I just posted the last chapter, so I might actually get this up quite soon. Thanks to the reviewer, P.M., you are deeply appreciated for actually taking the time to review. If I could get a few more next time, that'd be great... Not to put any pressure on anybody...
Wrong
Alyssa's POV...
And here we are, back again, same bat time, same bat place. Back at the flat, and I'm cooking dinner. Again. It would be nice if one of the others could do this, but since they can't cook...
Let's see, stir fry, chicken with a few veg and noodles. It's hell cooking for eight.
« Hey Al. » That's Diana.
« Look, don't want to be rude or anything, but I'm a little busy. »
« I was just wondering if you wanted some help. »
Di is such a lifesaver.
« Would you? Thanks, could you grab some bean sprouts and some carrots from the fridge? »
« Sure... So, what d'you think of the Ronins? »
What do I think? I think we were better off not knowing about them.
« They're ok, I guess. Why? »
« Just wondering... Ok, fine. What about Cye? »
« He's a complete innocent. »
« You think? Cassie and the others seem to take them seriously enough. »
Cassie being the only one of the other elements that we really like. The others are ok, and Kasmira's a total bitch, Cassie's just a better friend.
« Yeah, well. Ryelle likes them coz she likes Ryo, Sephy thinks they're ok because Ryelle likes them, Clio likes them coz of Rowen, Kasmira likes them coz she's got a crush on Sage, and Cassie likes them because she believes so implicitly in her foresight that everything's gonna be ok, but I can't actually believe Gaia likes 'em. »
« Well no... » Di admits. « I think they're ok, though... Why don't you like them? »
« I think they're just going to get in our way. They'll want to have a say in everything we do, and I can't stand people who always stick their oar in... »
« Bit harsh, aren't you? »
« Not really. Personnally I agreed with Ryelle when she told them that if they got in our way we'd kill them. It was just simpler. But know, what with that vision of Cassie's, etc, we're going to have to be friends with them. »
There. I've said it.
« Then you don't think that vision is the only way out of this? »
« No... I've never had that much faith in Cassie's foresight. It's too unreliable. I don't like basing an entire strategy on a possible future. »
Diana seems to consider before she answers. « I know what you mean, but I do trust Ryelle more than I'd ever admit to her face. »
I laugh, more at the truth in it than anything else. « Mmmm... Well, I s'pose if I don't like Cye enough, we could always switch places. »
Diana grins. « Not a chance! He looks alright to have as a friend, but much too drippy and boring for a boyfriend. Ryelle and Sephy definitely got the good end of the deal! »
« Ok, I'll admit that Ryo and Sage are really quite good-looking. Cye just isn't my type of bloke. »
« Couldn't agree more. I think I might try to go out with one of them, just for the hell of it! »
« Yeah right! Ryelle, Sephy and Kaz would all kill you if you even tried! »
« Pity... » Diana grins and pulls a pan off the stove. We dish it all up and give the others a yell. The only perk of cooking is that you always get first dibs.
We both head into our bedroom to eat at our desks to continue our chat. We do have a proper table, but no-one ever uses it.
There's four bedrooms in the flat, all leading into the sitting room, which has a doorway through to the kitchen. Cassie got the bad deal of having to sleep in the same room as Kaz, Ryelle shares with Gaia and Sephy with Clio.
As we sit down, we hear the sound of approaching elephants (everyone else going to get their dinner).
Diana tucks into her dinner, and consequently starts talking with a full mouth. « We should probably give them a chance, though... Or rather you should. I'm leaving, so I don't have to worry about it. »
« You really think you'll leave? »
« Nah... Couldn't leave you to cope with everyone else on your own, could I? Although I s'pose Kasmira's leaving, so it wouldn't be that bad. »
I roll my eyes. « Much as I want to believe she'll finally go away, it just seems to be too good to be true. »
« No kidding... Hey, d'you reckon that if we start having fights with each other it'd have the same effect as us fighting the guys? »
« Probably, why? »
« Because I think Kaz'd look very nice with a black eye. She can't fight to save her life, so there wouldn't be that much of a risk. »
I grin. « Much as I'd like to sometimes, Ryelle'd probably blow up at us just a little bit. »
« Mmmm... Ah well. »
After dinner we find out that Sephy's gone and rented a film from the store just round the corner. Four Weddings and a Funeral. Di and I have both seen it, so we decide to go revise for tomorrow. We're actually the only ones who ever revise in this group. Clio doesn't need to, obviously, the rest of the quartet copy off her, and Cassie and Kaz simply don't care enough.
We settle down, me at my desk, and Di just collapses onto her bed.
I hate revision. The only good thing about school is being together, to be able to chat, or if you've got a completely bonkers teacher.
My mind flicks back to my conversation with Di. Cassie's vision's wrong. It has to be.
This was really easy to write. Sorry to all the Cye fans out there, but he just irritates me.
Carline