This Chapter isn't the greatest in all that I've pumped out so far, but it doesn't really need to chapter. It serves mainly has a transition chapter. Anyway, I hope you all enjoy! And keep sending me that treasured feedback!
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Chapter Ten: Skeptical Accomplices
Juliette snickered as she leaned around the tree, crouching so that both Daisy and Katherine could see too. Following Shelby hadn't been her idea, but she was glad that she was smart enough to tag along. "This is great, don't you think?" She looked up to see that Katherine and Daisy weren't nodding in agreement. "What?" She asked. "What's wrong with this?"
"Nothing," Daisy said. "This," She motioned to the couple that still stood kissing. "Is wonderful. But really, Jules, do you think that this is going to convince Shelby of anything?" Juliette nodded naively, and Daisy rolled her eyes at her friend, who still somehow remained so oblivious even through the years. "You said it yourself just moments ago. Shelby is stubborn. We've got to do something else, something more concrete."
Katherine grinned, her eyes never wavering from the scene unfolding before her as she chose to voice her idea. "I've got a plan," Juliette and Daisy were all ears as they eagerly awaited an explanation. "She's already kissed him. She weakened now. And if we don't give her time to build herself back up, she won't be able to turn him down again." Katherine breathed. "I'm thinking moon light and candlelight. What do you think?"
"You want to set them up?" Daisy asked and instantly, Juliette beamed.
"That's a great idea, Kat. And do you think that this will cement their relationship for good?" Again, all eyes were on Katherine as they expected her to explain more in detail. She, however, wasn't all that certain of her own answer.
"I don't know," She stated truthfully. "But it sure couldn't hurt, right?" The others nodded, and Katherine sighed. She still wasn't exactly sure when or where, but she knew that it had to happen soon. They didn't have any time to waste if they wanted to reunite the couple before the end of the reunion. "Come on," She straightened up, being extra careful as to not being seen. "I think the boys will be able to help us out on this and we've got to get started if we want to get this together by tonight."
"By tonight?" Daisy asked as she and Juliette followed Katherine out of the wood and towards the boy's cabin. "Do you really think that all of this possible by tonight?"
Again Katherine shrugged. "I don't know for sure." She breathed in deep. "But it's going to have to be."
Auggie looked up to see Juliette, Katherine, and Daisy standing outside of their cabin and he laughed, waving them in. "We're aren't students here still remember? Peter and Sophie can't ground us to our rooms or put us on shuns for being seen together." He stood and walked to Juliette, placing a gentle kiss on her lips and she smiled. "So why were you knocking?" He finished.
Juliette shrugged, giggling slightly and looking to the others before turning back to him. "I don't know. Old habits die hard, I guess?" She wasn't even sure about her own answer. After all, it had been ten years. But being back at Horizon again made her believe that nothing had really changed. Inside, she still felt like the same 16 year old that she was back then.
"Hey, Aug." Auggie looked to Daisy as she began to speak. "Are the other's around? We kind of need your help with something."
Auggie dropped his hands from around Juliette's waist, who frowned a little when she felt the lack of contact, sensing that what Daisy had to say was important. He quickly began to look around him. "Ezra went to get us something to drink, but he should be back sometime soon. David, though. I have no clue where he went."
Katherine laughed. "That's probably just as well. We are wanting to set up Scott and Shelby, and he'd probably only ruin that."
"Set up Scott and Shelby?" His eyes traveled over all of the girls before finally landing on Juliette, who only beamed and nodded in excitement. "Jules, I don't know if this is such a good idea. We all know that Shelby isn't going to go along willingly with all of this. And Scott, he's been hurting for way to long. I think that this will only add to that."
"Not if it works." Juliette argued. "Auggie, this is the only real chance that we have of putting these two people back together. If we can do that, Scott won't have to hurt anymore."
"Yeah, but that's a big risk."
"Auggie, Shelby has been just as miserable and we all know that they belong together. Yeah, it's a big risk. But as naïve and immature as this may sound, I believe that all we really have to do is provide the setting and let fate handle the rest. If it's meant to be, it will be." Daisy explained, her attention falling on the entrance door as she heard it creak when opened. Smiling softly, she walked to Ezra. "You agree with me, right?"
Ezra turned confused, looking from Daisy to Auggie and then back again. "What's going on in here?" He asked. "Agree with what?"
Katherine shrugged with nonchalance. "Setting Scott and Shelby up."