Imogen and Nathan spent a week working on the project. 

They finished on a Friday, meeting at the public library. "We finished this fast! don't you think?" Imogen asked, she clapped her hands together. Nathan nods "we have a day or two to spare the next time we're in art class" he said, a little proud of himself. She looked down at her watch and said the time out loud "6:45 PM...we've got two hours left, what would you like to-" "I'm going home" he interrupted her. She expresses disappointment 'just when we finally had time...' she thought to herself. He turns to leave when she quickly stops him by tugging at his shirt. 

Nathan's face turns a light shade of pink "w-what are you doing?" he asked, stumbling back. Imogen blushed slightly, "Oh! sorry uh...I was wondering if you could stay a little longer?" "why would I do that?" he says harshly "I just.. well I want to talk to you..." she mumbled. She looked up at him, her eyes had a shine to them, so innocent...Nathan tried to resist her charm but in the end he sat back down. "F-Fine...what do you want?" he asked crossing his arms, she smiled widely “Hm welllll..” she pondered for a moment. “what’s your favorite color?-”  he interrupted her "what are we in? kindergarten?". 

Imogen pouted "just answer the question!" "alright alright fine..." Nathan turned away annoyed. "It's brown" he said, she looked at him confused “what? …oh shut up, I bet yours is something basic like..like pink!” he said annoyed. She got annoyed "eh? it's baby blue for your information! brown is such a weird color to favorite!" he suddenly fixed his glasses "erm actually, there is no such thing as "baby blue", it's just blue". She stared at him for a moment before laughing, he stared at her confused "what? why are you laughing?". 

"You totally sounded like a nerd just now!" Imogen said in-between laughter. Nathan blushed “N-Nerd!? ... I’m done here” he grumbles and stands up, but she tugs him down. "Hey now! I was just joking...so, besides art..what else do you like to do?" she asked. He thought for a moment "...I like reading" he replied quietly, she smiled "me too! what genre?" she asked. "Uh..thriller, mystery, horror and..." he paused , she tilted her head "and?". He turned away "r...romance" he stuttered, he immediately regrets saying that and he looks at her with a panicked expression. 

Imogen's face remained the same, she grinned "oh yeah? me too, what kind of trope do you go for?" she asked. Nathan's eyes widened 'the hell? why hasn't she insulted me? or called me weird?' he thought to himself, "uh..I like rivals to lovers, it's always nice to see them change into a better person for the other". She nodded in agreement "I like that one too, it never gets old..." they both sit in silence for a little before she speaks up again. "I don't want to seem rude or anything...but did you get into our school because of your grades? I mean, I didn't see you registered in elementary school or middle school...".  

"...I still don't think any of that is your business, Imogen" Nathan answered coldly. Imogen nodded "that's okay, I was just curious" she said with a soft smile. "..Hold on, wouldn't your boyfriend be bothered that you're spending time with another guy?" he asked suddenly. She turned to him confused "boyfriend? what boyfriend?" "..? the one that you were with , you know...when we saw each other in the cafeteria". 'Is he ... talking about Jonathan?' she thought to herself, she shook her head. 

"No, that boy isn't my boyfriend" Imogen said, it seemed like her voice lowered when she said that. Nathan looked away "seriously? but, you two seemed so close and he seemed so fascinated with you-" she cuts him off "that's because we're best friends". She sighed "we've always been best friends" he turned to her "can a guy and a girl truly be "just friends"?". 

Imogen and Nathan stare at each other, they blush and turn away. 

"What a dumb question, of course they can" Imogen replied, Nathan nodded "yeah, sorry, that was pretty stupid of me to ask". She turned to him again "...hey wouldn't that make us friends?" she said, her voice with a hint of excitement. He turned to her in a hurry "hah!? are you kidding? I'd never-" he pauses as he stares into her eyes, light brown but with a lot of shine. They were the definition of alive. 

"I mean...ahem..we have been hanging out for a week now, so ah...I guess so?" Nathan rubbed the back of his neck nervously. Imogen squealed happily "yay! I promise, I'm not as annoying as you think I am!" she said, clapping her hands together. He sighed 'I really hope I don't regret this' he thought to himself. 

Imogen and Nathan continue to talk away about things they like, things they dislike, and things they have in common. 

By the end of it, they were laughing together. Imogen looked down at her watch "oh look how fast the time went, I think it's time for us to leave" she said standing up. Nathan nodded, he stood up as well. They both packed their bags in silence, and made their way out the public library. 

"Bye Nathan...I'll see you around" Imogen said, smiling. "Bye ... Imogen.." Nathan replied nervously. They waved at each other and went home.