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I was completely overwhelmed with all the great reviews I got from you guys for the last chapter! Awesome stuff!!! To Kaischick, Akkiko, toisunmui, and all the others who hate Vivinne: As tempting as it is to run her over with a garbage truck, I cannot kill her…(cough) yet. (Snicker) However, a VERY satisfying torture moment is coming soon in the chapters to come. Hardy har har, couldn't help chuckling like a maniac when I wrote it. This chapter will be updated soon, but I try to stay at least two chapters ahead when I write, so I can throw in some of those 'hints' wo-ai-ni-kai-hiwatari caught on to. (You figured it out girl!) Like Aglaia said, "I don't see why there's a need to kill off Viv so soon when one can abuse her character some more by keeping her alive."

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On with the story!


She's Going Where?!

Chapter 7- Gals and Pals

Written by Euphrosyne


Resting her chin on her palm, Riley sat in her seat, half listening to the drama teacher's rambling about Romeo and Juliet, and half focusing on the students in Dance.

Speaking of the dance, Riley's thoughts flashed back to all the events three nights ago. It was the first…real party she had gone to, and boy, was it fun! Tala was sure a good dancer, almost better than herself! A grin tickled the corner of her lips as she recaptured that topping moment when Vivinne got her heel stuck on a Styrofoam cup and tripped into the punch. It was quite a mess to clean up, but was it ever worth it!

Tai was in a pretty good mood when she got home after the party. Will had arrived at exactly ten o'clock to pick her up, and had totally swooned majority of the girls at the party. Considering Michael was already quite a charmer himself, it was quite surprising when he announced Will his new idol.

Tai was pacing at the bottom of the grand staircase when she stepped into the house at ten fifteen, but that was expected. Wrapped in nothing more than a robe and black silk boxers, Tai flung his arms around Riley, muttering something about barbarians and how she made it home alive. Needless to say, he wasn't too fond when he found all the tiny pieces of paper with phone numbers written addressed from guys named Shawn, Paul, and Sam. It didn't matter, she swear those guys didn't even go to their school…hold on, didn't that made it worse?!

Refocusing her attention on the teacher, Riley was just in time to hear the important part of Mr. Charminpant's speech.

"Remember class, starting tomorrow, this drama class combined with my other class will be rehearsing together in the auditorium." He tucked a strand of hair behind his ears before clasping his hands together, speaking in a squeaky tone. "I can see it already, we have some fine talent this year, and our production of Romeo and Juliet will be great!" He lowered his hands and made a dramatic sad face before continuing. "Sadly however, as the school board goes, I can not assign the larger parts to the more…ahem, can't say better, sooo… more well-rounded students, thus all the parts will be handpicked out of a hat."

Mr. Charminpants made his way over to his desk, retrieving a top hat full of tiny pieces of scrap paper.

"Inside this hat class, are all the roles that have are yet to be picked. The class before you have already randomly drawn their roles, and after you talented people draw yours, the show will be final! Scripts and such will be given to you tomorrow at the first ever rehearsal for the play that will be preformed at the end of January." The teacher swirled around before seductively resting his arm on Max's desk in front of him. He purred playfully as Max pushed back with fear. "Any questions my beauties?"

There was silence.

"Well then, lets start the drawing. Alberts, you're up first…reach into the hat…yes, just like that…"

Emily leaned over, whispering into Riley's ears. "If Mr. Charminpants tries to make another move on my Maxie, he will thank lord he isn't straight!" Emily crossed her arms in her chair, leaning back, glaring at the orange haired teacher.

Riley laughed but was cut short as her name was called. Getting out of her seat, she made her way over to Mr. Charminpant's desk.

The teacher smiled at her as she reached into the black hat. Digging deep, Riley retrieved a piece and unravelled it. She grinned, what were the chances?

Handing the piece of paper to the teacher, Mr. Charminpants broke into tears. "This is great! You are exactly who I had in mind for one of the Juliets!" He grabbed Riley by the hands and began jumping up and down gleefully. "Thank god, Mr. Valkov did not by chance pick one of the Romeos…all is well!"

Someone in the back shouted a question, "Does that mean the guys still have a chance at Romeo?"

"Yeah, I wouldn't mind leading the play with Riley by my side!"

There was wild howling in the back. Riley laughed. "Haha, very funny guys."

Mr. Charminpants intervened, "Sorry gentlemen, but all three Romeo parts have already been selected." He made a sad puppy face, "Mr. Hiwatari shall be playing Romeo three alongside Riley."

There were a few disappointed sighs from the girls in the back.

"Oh bummer, it would totally be awesome if I were Juliet! Kai is sooo gorgeous!"

The girl who sat behind Emily comforted her friend. "It's alright, don't worry, there's still plenty of other good roles left. Besides, Riley deserves the part, she's such a good actress!"

Another girl joined into the conversation. "Ya, I guess its destiny. Hot people always end up with other hot people…"

There were more sighs of disappointment.

Meanwhile, Vivinne who had been warming up on the other side of the room with the rest of the dance class, glared furiously at the red-eyed girl. She had only been here for a month, and already, people were talking about her. She's so great this, she so nice that…just because she had that ONE nice outfit at the party, does not mean she is worthy of all this attention. Grr, attention that should be place on her! Arg! And now, what was this?! Even a stupid random draw was against her! Her Kai with…with that…girl…LIKE EW!

Mariah took notice of all the emotions that were flashing across the captain's face. This didn't look too good, and knowing Vivinne's style, it wasn't going to stay very pretty. Continuing her stretches, Mariah made a mental note of warning Riley.

"Congrats Riley! You're going to make an awesome Juliet!" Emily hugged her friend as she made her way back to her desk. Just as she was going to about to ramble about the past failure performances at Middleton, Em's name was called.

"Wish me luck Rye, hope I don't end up playing a tree this year…again."

Riley laughed before squeezing her friend's hand. "Don't worry, you'll do fine!" Emily smiled back. Turning, she took a deep breath before making her way to Mr. Charminpant's desk.

"Okay…here goes nothing…"


"Ep! I hope I'm not late!"

Tugging on her ten-kilogram book bag, Riley sped her way down the street, hoping the guys were still at The Diner. Tala and the others all urged her to come, apparently to meet a few friends of theirs.

Hopefully, her poor excuse for being late won't affect her first appearance too badly. To say the least, chess practise had ran a little late.

Turning a corner, a small cozy looking restaurant came into view. Tilted on a stylish angle, a flashy sign with the words 'The Diner' towered over the building. Peering through the glass windows, Riley made out a blob of flaming red hair, to her relief, the guys were still there.

Tucking a strand of hair away from her face, Riley picked up her pace and raced towards the door. Just as she placed her hand on the handle, a large palm came slamming against the wood, closing the door shut once again.

'Whoever did this, better have insurance…'

Turning her body, ready to lash out at whoever had wasted her time, Riley stopped dead in her tracks.

"Oh-my-gosh…!"

"Yeah I know, my face does this to alotta girls. Too hot for words…"

Enrique removed his hand from the wooden frame door and placed it around Riley's shoulder. "Did'cha miss me?"

Placing a kiss on his check, Riley wrapped her arms around Enrique's neck. "I can't believe you're back! How was vacation in Europe?"

"The correct question is, I can't believe you're ALL back. How was vacation in Europe…"

Breaking apart from Enrique, Riley came face to face with Robert, Oliver, and Johnny. From their last encounter six months back, the boys seemed to have grown even taller. Oliver was even supporting a tan.

Planting a kiss on each boy's check, which they all returned, Robert offered to carry her books.

"Advanced-Chess-For-The-Incredibly-Gifted-Who-Just-Play-For-Fun…I see…why are you reading Tai's books?" Enrique's voice was full of disgust as he flipped through the pages. "Someone should give that child a playboy magazine…"

Oliver rolled his eyes before questioning Riley's reason for being in this region of town. Riley began telling her the story from the beginning, skipping the long Tai lectures, about how she was now going to Middleton, the party, the people, and all the other wonderful stuff.

"…Just remember guys, none of them know I'm from Gen-X and I plan to keep it that way. It will be our little secret, don't want to draw too much attention you know…"

"I'll keep a secret, but I'm afraid there will have to be a price…" Enrique flung his arm around Riley's shoulder, pushing the door open with his other hand. Leaning over to smell her hair, Enrique whispered something into her ears. "You, me, my place, say Friday night?"

There was a cough in the background before Johnny spoke. "Go read a book Blondie, Riley wants someone with more intellectual ability…someone like me." He removed Enrique's arm like a dirty towel before draping his own over Riley's shoulder.

"Hey! I read!" retorted Enrique defensively.

"Something without pictures Enrique…preferably without women too…"

… "Or Batman…"

Making his way to Riley's other side, Enrique grabbed her arm and glared over her shoulder. The red head did the same thing.

This was going to get painful…

"Hey Riley… guys…! Rob, over here!"

The two boys looked up to find the voice, allowing just enough time for Riley to break free. Skipping over to Tala's table, the black haired girl slid into the seat beside Kai. She smiled at the boy with two-toned blue hair. Kai returned the greeting.

Running to get the seat beside Riley, Enrique was declared the victor, shoving his weight against the others as he squished himself into the cushioned bench. Originally, a seat made for four; poor Tyson was rammed into the wall with the blonde's force. Tala winced as Kai's shoulder ploughed into his chest, and Riley didn't even have enough time to think twice before she was pushed back into Kai, her back falling straight into Kai's arms.

Mahogany eyes met red as Kai's reflexes kicked in, catching Riley just in time. It took a few seconds for both of them to realize what position they were in, thankfully Tyson interrupted, drawing all attention away from them.

"Watch it Enrique! Some of us are trying to eat here!"

Enrique leaned over to table, raising an eyebrow at the boy on the other end. "What are you Tyson? Eating for the whole family today?"

Stopping to grab a napkin, Tyson wiped the food off his face before speaking. "Don't worry Enrique, I drive too fast too worry about cholesterol."

Everyone's sweat dropped.

Pushing a table and grabbing some chairs, Johnny was the first to speak. "Jeez Tyson, are you always this stupid, or are you making a special effort today?"

A crushed napkin was chucked his way.

"Don't let your brain wander kid, it's too small to be on its own!"

That was it, Johnny was just asking for it…

"Oh yeah Johnny…?! If you put your brain in a bird, it would fly backwards!"

"Pfft, I wouldn't expect the bird to fly at all with yours!"

There was a pause. Silence before the war.

"What are you going to do for a face Tyson, when the baboon calls and wants its ass back!"

"…You're lucky mirrors don't talk… or laugh for that matter!"

"…If what you don't know can't hurt you, you're practically invulnerable!"

"…Grrr…you have a face made for radio!"

"…You couldn't get laid in a morgue!"

"…When you were born, you were so ugly… the doctor slapped your mother!"

"…Don't you dare talk about my mama, Tyson!"

"…What are you going to do carrot top?!"

Just as Tyson was about to hurl a fork at Johnny, Robert silenced their bickering.

Sadly… it didn't help.

Oliver rubbed his temple. "I wish a had a hearing aid so I could turn them off."

The two pairs of couples, Ray, Mariah, Max, and Emily got out of their seats, following Rob and the others out the door. Taking Riley by the hand, Enrique pulled her up, Kai and Tala following behind.

Tala shook his head, "You visualizing the tape over their mouths too?"

Kai ran his hand through his hair, "You bet." He laughed, "Guess we're heading over to Rob's place?"

Tala shrugged, "Who cares…"

The two boys closed the door behind them, leaving the childish bickering behind them.

"…Is that so?! You're a few beers short of a six pack!"

"…Shut up ugly!"

"…Make me, Barney!"

Slowly, customers began leaving.


Yea, there's chapter seven for ya! Dudes, I've totally got to start writing and uploading the chapters where the plot comes in…(shakes head in shame)

Can't help it if I'm funny…

It is funny…right?!

Actually, haha, don't answer that last question!

Major plot coming up…mysterious break-up…? Hmmm, I wonder who…

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Question: Just wanted to check up with you guys. Is that man/ announcer dude named DJ Bradley?