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Epilogue
Paulina walked through the doors of Casper High Lunchroom at a casually strode with Star at her side, Paulina heavily poured over the magazine in her hand, carefully studying each dress before finding one that would hopley catch the ghost boys eye, She just started her third year at Casper High and while Paulina wasn't as crazy about him a year back she still had a pretty big crush on the Danny Phantom.
That when she notice that like it had been all month long Star was once again quite it, normally Paulia could careless about what the girl was thinking but the blonde was becoming even more depressing than that goth freak, and that was saying something.
"Alright I give, what wrong with you?" Paulina ask as the two stop walking Star seem to very nervous as she kept fetching around and not looking Paulina in the eye.
"Hey Paulina, we're friends, right?" Star ask with a hopeful look in her eye, Paulina just look back at the girl asking what she saw as a stupid question.
"Of course we are, why else would I be letting you hang with me." Star's smile was somewhat unsure as the first part that was good, but the last... not so much.
"What I mean is if I were to say... change some, you would still stick by me, right?" Star ask and Paulina raise an eyebrow, not sure she like where this was going.
"Change how." Star shifted nervously, unable to meet Paulina's eyes.
"Like if I were to say, start taking combat classes." Paulina gain a deep frown, she now had a good idea where this was going.
"And why would you do that?" Star felt like shrinking under the Latino's glare.
"To participate in the Junior UFC fighters league?" Star ask more then stated, this time, Paulina out right growled, ever since they built that damn arena a year ago Star had been obsessed with the UFC and three months ago when they announce the Junior league was taking females she was damn near bouncing off the walls.
"NO!" that one word was said in Paulina's colditz voice but Star was not gonna back down yet.
"But why not!? You know it something I always wanted to do it and..."
"Hell NO!" Paulina cut in her voice hard and low startling Star at it coldness. "That place is just for boy to go and beat the crap out of each other!"
"I'm not about to have my main best friend join some crap like that! You're not going and that's final..." Paulina said with a glare for good measure before heading to the A-list table and not seeing the disbelieving face Star made... that turned annoyed. "Come on, Dash should have gotten our lunches by now."
"Your... you're not the boss of me." for some reason the whole Lunchroom went silence at Star's words that had stop Paulina in her tracks causing her to slowly turn around.
"What was that? You want to say it again?" Paulina ask a edge in her tone not. However Star surprisingly enough match her glare with her own.
"Look Paulina, I like you, lot! But I will not have you bossing me around like you own me." Star said looking Paulina in the eye. "If I want to try out, then you can't stop me."
Paulina narrowed her eyes while glaring what might as well been a burning death at her, unable to believe Star, but she was not backing down.
"You really wanna risk getting kick out of the A-list just to join a slugfest?" Paulina ask giving her a chance to back down.
"Are you really gonna kick me out just because I want to join that slugfest?" Star snapped back, the two held a glaring match that lasted for a whole minute with neither giving in, then at long last Star turn away stooping off.
"Fine who needs you, I know where I can get some real friends." Star mutter while thinking in her head, (I already have one.) Paulina followed her pose and headed for the A-list table.
"That my line and beside, you'll come crawling back anyway." Paulina sneered taking a seat while glaring daggers into Star's back as she take a seat next to Valerie who sat at a table with Danny, Sam, and Tucker. Everybody knew it was best to go back to their own business but Paulina was pissed, how could the blonde pick fighting over her, pick those LOSERS over her!
It didn't matter she'd come back and Paulina would make her beg before letting her back in because in the end Paulina did think of Star as a friend, they just weren't close enough for her to lose her rep for.
But she would come back and Paulina could wait. Little did Paulina know this would be the starting point where everything changed for her.
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Weeks pass by, those weeks turn into months but Star never came back in fact Star seem way more happy hanging out with Valerie, Danny, Sam, and Tucker. They were always smiling, always laughing and always having fun, how did Paulina know all this, it was because she had been watching them since the break up. Even while pretending to listen to Dash and her new 'best friend' Kimiko she was watching, though she did notice that Kwan was some time sneaking peaks at Sam when he thought know one was watching but she could careless, Paulina did everything she could to make Star life a living hell so that she would be forced to come back... but she never did.
It was now their last year and everyone was making plans for what to do after High school, almost half way in Paulina ran into Sam in the hallway who was getting something out of her locker.
"Hey." Sam said without looking, it didn't surprise her, she and the goth never go along.
"Hey." Paulina return opening her own locker to get her Bio book out.
"So you guys enjoying the friend you stole from me?" Paulina ask closing her locker, Sam pulling out her laptop and gave Paulina a confused look not sure what she meant, then gain an enlightened look before it turn to annoyance.
"You talking about Star? We didn't steal shit!" Stepping up to the Latino-American Paulina always hated how she now had to tilt her head up at the six foot two tall girl. "Star left you because you were being a bitch about her wanting to take up something new."
Paulina scowl at the reminder that Star went ahead with joining Junior league and had even taken second place in the Nationals, to make matter worse rumor had it if she got into the top three again Star would get a contract to go pro.
"Yeah and as soon as she left me you guys take her in!" She snarled forcing Sam into rubbing her forehead as her annoyance was in full blown force now.
"And what, were we not suppose to be become friends with her so she will be forced to come back to you?" Sam asked hoping the girl wasn't that selfish.
"Yes! Thats just how it work. Loser and A-lister just don't mixes!" This time Sam just gave her disapproving look, Paulina didn't like the look she was giving her, it felt like a look that should be given to a child not a seventeen year old young lady. Sam next word confirm her thoughts.
"Paulina... you really need to grow up." with that the goth place her laptop under her arm and walk away, that was the last time they would speak in years.
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It was the last week before graduation, which meant one thing. High school graduation party! Paulina was planning to throw the biggest one to ever be held in Amity Park, she had already cleared out her dad's penthouse and gotten the food and drinks, and he had already sent out most of the invites. There was just one thing left to do, invite Star.
Paulina had long since gotten over Star joining the Junior UFC league, Paulina had gone to the last matchup that would be held in Amity Park for the session just to see if Star was really any good at what she did. It went without saying Paulina was beyond impressed with what she saw, Star was awesome! Paulina watch and even cheer on as Star won match after match while barely getting hurt herself, the crowd even had a nickname for her, The Battle Angel of Amity Park.
Paulina had later found out that Star went on to win first place in the Nationals, the Nationals! Yeah Paulina herself would never ever enter the ring but with skill like that Star had every right to do so on her own.
So Paulina was not only here to invite her but also to do something she had never done in her life, apologize. Despite what people thought Paulina could admit when she was wrong, beside what better way to end her High school life then a masses party with her old true best friend.
"Okay here goes." Paulina said taking a deep breath then raise her hand to knock when the door open up to reveal Star who had a surprised look at seeing.
"Paulina? Well now this is shocking." Star said crossing her arms and leaned up against the door frame. Paulina take a deep breath once more before speak.
"Hey long time to see. " She started surprising the blond. "I wanted to see if you would like to come to my party tonight. " She said holding out invites even adding that Star could bring her four friends. Star for the matter wasn't all that sure what to say.
"Paulina, you do realize it been nearly two years since we even talk, right?" Star ask Paulina nodded.
"Yeah I do and I'm really sorry about the way things ended between us." Paulina sigh.
"But that's all in the past, and it the last week of high school." Paulina said placing a free hand on her shoulder.
"So what say we put all that behind us and party the night away." Paulina smiled but Star didn't return it instead removed the hand from her shoulder.
"It too late to do any reconnecting now, I'm leaving in less than two weeks." Star said walking away, Paulina didn't turn when she spoke.
"I know, the contract you got from winning the Nationals is taking you away for five years." Star stop at hearing this somewhat surprised Paulina knew anything about what was going on with her.
"But can't we at least spend this last night partying like we use to." Star said nothing at first, turning Paulina watch as Valerie in Danny's car drive up to the house, however she didn't care as she still waited for Star to speak.
"I was invited to another party already, but thank for thinking of me." Star said walking past her, Paulina only turn her head watching the her go up to the car and get in, Valerie gave the Latino-American a confused look before pulling off.
Looking down down at the invites, Paulina grab them with both hands and ripped them in half before walking away.
"I tried to make up and she said no, so it not my fault." Paulina mutter heading home to get ready for the party, she had tried and it fail so it wasn't her fault. Right now she had the party of the year to throw and nothing was going to stop from having time of her life.