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Chapter 36: Life (and Attitude) Adjusting

"Scarlett?" Sammy, Amy, and Topher were was surprised by her presence. How did she manage to leave the institution? Was she sane enough to be on her own? Was this all a setup?

"Oh, hello Amy, Samantha, and Christopher," Scarelett greeted whilst working on a miniature robot on her side of the dorm. "I see you've just arrived," she observed the trio by their heavy panting and sweaty nature.

"...Yeah, I just did," Amy said in a low tone, still surprised by her presence. "What are you doing here?"

"I have applied to the University of California, Los Angeles because of the mechanical engineering program they have here," the tall ginger explained in her rather monotone voice. "What brings you three here?"

"Uh, I applied here as well...?" Amy said confusedly. "I'm just as surprised to have you as my roommate?"

Scarlett stood up and faced Amy. "Well, I cannot be surprised that I have you as my roommate."

With the trio getting the last of things for Amy's items from the truck, Amy settled down on her side of the dorm, checking her phone for anything. "This is gonna be one hell of a semester," she whispered to herself.

"I heard that," Scarlett nonchalantly said as she sat back down on her side of the dorm.

Topher and Sammy arrived back at Amy's dorm to say their final goodbyes, with hugs and light tears on the sisters' eyes. The couple left Amy and Scarlett behind, leaving them to "interact", to some extent.

"Do you think Amy will be fine with Scarlett? I mean, we've seen Pahkitew Island on rewind, and we've seen what she's actually like..." Topher explained.

Sammy could only shrug as she made her way out of the dorm house with Topher. "I don't know. Maybe she's sane enough?"

Back in the room, Scarlett and Amy sat in their dorm, too "busy" to create a conversation. That is, until Amy decided to break the silence. "I have a question," Amy asked the tall ginger.

"Yes, Amanda?" Scarlett asked as she kept working on her robot.

"I'm not sure how to say this in a way you'll understand, but..." Amy began speaking, only for Scarlett to interrupt her train of thought.

"...how did I become a successful person without any interference from anyone?" Scarlett asked Amy in a blunt manner.

On the receiving end of the conversation, Amy was confused as to what Scarlett had said. "Wait, no... I mean, how are you able to cope with, you know... no siblings to take care of you when it's just you?"

At that point, Scarlett put her tools down on her desk and turned around. She stood her tall scrawny self up and sat down on her side of the bed, facing Amy. "Why are you asking me these questions?" she bluntly asked.

"Can't I ask these questions?" Amy bluntly answered back.

Scarlett could only shrug at her response. "No. Well, honestly, I don't have time for any of them. I need to go to the laboratory to do some experiments with this robot. I will be back in about two hours." As the Braniac picked up her backpack, she slammed the door shut, leaving Amy behind with all of her items.

With the dorm left for herself, "Well, I guess it's time for me to unpack my stuff," Amy thought. She stood up and opened up a large plastic bin full of her bedding materials. As she took her time taking out her materials, one by one, placing them on their respective places, Amy was able to finish taking most of her items out in no time at all.

Meanwhile, Sammy and Topher were on a car, on the way to the set they will be staying in for about three months. They were minutes away from the studio where the show will be hosted and the area they'll be living in.

The car pulled up in front of the studio's gates. And as the car was let in, Topher parked the car at the spot that had a "Reserved for Topher" sign. The future host could only laugh he saw the sign. "Wow, I think I'm gonna like this," he smiled. The couple stepped out and checked out the surroundings before being greeted by Blaineley.

"Hey guys!" the former Mildred O'Halloran smiled. "Welcome to Hollywood! Anyways, since we're here, want me to give you guys a tour?"

Topher and Sammy nodded as they followed Blaineley around the set where the show would be hosted. A fifteen minute cart ride later, they arrived at an empty lot where the show would be made, similar of the old film lot in Toronto used for Total Drama Action.

"Wait, this is the place?" Topher asked her.

"Yeah. The season you'd be hosting would be similar to Total Drama: Action, but with a brand new cast and similar, but different, challenges from Action," Blaineley explained.

As Blaineley showed Topher and Sammy the set, the future host felt some reassurance. "Well, at least this is nicer than Action. How much is in the budget?"

"About five million dollars per show," Blaineley asked. "We're currently owned by Cartoon Network, who bought the rights to the show from Fresh TV about $100 million."

"Damn, must've been one hell of a deal," Topher was impressed by the news. "So, this season's basically going to be like Action, but it's set in a much nicer place and with a new cast?"

"Basically."

The tour went on and on for a couple hours until the sun was beginning to set. Topher had seen what he needed to see for his new show, like the PR team, the production team, and his personal favorite, his styling team. But later that night, Topher and Sammy, along with Amy, all gathered at a high class restaurant along Sunset Boulevard.

"Well, how was your day at school?" Sammy asked. "Tell me the story!"

"Besides Scarlett being a flatout nerd she is, it was pretty boring," the older twin sister giggled at her own comment. "I got my room all decorated and I'm gonna go walk around the campus in the morning."

"Aw, that's nice!" Topher smiled. "I'm surprised Scarlett hasn't plotted your death..." However, his small laugh faded when Amy gave a disapproving look to him, the crossed arms and all. "Anyways, I'm sure she'll change."

Amy's look changed again from disapproving to calm again as she dived into her pasta dish. "So, how's the tour of the studio? You excited, Topher?"

"Well... I've been thinking about it, and I-I-I-I don't know if I feel comfortable for the job. I mean, I've always wanted to be in the reality show business," Topher sighed.

"Hey, it's going to be hard," Amy explained. "I've got to adjust to Evil Witchy Bitch living with me, and I've got four years here. You just need to adjust yourself to here, as well."

"Yeah, I never really thought about it, until now, obviously. But still..." Topher pondered on Amy's advice. It was rare for Amy to give advises, but she herself was adjusting to her new life in Los Angeles, so she had no problems. "You know what? I think you're right!" He raised his fist in the air as he said those last four words rather loudly than he thought.

Embarrassingly, Topher slowly placed his fist down, while incurring giggles from his girlfriend and her twin sister. "Anyways, I think you'll do fine. I mean, it can't be that bad."

"So, tell me this, Amy," Sammy wiped her mouth before continuing. "How are you going to talk to Scarlett? I really don't want to see you on the verge of tears when she knows she'll use her knowledge of you against you."

"I'll find something out. I'll probably go have a chat with her tomorrow," was all Amy could utter. "We'll see what happens."

The three finished their dinner, and dropped Amy off on their way to Topher's mansion. The mansion was his parents', and they'd use it whenever they were in town. It would be used again, this time, in Topher's possession. Not far away from Hollywood was Beverly Hills, the star struck home of the famous. The Wellens mansion was at the top of the hill, overlooking the view of a dark Los Angeles in the distance.

"So, here we are," Topher said as he pulled the rental car up to the gate. "Luckily, Mom and Dad have gladly provided me their mansion, now they thought that I'm ready for the big time."

Awing at the exterior of the house, Sammy couldn't help but look at Topher in a weird way. "You said that this was no bigger than your parent's house back in Vancouver?"

"I never said that," Topher chuckled. "I mean, we only live there so that we're away from the paparazzi. With this house, we're away from them as well."

"Oh, alright Mister Future Big Shot!" Sammy ran over to her boyfriend and planted a kiss onto his cheek. "I can't believe we have a future!"

"Well, believe it!" Topher smiled as they hauled their belongings into the mansion.

After spending a restful night in the mansion, the couple were together in bed for the first time in a while, happily enjoying what was going to be a great future for them! Sammy was the first to wake up. After decently dressing herself up, she grabbed her phone and began walking around and checking out the mansion.

First, she checked out the kitchen. But she was surprised as to who was already there... making pancakes and bacon. "Who the...?" Sammy questioned the person in the kitchen. "Who are you?"

"Hola, I'm Silvia," the woman said in her Spanish accent. Wearing a typical maid outfit worn by older women, the lady just finishing up making their breakfast.

"Uh... hi there?" Sammy was confused. "Are... you the maid around here?"

Silvia nodded.

"Ah, well... okay then." Sammy grabbed a plate of pancakes and bacon, and sat down on a stool near the marble countertop. "So... how come I've never seen you until now? We've only come here last night," the younger twin explained.

"Si, I was asleep when you two arrived," Silvia explained in her accent. "Topher told me that you are arriving, but told me to just sleep because he wanted to surprise you."

Sammy slowly nodded. "Ah, that sly son-of-a-gun," she chuckled. "Anyways, how long have you been in this house?" she asked the maid.

"Ah, well... Topher's parents hired me as their maid when they were living here. Ever since they moved out, they have let other celebrities rent the mansion. Last person who moved in here was Vin Diesel, I think, when they were shooting for that one movie," Silvia explained. "Anyways, ever since then, I became the made of this house, and I've seen celebrities live here for a few months."

"Interesting," Sammy nodded. "Anyways, it's really nice in here."

"So, what brings you and Topher to Los Angeles?" she asked the younger twin.

Sammy wiped her fingers from the bacon grease before speaking. "Ah, Topher's the new host of Total Drama. He's replacing Chris, and I get to go along with him!"

"Es bueno! And, what about you?"

"Well... I don't think anybody's known this, not even Topher, but I'm glad I'm with him because I'm a YouTuber myself. You know those people holding their cameras in front of them and just talk in front of them? That's pretty much what we do," Sammy explained. "So I'm just here to enjoy myself and meet some YouTubers along the way."

"Did I just hear you talking about you becoming a YouTuber?" a familiar face erupted in the halls. Topher emerged as he saw Silvia and Sammy having a friendly conversation. "I see you've met the family maid, Silvia! How are you?" he asked the maid.

"I'm good," Silvia smiled. "I was just talking to your girlfriend."

"You two sound like you've talked a lot," he chuckled. "Anyways, thanks for the lovely breakfast!" As Silvia headed out of the kitchen, he grabbed his plate and sat next to his girlfriend, kissing her forehead whilst trying to sit down. As the two ate, they shared a lovely conversation.

"So, YouTube?" Topher chuckled. "You're a content creator?"

"What's wrong with that?" Sammy giggled.

"You know I was that dude that started leaving you like random comments like 'AH YOU ARE THE BEST SAMMY!'?" Sammy could only awe at what Topher just said. "Yeah, I've been watching your videos since... well, before you joined Pahkitew, I guess."

"You knew, but you never told me?" Sammy chuckled. "Well yeah, I do have a YouTube channel, if you haven't noticed. And that's why I've come to LA with you!"

"Okay, okay... So you're just going to get rich making YouTube videos and being here as my number one supporter?"

"Pretty much, yeah," Sammy shrugged.

"Say, I'm going to go to the studio today to talk about the show. You can go anywhere and do anything you want okay?" He stood out and grabbed his almost finished plate of pancakes. "You came here to be YouTuber? Well, we're in LA, and you're also here for the fun!" He tried backing out of the kitchen in a cool manner, only to end up hitting the wooden support on his way out, hitting his head in the process.

Later that day, while Topher was taken by limo to the studio for a meeting concerning the show. With an entire mansion free to herself, Sammy grabbed the keys to their rental car and headed downtown to see the sights.

On the other side of the city was Amy in her dorm room, looking for a place to work for minimum wage. Surely her thoughts on Scarlett were still fresh in her mind. After successfully finding a job at a supermarket called Ralphs, Amy plugged her Mac into her speakers and kicked back on her bed, still thinking about what to say to Scarlett.

Only three minutes into "I'm Sorry" by Justin Bieber, Scarlett entered the dorm, promptly placed her backpack down on her bed, and turned the speaker off.

"Hey, what gives?" Amy shot up from her bed, somewhat surprised by Scarlett's appearance.

"I do not condone of you blaring your music in this dormitory," Scarlett flatly explained. The look on her face was neutral, as if inside, she was trying to make Amy leave the room.

Amy stood up and faced the rather tall Scarlett face to face. "Okay, what the hell is wrong with you?" All the redhead brainiac can do was pace herself back and forth in the dorm. She was thinking. She was trying to come up with a reason why... why she was always blunt with people... why she was always the dominant one... why she was always disliked by her peers.

Scarlett stopped. Turning her heel towards Amy, she faced her and explained her reason. "I just happen to be blunt with people, Amanda. I know it is excruciating to hear the truth. You know why I was suddenly outraged the moment you stepped into this dormitory?"

With a determined look on Amy's face, she was ready to hear it. "Explain."

"You know how difficult it is to please your parents when you have three younger siblings that they need to take care of?" Scarlett raised her voice slightly. "Do you know how difficult it is to appease your loved ones when they are the ones treating my younger siblings more than you?"

Amy was stunned. Was Scarlett ranting? Would Amy just yell and tell her bluntly to get to the point? Or would she let Scarlett explain her predicament.

"...I just cannot deal with this tomfoolery anymore!"

Too late.

Amy started raising her voice. "Okay! So, what is your point?"

"I have isolated myself from everyone. My parents, my siblings, everyone. The only times I will step out of my laboratory or room are if they are deemed necessary."

Amy was confused. Scarlett had just explained her situation, but she couldn't comprehend it. "So... what you're saying is that you feel like you want to be alone... and that, uh... you don't want anyone interfering with you in any way?"

Scarlett retorted by putting her head down and facepalming herself. "You ignoramus."

"Okay, do you wish to talk more about it over coffee then?" Amy kindly asked. "If it's not too much trouble, I guess."

Scarlett raised her head up and gave a gentle smile. "Sure."

A/N: AND done! This took me... nearly two months to write this, but hey! Here it is! Once again, I DO apologize to the delay of this. School, YouTube, life caught up to me! I AM GETTING ON THAT WRITING GRIND THOUGH, which is a nice change from my YouTube stuff!

I will try and finish this ASAP, which means writing the next chapter ASAP!

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