Emilia took her sweaty palms off her wet shoulders and emerged from her room. Determined, she set out to go see what Tan was up to. But that would have to wait, they were all going to the Eiffel Tower tonight, it would take them about six hours to get there in a private bus. They were to leave at four and get there around eight. Emilia wasn't really in the mood to watch Angel and Aubrey bicker and then end up kissing. And she knew that, that was probably going to happen. She heard Dare ogle, "Ooh… You couldn't ask for anything better, love." Everyone was sort of pumped up for their trip. But, to be quite honest, the couples were the ones who were going to have the most fun. But it didn't matter because they hadn't gone sightseeing, they usually don't get to do that.
Everything in Emilia's perspective was a blur, she heard murmurs of voices but she still continued to stare absently at the TV. She didn't know how to snap out of this funk, she wasn't very excited for their trip but that didn't mean she had to be a downer. Deciding to at least not to seem so bummed she picked up her phone and for the hell of it, called Rasa but he didn't answer. She walked back to her room and took a nap, she would sleep the day away.
Emilia slowly opened her eyes and saw Maccoy staring down at her. She had woken up when he gently shook her a few times. She groaned, "I'm tired." He answered, "Come on Em, you have to change and we're leaving soon. Aubrey won't leave anybody alone." She hoisted herself up and he left the room. She changed and as she did, she noticed the bruises almost fading, almost. They were just purple now.
"Come on!" Aubrey's voice screamed. Emilia sighed and as she walked out, she saw everybody cheerfully walking out the front door. She caught up to Aubrey and they walked out and closed the door. In front of them was a very nice black limousine. They all climbed in and were off. Four hours they would have to spend with each other. Everyone was having a good time, while a very tense Emilia sat in the corner and stared out the window. She quickly grabbed a dark drink and gulped it down. She felt fuzzy but did relax. They were all rowdy now and were close to the tower.
Pulling up, there were probably thousands of tourists. Aubrey shook her head, "They all better get out of my way." It was night and they all got out of the car. It was hard trying to stay in a group but they eventually got up to the first lift that took them up. "Oooh, look at all the food." Glitch said eagerly walking towards the restaurants. Until Mo stopped him, "Whoa hold up kid. This food's probably crazy expensive." Angel flashed him a grin, "Don't worry amigo, it's all on me today." "Come on!" Dare shouted and they walked to a very long line.
After being in line for 20 minutes, most of them were becoming impatient and they all decided to actually visit the top. As they shuffled to the elevator, Oblio pointed to the stairs, "It will take us a long time to get in the elevator, why don't we just take the stairs?" "That's a lot of stairs..." Maccoy said doubtfully. Aubrey shook her head, "Absolutely not. I will get tired and my feet will hurt." Angel obviously sided with Aubrey and tried to persuade everyone to take the elevator. But unfortunately, they did not win and she grudgefully took the stairs. 704 steps later, they were at the very top and were tired but did not hesitate to run and see the views. "Oww… my feet hurt and it was cramped and crowded even on the stairs." Aubrey complained. Bodie turned to her, "But wasn't that a great workout? I mean, you've done harder things right?" She shrugged, "I guess but this was supposed to be nice not make me all sweaty."
Breathtaking were the views, especially at night when all the lights were on. Every city, car and house light was visible. Emilia walked away from the group but not before overhearing Maccoy, "So Dare, you know this is nice. Uh… You look nice." Emilia couldn't help but laugh and then Dare said, "Thanks." She grabbed his hand while they both gazed at the view.
In another corner were Angel and Aubrey. Aubrey looked at him, "Did you reserve a table for all of us?" "Sí, but it won't be ready for another hour." She huffed, "My dad could buy this and make them all broke." He grinned, "Yes, but money can't solve everything." She turned away, "Yeah, certain things." Angel got a little closer before stealing a kiss. She glared at him before letting a grin slowly cross her face. "Isn't it amazing princesa?" She couldn't lie so she just nodded.
Oblio was silently watching. On the outside he seemed unfazed, even bored but inside he was fascinated. Next to him were Glitch and Mo having a moment. Glitch's mouth was opened and they were both oohing and ahhing.
Emilia watched the view, wondering how every other person lived their life. Until Bodie slipped his arms around and hugged her from behind, "Nice, huh?" Emilia said. "Nice isn't the right word though." Bodie replied. They both silently watched the view. Emilia didn't know where to look at so she looked down. He wanted to tell her but he was afraid.
Time to stop being afraid.
"Emilia…" "Hmmm?" She turned around and he nervously fidgeted. Emilia sighed and leaned against him. He traced the curve of her neck and started babbling, "Life is just crazy huh? I mean how we met up again and.." She just stared at him and he blurted it out in a whisper, "I-I love you." She quickly leaned back with her eyes wide. Shit... Emilia thought. He rapidly explained, "You don't have to say it back but I just wanted you to know." She gave him a soft smile before her eyes started blinking. A lot. Could I be anymore awkward? Emilia thought. She answered simply, "Okay." Before grabbing his hand and tightly holding it.
That was the only answer she could give for now. They stayed there for a while until the maintenance team informed everyone that were going to close in about thirty minutes. A huge hoard of people started to leave, but they decided to wait until it calmed down. As a group they started walking closely to each other until Emilia was roughly jerked away. "Hey!-" She started. An older tall man kept his tight grip on her shoulders, "How are you Emilia?" "Wait, how do you know...?" She trailed off. He put his finger to his lips, "Listen real good… You crossed some lines. You're in deep shit."
"Who are you?" She asked. "Michael Troton known as Bodie's and Angel's boss." He answered. Her jaw dropped, flabbergasted, she replied, "If you hurt anybody or me, I-" He glared at her, "You think I would have let you live if I was here to kill you? Those two bastards'll have hell to pay but that's not for now." Emilia bit her tongue, "No, but what do want then?"
Michael squinted his eyes, "Such a pretty view, huh? And well what do I want? Nothing. I came here to tell you to watch your back." She dismissed him, "Did you know I was coming here? " Michael grinned insanely, "You should know that there are cameras everywhere. Not hard to find you when you're not hiding. So it was very easy to find you and well everyone else with you." Emilia heard her name being yelled, they were looking for her. Amidst many passersby's, Michael slapped her on the back and said, "Like I said watch yourself and I'll be back later." Emilia watched as he turned his back and disappeared into the crowd. She thought it was pointless the he came to visit her, he didn't really tell her anything. "Emilia!" "Em!" They were still calling her and she tried to hear where they were calling from. No luck until she saw Dare's pink hair. She walked towards her and said, "I'm here." Dare turned around and hollered, "She's here! Come back! Tell Mo and Aubrey to come back!"
Maccoy yelled something unintelligible and soon enough they were all back. Aubrey came back, "Where did you go?" Emilia coughed, "I got lost." Distracted, Dare pulled her away, "Okay well she's here now. Let's go." When they took the three elevators back down, they waited outside in the chilly air. Aubrey wouldn't quit complaining until the limo pulled back up. They rode back in silence and little conversation, since most of them were tired. Emilia sat next to Dare, "So… how was Maccoy?" Dare blushed lightly but laughed, "Nervous."
Name: Kyoko Sakamoto prefers Dare Batheson
Current Alias: Cherylnn Brigham
Age: 22
Kyoko joined when she was 16, being one of the younger ones to join, she had much experience. Part of what attracted her were, to be honest, the wild parties and the secrets that had to be kept. She hadn't realized it was too late to turn back to normal, when she actually received recognition from her boss. That pretty much sealed the deal for her and also the fact that Maccoy had joined about a year later. Except when the nasty truth hit her, this career wouldn't be fulfilling in the long run. But she would make serious money doing what she was good at.
"Aaaah!" Aubrey's ear-piercing scream sounds out. Everybody's eyes snapped open and Angel asked her concerned, "What?" She looks relieved, "Nothing. I thought I left my purse at the tower, but it was under the seat." Glitch groans and leans back on the leather seat. Oblio asks, "If you did leave it, would you have gone back?" Aubrey snaps, "Of course, or I probably would have sent Angel to get it."
Emilia shook her head and leaned against Bodie's arm, falling asleep in minutes. She nodded her head while she was asleep and gasped when she was rudely woken up. She opened her eyes, only to see concerned faces. Bodie asked hovering over her, "Are you okay?" She sat up, "Yeah, I was. Why?" Mo looks at her, "Em, you were moaning an' …" Emilia was embarrassed, "Oh, I don't know. I'm fine though. Probably just a bad dream." Glitch laughed and narrowed his eyes, "It was a dirty dream." She shook her head all too quickly, "No..." She quickly changed the subject, "Well apparently since my moans and screams woke you all up, should we talk about tomorrow?"
Dare and Aubrey immediately dominated the conversation. Being they were both full of ideas and were playing the role of party planner. They had everything ready. Emilia barely listened when she noticed the driver watching them from the interior rear view mirror. She curiously watched him until his eyes flickered to hers and he abruptly looked away to the road. Emilia was puzzled but figured he was just being nosy.
It was around one when they finally arrived. They all hung around the kitchen and made breakfast for dinner. They sleepily ate their food and due to their exhaustion, they were all laughing at stupid things. Emilia sleepwalked to her room and plunked down on her bed. Except now, she felt restless and her legs ached. Nevertheless, she forced herself to sleep. It was the only place where she wasn't filled with so many emotions. When she woke up, Emilia grumbled and took a shower. It was six in the morning, and Bodie was still sleeping.
Bored, she went out into the kitchen and saw the house was dead quiet. She figured the rest of them probably wouldn't be up until hours later. Emilia walked to the back of the house and saw Oblio peacefully sitting on the grass with his eyes closed. She strolled up to him and joked, "Trying to get a tan?" He eyes remained closed, "I'm kind of busy right now." She wouldn't quit, "What are you doing? It looks like you're sleeping." Oblio sighed, "Trying to find my inner peace and connect. Meditating." Emilia nodded her head, "Cool… How do you do that?" He opened his eyes, surprised to see her being half-serious. Oblio patted the seat next to him, "Sit down." She hesitated, she wasn't being very serious but went along anyway and sat down.
"Close your eyes and clear your thoughts." He stated. She did that and said, "Okay." Oblio then said, "Feel the wind. Concentrate on what it is telling you. What your mind, heart, and body is telling you. What is it saying?" Emilia really did try, but giggled even though she was slightly frustrated. Oblio reprimanded, "Emilia." She squeezed her eyes, "Dude… I'm trying." He noticed she was tense and told her to relax. Emilia groaned and opened her eyes, "I suck. I'm trying to see what the universe was telling me but it won't 'talk to me'. Oblio shook his head and commanded, "Don't give up yet. Close your eyes again."
She did exactly what she was told. He told her, "Tell me how you feel." Emilia glared at him, "What the hell? Is this a therapy session?" He rolled his eyes, "No but I thought that would help. Never mind, just clear your conscious and focus on finding your inner peace. Think of when you work out, that feeling and satisfaction." She didn't know why she agreed to this in the first place. How do you find something like that? It took her a while but she eventually felt somewhat peaceful. Emilia wanted to ask him if she was doing it right, but she figured it would kill the atmosphere.
She slowly peeked at Oblio. At this exact moment, he looked at peace and opened his eyes. She noticed he had a book next to him and picked it up. She couldn't see the title of the book because it was covered by a book cover. She confessed to him, "I used to read a lot. Like a lot. I mean I still like it." He looked at her, "I can believe that." Emilia was glad he didn't push any further. She skimmed through the pages and looked at all the poems, stories, and all the pages he had bookmarked. Oblio didn't mind her looking through it and went back to meditating. She continued reading and briefly thought he was the one who wrote all of this and asked him, "Have you ever written anything?" He didn't look at her, "Yes, but nothing continuous. Just short bits."
Emilia chewed on her lip, "Do you think later when we're at the party… That you could help or give me advice on something?" He turned to her, "With what?" She frowned, "I don't know, like with feelings and stuff." She knew she probably sounded immature to him but she really didn't have a clue. Luckily for her, he just nodded and got up, "Come find me later." Emilia watched as he walked away. She was a bit angry, it wasn't like she was shallow. But she also didn't know how he could be so calm and pensive all the time. She wasn't a robot when it came to feelings but she knew her reaction to anything could change suddenly.
Emilia picked herself up and saw Dare coming out of the house with a huge tray of what looked like pancakes and eggs and set it down on the table. She walked over to her, "You made all this by yourself?" Dare smiled, "No, of course not silly, Maccoy and Glitch are helping me." Emilia replied, "I can help if you want." They were interrupted by Mo, Angel, and Bodie coming out and grabbing pancakes with their hands. Bodie kissed Emilia on the forehead and said, "Hey, we're about to leave to go grab some more food. Is there anything you want?" She wondered momentarily why she couldn't be as easy-going as he was. Emilia said, "No, I'm cool but thanks." She came to the conclusion that it was all this crap, the secrets and the lies.
Dare grinned at her and went back inside. Aubrey came outside and warned each of them not to ruin anything or else they wouldn't get an invitation to come on the boat. Mo and Bodie laughed while Angel looked at her strangely or at least Emilia thought he was. They left and Emilia went back inside and burned a few pancakes. Glitch did too and Maccoy put them on the job of making bacon. Emilia sighed when Glitch complained that oil had jumped on him but let him eat the whipped cream out of the bottle.
Soon the whole table was filled with so much food, it was actually kind of nice. Like a breakfast buffet. Emilia wanted to start eating right away but waited impatiently for the others to come. Glitch took his food to the living room and Mo called out, "Bro, where you going? Eat wit' the family." He shook his head, "Nah, my show is on." He sat down in front of the TV and sighed when he came back, "But I rather eat with you guys." Mo grumbled, "Yeah, right."
Emilia excused herself, "Hey I'll be right back." She walked to her room and picked up her phone. She called Lima but only got response that they were both busy. Emilia also called Aaron but he didn't pick up. She thought it was strange but didn't want to dwell on it. She came back and finished her food. They all engaged in friendly conversation with even Oblio saying a few words. Maccoy asked, "Still, no one has heard from Tan since well, yesterday?" Aubrey grunted, "No I think he's fine though. He probably met some woman and went off with her." Emilia nodded smiling. She could relax for tonight, at least.
Sooo….. Get ready for long authors note. (Bleh)
I could not update with all my crap and the final grading period and stuff. I totally screwed up my assessments and exams, I'm pretty much brain-dead lol-_- I'm really afraid of making the characters OOC and it killing the story, oh well. Yeah I know this chapter was really fluff and whatnot, but its kinda hard writing it when you've had a terrible day and you're not in the mood, lol. Sorry for any typos, I'll most likely update tomorrow. Anyways, review if you'd like and thanks!
