Sophie laughed, too. "Well, I did give you a Valentine card, so at least it's a step up from feeding you and cleaning you," she joked along. That card. It was the first time she'd really mentioned it to him since she'd handed it to him and headed off. She wondered what he thought about it but decided not to ask. She noticed his smile, which actually wasn't a smirk this time but a genuine smile, and smiled in return. "You're welcome."

She changed her smile to a grin when he brought up what she'd said about the points board. "I should really keep you wondering then," she answered, "but I guess I'll make your day and give you the news. We're TIED. Not only that, but we're tied for top students in the whole SCHOOL." There was another ego boost for him. Heh.

"No, a little mystery never hurt anybody, but playing hard to get does," she said. After all, a girl would only chase a boy for so long before growing tired of it and moving on to the next hottie. Then she shrugged. "I guess if it's the right boy, though, it wouldn't matter." She leaned in closer and with a smile said, "I like a total hottie--and one whose confident of himself and has goals and ambitions for himself." He's got to be worth something, after all.

She leaned back again when he mentioned the field trip. "We better go somewhere fun. I vote for Hawaii," she said. She'd heard amazing things about that place.