Dex started to walk to his next class. He was going much slower than he normally did. Usually, he got there early and found a spot in the back of the class he could hide away in. Minding his own business seemed like the best way to just get through the day without ending up with someone mocking him yet again for his strange last name or his odd way of doing, well, everything.

But now he didn't want to. Dex just wanted to spend time with Ava and get to know her better. He'd never talked this long with a pretty girl before. Hell, he hadn't really talked with any of his peers this long since he'd started going to high school period. "Tell them they are completely wrong with that idea. You should keep it long. It looks nice that way."

He tried to think of something next to say. "Uh, what's your name?" He said, trying not to speak so fast it all came out sounding like one word as 'whatsyourname?'. He was only partially successful.