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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="3616aff6734e39964878644a0ccd8b45""Ya'll aren't gonna stop until I agree, are you?" Sylive looked around to see earger faces grinning and shaking their heads. "Oh fine, let's get this over with."/p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="0b2762f733bfc4d7b086221b510717ab"Lyla nodded. "I'll record the race for you." She wasn't giving up. Lyla wanted to help Zoey and their classmates get along. Maybe instead of pushing Zoey into hanging out with them, she should try convincing their classmates to spend time with Zoey. For now, she'd give Zoey her space and respect her wishes./p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="b35b3819ae60a90fd7f66fdb0940201a""Aren't you being to harsh Liam?" Avery stood beside his boss, who was seated behind the desk. "You've gotta admit, they don't ask for much. Plus, their only kids." /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="67bc5b66ca3f646b857c1d3540ca5ca4"Liam glanced up from his papers for the first time since Alexei and Illya entered his office. "So I should condone their reckless actions that almost got Ace exposed?" On Saturday, Liam recived a nice suprise in the form of a mob surrounding the building, than suddenly disbursting to chase 'Ace'. Luckily the higher ups found something postive from the entire situtation, Ace's poplaruity. Liam, on the other hand, wasn't so happy. "It's Monday and the headache you all caused is only just now beginning to go away. Do you know what it's like to have a headached for over two days?"/p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="3723bf880f26802a8ec2d8cd8b4d7df7""Concerts take weeks of planning, not to mention Alexei's just begun his lessons. Plus he hasn't been on stage since Noble's debut." Liam wasn't against the idea, but had to much work to spend extra time on another project. "Did you think about the press? We'll be getting alot of calls for interviews."/p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="ed2a4faa97b5aba8ad9fcf5ddb0895bb"He than shoed Alexei and Illya out of his office. Avery stayed behind to discuss the concert more. /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="7c202a2a687c6c0fede0acb0b3d0048a""Did we just get out being assigned more work, yet still get more work?" Alexei asked, paritally confused./p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="3b51e7f0fc5f99b8113e0e9257d28dbf"The buzz from his cell, alerted Alexei to a text./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="97be0854a49c648b57b7a6868899894f"span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;"Lyla: Sylive gave me everyone's number to help with the birthday party. Anyway, remember our conversation from yesturday?/span/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="2c9eafb7f680d134cf8a5b1a8e61768e"span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;"Alexei: Remember how I said no? I'll talk to Emi when I'm ready./span/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="4592d66533bd7975224c85105846a3ed"span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;"Lyla: How about today? /span/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="4cc7594acce235189dc5dcf96732f4da"The next message from Lyla was a picture of Emi and others gathered outside./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="c8db83957cba9df1b65b5b942dfede2d"span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;"Lyla: That was taken five mintues ago. She's at the Trocadero with friends. Here's a chance to talk to her, get her to like you more. /span/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="2594db1fa18ef28a25f5c4f5f812bd70"Alexei groaned. On one hand, Lyla was getting involved in his personal business again. On the other, she's right. There's plenty of people around, so it'll be easier for him to try talking with Emi. For some reason, the more people there were around, the easier it was to talk to her./p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="f634070878be840ad18e040bd9c4a21e"Emi's POV:/p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="3616aff6734e39964878644a0ccd8b45""Ya'll aren't gonna stop until I agree, are you?" Sylive looked around to see earger faces grinning and shaking their heads. "Oh fine, let's get this over with."/p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="ccd9b07678d120d2f8f4791dd2848022""What's going on over there?" Lyla watched several students from school rush towards the Trocadero./p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="0b2762f733bfc4d7b086221b510717ab"Lyla nodded. "I'll record the race for you." She wasn't giving up. Lyla wanted to help Zoey and their classmates get along. Maybe instead of pushing Zoey into hanging out with them, she should try convincing their classmates to spend time with Zoey. For now, she'd give Zoey her space and respect her wishes./p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="b35b3819ae60a90fd7f66fdb0940201a""Aren't you being to harsh Liam?" Avery stood beside his boss, who was seated behind the desk. "You've gotta admit, they don't ask for much. Plus, their only kids." /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="67bc5b66ca3f646b857c1d3540ca5ca4"Liam glanced up from his papers for the first time since Alexei and Illya entered his office. "So I should condone their reckless actions that almost got Ace exposed?" On Saturday, Liam recived a nice suprise in the form of a mob surrounding the building, than suddenly disbursting to chase 'Ace'. Luckily the higher ups found something postive from the entire situtation, Ace's poplaruity. Liam, on the other hand, wasn't so happy. "It's Monday and the headache you all caused is only just now beginning to go away. Do you know what it's like to have a headached for over two days?"/p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="3723bf880f26802a8ec2d8cd8b4d7df7""Concerts take weeks of planning, not to mention Alexei's just begun his lessons. Plus he hasn't been on stage since Noble's debut." Liam wasn't against the idea, but had to much work to spend extra time on another project. "Did you think about the press? We'll be getting alot of calls for interviews."/p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="ed2a4faa97b5aba8ad9fcf5ddb0895bb"He than shoed Alexei and Illya out of his office. Avery stayed behind to discuss the concert more. /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="7c202a2a687c6c0fede0acb0b3d0048a""Did we just get out being assigned more work, yet still get more work?" Alexei asked, paritally confused./p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="97be0854a49c648b57b7a6868899894f"span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;"Lyla: Sylive gave me everyone's number to help with the birthday party. Anyway, remember our conversation from yesturday?/span/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="2c9eafb7f680d134cf8a5b1a8e61768e"span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;"Alexei: Remember how I said no? I'll talk to Emi when I'm ready./span/p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="c8db83957cba9df1b65b5b942dfede2d"span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;"Lyla: That was taken five mintues ago. She's at the Trocadero with friends. Here's a chance to talk to her, get her to like you more. /span/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="2594db1fa18ef28a25f5c4f5f812bd70"Alexei groaned. On one hand, Lyla was getting involved in his personal business again. On the other, she's right. There's plenty of people around, so it'll be easier for him to try talking with Emi. For some reason, the more people there were around, the easier it was to talk to her./p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="f634070878be840ad18e040bd9c4a21e"Emi's POV:/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="aa1ad17e1bba044f48c02582f47cba2c""Once around is to easy. How about three or five?" Alix suggested./p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="e04db53d4167b3c1da10abf71bd2a1b1""Why don't you just do a rely race?" Lyla suggested. "Anyone can race. But a rely race takes both speed and team work." /p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="fc425d9c524ea025745beb95c6419544""I think it's a great idea." Issca had a devilish grin. "Someone can finally knock her down a peng. I can see the headline now 'Spoil brat finally learns her place'." Nice to know he's no longer upset about the whole Reporter incident. To date, Issac is one of the strongest fauxs we've fought./p
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