Krys woke up at seven a.m., in her room. She didn't remember walking there. She got out of her bed and walked to the bathroom. She brushed her teeth and took a shower. She walked to her closet in a bathrobe, and screamed when she saw Stephanie in there. "What the hell are you doing in here?" asked Krys. Stephanie smirked.
"I need something else from you, don't I? I have your boyfriend, and now I need your clothes." she said.
"Get the fuck out of my closet." said Krys. Stephanie smirked, and put her hands on her hips.
"Who's going to make me? Are you going to make me?" she asked. Krys didn't say anything. "I knew it. You're nothing but talk." Krys turned her head and laughed, all of a sudden she turned her head back and punched Stephanie in the eye. Stephanie punched Krys back, in the lip. Krys kneed her in the stomach, pushed her to the floor, then got on top of her. She jabbed Stephanie in the face three times, then started to choke her. Stephanie rolled over, and started to pull Krys' hair. Krys got her leg up and kicked Stephanie off, then backslapped her. She got up and dragged Stephanie out of her closet, and out of her room. Then she locked her door, and walked back into her closet. She healed her cuts, then picked out some clothes. Krys picked out a pair of black slacks, a black blouse and black boots. When she was done putting everything on, she put on lip gloss, straightened her hair and pulled it back into a low bun. When she opened the door to leave her room, Jose, Ares and Stephanie were waiting outside. Ares was smiling at her. She looked at him, with an emotionless expression on her face.
"Do you want something?" she asked.
"Did you hit Stephanie?" asked Jose. Krys laughed sardonically.
"Do you see bruises to prove it?" Jose pointed to Stephanie's eye which was turning black, her lip which was swollen, and her neck that had bruises on it. "Oh- then I hit her. Don't ask questions that you already know the answers to." she said, as she walked down the hall.
"Krys- I want you two to get along." said Jose. Krys stopped and turned around.
"When I see your daughter taking shit from my closet- without asking me, I might add. I take it to offense."
"Who threw the first hit?" asked Jose. Krys laughed.
"Who do you think? But- then the bitch, pulled my hair!" she said, before she turned to Stephanie. "So Stephanie, you have my H&M shirt, my Gap skirt, my Nine West slippers and my ex-boyfriend. Is there anything else that you need?" asked Krys sardonically. Jose sighed and started to rub his temples.
"Please try, Krys." said Ares. Krys looked at him with a raised eyebrow, then she chuckled sardonically.
"Oh my God." she said, before she turned to Jose and Stephanie. "If you don't stay the fuck out of my way, you'll have a lot more than scars and bruises to show what I've done to you. I don't like you and I don't love you."
"Why, cause I stole your boyfriend?" asked Stephanie, as she looked at Ares. Krys' eyes had flames in them.
"That's enough!" yelled Jose. Krys looked at Jose, then back at Stephanie.
"You'd better listen to your father." she said. The doorbell rang. She looked at Ares and walked away. She ran downstairs and answered the door. There stood a tall black man, with dark skin and short black hair. He was carrying a briefcase, and smiling warmly.
"You must be Krystathaili." Krys looked at him.
"Who wants to know?" she asked.
"I'm William Shaw, your father's lawyer." he said, holding out his hand. Krys looked at it, then she shook it.
"Um… come in." she said, opening the door wider. He stepped in and she led him to the living room. "Would you like to sit down?"
"Well- I can only stay for a minute." he said, sitting on the couch.
"Are you sure that you don't want anything?" she asked. He nodded.
"I'm sure. I just came by to discuss your fathers last will and testament." he said. She nodded.
"Okay. I thought I was supposed to drive to your office in-" she said, checking her watch. "-an hour." she said.
"I just decided, to drop by and tell you. Its very short." he said. She nodded.
"Okay."
"You get everything. You get every business, every house, every car, every penny, you get everything." he said. Krys nodded. "Every single thing. From the socks that he owned, to… me. I'm still being held to my contract."
"Okay." she said.
"I thought you'd be happy." he said.
"Its not going to bring him back, is it?" she asked, with a nervous chuckle. He smiled.
"No- I guess it wont." he said. "Your father was right. You know, most people that I work with, jump for joy, when they hear that they get a million. You're getting way upon billions, yet you're still in mourning." Krys' eyes widened. "You were a good daughter. He talked about you- all the time. I'm really glad that I got a chance to meet you."
"Thank you." she said
"I must be going now." he said.
"Thank you, again. And safe journey." she said, as she showed him out. She ran back upstairs and put on her pajamas. They were a cotton blend. The bottoms were very loose fitting and had Cosmo on them. The top was a fitted white t-shirt. She went to the guestroom and knocked. The door was opened by Ares. Stephanie, was lying on the bed seductively. Krys looked down at her hands. "Um… I'm going back t-. Which room is Jose staying in?" she asked.
"Um, Krys… I was wondering if we could talk." said Ares.
"That's not necessary. Where is he?"
"He's in the room next to yours. Can we just-"
"No." she said, before she walked off to Jose's room. She knocked. Jose answered the door. "You need to be at the airport in three hours. I'll drop you off."
"Okay, I thought we would discuss-"
"I can't do it." she said, shaking her head. He nodded understandingly.
"Its okay. I guess it was a lot of me to ask." he said.
"Tio- I'm sorry. I just can't. I just-" she started, but walked away. She went to her room and lie on her bed. She looked up at her ceiling. There was a knock at the door. She groaned and sat up. She ran to answer it. It was Ares. "There's heat in your room, right?" He nodded. "Are you hungry?" He shook his head. "Do you need to go somewhere?" He shook his head. "Then why are you here?"
"Can you just talk to me?"
"What is there to talk about?" she said.
"Krys- I lo-"
"Stop. You made yourself loud and clear, last night. I don't need to hear it. I don't want to hear it. I don't care. So- go with Stephanie." she said.
"Krys please." he begged. "Hear me out." She laughed. "Krys, please." She opened the door wider and he walked in. He sat down on her couch.
"What?" she asked, as she sat on her bed.
"Krys- I'm sorry." he said. She nodded.
"Is that it?" she asked.
"If nothing else, can we at least be friends?" he asked.
"We used to be."
"Krys-"
"You kissed my cousin. My enemy- for that matter." she said.
"No I didn't. She kissed me."
"Okay-"
"I forgave you, with the Brookes person." he said. Krys looked at him, and nodded.
"You did. And, even though I didn't want to kiss Henry- I can't tell you how much I loved you for that. You handled that situation with so much class. With such poise and grace. With immense kindness- that I fell in love with you, all over again. But the fact that you can throw that in my face, or try and use it as a bargaining chip- defeated the purpose of forgiving me." she said.
"Krys don't do this." he said. She looked up.
"Why not? Its not like you need me anyway. You have Stephanie."
"Krys- she just got dumped." he said.
"And I didn't? Good luck- you have my blessing." she said.
"No- she- her boyfriend dumped her. I thought that we could help each other through it, since we were both dumped. We just finished at the races, when she pulled me down and kissed me. She caught me off guard- and that's why I didn't pull away, until the lightening." he said. She nodded.
"You don't have to explain anything to me. You said it yourself- 'we no longer go out'."
"Krys."
"Get out." she said softly. He looked back at her, before he walked out the door.
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"Um- should I make a study guide for Krys, Harry?" asked Hermione, as she reviewed and made new study guides. He nodded.
"Yeah- um, sure." he said. They all looked at him.
"Are you okay, mate?" asked Ron. Harry nodded.
"I'm good. I'm really good." he said. "Um… listen, I have to go."
"Um- where are you going?" asked Ginny. Harry looked up.
"You know what- never mind… I'm good. I'm a bit hungry. Anyone want to go to the kitchens?" he suggested.
"Harry- sit down. We have to study." said Hermione. He groaned, then shrugged.
"I am a bit hungry." said Ron. Hermione looked at him and smiled.
"I'm a bit hungry too. Maybe we should get something to eat." she said, getting up.
"No its okay, you guys go without us." said Ginny. Harry looked at her, as his stomach growled. Ron and Hermione nodded, then left. "They need alone time."
"No they don't, I'm hungry." whined Harry. Ginny laughed.
"They still need it. It seems like they're making progress." she said. Harry nodded awkwardly.
"Yeah- it really does, doesn't it?" he said. She nodded.
"I think they'll be together by graduation." she said. He nodded.
"Hopefully." he said. "You know what… I'm a little sleepy now, I'm gonna go to bed."
"Oh- okay. Don't let the bedbugs bite." she said, creepily. He looked at her weirdly, before he kissed her and went to his room.
