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Author's Note: This is a shorter chapter, but considering everything that was established last chapter, I figured a chapter that focused a bit on some of the resolution of pressing issues would be more important than making things more confusing at this point. :P Thanks everyone for your reviews. They're all so nice, I can't wait to reply to everyone once this is over. Last chapter's comments were just especially encouraging. (: And I'm on time with this update! Hahaha. I hope you all enjoy this chapter, and I'll have the next up soon. (:

"And that's what happened?"

"Yeah. That's what happened."

Mikhail nodded to himself for a moment and then murmured, "I had no idea that Cam and Laney were dating. I've been close with them for much of my high school life, and still…to have no idea at all…not even the slightest thought…of course I believed they had feelings for each other, but to keep a relationship secret for so long…has Howard said what he's going to do with him yet?"

"No. He stayed at Ash's house last night and he's rooming there indefinitely for now. So…it looks like Ash and Cam are still going to be together a lot even though now I know what's going on. I've been trying to think of some way to convince Howard to let him stay there but…I don't know. I don't know why he's so protective of Laney, but he's really protective of her. He doesn't want to think that her boyfriend is in the room across the hall from her all the time, and that makes sense, but…it's Cam's senior year…"

Lillian sighed, tapping her feet against the concrete landing at the end of the five steps leading to the school's entrance. Ash had another reason not to walk her to school in the morning, and she didn't want Mikhail to be completely unaware of the events that had occurred on Sunday. Of course, she had considered contacting Georgia for the same reason as well, but…thinking that Georgia had feelings for Ash, that she had at one point considered hurting Lillian's bond with him…it stung. She felt a bitter resentment towards Georgia that extended far beyond simple anger that she would try to hurt her. It was unnecessary jealousy, and she hated the way it grew in her chest. She did her best to pretend it wasn't there, but knew she could only do that if she wasn't around.

Beside her, Mikhail decided to change the subject in an attempt to wipe the miserable expression from her face. "Have you gotten a chance to talk to Ash about all this yet?" he asked.

"No. Dirk walked me home immediately after. The Oracle left out the back door. Ash stayed behind to be with Cam, and he's been helping Cam and probably getting all of the story from him since. Dirk said he was going to call him after he dropped me off so he could know that he had told me…I don't know how he's going to react. I don't know what he's thinking. I have no idea at all."

Mikhail's eyes widened as Lillian covered her face, looking on the verge of tears. "What is it?" he asked, putting an arm around her shoulders.

"Stupid things," she murmured. She was not crying, but was struggling to maintain her typical cheerful expression. "I've never gone so long without really talking to Ash, and it's just…harder than I thought it would be. I'm used to him always being with me and me being able to tell him everything that's going on…I don't blame him at this point at all, I know his friend needs him. It's just tougher than I expected."

"That's understandable," Mikhail told her gently, rubbing her back. "You don't have to consider that stupid. It makes perfect sense."

"Yeah...thanks, Mikhail." Lillian smiled at him and forced herself to her feet as the bell rang. She was reluctant to touch on the topic of Ash anymore before she said something that could be used against her. Knowing the Oracle had heard their conversation once before was enough of a warning to convince her to not give her that chance again. "We'd better get to class then. I've got homeroom with Laney and Cam. It's going to be interesting."

Mikhail touched her shoulder once more in a friendly, reassuring manner, and swept up his violin case. "The first day will probably be awkward."

Cam and Laney sat on either side of Lillian, both staring off in the opposite direction. She had chosen her usual seat, thinking that Laney would sit beside her and Cam would sit on the other side of Laney, but had been surprised when the boy walked in alone and sat between her and window, leaving no room for Laney. When Laney walked in, she had pretended not to notice this and dropped her things off beside Lillian, twirling a lock of golden hair that had fallen from her bun around and around and around until Lillian felt dizzy.

"Oh," Cam blurted out, turning towards her. "Ash said to tell you he was sorry he couldn't walk you to school today, and he wants to meet up with you at lunch by the fountain."

"Okay. Thank you."

They looked at each other for a very long time and then looked away. Lillian had considered many things she could tell Cam, and she wanted to comfort Cam, who was such a gentle and kind person, but she found herself completely unable to. No words that came to her head sounded intelligent enough to be voiced. She looked to Laney, who was opening and closing her tin of mints so fast her fingers were oftentimes a blur. The first day will probably be awkward. She had expected that.

But she had expected Laney and Cam to become a united front, protecting each other from the awkwardness, and not divided by it.

Lillian found herself instantly alone at break, with Laney dashing off the second it began and Mikhail hesitating guiltily to leave her and meet Principal Rutger. She had given him the go ahead and he had finally departed, but roaming the halls felt immensely lonely when she thought of the fun times she had spent with so many during break. On any other day she and Laney would be laughing and eating mints in the hallways. When had those times moved from being uncomfortable to lively and enjoyable? When had she gotten the stupid idea in her head that she could make things better for Laney by interfering in her life? She should have thrown away the photograph and forgotten all about it, but she didn't. Why?

She stopped next to her locker, letting her head gently crash against it. She hadn't done it because she was curious, always curious, about the people she was four years behind in knowing. She had become someone so different in her quest – she had become someone capable of manipulating others, as cunning as Dirk and the Oracle, as calculated as Reina at times. She remembered the break she had spent attempting to con information out of Laney about her relationship with Cam. Why had she done that? Everything she had spent her past weeks doing suddenly seemed stupid and pointless, and she wanted to turn back time and make it all go away.

"Hey! Psst! Come here!"

Lillian frowned and turned to see a flash of red duck into a classroom doorway. She knew the voice, and she knew those crimson locks anywhere, but found herself intensely reluctant to obey them. After all – this was the person she had to break the news to today about needing to either step down or step back.

"What is it?" she asked Georgia, her voice unkind.

The Bluebell sergeant at arms was not hindered in the slightest by this. She closed the door behind the brunette and said, "What's going on with everyone? Why are they all acting so weird? I saw Laney run into the bathroom at break, but isn't that when she usually hangs out with you? And Cam was sitting with Ash out front even though Ash's second block is across the school and he and I usually hang out at break…"

Lillian hadn't been aware of that. She swallowed hard, struggling to force down the cruel bitterness she felt. Why would she be angry at Georgia for something that had happened so long ago? Why punish her for that? But then again, she had done something not too long ago that was pretty terrible too. "I'll tell you what's going on with them if you tell me what's going on with you," she snapped before she could stop herself.

Georgia's eyes widened, and then she laughed. "You hang out too much with everyone in Konohana. You act stuck up like them too."

The insult slid down Lillian's throat, scratching as it went. She forced it down so no more could come up to be flung at Georgia. She would only regret them. She stood her ground the best she could, with her fingers clenched at her sides and a tight frown on her lips. Georgia looked at her and then sighed. "You're not going to give this up, are you?"

"No."

Georgia turned around, sitting down on a desk. "Did you guys find out Laney's secret too?"

"Did we…what?" Lillian asked, stunned. "You…you knew?"

"Yeah. I was worried that was why you were all treating her weird. I try really hard not to be angry at her…I mean, it's not her fault…"

"What?" Lillian repeated, frowning. "Of course it's not her fault, it's nothing to be at fault for!"

"You know how I feel about the situation," Georgia sighed. "To me…it's a big deal."

"Are we…talking about the same thing here?"

Georgia spun around on the desk, her eyes narrowed suspiciously. "We're talking about my best friend being the Bluebell buzzer, aren't we?"

"How did you know that?" Lillian gaped. "Nobody knows that!"

"Then how do you know that?! Did she tell you? She didn't even tell me!"

"No, no!" Lillian shook her head frantically when she caught the annoyed expression on Georgia's face. "I realized it recently because she told me she was going somewhere with Cam and he said she actually had private meetings with Principal Rutger. But…what does that have to do with why you've been acting the way you have lately? On Friday you were-"

"I know," Georgia interrupted. Her hands were in fists at her side, her head bowed slightly forward. "I already know how terrible I was, alright!? I know! I yelled at Ash when he did nothing to deserve it. When I tried to apologize to him, all I did was rat out Laney and blame it all on her. But it's more than just that…it's…ugh…listen to me for a minute, and don't interrupt me with stupid questions, alright?"

Lillian nodded obediently, though these words stung too. She decided to forgive Georgia for them, because it was her who was cornering the redhead and demanding information in the first place.

Georgia was quiet for a moment, but looked at the clock and knew that she needed to speed things up. "I tell Laney everything, alright? Everything. And sometimes she gets mad at me for it and sometimes she doesn't but I still tell her everything – all the things most people would keep to themselves, I tell her. I trust her with my life. So I didn't hesitate to tell her that I…I'm the reason Konohana won that competition. Because I set up something to trip that girl because this competition meant a lot to Kana. He told me that he…he told me threw it for me and that he knew I would hate him for it and he hated himself for it. I didn't want there to be some sort of…thing between us where I owed him. I thought she would just stumble and give the other person the win. I didn't think she would trip and fall. I never…I wouldn't have hurt her. Believe me."

"I know," Lillian murmured, her eyes wide. She thought of the girl who had been yelled at by Georgia for tripping – how could Georgia yell at someone when she had been the one to hurt them? She didn't understand anything the redhead was saying, but she had never seen Georgia so close to tears, and that alleviated her frustrations.

"I didn't know that Laney was the buzzer at the time. I told her as soon as the girl fell, and then she disappeared and when she came back, we had been docked a point. I knew…of course I knew…the moment I looked at her, she looked so apologetic. And I know we deserved to be docked all of our points for what I did, but she…only docking one is too generous. Way too generous. I was so…so angry at myself and so angry at her…I know it's not her fault but…but I still hate it! The buzzer ruined my life last year, and now the new buzzer is my best friend?! I can't tell her anything without being afraid of who she's going to tell now. Do you know what it feels like when you think you can trust someone unconditionally and then that's just…ripped away? It hurts, Lillian! It really hurts! And I took my anger out on…of all people…"

She slammed her hands down on the desk behind her, bowing her head until it rested against the surface. She was shaking. Crying. Lillian remembered what Dirk had said, about how she had gone home crying on Friday too. She approached her only for Georgia to shake her head and murmur, "Don't. I'm a terrible person. I had no right to yell at that girl, at Ash, at Laney…it's my fault for helping him in the first place. It's my fault. I know that."

Lillian put a hand on the girl's head, the way Ash always did to her. It comforted her, and she hoped Georgia would feel the same way. Beneath her hand the girl tensed and then laughed. "It's not the same when it's coming from you," she whispered.

Lillian retracted her hand, thinking of Reina's words. "Georgia…do you-"

"I don't want to say anything else," Georgia told her, standing up straight and wiping her sleeve across her eyes. It was damp when she pulled away, and her eyes were red. "Tell me what happened on Sunday."

"It's…it's something you need to hear from Laney herself. She's your best friend. She needs you, Georgia."

They stared at each other for a moment, and then jumped when the bell rang. "I'll talk to her at lunch," Georgia mumbled. "I'll…see you at club block."

"Hey-"

"Don't tell anyone," Georgia told her, grabbing her backpack and putting her hand on the doorknob.

"I need to tell you something."

Georgia turned towards her at the sharp tone, frowning. "What is it?"

"…You can't be sergeant at arms anymore."

They stared at each other for what felt like a very long time before Georgia said, "Fine." She opened the door and slammed it behind her, leaving Lillian shut in the room by herself.

"Fine," Lillian whispered. She wanted to get the last word in with Georgia, but she didn't have the courage. That was how it would always be.

Cam pulled his desk up close to Lillian's in the next block when the teacher announced they needed to get into groups of two. "Is it alright if I work with you?" he asked, his smile only a hint of the usual teasing grin he gave her.

"Of course," she replied, offering a superficial smile as well. The words Georgia had said resonated in her head and rattled around, bouncing off of her other worries and building pressure constantly. She didn't feel Cam accidentally jolt her desk when he sat down next to her, and she didn't hear his apology. She looked at the worksheet he set on her desk and saw nothing.

"Ash said I can stay at his place for a while, but I can't stay forever," Cam murmured, his voice small and surprisingly afraid. Lillian snapped her gaze onto him, eyes wide, surprised he was sharing this with her. "Eventually I'll have to either go back to my parents with the last of my savings or try to get a job and live on my own. I don't think I'll have enough money for anything much…but I can't freeload off of Jessica forever. She has a hard enough time taking care of Ash and Cheryl. It would be cruel to ask for anymore."

"There's…no way Howard will…?"

Cam shook his head. "Have you ever heard the story of Laney's parents?"

"…No. I know her mom has been out of her life since we were kids, but I don't know if she's…somewhere or if she's…"

"She's somewhere. She's not dead. Laney's mom abandoned her family when Laney was still little. She had been the breadwinner of the family, so Howard went through hell making sure he had enough money to take care of both of them. He was still struggling when my parents met him and offered to pay him to let me stay with him. My asthma was unbearable in the city, but I did fine here. So…for almost as long as I can remember, I've been with him, and I've seen how much he tends to Laney. He doesn't want her to feel left behind and he doesn't want to lose all he has left. I can understand him. Finding out the boy you let stay in your house out of the goodness of your heart has been dating your whole world behind your back…I see Howard as a, a stepfather, or something. I respect him. So…I don't think he'll let me stay with him again, and I don't blame him. I broke his trust."

Lillian thought of little Laney and wondered how anybody could leave that behind. "Cam, I'm really sorry. I-"

"It's nobody's fault. It was bound to come out sooner or later," Cam mumbled. "It's my own fault for starting a relationship with her in the first place. I don't blame the Oracle for letting it slip. I should never have been with Laney."

"But you love h-"

"Let's get started," Cam interrupted, pulling his pencil out and leaning towards her as he began to mark up their worksheet. Her worried eyes never left his, and for a moment he glanced at her and then he went back to the assignment at hand, his eyes clouded over and his mouth in a firm, straight line.

Lillian sat on the edge of the fountain, at the level of the cow, and stared dismally over her shoulder at the water. The pressure was good today, with the fountain almost functioning well enough to actually be considered a fountain rather than a bad demonstration of the trickle-down theory. She wasn't sure she could take anymore bad news, and so she was reluctant to meet up with Ash. Cam had vanished after fourth block, and Mikhail had wished her good luck on her time with Ash, as though she was going to face an enemy rather than a friend. Her heart pounded furiously, though she had never had a reason to be so nervous about seeing Ash before, and she couldn't calm herself down. She still had to tell Mikhail that he was the new sergeant at arms. Would Ash be angry at her when he found out that she had gone behind her back and dismissed Georgia? She sighed, staring at the bottom of the fountain, ripe with rusting copper coins. She couldn't have kept Georgia as sergeant at arms after finding out she had purposefully thrown the competition in Konohana's favor, could she? Right?

"Hey."

She turned to face Ash with a small smile, which faltered instantly. Ash looked as miserable as she felt. She didn't blame him – he was likely terrified that his best friend was going to be moved back to the city. "Hey," she murmured.

Ash leaned forward and sighed. He launched into his explanation instantaneously, as though he had been rehearsing the words on his way to her. "Dirk promised me he wouldn't tell you. I wanted to be the one who told you everything. I wanted to fix everything for you, but it looked like Dirk beat me to it…again. I should never have made a deal with him, but…I couldn't help it."

"Why did you?" Lillian asked hesitantly.

"I made a deal with the Oracle first, and it had to do with him. I'll tell you what it's about, but you can't let her know that I told you. Okay?"

Lillian nodded, though she was surprised to hear those words coming from Ash. As calculating and cunning as Dirk was, Ash had never appeared to have a deceitful bone in his body. She wasn't sure what to think of this new facet of his personality, but realized he must have felt the same way to discover she knew so many things all along and never told him.

"The deal was that she would help me get information about what was going on with you…and I would help fix up the friendship between you and Dirk."

"What?" Lillian gaped. "She asked for that? But-"

"She's a pretty selfless person. She knew that was what Dirk wanted, so that's what she asked for. I didn't bother questioning her about it. It's her business, anyways, and I don't think I want to get into her business. It's too confusing, anyways."

"Why would you agree to that?" Lillian demanded. "Why didn't you ask me?"

"I asked you constantly if something was wrong. You always denied it."

"I didn't want to tell you about everything! I mean…I didn't even tell Dirk and the Oracle everything! I only got curious because Reina told me that Cam and Laney were dating, so I wanted to figure out if she was trying to sabotage their relationship. I couldn't tell anyone because of that secret and…and other people's feelings." Like Hiro's, for instance, and Reina's, of course.

Ash laughed without humor, running a hand down his face. "Don't I feel stupid now. I ruined my friend's life for something stupid."

"Ash, I didn't…I appreciate it…I'm sorry…I'm glad that you tried to help me. Really. I appreciate it, I'm so…I'm really sorry, I didn't-"

He gently pulled her head down onto his shoulder, leaving his arm around her. "I know. I'm not angry at you. I'm angry at myself. I was really worried about you. You never tell anyone when you're in trouble. I hated to think that you were going to Dirk for help about something rather than me again. But on Friday, after you left with Mikhail to talk to the club, Dirk separated me from Georgia and took me out back to talk. He told me that he wouldn't let me upset you, and I realized that he really isn't kidding around. Goddess, he never changes. So I offered to make a deal with him too. It was that he would help me…and I would never tell you about why Dirk and I stopped being friends."

Lillian's eyes flashed open, and she twisted her head so she could stare up at Ash while still resting on his shoulder. "He said you two promised long ago!"

"But that was an old promise. It just meant don't tell Lillian while she's gone, it'll make her feel bad. Now that you're back in town and you've had to see him change so much…I wanted to tell you and he knew that. I swore I wouldn't tell you as long as he could help me. But he wasn't supposed to tell you. That was part of the deal. So now I get to tell you why we stopped being friends."

"You…what?!" Lillian gaped, jolting upright and staring at him, her eyes huge. "Really? You're going to tell me?"

"Yeah," he replied, smiling. "But not today. I don't want to be away from Cam too long. Will you help me find him?"

"Yeah…but…"

He stood up and put his hands on her shoulders, staring steadily into her eyes. "Tell me the truth. What's the matter?"

"I…" she looked away, averting her eyes. "I…thought you wanted to spend more time with Cam than me. All this time, that's what I thought. Dirk tried to tell me otherwise, and I should have realized then…I thought you were bored with hanging out with me, and wanted to go back to hanging out with your best friend all the time too. I…I know it's stupid…"

It was only for a brief moment, but the blushes on both of their faces lingered far afterwards. Ash's lips touched her forehead and then pulled back almost instantly. "It's not stupid," he murmured, letting go of her and sliding his hands into his pockets. "That was stupid. Sorry. I didn't mean to-"

"It's okay."

He smiled at her quickness, but she didn't see – her cheeks were flushed red and she was looking anywhere but him. "Hey…you're my best friend. Cam is a really good friend of mine. He's like a brother to me. But you're my very best friend. Alright? So…don't think I'm going to get bored of you so quickly. And next time you feel left out…just tell me. I don't want to do something for you only to find out I've been hurting you all along."

Lillian turned and shot him a nervous smile. "O…okay. I'll tell you."

They walked together towards the cafeteria, looking around for Cam at all times. "Today's club block is going to be really awkward," Ash murmured.

"Uh…yeah…about that…"

Kana seemed perfectly chipper when Lillian walked in, and because she knew why she did not return his wave. She instead pretended not to see it and asked, "Where's the Oracle?"

He shrugged. "Dunno. Dirk is here, but she's not, apparently. He said she's sick."

Lillian slid into the seat beside Kana, frowning. "That's weird."

"Hey, even she can get sick," Kana pointed out with a shrug. "You okay? Your cheeks are sort of red-"

"I'm fine!"

"Okay, okay," he replied, making a face and turning away. Lillian blushed even more, staring out the window instead. She tried not to think about it too much. To dwell on what had happened between her and Ash would take her away from the mess she needed to clean up. She needed to help the Oracle, she needed to take care of the club issue she had caused, she needed to help Cam find somewhere to stay, she needed to help Cam stay with Laney, and she needed to take care of everyone else's issues too. She wouldn't allow herself to feel so happy when everyone else felt so miserable. At least, that's what she told herself as she smiled out the window.

"You look cheerful," Dirk told her, dropping into the seat in front of her. "Did you and Ash have a grand reunion?"

Lillian turned a frown towards him. "Don't ruin it. I have to go back to being depressed too soon anyways."

Dirk smiled, leaning on her desk until she leaned back in her seat. "Worried about club things?"

"...Yeah."

"For reasons beyond the obvious?"

Lillian looked away and shrugged. "Maybe," she mumbled. "Don't say anything too loud though. I don't want Kana to hear."

"Huh? Why not?"

Lillian met Dirk's eyes for a minute, fully considering it. She could confide in him. She could tell him, couldn't she? So much good had been done in telling Mikhail and Ash the truth. Maybe it could be the same with Dirk. But she shook her head rather than nodded and said, "I'm sorry. It's club stuff."

"I see," he murmured, leaning back in his own chair. "Hey…wanna make a deal with me?"

"…Not particularly."

"I'll tell you where the Oracle is if you promise not to treat me any differently once Ash tells you the truth."

Lillian looked at him in surprise and found his eyes were fiercely serious. In fact, she couldn't recall ever seeing such a pressing look on Dirk's face. It was only recently he had shown her the more lively, teasing boy he could be, and now this expression seemed a stark contrast. "I…I'm not going to treat you differently no matter what," she told him. "Whatever happened is in the past. I'm going to treat you the same as always."

"You're not even getting embarrassed while saying that. It really takes the fun out of it, you know."

"Stop it!"

He smiled when she blushed. "It's a two part deal. Name something you want me to do for you, and I'll name the second thing I want from you."

Lillian hesitated, eyeing him warily. "Uh, well…can you…be nice to Ash for me?"

Dirk groaned. "Why did you have to make it about him?"

"I'll change it if you-"

"No, it's only fair. Mine is about him too."

Lillian's sentence stopped instantly. "What…what is it?"

"I'm not going to say something like, stop talking to him, choose me over him, be my friend, not his. Don't look so worried. That's a deal you'd break instantly," he sighed, rolling his eyes. Lillian sensed a deeper frustration in him at those words, but didn't press him. "The second part of my deal…don't treat Ash differently either."

"…Why would I treat…what did he do?" she asked, her eyes narrowed.

"Let him tell you. Just don't forget, alright?"

He didn't wait for her response, but turned and faced the teacher. It was only a minute later that he called over her shoulder, "Oh, and the Oracle isn't here because she feels like a terrible person. Try calling her later, maybe she'll actually pick up if she sees it's you."

"Where's Georgia?" Laney asked Ash, pointedly standing away from Cam as the four of them, along with Mikhail, stood in the clubroom, waiting for the other members to arrive.

"She has no reason to show up early anymore," Ash replied. "She's no longer sergeant at arms."

"What?" Laney cried out. "Why? Why not?"

Mikhail looked surprised as well. Ash gestured to him and said, "Mikhail is the new sergeant at arms, as per Lillian's suggestion. I think he's a good choice too. Please do your best in Georgia's place, Mikail."

Cam looked from Ash to Laney to Mikhail with a frown from his seat beside Lillian. Laney shot one flustered look at Ash and left the room, likely marching down to Georgia to find out what had happened from her. Lillian wondered if she would treat Lillian differently when she returned. Cam tapped her shoulder and asked, "What happened?"

"All of the club members were angry on Friday for the way Georgia treated them, and they told me she needed to step down," she mumbled. "So I…did what I thought was best."

Cam looked at her for a moment and then nodded. "I'm on your side then."

Lillian looked up at him, eyes wide. "Really? Why?" She was afraid that he would say it was simply because Laney was on the other side and he was clearly working to avoid her now, but it was the same old gentle smile that he turned to her.

"Because I hope you'll be on my side as well," he replied.

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Ash sat down beside Lillian, sighing. "Cam has found someone to move in with, and Laney is not going to be particularly happy about it."

"What? Why not? You'll be able to stay here, right?" Lillian asked hopefully, clinging to Cam's jacket sleeve.

He smiled at her, patting her hands reassuringly. "Yeah. Someone offered me a place to stay here for the rest of senior year, so I can finish high school with you guys."

"That's great! I'm sure Laney will be thrilled. She won't care no matter who it…wait…"

"Yep," Ash told her. "Cam no longer lives across the hall from Laney. He's across the hall from Reina now."

Lillian released Cam's shirt sleeve, leaning back in her chair. "Oh. Laney isn't going to be happy."

"She broke up with me though, so," Cam shrugged. "She doesn't have a say in it."

Lillian gaped at him and then turned to the door, where Laney and Georgia were standing together, eyes hard and angry.

"I hate this clubs thing," Ash muttered. "No time to be surprised, Lillian. Let's go introduce the new sergeant at arms. Ready?"

"No."

He smiled at her, ruffling her hair. "Just follow me. Don't worry."

"…Okay. I won't."

But that was a lie. As Lillian looked from Cam to Laney to Georgia to Ash, she knew she would do nothing but worry. Mikhail stood on the stage and Georgia stood in the crowd in front of him, glaring up at the girl who had kicked her off of the team, and Lillian smiled out at the members who cheered at the news of her dismissal, still not sure if she had done the right thing.