The first time he heard of her new crush was in the school hallway. Johanna was walking with him to get to her class, which was near her's. It was silent for a while until Johanna started to talk to him.

"You know what I told you the other day?" She questioned, watching others pass by.

Clark was hoping she'd say it was just a small joke. "Yeah." Clark replied.

"Well, do you know the new girl who came like a week or two ago? Ember?"

"Nope."

She tilted her head. "The one with strawberry colored hair? She's skinny?"

"Still have no clue what you're talking about, Sweater Girl." Clark put a tiny smirk on his face.

"Aw, come on Clark!" She nudged him playfully, smiling a little. "She's in our history class!"

"Oh, that girl? I also have English with her." Clark told. "So, what about her?"

"I... I think I might be developing a tiny crush on her.." Johanna whispered to him, looking up at Clark with a bright smile on her face and blushing a little.

Clark's heart slowed a bit and his mouth started to taste like copper. He tried to act happy but was struggling slightly. "T-that's great Johanna." He commented with a small voice.

Johanna nodded. "I couldn't tell if it was a bad or good thing at first. But now with seeing that you're fine with it, I think it's a pretty good thing." She said happily.

Clark nodded and hung his head low. It wasn't great.

-

Word Count: 255