Katie Wildman Katie couldn't help but be emotional at the things she does, it was the way she was and towards the people she cares for. In her head she envisioned a whole celebration to welcome Jodie and the family to the States to give them a warm welcome. Afterall moving countries was a big deal, so she felt that it was also a big deal on their part to welcome them. Katie was really happy that they decided to come over as meant she would be around Jodie more. She might be a distant cousin by the way the family tree goes, but she was one of her closest cousins in her opinion, and now she really was the closest now that she lived in the same area and was now attending the same school. Who could complain?
"Awh don't worry, your mum wanted it to be a surprise. She's planning a big dinner for us, so we've got all day together", Jodie told her with a chuckle as Katie smiled sweetly back. Still, if Katie could have her way, she'd make the day a day to remember. She liked days like that which stayed in your memory. She wanted their day to be special, just like how she wanted Homecoming this year to be special since this year would be her last with her one and only chance to be Homecoming Queen. Jodie of course would be all new to all this, but it was going to be really cool that Jodie and Chris were staying with them all this week. She could envision the two of them staying up late on Friday. Boy this was going to be fun as she squealed with excitement as soon as she said such, before her squeal was intercepted by the speaker which was good as it meant she couldn't get told off for squealing.
Following the announcement about Homecoming, Jodie asked the expected, "What's the point of King and Queen", but even if she didn't know, what's the point? what's the point?! she had alot to learn even if she loved her to pieces, and then Willow replied how "popular girls enjoy being told that everyone else thinks that they're the best". Katie didn't want to give that impression at all as she shook her head to set things straight, "It's more than that. Know like how in England you have the Queen who the people or at least the majority of people have reverence for. The Homecoming King and Queen also have reverence from all the students since they were elected in. Sure it's quite a party and you get privileges and all that which is fantastic, but the King and Queen also represent the school itself in sports, events and occassions throughout the year, before passing the olympic torch kind of thing to crown the next Homecoming King and Queen. The best part of course is the dance floor as you have the floor to yourself so you don't have to worry about finding room on there to dance as wildly as you like", ending with a giggle.
Clearly she was passionate by the whole thing which was why she truly hoped that she was picked to be Homecoming Queen. However, it all bottled down to "Do you have any idea who you'd like to go with?", as Willow hit the nail on the head. That was the thing. As passionate as she was about being Homecoming Queen, she had to think hard as to who the King would be who would share her limelight, but not only that, the Homecoming Queen was not exactly bound to the King since each candidate had an escort and she had to consider that even more for who would take her. Matt of course would volunteer but there was no way she was going to roll over and be guided by her brother on what could be a special day for her life. No way! Such was something else she was passionate about.
It seemed that Willow was in the same boat, having someone in mind. The thing about Katie though is that she was a listener as she heard her mutter "or that Carolyne would be pleased", which instantly told her 'Jakob' since he was Carolyne's last and only boyfriend and one that Carolyne would not be happy about. Thinking about it, her predicament was more than hers as an internal war raged as to whether she could pursue her interest or not, making her want to just give her a hug, especially when the corner of her eye caught a glimpse of her drawing of Jakob. "My advice, though it may sound a little fairytale-ly, is to go with how you feel, though even that in itself confuses me as I'm not sure about who I want to go with, or just wait it out and hope for the best. I certainly do not want to be going to the dance with my brother, that would be so embarassing...", and it would also stop him from taking someone. Stupid Matt.
(OOC@Jodie - Talking guys now so Jodie could add her piece and/or worm out who this guy Katie is thinking about)
Matthew Wildman Piecing the pieces together, it was the homework question that had been on her mind since this morning when she rushed to his help, only for him to dismiss it in favour of her cut lip which just had to be explained for some reason. If he had known it was homework related, maybe he would of passed it by, but being as aware and assertive as he was, such was unlikely since the cut seemed out of place from how Hollyn usually looks. He would be the same for Katie if something was not quite right which would cause that to be the center of attention more than the person or the issue at hand. Matt was smart though he did get distracted quite a bit and now Hollyn had little time to change her answer, so the least he could do was help out as best as he can, which apparently amused her.
As she got out her homework, Matt looked around to see the new guy looking over towards Carolyne and Akira who were now marking each others' work like the rest of the class. Carolyne was pretty smart so she'd be alright. Continuing his glance, he noticed Rose at the front, no doubt preferring isolation or simply found it better working alone as everyone had their preferred style. However, one person that was not alright was Hollyn which he soon found when he felt a hand hold onto his arm, causing him to turn almost immediately as well as tensing his arm so that it remained strong for her to hold onto like an anchor whilst preparing to use his other arm to lift her up. Hollyn was clever though since her quick action helped lift her back up from harm which was a great relief.
"Sorry", she replied afterwards as she whispered to him after letting go, but what was there to say 'sorry' for, "There's nothing to be sorry about", before he rested two fingers against the part of her neck to feel her pulse as he felt it going fast, the fall no doubt being a shock to her system. "You should take it easy and rest for a bit", he replied clearly showing concern as it could of been alot worse, before whispering, "I can mark my paper if you want", though he could of suspected that she would prefer to work. It certainly was a great quality to be able to stand up as soon as you fall down and still charge on, it was certainly admirable which he responded to with a smile as he marked Hollyn's paper, before standing up and holding out for his paper to take it to the front, not taking 'no' for an answer so she could sit down, before leaving the table to drop the papers at the front.
Once he was coming back to the table, he noticed Allison stroll in and attempting to be unseen as she snuck in and took her seat. Well she hadn't missed much since it was only marking, only just though, though she would need to get her homework to the front in order to keep her hidden appearance there valid. Matt was however curious what would come next in their lesson for what they would be studying today or if they were continuing on from last lesson. Afterall, that homework was only a starter to get them settled into Calculus, which then called for a little encouragement on Matt's part which he felt was just as important as five a day, "You done well on that paper, but think you got mixed up a bit on your question which was why it confused you. Just take a part at a time as I know you can do it, since you got it in the end", he said with a friendly smile accompanied with a thumb up, hoping it'll make her feel better since such a question was on her mind since this morning.