Blossom: T.T I don't wanna write this chapter!
Mogura: Too bad Blossom. Now WRITE!
Airanne: Yes Blossom, if you write, you can play cards with Duo later.
Blossom: ^.^ I'm so going to beat him at Spit again.
Duo: NOOOOOOOO!!!!!! T.T That's not fair Blossom!
Heero: It's fun to watch.
Mogura: . *hits Blossom on her forehead with her hand* WRITE!!!!!!
Blossom: Yes ma'am!
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A few minutes later, they arrived at Blossom's old house, which looks very nice compared to the apartment she now lives in.
Blossom: *sighs sadly* Come on Duo. Let's get this over with. *she walks over to the front door, and rings the doorbell distastefully*
The door opens to reveal a short girl of about 18. She has brown hair and hazel eyes. When she sees Blossom, she frowns.
Beth: What are you doing here?
Blossom: I used to live here, I'm here to get three things from my old room, remember?
Beth: Kit, you're only allowed in here with Mogura. Who's this? *she points to Duo*
Blossom: That's Duo Maxwell. It's a long story, and one that you wouldn't like. Mogura's not here because she had to do something.
Beth: *ignores her* Alone, not with him. *another small woman and a tall man, come into view behind Beth, wondering why she's still at the door*
David: (A/N: Blossom's father, and Dawn's her mother) Bonzo, you're missing the Michigan/Michigan State game. *he sees Blossom* Kathryn.
Blossom: *tears threatening to fall* Daddy.
David: Who's that? Where's Mogura? *says the name "Mogura" with hate*
Blossom: A friend. Mogura's doing something and couldn't come.
Dawn: *tears in her eyes when she sees what her ex-daughter has become* Kathryn. Why did you do it?
Blossom: *ignores her, and a single tear falls* Can't you let me get this over with? I'll be out before you know it.
David: Fine. *they move aside, but block Duo from coming in*
Blossom: I'll be fine Duo. *she leaves the living room, and walks up stairs to where her old room used to be*
Blossom reaches her old room to find something new on her bed.
Blossom: What's this? *she looks at the present wrapped up in some unicorn wrapping paper, there's a tag on it that's signed "Mom"* That's sweet. Ok. Three things. *she walks over to her massive CD collection and picks three out. She takes Dashboard Confessional, Blink-182, and Dixie Chicks, she then leaves the room, the massive present hidden*
Blossom takes one last look at her brightly colored room that she had decorated when she was 12, and goes down the stairs, tears freely flowing down her face. She almost falls twice, but catches herself just in time. She reaches the front door, her normally pretty face tear struck.
David: *snorts* Think about what you did, you will never set foot in this house again.
Dawn: Don't be silly David. She has until next year.
David: *growls and walks back to the den, where the football game was on*
Beth: Bye Kit. I wish you would stay longer.
Blossom: Really?
Beth: Kinda. *goes into the den also*
Dawn: I miss you Kathy. Did you get the present?
Blossom: Yeah. I got it. Mom, I'm sorry.
Dawn: You should be. *she closes the door on their faces, leaving a sobbing Blossom on the steps, her face in her hands*
Duo: You ok? Come on Blossom. It wasn't that bad.
Blossom: It's always bad! Seeing my parents and my sister again, sadness and hate in their voices, always reminds me of what happened!
Duo: What did happen?
Blossom: Don't ask me. I'll break down.
Duo: Ok. *they walk back to the car*
On the car ride back, Duo had to drive, since tears were blocking Blossom's vision. She didn't touch the present at all until they were in her room in the apartment.
Mogura: How'd it go?
Duo: I dunno. They didn't let me in.
Blossom: I found a present on my bed from my mother. I haven't opened it yet. I also got three CDs.
Mogura: Come in the kitchen, we'll open it together. *Blossom goes into the kitchen, carrying the present, Mogura stays behind to talk to the boys* Duo, how much did she cry?
Duo: After her mom shut the door on us, she collapsed on the steps, sobbing. That was the worst of it though.
Mogura: Better than last year. Guys, we have a problem. All of us have to get a gift for Blossom, and we're once again short on money. I'm going to go out tonight, so all three of you keep an eye on Blossom. Tag her if you have to. Come on.
The walk into the kitchen, to find Blossom looking at a picture in her hands that she brought back the year before. It's a picture of her whole family at her sister's birthday two weeks before the incident. Everyone looks really happy, except for Blossom, who looks like she's hiding a big secret.
Blossom: *talking to herself* Maybe I should've told them about Angelo. They were so surprised when they saw him there with a gun.
Mogura: Blossom, to save himself, he told your family he got the gun from you, which isn't true.
Blossom: But Mogura, if I told them about him, none of this would've happened!
Mogura: Don't question fate. They'll never answer. You know that.
Quatre: What's in the box?
Blossom: I have no idea. I want to know though.
Heero: Then open it.
Blossom: I'm scared to.
Mogura: I'll help. *she leaves the room and goes to her room. She comes back a few minutes later carrying a portable CD player and a CD* Here. Listen to this.
Blossom: *does as she's told. She soon forgets about who the presents from and opens it*
Duo: What is it?
Blossom: *turns off the music* It's a laptop and stuff for it. I asked for one when I started 8th grade, since I was going into the high school soon. My sister got one when she was in that grade. They said they would, but that was before they met Angelo.
Mogura: It's nice your mother remembered.
Blossom: And it's not my sister's old one. I think they wanted to give it to me for my birthday, but then the incident happened, and they never gave it to me. If you look at the box more closely, you can see a trace of dust on it.
Heero: You're right.
Blossom: *sighs* I've wanted this for so long. I thought they had it, and then I thought they were going to give it to my sister, but this is a more suited computer for what I do.
Heero: *gives it a look over* It'll be perfect for hacking into things.
Blossom: Exactly.
Duo: What do you want to do with it?
Blossom: I'm going to set up internet, and e-mail my friends. *goes into her room as the doorbell rings*
Mogura; I've got it! *walks to the door and opens it to reveal a tall person with shoulder length brown hair* Amber! I didn't even send the letter yet!
Amber: You sent me one two days ago, did you forget?
Mogura: Oh yeah. I can't believe I forgot. *they hear a stream of music coming from Blossom's room* Uh oh. She's playing Dixie Chicks. I haven't heard that in ages.
Blossom's voice: *coming from room, her door open* Who doesn't know what I'm talking about/ Who's never left home who's never struck out/ To find a dream and a life of their own/ A place in the clouds, a foundation of stone/ Many precede and many will follow/ A young girl's dream no longer hallow/ It takes the shape of a place out west/ But what it hold for her, she hasn't yet guessed/ She needs Wide Open Spaces/ Room to make her big mistakes/ She needs new faces/ She knows the high stakes/ She traveled this road as a child/ Wide eyes and grinning she never tired/ But now she won't be coming back with the rest/ If these are life's lessons, she'll take this test/ She needs Wide Open Spaces/ Room to make her big mistakes/ She need new faces/ She knows the high stakes/ As her folks drive away her dad yells "Check the Oil!"/ Mom stares out the window and says/ "I'm leaving my girl/ She says, "It didn't seem like that long ago/ When she stood there and let her own folks know"/ She needs Wide Open Spaces/ Room to make her big mistakes/ She needs new faces/ She knows the high stakes/ She knows the high stakes
Mogura: Blossom.
Amber: Let me guess, she just came back from the house, didn't she?
Mogura: Yup. I'm so worried about her.
Amber: You're allowed to be. Let me see her. *she walks next to Blossom's door* Guess Who?
Blossom: *looks up from her room* Aunt Amber!!!!!! But Mogura didn't send the letter yet.
Amber: She sent one days ago, when you didn't come home from a mission.
Heero: Mission Accepted.
Blossom: Heero?
Heero: Sorry. Immediate reaction.
Blossom: Right.
Amber: Anyway, I figured you guys needed help, so I came over. What's up?
Blossom: Nothing much. My birthday's tomorrow though. Trip to the police station.
Mogura: I forgot. You get out of school early.
Blossom: *giving a weak smile* I know.
Duo: Why do you have to go to the police station?
Blossom: To show on my record that I haven't done anything wrong that has to do with guns in the past year.
Quatre: But you have.
Blossom: They don't know that.
Amber: I have a question. With these three guys, where am I supposed to sleep?
Mogura: Hm.. That is a problem. I guess the guys could move into a bedroom and you could sleep on the sofa bed.
Duo: *perking up suddenly* Which bedroom?
Heero: (more very secret thoughts) I hope it's Blossoms. I really like her, and I want to investigate her new laptop. (remember, VERY SECRET thoughts. Shhhh)
Quatre: yeah. Which one? There's only two.
Mogura: Actually, I forgot that there's three. Amber, you can sleep in that one.
Amber: The one behind one of Blossom's many closets?
Blossom: . HEY! I don't have that many.
Mogura: *ignoring her* Yeah. The entrance Blossom will show you, in case you forget.
Amber: good. 'Cause I do forget.
Blossom: Follow me. *walks back into her room, opens her memories closet, which is filled top to bottom of pictures, she pushes a button behind a box labeled "SIG"*
The wall flies up, taking the pictures with it, revealing a clean room. The walls were painted a green-blue color, with black trim and a red carpet. Everyone entered the room to see it had it's own bathroom and walk- in closet. In a corner was the bag Zack gave Blossom two nights ago.
Amber: Blossom, what's in the bag?
Blossom: *blushes a deep red* Nothing. *rushes over to the corner and picks up the bag* Nothing at all.
Amber: Who gave it to you?
Mogura: Zack.
Amber: Zack the Slime?
Blossom: Mogura! Is that what you call him?
Mogura: *to Amber* The very same. *to Blossom* Yes. That's what I call him. It's a very useful name, if you ask me.
Duo: I like it.
Blossom: Whatever. I'm going to sleep. *she exits the room, leaving everyone baffled behind her*
Quatre: But it's only 6:30. What about our homework?
Mogura: She already did it. In study hall, I think. That's when she normally does it.
Duo: Yeah. That's when she did it.
Heero: With a determined look on her face, I might add. All of the other guys came over to us and started asking Blossom questions about the homework. She answered with what she had, then they stayed and just stared at her.
Mogura: *narrowing her eyes* Who came over?
Duo: Zack, Mark, Mike, Angelo, a guy named David, a guy named Matt, and James. Others too I think, but we never learned their names.
Mogura: How much attention was she paying them?
Amber: Mogura, you're way to overprotective.
Mogura: Amber, I told you about her past boyfriends! All of them were jerks! All of them! They only cared for her body, not her mind. That's what I say. I'm not letting her date again until she's 20.
Amber: *sighs*
Duo: Actually, she paid the most attention to us, asking us if we understood the material and stuff. After us was I think Zack, then Mark. But those two kept asking her questions.
Mogura: I'll kill them!!
Blossom: *coming back in the room in her pajamas* Please don't. They're really nice. I'm going to sleep now, and I totally need to kiss everyone good night. *winks at Duo*
Mogura: *raises eyebrow at the wink* Right. Knock your self out, and if I catch you out of bed after 10:00, you're grounded young lady!
Blossom: *halo appears above head* Yes ma'am. I will not leave my bed after 10:00. *crosses fingers behind her back* G'night everyone! *kisses everyone on the cheek and leaves the room*
Mogura: I'll never get her.
Amber: That's her point. She doesn't want you to figure her out, because then you'll know what she's up to.
Mogura: Oh? She's up to something?
Amber: It's in her eyes.
Mogura: Thanks for the tip Amber. Heero, Quatre. Tag her. Do not let her know she's being tagged, and I bet she'll go to visit a certain someone.
Later that night, lets say midnight, Blossom wakes up and changes her clothes to a micro-mini black skirt, a string bikini top, colored fuchsia, black boots, a black see through top, changes the color of her streaks to fuchsia, and puts on black and fuchsia make-up in the dark. For jewelry she's wearing a black choker, and black and fuchsia bangles that don't make any noise. She takes out a black bag, stuffs in her portable CD player with some CDs, and creeps out her window. She jumps down onto the pavement, takes her cell phone out of it's hiding place in the bushes, and calls someone.
Blossom: *waiting for the phone to ring* Come on. I need this job. If I don't get this job, I'll never get enough money for new stuff. Not to mention tickets. *someone picks up on the other line* Hi. This is Christina. Is Ricky there?
Voice on phone: Ricky here. What's up Christina?
Blossom: I need a job quickly. Come on Ricky. You know how much I need these jobs.
Ricky: Christina, I got just the job for you. Our friend was spotted at a club across town. You might now it. I think it's called Club Scouts. Their regular singer was busted. They need you to help them.
Blossom: I know the place. Help them for what?
Ricky: Their business is slow. It's a club. They need you to get people drunk.
Blossom: Operation Seduction?
Ricky: Right. Get there. I'm actually there right now, so I'll tell you where to go.
Blossom: *smiles* Thanks Ricky.
Inside, Heero's laptop beeps. All the guys wake up and look at the screen.
Duo: Where's Blossom going?
Quatre: I dunno, but it looks like she's hitching a ride from someone.
Heero: Let's check out who she's with and what she's wearing. *he clicks a button and a picture pops up of Blossom. Duo drools at the outfit, then looks at who she's with*
Duo: What the hell is she doing with Mark?
Quatre: No idea, but she's looking really friendly with him.
Heero: Let's see what they're talking about. *turns on sound*
In the car, the two don't know that they're being watched and listened to.
Blossom: Did you say your name was Mark?
Mark: Yeah. What's yours?
Blossom: Christina. Can you take me to Club Scouts?
Mark: Sure. I'm actually going there myself. I go routinely.
Blossom: *raises an eyebrow* Really? Then we're going to the same part. I have to sing there today. My manager said their normal singer was busted for something. Must've been a family member or something.
Mark: Or that singer got fired.
Blossom: That's good for me. I need the money.
At the apartment, the guys are shocked and are staring at the computer when Mogura comes in with Amber, both looking ready to go dancing.
Mogura: Guys, what's up with Blossom? Is that what you're staring at?
Amber: Probably. *snaps fingers and all the guys snap out of it* What's up boys?
Duo: Do you know anybody named Christina?
Mogura: I heard she sings clubs. Why?
Heero: Hnn. (translation: Then you won't believe this. Blossom is Christina, and is catching a ride to Club Scouts with Mark.)
Mogura: What's Mark doing there?
Quatre: Apparently he goes there. Probably for free beer.
Mogura: Interesting. Come on Amber, we've got to get to that club. We'll get paid for it too!
Duo: I'm confused, but hey, Blossom looks so hot in that outfit!
Mogura: *raises eyebrow at the words "Blossom looks so hot in that outfit", but decides not to question him*
Amber: Let's go Mogura. *drags her out the door and into the car*
At Club Scouts, Mark and Blossom (aka Christina) arrive and things get a bit hotter.
Ricky: *sees Blossom and comes over to her* (A/N: He looks a lot like Angelo. But he isn't.) Christina! There you are. Good outfit. Come on, get in there!
Blossom: And I'm here why?
Ricky: You need the money.
Blossom: Oh yeah. *sighs* Until how long?
Ricky: I have no idea, but they'll need you tomorrow night too.
Blossom: Tomorrow? I can't do it tomorrow!
Ricky: Why not?
Mark: Cause she's going to be with me all night. *kisses her*
Ricky: *stunned* Yeah right. Christina doesn't go for guys like you.
Blossom: *fighting to get out of the embrace*
Just then, Mogura's car pulls into the parking lot and sees Mark kissing a girl that looks remotely like Blossom.
Mogura: Hi Mark. Whatcha doing?
Mark: *pulls out of the kiss hearing Mogura's voice, and Blossom stands there for a couple seconds* Nothing.
Blossom: PERVERT! *slaps him and goes inside*
Ricky: Told you. Christina doesn't like forward guys. She likes more of the romantic soul. They win her heart and blind her, but she doesn't see that they're usually jerks inside. Either that or playboys good at the game.
Amber: Interesting. Tell me, how do you know so much about her?
Ricky: When she first called me by accident, because she was trying for pizza, I explained to her what I was then when I asked what her perfect boys was like, she told me in vivid details. I have to tell you, that was three years ago.
Mogura: Three years ago? Now that's interesting.
Ricky: I also help her out when she gets in trouble with the cops. She told me she already got caught once, and doesn't want to get caught again.
Amber: Understandable.
Mark: *grunts and walks inside after Blossom*
All of the others walk in, where Blossom is now singing on a stage. The song she's singing is called "First Kiss" by Fabulous Five. (A/N: I don't think that's their name, but I forget, and I'm too lazy to go get my Center Stage Soundtrack right now. If you know who sings it, can you please correct me? Thanks!) She took off the black see through top, and was sitting on a drunk man's lap.
Mogura: *steaming mad* She's enjoying it!
Ricky: *oblivious to the madness in her voice* Of course she is. Her job is to make their blood boil. It helps their wives out.
Amber: That's a good thing?
Ricky: It is to their wives. *they sit down by the bar and Mogura seems surprised to see Adam standing there again, manning it*
Adam: Hey Ricky. Hi Mo. Who's your friend? Where's Air?
Mogura: My friends name is Amber, and Air is at home, hopefully sleeping, because I told her not to come back until she was 30 at least.
Adam: Has she made up her mind yet?
Mogura: For what?
Adam: For what guy she likes more, I think she let Angelo out of the running, so then we've got Duo, Heero, and Zack. It's kinda difficult if you ask me. Three guys to like, only one to choose.
Ricky: Arianna Star? (A/N: Was that her name? I'm so confused. I forget everything!) I've heard of her. People tell me she sings almost as well as Christina.
Adam: Ricky that's 'cause she is Christina.
Ricky: Seriously? No way.
Adam: Way. Have you ever seen her walking around here before, while you were waiting for Christina?
Ricky: Yeah. Come to think about it, they have the same face shape, the same hair color, and the same body. Nice to look at, isn't it?
Mark: *coming to the bar, over hearing the conversation* What? Christina's body? *whistles, much to Mogura's dismay* It's nice on the eyes. It reminds me of a girl at my school. Her name is Blossom, and she flaunts her body. She says she doesn't, that she likes and feels comfortable in the clothes she wears, but you can plainly see that she just wants the attention from the guys. She gets it too. Makes all the girls jealous.
Blossom: *also hears the conversation, and looks over towards the bar, she gulps and walks over* Ricky, I want my money. I have someplace else I need to be.
Ricky: In those clothes? Babe, no you don't. Did you get an invitation already?
Blossom: No.
Ricky: Then sing something original, and I'll let you go.
Blossom: Fine. *she walks away, and gets back on stage. The song she sings is of heartbreak, and when she finishes, there isn't one dry eye in the place* Come on Ricky. That was original. Money. Now. *she snaps her fingers*
Ricky: How about..no.
Blossom: Why not?
Ricky: Because I said so.
Blossom: You sound like my mother. Or my aunt. You pick. Now give it, or else I'll get mad.
Ricky: No.
Blossom: *shrugs* You asked for it. *hits his neck and he blacks out. She takes his wallet and leaves* Bye Ricky. Thanks a bunch.
Amber: Did you know she could do that?
Mogura: No.
Adam: I don't think any of us did. Plus, she usually finishes a set, but this time she didn't. Come to think of it, she isn't supposed to be here, is she Mo?
Mogura: No she's not. Come on Amber, let's go follow our friend.
Amber: Right. Bye guys! *they leave fast*
Outside, in a Starbucks, Blossom pulls something off her top.
Blossom: Hi Heero. Happy to see me?
At the apartment, the guys are shocked. Heero presses a button on the laptop.
Back at the Starbucks.
HV: (Heero's voice) How did you know we were tabbing you?
Blossom: I know everything.
DV: (Duo's voice) When did you get that outfit?
Blossom: *winks* I got it three years ago. The bikini and see through shirt were valentine presents, from Angelo, and the skirt was an Easter present from my grandmother.
DV: It looks really hot.
Blossom: Thank you. I'm betting you want to know what happened three years ago, don't you?
QV: (Quatre's Voice) That would be useful.
Blossom: It would, but Mogura would kill me if I told.
HV: I'll take the blame.
Blossom: Fine. Three years ago, when I was still going out with Angelo, but my parents didn't know, my whole family went out for my sister's 16th birthday. The thing was though, it was actually my birthday, but we celebrated it already. It was a really fancy restaurant, and I didn't want to go. That same night, at the same restaurant, Angelo showed up with a gun in each hand, pointed at my sister's and my mother's heads. He told them that he got both guns from me, and that I wanted him to do it, and that he didn't want to. After a couple minutes of Angelo's lies, my whole family was convinced of the wrong story and the police showed up. My father told the police man the wrong story, Angelo's story and they arrested me instead of him. Before I left, everyone in my family, except for the ones that weren't there, informed me that I had been disowned and was now an orphan. *paused, tears flowing down her face, earning her a free cup of hot cider from the boy who worked behind the counter* (A/N: I love Starbucks' hot cider. It's awesome! I totally recommend it! ^.^ Yum.. Hot cider..) I was brought to the station, and got one phone call. I could've gotten two, but I didn't want two. That's a different story. Anyway, I called Mogura, who told me she would bail me out soon. In fact, two days later, she did, and I managed to tell the police the real story, which only believed about half of it. They let me go, and but said I had to come back every year the day I was taken in. I agreed and the judge said that Mogura would be my new guardian. That of course, put my spirits up just a little bit. That's about the whole story. I didn't break up with Angelo until five months later though. *she finishes the first cup of hot cider, tears still down her face, and earns herself another cup of free cider and a lifetime supply of free coupons for anything she wanted anytime* That's nice. *the door opens, and Mogura and Amber walk in*
Mogura: Who are you talking to?
Blossom: Heero. I knew he was tabbing me, you know.
Amber: How?
Blossom: I know all. *winks at the boy behind the counter, making him blush*
Mogura: Blossom. Let's go home.
Blossom: No way. I'm going to wander around a bit.
Amber: No you're not. Not with that tone of voice.
Mogura: Get in the car now. We need to talk.
In the car, Blossom sits in the back sulking. She keeps muttering about a free country and being able to go wherever she wanted.
Mogura: You say something?
Blossom: *smiles sweetly* No.
Amber: You sure?
Blossom: Positive.
Nothing else is said until they get home.
Duo: Blossom! I thought you would be shook up after Mark kissed you.
Blossom: I was. But hey, he kisses better than Angelo.
Mogura: Blossom!
Blossom: Sorry. I'm going to sleep. Wake me up in the morning.
Duo: *smiles slyly* Can I volunteer? You owe me for this morning.
Blossom: DUO!
Mogura: Duo, I totally agree. You may.
Duo: ALL RIGHT!
Blossom mumbles about injustice and goes to sleep. The next morning, a violent shaking and a kiss awoke her.
Blossom: What the hell?
Duo: That's better.
Blossom: Duo, does Mogura know you're in here?
Duo: Umm. No. But I was hoping you could lend us some clothes. It is Halloween after all.
Blossom: You're right!! I forgot.
Mogura: *peeks her head in* What's going on in here?
Blossom: Duo and the guys need Halloween costumes.
Mogura: Already taken care of. *holds up three bags from Party City*
Blossom: Great!
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Blossom: Mogura, you get to figure out what they're going as.
Mogura: That won't be that much trouble.
Blossom: Says the girl who wrote nine pages.
Mogura: Your point is?? You wrote 7.
Blossom: That's different. I was adding on to the other chapter.
Mogura: You make no sense.
Blossom: I know!
Duo/Quatre: *are bound and gagged. They hold up a sign that says: "R&R OR ELSE NO NEXT CHAPTER!!!"*
Blossom: Good boys. For that, you get one day knocked off of your imprisonment.
Duo: *hold up a sign that sates: "What about Heero?"*
Mogura: *jerks her thumb behind her, where there was a metal and cast iron closet* He's in there until I figure out who. (Don't ask. It's a long story.)
Blossom: I'm still waiting for the verdict! Anyways, R&R!!!!!!!
Mogura: Too bad Blossom. Now WRITE!
Airanne: Yes Blossom, if you write, you can play cards with Duo later.
Blossom: ^.^ I'm so going to beat him at Spit again.
Duo: NOOOOOOOO!!!!!! T.T That's not fair Blossom!
Heero: It's fun to watch.
Mogura: . *hits Blossom on her forehead with her hand* WRITE!!!!!!
Blossom: Yes ma'am!
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A few minutes later, they arrived at Blossom's old house, which looks very nice compared to the apartment she now lives in.
Blossom: *sighs sadly* Come on Duo. Let's get this over with. *she walks over to the front door, and rings the doorbell distastefully*
The door opens to reveal a short girl of about 18. She has brown hair and hazel eyes. When she sees Blossom, she frowns.
Beth: What are you doing here?
Blossom: I used to live here, I'm here to get three things from my old room, remember?
Beth: Kit, you're only allowed in here with Mogura. Who's this? *she points to Duo*
Blossom: That's Duo Maxwell. It's a long story, and one that you wouldn't like. Mogura's not here because she had to do something.
Beth: *ignores her* Alone, not with him. *another small woman and a tall man, come into view behind Beth, wondering why she's still at the door*
David: (A/N: Blossom's father, and Dawn's her mother) Bonzo, you're missing the Michigan/Michigan State game. *he sees Blossom* Kathryn.
Blossom: *tears threatening to fall* Daddy.
David: Who's that? Where's Mogura? *says the name "Mogura" with hate*
Blossom: A friend. Mogura's doing something and couldn't come.
Dawn: *tears in her eyes when she sees what her ex-daughter has become* Kathryn. Why did you do it?
Blossom: *ignores her, and a single tear falls* Can't you let me get this over with? I'll be out before you know it.
David: Fine. *they move aside, but block Duo from coming in*
Blossom: I'll be fine Duo. *she leaves the living room, and walks up stairs to where her old room used to be*
Blossom reaches her old room to find something new on her bed.
Blossom: What's this? *she looks at the present wrapped up in some unicorn wrapping paper, there's a tag on it that's signed "Mom"* That's sweet. Ok. Three things. *she walks over to her massive CD collection and picks three out. She takes Dashboard Confessional, Blink-182, and Dixie Chicks, she then leaves the room, the massive present hidden*
Blossom takes one last look at her brightly colored room that she had decorated when she was 12, and goes down the stairs, tears freely flowing down her face. She almost falls twice, but catches herself just in time. She reaches the front door, her normally pretty face tear struck.
David: *snorts* Think about what you did, you will never set foot in this house again.
Dawn: Don't be silly David. She has until next year.
David: *growls and walks back to the den, where the football game was on*
Beth: Bye Kit. I wish you would stay longer.
Blossom: Really?
Beth: Kinda. *goes into the den also*
Dawn: I miss you Kathy. Did you get the present?
Blossom: Yeah. I got it. Mom, I'm sorry.
Dawn: You should be. *she closes the door on their faces, leaving a sobbing Blossom on the steps, her face in her hands*
Duo: You ok? Come on Blossom. It wasn't that bad.
Blossom: It's always bad! Seeing my parents and my sister again, sadness and hate in their voices, always reminds me of what happened!
Duo: What did happen?
Blossom: Don't ask me. I'll break down.
Duo: Ok. *they walk back to the car*
On the car ride back, Duo had to drive, since tears were blocking Blossom's vision. She didn't touch the present at all until they were in her room in the apartment.
Mogura: How'd it go?
Duo: I dunno. They didn't let me in.
Blossom: I found a present on my bed from my mother. I haven't opened it yet. I also got three CDs.
Mogura: Come in the kitchen, we'll open it together. *Blossom goes into the kitchen, carrying the present, Mogura stays behind to talk to the boys* Duo, how much did she cry?
Duo: After her mom shut the door on us, she collapsed on the steps, sobbing. That was the worst of it though.
Mogura: Better than last year. Guys, we have a problem. All of us have to get a gift for Blossom, and we're once again short on money. I'm going to go out tonight, so all three of you keep an eye on Blossom. Tag her if you have to. Come on.
The walk into the kitchen, to find Blossom looking at a picture in her hands that she brought back the year before. It's a picture of her whole family at her sister's birthday two weeks before the incident. Everyone looks really happy, except for Blossom, who looks like she's hiding a big secret.
Blossom: *talking to herself* Maybe I should've told them about Angelo. They were so surprised when they saw him there with a gun.
Mogura: Blossom, to save himself, he told your family he got the gun from you, which isn't true.
Blossom: But Mogura, if I told them about him, none of this would've happened!
Mogura: Don't question fate. They'll never answer. You know that.
Quatre: What's in the box?
Blossom: I have no idea. I want to know though.
Heero: Then open it.
Blossom: I'm scared to.
Mogura: I'll help. *she leaves the room and goes to her room. She comes back a few minutes later carrying a portable CD player and a CD* Here. Listen to this.
Blossom: *does as she's told. She soon forgets about who the presents from and opens it*
Duo: What is it?
Blossom: *turns off the music* It's a laptop and stuff for it. I asked for one when I started 8th grade, since I was going into the high school soon. My sister got one when she was in that grade. They said they would, but that was before they met Angelo.
Mogura: It's nice your mother remembered.
Blossom: And it's not my sister's old one. I think they wanted to give it to me for my birthday, but then the incident happened, and they never gave it to me. If you look at the box more closely, you can see a trace of dust on it.
Heero: You're right.
Blossom: *sighs* I've wanted this for so long. I thought they had it, and then I thought they were going to give it to my sister, but this is a more suited computer for what I do.
Heero: *gives it a look over* It'll be perfect for hacking into things.
Blossom: Exactly.
Duo: What do you want to do with it?
Blossom: I'm going to set up internet, and e-mail my friends. *goes into her room as the doorbell rings*
Mogura; I've got it! *walks to the door and opens it to reveal a tall person with shoulder length brown hair* Amber! I didn't even send the letter yet!
Amber: You sent me one two days ago, did you forget?
Mogura: Oh yeah. I can't believe I forgot. *they hear a stream of music coming from Blossom's room* Uh oh. She's playing Dixie Chicks. I haven't heard that in ages.
Blossom's voice: *coming from room, her door open* Who doesn't know what I'm talking about/ Who's never left home who's never struck out/ To find a dream and a life of their own/ A place in the clouds, a foundation of stone/ Many precede and many will follow/ A young girl's dream no longer hallow/ It takes the shape of a place out west/ But what it hold for her, she hasn't yet guessed/ She needs Wide Open Spaces/ Room to make her big mistakes/ She needs new faces/ She knows the high stakes/ She traveled this road as a child/ Wide eyes and grinning she never tired/ But now she won't be coming back with the rest/ If these are life's lessons, she'll take this test/ She needs Wide Open Spaces/ Room to make her big mistakes/ She need new faces/ She knows the high stakes/ As her folks drive away her dad yells "Check the Oil!"/ Mom stares out the window and says/ "I'm leaving my girl/ She says, "It didn't seem like that long ago/ When she stood there and let her own folks know"/ She needs Wide Open Spaces/ Room to make her big mistakes/ She needs new faces/ She knows the high stakes/ She knows the high stakes
Mogura: Blossom.
Amber: Let me guess, she just came back from the house, didn't she?
Mogura: Yup. I'm so worried about her.
Amber: You're allowed to be. Let me see her. *she walks next to Blossom's door* Guess Who?
Blossom: *looks up from her room* Aunt Amber!!!!!! But Mogura didn't send the letter yet.
Amber: She sent one days ago, when you didn't come home from a mission.
Heero: Mission Accepted.
Blossom: Heero?
Heero: Sorry. Immediate reaction.
Blossom: Right.
Amber: Anyway, I figured you guys needed help, so I came over. What's up?
Blossom: Nothing much. My birthday's tomorrow though. Trip to the police station.
Mogura: I forgot. You get out of school early.
Blossom: *giving a weak smile* I know.
Duo: Why do you have to go to the police station?
Blossom: To show on my record that I haven't done anything wrong that has to do with guns in the past year.
Quatre: But you have.
Blossom: They don't know that.
Amber: I have a question. With these three guys, where am I supposed to sleep?
Mogura: Hm.. That is a problem. I guess the guys could move into a bedroom and you could sleep on the sofa bed.
Duo: *perking up suddenly* Which bedroom?
Heero: (more very secret thoughts) I hope it's Blossoms. I really like her, and I want to investigate her new laptop. (remember, VERY SECRET thoughts. Shhhh)
Quatre: yeah. Which one? There's only two.
Mogura: Actually, I forgot that there's three. Amber, you can sleep in that one.
Amber: The one behind one of Blossom's many closets?
Blossom: . HEY! I don't have that many.
Mogura: *ignoring her* Yeah. The entrance Blossom will show you, in case you forget.
Amber: good. 'Cause I do forget.
Blossom: Follow me. *walks back into her room, opens her memories closet, which is filled top to bottom of pictures, she pushes a button behind a box labeled "SIG"*
The wall flies up, taking the pictures with it, revealing a clean room. The walls were painted a green-blue color, with black trim and a red carpet. Everyone entered the room to see it had it's own bathroom and walk- in closet. In a corner was the bag Zack gave Blossom two nights ago.
Amber: Blossom, what's in the bag?
Blossom: *blushes a deep red* Nothing. *rushes over to the corner and picks up the bag* Nothing at all.
Amber: Who gave it to you?
Mogura: Zack.
Amber: Zack the Slime?
Blossom: Mogura! Is that what you call him?
Mogura: *to Amber* The very same. *to Blossom* Yes. That's what I call him. It's a very useful name, if you ask me.
Duo: I like it.
Blossom: Whatever. I'm going to sleep. *she exits the room, leaving everyone baffled behind her*
Quatre: But it's only 6:30. What about our homework?
Mogura: She already did it. In study hall, I think. That's when she normally does it.
Duo: Yeah. That's when she did it.
Heero: With a determined look on her face, I might add. All of the other guys came over to us and started asking Blossom questions about the homework. She answered with what she had, then they stayed and just stared at her.
Mogura: *narrowing her eyes* Who came over?
Duo: Zack, Mark, Mike, Angelo, a guy named David, a guy named Matt, and James. Others too I think, but we never learned their names.
Mogura: How much attention was she paying them?
Amber: Mogura, you're way to overprotective.
Mogura: Amber, I told you about her past boyfriends! All of them were jerks! All of them! They only cared for her body, not her mind. That's what I say. I'm not letting her date again until she's 20.
Amber: *sighs*
Duo: Actually, she paid the most attention to us, asking us if we understood the material and stuff. After us was I think Zack, then Mark. But those two kept asking her questions.
Mogura: I'll kill them!!
Blossom: *coming back in the room in her pajamas* Please don't. They're really nice. I'm going to sleep now, and I totally need to kiss everyone good night. *winks at Duo*
Mogura: *raises eyebrow at the wink* Right. Knock your self out, and if I catch you out of bed after 10:00, you're grounded young lady!
Blossom: *halo appears above head* Yes ma'am. I will not leave my bed after 10:00. *crosses fingers behind her back* G'night everyone! *kisses everyone on the cheek and leaves the room*
Mogura: I'll never get her.
Amber: That's her point. She doesn't want you to figure her out, because then you'll know what she's up to.
Mogura: Oh? She's up to something?
Amber: It's in her eyes.
Mogura: Thanks for the tip Amber. Heero, Quatre. Tag her. Do not let her know she's being tagged, and I bet she'll go to visit a certain someone.
Later that night, lets say midnight, Blossom wakes up and changes her clothes to a micro-mini black skirt, a string bikini top, colored fuchsia, black boots, a black see through top, changes the color of her streaks to fuchsia, and puts on black and fuchsia make-up in the dark. For jewelry she's wearing a black choker, and black and fuchsia bangles that don't make any noise. She takes out a black bag, stuffs in her portable CD player with some CDs, and creeps out her window. She jumps down onto the pavement, takes her cell phone out of it's hiding place in the bushes, and calls someone.
Blossom: *waiting for the phone to ring* Come on. I need this job. If I don't get this job, I'll never get enough money for new stuff. Not to mention tickets. *someone picks up on the other line* Hi. This is Christina. Is Ricky there?
Voice on phone: Ricky here. What's up Christina?
Blossom: I need a job quickly. Come on Ricky. You know how much I need these jobs.
Ricky: Christina, I got just the job for you. Our friend was spotted at a club across town. You might now it. I think it's called Club Scouts. Their regular singer was busted. They need you to help them.
Blossom: I know the place. Help them for what?
Ricky: Their business is slow. It's a club. They need you to get people drunk.
Blossom: Operation Seduction?
Ricky: Right. Get there. I'm actually there right now, so I'll tell you where to go.
Blossom: *smiles* Thanks Ricky.
Inside, Heero's laptop beeps. All the guys wake up and look at the screen.
Duo: Where's Blossom going?
Quatre: I dunno, but it looks like she's hitching a ride from someone.
Heero: Let's check out who she's with and what she's wearing. *he clicks a button and a picture pops up of Blossom. Duo drools at the outfit, then looks at who she's with*
Duo: What the hell is she doing with Mark?
Quatre: No idea, but she's looking really friendly with him.
Heero: Let's see what they're talking about. *turns on sound*
In the car, the two don't know that they're being watched and listened to.
Blossom: Did you say your name was Mark?
Mark: Yeah. What's yours?
Blossom: Christina. Can you take me to Club Scouts?
Mark: Sure. I'm actually going there myself. I go routinely.
Blossom: *raises an eyebrow* Really? Then we're going to the same part. I have to sing there today. My manager said their normal singer was busted for something. Must've been a family member or something.
Mark: Or that singer got fired.
Blossom: That's good for me. I need the money.
At the apartment, the guys are shocked and are staring at the computer when Mogura comes in with Amber, both looking ready to go dancing.
Mogura: Guys, what's up with Blossom? Is that what you're staring at?
Amber: Probably. *snaps fingers and all the guys snap out of it* What's up boys?
Duo: Do you know anybody named Christina?
Mogura: I heard she sings clubs. Why?
Heero: Hnn. (translation: Then you won't believe this. Blossom is Christina, and is catching a ride to Club Scouts with Mark.)
Mogura: What's Mark doing there?
Quatre: Apparently he goes there. Probably for free beer.
Mogura: Interesting. Come on Amber, we've got to get to that club. We'll get paid for it too!
Duo: I'm confused, but hey, Blossom looks so hot in that outfit!
Mogura: *raises eyebrow at the words "Blossom looks so hot in that outfit", but decides not to question him*
Amber: Let's go Mogura. *drags her out the door and into the car*
At Club Scouts, Mark and Blossom (aka Christina) arrive and things get a bit hotter.
Ricky: *sees Blossom and comes over to her* (A/N: He looks a lot like Angelo. But he isn't.) Christina! There you are. Good outfit. Come on, get in there!
Blossom: And I'm here why?
Ricky: You need the money.
Blossom: Oh yeah. *sighs* Until how long?
Ricky: I have no idea, but they'll need you tomorrow night too.
Blossom: Tomorrow? I can't do it tomorrow!
Ricky: Why not?
Mark: Cause she's going to be with me all night. *kisses her*
Ricky: *stunned* Yeah right. Christina doesn't go for guys like you.
Blossom: *fighting to get out of the embrace*
Just then, Mogura's car pulls into the parking lot and sees Mark kissing a girl that looks remotely like Blossom.
Mogura: Hi Mark. Whatcha doing?
Mark: *pulls out of the kiss hearing Mogura's voice, and Blossom stands there for a couple seconds* Nothing.
Blossom: PERVERT! *slaps him and goes inside*
Ricky: Told you. Christina doesn't like forward guys. She likes more of the romantic soul. They win her heart and blind her, but she doesn't see that they're usually jerks inside. Either that or playboys good at the game.
Amber: Interesting. Tell me, how do you know so much about her?
Ricky: When she first called me by accident, because she was trying for pizza, I explained to her what I was then when I asked what her perfect boys was like, she told me in vivid details. I have to tell you, that was three years ago.
Mogura: Three years ago? Now that's interesting.
Ricky: I also help her out when she gets in trouble with the cops. She told me she already got caught once, and doesn't want to get caught again.
Amber: Understandable.
Mark: *grunts and walks inside after Blossom*
All of the others walk in, where Blossom is now singing on a stage. The song she's singing is called "First Kiss" by Fabulous Five. (A/N: I don't think that's their name, but I forget, and I'm too lazy to go get my Center Stage Soundtrack right now. If you know who sings it, can you please correct me? Thanks!) She took off the black see through top, and was sitting on a drunk man's lap.
Mogura: *steaming mad* She's enjoying it!
Ricky: *oblivious to the madness in her voice* Of course she is. Her job is to make their blood boil. It helps their wives out.
Amber: That's a good thing?
Ricky: It is to their wives. *they sit down by the bar and Mogura seems surprised to see Adam standing there again, manning it*
Adam: Hey Ricky. Hi Mo. Who's your friend? Where's Air?
Mogura: My friends name is Amber, and Air is at home, hopefully sleeping, because I told her not to come back until she was 30 at least.
Adam: Has she made up her mind yet?
Mogura: For what?
Adam: For what guy she likes more, I think she let Angelo out of the running, so then we've got Duo, Heero, and Zack. It's kinda difficult if you ask me. Three guys to like, only one to choose.
Ricky: Arianna Star? (A/N: Was that her name? I'm so confused. I forget everything!) I've heard of her. People tell me she sings almost as well as Christina.
Adam: Ricky that's 'cause she is Christina.
Ricky: Seriously? No way.
Adam: Way. Have you ever seen her walking around here before, while you were waiting for Christina?
Ricky: Yeah. Come to think about it, they have the same face shape, the same hair color, and the same body. Nice to look at, isn't it?
Mark: *coming to the bar, over hearing the conversation* What? Christina's body? *whistles, much to Mogura's dismay* It's nice on the eyes. It reminds me of a girl at my school. Her name is Blossom, and she flaunts her body. She says she doesn't, that she likes and feels comfortable in the clothes she wears, but you can plainly see that she just wants the attention from the guys. She gets it too. Makes all the girls jealous.
Blossom: *also hears the conversation, and looks over towards the bar, she gulps and walks over* Ricky, I want my money. I have someplace else I need to be.
Ricky: In those clothes? Babe, no you don't. Did you get an invitation already?
Blossom: No.
Ricky: Then sing something original, and I'll let you go.
Blossom: Fine. *she walks away, and gets back on stage. The song she sings is of heartbreak, and when she finishes, there isn't one dry eye in the place* Come on Ricky. That was original. Money. Now. *she snaps her fingers*
Ricky: How about..no.
Blossom: Why not?
Ricky: Because I said so.
Blossom: You sound like my mother. Or my aunt. You pick. Now give it, or else I'll get mad.
Ricky: No.
Blossom: *shrugs* You asked for it. *hits his neck and he blacks out. She takes his wallet and leaves* Bye Ricky. Thanks a bunch.
Amber: Did you know she could do that?
Mogura: No.
Adam: I don't think any of us did. Plus, she usually finishes a set, but this time she didn't. Come to think of it, she isn't supposed to be here, is she Mo?
Mogura: No she's not. Come on Amber, let's go follow our friend.
Amber: Right. Bye guys! *they leave fast*
Outside, in a Starbucks, Blossom pulls something off her top.
Blossom: Hi Heero. Happy to see me?
At the apartment, the guys are shocked. Heero presses a button on the laptop.
Back at the Starbucks.
HV: (Heero's voice) How did you know we were tabbing you?
Blossom: I know everything.
DV: (Duo's voice) When did you get that outfit?
Blossom: *winks* I got it three years ago. The bikini and see through shirt were valentine presents, from Angelo, and the skirt was an Easter present from my grandmother.
DV: It looks really hot.
Blossom: Thank you. I'm betting you want to know what happened three years ago, don't you?
QV: (Quatre's Voice) That would be useful.
Blossom: It would, but Mogura would kill me if I told.
HV: I'll take the blame.
Blossom: Fine. Three years ago, when I was still going out with Angelo, but my parents didn't know, my whole family went out for my sister's 16th birthday. The thing was though, it was actually my birthday, but we celebrated it already. It was a really fancy restaurant, and I didn't want to go. That same night, at the same restaurant, Angelo showed up with a gun in each hand, pointed at my sister's and my mother's heads. He told them that he got both guns from me, and that I wanted him to do it, and that he didn't want to. After a couple minutes of Angelo's lies, my whole family was convinced of the wrong story and the police showed up. My father told the police man the wrong story, Angelo's story and they arrested me instead of him. Before I left, everyone in my family, except for the ones that weren't there, informed me that I had been disowned and was now an orphan. *paused, tears flowing down her face, earning her a free cup of hot cider from the boy who worked behind the counter* (A/N: I love Starbucks' hot cider. It's awesome! I totally recommend it! ^.^ Yum.. Hot cider..) I was brought to the station, and got one phone call. I could've gotten two, but I didn't want two. That's a different story. Anyway, I called Mogura, who told me she would bail me out soon. In fact, two days later, she did, and I managed to tell the police the real story, which only believed about half of it. They let me go, and but said I had to come back every year the day I was taken in. I agreed and the judge said that Mogura would be my new guardian. That of course, put my spirits up just a little bit. That's about the whole story. I didn't break up with Angelo until five months later though. *she finishes the first cup of hot cider, tears still down her face, and earns herself another cup of free cider and a lifetime supply of free coupons for anything she wanted anytime* That's nice. *the door opens, and Mogura and Amber walk in*
Mogura: Who are you talking to?
Blossom: Heero. I knew he was tabbing me, you know.
Amber: How?
Blossom: I know all. *winks at the boy behind the counter, making him blush*
Mogura: Blossom. Let's go home.
Blossom: No way. I'm going to wander around a bit.
Amber: No you're not. Not with that tone of voice.
Mogura: Get in the car now. We need to talk.
In the car, Blossom sits in the back sulking. She keeps muttering about a free country and being able to go wherever she wanted.
Mogura: You say something?
Blossom: *smiles sweetly* No.
Amber: You sure?
Blossom: Positive.
Nothing else is said until they get home.
Duo: Blossom! I thought you would be shook up after Mark kissed you.
Blossom: I was. But hey, he kisses better than Angelo.
Mogura: Blossom!
Blossom: Sorry. I'm going to sleep. Wake me up in the morning.
Duo: *smiles slyly* Can I volunteer? You owe me for this morning.
Blossom: DUO!
Mogura: Duo, I totally agree. You may.
Duo: ALL RIGHT!
Blossom mumbles about injustice and goes to sleep. The next morning, a violent shaking and a kiss awoke her.
Blossom: What the hell?
Duo: That's better.
Blossom: Duo, does Mogura know you're in here?
Duo: Umm. No. But I was hoping you could lend us some clothes. It is Halloween after all.
Blossom: You're right!! I forgot.
Mogura: *peeks her head in* What's going on in here?
Blossom: Duo and the guys need Halloween costumes.
Mogura: Already taken care of. *holds up three bags from Party City*
Blossom: Great!
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Blossom: Mogura, you get to figure out what they're going as.
Mogura: That won't be that much trouble.
Blossom: Says the girl who wrote nine pages.
Mogura: Your point is?? You wrote 7.
Blossom: That's different. I was adding on to the other chapter.
Mogura: You make no sense.
Blossom: I know!
Duo/Quatre: *are bound and gagged. They hold up a sign that says: "R&R OR ELSE NO NEXT CHAPTER!!!"*
Blossom: Good boys. For that, you get one day knocked off of your imprisonment.
Duo: *hold up a sign that sates: "What about Heero?"*
Mogura: *jerks her thumb behind her, where there was a metal and cast iron closet* He's in there until I figure out who. (Don't ask. It's a long story.)
Blossom: I'm still waiting for the verdict! Anyways, R&R!!!!!!!