"Oh...u-um thank you." Sasha gave a warm smile as he said she looked nice. It was unexpected to hear him say such a thing, but it was sweet of him. When James paid for her snack, she gave him a bright smile. She'd have to buy him something to pay him back. At the club, they sat around and talked, it was quite nice to be in school and not have to deal with actual school stuff. At the idea of paint balling, Sasha's head raised in interest. That could be really fun. Messy and fun. Hopefully her parents would let her go, she'd been doing okay in school so far. When things began to wrap up, Sasha stayed where she was, mostly because someone had come up to her. She glanced to Alex, a bit curious as to why he'd be approaching her. But she was never one to turn down a new friend. "Hello." She smiled politely at hm.

"Mm yeah, I have." She gave him a nod when he mentioned the dance. He went on to ask her to the dance, saying he wanted it to be special since it would be her first one. Her face turned bright red. "I didn't think I'd be asked by anyone like you. That's...um..." She wasn't sure what to say actually, far too flustered to make much sense. "I'll think about it." She told Alex. She then glanced to see James nearly done packing though he seemed a little upset about something. She went back to packing her own stuff and soon found herself beside James as they headed for home as they usually did. As they walked, nothing was really said between them. Her own mind was caught up in what had just happened.

A guy had actually asked her to the dance.

A sophomore no less!

The blond was really nervous. She would go with someone she didn't know what if they didn't have anything in common? Was it better go and mingle or to go with someone who you knew you'd have a good time with? As she considered the issue of how to date and who to date, James stopped walking and told her to not go with Alex. She looked up, not sure where his statement had been coming from. And why he wouldn't like it? Did he know something about Alex that she didn't? He explained he had heard what Alex asked her and she nodded, not really sure why he'd eavesdrop on her and Alex. She felt even more embarrassed to know that James had heard the conversation when she could barely speak up and give a simple answer.

James moved over to her and said that he'd like to go with her but then seemed to look anywhere else but at her face. 

A warm knot tightened in her chest as she began to consider what he had meant. Go together? He was asking her out? Before she could sort out her massive collection of confused thoughts, he quickly added that they'd go as friends or something. Or something? Friends? Or something else? She was a bit thrown off by his statement, not really sure what to think. For a moment it seemed like he wanted the dance to be a date, which somehow gave her butterflies in her chest. But then those went away when he mentioned as friends. Why was she bothered though? "Umm...yeah sure...we can go as...friends." She glanced off, not really sure why she would turn down a possible boyfriend to just go with someone who was her friend. But she liked James and his company.

Thankfully the mention of crepes was brought up and it took Sasha back out of her thoughts. "Oh, I'd love some!" She smiled. Sweet or savory, crepes were a great treat to have. She had dinner with James and his family. Thankfully the topic of the dance was somehow miraculously avoided and Sasha headed home after she helped clean up. "Night!" She waved to James as she jogged back home. When she got there, she spent some time with her mother. They talked about boys and awkward feelings and all that stuff. Sasha wasn't sure what to do. She wasn't sure why James would be upset if she went with Alex, if she and James were just friends. Her mother mentioned that James might like her as more than a friend. Possible.

"He did sort of ask me out...and then said as friends." It was possible. That night, she didn't get a lot of sleep. She and James spent time studying in the library when they could and that weekend, they decided the Gamers Club would go out to a posh paintball arena. It would be outside. It was a sunny Sunday afternoon. The club had about twenty people in attendance and it seemed even Alex showed up. Once they were all ready with their gear and ammo, they were broken into two teams. Thankfully, she and James were on the same team, she tapped the top of her helmet. Even though there weren't head-shots permitted, it was still a necessary precaution. "We should get something to eat after this." She mentioned to James as they scuttled around the woods, as the game began. "I mean not just the group, I mean you and me-" Sasha cut herself off as she saw a flash of red, the other team was closing in.

No time to talk now!

"Come on!" She sped up and ducked behind a tree and held onto her gun tightly, a tsunami of excitement hitting her.