chailee wasn't listening to much that he was saying at that point. The moment that he had taken her hand in his her brain seemed to have completely shut off and was focused on the contact and how uneasy and awkward she felt about the whole thing. She had no idea how she should react or what she should do at this point and truthfully she was ready for the entire charade to be over. In fact she was so caught up in her mind and the need to end it that Chailee hadn't paid much attention when Darren asked her to meet him after school. Well more like she didn't fully listen and before she knew what she was saying...

"Oh, uh...yea. Sure."

It took her a moment to really compute the words that Darren had said and realized she had just agreed to hand out with him after school. Though he swore it wasn't a date, Chailee still felt odd, awkward and slightly guilty about it. He did have a girlfriend after all.

Ok. This...this just needs to stop now so I can recoup myself.

"Um...are the other boys...ya know...still watching us? Do you think they'll buy that I am uh...into you?"

Please say yes and let my hand go.

Another crimson blush blossomed across her cheeks to rival the last one when Darren lifted her hand to his lips. He didn't make contact but just the mere thought of it was enough. When he finally let her hand go she tried not to whip it back into her lap as quickly as possible. Just a bit more and this little charade would be over right? Whether they were watching or not yet they -had- to have seen enough.

At his comment though she felt a bit...surprised? Let down? She wasn't sure. It was an odd feeling but it was quickly replaced with warmth when he complimented her. Well at least I am cute if not old enough. Wait...what am I thinking...

Chailee didn't say another word as he got up and left. She just sat there and watched him stand up and leave. The sound of the cafeteria around her continued on as before and she took some comfort in that as she let her heart rate slow and the blush on her cheeks disappear. Taking a deep breath she let it out slowly before reaching for fork she had so hastily put down when she heard them from behind.

The boys from the table were being more than loud enough talking about their friends obvious achievement in wooing the freshmen and try as she might Chailee couldn't block them out. Oh, she tried to continue her lunch but it was in vein and she promptly stood up, gathered her bag, dropped her tray off at the dumping station and went outside.

Why she seeked out Darren she wasn't sure. But she walked up to him and sighed but wouldn't look him in the face. "I could hear your friends talking. Seems like your little show fooled them."

Chailee looked at him and nodded as he explained his circumstances. She wasn't sure how she felt about it. To only be with people because they were a means to end didn't really make much sense to be but at the same time she'd never been forced into a situation quite like that. At least he's smart enough to not get his poor girlfriend involved because if they think tricking freshmen is a fun game then I can only imagine what they'd do to a band members girlfriend.

When he started calling her a kid though, Chailee bristled a bit. "I am not that much of a kid. I am only a few grades below you."

Her anger at his words seethed a little bit. Especially since she had just done him the favor of dealing with that little show to help his reputation with his band. Not to mention it would probably mess with her own social life for a few days. It wouldn't take much for her classmates to begin teasing her about 'her senior'. The mere idea of it made her flush in embarrassment.

"No, I think I'll just head home on my own. Thank you though. And no worries, once the chit chat of our little conversation is old news to the school I doubt you'll have to hear about or from me again." With that Chailee turned on her heel and walked back into the cafeteria to search out her friends and begin to deal with the questions she knew they'd have.