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Cole Allen up in study hall. I can take care of myself.”
    “Cole’s a pussy.” Dale looked at Anna. “Sorry.”
    Anna laughed. “Don’t be, you’re right. Cole is a pussy.”
    Dale turned back to Ellis, and they stared at each other. Ellis felt like the first one to look away would lose the argument, and he didn’t want to have either Dale or his friend following him around the school, so he focused on Dale’s eyes.
    They were nice eyes, the exact color of milk chocolate, Ellis’s favorite.
    The two of them probably looked ridiculous, but Ellis was determined not to lose.
    “Guys, you’re freaking me out.”
    They both looked at Seth at the same time. Ellis didn’t know for sure who had lost, but from Dale’s stubborn expression, he had a good idea.
    “Ellis, this is Seth, Seth, Ellis.” Dale looked at Ellis. “Look, I know you don’t like this, so I’ll stop.”
    Ellis gaped. “Just like that?”
    “Just like that.”
    “I thought you’d be harder to convince.”
    “I can’t force you to do something you don’t want to. Besides, you’re right. I’m sure you can take care of yourself just fine.”
    Ellis was still suspicious, but he nodded. “Okay. Thanks.”
    Dale smirked. “I can’t tell Seth what to do either, though.”
    “What does that mean?”
    “That if he wants to keep an eye on you, I can’t stop him.”
    “Dale! You sneaky bastard!”
    Dale held his hands up. “I didn’t do anything. Did I do something, Seth? Did I ask you to do something for me?”
    Seth and Anna were laughing, so Ellis turned to Rick. “Help me! Say something. Please, make them see how wrong they are.”
    “He’s in some of your classes anyway, El. It doesn’t change anything. Maybe you two can be friends.”
    Ellis huffed and crossed his arms over his chest. “I don’t need more friends. I already have my hands full with you. No offense, Seth.”
    “None taken, but Rick’s not wrong. I could use a friend to help me in math.”
    “I think we’re both in trouble, then, because I suck at math.”
    Seth groaned. “Damn, I thought you’d make my life easier.”
    “I can help you with history if you want,” Ellis proposed.
    Seth looked up with puppy eyes. “You’ll help me memorize all those dates?”
    “Sure. It’ll be easier to do in two. I’ll quiz you.”
    Seth offered his hand to Ellis over Dale’s tray. “Deal.”
    Ellis smiled and shook. Maybe the guy wasn’t that bad. “Deal.”
    He saw something pass in Dale’s eyes, but it was gone as fast as it’d come, and he couldn’t identify it. Ellis shrugged and started bitching about Dale again, just because he could.
     
     
    ELLIS SLUMPED in the chair. “Where do we start?”
    “I did a lot of research.”
    “Really?” Ellis looked at Dale, who was sitting in front of him. “When did you find the time to do it? I don’t have practice after school, but I didn’t have the time to do it.” Okay, maybe that was a lie. Ellis had had the time to start the project, but he’d worked on his fan fiction instead. Sue him.
    Dale nodded. “It didn’t take long.”
    “Let’s see what you have, then.”
    The library was mostly empty, but the dragon lady was there, so they had to keep their voices low.
    “Most of the schools in the country don’t have rules against same-sex couples for prom. The only ones who do have them are Catholic schools, or at least that’s what I found.”
    “Makes sense.”
    “Yeah. Thing is, there might not be specific rules, but that doesn’t stop principals and teachers from forbidding it. I found more than one instance of this, and some schools even canceled prom when the kids protested. I’m sure there’s a lot more stuff than what I found too.”
    Ellis leaned back in his chair. “What do you think about it?”
    “About same-sex couples attending proms?”
    “Yeah, and about them having the right to the same privileges as straight couples.”
    “I don’t see why people have problems with it or