Echo [11] (ON HIATUS)

Chapter 24

So, as it turns out, Gordon and Joey had been dating since we played spin-the-bottle, Val and Kyrie were dating before they even came to the school, and Ahmi and Kamala had been crushing on each other for years and had finally started dating last week.

Sneaky bastards. (a/n: I don't know why I've been so cussy in these past two chapters)

"Well, anyone else have secrets they wanna spill since there's clearly something in the air?" Rue asked. "No? Okay, great. Come on, let's go. It's dinnertime."

As we headed down, Tanya and Loki excused themselves, citing that they weren't hungry and there were tests to study for. Given the recent events that had gone down, I'm sure tests were the reason they were leaving, not anything else. 

I sighed, plopping down in my seat. For dinner, we were having the holy grail of cafeteria food--max sticks. 

Evidently, love was in the air since our conversations had turned from the missions to the romances in our groups. Or, to put it better, Asya explained who was together and who wasn't.

"Okay, so you know about Ian and Becca, Val and Kyrie, Gordon and Joey--that one came out of nowhere, I'll admit--and Ahmi and Kamala," Asya said through a mouthful of max sticks. "Daisy and Lincoln are dating, Nat and Clint have been together forever, Tony set them up apparently, Hank and Janet are together, Yo-Yo and Mack are seeing each other, and Rue and Bruce will get together if it is the last thing I do."

"Yeah, their crushes are glaringly obvious," I commented, eating one of my fries. "So...what about you? Anybody you're interested in?" she looked slightly embarrassed.

"I kissed Trip once on a dare, and I'm convinced Mack is trying to set me up with him. He's the class leader--suck-up--and he's always pairing us up," she admitted.

"Trip? Damn, Asya, you have taste," she gave me a withering look.

"Don't be hitting on him!" she scoffed, and I held my hands up.

"I wasn't!" I defended. "Anyway, what do you think is up with Loki and Tanya? Garrett called him her boyfriend, and he ran back for her when Odessy Protocol activated."

"I'm not sure, but those two are too close to be just friends. According to Thor, those two have a history together. Something about prison and Dark Elves and some weird red blob," she shrugged. "And, since I told you who people are trying to set me up with, it's your turn. Any loves in your life?"

"Well, I--I...not here. I don't get crushes that often, but when I do fall, I fall hard. There was this one guy--Andrew--in my class that I crushed on for years, but he moved away," I said. "He was really tall--like 6'9" or something crazy. Whenever I stood behind him in lines, I would be staring at his shoulder blades more than anything else."

"Let's hope they were good shoulder-blades, then," she joked.

"...you ever wonder what life would've been like if we didn't have these powers?" I asked out of the blue.

"I don't really know. I've had these powers for almost a decade, I can't remember life without them," she said.

"Well, I'm glad I have powers. I can get away from my parents. Speaking of which, Tanya and Loki need to get their asses over here, 'cause I need to talk to them," I said.

"Why?" she asked.

"My parents are throwing this big Christmas ball that I have to bring four non-problematic friends to. I would ask you to come, but my parents are racists, homophobic and xenophobic pieces of shit. I plan to ask Steve, Carol, Tanya, and Loki and swear them to secrecy," I explained.

"Well, good luck with that. You gonna finish those?" she then proceeded to steal my fries.

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