"What the fuck is going on down there?" Alice frowned as she looked down at the hysteria going on below in the main dining hall.

"I lifted the ban." Bette softly whispered in a daze.

"What?!" Alice shouted. "Why?"

"Did something happen again?" Shane leaned forward as she rested her elbows on the table and clasped her hands together.

Bette shrugged as she tried to play it cool. "I’m entitled to change my mind when I want to." Bette answered haughtily.

Alice sighed. "This day is just full of surprises." She rubbed her hands on her face. "First, you place a bullying ban on your mortal enemy slash secret crush, even going as far as threatening to red tag anyone who dared to treat her bad." Alice narrowed her eyes at Bette. "Now, in the middle of the day, you just up and decide to lift the ban?" She asked incredulously. "What the fuck Porter?" Alice exclaimed. "I want to slap YOU with a red tag right now."

"Stop it Al." Shane looked at the blonde evenly and shook her head. Knowing fully well that Bette was extremely volatile right now, and to push her would only mean more trouble for everyone involved. The best thing to do right now was to change the subject entirely. She coughed a little before she spoke up. "So umm.. where’s Sam?" She said the first thing that entered her mind.

Bette visibly flinched as she heard her best friend’s name. She took Alice and Shane by surprise as she quickly stood up and left the table in a huff, knocking back her chair to the floor in the process.

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On the third floor balcony, completely oblivious to the chaos below, Tina and Sam finally pulled back from one another. The blonde had held on to her friend until she was sure that she had already cried her eyes out. Sam smiled gratefully at Tina as she wiped away the traces of tears on her face.

"Thanks." Sam sniffled. "I’m sorry if I’m being a little too sensitive right now."

"It’s fine." Tina smiled warmly. "Time of the month?" She teased.

"I wish I could say that it was." Sam laughed as she looked down at her feet, feeling a little embarrassed. "At least I would have an excuse."