Notes: I'm sorry that it's taken so long to update this story. Things have been a bit hectic for me lately. I'm really going to try to update more frequently. I leave for college on Saturday and don't know if I'll be blocked from this site or not. I may be very limited in when I can update at all. I'm sorry that this chapter is so short. I just wanted to update before I left. I am still working on this though.

Oh and I don't mean to make Melody seem like a bad person in this, it's just the way that the other two characters view her. I really do like the character and I'll make her more fun in the future.

Lai sighed as she entered the dorm room after the meeting with the boys. Noticing the unusual quiet, she looked towards the second bed in the room. Her roommate, Melody Treble or Mel for short, was silently reading a book. Lai sighed once more, grateful for that simple fact. Mel wasn't exactly known for being silent.

Mel looked up quickly once Lai had sat at her desk just a few feet away. Her dirty-blonde hair was mid-length and was streaked with pink and black. Mel's purple eyes studied her roommate for just a moment before returning to the book in front of her.

"Did you meet any boys," Mel questioned suddenly, her curiosity easily getting the better of her, "I met this really cute boy…odd name though."

"They all have odd names," Lai commented dryly, not appreciating getting interrupted, "And yes I met a boy. We're going to the dance as friends. Besides, it's not like you're going to let me stay here all night."

It was no surprise that the two girls weren't very good friends. Between their personalities…Mel's sloppiness and Lai's organized look and each of their ideas of fun, they were about as opposite as they could get. Lai resisted the urge to pick an article of clothing off the floor, knowing that it belonged to Mel. Even with her cleanliness, Lai had a limit to what she would actually touch. Besides, she tried to be tolerant of Mel's messy habits. They had to at least try to get along.

"His name was Pie Eater," Mel went on, "When I asked him about it, he said he didn't know how he got it. He doesn't even like pie. He's more of a cake person. Maybe it's because he likes pizza…pizza pie."

"Interesting," Lai replied, her patience already being tried. Mel kept her gaze though and Lai knew that she wanted an answer, "Fine, his name was Itey."

"Was he Italian," Mel asked. Lai groaned and stood to her feet. While Mel was curious and Lai knew that, there was a limit to how much she could handle.

"You aren't going to believe this," Leprechaun suddenly entered the room, speaking straight to Mel, "Viper got a date!"

"Viper," Lai found herself saying before she could stop herself, "How?"

Leprechaun shrugged, "Some guy obviously impressed her with his quarreling skills, but she refuses to say that it's a date."

"I have to get the scoop on this," Mel stated, standing to her feet, "If Viper got a date, it's worth getting in trouble."

Lai didn't say a word as her roommate bounded out the door. Once the lock clicked into place, no matter how temporary it was, she leaned back in her chair. This was the quietest that the room ever got. Whenever Mel was around, it was almost guaranteed that something would be creating noise.

The chair nearly toppled out from underneath her however, as the door slammed open once again. However, it wasn't Mel who emerged from behind it. It was nobody but Viper.

"What are you doing here," Lai demanded, fright at the disturbance still in her voice.

"I can't stand her," Viper forced out. Lai raised an eyebrow, but said nothing. "Your roommate. I don't get why everyone is getting on my case…just because I'm going with a guy…as an acquaintance."

"But what are you doing here," Lai asked once more, "This isn't your room."

"Look, I figure that if she's out there, you're in here. Neither of us are exactly fans of Melody. I know you won't give me any grief about this whole thing. Plus, you're at least half-normal, so I was hoping you wouldn't mind me staying for a few minutes. People don't bother you so much."

"So I'm safe," Lai stated, "I'll let you stay here a few minutes, but you may want to lock the door. Mel doesn't give up easily." She paused for a moment in thought, "So you don't hate me?"

"Are you kidding," Viper growled, "You're one of few that I can stand. You aren't the type to get in the middle of someone's business. I get a date, it's the end of the world."

"I get one and it's the end of all existence," Lai joked half seriously, "I'll never admit it to Mel though. I already can't stand sharing a room with her. How will it be when she has something to tease me about?"

"Know what," Viper asked, meeting Lai's eyes for once, "You're all right."

Lai forced herself to remain calm as the phrase left Viper's lips. Viper rarely had a good thing to say about anybody. Was it possible that it meant that they could somehow be friends…or at least, as close to friends as anybody could get with Viper?