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Lance slumped in his seat and glanced up at the clock. The late bell for science was to ring in about three minutes. He leaned forward and placed his elbow on the desk and let his head fall into his hand.

"Hey Lance." "What's up?" He looked up and saw Serina and Jessica standing above him. He raised his head until he was sitting up and raised his hand partway in recognition.

"Hey, sorry about all that weird stuff yesterday. To tell the truth, that's not how our after-school lunches normally go. So, can we just forget all that stuff and just, you know, start over fresh?" Lance studied her and Serina for a moment, then smiled slightly and nodded. Jessica smiled widely at his response and held out a hand, but before he could take it, the bell rang and the two had to run to get to their seats. The teacher stepped to the front of the room and nodded at the class.

"Okay, it appears that everyone is present so we can begin right away. Today we will be studying the nature of-" He was interrupted in mid-sentence by one of the girls by the window shrieking. "What is it Miss Dogwood?"

"The tarantula is out of it's cage!" She shrieked again and the students near her scattered as they too spotted the loose arachnid. Only Serina and Jessica stayed where they were.

"Oh come on! It's a tarantula! A tarantula for crying out loud! They're completely harmless!" Jessica seemed extremely exasperated and not the least bit scared of the spider. In fact, to prove her point, she got right out of her seat and went to pick it up. She held it very gently and it rested, completely still on her palm. Serina walked over to her friend and gently pet the arachnid on the back.

"That's right, who's a cute little arachnid?" Serina cooed. "Who's an adorable little Lasiodora parahybana ? You are, yes you are." Jessica gave her friend a look and put the spider back in its' tank. Once it was safely and securely inside, she brushed off her hands and the two went back to their seats. The rest of the class, including the teacher, stared at them for a few minutes before going back to what they were doing. After class was over, Lance managed to catch the two by the door.

"Hey, nice job catching that spider earlier." Jessica was caught completely off-guard by the sudded compliment and pulled her hood over her head so he wouldn't see her blushing. Once Lance reached his next class, he gave the two a slight wave and went in the door. Once he was gone, Serina smiled at Jesica and poked her shoulder.

"You like him don't you?"

"Shut up."