They sat down, chatting comfortably. "Are you taking any AP courses?", Phoebe asked. "Josh might be in one of your classes." Josh leaned back in his seat, ruffling his hair slightly, which made Phoebe laugh and lean over to tug the sleeve of his sweater up his hand so that he had cutesy sweater paws.
Elide giggled a little and shook her head, “No, I’m not. Boring I know.” She leaned back in the chair a little, running a hand through her hair.
“Not at all!”, Phoebe protested, her eyes following the movements of Elide’s hand. “AP isn’t really anything fancy.”
Elide sighed and nodded, “Yeah, I guess you’re right.”
The bus pulled into the stop, and they got up. “Alright everyone hold on to eachother or you’ll get left behind on the bus!”, Phoebe called, grabbing hold of Elide with one arm and Josh with the other.
Elide giggled a little, “Yes Ma’am.” She joked, keeping hold of Phoebe.
Josh rolled his eyes as they got off together. "She's paranoid; got left behind once and has never let me forget it." Phoebe swatted at him, leading Elide around the corner and across the street to what appeared to be a plaza of shops. "Are you guys in the mood for Starbucks?" Josh clucked his tongue jokingly, shaking his head. "So basic, tsk tsk."
“I’ve never actually had Starbucks before…” Elide admitted quietly, “Is that bad? I feel like that’s bad…”
Both Phoebe and Josh's eyes widened. "Really? Do they not have that in England?", Phoebe asked curiously. "And obviously it's not bad, it's sort of… North American culture, It's like not knowing Bill Nye the Science Guy.", Josh explained. "It's very mainstream, but even I've eaten from it, and I'm about as far from mainstream as it gets."
“They do have Starbucks in England, yes but Doncaster doesn’t. I nearly went to one when I was in London but I was too busy and haven’t seen one since.” Elide shrugged a shoulder and put a hand in her pocket.
Josh gestured towards the Starbucks in front of them. "Welcome to overpriced coffee and delicious English muffins, then." They entered the cozy coffee shop, making straight for the cashier.
“Any recommendations?” Elide asked Phoebe, looking up at her slightly before her eyes went to scan the board with all the options.
"Mocha's are always good, they make nice peach iced tea… don't go for the Blossoming Rooibos, it's disgusting. They have egg and ham pita-thingies and wraps for meals, plus little fruit cups and a bunch of sweets. Try the muffins?"
Elide blinked a few times, “You talk too fast.” She said, before settling on what she wanted, “I think I’ll just have the caramel hot chocolate with a blueberry muffin.”
"That's all you're going to eat for lunch? And sorry I talk a lot."
Josh chuckled, stage-whispering to Elide. "That's an understatement.
Elide giggled a little, “Yeah, I’m not that hungry right now.” She knew she should eat more but just didn’t want to.
Phoebe swatted At Josh, turning back to Elide. “If you’re sure.. is everyone ready to order?”
Elide nodded, “Yup, I’m all ready when you are.”
They placed their orders, Josh continuing to tease Phoebe about her ‘basic-ness’ while she protested that she was a huge geek at heart. “I can’t even count all the fandoms I’m in! My favourite genre of music is literally Emo-Alternative! I’ve got ‘The Sound of Drums’ from doctor who mostly memorized and almost all of the Hamilton Soundtrack too!”
Elide laughed a little, “I mean, I’m a geek too but I don’t memories the soundtracks in my spare time. That’s a whole new level of fan-girl.”
Phoebe's cheeks reddened slightly, eliciting a laugh from Josh.
“Not that that is a bad thing, it’s good to be a fan of something,” Elide added, shrugging a little and leaning forward onto the table.
Phoebe opened her mouth to reply but was interrupted when a barista called their names. They went up to collect their food, Phoebe;s stomach growling.
“Thanks for this, Phoebe.” Elide said as they all sat back down again, “I’ll pay you back, promise.”
Phoebe waved it off. "It's not a problem."