It was all so quick.

The fumes hung in the air as someone fired at her. She quickly put her gun up to protect herself. She laughed a little, thinking about how silly she must look. Thankfully James sprang from wherever he had been hiding and managed to fend off the onslaught of fire. As he approached her, he took note of his hit. "Oh no!" She cried, putting her hand over her mouth to fake being heart broken. "Be strong, you can't leave me here." She pleaded, a small grin trying not to break her serious-ish expression on her face. As someone else approach them, she glanced around and saw James' older brother approach them. Likely not to help, she guessed.

James told her to go and she scampered off, keeping her ears peeled in case she heard more firing from where she had just left James. She managed to find a duo of the enemy team. She took one of them out, firing into their back but the other one quickly got away and she took after them. "I'm gonna get you!" She laughed as she ran after the survivor. In the end, the two met in a clearing and drew their weapons in a scene that could have come right from an old western. Sasha ended up losing and fell to the ground in a dramatic heap. The other person, a freshmen like her, approached and helped her up. The two girls laughed about it as they headed back to also wait out the round. They played two more times before it was all over.

Sasha had a great time and even struck up a conversation with some members she had yet to really get to know. She was nervous about talking to Alex, though she wasn't sure why she had to decline his offer because she had an offer from James. But Sasha was sure she could find a romantic date, someone who she actually knew better, by the time another dance rolled around. "Alex, can you wait up a sec?" She asked as everyone was wiping themselves off with wet towels and getting out of their protective gear. "I'm sorry...I think I'm going to have to say no to your offer. I'd like my first dance to be one without a lot of pressure..." She tried to explain. "Not that you pressured me or anything but I'd rather go with some friends first and maybe when the next one rolls around, I'll be able to say to whoever asks me." She smiled a little, her nerves building up slightly.

As much as she wanted to grow up and try dating, she felt like such a kid for saying no to a guy who had asked her out. And who knows if she'd get asked out again some other time? Still, the prospect of going to her first dance without dealing with other stuff felt a little better. She was sure that there would be other chances in the future to figure out her feelings for people. Alex understood and tossed her a wing, saying he'd be waiting for the next dance to come around. Sasha was glad he wasn't mad at her. She didn't intend to hurt his feelings or to get him mad at her. She hoped when they next dance did come around, that she'd be more used to high school and all of its possible pitfalls. As she finished cleaning her hands and face, she saw Matt and James talking before James came over to her.

"Hey." She waved and picked up her purse, ready to take off. "I was thinking pizza. There's this posh place near by that we could check out." She said as she waved to one of her friends who was heading off. London was a big city but taking the bus and walking was doable for people like them. Most kids were pretty independent, hell, some even smoked and drank who were their age. Sasha didn't of course. They headed away from the area and grabbed a bus to get over to the little eatery. They had combo meals where you could get a slice of pizza and a drink for a decent price. As she was looking at the menu and trying not to get distracted by the scent of cheese and sauce, she remembered wanting to pay James back for buying her a snack at school.

"This is my treat." She smiled to him as she headed up and gave her order to the woman behind the counter. When James added his, the girl paid and they headed outside to sit down and wait. "That was really fun, I hope we get to do it in the spring, I mean I hear finals are tough so we may all need to let out some more steam." Sasha mentioned to James. Part of her wondered if she should tell him that she turned down Alex. It's not like it really concerned him though. Then again, they were friends and friends didn't disclose things, didn't keep secrets so after they got their food, she spoke up. "I told Alex I wasn't going to go with him...as his date, I mean." She said. "Maybe the next one though..." She gave a shrug. "I just think it might weird to go to a dance with someone you barely know so...it's a good thing we're going together."

"As friends." She corrected herself, since he did before. That probably went without saying though. "Maybe we can see if we can meet anyone else there." She picked up her slice and took a bite. Thank god it wasn't too hot or she'd have thrown it across the street in pain. "Does your brother have a date? He seems like the kind of guy who would." She laughed a little. Alex seemed to be well liked by everyone, which could be a good or bad thing, depending. Ideally, in her innocent mind, she'd want to go with someone she was dating so that things weren't already awkward. She'd make a note to try to make more friends over the next few months since she was getting the hang of academic life. There was a nice guy in the other club, he was a brilliant writer and had great ocean blue eyes.