All right my friends, here's the next chapter! Sorry it has been a while.


Alessandra woke up the next morning to pounding on her door.

"Al! Open up!" She hopped out of bed and rushed to the door, instantly alert. Nadia was still sleeping peacefully in her bed, oblivious to everything around her. Alessandra opened the door quickly, her eyes wide.

"What's wrong, Abbie? Did something happen?" She surveyed the surroundings, looking for anything out of the ordinary. She looked back at Abbie, and noticed she was smiling. She was also already dressed for the day, wearing a white lace shell, a pair of dark True Religion skinny jeans, Christian Louboutin black suede chunky heels, a black tent coat, and a bright red Prada bag on her arm, her blonde hair straightened.

"No, silly. We need to start planning for the dance this weekend!" Alessandra rose an eyebrow, silently inquiring about this 'dance'. Abbie rolled her eyes.

"The annual fall dance. You will totally love it! And I so know that Campbell will ask you; he's, like, definitely into you." She winked and Alessandra sighed.

"All right, then. So what exactly to we have to plan? It's Thursday." Abbie nodded, somewhat overzealous.

"Exactly! We need to go shopping, pronto!" Alessandra leaned against the door frame, crossing her arms.

"And I can't wear a dress I already own because.." Abbie scoffed, pulling Alessandra out of the room completely. Her face was dead serious.

"I am going to pretend you didn't just ask me that. Now go wake Nadia up so we can go!" She pushed Alessandra back inside the room and closed the door. Alessandra sighed. A dance? Was it really worth it to go to one of these when she had other things to worry about? A dance could be the perfect spot for a killer to strike, considering how dark and crowded it is inside of those things. She contemplated over it for a few more minutes, then decided to humor her friend and go. She walked over to the side of Nadia's bed and shoved her.

"Get up. We're going shopping for this 'dance', or whatever." Nadia rubbed her eyes and glared at Alessandra.

"You could have woken me up nicer, you know." Alessandra smirked.

"Not really my style." She walked over to her closet, all too aware of the dark glare that was being sent her way, and then the rustling of sheets as Nadia got out of bed.

"Fine."


"Finally! You guys take forever!" Alessandra stepped down the last stair, clad in a dark blue crew neck sweater, a Burberry skirt, and a pair of light brown boots, her light hair up in a ponytail and a Mulberry bag slung on her shoulder. Nadia came down next, in a red cashmere cowl neck sweater, a pair of dark skinny jeans, a dark brown heeled boots, a Louis Vuitton hobo bag on her shoulder, and her hair curled. Her cool hazel eyes ran over the two.

"Let's go. I called for my car to be pulled up front." Abbie's smile lit up the room as she headed to the front door, swinging it open. Alessandra followed her out and saw the silver Mercedes parked about twenty yards, on the side of the house. Nadia bounced ahead of her and Abbie, getting into the driver's seat.

"Come on, guys. Let's hurry!" Abbie bustled into the back seat and Alessandra took the front. Nadia pulled out of her parking spot and flew over to the gates of the school, waiting for them to open. Nadia glanced in the rearview mirror at Abbie.

"Are we going into town, to the boutiques?" Abbie nodded.

"Definitely. They always have the less common items, and it could be a catastrophe to be seen in the same dress as someone else! Right, Al?" I glanced at her.

"Yep." Abbie pouted at Alessandra obvious bored demeanor. She lit up again, though, when an idea hit her.

"After we are totally going to this new spa in town! It's supposed to be great, and we can get lunch there too. You guys in?" Alessandra nodded instantly, loving the idea of a massage. She could really use one, thanks to all the stress lately.

"Awesome." The car stopped, and Nadia turned it off.

"We're here, ladies." She got out of the car, slamming the door behind her. Alessandra looked outside and rose an eyebrow. They definitely got there quickly. She got out of the car and followed Abbie and Nadia to one of the many boutiques. Abbie walked up to one and pulled the door open, looking back at Alessandra.

"This is one of my favorite shops. They have gorgeous dresses; we're all guarenteed to find something here." The three walked in and were greeted by a tall woman with dark, short hair.

"Good morning, ladies." They smiled at her and continued on toward the back, where all of the dresses were located.

"All right, let's get this party started!" Alessandra began sifting through the many dresses, vaguely aware of Abbie 'oohing' at everything she saw.

"Oh my god, this dress is so great, Al! It would look gor on you." She held out a gray bodycon dress, one strap a normal thick strand and the other one an off-the-shoulder strap. She shoved it into Alessandra's arms, and then continued on. In the end, all the girls had at least four dresses, and headed to the fitting rooms. Alessandra locked hers and then felt her purse vibrate. She pulled out her cell phone and saw she had a text message.

Are you going to this dance at the school?

If you are, you need to be extra careful. By the way, it's Richard.

Alessandra rose an eyebrow and texted back.

I thought you were through with talking to me.

And I'm not stupid, of course I'll be on the lookout.

Why to you care, anyway?

She grabbed the first dress off of the hook, and started to take it off of the hanger. She felt her phone vibrate again.

I know you're not stupid, I'm just saying.

And I care because you're Starfire's daughter. No matter who you father is, I would still try and protect you just because of that fact.

I'll also be chaperoning the dance, to keep a lookout, too.

Talk to you later, Alessandra.

Alessandra sighed and put her phone back in her purse, deciding against texting back. So her mother's ex-beau is now chaperoning the dance at her expense. Wonderful. She continued taking the dress off of the hanger, stripping off her clothes and throwing it on. It was the one that Abbie had thrown at her, and she did like it. She admired it from all sides, and then took it off, moving on to the next dress.

This one was a molten silver velvet wrap dress by Diane von Furstenberg. She looked it over and decided against it, putting iit back on the hanger and on the reject hook. The next was a black strapless Issa London dress, which she quickly decided wasn't for her. Another reject hook. She tried on the last dress, which was a black lace dress, without much shape. She decided on the one
Abbie picked out. The girl definitely had a sense of style.

"Alessandra! Are you done yet? We're waiting for you." Alessandra looked up at the door at the sound of Nadia's voice.

"Coming!" She threw on her clothes and flung the door open, her dress hanging on her arm. Abbie smiled.

"You picked the one that I chose for you!" Alessandra nodded.

"I like your dress, it's cute." She looked at Abbie's bright teal, brown, and blue abstract-print strapless Soshanna dress, and then to Nadia's black cowl-neck Tibi mini dress. Nadia made her way to the counter to pay.

"Come on, girls. There's a cozy bed and a masseus waiting for me." The other two hurried over to the register, agreeing. After they made their purchase, they walked out and down the street, to the beautifully designed spa. A woman dressed in all white opened the door, smiling.

"Hello, ladies. What are we here for?" Nadia glanced up.

"Massages." The woman smiled and led them into a white room, a small fountain and a few plants in the corners. There was soft rain sounding through the speakers, and the beds were memory foam.

"Go ahead and lay down, I'll go get some of our women for you." They all chose their beds and laid, undressing quickly underneath the sheets. Alessandra had grabbed her phone, and she held it tightly in her fist. Nadia sighed in contentment.

"This is definitely what I need." Alessandra nodded.

"Tell me about it." They heard footsteps near their room, and Alessandra mentally counted three people. Obviously their masseuses.

"Hello, girls. Are we ready?" They all grunted in response, expressing the affirmative.

"All right. Just relax." One woman started to work on Alessandra, and she closed her eyes happily. She was just beginning to dose off, when she felt her phone vibrate. She glanced up and opened the text message.

Hey, it's Campbell. I was just wondering if you would, I don't know, go to the dance with me this weekend? If not, that's totally cool. Just..throwing it out there.

Nadia lifted her head.

"Who's it from?" Alessandra glanced her way, closing her eyes again.

"Campbell. He wants to go to the dance with me." Nadia smirked and Abbie squealed.

"Oh my god, you better say yes!" Nadia nodded.

"Yeah, come on, Alessandra. Have some fun with the guy. He's obviously fawning over you. Probably wondering why you haven't talked to him since your date, too." Alessandra frowned, her brow creasing. She sighed. What harm could it do?

"Fine." she pulled up a blank screen on her phone and typed back.

Why not.

"All right, done." Abbie smiled in satisfaction, but Nadia rose an eyebrow.

"Please tell me you at least sounded a little enthusiastic." Alessandra blew out a breath.

"Come on, since when do I ever sound enthusiastic?" Nadia studied her for a moment, then shrugged.

"That's true."


All right, here's the chapter! Kind of a light chapter, just to lead up to the next one. I want that one to be a heavy one, so I needed to add this in here. Read and Review, loves!