Snow smiled, impressed. "That's really cool. I've always thought Neuroscience was a bit like being a detective, trying to figure out the mysteries of the human mind."
Oliver laughed. "Exactly! It's like being a detective, except instead of solving crimes, we're trying to solve the puzzles of human behavior."
As they walked, their conversation flowed easily, touching on everything from their favorite classes to their childhood memories.
Despite their initial rocky encounter, Snow found herself feeling more and more at ease around Oliver.
Oliver walked Snow home, enjoying the crisp evening air and the sound of snowflakes crunching beneath their feet.
Snow smiled up at him. "Thanks for walking me home, Oliver. I guess I didn't need that ice cream after all."
Oliver chuckled. "I think you did. You were shaking like a leaf when I put that coat on you."
Snow playfully rolled her eyes. "I was not shaking that badly."
Oliver teased, "Oh, really? I thought you were going to turn into an ice sculpture right there in the café."
Snow chuckled, her eyes sparkling. "You're ridiculous, Oliver."
As they strolled, the conversation flowed easily. Snow still didn't want to accept the fact that she was happy while talking to him something that it's been long she haven't felt for a long time.
Snow asked, "So, Oliver, what do you like to do for fun?"
Oliver thought for a moment. "I love playing guitar, hiking, and just exploring new places."
Snow's eyes lit up. "I love hiking too! There's something about being in nature that just clears my head."
Oliver nodded enthusiastically. "Exactly! And I love how every hike is different – new trails, new views, new challenges."
~DAYS LATER
As Snow, Minnie, and Violet walked out of class, they were excited to head out and grab some lunch.
But their plans were momentarily derailed when they ran into Oliver and William on the stairs.
Minnie, being her usual bubbly self, immediately latched onto William, playfully teasing him and making everyone laugh.
Violet, on the other hand, felt a pang of awkwardness. She and Oliver had recently taken a break, and the tension between them was still palpable.
As they stood there, Oliver cleared his throat and started introducing everyone. "Snow, you there, this is William. And Violet, I think you already know me."
Minnie chimed in, "Yeah, and I guess you all have met William, right?" William smiled and nodded, but before anyone could respond, Leo appeared out of nowhere.
"Hey guys! What's up?" Leo asked, giving everyone a casual wave. Snow's eyes widened in surprise. "What the hell are you doing here?" she asked, clearly not expecting to run into him.
Oliver raised an eyebrow. "You know Leo?" he asked Snow.
Leo grinned mischievously. "Yeah, she's my girlfriend." The group fell silent, with Oliver looking particularly stunned.
Minnie suggested, "How about we all go grab lunch?" The group agreed, but as they started walking, Violet suddenly stopped.
"I don't think I'm in the mood for lunch," she said, turning to leave.
Leo made a hasty excuse, "I'll go get something from my room." He quickly followed after her.
Violet walked back to her dorm, lost in thought. She didn't notice Leo trailing behind her until he pressed the doorbell to her suite.
When she opened the door, she was surprised to see Leo standing there.
"What are you doing here?" Violet asked, raising an eyebrow.
Leo smiled mischievously. "I'm guessing you're Oliver's ex-girlfriend, right?"
Violet's eyes narrowed. "How did you find out?"
Leo shrugged. "Anyone could tell. You and Oliver were radiating awkwardness back there."
Violet sighed, stepping aside to let Leo in. "That's not something I really want to talk about."
As they walked into the suite, Leo said, "But sometimes talking about it can help. Not everyone is happy in their relationship right now."
Violet raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"
Leo's eyes locked onto hers. "I mean that sometimes, people stay in relationships out of convenience or habit, rather than love."
Violet's heart skipped a beat as Leo's words struck a chord.
Before she could respond, Leo added, "But you know that no matter what happens, you can always find a reason to be with someone else."
As Leo spoke, Violet felt like she needed to let her emotions go. Without thinking, she leaned in and kissed him.
Leo's eyes widened in surprise, but he quickly kissed her back, deepening the kiss.
As they stood there, lost in the moment, Violet realized that maybe, just maybe, she wasn't ready to move on from Oliver after all.
Snow kept her eyes fixed on both Violet and Leo whom both seemed to be lost in their little worlds. She smirked and then muttered some words.
"Well at some point, you can try to have fun." She walked away putting on her coat and closing the door.
It alerted both of them and they broke off the kiss. That seemed to bring Violet back to reality as she quickly moved away from Leo.
"I'm.. I'm sorry.. It was an accident, believe me." Violet quickly apologize and then started to gaze at the chuckling Leo.
"That's nothing to be sorry about." These words caught Violet by surprise as Leo was Snow's boyfriend and all.
"What??" She couldn't help but ask.
"Sometimes you've just gotta slack off and have some good fun." He confused her more with his words.
"I would see you around." He said and then began to head for the door.
Violet wasn't still sure what to say to him and then only followed behind him and then closed the door after he left.
She managed to heave a sogh and sank unto the couch and then soon to bed.
***
CRYSTAL'S PALACE~3:30 PM
The gang sat down their meal been arranged on their table after they had placed their order. The group was silent to a while and everybody just seemed to dig in their meal.
They kept fixed on another until Minnie broke the silence. "Well, I never got your name." Referring to William.
William immediately stopped eating and then looked up at Minnie. He chewed the last piece of meal in his mouth to enable him to talk.
"It's William Harper, This is my cousin Oliver Hayes." William spoke but was only interrupted by the dropping of Snow's glass of wine on the table.
"I'm sorry, you could have said that." Oliver quickly attacked her and she also defended herself well.
"What should I be sorry for??" Snow spoke ready for whatever battle he was gonna put out tonight.
"For interrupting and distracting his introduction." He replied her with a bit of annyonace in his eyes.
"Oh pls!! He gets to say what he wants, I get to act what I want." Snow quickly responded to him and before Minnie and William could realized it, they were already in a fit of rage.
"Okay, Enough you two." Minnie finally broke the argument.
"But..." Snow tries to get Minnie on her side.
"No..Snow."
"But..." Oliver also tries to speak up.
"No cuz, Don't." William retorted and then Oliver relaxed on his chair dropping his cutleries.
"The argument was baseless. Okay fine, I asked for the introduction that doesn't mean it something to argue or drag all day long."
Snow's countenance really changed to being soft and offended by Minnie's statement, she began to wonder where her friend went.
"Fine. Now it's your turn to introduce yourself." William spoke while Oliver remained hesitant to listen.
"I'm Minnie Carter, The other girl is Violet Finley and then this is Snow Ellis." Minnie managed to finish before she was cut by Oliver.
"Wait You're Snow. What's the full name? Snowflakes?? Or Snow White?" This words triggered Snow as she hated people referring to her as Snow white or any other thing.
"What about you Oliver Twist?" Snow quickly replied sarcastically.
Before you could realize it they were at each other's throats again and then Minnie and William tries to break them off.
>>>AN HOUR LATER
GIRLS SUITE- 5:00
Quickly slams the door after her not even waiting to see if Minnie was in yet.
"You could have at least go meet Oliver and slam the door at his face." Minnie said when she finally got in.
"Well would you allow me do that? You barely allowed me insult him." snow turned around walking towards Minnie.
Minnie dodged her and moved towards the sofa. "I was never gonna allow you do that in front of My sexy strang..I mean... William."
Snow scoffed and then walked away from her sight moving forward to the kitchen fridge to get a drink.
"Just hold your anger and explode whenever you see Oliver and William isn't right next to him, please." Minnie turned on the TV and turn got her eyes fixed on the show.
Snow at there and heave a sigh banging the bottle of water on the table but Minnie didn't bother to look at her.
"I'm guessing that wasn't your first encounter with Oliver." Minnie finally spoke up.
"Of course not." Snow said while she took off her jacket.
"You're gonna tell me where you met first?" Minnie turned around her eyes fixed on Snow.
"Not even the slightest note." Snow spoke and then quickly jerked up heading towards her room.
>>BOY'S SUITE
Oliver and William walked into their suite, dropping their bags on the floor. William flopped onto the couch, while Oliver collapsed onto his bed.
William said, "Dude, you gotta stop arguing with Snow all the time."
Oliver raised an eyebrow. "I don't argue with her all the time. She just gets on my nerves sometimes."
William chuckled. "Seriously, it seems like you guys are a couple or something. You fight all the time."
Oliver shook his head. "I would never date her. She's...a real handful, let's just say."
William grinned mischievously. "Handful? That's a nice way of putting it. You mean she's a bit of a...?"
Oliver hesitated, then said, "If I didn't have to be nice to her because of Minnie, I would've cut her loose ages ago."
William laughed. "You're such a softie, Oliver."
Oliver threw a pillow at William. "Shut up."
William caught the pillow and threw it back. "Seriously though, Oliver, you need to relax around Snow. She's not that bad."
Oliver raised an eyebrow. "You think she's not that bad? You're not the one who has to deal with her sass all the time."
William chuckled. "I think her sass is kind of cute."
Oliver rolled his eyes. "You're impossible, William."
Just then, they heard the sound of the shower turning off. They looked at each other in surprise, then turned to see Leo walking out of the bathroom, towel wrapped around his waist.
"Hey guys," Leo said, grinning. "What's up?"
Oliver and William exchanged a look, both thinking the same thing: What is Leo doing here?
Oliver asked, "Leo, what are you doing here?"
Leo shrugged. "I was just, uh, borrowing some shampoo from William."
William raised an eyebrow. "You were borrowing shampoo...while taking a shower?"
Leo laughed. "Well, when you put it that way, it sounds kind of weird."
Oliver and William exchanged another look, this time both thinking.
>>DAYS LATER
Minnie and William were strolling down the hallway, chatting and laughing, when a girl approached them. She was a bit too made-up and her smile seemed more like a snarl.
As she drew closer, Minnie suddenly struck a pose, hand on hip and head cocked to one side.
"Honey, you're looking a bit too extra today. Did you raid a Sephora store or something?"
The girl's smile faltered, and she looked taken aback by Minnie's sass. William, on the other hand, burst out laughing.
"Dang, Minnie, you're brutal!" William chuckled, holding his sides.
Minnie grinned mischievously. "What? Someone's got to keep the hallway drama to a minimum."
The girl huffed and quickly walked away, leaving Minnie and William in stitches.
William wiped tears from his eyes. "You're a genius, Minnie. A genius!"
Minnie chuckled, pleased with herself. "Hey, someone's got to keep things interesting around here."
As they continued walking, William turned to Minnie with a curious expression. "You know, I've been wondering...how do you always manage to come up with these witty one-liners?"
Minnie shrugged. "I don't know...I just say what's on my mind, I guess."
William laughed. "Well, whatever it is, it's hilarious. You're like a one-woman comedy show."
Minnie grinned, feeling happy to have someone to share her humor with. "Thanks, William. You're not so bad yourself."
As they turned a corner, they almost collided with Oliver, who was walking in the opposite direction.
Oliver raised an eyebrow. "What's going on here? You two look like you're up to something."
Minnie and William exchanged a mischievous glance. "Just spreading a little joy and laughter, Oliver," Minnie said innocently.
Oliver chuckled. "Well, just be sure to include me next time, okay?"
"I guess so, cuz!" William smiled.