A/N: From this chapter forth, Will and Andrew are 19. Taranee and Hay Lin are 18. Cana is 20. Mirajane is 21.
Chapter Two: Friendships & Relationships
There Will, Taranee, and Hay Lin were held up against the wall of their apartment building by Cornelia and her telekinesis. With her were Caleb, Alchemy, Wanda, and Irma who was on the floor in the other room from Will giving her a sweep kick. But right now Will was more focused on those in front of her.
"What are you doing here?", Will questioned in a demanding tone.
"We'll be asking the questions.", Caleb said as he walked up to the three trapped girls. "Tell me. Where you three two days ago during the evening?"
"Why are you asking us a question one of you knows the answer to?", Taranee questioned before looking at Alchemy.
"Oh yeah!", Alchemy said remembering. "Taranee and Hay Lin were at their job at that restaurant. I was there on a date with Nigel.", she said with a smirk as she look at Taranee who simply rolled her eyes at the girl.
"Okay. But what about you?", Caleb questioned as he turned his attention to Will. "Where were you?"
"At the library studying for the test all of us have to take today.", Will answered. "Now let us down!"
"Not yet.", Cornelia said as Irma came into the room with a box of Doughnuts and a cup of milk.
"These suckers are good!", Irma said as she finished off a doughnut.
"First you break into out place and now you raid our Kitchen!", Hay Lin snapped at her former best friend.
"Blah! Blah! Blah!", Irma said as she sat on the couch and sat her feet on the coffee table. "Give it a rest will ya!"
"Any way, before I was interrupted, I have another question.", Cornelia said.
"And that is?", Hay Lin asked while narrowing her eyes at the blonde.
"Do you know anybody with a strange tattoo on their upper arm?", Cornelia asked.
"A strange tattoo. On their upper arm.", Taranee said with a grin. "You do realise we're in college? A place where any one over eighteen can get a tattoo?"
"Oh... Shut up!", Cornelia yelled with a blush, realising Taranee was right.
"Aaaaaw! Is Corny going to have a tantrum?", Hay Lin teased with a smirk.
"Why you little...", Cornelia said as she was about to press Hay Lin into the wall.
"Cornelia, stop!", Caleb said as he placed a hand on her shoulder. "They want you to lose your cool!"
Cornelia took a deep breath while keeping the three girls held up against the wall.
"Nice try, Pigtails.", Cornelia said with a smirk. "You're pretty cocky for someone pinned against a wall."
"And you pretty cocky for someone with all that power and you've got nothing better to do than pick on the three of us.", Will replied with a smirk of her own.
"That's right! I've got my powers!", Cornelia said with a proud smirk. "What about you, Will? You and you little friends, here, went and gave it all up! All that power and you just give it up!"
"And I haven't looked back since!", Will said. "And I know this. I can still kick your butt on a one on one fight."
"Oh really?", Cornelia questioned. "To bad we'll never find out if you're right."
"Maybe, maybe not.", Will said. "You never know what may happen in the future."
"Oh please!", Wanda said getting fed up with all the banter. "Why don't we just have Alchemy read their minds to find out what we need to know! I'm tired of all of this questioning!"
"I would if I could, but seeing as they were once Guardians, I'm willing to bet that they know how to keep me out of their heads.", Alchemy said.
"What about Irma?", Wanda questioned.
"Same deal.", Irma said. "Halinor helped us put up mental blocks from mind readers and mind control."
"It doesn't matter.", Caleb said. "I doubt that they have anything to do with what we're investigating any way.", Caleb said.
"You sure?", Cornelia asked. "Cause I can hold them in mid-air while Wanda gives them a little spin.", she said with a smirk as she looked back at her former friends.
"I'm sure.", Caleb said. "Let them go."
Cornelia then released Will, Taranee, and Hay Lin from her telekinetic hold letting them drop to the floor. The three of them then dropped to their knees and hands before looking up at the Guardians to see them looking down at them thinking they were better than they were. Mainly Cornelia and Irma who had cocky smirks on their faces.
"You're off the hook. For now.", Caleb said to Will, Taranee, and Hay Lin. "But if by some chance, you get approached by anybody with a strange tattoo, on their arm, with a part that looks like this, you'd better contact one of us.", he demanded as he tossed a folded piece of paper down at them. "If you don't then we'll be back."
"Something tells me that they may not be here.", Irma said as she spotted some suitcases by the door to the apartment.
"Planning on going somewhere?", Alchemy questioned.
"Wouldn't you like to know.", Hay Lin said the three of them got to their feet.
"I suggest you talk, Hay-Hay.", Irma said as she walked up to her former best friend.
"Only my friends can call me that.", Hay Lin said as she narrowed her eyes at Irma.
"Wow. Outnumbered and still tough.", Irma said with smirk.
"Just tell us where you're going and we'll leave.", Wanda said getting bored.
"If you must know, we going to Hawaii with the guys and some of our other friends.", Taranee said wanting get rid of their unwanted guest.
"I can guess who's footing that trip.", Wanda replied. "Can we say, Vanders."
"Hawaii, huh?", Cornelia questioned. "Yeah! I don't think so."
"Come again?", Will questioned with a raised eyebrow.
"Do you really think we're going to let you go anywhere seeing as you three are prime suspects in the our investigation?", Caleb asked them with a stern look.
"Like you can make us stay.", Hay Lin snapped.
"Well, accidents can happen.", Alchemy said with a smirk making Will, Taranee, and Hay Lin gasp a bit. "Now you're getting the message."
"Here's the deal.", Cornelia said. "Cancel your little trip, and you won't have any problems from us. Well, not any major ones."
"The choice is your's.", Caleb said as Irma went to look at some of the pictures on the wall.
"To think that you'd end up getting with Martin.", Irma said with a grin as she looked at a picture of Taranee and Martin together. "I guess geeks of a feather end up together."
"He not the guy you once knew.", Taranee said. "And even back then, he was a nice guy. To bad you never saw it."
"The guy still looks like a dork to me.", Caleb said.
"He more man than you'll ever be.", Taranee said as she narrowed her eyes at Caleb.
"Even more than Nigel?", Alchemy questioned with a smirk. "Cause I beg to differ."
"Now, now, Al. It's not nice to brag about getting with someone's ex-boyfriend.", Irma said to her fellow Guardians with a smirk.
"You're one to talk.", Hay Lin said.
"Are we mad about me stealing your former boyfriend?", Irma questioned. "It's not my fault that you failed to tell him the truth about you former Guardian days. The songs he plays for me on his sax are wonderful."
"Andrew. Hornby.", Hay Lin said with a smirk.
Irma quickly grabbed Hay Lin by her shirt and slammed her against the wall. Irma gave Hay Lin a glare while the former Air Guardian simply smirked back at her.
"Something I said?", Hay Lin asked while smirking.
"Why you scrawny, little...", Irma yelled.
"Enough, Irma!", Caleb said. "We have to get going!"
"Whatever!", Irma said as she let Hay Lin go with a push. "You're not worth it, Lin!"
"Remember what we said.", Caleb said as he fellow Guardians teleported away. "Later.", he said before teleporting away.
"Jerk.", Will said as she bent down to pick up the piece of paper Caleb tossed at her.
"We aren't going to cancel our trip with the guys, right?", Hay Lin asked.
"Heck no!", Taranee said as Will unfolded the piece of paper.
"Of course not.", Will said looking at the drawling on the paper.
"This looks familiar. But then again, it could be apart of any tattoo."
"We can worry about that later.", Taranee said as she put her shoes on. "Right now, we have to get to campus."
"We can take my car.", Hay Lin said as she grabbed her keys.
The three friends then left their apartment and headed for the campus to attend their classes and try to put what just happened behind them. No matter how bad they were worried about them coming after them. Later that day, after classes the girls headed to their job at the campus restaurant named The Guild. It was a fun place for students to hang out after classes. There was a juice bar along with table to eat at. There were TVs and arcade games to play. It was a great play to cool off after a long day of classes. Will, Taranee, and Hay Lin got a job there as servers. The restaurant is owned by John Vanders and his wife, Jun Lin Vanders. Needless to say that getting a job there was pretty easy.
"Well, today was fun.", Will said as she along with Taranee and Hay Lin were in the Changing Room, changing into their work uniforms which was basically a white T-shirt with the restaurant's name on it and a pair of black shorts for Will and Taranee while Hay Lin wore a black mini-skirt and white sneakers for all three of them and the other workers there.
"I just hope I passed the test.", Hay Lin said as she put her apron on.
"Same here.", Will said.
"We all studied hard for the test.", Taranee replied. "So don't worry about it."
"Easy for you to say!", Hay Lin said as they left the Changing Room. "You're the smartest of us!"
"Well, even I get worried about failing a test.", Taranee replied as they went to clock in for work. "I just don't worry about it so much."
"What are you girls talking about?"
The girls turned to see one Andrew Hornby walking up to them dressed in a pair of black jeans and white sneaker and a white shirt with the resturant's name on it. Once she saw him, Hay Lin ran up to him and wrapped her arms around his neck as he wrapped his arms around her waist. They then shared quick kiss and smiled at each other.
"Hey, you.", Andrew said to Hay Lin.
"Hey yourself.", Hay Lin said with a smile as they held on to each other.
"Get a room you two!", Will said as she playfully rolled her eyes.
Hay Lin playfully stuck her tongue out at Will before pulling away from Andrew.
"Shouldn't you all be getting to work?"
All of them turned to see a brunette girl with hair that went down to the middle of her back and brown eyes. She was dressed in a pair of red pants and brown sandals and a blue mid-drift top with gold bracelets om her wrist.
"Hey, Cana.", Taranee said to the bartender of the juice bar. "How busy is it today?"
"Right now, it's pretty steady.", Cana replied. "But today is the last day before we close for the Summer."
"And then Hawaii, here we come!", Will said happy to be going on vacation.
"Remind me to thank Mr. & Mrs. Vanders for footing the bill for the vacation.", Taranee said while smiling.
"Hey! Where is Aunt Jun any way?", Hay Lin questioned. "I thought she was working here tonight."
"Well, she was.", Cana said. "But something came up."
"Oh.", Hay Lin said. "So who's in charge?"
"Mirajane. She helping me at the juice bar.", Cana said while pointing to the juice bar.
Everyone looked at the juice bar to see a woman with silverish-white hair and blue eyes dressed in a beige thin-strapped dress with matching short heeled shoes. She looked up at the others and smiled before taking an order.
"She really likes working at the juice bar, when she can.", Will replied.
"It's her thing.", Cana replied. "Now I believe the you all have work to do."
"And off to work we go.", Taranee said as they all head went to work serving which ever table they were assigned.
Later that evening, business was getting good as more customers were coming in to eat. And seeing as it was a campus restaurant, The Guild was getting a lot of customers in students. Customers came in, a server would take their order, the order was made and giving to said customer, the customer would eat the food and maybe play a game or two or watch some TV, the customer would pay their bill and leave. At first, things were going pretty good. But then...
"You've got to be kidding me!", Taranee said as she saw the next set of customers walking in. "Why are they here?"
"Don't know and don't care.", Will said. "All I know is that I'm not serving them."
"Not serving who?", Hay Lin asked as Will pointing at the entrance of the restaurant. "Oh no!", she said as she saw who her friends were talking about.
Entering The Guild were W.I.C.C.A. along with Nigel and Eric. People that Will, Taranee, and Hay Lin didn't want to see.
"Oh boy.", Hay Lin said sarcastically. "This day just keeps getting better."
A/N: Well, things are going from bad to worse for the girls. First they get accused of something they didn't do and now their accusers are at their job. No doubt to give them trouble. Thankfully Will, Taranee, and Hay Lin are not alone. Who knows what's going to happen!
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