AN: So I know I haven't update in forever but better late than never right

AN: So I know I haven't update in forever but better late than never right? Anyway, here's the next long awaited chapter:

A Talk with Lily

Claire was shocked. West had a girlfriend? No. He couldn't. She hadn't waited this long, thought about him this long, only to find he had a girlfriend. She hadn't dated anyone since him, well not really. A few dates that all ended badly. She just couldn't find anyone like him, anyone as good as him, anyone who understood her like he did. She mentally shook herself. Of course he moved on. They hadn't seen each other in three years, let alone dated. What right did she have to be jealous of this girl? With that in mind, Claire smiled at the girl and extended her hand to her.

"Nice to meet you," she said. "I'm an old friend of West's from high school and Lily's dorm mate. I'm new here."

Jane smiled back and ignored the extended hand, hugging her instead. "Well then welcome to Duke University!" she said happily, sitting down at the table with them, giving West a peck on the cheek.

Why does she have to be so nice? Claire thought. It would be so much easier to hate her and want to break them up if she wasn't.

Lily looked between the two girls and thought quietly to herself. She was going to have to have a talk with Claire if she was reading her expressing correctly. They had to talk about her past relationship with West, among other things of course.

The rest of the day flew by, the four of them spending more time together before breaking apart to attend separate classes. Claire found herself beginning to like Jane. If she wasn't going out with West, we could even be friends, she found herself thinking.

Later that night when they were alone in their dorm, Lily turned to Claire and thought that now would be as good a time as any to talk about things.

"So," she began, sitting on her bed and looking across at Claire who was sitting on hers, "What's the deal with you and West?"

Claire looked at her and smiled. "I'll tell you but then you have to answer my questions about West's alien comments. Deal?" she asked a smile on her face.

"Gladly."

"Okay. It all started three years ago. I had just moved to Costa Verdae from Odessa and I met West at our high school. He was different and kept… pestering me I guess you could say, until I went out with him. Though I've got to say, I had to endure a lot of teasing first." She said, smiling as memories flashed through her head. "I've never had more in common with anyone before, liked someone so much before. I don't really know how to describe it…" she paused for a moment, thinking how much she could really tell Lily without giving away her ability. "There was just a connection I guess. Seeing West again today just brought it all back."

"I see… I have a feeling you're not telling me everything but I'll let it go for now, I think I already know what it is." She said, a smile on her face. "And I take it that you're not too pleased with West going out with Jane?"

Claire had looked slightly guilty. "No, I'm not. But I don't really have a right to think like that."

"Oh, yes you do. You have more of a right then you think you do." She said with a knowing smiled. "But all will be revealed," she said in a mock mysterious voice, adding hand movements for affect. Claire laughed at her.

"Now you have to answer my question. What did West mean about the aliens?"

"That's easy; I have an ability, too. West told me he had met someone with one before but she just fell off the face of the earth." She said it so carelessly that it took Claire a few minutes to absorb it. At least it had confirmed what she'd expected.

"I thought as much. West used to refer to us lie that when we went to high school together. So what's your power?"

"I can hold go without breathing, I don't need oxygen." She said in all seriousness.

Claire looked at her. Well, I guess there really are all types of abilities. She thought. That's kind of weird. What good is that? Maybe if you needed to go into outer space or something but…

Lily looked at the look on Claire's face and started to laugh, falling off her bed in the process.

"What's so funny?" Claire asked, really confused now.

"You thought that was actually my ability. I could see it on you face." She said, her grin threatening to split her face in two. "I can't believe I fooled you. My pranks usually never work. OK, I'm being a little weird now so let's back track for a sec. I have the power of invisibility. See? (she turns invisible)"

"Wow. That's wicked! But you said that West mentioned me so that means that you already know that I can-"

"-regenerate, yeah, he told me. He told me a lot about you, actually. After we found out about each other's abilities, we told each other about the other people we met with abilities. He told me all about you. He still mentions you, a lot, even though he's dating Jane now. They seem happy enough but I always got this feeling that he never really… I don't know liked her, liked her. Let me rephrase, I didn't know. After today I know that it was because of you. I don't think he ever really got over you. I mean, he talked about you all the time, what you might be doing and everything. He didn't talk about the fact that you had a relationship though I could tell that there was something about you. Every time he mentioned your name he face lit up like a Christmas tree. I figured he just never had the guts to ask you out."

"He didn't mention the fact that we went out?" Claire asked, slightly hurt.

"No, and I know what you're thinking but he really did like you, and still does from what I saw today. Didn't you notice him looking at you today? He stared at you the whole time. Jane's smiled got a little forced after a while. Don't tell me you didn't notice?" she said exasperatedly.

Truth be told, Claire hadn't notice. Well, she thought she had but had eventually convinced herself that it was just her imagination, that he liked Jane instead of her. She told Lily this.

The red-head let out a sigh. "Look, I'm sure he likes Jane but he loves you."

"Are you sure?"

"Well, not 100 but there's definitely something there."

Claire took a deep breath. "I would love it if there were but I can't do anything. Jane's really nice and I don't want to hurt her."

"You'll be hurting her if you don't act on your feelings. She'll be going out with a guy who should really be with someone else."

Claire shook her head. "Can we just drop this for tonight? Talk about something else?"

"Fine, but I'm not done yet… So what abilities do your parents have?"

And like that the topic was diverted, for now at least. The girls talked about their powers, sharing experiences and filling in the gaps of their stories told yesterday, now knowing they could say everything. But as they turned off the lights, Lily lay awake in her bed, listening to Claire's breathing even out. She made a promise to herself that she would do whatever she could to get her two best friends together, no matter how much they resisted. And with that thought, she rolled over and closed her eyes, dreaming of ways to bring them together.

AN: So long time no update, I know. I'm really going to need ideas cause my creative juices are not flowing very well. I'm going to need lots of ideas before I update again. Thanks to all who reviewed last time. Please review!!