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the school gates, you would have never known she’d been stuck between two males with testosterone issues.
    They walked up toward the school’s entrance chatting about nearly being free of school when Lexia froze on the top step having felt a tingle of power in the air. She turned, searching for the source and then gasped when she spotted a black panther’s head peering out from behind a wall. He flashed his eyes at her before disappearing. I am going to have to do something about you, pretty panther.
    “Lex. Lexia!” Alice said, waving her hand in front of her face.
    “Sorry, thought I saw someone.”
    “What, like a miserable-looking Dan walking up the school path?”
    “Shit, let’s move.”
    Alice looked back at Dan then to Lexia’s retreating form before running to catch up.
    “Tell me now!”
    “Later, ok?”
    “Fine, but don’t think I’ll forget!”
    Oh, if only you would forget she thought, walking into first period.
    The rest of the morning went smoothly. Dan smiled at her when he came into class but Lexia didn’t return it. When the bell rang for lunch she shot out of the classroom hoping to ignore him.
    Alice had a different subject from her this morning so they met in the hall. Alice seemed excited about something, she had a massive smile on her face.
    “Have you found your next target?”
    “What? Oh yes, but that’s not why I’m smiling.”
    “Why then?”
    “First tell me about this morning,” Alice demanded as they walked into the cafeteria.
    “Fine! Dan met me this morning to walk to school, only when I reached the end of my drive, Lincoln was there and then Dan turns up. I’m lost as to what to say but he walks right up and kisses me on the lips like we’re already together!”
    “Aren’t you?”
    “No, why would you think that?”
    “Too late, you’ll find out in a second,” she smiled.
    “What do y…” Lexia never finished her question because she spotted Dan and as she lifted her head to see what he wanted, he pressed his lips against hers. She was too stunned to react and sat speechless as he slid into the space besides her, wrapping his arm around her shoulder.
    “Hey babe,” he said.
    “Hey, Dan!” Alice said, jumping in, she flashed a wicked grin at Lexia then started rambling on to Dan. Lexia sat there in silence, bending slightly from Dan having his arm around her; he wasn’t quite tall enough to reach his arm around her comfortably. Throughout lunch Alice talked and she never had the chance to ask Dan what he was doing but even if she had, Lexia had no idea what to say. Where had this bold behavior come from? Dan was a nice guy and here he was acting like they were already together. She replayed over the times they’d spent together and was certain she’d never said they were going out.
    When the bell rang for afternoon class, Lexia breathed a sigh of relief and whispered to Alice about killing her later.
    They walked out of the cafeteria together but then needed to go separate ways. “Come on, Alice, we’re this way, see you, Dan.”
    Hooking her hand through Alice’s she started to drag her off down the hall but Dan called, “Hey Lex…”
    Lexia breathed in a deep breath and squeezed Alice’s arm as she giggled. “Yes?” she said, turning around.
    “Where’s my kiss?”
    “Yeah Lex, where’s his kiss? Ouch!”
    “I’m going to kill you later for this,” Lexia whispered to Alice and then looked at Dan’s expectant face. What do I say? Slowly she started to walk back to him. Am I really just going to kiss him? Why not just tell him to get lost? What am I doing? Her lips brushed his and Dan wrapped his hands around her waist pulling her close. Lexia gasped and bit her lip so she didn’t shout at him.
    “God, you’re sexy,” he whispered, then turned and left.
    Lexia just stood there staring at him, students walked past her staring and whistling. She couldn’t decide whether she was angry, shocked or turned on. Where had this Dan come