p class="MsoNormal"em"And you jumped to conclusion without knowing what really happened"/em/p
p class="MsoNormal"Stella was confused. Actually, she was mostly upset, but that didn't mean she wasn't also confused. Brandon was clearly angry at her, and why? Was it because she did not like Mitzi and wanted to teach her a lesson by turning her into a toad? Stella would have made the transformation temporary of course. Stella was not heartless; Brandon knew that fact. If anything, she's the one who has a reason to be angry after he kissed another woman./p
p class="MsoNormal"Eventually Stella mustered up the courage to call him. She needed answers, and a simple phone call might resolve the issue./p
p class="MsoNormal"After waiting through a few more rings than usual, she heard Brandon on the other end. "Stella, what is it?" Brandon sounded less jovial than his usual self./p
p class="MsoNormal""With a tone like that, Brandon, I would almost think you're mad at me." Stella let out a halfhearted chuckle and continued speaking upon receiving no response. "Sorry, not funny... Well, here goes nothing. Why are you mad at me?"/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: dotted windowtext 3.0pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;"Brandon paused a moment before he responded. "You were about to turn a stranger you just met into a toad after jumping to a conclusion. You do understand why I'm not too thrilled about the way you reacted to the situation."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: dotted windowtext 3.0pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;""You thought I would- I'd never-" Stella was shocked. "Mitzi isn't just some stranger Brandon." As an aside she added, "Maybe it would have been good for her to be humbled."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: dotted windowtext 3.0pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;""While I am relieved that you wouldn't threaten a complete stranger," Brandon responded. "She's still an earthling, and you can't just go around using magic on them!"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: dotted windowtext 3.0pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;""But- You- Mitzi- She's-" Stella took a few tries to get a sentence out. "Ugh, just trust me when I say she would have deserved it."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: dotted windowtext 3.0pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;""Whatever this Mitzi girl did, I doubt it's as horrible as you're making it out to be."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: dotted windowtext 3.0pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;""Horrible? You want horrible? Try being a bully who has been tormenting Bloom ever since she was a kid." Stella felt her cheeks start to flush red with anger. "And even worse you were kissing Mitzi, of all people! I've been trying to give you the benefit of the doubt about that kiss, but with the way you're defending her I'm not so sure I should anymore. Hmph." And with that, Stella hung up the phone. She knew part of her was being irrational, but she didn't care. Mitzi was out for her man. And even worse, she was starting to doubt where Brandon's heart may lie./p
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p class="MsoNormal"Brandon put down the phone while reflecting on what just happened. After he collected his thoughts, he walked over to Sky who was scanning a newspaper probably looking for another job ad. "Hey Sky, I got a question for you."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Sky looked up from the newspaper but kept his position on the couch. "Okay, what is it?"/p
p class="MsoNormal""You wouldn't happen to know what type of person Mitzi is, would you?" Brandon asked without expecting to like the answer./p
p class="MsoNormal"Sky raised his eyebrows. "Mitzi? From what Bloom's told me she's a pretty awful person. Bullied her since childhood. Apparently even tried to run Kiko over with her scooter one time." He paused for a moment. "Why do you ask?"/p