<strong>(James, Isi, Helen, Chad, Joe, Josh and Tank)<br/>September 5, 2012 - Before First Period Just inside the gym</strong><br/><br/>James had to try to keep his eyes from narrowing. She was the girl that had been with Helen in history class, he remembered. And they seemed a lot more comfortable close to each other than classmates usually were, that close and... did they just hold hands? James failed, and narrowed his eyes, squinting as if to see what was going on. But wait... were they friends, or something, or were they... No! He mentally kicked himself in the shin. Hell, he even winced a bit, since it hurt. He hated himself for even going there. Helen was his friend, close friend, his only female friend that didn't seem to be staring at his arms and chest all the time, and one that he could talk to naturally, without having to worry about any tension. With girls sometimes, he found himself stumbling over words to get a sentence done. But not with her. Maybe it was the fact that she didn't stare at his overdeveloped body. While he liked how his muscles stood out like adult's (on steroids, he refused to admit), he disliked people staring. It was like they could see through him, and into his darker, hidden secret.<br/><br/>"Um..." He looked up when Isi asked a question," The Systema I don't know about. I hear there is a Krav Maga school somewhere in the city. I stick to BJJ, Muay-Thai, and Capoeira, myself. Helen knows," He said, uncomfortable at how she didn't seem to be talking much, just looking at Isolde. He stepped forward and extended his hand to the Brit girl," The name's James, by the way."<br/><br/>He blushed when he realized that Helen had asked a question," Well, you...uh..." He was going to sound like a protective big brother in a minute, he knew," I... well, you didn't show up for breakfast. That had me worried, and I saw you with her, and... uh..." Dammit, there it was again. He forced his jittering tongue to work right," I was just wondering if you were alright, and if you were gonna show," He shook his head, and lowered it, expecting to get a lecture on how the two girls could handle themselves fine, thank you very much.