Please, No More Surprises!

by AlexzAndi

SEQUEL to MORE SURPRISESout of school,Hermione and Krys have to try and cope with the new girls in Ron and Ares' lives. Will Ron forgive Hermione for stringing him along in Hogwarts?Will Ares forgive Krys,for dumping him again,before they left for school?

6. A Day With The Guys

When Krys woke up at 12pm, she smelled food. She went to the bathroom, took a shower and picked out her clothes. She chose blue slacks and a sapphire blue halter top. Her belt was black leather, with blue swirls all over it. She wore a black cotton spandex sweater, with blue stitched cuffs, bottom, and collar. The collar stuck straight up and the zipper was blue. On her feet were her sapphire blue airmax. Krys waved a hand over it and it cut itself into layers. Krys' edges sprouted out, as did her side swept bangs. In her ears were white gold sapphire studs. Her cartilage bar swirled blue and white gold. On her neck was her name chain with her full first name. The dot in the 'I' had a sapphire in it, as did the 'I' on her name bracelet and name ring. She put on lip gloss, then walked downstairs. Ares was holding his stomach over toasted bread. "Dude- you can't cook."

"Of course I can. I've been watching my mom cook since I was three." he said. Krys walked to the freezer and put ice cream in the cone. "What about breakfast?"

"Waffle cone." she said. He laughed.

"Morning Darling." said the voice of Emily. Krys whipped around. Emily stood there in a robe. Krys turned around and looked at Ares. He was looking back at her. Emily's clothes suddenly changed. She was wearing a mini-dress, and big heels. "Well- I have to go to Paris today. Are you coming with me?"

"No, I can't. I'm going somewhere with my mother." said Ares. Emily nodded, then looked at Krys. She walked over to Ares, and they started to blatantly snog. Krys almost threw up, but caught herself as she started to gag. When Emily pulled away from Ares, she looked at Krys, smiled, then disapparated. Ares looked at Krys. "So- where are we going?"

"I thought you were going with your mother."

"No- I'm going with you." he said, as he smiled with slightly swollen lips. Krys smiled back.

"Well- I'm going to Godrics Hollow for the morning. And- I have to buy some flowers before that." she said. "You dressed?"

"Yeah." he said, as he took off the apron. Krys looked at him and laughed.

"Okay, Julia Child."

"Hey- I didn't want to get dirty." She grabbed his hand, and apparated to her apartment. They walked down the stairs and to her car. They drove to a flower shop. The flowers made her sneeze so much, that Ares had to drive back to her house. She grabbed his hand, then they appeared in Godrics hollow. "What're we doing here?"

"Visiting the gravesites of Lily, James, and my mum." said Krys, as she blew her nose. Ares looked at her.

"Have you done this before?" he asked, as he took the flowers away from her. She nodded.

"Twice. Once the day of my healer ceremony. Me and Prongs got away from the group, then we came here." she said.

"Ah- I wanted to visit my dad's gravesite, but- I'm afraid that I'll see some people that I don't want to see."

"Little sisters?" He looked at her and nodded. "Go during the school year. When they're all in Acklemeyers. Jennifer is the oldest, she's dating Angel. The guy that Thai likes. Robyn is…- she's only fifteen. And Victoria, she's thirteen." said Krys. "You know- you shouldn't let that stop you."

"Its not them. Its my mom."

"What about her?"

"I don't know if she wants me to see them."

"Maybe you should talk to her about it."

"I only talk about stuff like this with you." he said. Krys looked at him.

"Oh really?" she asked. He nodded.

"Yeah- I'm-"

"Why did we break up?" asked Krys. Ares looked at her. Her eyes widened and she started to walk ahead of him. He caught up to her and held her arm. "Okay- I'm sorry. I don't- I'm so- wow. I'm so-… sorry. Wow- that was random… aw man, Krys." She had her eyes shut tightly and she was groaning. "Way to freak you out, huh?" Ares laughed. Krys looked at him with her eyebrow raised.

"You dumped me, Krys." he said. She nodded.

"I'm aware of that." she said. "But Dude, the whole marriage thing is cool."

"Thanks."

"When do you know that its time to propose to someone?"

"You just- she- I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her, but- I wasn't sure."

"So- why did you propose when you did?"

"Because it was the next step." he said. "There was nowhere to go from there."

"We're here." said Krys, as she laid the Calla lilies on Lily's grave. She gestured for Ares to lay the Stargazer lilies on her moms grave. She took the Oriental lilies away from him and he laid down the Stargazer lilies. The last grave plot was James'. Krys laid the Oriental lilies on his plot, then stepped back.

"They were young, huh?" Krys nodded.

"Yeah." she said. "It feels weird that I'm close to the age my mum was when she died. You know… it just scares me a bit. Like I'm doomed for the rest of my life or something. I mean- I'm only nineteen." Ares watched her intently. "How old was your dad when he died?"

"I have no idea." Krys looked at him.

"Why didn't you tell me how he died back then?" she asked.

"I didn't want to scare anyone. Plus, I was too distraught over the fact that he died that way, and you were suffering from it too."

"I'm sorry for bringing it up- I-"

"No, its okay. Say it."

"Your dad died from the Black Bone Shadowing. You know, when I found that out- I just wished that I could take that moment back for you. Like a small trade in. You getting your dad, and never having met me. I just wished that you could've spent as much time with him, as you did with me." Ares shook his head.

"I don't." he said. Krys smiled at him slightly.

"It must bring up a lot of questions." Ares nodded. "Where's he buried?"

"My mom wanted to have him buried in the church, where his parents grew up. The church where his parents were married. The church where his parents are buried. The same church where he and my mom were married. A tiny church in Aguas Buenas. Its where he was born. It has this tiny graveyard. But- his wife had him buried in a family plot in Tallahassee."

"That sucks."

"What about your dad?" he asked. Krys looked at him questioningly. "Birthfather."

"He went through a veil…. at the department of mysteries. Harry and I were planning on getting a grave plot- but… we don't know." said Krys.

"Why don't you visit your other dad's gravesite?"

"I do. I went on the day of my healer ceremony."

"Oh-"

"We should go visit your dad's gravesite. But- that's only if you want to."

"Um…I'm not so sure."

"Okay- then we have to go to the supermarket- plus, I have to get a new videogame." said Krys. Ares looked at her.

"You're still playing videogames?" he asked.

"Why wouldn't I be playing videogames?" she asked. He didn't say anything. "Are you trying to call me immature?"

"I'm too afraid of you to call you immature." he said. Krys smiled.

"Well- I just... I always wanted them to meet you and Jason and A.J- and my dad, and your mom, of course…but, I thought I should bring you here." she said. "Now its time to leave."

"Well- we don't have to leave right now." said Ares.

"That's alright. This is making me a bit… um- melancholy. But- its not the graves. Its just that…" she looked up at him. "They never got to meet you. And the one day where they did meet me wasn't enough." They stayed in silence for a while. "Dude- we have to go. Thai is supposed to have people over today, and… I need to shop." She grabbed his hand and disapparated. They ended up in her driveway. She dragged him to her dad's Expedition.

"Where are we going?" asked Ares, as he hopped in the truck.

"Every man's nightmare… the supermarket." said Krys. Ares laughed. She started the car and drove off.

"Well- its also a Krys' nightmare, isn't it?" he asked.

"Are you kidding me? The supermarket has ice cream and cake. Oh- ooh, and they have candy." said Krys. Ares smiled. "I just don't like the whole, 'when we get married, we shop together' thing. Buy your own goddamn food." Ares laughed.

"Don't most married women like to make decisions together? What color to paint the bedroom, what color to paint the kitchen. What food to buy." he said. Krys shrugged.

"I don't know. I'm not married and well, I'm nothing like most chicks." she said. Ares nodded.

"Yeah- most women don't refer to other women as 'bitches' and 'chicks'." he said. Krys shrugged.

"You say tomato, I say really disgusting red fruit." she said. "Plus- I've made you so afraid of women that you won't dare call them bitches. And what matters, if that men don't call them that. I can call anyone anything… that's just me." Ares laughed.

"So… what are you gonna get Thai and her friends?" he asked.

"I should be feeding them broccoli and shit like that, shouldn't I?" asked Krys. Ares laughed.

"Well- you should be feeding them good shit… like food." he said. Krys shrugged.

"What- like microwaveable pizza's? I'll get them a bunch of shit- then they can order out if they want real food." she said. "Oh- and I'll get us some snacks. So- after we do this, what do you want to do?" Ares looked at her.

"It doesn't matter. What do you want to do?" he asked.

"I don't know."

"Remember that photo album that Professor Lupin got you? The one with pictures of you with your parents." said Ares. Krys nodded.

"Of course. That's one of the only things that keeps me standing. Well- that, Prongsand the kids."

"What about your Bon-bon?" he asked. Krys laughed.

"Hermione… she's helped me countless times. But-… well you know how she feels about Ron." Ares nodded. "Why am I telling you this? You're friends with the enemy." Krys said.

"I'd choose Hermione over Kay any day." said Ares.

"You don't know Hermione." said Krys.

"I know how good she's been to and for you. Plus- she's the one who helped me get you back the second time." Krys looked at him, then back at the road.

"You've known Kay for two years."

"Actually- I haven't even known Emily for two years." Krys looked at him. "I started dating Emily less than a year ago. A little bit after she dropped out."

"Auror school dropout. Go back to high school." she sang. Ares laughed.

"Go back to what you were talking about." said Ares.

"Well- it's a bit hard to keep someone stable, when you're frail yourself. I ju-"

"Hold on. What's been going on with you? Why can't you keep stable?" he asked, as he looked at her.

"I've never been stable." she said.

"I always thought you were." he said.

"No- but this isn't about me. Its just-"

"No- it is about you." said Ares. "I don't want to hear about anyone else."

"Nothings wrong with me. I'm happy. I've just- never been stable."

"Well- why not?"

"Well- lets see. I was born into a world, where I was already marked for death- as if that wasn't enough to make me the crazy ass that I am now, more shit happened." joked Krys. Ares looked at her.

"That wasn't funny." he said. She smiled slightly.

"Yes it was." she said.

"No, it wasn't."

"I'm sorry. Okay- listen to this. When I was younger- Razzie wanted to be a teacher. She used to take a bunch of kids and teach them science." she said. Ares nodded. "Well- I was about three. And she did this melting experiment. She taught us that ice will melt in the sun, or when its put in hot water. So, she takes a frozen bottle of water and she leaves it in hot water. When we get back- obviously its melted. Well- she asks us, 'What can we do to make this freeze again?'. So- mind you, we're all three year olds. So- we all yell, 'put it in hot water. Put it in hot water'. You know the Bevis and Butthead hand movements- that's what we did." Ares laughed, and Krys smiled. "That's better."

"Its only because, I can imagine you at three." he said.

"Hey hey, none of that." she said, as she parked the car. Ares smiled, and Krys got out of the car. He got out after her, and she got a cart.

"Krys- do you remember that Christmas? The one where we met the woman that your father was gonna marry?" he asked. Krys looked at him and nodded. "And you started to malfunction-"

"You make me seem like a machine." she said, laughing. Ares shook his head.

"No- but, you started to think, and your thoughts started in my mind. I know you didn't do it on purpose." he said. Krys stopped and looked at him again.

"What happened?"

"You were thinking about the moments worth living for. I just wanted to know if… never mind." said Ares. "Its probably dumb as hell." he said. Krys looked at him, then walked into the supermarket. She looked back at him and jerked her head. He walked up to her. "I was beginning to think you forgot about me."

"I wish." joked Krys. Ares playfully glared at her.

"That hurt." he said. Krys stood on the tips of her toes and kissed his cheek.

"Booboo go bye-bye." she said. He laughed and Krys continued to walk. "So- what about the photo album? It seems like this happens with all of our conversations. We always get sidetracked. What about the photo album?"

"I just want to see it." said Ares. Krys stopped and looked at the fruit. She picked up some grapes, strawberries, apples, and peaches.

"Anything you want- just pick it up." she said. Ares looked at her.

"Since when do you eat fruit?" he asked. She looked back at him.

"I love apples, grapes, strawberries, and peaches. I'm not allergic to them. Plus- Thai likes them too." she said.

"What's going on with her anyway?" Krys waved him over.

"Can you keep a secret?" she asked. Ares looked at her.

"Come to think of it… its not my business." he said. Krys nodded.

"So… Loverboy, what are we doing tonight?" she asked. Ares laughed.

"Whatever you want to do." he said. Krys jumped up and down and feigned a squeal.

"Ooh- yay. So… we can eat your favorite manorexic foods and wax our legs?" she asked. Ares laughed.

"I'll watch you wax your legs." he said. Krys raised her eyebrow. "That's not what I meant."

"Better not." she said. He chuckled, and walked ahead of her. "So… when are you guys having the rehearsal dinner?"

"Emily can't find a place." he said. Krys picked up some waffle cones. "Breakfast?" he asked, gesturing towards the cones.

"You know it." she said. "What about the wedding?"

"Can't find a spot for a private wedding."

"So…you remember the beach house?" Ares nodded. "I want you to use it." Ares looked at her.

"What do you mean?" he asked. She raised her eyebrow. "Krys- I can't ask you to do that."

"You didn't- and, I always thought that you could ask me anything." she said.

"I can, but this is asking for something."

"Ares-"

"Krys, you can't keep donating to this wedding. Especially when the bride doesn't like you." he said. Krys laughed.

"I thought she was just a bit jealous." she mocked. Ares chuckled.

"You knew the truth." he said. She nodded.

"I did." she said, as she picked up some pickles. "But- I'm not doing this for her. I'm doing this for you. I want you to make her happy, because I know you. And making her happy, will be what makes you happy." Ares looked at her.

"Do you remember what we did at the beach house?" he asked. Krys laughed.

"Ares, if you couldn't go in all the places that we have memories, you wouldn't even be able to look at my car."

"Then- I guess we have a private spot on the beach." he said. Krys nodded.

"You do." she said. She smiled, and he laughed.

"I'll have to run this by Em, but- yeah… I think its set." he said.

"Don't you have say in this?"

"I haven't had say in any relationship that I've been in."

"You got to decide things when we were going out."

"Yeah- that was the only relationship." he said. "And it was usually which bed we'd do it in." She laughed.

"Then, man up." she said. Ares laughed. "I mean- you're this top dog auror, who's getting job offers left and right. Just because she's the one that's working, doesn't mean anything. Now I'm not saying that you should act like an asshole and get macho. I'm saying that you should be a man and take charge sometimes. Man up. Stop being a pushover… its actually quite sexy when yo- guys get all, 'I'm in charge'. The key is… knowing when to stop."

"Did you just call me sexy?" he asked. Krys looked at him.

"Is that all you got out of the talk?" she asked, with her eyebrow raised. He laughed.

"That's exactly why I'm off the market." he said. Krys' eyes widened, and she ran to the candy and cookie aisle. Ares followed after her while laughing. Krys started piling all types of candy into her cart. "You're like a big kid." Krys looked at him.

"No- I am a big kid." she said. Ares nodded, then pulled her away from the candy. She slammed into his chest. He hugged her. She pulled away. "Dude- you smell good." He smiled. "So- you gonna let go of my wrists or not?"

"Not." he said. Krys laughed, then twisted herself from his grip. He smiled. "You were always quite the little contortionist." Krys' eyes widened.

"Who's the perv now?" she said. Ares laughed.

"I was just joking." he said. Krys turned around.

"This is boring… I want to go home." she said. Ares nodded.

"Okay- well, I'll pay for this and you can go to the car." he said. Krys shook her head.

"No- Thai needs some stuff for her little sleepover."

"Who's gonna be there?"

"Angel, Luis, and Alex." said Krys. Ares looked at her.

"Okay- is Angel a boy or a girl? Is Alex a boy or a girl?" he asked. Krys laughed.

"Angel is a boy… and Alex is a girl." she said.

"So- she's gonna be sleeping with two boys and another girl?" asked Ares. Krys nodded.

"I guess so-"

"No."

"What?"

"I- no. You can't say yes to this."

"I already did. You-"

"Krys, she's a sixteen year old girl."

"So was I. I used to sleep in the same bed with you when I was fifteen."

"And I was a horny sixteen year old boy, who was waiting for something else to happen." Krys started to laugh. "Its not funny. Its true."

"I know that. I mean- my nerves aren't dead, and we slept pretty close. Plus- I slept in the same bed as you for two- three months after that. That's not why I'm laughing." she said.

"So… why are you laughing?"

"Because nothing happened… until that night."

"Then we broke up at the end of the summer."

"Yeah." said Krys. She looked up at him. "You kno-"

"Why did you break up with me?" he asked. Krys started to cough.

"Ares- listen. Remember what I told you about opportunity?" she asked. He looked thoughtful, then nodded. "Okay- and you went to training and met Emily. Now you're happy- you're getting married. And none of this would be happening if I tried to hold you back."

"You weren't holding me back. The only reason I even got this far was because of you."

"And now you're even farther… social success. Look at me- I'm standing here, in a supermarket… shopping for my goddaughter and her friends. This is my life. You… you're getting married, you're happy… that's you. If we would've kept the relationship going, we'd be… God knows where."

"Yeah… God knows where." he said. Krys looked at him.

"You know what?" she asked him, as she smiled brightly. Ares smiled slightly.

"What?"

"You're my best friend… and I love you." she said, as she kissed his cheek. He hugged her, then pulled back.

"Yeah- I know." he said. "I love you too."

"Good. You had me a bit scared there." said Krys, as she bumped him with her hip.

"Krys- you're never going to change."

"Is that a bad thing?"

"Well- no matter how horrible things are, I can always come here and count on you to be the same. Its-"

"Safe?" Ares nodded. "I used to think that that was a bad thing. But hearing you say it, makes it seem good."

"Is that so?"

"Yeah… lets just hope that you can come back once you get married."

"If I have to sneak out of the house to do it." he said.

"You're such a punk." joked Krys.

"Its your fault that I'm afraid of women in the first place. You scared me so much that I-"

"I did not. I prepared you for married life." she said, as she picked up more candy.

"Why haven't your teeth started to rot out- oh yeah. You brush your teeth like a hundred times a day."

"Only about ten- twenty times a day." said Krys. She started to pick up all types of cookies. "How long do you think these kids are staying?"

"You should know." said Ares. Krys looked thoughtful.

"Angel can stay as long as he wants. Alex can too. Luis also." she said. Ares clapped.

"You know…you'd make a good mother." he said. Krys looked down. "What's wrong?" She shook her head, and smiled to the best of her ability. Her eyes had tears in them. Ares looked at her, then wiped them away with his thumb. Krys closed her eyes, then chuckled slightly. "What?" questioned Ares.

"Talk about your top sexy, dramatic moments." said Krys, as she put her hood on her head. "Exempli gratia, we've had too many of these moments."

"So… you're not gonna tell me, are you?"

"It depends."

"On what?"

"On whether it'll make a difference or not." said Krys. "Will it kill you, not hearing it?"

"No."

"Okay then." Ares sighed, and Krys stood in front of him.

"Krys- does it have anything to do with your mother?"

"Yeah, it does." Ares hugged her, but Krys pulled back. "We should hurry this up so… you know, I have to get this stuff to Thai and- I need to take- you know." Ares nodded.

"Okay." he said, as Krys walked ahead of him. He hurried up to her. "You wanna go ice skating later?" Krys looked at him. Her eyes were red, and she had more tears in them. She wiped her eyes and nodded. "Krys-"

"You know I'm just overreacting." she said. Ares shook his head.

"No you're not." he said. "You're-"

"Ooh- cookie dough." said Krys. Ares smiled. "Lets buy some of that cake mix stuff- then we'll try and make a cake, you and I."

"Okay." said Ares. Krys looked at him.

"You'd bake for me?"

"I'd do anything for you." he said, matter-of-factly.

"Kiss Snuffles?" asked Krys. Ares looked thoughtful, then nodded. "You've grown."

"Physically or as a person?"

"Both… but- I was thinking about, as a person. A few years ago- I asked you the same question and you told me that you wouldn't kiss a guy for me." Ares laughed.

"I'd kiss a llama for you. If I could save your life, or keep you happy by kissing a guy… I'd- ugh." he gagged.

"Ares, don't worry. It would be a very rare event- you having to kiss another guy for me. Prongs wouldn't answer it either but- it doesn't matter."

"We can change the subject then, right? Because I'm about to throw up."

"What do you wanna talk about?"

"Do you want to go ice skating or play basketball?"

"Since when do you ice skate?" asked Krys, as she started to pile up on different types of cake mixes. She put some cocoa and bakers chocolate in the cart also.

"I want you to finish teaching me to play hockey."

"I can do that."

"So- what's this that Harry tells me about you wanting to be a professional gymnast?" Krys looked at him, then nodded after a while.

"About four months into healer training- I wanted to be a gymnast. So…I was given a grace period- how did you and Prongs get into that conversation anyway?"

"Well- in auror training, Harry, Ron, Jason and I were roommates. I don't know how that worked out but, we were. So… Moody came into the room one day and Harry asked to speak with him privately. Then Harry came back and started to pack his bags. He said that he had to leave. When he came back, he said that you dropped out of healer training and wanted to be a gymnast."

"I don't even know how we're still friends."

"What do you mean?"

"I thought that you'd hate me."

"For what?"

"The way we broke up."

"Oh… I spent a lot of time hating you. Then I spoke to Harr-"

"What'd he say?"

"He just reminded me that you were going through a tough time. And- I… you're Krys. I've never been able to hate you."

"Just so you know, if I could do it all over again…… I never would've done what I did."

"I know."

"Dude-"

"Stop calling me dude."

"Loverboy, we're ready."

"Okay- Krys, there's no soda."

"Oh- there's a bunch of soda in my hous-" A shrill scream was heard. Krys looked at Ares, then around. A young man was on the ground. His body seemed lifeless. Krys walked over there. A woman was crying and holding his hand. "Um-" Krys looked at the teen, then kneeled down, and checked for a pulse or any sign of breathing. She started to feel his chest.

"What are you doing?" the woman asked rudely.

"I'm a doctor." said Krys.

"Aren't you a little young?" Krys ignored her. She looked at Ares.

"Go- get some alcohol and some paper towels and a squirt water bottle." The woman scoffed. Ares ran to it and was back a few minutes later with the alcohol, the bottle of water and the paper towels. Krys started to burn the pocket knife. Then she poured alcohol all over her pocketknife and hands, after she ripped the mans shirt open. She felt his chest, then poured alcohol on it. She took the pocketknife and was about to make an incision, when someone held her hand back.

"What are you doing?" asked the woman. Someone else's hand, pulled the woman's off of Krys'.

"Ma'am, with all due respect- the best thing you can do for him, is let her do what she's doing." said Ares. Krys smiled, as she made the incision. She got the squirt bottle, then took off the cap. She pressed the cap to the incision and the air let out. The kid's chest started moving as he started to breathe.

"Have you called the ambulance yet?" Krys asked the woman. She nodded.

"Yes- thank you." she said. "My family is-"

"No problem." said Krys. The woman nodded, and held the boy's hand tighter.

"What was wrong with him?"

"Um… he got hit and the air started to collect in his chest instead of the lungs. I don't really remember what its called- I have to go." said Krys, as she got up and ran to her cart. She continued to shop like nothing happened. Ares walked beside her.

"Are we gonna talk about what just happened?" he asked, as he smiled.

"No."

"Why not?"

"Because I just-"

"Saved some kid's life."

"I didn't go to med school. I went to healer training."

"But- you still saved some dude's life. I'm proud of you." said Ares. Krys looked up at him and smiled.

"Really?"

"Of course. I loved seeing you work."

"Work or work it?" asked Krys. Ares laughed. "I'm just teasing."

"I know. But- to celebrate your hero status, I'll make you a cake."

"You can't bake."

"I think I can make a ready mixed cake."

"I can't, but- okay. After I teach you how to play turkey cup." she said. They walked in silence for a while. "Do you really believe what you said to the woman?"

"What?"

"That the best thing for her son was to let me make the-"

"Yeah. I trust you with my life."

"Yeah- hold on Ares. The fairly oddparents is almost over." she joked. His eyes widened then he laughed. "We're done." When they got back to the house, Krys and Ares carried the bags in.

"You want me to hold that for you?" asked Ares. Krys looked at him.

"Thanks, but- I'm good." she said, as she walked up to the door. She winked, and it opened. When she and Ares walked into the kitchen, Thai was sitting on a stool, with a few friends next to her. "Ta-Thai." greeted Krys. Everyone turned around and looked at Krys.

"Krys, this is Angel, Luis and Alex." introduced Thai. Krys looked at them and waved. The boys waved back stupidly. "Guys, this is Krys." Luis smiled at Krys, and stuck out his hand. Krys made to shake it but, Luis kissed her hand. Krys looked at Thai and contained her laughter.

"I'm Luis." he said suavely. Krys nodded, then pulled her hand away.

"Thai, do you guys want anything in particular?"

"Like what?" asked Thai.

"Any special soda, food, movies."

"Um- Krys, we kinda wanna go to the under twenty one club." said Thai. Krys looked at her, and felt her head. Krys shook her head.

"No." she said. Thai pouted. "I'll explain later… but- here's what you can do, sugarplum. I have everything planned. Right now, we're about to have a basketball tournament. Then- we're going ice skating."

"I kind of wanted to go swimming." said Thai.

"Yes." said Ares, Angel and Luis eagerly. Krys looked at them.

"Okay- I'll just see if Prongs, Red, Red II, Bon-bon, J.J and A.J want to come." said Krys. "Ares- show them to the guestrooms, please." When she got to her room, Harry, Ron and Jason were on her couch. She looked at them. "I knew it was dumb to let you guys apparate here."

"Well- we already invited Gin, A.J, Hermione, Kay and Emily to your little pool party." said Jason. Krys nodded.

"Well… where are Bon-bon, Red and Apolla?" she asked.

"They went shopping." said Ron.

"Without me?!" yelled Krys. The guys nodded. "I'm the most fun one."

"Not to me." said Harry as he wiggled his eyebrows. "That's Gin."

"Ill." said Krys. "Well where are your girlfriend and her crony?" she asked Ron.

"They'll be here in a minute." said Ron. The doorbell rang. "I think that's them."

"Thai, get the door please?" asked Krys. Thai nodded, and ran to get it. "Go in the room with the other guys." They all got up and left. Krys looked at Alex.

An hour later, everyone was there. All the girls were in Krys' room choosing bathing suits. Krys got a box out of her closet and went to the boys room. She knocked, and Ares opened the door. "Dude- help me." said Krys. Ares laughed and took the box from her. She walked in with him and sat down. They all looked at her. "Fine- I'll leave then." she said, as she got up and started to leave.

"No!" yelled Luis. Krys turned around and sat back down. "Can I ask you a question?"

"Shoot." said Krys.

"Who's the best looking one? Of all of us?" asked Luis. Krys smiled, then feigned a look of pensiveness.

"You and Angel- are the best two. The rest of them aren't nearly as attractive." she said. Luis got up and took her hand.

"So… are you seeing anyone?" he asked. Krys laughed.

"Even if I weren't, we could never be." she said dramatically. "See- the moment that I touch you-" she said, as she took his hand. "They're taking me away in handcuffs." All of them laughed, except for Luis.

"I'm seventeen." he said. Krys smiled.

"You don't want me. I'm an old spinster hag." she said, before she left. Luis stayed at the door.

"Who do you think the best looking one out of all of the older ones?" asked Angel. They all gave their answers in unison. "I haven't seen the others, but- if you have more that look better than her… Its Krys."

"Gin." said Harry.

"A.J" said Jason.

"Hermione." said Ron.

"Krys." said Luis.

"Krys" said Ares. Everyone looked at Ares and Ron.

"Who'd you guys say?" Harry asked smugly.

"Yeah- I didn't hear that right." said Jason, as he smirked. Ares and Ron looked at them.

"Shut up." they said simultaneously.

"Poor you-." said Jason. "You're gonna be out there with your fiancé. She and Krys will both be wearing bathing suits." Ares looked at him.

"I hate you." he said. Harry started to laugh. They all looked at him.

"Same for you, mate. Hermione will be out there… and so will Kay." he said. Ron started to glare at him. "And- you know that Gin and A.J are gonna pick out Hermione's and Padfoot's bathing suits."

"And…Krys has a new tattoo." said Jason. Ares got up and left. Angel and Luis looked at them.

"Yeah- I heard that he and Krys have a history." said Angel. They all shook their heads.

"Its not history." said Jason. "Everything about her, makes him go crazy. I don't even know how he got this far. I bet he leaves Emily."

"I'm not so sure about that. I think he's gonna stay with her." said Luis. They all looked at him.

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"Um… Crystalty." said Kay.

"Krys- I think she's talking to you." said A.J.

"Well- I know I wasn't talking to you." said Kay. Krys turned around and looked at her, while pushing A.J back.

"What?" she asked.

"I don't have a bathing suit."

"And…"

"I need one." said Kay. "So does Em." Krys waved her hand and a few bathing suits set themselves in front of Kay and Emily.

"Happy?"

"Mildly pleased." amended Kay. Krys turned back to A.J.

"I don't know how you put up with that. I would've beat that bitches ass a long time ago." said A.J. Krys smiled. "You got the bathing suit that you're gonna wear?"

"Yeah- it's a sapphire blue and black halter, with boy shorts and matching swim trunks." said Krys, as she ran to her closet.

"Nice" said A.J.

When they were all ready, they left Krys and went downstairs. Krys looked at herself in the mirror. She could see almost all of her tattoos. The only one that she couldn't see at all, was the one that she got for Ares. She groaned, then put on her coconut and vanilla lotion. Her bathing suit was black and sapphire. She had a sapphire bellybutton ring on and was wearing black and blue toe socks that went up to her knees. She put on a black t-shirt and her black and blue swim trunks over her bathing suit. Her hair was in two braided pigtails and she started to breathe deeply. She picked up her towel, then walked downstairs in her blue flip flops. When she got to the outdoor pool, the sun was shining brightly. As soon as she sat down, it started to rain. Krys was the first one to get back up and go into the house. They all followed her as she walked to the indoor pool. The indoor pool looked differently from the last time. The floors were all black marble and it looked a lot fancier. The chairs were cushier and more fashionable. They were black leather, and matched the floors perfectly. The pool floor also matched. It had a white marble star highlighted in front of the black marble that filled the rest of the bottom of the pool.

Krys sat in her chair, as she watched Emily and Kay admire her house. Hermione, Thai and Alex sat near her. Hermione was wearing a black and pink straight over, with thin straps and matching boy shorts. It showed her pink and black butterfly tattoo that was on her lower hip. It also showed the pink and black tailbone tattoo. It was very symmetrical, with a single heart in the middle. The loops and turns on both sides, looked like eyes. Then the third tattoo that was on her right shoulder. It was a little dragonfly, with black and hot pink wings. She got them when she went with Krys to get the lily tattoos. Thai was wearing an emerald, olive and jade halter short tankini with matching boy shorts. She, like Krys, was wearing toe socks that matched her bathing suit and reached her knees. Her hair was also in braided pigtails with green barrettes. Alex was wearing a black bathing suit. Hers was also a straight over tankini, with a split that showed her bellybutton. It had gold sequins that brought out the gold flecks in her hazel eyes. She had a gold bellybutton ring on, and her hair was in a ponytail. A.J and Ginny were with Jason and Harry. They were all with Ares, Emily, Kay and Ron. Luis and Angel were hanging out around Alex and Thai. Krys pulled her PSP out of her robe pocket and started to play. All of a sudden, the PSP started to pull away from her. Krys held onto it for dear life. A.J and Ginny walked up to her and started to tickle her, until she finally let go of the PSP. Krys glared at A.J and Gin.

"It wasn't my idea." said A.J. Krys growled.

"How do I get it back?" she asked. A.J smiled.

"You have to take off your trunks and t-shirt." she said. Krys laughed sardonically, then sat back down. She snapped her fingers and another PSP whizzed through the air. She started to play with that one. A.J started to pull on it, and Krys pulled back. They both started to rise off the ground, and moved over the pool. Krys looked at Harry.

"PRONGS! You better not!" she bellowed, as she tried to throw the PSP at him. He stopped it, while holding them in the air. Her voice sounded through the whole indoor pool. Harry looked at Jason, who nodded.

"JASON! I swear!" yelled A.J. Jason blew a kiss to A.J, then nodded again. Krys slapped A.J's legs and A.J straightened them, then they hugged each other. Harry snapped his fingers and they both fell out of the air and into the pool. It didn't make a splash. They both fell into the water gracefully. Everyone laughed as Krys and A.J swam to the ladder. Krys sat in the pool for a minute after A.J got out. When Krys got out of the pool, she started to shake like a dog. Harry laughed. Then Krys did something completely unexpected. She took off her shirt and started to towel snap people with it. Harry jumped up, when Krys slapped him with her shirt. Harry pulled the shirt away from her and was about to snap her with it, when a super soaker appeared in Krys' hands. They all laughed. Krys disapparated and appeared on the lower diving board. She started to shoot people with the water gun. She got Emily and Kay first. Their screams were shrill and almost overpowered the others laughter. Then Krys started to get Harry.

"Padfoot!" he yelled. Krys laughed, then dropped the water gun in the pool. She stood up on the diving board, then jumped in. She swam to the ladder and got out.

"Okay- truce?" she asked. Harry nodded, then they did their special handshake. Krys looked at the rest of them. "Thai, Alex, Hermione, Angel, Luis- come here." she yelled in Spanish. They all walked over to Krys. "Thai- what do you want to do? Whatever you want."

"Anything?" asked Thai. Krys looked at her.

"Anything, La Bonita." she said. Thai did a curtsy and smiled.

"Spin the bottle." said Thai. Krys started to cough. She finally spoke when she stopped coughing.

"You heard the girl." said Krys. "Sit in the circle." Harry waved his hand and a bottle whizzed through the air. They all sat in a circle. "Okay- the bottle is charmed so that you can't kiss someone of the same sex, so that you won't kiss your sibling or family member- or even someone who's is a lot like your family, and so that you won't kiss someone that isn't in your age group. The bottle numbers the kisses. First kiss with Ares is peck on the lips. Second kiss is open mouth. Third kiss is tongue- a little touchy feely if you want. Please keep it PG people- I have virgin eyes and ears here." said Krys pointing to Thai and Alex.

"Yeah, sure." said Emily, after she scoffed. They all looked at her. Krys glared at her the longest, then cleared her throat and was given their attention again.

"I don't want to see hardcore porn tongue. Thai- will you spin the bottle first to see who goes first?" Krys asked, as she continued to look at Emily.

"Yeah- sure." said Thai, as she spun the bottle. The bottle landed on Krys. They all laughed, as she groaned. "Your go, Krystathaili darling."

"Thank you, Krystathaili darling." replied Krys, before she spun. The bottle landed on Ares. Emily's eyes widened.

"Ares- if you kiss her, I'm leaving." she said seriously. Krys looked between the two.

"Would someone else like to spin the bottle? You know, since Frosty the Snowbitch, is so afraid that her fiancé is gonna run off with Cookie." said Hermione. Thai, Alex, Ginny, A.J and Krys started to laugh.

"I'll spin." said Ginny, as she leaned forward and spun the bottle.

"A team player." said Krys, before she winked and it landed on Ares. Ginny looked at Harry and blew him a kiss, then she turned back to Ares and pecked him. It was a small kiss that was less than a millisecond.

"So- it wasn't that you didn't want him to kiss someone else- it was that you didn't want him to kiss Krys." said A.J.

"Apolla Jade Delgado- don't make it seem like its something big.Itsnothing. Just- get over it, A.J- cause I am."

"Stop with the Spanglish, Krys." said A.J. Krys laughed.

"Ares, its your go." she said. Ares nodded, then spun the bottle. It landed on Krys. "Go again." Krys ordered in Spanish.

"What?" asked Ares.

"She said to go again." said A.J. Ares nodded, then spun the bottle again. This time it landed on Emily. She leaned forward and pecked him, then she spun. The bottle landed on Jason, who turned his nose up. He looked at A.J, who was chuckling silently, and glared playfully at her. "Go ahead, Jason." Jason leaned forward and tentatively pecked Emily on the lips, then he spun the bottle. The bottle landed on Kay. Jason groaned and looked at A.J again. She was still shaking with laughter. Jason looked at Ron. Ron wasn't even looking at either of them, he was looking at Hermione. Jason leaned forward and pecked Kay on the lips. "So- I'm no longer your first, last and only." Jason looked at her.

"You still are. The first, last and only one that matters." he said. Krys looked at him.

"Ill- get the fuck out of here with that whole lovey-dovey bullshit." she said jokingly. A.J and Jason laughed. "You guys are too cute."

"How about- we cut the mess and continue the game?" asked Kay. Krys and A.J looked at her. Jason started to hold A.J around her waist.

"How bout you quit suck-?" started Krys.

"Padfoot." said Harry.

"Okay- whatever." said Krys. Kay spun the bottle. The bottle landed on Ares. Kay leaned forward and kissed Ares. Ares spun the bottle again, and it landed on Hermione. Hermione and Ares kissed. It was Hermione's turn to spin the bottle. She spun it, and it landed on Ron. Kay was watching carefully. Ron leaned forward and pecked Hermione on the lips.

"Ron mate, it's your go." said Harry. Ron nodded silently and spun the bottle. Krys winked her eye, and it landed on Hermione. The circle stayed silent. Krys' eyes stayed on Kay. She was livid. It made Krys happy. Ron kissed Hermione soundly and it lasted for about thirty seconds. Ron still had his eyes closed, when they broke apart.

"Bon-bon, it's your go." said Krys. Hermione, who had her eyes on Ron, nodded mindlessly. She spun the bottle and it landed on Ron again. Hermione looked at Ron, who was staring right back. They leaned in closer and closer, until their lips finally touched. The whole circle was watching and Krys was smiling. The kiss probably would've continued past the minute that it took up, if Kay hadn't tapped Ron on the shoulder. They pulled apart, their lips were bruised and Hermione was looking down. "Hey- how about we hand the bottle over to the kids." A.J, Thai, Alex, Luis and Harry nodded. The rest of the group looked at Krys. "Lets let the kids play now. Alex, you can spin." said Krys, wiggling her eyebrows.

Alex laughed. She spun, and naturally, it landed on Luis. Luis sat there, his eyes avoiding Alex. Alex pecked him on the lips. Luis spun the bottle and Krys winked. It landed on Alex. Luis approached Alex this time. The kiss lasted for a minute. Thai smiled when they pulled apart and Luis was blushing.

"Um- I think that us adults should leave the children over here." said Krys, getting up. She walked over the nearest chair and watched them inconspicuously. Alex spun the bottle again. This time, Luis raised eagerly. He cupped Alex's face and leaned in. They started kissing intensely. Alex wrapped her arms around Luis's neck, and he held onto her waist. Krys noticed that Angel was staring wide eyed. She watched as Thai poked him and all his attention was directed towards her. After another minute, Luis and Alex pulled apart and avoided each others eyes. Luis spun the bottle and it landed on Thai. Luis kissed Thai, and Angel was watching with wide eyes. The kiss wasn't anything. Thai spun the bottle, and Krys winked her eye. The bottle landed on Angel. Angel leaned forward and pecked her. Krys smiled. Angel spun the bottle and it landed on Thai. He leaned forward again, and kissed her. The kiss lasted over a minute. Angel kept pulling his hands back. It seemed like that was what it took, to keep from touching Thai. Thai spun the bottle when they pulled apart. The bottle landed on Angel again. Thai and Angel started to kiss. Thai pulled away and walked over to Krys and Hermione. "What's wrong, Thai?"

"Krys… he has a girlfriend." she said in Spanish. Krys nodded.

"He does." she said. "But- do you like her? Hermione, I'll tell you later." Hermione nodded.

"That doesn't matter." said Thai.

"Do you like her?" asked Krys.

"We used to be friends."

"And what happened?"

"A few months ago, I actually told someone else that I liked him. That someone was Jennifer. The next day, she was sitting on his lap- ugh. Anyway- I wasn't even mad about that. He's just a guy- no he's not just some guy but, you taught me that no girl should ever fight over a guy. And- it doesn't matter anyway. He told me that he liked her later that night- so, I wrote the letter." said Thai.

"Well- she's not here." said Krys.

"That's messed up, Krys. That's exactly what she did to me." said Thai. Krys nodded. "I'm not like that."

"Oh God." said Krys.

"He doesn't even like me like that."

"How do you know?" asked Hermione.

"If I try to find out- will you try and find out if Ares still loves you?" Thai asked Krys. Then she turned to Hermione. "And you have to find out if the option is still open with you and Ron."

"Thai." whined Krys and Hermione.

"And you have to take off the trunks." said Thai. Krys got up and pulled the swim trunks off. There were loud wolf whistles coming from the pool. A.J and Gin were whistling. Krys gave them the finger, then sat back down.

"Your turn." said Krys as she held out her hands. Thai took one hand and Hermione took the other. They walked over to the pool and jumped in together. Krys started to pull out her pigtails and Thai did the same. They all swam to the ladder and sat down at the edge of the pool. "Do you really think we can do all of this?"

"Well- considering how badly we screwed up… hopefully." said Hermione. Krys got up and Hermione and Thai followed.

"Go get him, Tigress." teased Krys, as she pushed Thai towards the door.

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Hermione walked to Krys' room and she just laid on the extra bed. She lied there for a long time, before she got up.

"Okay Hermione. What should you say?" she asked herself. "Merlin- now I'm going mad." Krys' door knocked, and Hermione answered it. Ron was standing there, with his hands behind his back. "Hey."

"Hi." Ron said, standing there awkwardly. "Can I come in?" Hermione moved aside for Ron to step in.

"What's going on?" she asked. Ron shook his head, and sat on Krys' couch.

"I just wanted to talk to you."

"Um… sure. I should probably get changed." Hermione said. She walked to Krys' closet and picked something out. She put on a pair of Krys' Seven jeans and a green t-shirt. Hermione walked out and sat on the bed. "So, what's going on?"

"Nothing I just… wanted to hang out with you." said Ron. Hermione nodded.

"Lets go watch a movie." she said. Ron nodded, and followed after her as she walked out the door. They walked to Krys' movie room. Hermione walked to the selection and chose Freddie vs. Jason. "Krys was telling me about this movie, but- I never got around to it. I really don't care if you mind or not, so…" Ron laughed.

"Its okay. I don't mind." he said. Hermione shrugged.

"Oh- you know I'm just joking." she said. Ron nodded.

"I know." he said. "Plus- I stopped paying attention to you a long time ago." Hermione gave him the finger. "And there you go again with that finger."

"That's my business." When the movie started, they stood silent. Hermione watching the movie, and Ron watching her watch the movie. Finally, a scary part came up, and Hermione latched onto Ron's arm. They seemed to turn to each other at the exact same time. Hermione smiled slightly. Ron gave her a lopsided grin, then tucked a stray curl behind her ear. He then lightly brushed her cheek with his thumb, and placed his lips on hers. Her lips molded with his, as she moved closer to him. When they pulled apart, he looked at her. Suddenly a look of pure horror washed over his face. He fumbled over the seats, as he tried to get away from her. Before Hermione could say anything, Ron disapparated, and left her alone.

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Thai wrapped a towel around her waist and started to walk up to her room. She didn't even notice that Angel was following her until she started walking up the stairs. She ignored him, until she got to her room. She felt his hand on her shoulder.

"It's okay- we kissed. It didn't mean anything. Big deal, right? You don't have to worry about Jennifer finding out- I won't tell." she said.

"Umm." he sounded.

"It's okay, you don't have to worry about your girlfriend finding out. Can you leave me alone now?" she asked, more harshly than she meant, as she walked into her room. She tried to close the door, but he stuck his foot out at the last minute.

"No- I can't leave you alone. And- it's not okay." he said, as she walked to the bathroom. She took a bath and washed her hair. When she left the bathroom, she had on a bathrobe and her hair was wrapped in a towel. Angel was lying on her bed.

"What are you still doing in here?" she asked.

"Why are you avoiding me?"

"Oh- I'm sorry if I don't want you in the bathroom while I sing, 'Annie', in the shower. Get out of my room." she said, tapping her foot. He shook his head.

"No- I want to know why you're avoiding me. Tell me and I'll leave." he said.

"I'm not avoiding you. We're talking right now. See- this is talking." she said. He laughed. "Can you leave now?" she asked. He shook his head.

"It's crazy how well I know you. When you're lying, you use sarcasm, and you tap your foot. Plus- your eye twitches." he said observantly. She huffed and walked over to her couch. She sat down.

"What do you want?" she asked calmly.

"To know why you're avoiding me." he said. She rolled her eyes.

"I'm not avoiding you." she said. He smiled and his dimples appeared. Thai groaned and looked up at the ceiling.

"What's wrong?"

"Can you come back in after I get dressed?" she asked. He laughed and hopped off of her bed.

"I'll wait outside. I have to tell you something." he said as he walked out the door. Thai walked to the pajama drawer that Krys stocked for her. She didn't appreciate Krys because of what she bought her, but because of how much she seemed to care. Thai picked a pair of black boxers and a black camisole. She put lotion on and dried her hair. It started to fall into wavy curls after she put in her leave in conditioner. She put on the pajamas and pulled her hair back, into a regular ponytail. She put on lip gloss and opened the door. Angel was pacing outside of the door and stopped dead in his tracks when he noticed her.

"What happened? What did you want to tell me?" she asked, walking into her room. He followed behind her and sat on her bed. She lay down on her bed and started tossing a pillow in the air.

"I want to break up with Jennifer." he said. The pillow plopped on Thai's face and stayed there.

"Why?" asked her muffled voice. Angel lifted the pillow off of her face and put it behind his head. He lay down flat on the bed.

"I don't want to be with her. She's-"

"A bitch?" offered Thai. Angel looked at her and shook his head.

"No. She's…high maintenance. I never actually liked her. I like someone else. I was trying to get her to notice me." he said awkwardly. Thai turned to him, and lay on her side. Her eyes were squinted.

"So…is this new one, gonna hate me?" she asked, resting her head on her hand. He shook his head.

"No- I think she'll like you." he replied.

"So…when are you planning to ask her out?"

"I don't know. She- I'm nervous. I want this to work. She's special. I think- I think that- I love her." he said. Her eyes widened and she turned away from him. She hopped off the bed and lay on the couch.

"Love? You love her? Who is she- what does she look like? No- I don't want to know. What do you need help with?" she asked as she calmed down.

"Yes. I think love her. How do I ask her out?" Thai was still shocked. Angel in love? Did she want to sabotage his chances with a girl that he cares for, for her own selfish reasons? Did she want to hurt him? No- for both. No- she wanted him to be happy. She bit her lip and she gave him a smile.

"Well-, is she a 'hot piece of ass', as Luis calls them? Because, if she's used to getting asked out, it'll be a bit tougher."

"She's definitely used to getting asked out. Guys always ask her out. She's really smart. And-, its not, 'hot piece of ass', its 'bad'. She is definitely bad." She was getting nauseous thinking about this girl. Who was she?

"Ill- is that all that you want her for? I can't help you, if you only want her for her looks."

"No- it helps, a lot. But- I don't like her, because of her looks. She's just- so smart and well rounded. I like everything about her." he said, smiling. Thai rolled her eyes, and sighed.

"So what do you need help with, again?" she asked. He smiled.

"I need you, to help me ask her out. She makes me really nervous sometimes." Thai sat up and looked at him.

"Okay- that is a problem that I can handle. Talking to her, is easily fixed. Just pretend that you're talking to me." she said. Angel muttered something that she couldn't hear. She smiled at him and waved. "Hey, I'm…?" she trailed off. He looked thoughtful.

"Angelica." he said, after a moment. Thai smiled and nodded.

"Who is this girl?- Never mind. Hey, I'm Angelica." she said as she got up and walked towards him. She started laughing as she walked to him and ended up, rolling on the floor. Angel started poking her in her sides. Him poking her sides, rapidly turned into tickle torture. He straddled her and started tickling her mercilessly. "Stop- stop it." she said. He stopped, but stayed on top of her. Her breaths were ragged and short. "That's not even funny, because you know how ticklish I am. That was just a low blow." she said, pushing him off of her. He rolled to the floor and she hopped onto her bed. He hopped on also, after a minute. He started poking her again and she fought it. The outcome was different this time, Thai ended up on top of him. He poked her in the stomach and she rolled off of him and onto the floor.

"Thai are you okay?" he asked urgently. She was on the floor laughing. He started to chuckle also, until she pulled him onto the floor with her. He landed halfway on top of her. She wiggled from underneath him.

"So, what else should I know about this girl? How does she act- is she mature? Don't you need my approval as the best friend?" she asked, jokingly.

"I hope that I get your approval. I hope that you'll want me to date her, after you meet her." he said, smiling awkwardly. "I hope she'll like me." Thai looked at him and smiled.

"Of course she'll like you. You're perfect- other than your faulty choice of friends. You chose Luis. I doubt that she'll like me. God knows that Jennifer didn't."

"You and Jennifer were supposed to be best friends, what happened?" asked Angel. Thai laughed, and shook her head.

"Speaking of Jennifer- shouldn't you be writing her and telling her about wanting to dump her?" asked Thai. Angel's eyes widened.

"Could you write the letter for me?" he asked. Thai rolled her eyes, but she nodded. "Thank you. You're my favorite girl in the world." Thai laughed.

"You forgot to mention your mystery girl. I doubt that I'm as bad, as she is." she said. Angel nodded awkwardly. Thai smiled and got up. She picked up a book from her bookshelf and lay down on her bed to read. Angel sat on her bed and played with her feet. She had on toe socks, so it wasn't that uncomfortable, but it was still weird. That's when he started to tickle her foot. "I surrender. I surrender." she said. He straddled her.

"You have to say, 'Angel Reyes, is the man'." he said. Thai looked at him and smirked.

"No." she said. He continued to tickle her.

"Who's the man?"

"My daddy."

"No, who's the man."

"Angel Reyes is the man." she said dryly. He smiled and got off of her. She pinched his side and got on top of him. "You have to say, 'Krystathaili Paris, is the most brilliant girl in the world.'" she said. He smirked.

"Krystathaili Paris is the most brilliant, beautiful, and my favorite, girl in the world." he said. She rolled her eyes and got off of him. She tucked her leg under her and let the other swing.

"That wasn't hard to do though, was it?" she asked. He looked at her questioningly. "Lie through your teeth." He laughed and started tickling her some more. He straddled her once again.

"I meant it." he said, before leaning down and kissing her. She kissed back, and clasped her hands behind his neck. His hands started roaming and she pushed him back. "I'm sorry." he gushed. She shook her head.

"No- it's okay. You need to practice, getting rid of the awkwardness, for your dream girl." she said breathlessly, before pulling him down for another kiss. She pulled him closer and he groaned, before he ran his tongue over her bottom lip. She opened her mouth wider and his tongue battled hers. After a minute, he pulled back and started to trail kisses down to her neck. He bit down on flesh and she gasped. He traced light kisses, up to her ear and started to nibble on her earlobe. He pulled back and licked his lips. He was looking down at Thai, his eyes boring into hers. She closed her eyes and turned her head. He leaned back down, and started kissing along her jaw. He kissed up to her mouth and his lips started to caress hers. They were kissing, for what seemed like forever. She bit his bottom lip and pulled back. She was on top of him, his clothing were mussed and she knew that she looked a mess. "Practice seems to be needed." she said, composing herself. He looked at her weirdly for a minute, before he nodded frantically.

"Yeah- I just- I can't ask anyone but you." he said awkwardly. She nodded, and started to fix her hair.

"You look nice in lip gloss. It accentuates your seemingly feminine features." she said cheekily. He laughed and rolled over, so that she was no longer on top of him, but the other way around.

"All I heard of that is, 'I like kissing you, Angel'. Plus- I think the lip gloss looks better on you." he responded.

"It does. But- as for me and you kissing." she said. "It's strictly practice. You don't like me……. I don't like you." she lied, pushing him away. She moved out from underneath him. "Nobody needs to know about what we're doing. This is our business. Its for you, getting your dream girl- and me…..not having to hear you drone on about her." she said as she plopped down on her couch. He walked over to the couch and sat down next to her.

"You know that you like kissing me." taunted Angel. Thai looked at him with a quirked eyebrow. He leaned in and started to kiss her. He tickled her stomach with his hands, and pulled her closer. She pushed him away.

"You like kissing me, more than I like kissing you." she said breathlessly. He nodded.

"You're alright." he said nonchalantly. Thai laughed nervously.

"So what about this girl are you in like with? What- what does she look like?" asked Thai, looking at him intently. He smiled at the thought.

"She has reddish brown hair."

"Mahogany? She has mahogany hair? Who has mahogany hair? What else?" asked Thai. On the inside it was killing her. But- it also made her happy, that he could find someone, that made him feel the way he made her feel. She smiled at the thought of him, at his happiest. She was so deep in thought that she started to twirl her mahogany hair.

"I believe, that she has the sexiest, most kissable lips, in the world. They're so perfect. And they match her face perfectly. They're pouty and pink, and they're always glossy." he said, he was licking his lips. His eyes traveled to her lips, as he unconsciously licked his some more. She used her hands to scrunch his lips together and gave him a small peck on the lips. He smiled.

"How do I compare?" she dramatically. He smiled. "How are my lips?" she asked jokingly. She stuck out her lips as much as she could, and rolled her eyes up to the ceiling. He started to kiss her. His lips caressed hers softly. He ran his tongue over hers, begging for entry. She obliged, and opened her mouth wider. He slipped his tongue in, and started to massage hers. He closed his mouth slightly, and slowed the kiss down, by pecking her on the lips a few times.

"You're alright. Why do you taste like strawberry lollipops?" he asked, licking his lips.

"That's my lip gloss. Its made by the Charms company. The company that makes the blow pops. Why?" she asked. He shook his head. "So what else about your dream girl?" she asked.

"She has a perfect nose. Its just perfect. She has the type of nose, that most girls pay for. Its so cute- everything about her is sexy. Her nose is small and cute- its like a button nose. And she scrunches it up sometimes, and it's the cutest thing. It drives me crazy." he said. Thai laughed.

"That's kinda cute, kinda scary. There's no one else that you want to be with, at this point." she said. He nodded. "Okay- so what about her eyes?"

"She has the most beautiful eyes. Everything about her makes me crazy. And she is so smart. She's incredible- yet completely real, so she's credible." he said. Thai laughed.

"Okay- so here's what you do. If she's as incredible as you say that she is- I want you to date this incredible girl. She seems amazing and I'd love to meet her. So- lets ask Krys, if we can go shopping to get her something amazing. I think that- she would be lucky to date you, because you're amazing." said Thai, her voice cracking. She bit down hard, on her lip, to keep it from trembling and forced out a tight smile. "I'm not good at this type of thing."

"Of course you are. Aren't you the one that got that fat girl a date?" Thai laughed.

"So first, I think that you should develop a relationship with her. I think that it should be a flirty relationship. If its too platonic- it could take a while for it to develop into what you want it to be. What is it that you like about her the most?"

"Her intensity. She's intense in everything that she does. Everything that she does- she has to go through with it all the way. She never goes half-ass. I also love that she's completely crazy." he said. Thai chuckled and nodded.

"Okay- so is she uptight or outgoing or in between? Is she a high maintenance girl- like Jennifer, or does she go with the flow- like…Krys? Is she modest, is she conceited? Is she sweet, is she evil? I she pretty without sex appeal, or is she ugly with it? Or is it the contra positive? Is she all of the above? Is she none of the above? I need to know all of this." she said. She knew that she didn't need to know all about the girl to help him. She just wanted to know, desperately, what this girl had that she didn't.

"She is definitely modest- if she isn't, I've lost my chance already. She's selfless. She's sweet and evil. She goes with the flow. She's pretty, with sex appeal. She can make me go crazy, just by laughing. But she is uptight and outgoing at the same time. When she relaxes she's funny." he said.

"Okay. Well- I'm feeling a bit awkward, now that you've stuck your tongue down my throat." she said smiling slightly. She used one of the classic Krys lines.

"So- you don't want to teach me how to kiss?" he asked.

"You know how to kiss. You've been kissing Jennifer-"

"We don't kiss. She sticks her tongue down my throat." he said. Thai nodded and made up her face.

"It sounds like too much mayonnaise being slopped around. Its horrible." she said, scrunching up her nose unconsciously. He smiled.

"Exactly- that's why I need someone that wont laugh at me when I disgust them." he said, almost pleadingly. Thai looked at him.

"You make it seem like I've kissed a bunch of people. Krys taught me how to kiss on an apple." said Thai. Angel laughed.

"An apple?"

"Do you want to learn on an apple?" she asked threateningly. He shook his head.

"I need the practice and you're good at it." he whined. She looked at him.

"Whatever- I just….forget it." she said. "Gentle- none of that hardcore, porno tongue." He chuckled, then sighed. "What's wrong with you? You want to stop this?" He shook his head.

"No- its not that. Its just that…she's so clueless. I've tried dropping the most obvious hints. She hasn't picked up on one of them." he said. Thai looked at him, and quirked an eyebrow. "Its obvious to everyone else but her."

"You sound like a girl. You should probably stop with that whole, 'dropping hints' thing. Make it obvious to her. You should just tell her. Don't tell her that you love her, right away. That's creepy- but, if you go and tell her that you like her. That's gold. Its such a cliché, that its cute- to me at least." she said.

"It isn't that simple. She's complicated. I could ruin everything- all future chances with her, with a few sentences."

"How do you know all of this? You're always with Jennifer. Unless- oh wow… I know who she is." she said.

"You do?" he questioned. She nodded.

"You like Robyn." she said.

"Get the fuck outta here- no. She's one of Jennifer's sisters. I would never." he said. "Plus- she's fifteen."

"And we're sixteen."

"I'm seventeen."

"Whatever. Whoever it is, she isn't as compassionate and wonderful as you say, if you can ruin all of your chances with a few simple sentences. Well- with compliments and good things to say. If you're so in love with her- you have two choices. You can either admire her from afar, like you're doing. Or you can take a chance, and probably end up better off."

"Thai, I've tried. She has to be the most clueless girl, ever. I've tried everything." he said. Thai laughed.

"Well- I'll help you get her to notice." Angel groaned. "I know its frustrating. We'll get her to notice." she said reassuringly.

"You sure?" he asked. She nodded and kissed his cheek.

"I'm sure." she said. "Plus- I'm sure she'll want to date you. You are after all, the most sexilicious man on the planet." she said jokingly.

"You forgot to mention that I'm the most kissable man on the planet." he said.

"I'm sorry. You are definitely the most kissable man on the planet. Just- everything about you screams, 'sexy'." she said jokingly. He nodded, with a pout. She looked at him and frowned. She leaned over and pecked him on the cheek. He smiled and pointed at his lips. She quirked her eyebrow. "What?" she asked.

"No kiss for me?"

"I just kissed you."

"You know what I mean." he said.

"I'm not your girlfriend. You can go to Jennifer or what's her name, to get kisses. I'll kiss you when I want to." she said. He smiled, and pointed at his lips again. She rolled her eyes and leaned forward. She captured his bottom lip and bit it gently. She caressed his lips with her own softly. He trailed his tongue over her bottom lip, and she opened her mouth wider. His tongue slid in her mouth and massaged hers. He pulled her body closer to his and rested his hands on her hips. Her hands trailed up his chest and rested at the top. His hands decided to roam and went under her shirt. He inched his hands up and she pulled away, blushing. "Oh Jesus. That went too far." she muttered as she ran towards her bathroom. Angel ran after her, and caught her around the waist.

"Thai, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to do that." he said, looking down. She pulled away from him and nodded.

"Its okay." she said. "Listen, maybe you should go." Angel nodded.

"Yeah- I'll see you later." he said, before he walked out the door.

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After Thai left, Krys got up and walked to the kitchen. She put a clean spell on herself and started to eat some of the candy that she bought. She snapped her fingers and a book whizzed through the air and landed in front of her. She started to read. When she got to a really good part of the book, someone's hands covered her eyes.

"Guess who." said the voice behind her. Krys picked up another gummy worm and ate it viciously.

"Where's your fiancé?" she asked. Ares sat down next to her after pulling his hands off of her eyes. "Gummy worm?" Ares shook his head. Krys spun her stool to face him. She smiled at him, before his eyes flickered over her beauty mark for the body. "Listen- this has nothing to do with you but- this is the only way that I wont lose my temper." she said. Ares nodded.

"What is it?" he asked.

"The next time your fiancé makes a little petty, bitchy, cheeky, vilifying witticism- which is really meant for me, about my Thai, while she's in my house- I will kill her."

"Yeah- I'm sorry about that." said Ares. Krys shook her head.

"Its not for you to be sorry about. Just let your fiancé know. Where is she anyway?"

"She and Kay went to do some more wedding planning."

"So… you wanna go play basketball, then get to some hockey. They're all spending the night so… the kids will be okay."

"Yeah- I'm just gonna put on my stuff." said Ares. Krys nodded and Ares' eyes squinted. "Krys, what the hell? Is that the new tattoo that you got?" he asked, as he pulled her ponytail up higher. "Is the 'RIP' for your dad?" Krys nodded, then got up.

"I'll meet you here in about twenty minutes." she said. Ares got up after her.

"We're going in the same direction." he said. Krys laughed, and walked ahead of him. "You do know that you're walking around in a bathing suit, right? A bathing suit that's very, very suggest-"

"Loverboy- shut up." said Krys as she walked up the stairs.

"Why are you always wearing toe socks?" asked Ares. Krys looked back at him.

"I don't like my feet." she said.

"I do."

"Please don't become a toe sucking weirdo that has a foot fetish." said Krys. Ares laughed.

"Number one- I don't like feet… I like your feet." he said. Krys laughed. "They're like midget feet." Krys' eyes widened and she laughed. She finally ran up the rest of the stairs and walked to her room. She ran to her bathroom and took a shower. When she got out of her bathroom she ran to her drawer. She pulled out her black and blue Krys jersey and her matching basketball shorts. She ran to her closet and picked up her blue on black uptowns, then placed them at the foot of her bed. She put on lotion and a sports bra, then a t-shirt. Krys pulled on her matching jersey and shorts, then put on the sneakers. Her black toe socks went up to her knee, covering all leg. Krys pulled her hair back into a low ponytail, then walked downstairs to the kitchen. When she got there, Ares was already waiting for her. He smiled when he saw her. "What size are your feet?" He was wearing a black t-shirt. His forearms were visible, and the tattoo was still there. Krys' eyes flickered to it, before she took in the rest of his appearance. His basketball shorts were black and red, so were the sneakers on his feet.

"A size four." said Krys, as she walked to the fridge. She pulled out two giant red Gatorades and two bottles of water.

"Do you have your inhaler?" asked Ares. Krys looked at him. "Krys- do you have it?" She shook her head.

"No-"

"Why not?"

"Because the only things that can really make me stop breathing are rats, dust, roaches- shit like that."

"Krys please. For me." he pleaded. Krys walked to one of the cabinets and pulled out her inhaler.

"I need to have at least one in every room." she said. Ares smiled, as she dragged him out to the backyard.

"I've never been here."

"Really?"

"You never brought me out here."

"Oh… well, you should at least hear the story about it." she said, as she set her inhaler and the drinks down at the sidelines. Ares nodded. "My dad taught me how to play basketball out here. I was horrible. I could only dribble and handle- I couldn't shoot worth a damn. That is, until you taught me." she said, as a ball showed up out of thin air. She passed him the ball.

"Are you sure you wanna do this? I mean- I know how you take losing." said Ares, as he started to dribble. Krys laughed and stole the ball from him. She made the shot and blew him a kiss. "I don't wanna play with you anymore." said Ares, as he got the ball. He passed the ball to Krys. She looked at him, then made the shot again. Ares ran to get the ball again. He started to dribble and walked backwards, when he bumped into Krys. She fell and he fell on top of her. He rolled off of her. "Are you okay? I'm- Krys, I'm so sorry." Krys rolled over, so that she wasn't face down anymore. "Are you okay?" She pointed to her knee urgently. Her sock was ripped and her knee was scratched.

"Ouch." she whined. Ares nodded and picked her up bridal style. He carried her into her kitchen and set her on the counter. He waved his wand and alcohol pads, hydrogen peroxide and band aids whizzed through the air. Ares ripped Krys' sock open some more, and looked at it.

"Okay- you've broken your ribs, arms, legs, your ankle- you've had every bone in your body broken, over and over again- we fell and the ice skate sliced you- yet you can't handle the scratch?"

"It burns." she whined. He smiled and started to pour hydrogen peroxide on, when Krys stopped him. "Wet socks are uncomfortable." she said, as she kicked off her shoe and pulled off her sock. Ares laughed. "What?"

"Your feet are still really small." he said, as he started to pour hydrogen peroxide on the scratch. Ares held her calf and outstretched her leg. He cleaned it again with the alcohol pad, ignoring Krys' whines about the burning. Krys looked at him. He put the band aid on her knee, then kissed it.

"That has to be the sexiest thing I've ever seen." said Krys. Ares laughed. "Nice Doctoring."

"Nice legs." retorted Ares.

"I know." said Krys. Ares laughed and opened his arms for a hug, as he stood in between Krys' swinging legs. Krys hugged him, then pulled back after a while. "Maybe you won't mangle me while we play hockey."

"Hockey is one of the most brutal sports, and I said I was sorry." whined Ares. Krys laughed, as he picked her up and carried her to her room. When they got in the room, he threw her on the bed. "Oh God- flashback." Krys' eyes and mouth widened in shock.

"Dude- none of that." she said. Ares laughed. "Listen- I'm about to get dressed-"

"Oh- then, I'll go-"

"You don't have to go. I'm going." said Krys as she walked into her closet. She put on a hot pink hoodie under her black fitted t-shirt. Her flare jeans were black, and she wore pink and black airmax. She put on a pink and black scarf, with matching earmuffs, gloves and a hat. She straightened her hair and cut it into layers, as her black and pink skully hat was worn under the earmuffs. Her scarf was wrapped around her neck, then she had the rest on either side of her neck. The set was a solid black with hot pink horizontal lines. Krys put on a small black girls Northface, picked up their black skates and walked out of her closet. She threw her skates over her shoulder and held his in her hand. Ares was sitting on her couch.

"Don't you look adorable." said Ares. Krys chuckled nervously and sat down on her bed.

"Aren't you gonna get dress?" she asked him. He got up and nodded.

"I'll be back in a minute." he said. Krys nodded and moved to her couch. Ares came back a few minutes later in black jeans, a blue button down shirt, and black Tims.

"You wanna go shopping tomorrow?"

"I can't take anything more from you, Krys." he said, as he checked his watch for the time. Krys' eyes widened as she saw the watch that she gave him for their first Christmas together.

"Yeah you can." said Krys. "Lets just call it a graduation gift."

"Krys-"

"Ares, lets go." said Krys. He nodded, and they walked out of the house. "We're walking."

"Okay." he said, as they walked out of the gate.

"I wanted to buy Thai a car for her eighteenth birthday, but- I don't want to spoil her or make her parents… you know- I don't know."

"What does that mean?"

"I don't want to spoil her."

"You don't spoil her. You just buy her the essentials in… bulks and excess."

"Yeah- I mean. My dad- I guess he wanted to make me feel better about… everything. So- he started to buy me things. And by that point- I was so screwed up that I never actually asked him for anything. He just bought me things and when I got my Levebons letter, I asked him for that."

"That's one of the reasons that we couldn't believe that you were an heiress. You were so… you weren't spoiled. You were down to earth." he said. Krys smiled.

"And now I'm a shopaholic."

"So… about that thing with spin the b-"

"Its good." said Krys. "She doesn't know, right?"

"I never actually came out and said that we used to- but-"

"This is an uncomfortable conversation." said Krys. Ares laughed.

"She just- I guess she suspects- I guess she- because we're not-"

"Ares… its okay. I'm over it… you should be too." said Krys. Ares smiled.

"You're not over it." he said. Krys looked at him.

"Who are you to tell me if I'm over it or not?" she asked.

"You're not. I know you."

"No you don't. I don't even know me."

"That may be true, but- I know you." Krys looked at him.

"Stop saying that." she said. "I always hoped to think that I was a complex person that took people years to study."

"How do you think I know you now?" asked Ares, as he lifted their skates off of her shoulder. "I wouldn't want you to be lopsided." Krys laughed.

"What happened to you?" she asked. Ares looked at her.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, you used to be this PPG."

"And that means?"

"Pimp Player Gangster Dude from Torrance."

"Did you just say Gangster?" asked Ares.

"I've been in England too long. But that's besides the point… the point is… you're dressing like a preppy." she whined. Ares laughed. "I'm afraid that I'll wrinkle you."

"I didn't say anything when you showed up at my house in the outfit, did I? You looked like a preppy."

"But- do I look like a preppy now?"

"No. But, you don't look like a Krys either."

"What does that mean?"

"You changed also."

"Yeah, but I had to change. Otherwise I-"

"I had to change too."

"No- you were changed."

"And the difference?"

"Someone else made you do it."

"So, I shouldn't dress for success?"

"I'm not saying that. I completely get you dressing for work, school and events where its necessary. I'm asking what or who you're dressing for now."

"No one and nothing."

"Well- what's the point? What success are you dressing for right now? We're going to a private rink where a bunch of ritzy rich teenagers hang out. What's the point?"

"I like to present myself in a manner where no one can say anything to me-"

"I bet that if we went to your old court. The court that you used to play in with Jason and Heat. A lot of people would have something to say." Ares looked at her for a moment.

"You're doing this just so that we can argue, aren't you?" he asked. Krys smiled.

"I guess you do know me." she said. Ares laughed. "Dude- you're wearing jeans and a button down, with Tims. How can I call you preppy? But hey- what about what you said to me?"

"I meant every word of it." said Ares. Krys looked at him, then jumped on his back. Ares continued to walk normally.

"Are you cold?"

"No, are you?"

"A little bit. I think that's just because I don't have on my usual layers." Ares started to rub her legs. "That's giving me an irritation." He laughed, but continued.

"You remember what you said about the rink? You know- how rich teenagers chill there." Krys nodded. "Isn't that the rink that you usually go to?"

"Shut up."

"That would've made you a ritzy rich teenager."

"But I wasn't a brat."

"Yeah you were. I spoiled you rotten." teased Ares.

"Which is pretty much why I'm ruined for any other man."

"Don't blame that on me."

"Yeah- I forget. I've been ruined since birth."

"No you haven't. Your one problem is that you're completely out of your mind." Krys laughed.

"What time is it?"

"Six." said Ares.

"The day passed by fast."

"That's because you're with me."

"Whatever you wanna tell yourself." said Krys. "Loser."

"I'm a winner. You're a loser."

"I thought I was too pretty to be a loser."

"Who told you that?"

"You did. My last day at Levebons."

"Which one? Was it when you were moving to England? Or when you came back because-"

"When I was finally moving to England."

"Oh- well, that was when I liked you." joked Ares. Krys laughed.

"You didn't just like me. You loved me." she teased.

"Isn't it wonderful that we can joke about this?" said Ares monotonously. "Especially after you brutally dumped me."

"I did not brutally dump you. This conversation is over."

"No, its not." said Ares, as they approached the skating rink. Krys hopped off of his back.

"Trust me- it is."

"You don't want to talk about it, fine. That's why we have so many unresolved issues. That's why our whole relati-"

"You have unresolved issues. I don't have a problem. I think that our relationship is fine-"

"You're right. The relationship is completely fine." Ares said sarcastically.

"Glad we're both on the same page." said Krys, as she dragged him into the building. They walked to the desk and got a locker, two hockey sticks and a puck. Krys sat down and put on her skates, Ares did the same. Then he took their shoes and coats and put them in the locker. When he was done, he sat down beside her on the bench. Krys turned to him. "Listen- there are-, were a lot of things going on. I didn't want to break up with you back then- but, I did it because I had to. But, look at you now. You're getting married to this… pretty, smart mouthed, materialistic… all around… bitch. You've obviously moved up, and risen your standards." Ares laughed. "I am sorry for- I loved you… love you. But- we were always better as friends. Forgive me?"

"You just called my fiancé a bitch."

"I didn't ask all of that. I asked if you forgave me."

"Oh- well, yeah. Of course I forgive you. You just used the 's' word."

"Yeah… sorry." said Krys as she picked up the stick and puck. Ares followed her onto the ice. Krys looked around. "There's no one here." said Krys as she started to glide on the ice.

"Yeah- I can see that." said Ares, as he followed her.

"Why is it that there's never anyone here while we are?" Krys turned to him and started to skate backwards.

"I don't know." said Ares, as he started to skate towards her.

"You can finally skate." teased Krys. Ares playfully glared at her. "I'm just kidding." She skated over to him and took his hand. She started to skate around him with his hand in hers, so he had to spin. "And soon you'll be able to do a triple loop and a Lutz."

"Can you?"

"I haven't been able to, since I was seven. Triple loop- I tried it a few times, never got it. But once- when I was sixteen around Christmas break, Hermione and I went to this rink and I did it." she said, as she continued to skate around him. Ares grabbed her hand and pulled her so that she slammed into his chest. "Ouchie." Ares laughed, and Krys pulled away to glare at him playfully.

"That didn't hurt." he said.

"It did. It just didn't kill me. That's because you're not built, like Jason. If you were, it'd have hurt more." Ares pouted. "You know how they say that, all of the good ones are either taken or gay?" He nodded. "Its true."

"Are you referring to me?" asked Ares, as he pointed to himself. Krys smiled and nodded.

"Yes, I am referring to you." she mocked. "You're greater than you know."

"You know how they say, absence makes the heart grow fonder?" Krys nodded. "They are completely right."

"So- you wanna go see Emily?" asked Krys. Ares shook his head.

"I was talking about you."

"Oh. Well- I'd be lying my ass off, if I said that I didn't miss you."

"Don't do that." said Ares seriously.

"Oh- I'm sorry."

"Honestly- if your ass got smaller, you'd no longer be the Krys that I know so well." Krys slapped him on the arm.

"That's enough out of you." she said as she put the puck on the floor. "Look at me."

"Okay."

"Alright- so, what did I teach you the last time?" Ares shot the puck and made the goal. "Okay- then, you know how to skate with the puck. Block with it. Protect it. Make the shot. What else do you need?"

"I don't know." said Ares. "Lets play." Krys shook her head.

"Lets make a deal."

"What?"

"You miss the shot- you tell your mom and Tia, the truth."

"About what?"

"I didn't mean that. I meant- stand up for yourself. You love Emily. You want to marry her. Let it be known. Stand up for your relationship with her."

"I love you, Krys." said Ares. "You're the only one that should be remotely pissed about my wedding to Emily- yet you're the only one that's doing anything for it."

"If she makes you happy, it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. And, if she makes you happy, I'm all for it." Krys said reluctantly. "Deal?" Ares nodded.

"Um- okay." he said.

"Okay- if you make the shot- you don't tell them. If you miss it… you have to tell them." she said as she skated to the goal post. Ares skated towards her and shot the puck. Krys didn't move, she just watched it go in. Ares skated to her with wide eyes.

"I made it?" Krys nodded.

"You made it." she said. "I guess you don't have to tell them." she said, feigning disappointment. Ares smiled.

"Yeah- but, I'm going to." he said. Krys smiled to the best of her ability. "Tomorrow." Krys started to skate around the rink and Ares watched her. When she got close to Ares, she skidded the ice. Ares laughed. "You hungry?"

"Are you?" Ares nodded. Krys smiled and stuck out her hand. Ares looked at it before he took it. Krys led him off the ice, then walked over to the coffee shop in the food court.

"Um… you sit. I'll get everything." said Ares. Krys nodded.

"Okay." she said, as she handed him her wallet. He shook his head.

"No, its okay." he said, as he walked to the counter. He came back a few minutes later with some drinks and a little bag. He handed one of the drinks and the bag to Krys, then he sat down.

"So… wow- I still can't believe that you're getting married."

"Why not?"

"The truth?"

"In the words of Kryssie Rodriguez, 'that's always a good place to start'." Krys playfully glared at him.

"I don't think its-"

"Krys, just tell me."

"I don't-"

"Krys."

"Um… well- you know how you said that your mother always had it planted in her mind that we'd end up together?" said Krys. Ares nodded. "Yeah. I always knew you were gonna marry someone else." she joked. "No, I'm joking. I just thought it was a passing breakup."

"Wow."

"Uh-huh. Well- then I got over you and started to fantasize about Jay Hernandez again."

"Wow… I got replaced."

"So did I."

"Yeah but-"

"But nothing." Krys said jokingly, as she opened the bag. She smiled when she saw what was inside. She went in the bag and pulled out a heart shaped cookie. "Dude- this is completely… I don't know what to say. You got me a cookie that reminds me of the night we-. This is uncomfortable again."

"I'm not uncomfortable." said Ares.

"Well I am." said Krys. Ares laughed. "Ares and Emily Delgado. That sounds nice."

"Yeah- I'm still kind of nervous. From what she's saying, we can get the wedding rolling by this weekend. I just hope that I'm doing the right thing." Krys laughed. "What?"

"You wouldn't have proposed, if you thought you weren't doing the right thing. You've always been the good, sissy virgin boy. Now- you're the not so sissy, not so virgin man- but you're still very good." Ares laughed.

"What makes you say that?" he asked. Krys smiled.

"I was just joking, but-. Most guys are supposedly afraid of commitment. You weren't."

"No- that's not true. I was scared out my ass."

"Well-"

"It took me six years to tell you."

"Big deal. We walked into the relationship with commitment." Ares looked at her.

"Isn't that why you dumped me the first time?"

"No- the reason we broke up the first time, was because there was fear that you'd find someone better. Hence- when you started to date my cousin." Ares glared at her, and she put her hands up defensively.

"And the second time?"

"Because-… listen, it was just one of those days. You know, that a girl goes through. When I was angry inside, I didn't wanna take it out on you." Ares laughed.

"You have to take direct quote from a Monica song?"

"You know it." Ares laughed. "Listen- if I think about it… I have no idea why I broke up with you then." she lied. "What did I say to you?"

"I don't wanna be with you anymore." Krys chuckled nervously and Ares laughed. "Don't worry. I'm over it."

"Good. But-"

"You don't have to explain anything."

"Ares, if I thought that you felt that I should explain, I wouldn't've started to."

"Must you always be so difficult?"

"You know it. Born renegade."

"So… you started to explain."

"I changed my mind."

"Just like a woman to do that."

"I'm-"

"Not a woman?" offered Ares. Krys laughed.

"I prefer the word female." said Krys. "Or girl."

"What's wrong with the word woman? Don't most females strive for the word woman?"

"Have I ever been like most females? So… are you still a big perv?" Ares laughed.

"When was I ever a pervert?"

"You turned into a pervert in third year. Fourth year, pervert. Fifth year, it was a mix. Sixth year, pervert. Seventh, sensitive. Summer of seventh year, pervert. And I loved it." Ares laughed.

"That was your fault." he said.

"What?"

"When we were younger. You screwed me up-"

"How?"

"You used to just say things to me. Remember that time- the summer before fifth year? When we went to your house. And A.J and Jason were alone the whole day. You and me were walking through the house. You used to just say some off the wall shit that screwed me up."

"Like what?"

"Okay- on the train- I said that I didn't think it was a good idea to stay at your house without adults. You said- and I quote, 'you think that I'll use you, then throw you away like a cheap piece of tape?'" Krys laughed.

"Oh please- you came up with, 'you know, I've heard you say that before. But- in the dream, you ripped off my clothes, then we started to kiss.' That's your pervy line. I didn't provoke that." Ares laughed. "Then- then, you kissed me, and said that you didn't."

"Oh please. That's was our thing. Like in sixth year, the day before you left. The only time I didn't say it was when you came back."

"Then, before we got back together, we started that again."

"Yeah."

"So, what about your bachelor party?"

"What about it? I'm not having one."

"What? Why not?"

"Jason is too busy."

"Well- get Harry or Ron to do it." said Krys.

"They're also very busy with their girlfriends. By the way, how are things with Ron and Hermione?"

"I don't know. They're… I don't even know. I've been spending all my free time with you. Speaking of which, when are you leaving my house? You know I don't want you there." she joked. Ares chuckled slightly, then looked at her.

"So… have you been dating anyone?" he asked. Krys laughed.

"How many times have we danced with this subject?" she asked.

"This would be the third time."

"Well- what are your questions?"

"Have you been seeing anyone? Is there anything serious? Is there anyone serious? Has there been anyone since we broke up?" Krys looked at Ares, who was counting off the questions on his hand.

"Does it look like I've been dating anyone?"

"Yeah."

"Well then." said Krys, as she took off her hat, and put her earmuffs around her neck.

"So… who is he?" he asked tentatively. Krys ran her hand through her hair, and rested her elbow on the table. "Did you love him?" Krys nodded.

"Yeah, I loved him. Actually, I still do." she said, as a tear rolled down her cheek. She looked down, wiped it away, then looked back up.

"What happened?"

"He died." Ares stayed silent for a while.

"Oh…Krys, I'm sorry-"

"You didn't kill him." she said, as she attempted to smile.

"What was his name?" Krys looked down and started to play with her cup.

"Mark….listen, can we not talk about this anymore?"

"Yeah- I-"

"Ares, I'm okay." she said. She looked up. "Hey, how about we go to Toys R Us and we buy a few bikes for a wheelie contest tomorrow?"

"Okay- but, I don't want you letting me win."

"That was only a few times."

"Why did you, anyway?"

"Because I liked you." said Krys, before she got up. "Listen, lets go skate." She walked over to the ice, and started gliding across the ice. Ares watched her in amusement. He finally decided to follow her, when she called him over. When he stepped on the ice, Krys skated to him and took his hand. She pulled him, while skating backwards. "When I first met my dad-"

"Which one?" asked Ares. Krys laughed.

"Joshua." she said. "When I first met him, we came here. You know- after dinner. He started to teach me to skate- and I was holding the ledge and all of a sudden, he and Tati took my hands, and just glided across the ice. I know the story isn't very interesting… but, it's the first time that I remember something going smoothly. So… that's my real reason for coming here. Not because it's a good rink- not even because its in the neighborhood… but because, as soon as I step on this ice, I remember gliding." She held Ares' hands and glided across the ice.

"That sounds like after my dad left. Uncle Jeremy and Aunt Jizelle took me and Jason on broom rides. It was just a starry night. I kind of felt the same way. Just like- when you're riding your bike on a bunch of bumps and cracks, then you hit a new cement pavement." Krys turned to him, but continued to skate and pull him along.

"Rock on, with the lyrical soul." she said. Ares smiled at her. "You know- when I was younger, I used to think that everything was a promotion or a demotion. I thought that you went from sperm to egg, fetus to baby, toddler to child, teen to adult, elder to spirit. I basically figured that if you screwed up as a teenager, you'd be demoted to child. Then I thought that it was like an angel council. You remember in Mulan?"

"I didn't watch Mulan."

"I have it. We should watch it. Well- her ancestors had this type of council thingy. And- they all voted on things. I figured that that was what happened. I didn't believe in life and death. I basically believed that people were promoted." said Krys. She looked at Ares, who was looking back at her. "You think I'm crazy, don't you?" He nodded.

"I do. But- not because of this." he said. Krys smiled and continued to pull him along the ice with her.

"Tell me something." she said. Ares sped up so that he was next to her.

"What do you want me to tell you?" he asked.

"I don't know. Just something. Something real."

"Like what?"

"I don't know. What you want to do. What's gonna happen with your life." she said.

"I don't know what'll happen from here. I don't know what Emily and I are gonna do once we get married."

"Well- where are you gonna live?"

"Emily's place."

"And that is where?"

"London."

"Ah. Cool- so, when's the 'moving-to-the-countryside-house-buying' thing, gonna go down? Or- the minivan soccer mom thing?" Ares laughed. "Did you talk to her about the kids?"

"Yeah."

"And…"

"She said that she'd rather adopt and hire a nanny."

"Ah- so what was it? She doesn't like kids- or she's just used to the nanny thing?"

"I guess she just doesn't like kids and she doesn't want her body to go to waste."

"Ooh- speaking of kids. I have to pick up Jamie and Angel, next weekend."

"Did you ever book those plane tickets?"

"Yeah. I got them booked already. First class. Oh, and what about your honeymoon?" Ares groaned.

"Oh God. She wants me to take her to this expensive ass hotel called, some bullshit. I think it's the Montpelier Royale. And its- in the goddamn south of France." Krys laughed.

"Well- where do you wanna go?"

"I don't want to go anywhere. She's been to France before."

"If you had to choose a place- where would you go?"

"Florida."

"Why?"

"Disneyworld and Universal Studios- Island of Adventure. Shouldn't honeymoons be fun? Remember when we went to Florida?" Krys nodded.

"But wouldn't it be fun in the south of France? You know- doing what married people do?"

"We weren't married when we did it but-" Krys punched him on the arm. "Ouch. Yeah- but, she's not like you."

"What do you mean?" asked Krys.

"She doesn't want to do it every minute of the day-" Krys punched him on the arm again. "She wouldn't wanna do that. She wants to sightsee and buy shit. She wants to buy muggle France."

"You forgot Mystery Dinner- ooh and Blizzard beach. Plus- plus, Downtown Disney." Ares laughed.

"See- that's fun. If we're not gonna- I wanna have some fun. And I don't wanna be in the south of France."

"Well- maybe that's where she's always wanted to go."

"She's been to the south of France before. Her parents made her nanny take her wherever she wanted to go." Krys skidded the ice and stopped instantly, before Ares bumped into her. Krys fell on her butt and Ares landed next to her. They both laughed hysterically, but stayed on the floor. Krys finally spoke once she calmed down.

"So… just tell her that you wanna go somewhere else. You guys are gonna be married- isn't that communication thing supposed to be a key factor?"

"Krys, she's not like that. That whole talking thing doesn't work, unless there's a bracelet or a necklace involved. My pockets are emptying, just talking about her." Krys looked at him.

"That was corny." she said. He nodded.

"It was." he said.

"It really was." Ares glared at her playfully.

"I got that." he said.

"Well- maybe you could've saved money by skating on her ring."

"That was corny."

"I did it for you." said Krys. Ares laughed. "If she's such a gold-digger, why are you marrying her?"

"Because… I love her." said Ares. Krys nodded.

"That ring you got her was nice, though."

"Thanks."

"Nice haggling." said Krys. Ares looked at her.

"What?" he asked. "How do you- you knew wh-?"

"Of course I knew. I know everything. That ring was very…"

"Expensive as hell." offered Ares. Krys smiled.

"It was nice." she said.

"Yeah- well, it was nothing compared to the ring I got you." muttered Ares, as he looked down.

"What ri- hey, dude. Do you wanna get up? This ice is making me uncomfortable." said Krys, as she tried to hop up. She ended up slipping, and breaking her fall with her hands. Ares laughed, and picked her up by her waist. "You know what?" said Krys, as she started to glide again.

"What?" asked Ares, who was skating next to her.

"Tell her the truth."

"Which is?"

"You're a bum." said Krys. Ares looked at her.

"I'm not a bum." he whined. Krys laughed and nodded.

"Yeah, you are. What you need, is a Sugar Momma. You know- shake it a little, for an old lady who'll pay you reasonably well."

"I still can't believe you called me a bum."

"I was joking. But- you should tell her the truth."

"That the ring cost me a hell of a lot. As is the wedding that I'm trying to pay for. Trying is the operative word."

"Wait- why are you paying for the wedding? Isn't the brides family supposed to pay for the wedding?"

"Not when they don't like the groom."

"Well- why don't they like you?"

"I don't know."

"Well- what did her dad say when you met him?"

"He looked at me, huffed, then continued to read his paper." Krys laughed. "Its not funny."

"Yes it is. Have you thought over your situation?"

"No."

"No? Well here it is. You're marrying a woman that none of your family likes. None of her family likes you. You have no money, no job, no place to live. You're supposed to pay for this wedding. Once again, you have no job, no money, no place to live. On top of that, you have one of those money-oriented, materialistic girls, who is gonna make sure that before you have your heart surgery, you've bought her Gucci shoes. What are you gonna do?"

"Die in debt." said Ares, as he dramatically skated into the wall. Krys laughed, and skated to him.

"Listen to it." she said, as she turned him around. He looked at her.

"Listen to what?"

"The silence. Ares, this wedding is gonna be like a ride on the broom." said Krys. "That sounds really, wrong when I think about it."

"Shut up." said Ares, his voice full of laughter. Krys looked at him with her eyebrow raised.

"Anyway-, its gonna be bumpy while you're planning. But, that doesn't matter because, all you have to do is imagine Emily walking down the aisle, in that very expensive wedding dress and tiara- then it'll start to sail smoothly."

"Don't you always know what to say to make me feel better." said Ares. Krys smiled.

"That's my job." she said, as she started to walk off of the ice. Ares followed her.

"What're we doing?"

"Going to sit and discuss your financial crisis." she said, as she walked to the locker. She pulled a notebook and pen out, then walked to a table. Ares sat down across from her. Krys tied up her hair and pulled out her glasses. She put them on in the strict teacher position. Ares looked at her. She started to skim the paper with her pen. "Okay- listen. I have everything needed for a wedding on this paper." she said, as she pulled out a piece of paper and showed it to him. "I have all of your financial information on this paper." she said, as she held up another paper. "If you take out a…fourth of the money in your account and convert it, you can… just about pay for a normal wedding. Unfortunately for you- you had to propose to the crème de la crème. So…you'd have to take out double your account and more, to pay for her wedding." Ares groaned and started to bang his head on the table. "What are you gonna do? She wants an open bar, crème brûlée, crème caramel soaked in crème de cacao, and a white chocolate wedding cake soaked in crème de menthe. All of which is very expensive."

"Okay… we won't invite that many people." said Ares. Krys looked at him and smiled.

"Oh Ares. Sweet, naïve Ares." patronized Krys, as she pinched his cheek. "There are a hundred and five from her side…and about twenty two- twenty three people on your side."

"I don't even know fifty people- how can she have a hundred and five people?"

"Well- here's what we know. There's gonna be Chablis, Cabernet Sauvignon, Bordeaux, Vermouth, Chardonnay, Merlot, Asti Spumante, and regular Sauvignon. Not to mention the ever wonderful champagne and liquor. Then- an abundance of crème de menthe and crème de cacao will have to be bought- but… it all depends on where you get it."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean- these wines are all so wonderful because they're foreign. Chablis- disgusting. Cabernet- disgusting. Bordeaux is alright. Vermouth- is not wonderful, its okay. Sauvignon is alright. Chardonnay is nasty. If she wants all of that- we should just go to our territory and get some damn wine coolers and beer, then put them in a ritzy ass bottle. They'll be happier." Ares laughed.

"I don't drink." he said. Krys looked at him.

"Oh yeah. Well- get some sparkling cider. That's what I drink every New Years Eve. I don't get the point of drinking anyway. But- just… tell her about the money."

"Okay. I'm gonna try." he said. "What else do we know?"

"She wants to serve lamb in bordelaise sauce."

"What the hell is that?"

"Sauce from Bordeaux. Is she an alcoholic?" Ares laughed and shook his head. "Just asking." Ares looked at her. "Have you ever seen Lamb Chop?"

"The show?" Krys nodded.

"I love the song that never ends." Ares' eyes widened.

"Please, don't sing." he said. Krys looked at him.

"I won't." she said. Ares breathed a sigh of relief. "You're mean."

"You'll sing it, until you don't like it anymore- which could take a while." Krys got up and walked to the ice. She stood at the walk-in and waited for him. Ares went on the ice with her. "Hey- what's the Greek alphabet again?"

"Alpha- Beta- Gamma- Delta- Epsilon- Zeta- Eta- Theta- Iota- Kappa- Lambda- Mu- Nu- Xi- Omicron- Pi- Rho- Sigma- Tau- Upsilon- Phi- Chi- Psi- Omega." said Krys. Ares looked at her.

"Slowly, please." he said. Krys laughed.

"Alpha. Beta. Gamma. Delta. Epsilon. Zeta. Eta. Theta. Iota. Kappa. Lambda. Mu. Nu. Xi. Omicron. Pi. Rho. Sigma. Tau. Upsilon. Phi. Chi. Psi. Omega." she said, doing a spin and stance each time she said a different letter. Ares laughed. "Slow enough?"

"Must you mock me?"

"Damn right." she said. "You don't expect me to take you seriously, do you?"

"You're mean."

"No I'm not. I'm nice and sweet and adorable and loving and cute."

"Who told you that?"

"You."

"Oh God." said Ares. "What did I drink that night?" Krys laughed.

"I'm just joking. Henry told me that." she said. Ares looked at her.

"Henry? Who's Henry?"

"Brookes."

"So- you guys are on a first name basis?"

"We were friends. We went to the dance together."

"Oh." said Ares. "And- friends tell other friends that they're sweet, loving, cute and- what was the other one?"

"Adorable." said Krys.

"Oh- adorable." he muttered sardonically.

"And- he said it- so, yeah- I guess friends say that to other friends. I mean- you used to say it."

"Yes, but-"

"But, what?" asked Krys, as she turned to him.

"I never clustered them. I gave you lovely one day- then perfect the next." rationalized Ares. Krys nodded.

"Okay." she said. "Very good rationalization. I like it. Maybe if Emily invites me to her bridal shower-"

"Oh God." said Ares. Krys looked at him.

"What?"

"Emily wants a bridal shower?" Krys laughed.

"That's not gonna cost you anything. Its Kay's job to throw it. And even if you do pay- its only a bit of food and some drinks, with some shitty party games. The women bring the gifts."

"Krys, this is Emily that we're talking about. She probably wants it to be in the Plaza Hotel."

"Well… that's doable. That's very doable. I have a few friends and if you want-"

"No."

"Okay. I'm sorry I offered."

"Krys, its not that."

"No, its okay. I understand."

"I don't get why you feel that you should help her. You're too nice. Especially when she doesn't like you."

"That makes me feel better."

"Its true. I don't get why you're doing this for her." said Ares. Krys stopped gliding, and Ares stopped also. She turned to him.

"Why do you think it was so important to me, that A.J and your mom liked me?" she asked, Ares shrugged. "Because, they were your life. You once told me that A.J was the most important girl in your life. I just figured that if they liked me… then there wouldn't be an instance, where they would persuade you to kick me out of your life."

"That's stupid. No one could get me to kick you out of my life. And- my mother loves you more than she loves me." Krys laughed. "And A.J- that girl- I don't even know what to say. I think she loves you more that she loves me too."

"Well- I am wonderful." said Krys. Ares laughed.

"You're alright."

"So… what does it feel like to be in love?"

"What are you talking about?"

"You're in love now. How does it feel?"

"You say it like I've never been in love before."

"I'm just saying that-"

"You're saying how does it feel, like I've never been in love before. You're saying it like-"

"Ares, shut up! I'm asking if you have that, 'food tastes better, colors are more intense, everything is wonderful' feeling. That's all I wanna know."

"Oh. Well-… yeah, I guess." he said unenthusiastically. "She makes me… happy."

"Happy?"

"Yeah, happy."

"Doesn't everyone always talk about this, 'food doesn't taste as good unless you're near, when I'm not with you, I'm not me' feeling? I mean- isn't it supposed to be that magical, 'everything is alright, the tough times are just things to laugh about in the future' happiness? Shouldn't it be these exhilarating, ecstatic, elating, thrilling, life fulfilling moments? I mean- when I think about how exhilarated- how happy high I want you to be… I don't think of you saying happy. I think of you being tongue tied, fucked up, and pissy drunk on love."

"Wasn't that a delicately sweet and feminine way to put it?" said Ares, sarcasm edging his voice. Krys laughed.

"I want you to feel like that." she said. "I need for you to feel like that, to be happy."

"That's a seemingly imaginative feeling. Its nearly impossible to feel that way twice." said Ares. "I was dumb enough to feel it once- and, when it gets taken away, you feel like you'll die. So, its best that you don't go back to it. It's a good thing that Emily doesn't make me feel that way. And the feeling is right- so, you can live happy." Krys nodded. They didn't say anything for a while. Ares took Krys' hand and squeezed it. "I like the feeling, Krys. You don't have to worry about my happiness. Honestly." Krys looked at him and smiled.

"I wanna be an M&M." she said. Ares looked at her.

"Why?"

"Because they get to be chocolate. And everyone wants them. M&M's are very good- and… I have this hypothesis."

"What is it?"

"If an M&M throws up, then it tastes like chocolate." Ares closed his eyes and looked up, before he burst out into laughter. "What's so funny?"

"Krys… you are the only sane person I know, that would ever say some shit like that." Krys looked at him.

"Who was your first kiss?" she asked.

"Ashley Martinez." Ares said, as he nodded. Krys looked at him.

"You told me that nothing ever happened with you two." she said. Ares nodded.

"It wasn't like we did anything. She kissed me, then walked off."

"The chick who couldn't keep her hands off of you on the court?" Ares nodded and Krys laughed.

"What about you?"

"Do you mean real kiss or kiss?"

"Well, Krys- if we're talking about real kisses-"

"Which one did you tell?"

"Kiss." said Ares. Krys nodded understandingly.

"Who was your first real kiss?"

"Well- what do you mean 'real kiss'? Do you mean- it meant something or tongue-hand-up-the-shirt-no feelings?" Krys laughed.

"Both- either or." she said.

"The first real kiss, where it meant something to me, was in my sixth year."

"With who?"

"You." said Ares. Krys nodded understandingly.

"What about tongue?" she asked excitedly. Ares looked at her with an eyebrow raised.

"That would be…… Olivia."

"You kissed Olivia? Olivia Truman? The big bitch who was so against muggleborns?"

"Yup. My third year."

"Wow. She was a pedophile. Way to be." Ares laughed.

"Next thing, you'll hand me a cigar and try to give me the sex talk." he said. Krys looked at him. "But then again, we've already had the sex talk." Ares was wiggling his eyebrows. It took everything for Krys not to laugh. Instead, her eyes narrowed.

"Ill. When I think about it now- I just wanna- ugh." she mock gagged. Ares laughed.

"You know you still want me." he said. Krys laughed.

"You know it." she said, as she nodded. Ares smiled. "Hey- you ready to go?"

"Are you?" She nodded. "Then- lets go." Krys nodded, then skated around the rink two times. When she got to Ares she skidded the ice. "Hey, you didn't tell me who your first kiss was."

"Um- for all of them, it was you." she said, as she started walking to the locker. "You were my first kiss on the cheek from a guy. You were my first peck on the lips from a guy. You were my first snog session with a guy. You were my first-. Yeah, lets stop talking about all of that." Ares nodded.

"Okay." he said, as he opened the locker. She gave Krys her shoes and jacket, then he took out his things. Krys took out her cell phone and called a taxi.

"I don't feel like walking home." she said, while she was on the phone. He nodded, as he put on his shoes.

"Okay." he said. When she was off of the phone, she turned to him.

"You still baking my cake today?" she asked.

"Um- I can't. Maybe tomorrow?" he said. Krys nodded.

"Of course. I just don't know who would pass up a chance to be with this." she said jokingly, as she pointing at herself.

"What must I be thinking?" he bantered. Krys laughed and took off her shoes. Ares looked at her foot and laughed. "I forgot you don't only wear toe socks." Krys pointed her foot. She was wearing Cosmo socks. (The green fairy from the Fairly OddParents.) On the back of the sock was Cosmo's head as a puff. Krys put on her sneakers and got up. She took his hand.

"Lets go. You're going to see Emily, right?"

"No." said Ares, as they started to walk.

"Okay."

"Listen- I'm going back to my mom's tonight." said Ares. Krys nodded, then he let her hand go. They walked outside and the taxi was already waiting. Krys got in first and slid over. Ares sat next to her. The ride to her house was long and silent. Krys kept her head on the window the entire time. By the time they were at her house, she was partially asleep. Krys walked in the gate and punched in the code. When they got to her front door, she punched in the code. As soon as the door opened, she walked up to her room. When she opened her room door, Hermione was sitting on her couch. Krys kicked off her shoes, then plopped on her bed.

"You okay, Cookie?" asked Hermione. Krys nodded.

"Yeah, Bon-bon." she said. "Listen- I'm a little sleepy. I'm gonna go change." Krys hopped up and went to her dresser. She picked out a pair of pajamas, then walked to her closet. When she came out, she was wearing a pair of boxers with Winnie the Pooh and a matching t-shirt. She crawled in to her bed and just lie there.

"Listen- Cookie, I'll be back tomorrow." said Hermione before she disapparated. Krys got her remote and started to play her music. Her door knocked and she turned the music down.

"Who is it?" she called.

"Its me." said the voice on the other side.

"Who the fuck is me?"

"Its Ares."

"Oh… come in." said Krys. Ares walked in and sat on the edge of her bed. "What happened?"

"Oh- I just came to say bye." said Ares. Krys nodded. "Are you mad at me?"

"Why would I be mad at you?"

"I- I don't know. But- are you? You didn't talk to me the way here- you came straight up here. You tell me."

"I had to pee really bad. I haven't used the bathroom all day. But- that's not any of your business, so-" Ares laughed. "I'm sleepy."

"Oh- well, goodnight." he said, before he kissed her cheek. Krys waved, then covered her head with her comforter. "I'll see you." Krys whipped the comforter off of her head and waved again.

"Yeah- sure." she said. "Listen-"

"What happened?"

"I think that you should take that job." said Krys. Ares looked at her.

"Why?"

"Because you need mone- Oh, never mind. Don't take it."

"Why not?"

"It is a surprise. But- you'll be really happy to hear it." said Krys. Ares smiled.

"What're you doing tomorrow?"

"I don't know- whatever Thai and her friends want to do. Why?"

"I don't know. You wanna go do something?"

"Like visit your fathers grave?" Ares nodded. "Shouldn't you be doing that with A.J- Emily, or Jason?"

"I wanna go with you." he said. "Plus- A.J and Jason have already done it. I'm the only one."

"Oh… okay. What time?"

"I don't know? You tell me."

"Um… about twelve." said Krys. Ares nodded.

"Okay- twelve." he said. Krys nodded. "I'll see you later." Then he left the room.