Valentine's day had finally arrived to Pixfare. Everything was decorated with lots of things Valentine themed. Even the schools were decorated as well, and everyone was giving out their Valentines and showing how they cared for each other.
However, there were also some people who weren't so fond of the holiday. Mostly because they didn't have a special someone.
Hilary was excited for Valentine's Day, except for last night, with Ben in the hospital. She was also getting ready for school and getting her Valentine's Day cards, chocolate, candy, and gifts for her friends, family, even her group and Jack. For the first time, Valentine's Day has finally arrived to Pixfare.
Hilary was especially excited because not only were the holidays back, but she had friends and her real dad in town.
Hilary put her Valentine's things in her backpack, already had her school uniform on, got her storybook, got herself some toast and jam for breakfast, drank her milk box, and went to the bus stop. On the way, she heard all the rumors from the townspeople about Ben and his injuries from Ms. Cordwain from last night, the night before Valentine's Day.
She saw Jack standing by the bus stop, where some other kids were waiting. "Hey, Jack!"
"Hey, kid."
"Have you heard about De la Curz being injured by Mamá Imelda?" Michael asked, getting the newspaper and gave it to her. "It happened last night."
'Don't tell me you believe in that curse stuff too.' Jack thought to himself. "Yeah, I have." Jack nodded. "I actually stopped Ms. Cordwain before she did worse, and then I arrested her."
"Good thinking, Jack." Hilary said and then gave Jack a hug. "Happy Valentine's Day!"
"You too, kid." Jack smiled and hugged her back.
"I got something for you!" Hillary said, giving him his favorite candies, a box of chocolates, a heart-shaped card, and a stuffed elephant.
"Wow." Jack looked speechless. He had never gotten a Valentine before. "This is really nice of you. Thanks."
"You're welcome." Hilary said.
Then the bus to the elementary school arrived.
"The bus is here." Hilary said. "See ya after school."
After the Elementary school bus left, the Middle School bus had arrived as well as the high school bus. The rest of the kids then boarded their respective buses.
At Pixfare Elementary, Hilary was amazed at the decorations the school made for Valentine's Day. When she went inside, it was even more decorated than the outside. Even the classroom was filled up. Hilary finally made it to Ms. Richards' class. It was beautiful in many Valentine's Day decorations, and Riley and Melody were waiting for her.
"Hi, Hilary!" Both the girls waved in unison.
"Hey, girls!" Hilary greeted them, waving back. "Happy Valentine's Day."
"We saved you a seat." Riley said.
"Great." Hilary smiled and they sat at their desks. Ms. Richards came into the classroom. "Good morning, class." She said with a welcoming smile. "Happy Valentine's Day."
"Happy Valentine's Day, Ms. Richards." The class replied. "I hope everybody got their Valentines because we're doing a Valentine's gift exchange to your classmates and friends." Laura Reed explained.
"Yay!" The kids all cheered.
"Here you go, Riley." Hilary give her a big box, filled with chocolates, candies, and a card.
"Aww, thanks, Hilary." Riley smiled. "These are for you." She also gave her a card and some chocolates."
"So amazing, thanks, Riley!" Hilary said.
"You're welcome." Riley replied.
At Pixfare Middle School, Susan was getting her textbooks for her drama class when Michael came, holding a present behind his back.
"Hey... Violet." Michael blushed.
"Hey, Michael." Susan turned to face him and greeted him, smiling. "Happy Valentine's Day."
"You too." Michael said. "I got something for you." He took the present out from behind his back to reveal a box with a valentine themed colors. "You should open it."
Susan took the box and opened it to see a rose and a gold necklace. "Wow, I love it. Thanks, Michael." She smiled.
"G-Gracias." Michael said. "Got something for me? Or your crush in your drama class?"
"Well, I did write you a poem. I-I hope you like it." Susan took out a piece of paper and a black rose.
Michael began reading the poem.
'We first met on an internet site, And had a bond that felt so right, The Dark Curse soon tore us apart, But we found each other again, For our friendship remained in our heart'
Michael's heart melted at her poem. "You remember how we met." He said.
"Of course I do." She replied with a smile.
"Do you have a crush on someone from your drama class?" Michael asked, putting the poem into his backpack.
"Well, yes. I found out that Tony's in my class. I still really like him." She admitted.
Soon the bell rang, meaning it was time for 3rd and 4th-period classes.
"I gotta get to my next class. I'll see you later." Susan said before starting to leave.
Susan went to class and saw her crush, David, a fair-skinned boy with auburn hair, and brown eyes, was reading a book in his desk, sitting next to Margaret.
"Hi, David." Susan came over to him and greeted him, smiling.
"Happy Valentine's Day." David said, blushing.
"You too." She replied, also blushing.
"I got you something for Valentine's Day." Susan said, giving David a pink box with a red velvet ribbon and bow.
He took the box and opened it to see it was filled with heart-shaped chocolates. "Wow, this is great. Thanks." He smiled.
"Your welcome." Susan said. "And Margaret, I got you something too." She then gave her a blue box with a lilac ribbon and bow.
Margaret opened the box to find a silver necklace. "Oh my gosh. I love it." She smiled. "Thanks, Susan."
"You're welcome, Margaret." Susan said.
Then they heard footsteps coming to the classroom. The door opened and Daniel entered the room.
"Good morning, class." Daniel greeted them. "Happy Valentine's Day."
"Happy Valentine's Day, Mr. Jonathan." The class replied.
"Since it's Valentine's Day," Said Daniel. "We're reading 'Sonnet 11 by William Shakespeare." He explained.
There were mixed reactions coming from the class.
Daniel began reading and analyzing Sonnet 11 to the class. "William Shakespeare's Sonnet 11, beginning 'As fast as thou shalt wane, so fast thou grow'st', is another 'Procreation Sonnet'," He lectured. "in which the Bard urges the Fair Youth to marry and have children."
"Which is stupid." One of the students said. "I'd rather marry young, then learn in this stupid class." Then all the students laughed, except Susan, David, Margaret, and Daniel.
"That's enough!" Daniel said firmly to make the class stop.
Daniel looked at the student who said that. "You watch your mouth, young lady." He said.
The girl crossed her arms and sat back in her chair with a huff.
Daniel rolled his eyes and then continued the lesson. "Now, as l was saying. Shakespeare starts off by saying that, just as quickly as you, the Youth, will decline into old age, your children would grow 'In one of thine' meaning 'in one of your children'".
The class began to take notes. Daniel kept on lecturing for the rest of the class period.
When the bell rang, it was time for lunch. Everyone then packed up and headed for the cafeteria.
Susan got herself lunch, which was a heart-shaped PB and J sandwich, baby carrots, a banana, and a box of organic apple juice, and found a seat with her friends.
"Hey, Susan!" The others greeted her as she joined them.
"Hola, Susan." Michael waved, with his own lunch that his Abuela packed him, which were tacos with carnita filling, salsa, a red apple, green beans, a thermostat full with Atole, and a gingerbread house-shaped cookie made by his mother.
"Hey, guys. How's your day going?" Susan asked.
"We're good." Natalie said, with her own lunch that her Abuela also packed her, which are a bean and chicken burrito, guacamole, a granny smith apple, baby carrots, a thermostat full with champurrado, and a gingerbread heart-shaped cookie made by her aunt Lucy.
"Wow." Susan noticed Natalie and Michael's lunches. "Your Abuela really packed your lunches."
"Yeah." Natalie agreed, eating half of her burrito. "Have you heard of the all-grades Valentine's Day dance this evening?" She asked, handing her the poster for the school dance.
"There's a dance tonight?" Susan took the flyer and looked at it. "Sounds like fun." Susan then remembered noticing the same flyer that morning while she was heading to History class. "Oh yeah. I did see the same flyer this morning." She then blushed. "I'm nervous about asking David to the dance. He might be taken. After all, I'm bisexual."
"I think you should go ahead and ask him." Riley suggested. "You never know. He might say yes."
"I guess I should." Susan said, finished her lunch. "But I need backup for the dance, as in a third and fourth wheels?"
"Sure." Michael agreed. "If it doesn't work out, we can all go together."
"Thank you, guys." Susan said. they through her finish lunch and walked over to David's table. "Hey, ummm... David."
David looked up and saw Susan coming over. "Oh, hey Susan."
"I was, ummm... wondering, if you wanna go to the Valentine's Day dance tonight with me?" Susan asked, nervously.
"The dance? Me? With you? Well, that would be, I mean-" David stammered. "Yeah, that... that'd be great."
"Thanks, see you at 5 PM." Susan waved.
"See you then." He waved back.
"He said 'Yes!" Susan said to her friends.
"Alright!" The others cheered.
At Pixfare High School, Tiana was carrying a lot of cards and candy from every classmate in her class, due to her attractiveness. Her sister had only got a few cards and chocolates, which she was fine with it. Tiana was planning to ask James to the Valentine's Day dance.
Tiana soon spotted James and came over to him. "Hi, James." She greeted him with a smile.
"Oh... Hey, Happy Valentine's Day." James said.
"You too. I was kinda wondering if maybe you'd like to go to the dance with me." She asked.
"Sure." James said. "I've never been to the dance before."
"Great." Tiana said, excited. "I think you're gonna like it."
Meanwhile, Jessica was making some lunch and gave her horse, Bulleye his food. "Here you go, boy."
The horse neighed and began to eat.
Jessica looked at the horse, thinking that she recognized him from before.
"Hey, Bullseye. You ever feel like maybe we've known each other before?" She asked, curious.
Meanwhile, Jack decided to release Ms. Cordwain from jail. First, he entered the Sheriff's station and woke her up.
"Rise and shine, Ms. Cordwain." Jack approached the cell and unlocked the door. "You're free to go."
"Really?" Ms. Cordwain asked, getting up, and getting her photo.
"Yeah. It's Valentine's Day anyway." Jack nodded. "Just don't go attacking anyone else."
Ms. Cordwain agreed. "Can you escort me back home, por favor?" She asked.
"No problem." Jack agreed and began to escort her out of the building.
Jack and Ms. Cordwain got in the car, and Jack was about to set up the GPS. "What's your address?" He asked.
"It's 2710 Elk Stone Street. But I don't need that to get home." She replied, remembering that she never did like technology.
"Alright then." Jack said, then he drove her to the exact same address.
"Gracias, Jack." Ms. Cordwain opened the door and exited the car.
"If I see you attacking anyone again, I might put you back in jail. Or even put an ankle bracelet on you." Jack warned.
"Don't worry. I won't." She assured him. "Unless someone aggravates me, then they deserve it."
Jack rolled his eyes, then drove off.
Ms. Cordwain turned and entered her house. Her shop and house were a little dusty, so she cleaned the entire shop and house. 'Some Valentine's Day.' She thought to herself. It often got lonely living away from her family.
When she got to her room, she saw a lot of Valentine's Day-themed gifts, cards, and some stuffed animals from the Hernandez Family on her bed. "Oh, mi familia." Ms. Cordwain was touched by all their gifts. She then decided to send them Valentines.
Ms. Cordwain saw a guitar-shaped green and pink present with a silver ribbon and bow and knew that this present was from Michael.
She smiled and began to open the present, even though she already knew what it was. She was surprised to see a golden brown guitar-shaped hanger and a letter from Michael.
"Dear Mama Imelda. Happy Valentine's Day! I love you! Love, Miguel"
Ms. Cordwain then saw Natalie's gift wrapped up in a pink box, with a silver ribbon and bow, and began opening it. She was surprised to find a beautiful purple and silver necklace. Then she saw a letter from Natalie.
"Happy Valentine's Day, Mama Imelda. Love, Rosa"
Then she saw Lucy's gift, all wrapped up in a rectangular blue box, with a red ribbon and bow. She opened it to find a make-up set with a card that read 'Happy Valentine's Day'. Ms. Cordwain put the makeup kit aside, open the card, and begin the read it.
'Thanks for being like family to us. Happy Valentine's Day! Lucy'
She was touched by her present and then saw a round yellow box, with a cherry red ribbon and bow. She opened the box to find it was filled with small chocolates. There she saw a letter from Maria.
'I hope you have a happy Valentine's Day. Maria'
Then she saw a present from Angela. It was a triangular-shaped turquoise box with a pink ribbon and bow on it and a card that read 'Happy Valentine's Day. Angela'
Ms. Cordwain was the feeling like she had her Valentine's Day all over again and began opening her present. She was surprised to find a beautiful pair of skull-shaped earrings with amethyst stones for eyes and spinel stones for the nose and golden and silver trimmings.
At Pixfare University, everyone on campus was talking, giving out their valentines, and doing their studies as usual. Mindy was under a big tree, studying for her spring exams when Albert approached her holding something behind his back with his left arm. "Hey...Mi Amor." He said.
Mindy looked up from her book and smiled. "Oh. Hi honey. Happy Valentine's day."
"I got you something." Albert said, then removed his arm from his back to reveal a very small box of chocolates.
"Aww, that's really sweet. Thank you." She took the box and gave him a kiss.
Albert blushed. "So got me something for Valentine's Day this year?" He asked.
"Of course I did." Mindy took a small box from her backpack and handed it to Albert, along with a rose.
"So, what are your plans for Valentine's Day this year?" Albert asked.
"Well, I was thinking we could go out to eat." Mindy suggested. "Maybe see a movie."
"I was thinking the same thing." Albert said. "There's the Valentine's Day dinner and movie marathon this evening at the college's auditorium. I was wondering if I could invite you." He said, taking the rose from Mindy.
"Sure. That sounds like fun. I'd love to go." Mindy agreed, smiling.
Ms. Cordwain went to the Hernandez complex and put the Valentines into the mailbox with their name on it. "Happy Valentine's day, mi familia." She said, glancing at the family through the window.
Ms. Cordwain quickly walked back to her house, before anyone saw her. She went inside, but then caught sight of the family photo. It was days like this that made her miss her husband and daughter even more.
She closed her eyes and remembered the day that her daughter was born. She also remembered all those times that she would sing and dance with Coco, while Hector played his guitar.
The music class was out since Ben had been in the hospital. Michael had an early dismissal from school. His parents took him to visit Ben at the hospital. They soon saw him sitting in a wheelchair with a neck brace, a bandage wrapped around his head, a sling on his left arm and hooked up to an IV. "What happened, Señor Cruise?" Michael asked, trying to keep his cover as if he was still cursed.
"Cordwain." Ben tried to answer. "First she kidnapped me, and then she attacked me."
Michael began writing. "Tell me the whole story."
"Cordwain kidnapped me and took me to some cabin." Ben explained. "She kept asking me about where a missing item was. I tried to tell her that it wasn't my fault. Then she started beating me with a shoe and blamed me for taking "him" away from her. The Sheriff then stopped her, and then I was brought here."
Michael continued writing it down. "What did you do after you got to the hospital?"
"I don't really remember much." He tried to think. "Just answering questions while being examined."
"And why did Ms. Cordwain kidnap you?" He asked, writing the final notes.
"The woman's mad." He replied. "She did it just because she wanted to know where some missing item was."
Michael then noticed that he was talking about his past, murdering his great-great-grandfather and stealing credit for his songs. "Well, You're still my best teacher." Michael said.
"Why, thank you, niño." Ben managed a smile. "You were always my favorite student."
Michael waved to Ben as he left. He then approached his uncles Henry and Joaquin. "Hey, Tíos." Michael asked. "May I please borrow your keys for a bit? Natalie can be with me. To keep me out of trouble." He said, winking at Natalie going with the plan.
The twins looked at each other, unsure about his request.
"Uh, I don't know." Henry said.
"We can't have a couple-" Joaquin continued.
"-of kids going into restricted areas."
"We'll be fine." Michael said, as Natalie quickly created a distraction.
"Well, ok." They gave Michael their keys. "Just make sure you two stay out of trouble."
"We will." Michael and Natalie said in unison. They snuck into the hallway, disguised themselves in scrubs, and headed out to the ICU.
"Do you got Oscar and Felipe's staff cards?" Michael asked, checking everything in his bag according to the plan.
"Yeah, I got 'em." Natalie nodded, holding the cards in her hand. "You sure this is a good idea?"
"Sí" Michael said nodded. They had been planning this for a few weeks. Getting them to the hospital, interview Ben about what happened in case Ms. Cordwain did something, steal their Tios' ID cards, and get to the ICU before anyone noticed they were gone. When they got to the counter, the nurse looked at them in suspicion. "Can I help you?" The nurse asked.
Michael and Natalie explained to her their reason for coming.
"ID cards?" She asked.
The kids showed the nurse the cards they took from their uncles.
"Alright then, 'Henry and Joaquin'." The nurse sighed. "I'll let you guys go see Gael, but don't take to long." She warned them.
"Don't worry. We won't." Michael assured her as he and Natalie went inside.
Then they saw Gael in an unconscious state, with IV bags in his left arm, a breathing tube around his face, and a heart monitor. Michael quietly put a marigold flower next to his bedside. "Papá Héctor... Feliz día de San Valentín." He said, knowing that he couldn't wake up.
Natalie stared at him, shocked. "Wow. I can't believe he's here. We gotta tell Mama Imelda."
"This is the same Papá Héctor from the pictures back home." Michael said, holding Gael's hand. "I hope he wakes up soon."
"Yeah." Natalie agreed. "From hearing all of Mama Coco's stories about him, he sounds like a great guy."
Michael gave Gael a kiss on his forehead. "Hasta pronto, Papá Héctor." He whispered into his ear and looked at Natalie. "We need to get out of here before the cameras catch us."
"Good idea." She agreed. The two quickly left the room before someone caught them.
Then they finally got back to the waiting room, went into the hall, changed out of the scrubs, and quickly went back to Henry and Joaquin.
"Hola." Henry greeted them as he was getting their stuff ready. "Ready to go?"
"Yes, we are." Michael and Natalie answered, handing the twins back their keys.
At the Nagasaki Mansion, Susan was making plans in Hilary's chatroom.
"Hey, Hilary. How's your Valentine's day going?" Susan asked.
"It's good." Hilary said. "What are you working on?" She asked.
"Just something that I hope will go along with our plan." Susan replied.
"Any plans for Valentine's day?" Hilary asked, getting the storybook.
"Well, Tony and I are going to the Valentine's day dance." Susan said. "How about you?"
"Working on the plan." Hilary said. "and going to the same dance as you, Kari, and Tony." She said.
"Cool. I can't wait to see you guys there." Susan smiled.
A few hours later, Susan was in her room, picking her outfit. She chose a purple knee-length dress and dark purple flats. She put on her dress, and flats, then went to her vanity to do her hair. She decided to put it up in an elegant braided bun, tightened in a ribbon representing the bisexual flag. She then put on a bit of makeup.
"Wow, darling. You look fabulous." Ivanna smiled, standing by the door.
"Oh, thanks, Aunt Ivanna." Susan said.
Then they heard a knock at the door.
"That must be David!" Susan cried, excitedly and hurried downstairs.
When David opened the door, he was wearing his red and gray tuxedo, holding a bouquet of flowers, and began this all Susan in a beautiful dress.
"Wow, Susan." He looked at her, almost speechless. "You, uh, you look beautiful."
"Umm.. thanks." Susan blushed "We should get going."
The two got into the limo and then it drove off.
At the shoe shop, Ms. Cordwain was watching some Valentine-themed movies on TV, when she heard her cellphone ring.
She muted the TV, picked up her phone, and answered it. "Hello?"
"Hey, it's Lucy." She called. "Thank you so much for the Valentine's gifts you got us."
"You're very welcome, Lucy. It was my pleasure." Ms. Cordwain replied, smiling. "And thank you for the one you guys gave me."
"I know you felt lonely on Valentine's Day." Lucy said. "I was wondering if you could come over while Michael and Natalie are at the school dance. Albert's with his date, Mindy, and Juan and Jimmy are at the preschool party with their teacher."
"Oh yes. I would love to." Ms. Cordwain's eyes lit up. Even though most of her family was still cursed, she loved spending time with them.
"I'll ask Henry and Joaquin to pick you up." Lucy said. "See you soon."
"Sounds great. I'll see you then." Ms. Cordwain replied.
Michael was dressed in his special red and white mariachi outfit, with matching shoes. Natalie is dressed in her leg-length, medium shoulder, turquoise dress, and green dancing shoes.
"I'm so excited for the dance, Miguel." Natalie said, putting on some red eyeshadow.
"So am I, prima." Michael agreed, adjusting his tie.
Someone then knocked on the door. Michael and Natalie went to answer the door and saw Riley.
Riley wore her beautiful knee-length purple and yellow dress, with a honey-colored ribbon and bow on her waist, complete with lilac-colored flats with plastic violet flowers on them. She had her hair up in a neatly braided ponytail, with her rainbow ribbon on.
"Good evening, Mr. and Mrs. Hernandez." She greeted.
"Good evening Riley." Lucy and Edward greeted her. "My, don't you look lovely."
"Oh... Thanks." Riley blushed. "Where's Michael and Natalie?" She asked.
"Michael, Natalie, Riley's here!" Lucy called. "They'll be right down."
Michael and Natalie came out of the bathroom and went downstairs.
"Hola, Riley." They both greeted her.
"Hey, guys. You guys look great this evening." Riley said, blushing.
"Thanks. You look great, too." Michael replied.
They then heard a honk from Riley's parents outside.
"That's my parents." Riley said. "We should get going."
"Bye Niños." Lucy said.
"Don't stay out too late, or La Llorona's gonna get you." Edward added.
"Don't worry. We won't." Michael assured him, even though he didn't really believe in that old legend.
Hilary was also picking an outfit for the dance. She chose a white and pink knee-length lace dress and pink sparkled heel shoes. She then decided to do her hair, and put on a braided ponytail, with her lovely, purple ribbons on them.
Then she heard a honk from outside her home. Hilary finished doing her hair and then rushed downstairs. She saw the Sanders minivan on the driveway next to her house.
"Come on, Hillary!" Riley shouted.
"I'm coming!" Hilary replied as she opened the door and came outside.
"Be back before curfew!" Her father said.
"Yes, Dad! I will!" She answered back, before getting into the van.
Every car made it to the school gym, which was filled with tons of Valentine's Day decorations and lighting.
"Wow!" Riley and the group looked around, amazed at the decor. "The gym looks great."
Alex looked out the car window, nervously. "This must be my first time." He said. "Diana, will I be alright?" He asked Diana, who was driving.
"Don't worry, Alex. You're gonna be just fine." Diana assured him.
"Thanks, Diana." Alex said, getting out of the car. "Bye Dad. Bye Diana!"
"Bye, son. Have fun." Martin and Diana waved to Alex as he left.
"Hey, Alex." Hilary said. "What took you so long?" She asked.
"Hey, Hilary." Alex greeted her. "Well, Diana was driving and she has trouble remembering directions." He explained.
"I understand." Hilary said.
"Thanks. Are the others here yet?" Alex asked.
They saw James and Melody rushing out of the car.
"Hey, guys!" Melody waved when she spotted her friends.
"What's going on?" Hilary asked.
"Not much. We just got here." Melody replied. "Did we miss anything?"
"We just got here, and the party starts in an hour." Michael explained.
"Wow. So we're all early then." Alex said, surprised.
As they went inside, it was amazing with tons of games, a food and drink table, a DJ, and everything Valentine's theme.
"Wow!" They said all together. "This looks so cool."
Ms. Cordwain was waiting for her ride when she saw a different car, a brown station wagon, and coming out of the car were Henry and Joaquin.
"Hola, gemelos." She greeted them, glad to see her brothers.
"Hey, Ms. Cordwain—." Henry said.
"We're here to pick you up." Joaquin added.
"Thank you. I appreciate you guys giving me a ride." She said, and then they got into the car.
In the Pixfare University dorm, Mindy was getting ready for her date. She was finding the right dress for the evening. She picked out a royal blue, knee-length dress with a blue and silver necklace, and navy blue flats.
She then heard a knock at the door. Mindy grabbed her purse and answered the door to see Albert.
Albert wore his plain red Polo shirt, black jeans, hazel brown loafers, and was holding up a bouquet of daisies. "Hey, Mi Amor." He blushed.
"Hi, honey. You look really nice." She said, also blushing.
"Are you ready to go?" He said.
"Yes, I am." She nodded.
At the dance, the group was talking about the plan, while drinking some citrus fruit punch.
"So, what's the next step in the plan?" Riley asked.
Hilary then discussed the next part of the plan.
"And you're sure that none of your parents know what we're up to?" She asked.
"They're not." Michael explained.
"Great." Hilary said, relieved. "If any of them found out, it would ruin the whole thing."
"I agree." Susan said.
"Come on, guys. Let's go dance." Michael suggested, hearing the music playing. He grabbed Riley's hands and danced to some polka.
The others joined in and also started dancing.
At the Hernandez complex, Ms. Cordwain and the all of the Hernandez family were talking about the day before Valentine's day.
"That was an awful thing you did to that poor man." Lucy said.
"I guess so." Ms. Cordwain said, really embarrassed, and trying to keep her cover, even after Derek found out about her real self and why she'd been hiding since Jack came to town. "I'm gonna try to be good." She assured them. "I promised Jack that I wouldn't attack anyone again."
"I hope so." Edward said, sipping his coffee. "Anything you would want to do for Valentine's Day?" He questioned.
"Well, I'm enjoying just spending time with all of you." Ms. Cordwain answered. "I consider you family."
At the gym, they were now having a slow dance. David and Susan were among the other pairs gathered on the dance floor.
"So, did you have any dreams last night?" Susan asked.
"Actually, yes. I was at this track meet and I saw you. Then we made a date to go to the movies." He explained.
"Me too." Susan said, continuing with the waltz. "Then what happened?"
"Really? Cause later, this huge drill thing appeared in the parking lot." He continued. "Then I saw these superheroes, and one of them looked like you."
"You were named Tony in that dream, right?" Susan said.
"Yeah. In fact, you called me 'Tony' just before I ran off." He realized. "Also, I called you Violet."
Susan suddenly tripped and kissed David on the lips, causing his memories to come back. He looked dazed for a moment, and then he looked at her and smiled. "Violet?"
"Tony!" Susan went to tears and kissed Tony passionately.
He kissed her back. "I'm so glad to see you."
Hilary saw the entire thing while dancing with Michael. She smiled, knowing that their plan was still working.
Susan grabbed David's hand and introduced him to her group.
"Nice to meet all of you." David said, shaking hands with each of them.
"Welcome to Operation Cobra, David!" Hilary shook his hand and began to explain her plan.
"Thanks." David smiled. "Wow. That sounds really cool."
Soon, it was time to go home, due to their curfews. David exchanged phone numbers with the others, and they gave him the link to their chatroom.
In Tony's room, he went on his phone and began talking to the group, and his blue and red pajamas.
"Hey, guys." He messaged. "Thanks for letting me in your group."
"You're welcome." Hilary responded.
"Ummm... Guys. Can I tell you something?" Susan texted.
"Sure. Is something wrong?" Hilary asked, concerned.
"Well, the secret is... I'm Bisexual." Susan blushed and texted.
"Oh, that's ok." Natalie commented.
"Yeah, no need to feel embarrassed." Michael added.
"Thanks, guys." Susan texted.
"No problem. You're our friend." Riley assured her.
"I'm Bi too!" David texted.
"Really?!" Susan messaged, surprised.
"Yes." David texted.
"Well, you're in a good place here. We don't judge." Riley messaged.
David blushed. "It's going to be late. We should get to bed." He texted.
The others agreed and began to say goodnight.
He turned off his phone and got on the page that Hilary gave him. After exploring the website, he set up his own page.
Ms. Cordwain came home, feeling so happy that she saw her family. That night in her dreams, they saw who she really was and hugged her along with her husband and daughter. Hopefully, they would all be together again after the curse was eventually broken.
/Happy late Valentine's Day
-This chapter takes place after 'Guitar Strings'
-David is Tony Rydinger
-I wanted to put a character reference into Ms. Cordwain's address. It's an anagram of the year the movie 'Coco' was released, with the word 'skeleton'.
