Lil couldn't help, but laugh at the expression that crossed Cas's face. It was priceless. Giggling, she realized it might be seen as rude and tried to cover up her laugh by throwing her hands across her mouth. Cas scooted over for her, seemingly happy to see her. She was certainly happy to see him. Throwing one arm around him, she quickly giving him a hug before taking her seat. Sitting down her legs subconsciously moved next to his, before quickly pulling back. Not with this one Lil, she reminded herself. She couldn't hurt him too...
They sat in the cafeteria for a while. Lil only got up once to get herself some food. Pancakes. She could have sung a song she was so happy stuff them in her tiny mouth. When she was finally full she said goodbye to Cas and Luca. She needed to prepare for the leader's meeting. Or not. Probably not. Who actually prepared for those things? They were so boring.
Walking back and forth in her cabin, Lil questioned why she had even came back. There was nothing for her to do there. There was no one for her to talk to. Fidgeting she twisted her hair in her fingers and rapidly tapped them against her thigh. Anyone watching her would have clearly seen how she was stressing out. Shaking her head in an attempt to clear the thoughts racing through it, she finally decided it was time to get to the meeting. Anything, even the dreaded walking, was better than sitting on her ass like a loner.
Walking down the path to the Main Hall, Lil made slow progress. Her legs were too damn short to get anywhere on time. Cursing at them, she kicked at the ground accidently stubbing her toe.
"Really! Really?" Exasperated she trudged on, pain throbbing in her big toe. Before she got to the Main Hall Lil saw two people standing in front of the door. They were close, hugging and flirting. Not wanting to interrupt anything, she stood back waiting for them to finish. It wasn't until then that she realized it was Cas. Hugging Alex. Ouch. She had really liked Cas, but it seemed like her didn't feel the same about her.
Lil felt a pain in her chest, just above her stomach. It was the feeling she got when she was feeling alone. It was a terrible feeling.
"Of course I love you! Now and always." Her ears caught the few words uttered by Cas. The feeling in her chest deepened. Sadness filled her. Averting her eyes, to prevent seeing something else that would hurt her, she waited until the door to the Main Hall slammed. Knowing that Cas wouldn't have seen her watching them, she walked up slowly as if she'd just arrived.
Walking into the room, Lil stood there awkwardly for a minute. She was never awkward, but she didn't know where to sit. Usually she would have sat next to Cas, but now... Keeping her eyes to the ground she sat one seat down from him. The meeting started and of course Stacey couldn't keep her ideas contained. Introductions started. She let out a short quiet,
"Lil." raising her hand in a brief gesture. Lil watched quietly, for once, as Stacey tromped around. It seemed like she was being unusually loud and especially mean towards Cas. She wanted to say something, but couldn't really. Stacey was her one of her best friends, even if she did like King more than Cas.
Spacing out through most of the conversations, she didn't perk up until Cas started talking. It wasn't too surprising when he downvoted the paintball idea. He never had been into violent things. She wasn't too into getting paint on her clothes, but the thought of getting to shoot some people was very appealing to her. King would certainly have his name on some of the pellets. Maybe some other people too-
Her thoughts were interrupted as Cas continued talking. Now it was about the Blue Team. Finally he was standing up for what he believed in. Lil couldn't help the adoration she felt for him. He had always been so subservient to others ideas, but it seemed like becoming team leader had changed him. At this point she didn't know whether she liked that or not.
"Well, I just want to let you all know, that this year Team Blue isn't going to be playing to that reputation. No hosting secret parties, no taking competitions beyond a friendly rivalry." Lil very much doubted what he said would hold true. As much as Cas had changed, he still couldn't stand up to King, though she wanted him to so badly. As for secret parties, she was already planning several herself. Green team wasn't going to change at all, unlike the blues. Not that she could say anything though. Camp counselors and all.