Mr. Jurado had that "seen-it-all" look: "Alright, alright, you kids go have fun. Drinking's fine, but don't go overboard. Make sure to look after the ladies." With that, Mr. Jurado strode off.

Ivan picked out a nice restaurant with a cozy private room, not too far from the University of Maple Grove-just a half-hour cab ride away.

...

Inside the private room.

Ivan stood up, raising his glass to Flora: "To Flora, cheers!"

Maddox followed suit, standing up: "To Flora, cheers to you too! Without you, there's no way we'd have beaten those guys from Imperial Tech!"

Almost everyone raised a toast to Flora.

Ivan had chosen drinks with a low alcohol content, just enough to enjoy without causing any issues.

Brianna, holding her glass, looked conflicted.

After everyone had offered their toasts, she finally mustered the courage to approach Flora.

leaning back in her chair, lifted her eyes

tentatively raised her glass to Flora, now thoroughly convinced of Flora's superiority. Flora's formidable strength had won her

been for the issue

arched slightly, the fluorescent light casting a beautiful yet cold glow

hand holding the glass stiffened; she had gathered a lot of courage to come over and now

was about to set

filled her own glass to the brim, and

her head

lips, and she

"Whoa, that's badass!"

and the others cheered

her backpack from the chair, unzipped it, and then pulled out something to toss

a

somewhat worn; the edges of the pages were

wondering why she was suddenly given a book. Tentatively, she opened

her eyes were two

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