Chapter 24
Stanton spent most of the night reliving memories, realizing what kind of person he was. And he was amazed that he really wasn't that different, just not a much a loner. But around midnight, a thought came to him, "By the way, how and where is everybody?" Rachel was sipping a latte when she answered, "They stayed there, Cass and Yvonne knew that I wanted time alone with you, so they explained things to her."
Stanton nodded. He had a feeling Serena would doubt his kinship, but eventually, she would understand. "By the way, Cass has three scars on her chest, she didn't cut herself did she?" Rachel questioned worriedly. Stanton sighed. Back in the day, he and Cassandra were as close as brother and sister as he and Rachel were. But he always knew she had a school girl crush on him. It went out of control without Rachel.
"She did, didn't she?" Stanton nodded reluctantly. "What does STA stand for?" She passed the latte to him, and he sipped the hot frothy mixture. "Stanton." He answered simply. She drew back. "Without you, he crush got out of control and she fell madly in love with me, so she tried to slice my name in her chest. On top of that, she's got a heart-and-dagger tattoo with my name in it." Her eyes widened.
"Why did she get a tattoo?" Stanton rolled his eyes, and put the latte on his night stand. "When I paid more attention to her than my other pupils, she assumed that there was something between us, so she claims that's what I did to her heart." She tilted her head. "Jilted?" He nodded. Rachel pursed her lips, and asked, "Where she get it?" "Hipbone." Her jaw dropped, then she grinned. "And you've seen this tattoo?"
He groaned. "She made me touch the damn thing. What she couldn't get through her head was that I couldn't have jilted her, and that I love Serena. Yet now...What's gonna happen?" She shook her head. "How's everybody else? Kelly, Murray, Chris, what's been happening?"
He thought for a moment, then grinned. "Want to see for yourself?" She nodded and stood up. "You'll have to take me, I can't become shadow yet." He held her hand, and disappeared. He flew to the Dungeon, and began to introduce her to some of the new kids. And suddenly, Yvonne and Cassandra showed up. After they had given her hugs, Cassandra turned to him, and blushed. He took her to the corner.
"Stanton, confession. I do still love you. And back then I did too. But I took it out of control when Rachel left. And uh, I could live with being friends back then. So, I can live with it now." She slapped her hands to her hips, and sighed. He waited for a moment, then he smiled. He took her hand, "I can too." Her eyes widened, then she smiled. They waited for a moment, then he laughed, and gave her a quick brotherly hug.
They walked out to the dance floor, and back to Rachel, who hugging Karyl, and Murray. But Tymmie stood alone in the distance. As she was saying her, 'I missed you's,' Tymmie pretended not to notice her. Stanton's impatience surfaced, and walked over to him, and pulled him back to Rachel. "Rachel, I found an old friend." She turned, and blinked when she saw Tymmie, who was keeping his gaze away from hers.
"What's with the haircut?" Tymmie fingered his hair, "Uh, I shaved my head and got a tattoo, but I had a laser removal. So I'm waiting for it to grow back before I dye it again." She tilted her head, then yanked Tymmie further out onto the dance floor, and moved with him. "Don't tell me you've lost your touch!" She coaxed happily. Tymmie grinned, and finally started to move.
He almost pulled her close, but then he noticed that Stanton was standing nearby. Rachel shook her head, then grabbed his hands, and pulled them around her waist. She mouthed to him, 'He won't mind.' And she was right. Stanton did try to protect his sister, but he knew when to back off. But he would also have to lecture her on the way she danced at Planet Bang.
A finger tapped his shoulder, and he turned to see Chris. "What are you doing here?" Stanton asked. Chris shrugged. "I wanted to see Rachel again. And Vanessa is trying to recollect the time when she saved both of you. Serena sends a message that she'll understand if you want to spend time with your sister, and that she loves you." Stanton smiled thinking about Serena's understanding.
At the sound of a loud howl, they turned to see Rachel dancing around in the pink and blue lights. Right in the middle of Yvonne, Cassandra, and Kelly. The Bad Girls. They were a small branch of the follower gang. And even better, they were all back together again. And this time, no matter what his sister tried to make him believe, she would not go on her own. (A/N: Believe it or not, this isn't over, I just have a few improvements to make, then I'll get it on here for ya!)
Stanton spent most of the night reliving memories, realizing what kind of person he was. And he was amazed that he really wasn't that different, just not a much a loner. But around midnight, a thought came to him, "By the way, how and where is everybody?" Rachel was sipping a latte when she answered, "They stayed there, Cass and Yvonne knew that I wanted time alone with you, so they explained things to her."
Stanton nodded. He had a feeling Serena would doubt his kinship, but eventually, she would understand. "By the way, Cass has three scars on her chest, she didn't cut herself did she?" Rachel questioned worriedly. Stanton sighed. Back in the day, he and Cassandra were as close as brother and sister as he and Rachel were. But he always knew she had a school girl crush on him. It went out of control without Rachel.
"She did, didn't she?" Stanton nodded reluctantly. "What does STA stand for?" She passed the latte to him, and he sipped the hot frothy mixture. "Stanton." He answered simply. She drew back. "Without you, he crush got out of control and she fell madly in love with me, so she tried to slice my name in her chest. On top of that, she's got a heart-and-dagger tattoo with my name in it." Her eyes widened.
"Why did she get a tattoo?" Stanton rolled his eyes, and put the latte on his night stand. "When I paid more attention to her than my other pupils, she assumed that there was something between us, so she claims that's what I did to her heart." She tilted her head. "Jilted?" He nodded. Rachel pursed her lips, and asked, "Where she get it?" "Hipbone." Her jaw dropped, then she grinned. "And you've seen this tattoo?"
He groaned. "She made me touch the damn thing. What she couldn't get through her head was that I couldn't have jilted her, and that I love Serena. Yet now...What's gonna happen?" She shook her head. "How's everybody else? Kelly, Murray, Chris, what's been happening?"
He thought for a moment, then grinned. "Want to see for yourself?" She nodded and stood up. "You'll have to take me, I can't become shadow yet." He held her hand, and disappeared. He flew to the Dungeon, and began to introduce her to some of the new kids. And suddenly, Yvonne and Cassandra showed up. After they had given her hugs, Cassandra turned to him, and blushed. He took her to the corner.
"Stanton, confession. I do still love you. And back then I did too. But I took it out of control when Rachel left. And uh, I could live with being friends back then. So, I can live with it now." She slapped her hands to her hips, and sighed. He waited for a moment, then he smiled. He took her hand, "I can too." Her eyes widened, then she smiled. They waited for a moment, then he laughed, and gave her a quick brotherly hug.
They walked out to the dance floor, and back to Rachel, who hugging Karyl, and Murray. But Tymmie stood alone in the distance. As she was saying her, 'I missed you's,' Tymmie pretended not to notice her. Stanton's impatience surfaced, and walked over to him, and pulled him back to Rachel. "Rachel, I found an old friend." She turned, and blinked when she saw Tymmie, who was keeping his gaze away from hers.
"What's with the haircut?" Tymmie fingered his hair, "Uh, I shaved my head and got a tattoo, but I had a laser removal. So I'm waiting for it to grow back before I dye it again." She tilted her head, then yanked Tymmie further out onto the dance floor, and moved with him. "Don't tell me you've lost your touch!" She coaxed happily. Tymmie grinned, and finally started to move.
He almost pulled her close, but then he noticed that Stanton was standing nearby. Rachel shook her head, then grabbed his hands, and pulled them around her waist. She mouthed to him, 'He won't mind.' And she was right. Stanton did try to protect his sister, but he knew when to back off. But he would also have to lecture her on the way she danced at Planet Bang.
A finger tapped his shoulder, and he turned to see Chris. "What are you doing here?" Stanton asked. Chris shrugged. "I wanted to see Rachel again. And Vanessa is trying to recollect the time when she saved both of you. Serena sends a message that she'll understand if you want to spend time with your sister, and that she loves you." Stanton smiled thinking about Serena's understanding.
At the sound of a loud howl, they turned to see Rachel dancing around in the pink and blue lights. Right in the middle of Yvonne, Cassandra, and Kelly. The Bad Girls. They were a small branch of the follower gang. And even better, they were all back together again. And this time, no matter what his sister tried to make him believe, she would not go on her own. (A/N: Believe it or not, this isn't over, I just have a few improvements to make, then I'll get it on here for ya!)