The grin that had spread because of Daniels reaction had somewhat dwindled slightly. In all honestly, he was slightly fed up of girls and their over reactions. I mean, really? Was it always necessary to act big and hard and emotionless? Sheesh. If he’d wanted a robot as a friend, he would have charmed one. Rolling his eyes at her crutches remark and her jab at the nickname he’d jokingly suggested, he let go of them both. Beth could be like that sometimes. Its what made Beth...Beth I guess.

“It was amazing progress Daniel. You keep working like that and we’ll have you playing chaser in no time”. Giving him a wide grin now, the blush still present on his face, he walked over to the ball and picked it up again. “You want to call it a day for now or keep going?”, indifference on his face now. He’d really enjoyed throwing the ball around. It had almost helped him relax. Almost.