Part One
Lola looked at the Los Angeles skyline from the plane. She was getting excited; Layla and she were going to spend her sophomore year of school year with their father. She wondered if he would approve of their appearance. Like their mother, they were free spirits. Their mother let Lola cut her brunette hair neck length, dye it jet-black and streak it royal blue. Faith even took Lola to get her tattoo and Layla to get her navel and tongue pierced. Plus, these were punks through and through. From the music to the hardware, they were punks. They were one of those " mosh pitting, flash the band" kinds of girls.
They boarded off the plane and walk through the gate. They stopped and looked around for their father. Then someone tapped Lola on the shoulder. She turned around to face her father.
" Daddy."
Layla quickly turned around. Gunn pulled two bouquets from behind his back.
"If I remember correctly, orchids for Layla and water lilies for Lola."
Layla smelled the flowers.
" Dad. You remembered."
"I could never forget."
Both girls gave Gunn the biggest hug they could give.
"We missed you, Daddy.'
"C'mon girls. Lets go surprise some people."
Lola eyed her father.
"So where are we going, Daddy?"
"You'll see."
About two minutes into the ride, they knew where they were going. The Hyperion. The last moment they had of there was playing hide-and-seek with a then 8 year old and 6 year old Thomas.
The car stopped and they practically ran to the door. Gunn told Layla to surprise Cordelia and Lola to surprise Conner and Thomas. Layla walked in and looked around. She spotted her godmother Cordelia in the office. She snuck up behind her.
"Hi Aunt C."
Cordelia jumped about ten feet in the air.
"Geez, Sneak much. Omigod, Lola."
Cordelia gave Lola a hug.
"When did you get here?"
"Today, me and Layla are stay with Daddy for the school year."
"Where is Layla?"
"She went to surprise Thomas and Connor."
Cordelia reach out and touch Lola's hair.
"Lola, black with blue streaks. What was your mother thinking when she let you do that?"
"That it was cute. The same thing she thought when she took me to get this."
She then lifted her shirt to reveal a tribal butterfly also covered her back.
" Do that hurt too much?"
" Naw, it's all five by five."
Layla snuck down the basement steps. Connor and Thomas were sword fighting. She sat on one of the steps. She missed those guys the most. She snuck down the rest of the steps. She saw a crossbow leaning against the wall and thought about getting their attention with it. So she picked up the crossbow, aim it at Conner, and pulled the trigger.
He caught it right in front of his face. He then looked at her. When he realized who it was, he dropped the sword and arrow. He ran toward Layla and picked her up in a hug.
"Layla!"
"I missed you too, Connor. Now, put me down so Thomas can give me a hug."
"Oh sorry."
Connor put her down and Thomas gave her a hug.
" So, why are you here?"
"If you have to know Connor, me and Lola are staying at Dad's for the school year."
"That's cool. So, how's Aunt Faith?"
"Oh, Mom's fine. She's got the sweetest guy as a boyfriend."
Thomas looked at the mouth.
"Layla, Is your tongue pierced?"
"Yeah."
She then sticks out her tongue to reveal her tongue ring.
"Ouch, are you crazy? Then again, your mother is Faith."
"Hey."
They heard the basement door open and Lola walked down the steps.
"Hey boys or should I say men. Could little old Lola get some love?"
Thomas and Connor gave her a hug.
"Man, Connor, you got some grip on you."
"Sorry."
"It's all five by five. I like my men strong and manly."
Connor somewhat blushed.
"So, have any of y'all seen V?"
V or Veronica is Angel and Cordelia's second child. She was the PTB's way of saying, "thanks for the good work". She's a year younger than Lola and Layla. She was very close to Lola and Layla before they left.
"What time is it?"
" 1:44."
"She'll be here in three, two, one."
Suddenly the door flung open and Veronica comes running the steps.
" I'm so sorry I late for training but there was a sale and I couldn't pass...wait a minute... Lola, Layla."
"You missed us?"
Veronica ran over and hugged the girls.
"You're here for how long?"
"The whole school year."
"Good, Do I still have to train today?"
" Yes"
"Damn!"
Lola looked at the Los Angeles skyline from the plane. She was getting excited; Layla and she were going to spend her sophomore year of school year with their father. She wondered if he would approve of their appearance. Like their mother, they were free spirits. Their mother let Lola cut her brunette hair neck length, dye it jet-black and streak it royal blue. Faith even took Lola to get her tattoo and Layla to get her navel and tongue pierced. Plus, these were punks through and through. From the music to the hardware, they were punks. They were one of those " mosh pitting, flash the band" kinds of girls.
They boarded off the plane and walk through the gate. They stopped and looked around for their father. Then someone tapped Lola on the shoulder. She turned around to face her father.
" Daddy."
Layla quickly turned around. Gunn pulled two bouquets from behind his back.
"If I remember correctly, orchids for Layla and water lilies for Lola."
Layla smelled the flowers.
" Dad. You remembered."
"I could never forget."
Both girls gave Gunn the biggest hug they could give.
"We missed you, Daddy.'
"C'mon girls. Lets go surprise some people."
Lola eyed her father.
"So where are we going, Daddy?"
"You'll see."
About two minutes into the ride, they knew where they were going. The Hyperion. The last moment they had of there was playing hide-and-seek with a then 8 year old and 6 year old Thomas.
The car stopped and they practically ran to the door. Gunn told Layla to surprise Cordelia and Lola to surprise Conner and Thomas. Layla walked in and looked around. She spotted her godmother Cordelia in the office. She snuck up behind her.
"Hi Aunt C."
Cordelia jumped about ten feet in the air.
"Geez, Sneak much. Omigod, Lola."
Cordelia gave Lola a hug.
"When did you get here?"
"Today, me and Layla are stay with Daddy for the school year."
"Where is Layla?"
"She went to surprise Thomas and Connor."
Cordelia reach out and touch Lola's hair.
"Lola, black with blue streaks. What was your mother thinking when she let you do that?"
"That it was cute. The same thing she thought when she took me to get this."
She then lifted her shirt to reveal a tribal butterfly also covered her back.
" Do that hurt too much?"
" Naw, it's all five by five."
Layla snuck down the basement steps. Connor and Thomas were sword fighting. She sat on one of the steps. She missed those guys the most. She snuck down the rest of the steps. She saw a crossbow leaning against the wall and thought about getting their attention with it. So she picked up the crossbow, aim it at Conner, and pulled the trigger.
He caught it right in front of his face. He then looked at her. When he realized who it was, he dropped the sword and arrow. He ran toward Layla and picked her up in a hug.
"Layla!"
"I missed you too, Connor. Now, put me down so Thomas can give me a hug."
"Oh sorry."
Connor put her down and Thomas gave her a hug.
" So, why are you here?"
"If you have to know Connor, me and Lola are staying at Dad's for the school year."
"That's cool. So, how's Aunt Faith?"
"Oh, Mom's fine. She's got the sweetest guy as a boyfriend."
Thomas looked at the mouth.
"Layla, Is your tongue pierced?"
"Yeah."
She then sticks out her tongue to reveal her tongue ring.
"Ouch, are you crazy? Then again, your mother is Faith."
"Hey."
They heard the basement door open and Lola walked down the steps.
"Hey boys or should I say men. Could little old Lola get some love?"
Thomas and Connor gave her a hug.
"Man, Connor, you got some grip on you."
"Sorry."
"It's all five by five. I like my men strong and manly."
Connor somewhat blushed.
"So, have any of y'all seen V?"
V or Veronica is Angel and Cordelia's second child. She was the PTB's way of saying, "thanks for the good work". She's a year younger than Lola and Layla. She was very close to Lola and Layla before they left.
"What time is it?"
" 1:44."
"She'll be here in three, two, one."
Suddenly the door flung open and Veronica comes running the steps.
" I'm so sorry I late for training but there was a sale and I couldn't pass...wait a minute... Lola, Layla."
"You missed us?"
Veronica ran over and hugged the girls.
"You're here for how long?"
"The whole school year."
"Good, Do I still have to train today?"
" Yes"
"Damn!"