It was now day two of our ten day meeting span. I was with Tala and we went to the Internet café to check email and then to the dining hall for breakfast. We didn't talk much but we did glare a great deal. We finished breakfast in ten minutes and were about to leave but the rest of the "group" came in. It wasn't that we didn't like them but they "insisted" (or but what I call it "demanded") for us to stay and "chat." That conscious effort never really works. Tala, Kai, and I were dead silent with and excuse for me listening to my mp3. There were colorful conversations going on, but nothing to my interest. My silence could've gone on forever but Rei disrupted it.
"What do you like to do, Nicole?" Rei asked curiously.
"What you're seeing right now," I replied coldly.
"Be like Kai and listen to music?"
"I'm not like Kai I'm sorry to tell you."
"Yeah you are. Well, I guess that results from being around Tala."
"Are you accusing my older brother?"
"No. I'm being factual and logical."
"Hmph. The only way you can determine of who I am is if you look at it backwards but it must be lived forwards."
"Soren Kierkegaard. The Danish philosopher."
"You know your philosophers."
"Of course."
"I'm tired of talking. I'm leaving."
I left the table and went up to the room to get my backpack. I got back downstairs and stood among the group. My brother was talking to his best friend but stopped when I went to meet up with the group. This surprised me in a concerned matter. He never would notice my presence in the room at any costs. I didn't say anything to him or to anyone. Ana was already there and we were going to hang out at the hotel. It was usually the unnoticeable things I noticed. That was how I noticed the disruption in Tala's conversation. Hiwatari came up to me and (for the first time in Kai History) started the conversation.
"What's up with you?" he asked emotionlessly.
"The thinker. As for you, the feeler," I replied with no surprise or expression.
"The three different types of people?" he asked.
"General types. There are twelve discovered by scientists," I replied.
"True. Tala needs you," he concluded and left.
I left to see what my brother needed which was quite practical. He was leaning against the wall with his eyes closed. He looked up and handed me a piece of paper and with that I left. I read the message within it and this is what it said:
Nicole Lyan Valkov,
You're officially adopted. It's been confirmed.
-Father
"Oh great," I whispered silently. What? So my parents got married last year. Dad adopted me with my mom this year. Tala trained me since mom and Father were engaged. Not like I cared. I moved to Russia last year, but what was their make a big deal of? It was cold and irritating but it's the norm.
I walked from where I was and began to listen to my music. It was Lyin' From You by Linkin Park. I guess I am a rocker. Only thing I think about when it comes to the genre Rock was my so-called "twin." He and I had about the exact same personality and we only met on MSN. Pathetic, but his friend was the guy who introduced us. I knew him in person and he honestly had interest for me but we knew it would never work. They lived in Lima, Peru and I used to live in Manila, Philippines. This was the bas…
"Lyan." A voice said and I turned around.
"What?" I said now getting a clear view of the person.
"Don't you remember me?" he asked with an offended look.
"Get a life and tell me dweeb," I was just about at my edge.
"It's Casey! Like the new look?"
"Oh my gosh, tell me it's not you."
"It is. Like it?"
"No. I hope that you were dared to like it."
"No." Ok, he looks like a dork. I can't explain it since it's too hard to describe (and I'm too speechless to say).
"Right. Please tell me what you were going to say or leave."
"Hey, I came to bring you to the gang and do devotions, watch a movie, and chill."
"I'll go myself but thank you anyway."
That was freaky. He's not dressed like a girl or anything but just nothing matched which made him look like a clown. I walked to the group and man did that three hours pass slowly! Devotions went fast, movie was BORRING, and the chill part was worthless. We got done at lunch and we did more chilling! Yes! NOT. Please just get me out of this!
"Hey Nick," Tyson and Max said.
"Ye-You little, annoying, twits!" I said silently and chased them down the hall.
"What? It was just maple syrup on your hair! I thought you'd laugh!
"Caught." I said catching him and his irritating friend, "And I don't like pranks you pull off cause now it's going to take me forever to get it off." Then I decided to let Kai deal with it since he is the team leader.
"Kai, do what you think is best and I'll make sure it happens," I said.
"What did they do?" He asked.
"Maple syrup in my hair," I concluded. Kai just smirked.
"I'd punch them if it was me but then you're a girl and girls do have their evil side." I frowned and looked at him
"What? Do a make over?"
"That's what I imagine. "
"I didn't think you'd allow that but if you can help me that would be great." I said now smirking.
"NOOOOOO!" the boys screamed.
"Shut up! You make too much noise and yes it's going to help me." I said then Kai took Tyson's arms and I took Max's and we went to Tala's room. The others came along and I went to retrieve my make up. We sat them in a chair and held them down.
"Purple or red eyeshadow?" I asked Casey.
"Red on Max and purple on Tyson" he replied.
"Red lipstick?" I asked double B.
"Yeah!" he said laughing.
"Nailpolish?" I asked Bryan.
"What do you have?" he said.
"Pink, black, blue, green, red, lilac, and yellow," I said.
"PINK!" He was a great guy to make such an evil decision.
It took fifteen minutes and it was complete. I did so good it wasn't funny. They looked like dolls but something was missing…hmm I pondered. "I know!" I declared. "What?" Tala asked. "I forgot their hair." It took a few more minutes and they truly did look like dolls.
We took a picture and told them to not take it off and to prevent that, we all had our eyes on them. It was great and it made my day. The two weren't happy though. They kept grumbling and trying to take it off but it didn't work.
Later that day (or night I should say) I was on the roof thinking. I did that a lot now but I wasn't alone. Kai came out and startled me.
"What?" I said still trying to catch my breath.
"I didn't expect you here. Sorry," he said and leaned up against the wall.
"It's okay but what are you up here for?" I asked still carefull.
"It's a small world," he said in a "duh"
tone.
"Sorry. My brain's not straight," I said and was
going to leave.
"You did well with the make up," he softly said that stopped me from leaving.
"Thanks. It got my revenge," I smirked and left.
"Heh, you did well so far Nicole Valkov."
