Heyya! Happy New Year! Sorry this took so long. I was hoping to publish this before going back to school but I got busy and didn't have time to visit this site. Thanks for the reviews. Happy reading! ^_^

Before that, here are brief profiles of Helia's friends in Canada.

Gavin Chase. He has dark blonde hair and jade colored eyes. He is on a relationship with Maggie.

Margarette Brown. Or Maggie. She has platinum blonde hair and lavender eyes.

Vince Parker. He has black hair and golden brown eyes.

Lawrence Sparks. Law for short. He has blonde hair and cyan eyes.

Derick Marias. They call him "D". He has messy black hair and onyx eyes. He is on a long distance relationship.

Clyde Johan Xavier. His hair color is auburn and he has royal blue eyes.

Athena Willford. Or Ana. She has curly coffee brown hair color and light green eyes.

Minerva Willford. Or Mina. She has golden brown hair color and light green eyes. She is in a relationship.

I don't own the original characters!

Chapter 7: We're Sorry, Helia

BLOOM

We arrived at our destination around five. It's a famous hotel. Helia just parked and we're getting our luggage out of the car.

He then took out his phone and dialed a number.

"Gavin, where are you? We alr-" "HELIA!"

We all turned to see a beautiful brunette with model features running towards us. She's really tall and her skin really fair. She was wearing black leggings, gray loose blouse and white sneakers. Her eyes are light green.

Behind her are two guys. They are also good looking. The first one is probably as tall as Helia and his hair is black. He has golden brown orbs. He's wearing a plain red v neck shirt, brown pants and black running shoes. The second one is taller than the first one. He is blonde and has cyan eyes. He's wearing the same clothes like the first guy but his shirt is black instead of red. But for some reason, both of them have a playboy vibe.

"Mina!" Helia called out to the girl who jump into his arms and gave him a tight hug.

A very tight hug.

"I missed you, retard!"

"Mina, I think you should let go of him," the black haired guy said. "You're suffocating him."

"Shut up, bastard!" the girl retorted as she let go of Helia.

"Vince, Law!" Helia greeted the two guys.

Layla and I are just watching them greet each other when the girl spotted us.

"Oh my god!" she exclaimed which made everyone stopped what they were doing and gained all of our attention but she was looking at us. "Are you girls with Helia?"

"Huh? You brought chicks, Helia?" the blonde guy. "Greetings, fair ladies. I am Lawrence Sparks. Known as the ace of our university in basketball. You may call me Law."

I facepalmed. He is a playboy.

"I, on the other hand, is Vince Parker. A well known model in Canada. It is a pleasure meeting you," said the black haired guy.

Layla and I looked at each other and sweatdropped. They are playboys.

"Hands off them, you two," Helia glared at both of them.

"Don't mind those two bastards," the girl smiled at us. "My name is Minerva Willford. I am a model of a sports apparel back home. You can call me Mina."

She's nice.

"I am Bloom Willows," I offered handshakes. "Nice to meet you."

"Layla Danforth," she said.

"Where are the others?" Helia asked.

"Well, the bride is on the spa. Gavin and Maggie went to the airport to fetch some guests with Clyde. Derick is off somewhere with his girlfriend. An-" "Wait. Derick is with his girlfriend?"

Helia cut off Mina.

"Is there something wrong with that, Helia?" Layla asked.

"His girlfriend is at the Philippines, right?" Helia said. "They have been on a very long distance relationship for four years."

"Yeah but Ryza surprised D on his birthday ," Mina responded.

"Oh yeah. His birthday was last week," Helia mumbled.

"Ryza is with us for two weeks. You'll meet her later," Mina added. "And Ana is preparing her room for later."

"Later?" I asked.

"Oh, we always have sleepovers when most of us gathered. You and Layla may join us if you like," Vince explained.

I was going to respond but Layla asked a question that made them silent.

"Most of you? Not all of you?"

"Uhm. Can we go inside first?" I break the silent. "My bag is kinda heavy."

"Uh, sure. Law, Vince, make yourselves useful and help them with their bags," Mina replied.

They did what Mina told them and lead us on the 23rd floor.

"You're staying on the same floor with us. Since the groom's family owns this hotel, we have the last five floors to ourselves. If you need anything, feel free to ask a hotel staff," Law said. "The floors 22-24 have fifteen suites each. The last floor have the penthouse. That's where Giselle is staying. The groom's side aren't here, though. They're staying at their hotel near the cathedral."

We then heard the sound of the elevator indicating our arrival on the 23rd floor.

"This way," Vince said and lead us to the right.

"Your rooms are 23-J, 23-K, and 23-L. They're right next each other," Mina said. "Here are your key cards. Once you have settled in, you can rest and just call for room service or you can come to 23-A."

I got J, Helia got K and Layla got L. Vince and Law helped us with our bags and left while Mina left after she gave us the keys. I texted Helia and Layla I'm going to rest so they can just go with the others without me. I lay down my bed and closed my eyes. This is what I need.

HELIA

Layla and Bloom decided to rest in their room so I went to 23-A alone. I was passing down the elevators when I heard it open.

"Helia?" a familiar voice from the elevator called me which made me stop my tracks. "Dude!"

"D?"

Derick hugged me and patted me in the back.

"I missed you!" he pulled away. "Where are you going?"

"I was told to go to 23-A," just then that I noticed he was not alone. "Hello, nice to meet you. I am Helia Steve."

Derick was with a black-haired girl with rich black eyes. The way she cling into him made me realize it's his girl friend from the Philipinnes.

The girl smiled at me and replied, "Aryessa Ramos but you call me Ryza."

"Where are you guys heading?" I asked the couple as we started walking in the same direction.

"I'll escort Ryza to her room and rest then go where you are headed," D answered. "That's Ana's room if you didn't know."

I kind of figured that one out. You see, when we held sleepovers, it's always on Athena's room.

I went with the couple until they stopped at room 23-E. D told me that he'll catch up so I continued to walk until I reached the room 23-A. I rang the bell and Law opened it for me. I was entering the living area when another figure jump into my arms and hugged me. When I came to my senses, I realized it was Athena.

"It's been so long!" she whined in my arms. "I missed you so much."

It's not really unusual for the twins to hug me or anyone in our group. That's how they show they care.

"Likewise, Ana."

When she pulled away, she lead me to the dining table where four of them where eating. Derick came shortly and the six of us started eating. We were catching up and laughing when they did something that surprised me.

"We're sorry, Helia."

"Why are you guys apologizing?"

"It's about Flora," Law started.

"I already know about her acc-" "That's not it."

Did Ana just cut me off? She never do that.

"We figured you already know something about it but we also figured the fact that you probably got the wrong information," Vince said. "After all, besides her aunt and the police, we are the only ones who knew the truth about her case."

"What... are you guys trying to say?"

"Helia, that was no accident," D said. "Someone was really after Flora's life."

"And we are apologizing because we couldn't protect her," Mina finished.

"We're sorry, Helia."

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