3rd Floor Common Room [Sunday Evening]

[wantstocheer.livejournal.com]

Yesterday a promise was made to bake cookies.

Which was why Claire had gone shopping and was currently in the common room, mixing up the dough to bake some double chocolate chip cookies. She left a voicemail for Jool and figured that other people would probably wander by when they smelled something baking.



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[chic-harper.livejournal.com]

"Thanks!" said Harper, crossing the room to help herself to a cookie. "And I don't think we've met, though I know I've seen you around. My name's Harper."

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"I'm Claire," she replied. "And, yeah, wow, I've been here since May and I know there are still people I haven't met and new people keep showing up! The island seems small, but there are a lot of people here."

[chic-harper.livejournal.com]

"Well, you also get a lot of turnover. People keep coming and going," said Harper. "As of this week, I've been here for a year."

[wantstocheer.livejournal.com]

"Congratulations," Claire said. "I feel like we should get pins or plaques or something."

[chic-harper.livejournal.com]

"As long as my best friend, Alex, is going here, then I don't need a plaque," said Harper. "Though if some of the mean girls from my old school showed up, I'd hit the road back to New York."

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Claire made a face. "Yeah, we had girls like that at my old school."

[chic-harper.livejournal.com]

"We had this girl named Gigi who would spill water in your lap and then announce to the entire cafeteria that you'd wet your pants," said Harper. "Thank goodness there's no one like her at this school."

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"Ugh. Why didn't anyone kick her ass?" Claire asked.

[chic-harper.livejournal.com]

"Because everyone wanted to be her friend," said Harper. "And with all of her wannabes surrounding her, she was untouchable."

[wantstocheer.livejournal.com]

"People like that suck," Claire decided. "And I'm really glad there aren't people like that here."

[chic-harper.livejournal.com]

"So am I. It still amazes me sometimes that everyone is so friendly," said Harper. "It makes me wonder if I could try stuff that I never would have done at my old school."

[wantstocheer.livejournal.com]

"Like what?" Claire asked.

[chic-harper.livejournal.com]

Harper looked around to see who was around, then leaned closer and whispered, "I've always wanted to be a cheerleader, but at my old school, they probably would have laughed me out of the tryouts."

[wantstocheer.livejournal.com]

"You should definitely try out," Claire encouraged. "Most of our squad is seniors so we need more underclassmen."

[chic-harper.livejournal.com]

"Really? I guess it couldn't hurt. Besides, my coordination has gotten a lot better since I started going to Fight Club," said Harper, smiling.

[wantstocheer.livejournal.com]

"Oh, that's where I've seen you!" Claire realized. "But seriously, I could totally help you."

[chic-harper.livejournal.com]

"Awesome!" said Harper, grinning.

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Claire grinned back. "Cheerleading is fun."