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[shesepankh]

Saturday morning sees Bella with her notebooks about magic all in her knapsack, her medallion safety-pinned by its chain to her bra just in case she trips the wrong way, waiting with Charlie for pickup for the Avalon trip.

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[shesepankh]

And in due time they are back in Forks.

[sundayfish]

Charlie opens the back door to nudge Bella awake.

[shesepankh]

Yaaaaaawn.

"Byyyye," she mumbles.

[morethanimaginary]

"Bye, Bella," says Savannah, awake on account of earlier naps.

Darren is still out. She pokes him, a few times.

[castmyown]

Darren doesn't move. He's fast asleep.

[morethanimaginary]

"Daaaarreeeen," sings his sister, snapping her fingers in front of him a few times. "Wakey wakey! Unless you want to be a bum and sleep in the caaaar!"

[castmyown]

Zzzzzzzzzz.

[morethanimaginary]

"That's it, I'm sitting on you."

She does!

[castmyown]

"Mmmrgh?" he says.

[morethanimaginary]

"Up!"

[castmyown]

Darren stumbles out of the car and to bed. Then, zzzzz.

Sleeeep.

[morethanimaginary]

The next morning, it is Savannah's sworn duty to tease her brother.

"Sooo. You and Bella sure were cuddling, huh? Snuggling all the way back...?"

[castmyown]

"... Um," says Darren.

And then he is looking at his cereal and blushing.

[morethanimaginary]

"You should ask her out. I will coach you," offers Savannah. "Guarantee she will say yes."

[castmyown]

"Um," he repeats.

[morethanimaginary]

"No ums! I am going to coach you, and you will ask out the cute girl! Your sister commands it!"

[castmyown]

"Okay."

Coaching occurs. It is maybe one of the most traumatizing experiences of Darren's life.



Monday morning, he arrives early and looks for Bella before English class.

[shesepankh]

Here she is! She is notebooking about not-Hogwarts.

"Hi, Darren," she says when he wanders nearby.

[castmyown]

"Hi," he says.

Then all of the coaching is just gone and he blurts, "Your hair is smooth and shiny today!"

And then he runs.

[morethanimaginary]

From her spot nearby, Savannah watches. And then, her hand meets her face and she sighs. Her brother is so terrible at this.

[shesepankh]

Bella lifts a hand to touch her hair, absolutely bewildered.

Then (at a safe, sedate pace) she heads in the direction where he fled.

[castmyown]

There he is, sitting and bonking his head against his palm. Over. And over.

(And over.)

[shesepankh]

"Are you okay?"

[castmyown]

"Probably not," sighs Darren. "If I die of embarrassment, daisies at the funeral, please."

[shesepankh]

"Embarrassment is not fatal. Are you otherwise okay?"