Faris swatted away Jill's wand pokes with his hands, turning to her and sternly saying, "It simply means girl. I could have said worse, y'know." Turning back to face the sorority house, he smiled as he saw Layla bringing back his shoes, socks, and, most importantly, his wand. "Grazie," He nodded vigorously, plopping down on the grass to pull on his socks and shoes. After tying the laces of his trainers and rolling down the cuffs of his trousers, he began as he stood up, "I just took a small, erm, dip in the pool. That was before someone came out and caught me." He chuckled embarrassedly, rubbing the back of his neck as his gaze fell to the ground.

Jillian rolled her eyes at Faris as he sternly told her the word he had said simply meant 'girl', that he could've said something worse. But she seemed rather amused; she always seemed to find amusement in pushing Faris' buttons. "Very well, boy," she said before turning to Layla. "Is an angry senior girl still there? I'm kind of scared of going back in with her around..." she said with a soft chuckle, honestly a little worried she might've already made a bad first impression though technically it was Faris who had broken the rules (thanks to her evil doing); but it was her who'd 'helped' him get away; so she wasn't sure how the other sorority girls were going to look at her now.

As she walked past the courtyard, Hailey saw someone from the corner of her eye. Stopping midway, she turned around and observed the familiar figure--Jason. Rolling her eyes, she walked over to him, plopping down on the bench.

"Hey," She said in greeting.
"So. Where's you girlfriend?" She asked, trying not to gag at the thought.

Finally she was here. He smiled as he felt her plop down beside him.

"There you are! I've been -" But when he turned to look at her, instead he saw that it was Hailey.

"Oh..." And she hadn't looked happy to see him ever since that day they had lunch and he asked Rosie out.

"I'm not sure where she is. But I've been waiting for her. Why?"

When he suddenly sounded excited to see her, Hailey's eyes lit up in confusion. But then her bubble was burst when he realized it was just HER. Rolling her eyes again, she shuffled over on the bench so as to be farther away from him.

"I just thought you guys would be hanging out a lot now," She said in response, folding her arms across her chest. But what did she care about Rosie? Nothing, that's what. In fact, there was no reason for Jason and her to even be friends anymore...it was clear he preferred Rosie's company to her's.

Why was she moving away from him?

He was rather confused by the way she was acting with him lately and he was getting tired of it. Being a paranoid boy didn't make things easy for him!

"Hailey, do you have a problem with me? Because it seems to me that you do lately." And he was getting tired of this.

'Yes, I have a problem with that Rosie girl and you going out,' Hailey thought in her head, trying very hard this time not to roll her eyes at him for a third time.

"No, of course not. Why would I have a problem with you?" she said after some pause, reaching over to pick lint off her cut-offs.

Well, wouldn't you be mad if the guy you had liked for the longest time started going out with a girl who thinks she own the world?? Yes, you would. But of course Hailey didn't say this outloud. Instead, she sighed and shook her head.

"I'm not mad at you. I'm just...stressed," She said. Yeah, that seemed like a good lie. Well, it wasn't really a lie since she really was stressed. But she was also mad at him.

"You're just stressed?" He perked up now. This was something that he could finally understand from her. Stress... She was stressed from school work. That's right.

"You know, I can help you with your homework so that you're not as stressed out." He wanted to help her. He liked helping her. Odd really.

Well, at least he took the bait.

"Oh really? Well, Fliss usually helps me, but she's been really busy lately," She said thoughtfully. But his offer was very considerate.

"Thanks, I would love that," She said finally, giving him a momentary smile. And what would happen if Miss Rosie found out about this? Hmm.

He nodded at her. "Of course. I don't mind. Even though I usually help Rosie. But I don't know how things are going with her now." He wasn't sure why he was telling her that, but it didn't matter.

She had told him that he was her friend, and even though he was still unsure about her and her behavior, he was trying to trust her.

Yes, yes, we all know you are the perfect little boy who helps everyone with their homework. Poor kid.

"Oh really? Why, what happened?" She asked suddenly as he brought up Rosie. She really wanted to know what he meant by that.

Quick glance around to make sure that Rosie or no one else was in sight. He didn't want anyone to overhear and tell her.

"I don't know how things are working out. She's like hardly ever around now. I mean I should be seeing her more often, right? That's how it's supposed to go." Not that he wanted them to be attached at the hip or anything.. but it was nice to see your girlfriend.

Hailey watched as he checked the vacinity for Rosie, and couldn't help but grin. Problems alreadyyy.

"Yeah, you should be! Hmm, well, maybe you should talk to her?" She suggested. She didn't want him to be unhappy, no matter how much she disliked this girl.

He bit his lip at her suggestion. Talking to her was always a good idea... But... "I would, but I'd have to find her first. We were supposed to be meeting here now."

He rubbed the back of his neck distractedly as he tried to think. "I mean things aren't terrible, but I just want to see her more. You know?" He watched her curiously for a second before turning his gaze away again.

Hmm. Rosie was a little late, she was supposed to be meeting Jason. She hadn't forgotten she just had lost track of time. She just hoped that he wasn't going to be angry with her, because that wouldn't be cool. Oh. Thank goodness he was still here. She walked across the grass, over to a figure sitting on a bench.

It was only when she got there that she noticed Hailey. Great. "Hey Hottie." She smiled, as she wrapped her arms around Jason's neck. "Hi Hailey." Better be polite.

She felt sorry for him, but before she could utter anything in response, Rosie arrived. Ahh. Her cue to leave.

"Hi Rosie," She replied politely, trying to look the other way she put her arms around him.
"Well. I've got tons to do...I should be going..."

Oh, she was finally here now. So he was happy. He didn't like her making him wait even though he was a pretty patient guy. But it was Rosie, so he was going to be nice about it.

"Hello, gorgeous," he said kissing her cheek and smiling. Because now she was here. And he wouldn't have to worry about her not being with him like he tended to do what with being paranoid and all.

But why was Hailey wanting to leave now?

"Stay, Hailey. I told you I would help you too. I insist."

Rosie smiled as he complimented her. Jason was really nice, and she really liked him. She sat down next to him, angling herself a little so that she could see Hailey as well. "Sorry i'm late." She was really, she didn't like making people wait, not the people she cared about anyway. She slipped her hand into his, and smiled. This was nice, she liked having a boyfriend.

Wait....Hailey was leaving. "Don't feel like you have to leave Hailey..."

Hailey stopped in mid-leave and looked at both of them. What would she do with them, watch them snog? Ew, no thanks. But they were both insisting...
"Oh, alright, I'll stay for a little while," She said finally, sitting back down on the bench.
What now?

Hailey listened to his conversation with Rosie, trying not to actually puke. Oh boy. And then she almost snorted when he said that they were all friends. Oh, yes, teh very best of friends. Imaginary snort.

"Of course," She said outloud, nodding her head and smiling.

"So. What were you guys planning on doing?" She asked, trying to start a converstion before they got too lovey dovey to communicate.

Faris removed his hand from his neck, a small smile lighting up his features as he realized that now was the time to act. Beginning to back away slowly, he began, chuckling in an uncharacteristically nervous manner, "So, Layla! I believe with your help, Jill will have an easy time getting into your sorority. So, I believe my work is done..." He promptly turned, beginning to speed walk across the freshly-cut lawn as he hoped that Jill wouldn't notice his sneaky escape.