"What the hell did you do?"

"Told you, already. I'm just having fun."

____

"So? How was it?"

Zoe snorts as Mila follows behind her, jogging to catch up to her on the quad. "How was what?"

"Oh, c'mon. You know I'm talking about Valentine's Day."

"Well," Zoe states, "I'm sure it wasn't as cute or whatever as yours was."

Mila's nose wrinkles. "What's that supposed to mean?"

"I mean," Zoe groans, "it happened. It'll probably never happen again."

"What?"

"Ashton hates me. Luke hates me. Ashton hates Luke. Luke probably also hates Ash. I'm a friendship ruiner. The end. My night summarized."

"Wait," Mila shakes her head, trailing behind Zoe as she scowls and continues on across the snowy grounds, "I can't...I don't...But, I thought things were going so well! You texted me and said you saw CRUISR!"

"I did," Zoe whines. "And then all of a sudden, Luke showed up with some chick, and everything turned to shit."

"How, though?"

"I don't know, Mila! I literally don't."

"But--"

"Mila, okay. Stop. Can we just drop this already? Please?"

"Yeah, but..." She shakes her head. "I just thought--"

"I thought something different would happen too," Zoe sighs, because she had. She thought their date had started off, yes, a little slow, but it was still nice...and things really picked up once she and Ashton got to the club, because he was really cute and super sweet and they were having a good time. They were. 

Until Luke showed up. 

And then it was like Zoe couldn't keep her eyes off Luke. 

"I know what you thought, but...I think I messed up, Mila," she sighs, staring off across the campus at the passing students. "I totally fucked everything up."

"How? Ashton likes you so much--"

"I was fucking flirting with Luke!"

"Oh shit..."

"And I might've..."

Mila leans forward. "You might've...? Might've what, Zoe?"

She bites her bottom lip. 

"Jesus, Zoe! What happened?"

"I might've, accidentally kissed him..."

"Oh fuck."

It had just happened. 

Literally. 

One minute she was dancing and the next Luke's hands were around her waist and they were kissing. She didn't know what had happened. It just...

Shit. 

She was a fucking terrible person and she was going to rot in hell. 

And at the end of the night, it was like she wanted to take everything back and be with Ash, but she couldn't. The damage had already been done. He already thought she didn't like him. 

He already thought she wanted Luke. 

But, that wasn't true at all. 

And she didn't know what the fuck to do, or say, to make him think differently. 

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"You guys really fucked up."

"Thanks, Pan! I know!"

"No..." Eris grinned evilly, "We're just getting started."