Well, I've finally finished my editing and I'm planning to actually REALLY concentrate on writing now, that'd mean more then 2 chapters every 3 months, lol.

My last chapter didn't seem to get to many reviews; hopefully you'd like this chapter more :)

Thanks to:

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For their reviews.

Argh, that was a short list, hopefully I can get a few more names on it in the next chapter.

Chapter 8: Sunday's Funday

: Nobody's POV :

Mariah sighed. She was sitting in her favourite café in town waiting for Ray. She didn't know what she was thought about their relationship anymore, they had been dating for so long their friends thought they would just stay together… that they were meant to be together. She knew she thought that before as well but things had changed. It just wasn't as exciting as it used to be also she thought of him more of a friend then anything else. She rubbed her forehead and sighed. She had to break up with him, sometime soon. She just didn't want him to be upset…

'Mariah!' She smiled as Ray walked up to her, kissing her teasingly on her check. 'I've got something for you.'

She shook her head. 'Ray, I need to tell you something…'

He places a finger on her lip. 'Shh…' from behind him he drew out a small, blue box. 'Look.'

Mariah gasped as she saw what was inside it, a stunning bracelet with a pink gem stone set in white gold! 'Ray…' she breathed, she was going to break up with him, how can she do that when he just gave her a present as fabulous as this?

'Do you like it?' he asked, grinning.

She grinned back at him. 'You know I love it.'

'Mariah, I need to tell you something as well.' Ray started to say but was interrupted when a bouncing light blue blob came between then.

'Heya, Ray, Mariah I didn't know you were gonna be here today.' The blue blob sat down on the on the chair next to them.

Mariah blinked. 'Jo… what are you doing here?'

'I work here on Saturdays.' Her violet eyes twinkled as she looked from Ray to Mariah, 'I'm not interrupting anything am I? I just saw you and wanted to talk. My boss is being a total bitch.' She pulled a face.

Mariah laughed. 'No… you didn't interrupt anything,' apart from me trying to break up with my boyfriend! She added silently.

Jo's eyes shone as her gaze fell on the bracelet in Mariah hand. 'Whoa! What thing is gorgeous!' she gasped leaning in to take a better view.

'You like it?' Ray smiled.

'I love it! Man, that must've cost a lot.'

He shrugged. 'Ria deserves it.' Mariah giggled.

'Have you seen Cryssie lately?' Jo asked.

'No, I guess she must be at home.' She pulled a face, 'She's been complaining alot recently. You know she said something about Kai liking some girl, do you know who it is?' She asked Ray.

He looked thoughtful. 'Well, now I think about it… I think it was Cryssie.'

'WHAT!'

'Yeah, I'm not certain but I'm pretty sure it was. Tala said Kai was worried about his would-be-if-she-didn't-hate-him girlfriend and then he got really edgy when Tala added her onto the convo.'

They just stared at him with their mouths open.

Later that day, Mariah and Jo walked down the streets of town, looking in any shop that looked good. 'Why hasn't Kai made a move on Cryssie?' Ria asked.

'You know Cryssie, she has an amazing figure but she keeps it hidden under her baggy shirts and jeans. The only way people can tell she's pretty is from her face, and you know what Kai's like. For all anyone knows, Cryssie could be covered with scales under her clothes. That's why we've gotta do something about it.'

'Jo, you aren't trying to play matchmaker are you?'

'No, I just wanna make her look better. Besides, she's an embarrassment to be walking down the road with!' she joked.

'You know what Kai's like, he's a complete player. He makes sexual comments to pretty girls, snogs them, screws the ones that are good and then tosses them of the bin. For Tala at least they're actually his "girlfriend", for the week or so, for Kai it's as though that's all they were made for.'

Jo looked offended. 'I've been with Tala for over a month now.'

'Yeah, being his longest relationship yet.'

She sighed. 'Ok, I'm not saying we play matchmaker, I'm just saying we make her look nicer. You know the only reason she hasn't got a boyfriend yet is because she looks a bit like a freak on the loose.'

Mariah laughed. 'Hypocrite.' She stated but agreed anyway.

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: Cryssie's POV :

I was running through the forest in the dead of night, voices and screaming behind me, closing in. I shrieked as I fell down a hole, falling… falling… forever. BHAM! I landed in some wet sticky substance that was sticking to the strange green witchy dress I was wearing, pieces torn out by the glass that was lying around me in this dimly lit cave. I called, out, hearing my echo surround me… I was all alo-

RING! RING!

RING! RING!

'Argh, I don't wanna go to school,' I groaned into my pillow as the morning light hit my eyes, temporarily blindly by its glare. I shook my head, looking for the source of the sound it my extremely messy room. I stumbled out of bed with my duvet still wrapped around me, my messy hair falling in my eyes, and plunged my hand into the pile of clothes on the floor that was slowly building up to form a mountain. Retrieving my mobile I answered it sleepily.

'Ello?' I yawned. 'Whossat?'

'It's Mariam. Sure, take your time answering the phone; don't mind my growing phone bill.' She complained sarcastically.

'I was asleep! Thanks for waking me.' I muttered equally annoyed. 'What do you want, it's too early to go stare at Max.'

'Shut up, it's nearly noon and we're going shopping.' She paused, 'Who told you I liked Max?'

'Everyone knows. Well, apparently everyone but Max so I decided to tell him.'

'You did WHAT!' I couldn't see her face but I laughed as I imagined the expression that would be on it.

'Sort of. I didn't think he heard me though because he was too busy wondering whether it hurt Chloe when she got her nosejob.'

'Damn that bitch.' She growled. 'But anyways, you're coming into town right now because we need to change the way you look.'

Ok, I admit I was scared for a moment. 'Mariam, just because Max wants to know how much a nosejob hurts, doesn't mean you have to give me one!'

'I'm not going give you one! I was thinking more of your chin…'

'What's wrong with it?' I asked offended, my hand flying to the spoken area of my face.

'I'm just kidding. We're going shopping so if you don't come down to the café right now, I'm going to have to give you nosejob with my fist.' Pause. 'No anaesthetic.'

Argh, she can be scary sometimes and she knows how much I hate shopping. 'I can't come this week… er, periods.'

'Liar, you asked to borrow a pad two weeks ago.'

Damn! 'Erm…' I dropped all excuses and whined. 'Do I have too?' I crowed. 'I ain't got no money left!'

'Liar again, you told me just the other day you've been storing your waitress money in your credit card, you have more then enough.'

'I might need that money.' I grumbled. 'Besides, it's Sunday, lots of shops aren't open today.'

'Oh, shut up and stop complaining. You're running up my phone bills and I expect you here in half an hour.' She hung up.

'Well fuck you too.' I moaned and threw myself on the bed once more.

An hour later I arrived at the café, my hair still sticking up and shirt sagging around me. I yawned as I looked around for Mariam, seeing her sitting with MariahI walked over and sat down on the chair besides her, leaning my head back against the seat.

I heard Mariam sigh. 'You're late, what happened?'

'I fell back asleep.'

She sighed again. 'We called you at half past 11. How can you still be asleep!' She grabbed my arm and hauled me up. 'Come on, we're going shopping.'

'I hate shopping!'

Mariah smiled as she took my other arm. 'We have orders from above; Jo says that she'd better be pleased once she sees you.'

'Where is she anyways?'

'Work.'

I looked at her astounded. 'Somebody actually hired her!' I said incredulously.

'Yeah, I know. Apparently she's broken two plates already.' Mariam grinned. With both of them pulling me, they hauled me out of the café, across the street into a modern looking hairdresser.

'Whoa, I haven't got an appointment!'

'We made one for you, and you're late. I thought we could get at least some of those split ends out.' Mariam grumbled pushing me into the spare seat at the end of the room where a girl was waiting for me whilst tapping her foot impatiently. Her nametag told me she was called Daphne. Her hair was blond and stylish, cut short by her ears and flicking out in a dangerous fashion. Her eyes were blue with a hint of mascara on her lashes.

'So what do you want?' she asked me.

I opened my mouth but Ria beat me too it. 'Style and streaks.'

The Daphne grabbed the books that sat of the little desk in front of stool I was sat in. 'What colour?'

I opened the book and scanned the little pieces of fake hair that were in there and pointed to one. 'This one.' It was bright pink. 'But my hair, the ends are red. If you cut it it'll still be red.' I told the hairdresser.

'The pink'll fade away at the end, it'd look good.' She promised and smiled at me.

I sighed. I didn't know why I went for pink, I mean, it wouldn't have been a normal person's choice but it sort of called out to me… and somehow I knew it would look nice. 'Doesn't take ages?' I asked Mariam and Ria as Daphne led me to the sink, 'what are you going to do in that time?'

They grinned evilly at me. 'We're going down to Fuse.'

'WHAT! But what about me?' I screamed, the thought of staying in that seat for hours on end making me shudder. A few people in the hairdresser looked over at us and frowned at all the commotion. Daphne was forcing me head back in the sink and was pouring some sticky substance over it, which I guessed was shampoo.

They laughed. 'Don't worry; I brought my iPod with me so you can listen to music while you're waiting.' Mariam tossed her silver iPod over and I caught it.

'Thanks, but I can't listen while my hair is submerged with water.' I whined. They just laughed and walked out the door. I sighed and waited as Daphne washed my hair.

The hour went by pretty quickly actually, I listened to The Zutons for a while and then started talking to Daphne. She was 19, taking a gap year.

With my hair now in a sort of long, layered style with bright pink streaks hidden amongst the black, I set off for Fuse. I had me bandanna on and locks of hair still fell constantly in my eyes.

Fuse was a cool shop at the end of this road, popular with great clothes. I found Mariah and Mariam near the end if the store, each with dozens of clothes in their hands. 'Hey guys, why are you buying so many clothes?' I asked them.

'They're not just for us, they're for you too.'

I sweatdropped. 'I don't need any more.'

'Shut up and start changing.' Mariam commanded, throwing a halter neck top with black and white stripes in V shapes on it and a long flowing skirt.

'I don't wear skirts.'

'Trust me, you'll like it.'

I sighed, pulled some extra random clothes off the shelf and got into the changing room.

'Tell me,' I said a couple of seconds after, 'what do you think… of this!' I walked out wearing red and black pinstripe clown like trousers and matching waistcoat.

Ria laughed and sighed at the same time while Mariam just grinned and muttered, 'We've got a long way to go…'

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After a while, we had travelled through countless shops and finally got all we wanted. I, by far, had gotten the most clothes, practically a whole new wardrobe! I had my new fishnet off shoulder t-shirt with a white halter neck underneath and the knee length flowing black, slightly gothic skirt. You could see my black and white stripped socks underneath as well as my black converse with odd yellow and orange laces.

I laughed as we walked out of the shop. 'This is not like me; I don't usually wear this short of clothes.'

Mariah grinned at me. 'Yeah, that's the whole point of taking you shopping.'

'Erm, Mariam?'

'Yeah?'

'You know how you said that you know the girl who works in that body piercing and tattoo place down on West Street?'

'Yeah?'

'Do you think I'd be able to get my eyebrow pierced?' I asked her.

She looked at me and laughed. 'Sure, but you have to pretend you're over 18.'

'Piece of cake.' I grinned and we made our way down.

Half an hour later I emerged with a newly placed bar in my eyebrow.

'So what does it feel like?' Mariah asked.

I thought for a while. 'Weird, a lot like if you just had your tooth pulled out at the dentist, you're getting used to it being there.'

Mariam stopped. 'Oh hell, there's Max! With Jon!' I looked over to the left and my heart leaped slightly at the sight of them leaning against the wall, talking.

'Well let's go say hi.' I walked over to them and placed two hands over Jon's eyes. 'Guess who?' I crowed like a 6 years old.

I felt him smile. 'Heya Cryssie.'

'How did you know it was me?' I pouted, walking around and leaned against the wall next to him.

He whistled lowly. 'Cryssie… cool new look.' His eyes ran up and down my body. 'Very sexy.'

I blushed ever so slightly and grinned. 'I know.'

'Hey Max.' I heard Mariam say. I grinned as Max greeted her back. They're so cute together; they just needed someone to point it out to them.

'Hey Max?' I called to him, 'Do you like Mariam's new skirt? It looks great on her, don't you think?' it was a jean skirt which went done to her thighs; she had secured a Nirvana patch in the corner.

He blinked at me. 'Er, yeah.'

I carried on. 'Makes her legs look really long doesn't it? Really does something to her posture.' I said lightly, as though it was a passing comment thought really looking at Max's reactions very carefully. A blush crept up his face.

'Cryssie, are you a lesbian?' He asked, moving off the skirt subject.

Mariah laughed. 'It's alright Max, you can say you love her legs, we all know you do.'

'What- how did you know? I mean, who told- No, I don-' he spluttered, uncertain of what to say. I fell about laughing and slung my arm around both the blushing Mariam and spluttering Max.

'Really Max, the way you act, it's as if you like Mariam or something.' I said innocently. Behind me Jon and Mariah laughed loudly.

'Cryssie…' Mariam groaned, shaking her extremely red face.

'Oh, Mariam?' Max asked, 'I was wondering if you've finished shopping, I can drive you home.' He said boldly. Score! I cheered in my mind. I had got him to drive her home! That's brilliant!

Jon came up behind me and slung an arm casually around my shoulder. 'Well since Mariam getting a lift, I guess it's only polite for me to asked if you and Ria want a one too.'

I smiled at him. 'Sure, as long as it's not too much trouble.' Double score!

He winked at me and led me and Ria to his car as Mariam went the opposite way, looking extremely happy.

Ok, I've finished this chapter. Nothing much happened but please review and I promise I'll get the next chapter up in… ah, say two weeks? The more reviews, the faster I write!

Xaien