โThis is stupid,โ Penelope announced.
Sierra barely spared her a glance. โYou think everything is stupid.โ
โThis is especially stupid,โ Penelope argued, kicking her heels against the leg of the table she was currently perched on. โDonโt you think this is especially stupid?โ
Hermione raised a brow. โHow exactly is testing brownie recipes for our bake sale stupid?โ
โThatโs not the stupid part,โ Penelope said. โThe fact that weโre having a bake sale is stupid.โ
Gladys laughed. โDo you actually want to have to share equipment with the boys? Donโt you want our own balls?โ
โThatโs just it, though,โ Penelope said, and the fact that she didnโt rise to Gladysโ pointedly dangled bait shows the depth of her irritation. โWeโre trying to raise money so we donโt have to work with the boys. How is a joint bake sale helping us achieve that?!โ
Hermione smiled. โItโs not our fault,โ she said mildly, measuring out neat tablespoons of sugar. โItโs school policy.โ
โYeah, unless you wanna wait till next month so we can have our own fundraiser,โ Sierra said, stirring a large bowl of cake batter.
Penelope rolled her eyes. โWhatever. Did you hear the news? The fake princess said that if Jones tries to talk to her, she will punch him in the face. The same thing goes for Cooper. Do you believe that?โ
โIs Alice threatening to hit Cooper again?โ
Everyone glanced up at the sound of FPโs voice, its owner trailing after Alice as she entered the room.
When nobody talked, he turned towards her with a boyish grin. โAre you?โ
โAlways,โ Alice said with a scoff. โIโd say he deserves it, too.โ
FP grinned. โWho would have said that the princess had teeth?โ
Alice shot him a look but didnโt say anything. Then he added more seriously. โBut if he annoys you again, Iโll punch him.โ
โIsnโt there a clause in the captaincy code that requires you to defend his honour or at least pretend to?โ Sierra asked him with a smile on her lips.
โOh Sierra, he doesnโt care aha. He would do anything for Alice, even lose his role as captain-โ
โIsnโt it romantic? The other day I saw him brushing a strand of Aliceโs hair behind her ear.โ Mary had the heart-eyes while she was talking.
โDonโt say that Penelope, I found it rather cute.โ
โYou find everything cute, bloody mary.โ
โBut you should have seen the look in her eyes. She also blushed and-โ
โCan you all stop talking about me and Forsythe Pendleton Second in the third person like we arenโt even here?โ Spat a furious Alice. Then she turned towards FP, who had stayed silent while watching the whole exchange with a boyish grin on his face.
Alice saw it and she became angrier. She knew he was wearing that look because he was so proud of himself and she didnโt like being described as a virgin schoolgirl with no experience that blushed in front of FP Jones. โDonโt flatter yourself, Jones. I wasnโt blushing and the two of us arenโt even together.โ
For an instant, she fought that she had seen hurt in his face, but that moment didnโt last long since the playboy started to laugh. โDonโt be so dramatic, Smith.โ
โAnyway, I donโt believe that the fake princess and the failed playboy are together,โ Penelope said while straighten herself up to validate her point. โPlus, didnโt you say that youโll punch him in the face too? Or was that code for โbanging himโ like a slut, indeed you used it even for Cooper. Do you open your legs so fast or-โ
โHey. Quit it.โ FP said gritting his teeth.
He had seen Alice tensed and he knew that if he didnโt intervene there would have been a fight between girls and he didnโt have time for that. He told himself that that was the reason why he had stopped Penelope in the first place, and not because in his mind there were starting to form images of Alice and Hal in a bed while he was kissing his Alice. No, she wasnโt his. And he wasnโt hers.
Yes, he did that only because a fight between girls was annoying. Maybe if he continued to tell himself that, he will start to believe it.
โJones is right, Penelope. A joke is a joke when it doesnโt last long.โ Hermione said with a smile on her lips. โWe should go back to our tasking, that is baking.โ She added quickly when she saw Penelope and Alice sharing angry looks.
There were a few minutes of silence while the girls turned to their task. FP was watching Alice silently, while she gave him slide glances that didnโt escape to Penelope. Annoyed by them she started to complain again.
โWhatโs he doing here?โ she asked Alice while pointing her finger at FP. โThe two of you came here together.โ She added just to be more bitchy.
Alice rolled her eyes, but before she could have the chance to answer Mary left a giggle causing her to stop from talking.
โWhat now?โ She asked Mary. The redhead looked at Hermione and then back to the blondie. She looked embarrassed and she was red in the face like a child who was caught by her parents doing something that she shouldnโt have to.
โEmh. Hermione and I were saying that it could be cute if the two of you wear the same t-shirt during the day of the competition so you wonโt look only like the captains but also like a coup-โ
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