<div class="floatleft">(http://www.bbsize.com/images/profile/chloe-marshall-233x300.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Chloe Masters<br/><strong>Nom De Guerre:</strong>None<br/><strong>Position/Grade:</strong>Senior<br/><strong>Location:</strong>In the Cafeteria, checking out<del>Carter</del>the menu...<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Carter, Alexi<br/><hr/><br/><strong><em>"I don't think they have that..."  </em> </strong><br/><br/>The unmistakable sound of Carter's voice behind her made Chloe jump.  She'd been keeping an eye out for him all morning, and the minute her back was turned, he showed up.  Apparently that old saying was right.  A watched pot really does never boil. She smiled at him over her shoulder.<br/><br/>"Yeah...I wasn't getting my hopes up."<br/><br/>His next comment had her tummy doing somersaults.  Maybe she had misjudged him...perhaps he was genuinely interested in her, as a person and not just as a potential notch on his belt.  Or as bragging rights about how he was the first to nail the new girl.  Having moved around a LOT as a kid, Chloe was well aware of the games people, especially boys, played with newcomers.  Everyone wanted first dibs. Well...she wasn't going to fall prey to that here, like she'd done in the past.  If Carter wanted to get to know her, great!  If he was just trying to get in her pants, he could go jump off a cliff at supersonic speed, for all she cared.  But, damn it!  Why did he have to be so good looking?  He was certainly going to test her resolve, because for sure she'd like to get into<strong>his</strong>pants!<br/><br/>Tucking a few stray strands of hair behind her ear, the pretty brunette was about to accept his lunch invitation, when he went and ruined it.<br/><br/><strong><em>"Unless your blonde wonderboy is waiting for you, that is?"</em></strong><br/><br/>She opened her mouth to give Carter a piece of her mind, but Alexi beat her to it.<br/><br/><em><strong>"...and here I was thinking you were going to all this trouble just to find a girl who didn't know your reputation yet."</strong></em><br/><br/>Chloe raised an eyebrow and threw a questioning look Alexi's way. It didn't surprised her that Carter had a reputation, and chances were that reputation wasn't particularly flattering. And it looked like he wasn't exactly popular with the other students.  But she had a sneaking suspicion that under all the false bravado, Carter was just like the rest of them...he wanted someone to like him for him.  Not for what he could do, or what he could do for them.  Watching the two of them trade insults across her, she felt vaguely like the grand prize in a pissing contest, which was definitely not something she was used to.<br/><br/>"Okay, wait..." she began, still not entirely sure of what she was going to do.  On the one hand, Alexi had been a perfect gentleman, and had gone out of his way to make sure she didn't get lost on her first day, where as all Carter had done was flirt with her...and be condescending to the people she'd been with.  But on the other hand, it was obvious that Alexi had a group of friends he could eat with, and Carter would probably be eating alone.  And Chloe new what that felt like.<br/><br/>Mulling over her options, she turned her back on them both, indicating to the lunch lady that she'd like a ham and salad roll and a banana for lunch.  Turning back, she leveled her gaze at Carter.<br/><br/>"I'll have lunch with you on one condition..." she paused for effect, wondering if he'd actually toe her line.  "Apologise to Alexi.  For the blonde wonderboy comment, and for what happened at assembly this morning."<br/><br/>Despite seeing a quick flash of the future where she and Carter were eating at the same table, Chloe wasn't sure what he'd decide.  Her clairvoyance was limited, and she hadn't learned to trust it yet.  She looked expectantly at the broodingly handsome boy in front of her.<br/><br/>"Well?"