A/N Moving along with this story, hope you guys are still interested lol Happy reading!


"Alright ladies, have your size slips and due money out please. Your money will cover five t-shirts, three jackets, and five non-apparel items of your choosing. Your items will also be placed in a complimentary tote bag of your choosing as well. The pajamas sets, cashmere sweaters, jewelry, lettermen jackets, backpacks, duffle bags, blankets, and bottoms will be for purchase only." Lisa Washington spoke to the waiting line of girls.

Due money was due today, and it was KM apparel day. A long table went from wall to wall. Water bottles, jewelry, car decals, buttons, magnets, and other various items took over the tables; while items such as jackets, crew necks, sleepwear, blankets, and stitch letter t-shirts hung up on the walls and were modeled on mannequins. Even if they're colors were black and white, it was a lot of pinks, navy blue, gold, and baby blue colored things that she liked too. Chevron, ikat, quatrefoil, paisley, and floral patterns took over the stitch letter t-shirts.

Lili had to admit, this stuff was really cute, and she couldn't wait to try some of this stuff on. She wasn't really sure what to get though. When it was her turn in the line, she gave girl over the dues a total of seven hundred dollars, and she received over sixty dollars in change. She had more money in her wallet as well, maybe she'd get one of the cashmere sweaters, or if they were cute enough, a varsity jacket. She looked ahead of her, seeing Sophia picking out her things with a big smile on her face. She would bet that Sophia would pick out some cute stuff. If they were still friends, maybe they could have swapped clothes every now and again, but since they weren't it didn't seem like that would be happening.

Lili went down the table, picking out the things she got free with her dues. She ended up with a raincoat and two fleece jackets. That would be nice since it was finally starting to get chilly on campus. For her non-apparel items she ended up choosing a keychain, water bottle, a hat, and a couple of buttons for her bookbag. Camille gathered her things up at the end of the table and Lili looked at her choices of tote bags: black, white, or pink. She figured she had enough pink stuff, and settled for the black tote bag, since white could get dirty too easily. Well that was everything she got for free, she'd come back around for her purchases once the line went down some. She looked around, it was crazy how many girls were left. From bid day to dues, she would have guessed over half of the girls she once saw weren't there anymore.

She went to go take a seat and looked at the items in her bag, smiling some. She thought she did a great job picking things out. She pulled out her hat and put it on. Then she pulled her phone out and looked at herself in it with her camera. Definitely cute in it. She snapped a picture of herself and sent it to Emil. 'Like my new hat? 😋' She captioned.

A few moments later, Emil text her back.

'It looks nice, but I think it would look better on me '

Lili rolled her eyes and text back, 'Why do I still hope for a satisfying answer out of you'

Emil text back, 'I would have given up a long time ago.' Then he text her again. 'But, it's really cute on you. Tell me when you're done apparel shopping so I can come and get you Sweets.'

Lili smiled some. He was calling her Sweets again, and it could only mean one thing...Well at this point one of two things. 'Okay, see you soon ' Even if she wasn't friends with Sophia anymore, Emil did a good job of keeping her occupied. After all, he was her friend before her boyfriend. Maybe he wasn't into the whole Greek gossip and girly talk she used to do with Sophia, but at least he was willing to 'listen' while she talked his ear off about KM, makeup, and menstrual cravings.

The line had soon depleted and Lili went back up to the tables, wondering what she should buy. She looked at a pair of silk seersucker boxer shorts. They were ruffled at the bottom and had a cute little bow on them. Then she looked at the pajama set. Heather grey tank top with a frocket, and navy blue shorts. That was a cute pajama set too. She wished Sophia was here, she'd tell her what to get. But seeing as she was very indecisive, she decided to get both things. She was sure she'd look cute in both items, and that Emil would definitely like them. She went down to the end of the table, meeting Camille.

Camille took her items and folded them up for her. She looked at the price chart beside her, and totalled it up. "So it's going to be $35, I really liked the shorts. I thought about getting a pair myself."

"They are cute, but I said that about everything." Lili said with a giggle.

Camille laughed as well. "Kappa Mu is pretty up there when it comes to apparel. It's one of my favorite days, I can never go the day without buying something." She spoke with a shaking her head.

Before she could get another word out, Sophia came up leaning on the table. "Hey when you get a break I can show you the flier I was working on for the cookout this weekend."

"Yeah of course, I'd love to see it." She said. "Are you coming to the cookout this weekend Lili? It's for the campaign."

"I'm sure she'll be busy. She's been getting pretty busy lately." Sophia said looking over at her.

Lili rolled her eyes. "I'll be sure to come if nothing comes up Camille." She said with a smile as she gave her exact change for her items.

"Well if you can't it's alright. They'll be plenty of people here anyways." Camille took the money and put it in the money pouch. "You're all set. Thanks Lili."

"No problem." She said and grabbed her things to go put them in her bag. Then she grabbed all of her things and headed out, texting Emil on her way out as well.


Lili placed her tote bag on her bed, stopping to loop her new key ring onto her set of keys. That was better. Then she grabbed her phone and wallet before heading out the door, and at the same time Elizabeta was coming out of her room with a stack of papers.

She shook her head as she looked over at Elizabeta. "We've got to stop doing this." She told her with a laugh.

Elizabeta giggled as well. Knowing exactly to what she was referring to. "I know, but we're so in sync that it's impossible to stop now." She spoke with a shrug.

"How is the campaign going?"

"Really good, we're going to do sidewalk chalk soon, we just put both sheet announcements up today, and I'm putting up fliers for a ZNu sponsored event this Friday." She said and gave her one of the papers in her hand.

Lili took the flier reading over it. "A coffee shop poetry slam, huh?" She asked as she read over it. "And a jazz band?" This was a pretty interesting idea.

"Yeah, Roderich's playing. It was either that or make him serve coffee." She said with a laugh. "But, if you're not busy, you should come."

"Yeah definitely." She said nodding and looked at the flier longer. "I'm glad you're getting into this stuff Lizzie."

"It's mostly my girls, but of course I can't help myself from planning things out too. It's actually not that bad, people come up to me and tell me they're going to vote for me, and take pictures with me and shout me out on their Instagrams and Snapchats. It's pretty cool."

"See? And you didn't even want to run. Now look at you, holding coffee shop poetry slams and taking selfies with people on campus. I wish there was more I could do to help you without helping you, but it's kind of hard to do seeing that we're in two different sororities."

"And I definitely wouldn't want you to be outcast or anything by Camille, that nutcase would probably do just that."

"But if you want, maybe I could do some posters for you to put around in the dorms?"

"Maybe that wouldn't be too bad. That would be nice to do. I have posters in my room, and my door is usually unlocked when I'm close, so if you want to take some and start working on them, I wouldn't mind."

"Sure I'll start on some of them for you." She said nodding. "But for now my boyfriend is waiting downstairs, and I'm pretty sure he's getting anxious." She said.

"Sorry didn't mean to keep you, but thanks again for the help. Even if it's secret help."

"Of course, see you later Lizzie!" She said and headed down to the lobby to meet Emil.


"Okay, so the setup of the website is pretty similar to the one for RAs, so you should get the hang of it pretty quickly." Bella said as she scrolled through the database for Elizabeta.

"Yeah, it looks pretty similar to what we use." She said nodding and sitting at her desk.

"So if there's a payment or anything, you use the money counter over there to count it all up, insert how much it is, and what it's for into the database, and take it to the back to the safe. Also answer the phone, it's mostly high schooler's asking about recruitment and qualifications. But if it's something you don't know off the top of your head, Leanne is in the back to help. Pretty easy stuff. My login and password are on this sticky note right here if you need it. Do you have any questions?"

"Nope, I think I'm good." She said with a nod.

"Thanks Lizzie, I can't thank you enough for doing this for me." Bella said as she leaned down to hug her.

"You're my sister Bella, I'd do anything for you."

Bella started to collect her things to leave. "I know, I'd do anything for you too of course. And you can get off early today too because I told them about the poetry slam tonight."

"Oh good, well I think I can handle everything from here. Good luck moving." She said on her way out.

"Thanks! Bye!" She said and soon was gone.

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Lili pulled the door open, the both of them instantly being hit with the smell of coffee. She walked in with Emil, looking around. Circle tables set up around the dim lit room, and people scattered about sitting at them. Low murmurs and quiet jazz music filled the room, and people were still lined up at the coffee bar. "Look at this place. Pretty snazzy right?" She asked walking over to an empty table.

Emil nodded and pulled Lili's seat out for her. "I feel like I should should be wearing a turtleneck and a beret." He said. "You want a cup of coffee or anything?"

"Um, if they have sweet coffee I'll take that." She said to him.

"Okay, I'll be right back." With that Emil went to stand in line. Lili waited while he was in line, and found Elizabeta coming over to sit with her.

"Hey I'm glad you could make it." Elizabeta said with a smile. "Did you get a drink yet?"

"Emil is in line now, he's getting something for me." She said. "This is a really nice setup you've got going Lizzie, I'm really feeling the vibe."

"Yeah, it's a vibe alright. I think people are liking it, I'm certainly liking it." She said. "So are you doing any poetry slamming tonight?"

"Oh no I'm just here to listen." She told her with a smile.

"Well okay, it's open mic so if you're feeling it, don't be afraid to let it out in spoken word."

Lili giggled. "I'll keep that in mind." She said.

With a nod, Elizabeta stood and headed to another table.

Moments later, Emil came back to the table with two drinks. "Here you go, one sweet coffee."

She nodded and took her drink. "Thank you. What did you get? A regular coffee?"

"With a splash of peppermint syrup."

Lili's eyebrows went up in surprise. "Very bold."

"I know, such a daredevil act."

"Are you doing some spoken word tonight Emi?" She asked before taking a sip of her drink.

"You know it's not really my thing Lil."

"I know, but Lizzie said 'if you're feeling it, don't be afraid to let it out in spoken word.'"

"I'll leave that up to the people that are actually good at that stuff."

Elizabeta went on stage and sat on the stool. "Good evening everyone, I'm glad you all could make it out tonight. I'm Elizabeta Hedervary, and I put this together to get to know some of the most heartfelt and creative people on campus because I know they're here tonight. So please, whatever's on your mind, how you felt last week, the first poem in your journal, we want to hear it. We're all here for it, and we've got a great band to give you just the right type vibe you're looking for. So coffee cups up and snaps loud everyone." She said and everyone started to snap in applause.

She looked around the crowd, not finding anyone bold enough to go up first. "Ah, if no one wants to go first, maybe I could break the ice?" She asked and looked back at Roderich on the piano, who started to play a soft, jazzy rhythm, and the band followed.

Elizabeta listened to the music, wondering what it could persuade her to talk about.

Suddenly she snapped her fingers, and the music stopped.

"And just like that, I was in love." She started.

The music continued with her.

"It was soft and sweet, just like a dove. Like the candy, not the bird.
"I'll give you a word, love, is a crazy thing.
"It's patient and bossy, caring and cruel
"But the fuel I felt for him was something else.
"It was burning inside me and I couldn't get it out.
"I felt it from the top of my head to the soles of my feet.
"What is this feeling? My body is warm around you
"A burning sensation, and passionate feeling.
"I've never felt like this, and how dare you do this to me?
"I'm strong and independent and you make me weak.
"Am I a fool? You're so humble and meek.
"You're not the one for me, how could you be?
"But you were, and you are, and you've set me free.
"What had I got myself into?
"Love. That's what I did.
"You make me think of a house, and a kid...or two.
"My future belongs with no one else...but you."

Instantly snaps filled the air, and people raised their coffee cups to her. Elizabeta smiled sheepishly. "Thank you everyone, I'm glad you liked it. Once again, the floor is open to everyone." With that she stood up and left the stage.

Soon after, more contenders started their way up on stage, expressing their feelings and speaking words to convey their message. Someone talked about the loss of a loved one, another one about their dog, and one girl even talked about cupcakes. Lili and Emil had both enjoyed the night. When it was starting to come to a close, Elizabeta went back up on stage. "Alright, night is starting to come to a close, so if anyone else would like to share with the class before we let out, speak now or forever hold your peace."

Emil tapped his fingers against his coffee cup. "Lil?"

"Hm?"

"I'm feeling it."

Lili had been surprised in his reply, and shooed him onto stage.

Emil awkwardly stood up, and went to stage. Elizabeta went off and he came on. He sat down at the stool and grabbed the microphone. "Uh, hey, I'm Emil. I'm not good at this kind of stuff, but I'm very emotional for some reason right now, and I guess this is where I show that emotion. And it's about love, so sorry to be cliche." He spoke and stuffed his hands in his pockets.

He waited for the music to start in the background, and he went along with it.

"The first time I saw you."

The music stopped.

"And those, pretty eyes."

The music started again.

"I never thought I'd see them again
"But, that was a lie.
"You were busy and I was weird,
"But I still shot my shot, what did I have to fear?
"It had been a long time, and I was so out of practice,
"But you knew my intentions were pure, like the key of an atlas.
"What is this? History class? No, sociology.
"It's boring and long, but not with you,
"Because instead of one cup of coffee, I now buy two.
"I sometimes feel like and idiot, talking about our show,
"But just like you,
"I try to go with the flow.
"I'm not like this Sweets,
"But you've got me beat
"I'd do anything for you
"Maybe even give up my seat.
"I'm babbling now,
"But at least you know how
"You changed me.
"I'm a changed man
"And Lil is the one with the plan.
"Lil is the one that has my heart,
"And keeps me from falling apart.
"So thank you Lil, and thank you again
"For being my girlfriend, my Sweets,
"And especially my best friend."

Snaps and cheers filled the air when Emil was done, and he walked back to his table where Lili was waiting for him with open arms. He hugged her just as tightly as she did.

"Best poetry slam if I've ever heard one." She said looking up at him.

Emil shrugged. "I told you I was feeling it."

A/N I definitely wanted someone to go up there and do a poetry slam, but I figured it would be more fun with Emil, and it totally was. Hope you liked the chapter, please remember to review! Until next chapter everyone!