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"How'd the tutoring go?"

"We made progress," Nicole shrugged. She was not in the mood to talk about Jason or any of his friends.

"That's good," Chase nodded, giving her a small smile.

Nicole and Chase leaned against some lockers, waiting for the warning bell to ring so they could head to class.

"Hey Chase!" A voice called out. Chase and Nicole both glanced over to see a guy jogging over to them before he greeted Chase. "Are you coming out with the team tonight?"

"Uh, I was actually going t-"

Chase was cut off by the guy. "You can bring your girlfriend along, I'm pretty sure some of the other guys are bringing their girls too." He was beaming, smiling and in an ecstatic mood.

Nicole's cheeks heated up at the comment, causing her to look down at her feet to avoid both their gazes.

Chase awkwardly coughed, blushing himself. "She's not my girlfriend, Zylen... but I'll let you know later. I should be getting to first period soon."

Zylen nodded, sending Chase a grin. "Okay man, and it was n