Exams were less than two weeks away and Rose was freaking out. Not about exams for once, but about summer and next year. It had finally hit her that they were going to be seventh years! Who would the Heads be? What was their final year at Hogwarts going to be like? All these questions ran through her mind and many more.

Atria was going to be away for the summer, so who was she going to vent to? Amanda was only a floo away but still, she was used to having someone close. The Potter's were only a few miles away, but this summer Attie wouldn't be there. Who was she going to open her exam results with? And more importantly, boy talk.

Sal still hadn't asked her out or done anything other than study with her. Sure, he flirted a bit, but nothing more. Maybe he didn't like her after all. Rose sighed while flipping through her potions notes. She had read them all three times, but one more time and she was sure she would have it all memorized. Atria was with Justin and Scorpius was Merlin knew where, so she was left to her own devices for studying potions.

James was still in the clouds about his tryout with Puddlemere, which he was sure went disastrously. Rose was sure that wasn't true because even though she wasn't obsessed with Quidditch, she knew talent when she saw it and James was a talented flier. She sighed again. What was she going to do when she graduated? She had thought about a number of things but there was no one thing that stood out to her. In fifth year, when they had done career counseling, all Professor Longbottom had said was to pick something she was passionate about. Of course, she hadn't had any limitations on what she could do, because she excelled in every subject he had said.

"That's third time you've sighed in the last minute." Albus plopped down next to her. "What's wrong, Rosie?" She was pleasantly surprised to see a slight shift in her cousin over the past few months. Even Atria admitted he had been less of a prat. He had been bumped up a few placed on the list for some points earned in the "gentlemen/politeness" column.

"Just thinking about the future." She sighed again dejectedly.

"Gross." Al grinned. He hadn't grown up that much it seemed.

"Do you know what you want to do?"

"Maybe work in the Department of Magical Cooperation. Doing stuff like coordinating the Quidditch Cup and whatnot." He shrugged.

"You don't want to play Quidditch?"

"Nah, I'm not good enough." Rose raised her eyebrows. "You know I'm not. At least, not for a good team. And I'd always be compared with James."

"James is a chaser, you're a seeker."

"Still, I don't think that life is for me." Albus ruffled his hair. "James is more... outgoing than I am."

"Can I ask you something?" Rose asked after a minute.

"You just did." He replied dryly.

"What do you think about sex?" Albus choked a little bit on his own spit.

"What?" He coughed.

"We need a boy's opinion."

"Who is 'we' exactly?" Al's eyes narrowed slightly. Maybe this was a mistake, Rose thought.

"Just... me." Rose swallowed with difficulty. She didn't want to give Albus another reason to tease Attie.

"Why do you want to know what I think about sex?"

"Not just you." Rose corrected quickly. She had no interest in her cousin's sex life. Well, she was a bit curious since he was very mysterious about his love life as a whole. "All boys."

"We obviously like it." He said.

"Obviously." Rose said impatiently, "But is that all you want?"

"No, not always. I mean, with Scorpius and Jenny, it's about sex, but it's mutual. She doesn't really have a sparkling personality, but if she did I think he would be interested in that. Guys like different things in a girl, so I can't speak for what every guy wants, but generally we like to be kept interested. And sometimes that's sex, and sometimes it's not." Albus said, looking around the library casually. "But most of the time, if a bloke's single and he's offered sex he won't refuse."

"So you've had sex?"

"Once." Al admitted. It actually shocked her that it wasn't more, but he wasn't James.

"And..." She lead him, when he didn't add anymore.

"It was fun. Sex is always fun for the guy."

"But not for the girl?"

"Sometimes." Albus shrugged. "Depends on the guy, I suppose. Why do you care though?"

"No reason," Rose replied too quickly. "I should probably go find… someone." She said lamely and Albus gave an amused grin as she hurried away. Albus wasn't as overbearing as James or Hugo, but that conversation made him want to punch Sal in the mouth.

James was leaving in two weeks. Never again to return to Hogwarts and that made him nervous. There still seemed like so much he had to do, so many people to prank and things to blow up. Seventh year hadn't gone exactly as planned. With the Death Eaters on the loose, there wasn't as much freedom, people were more on edge.

But some things never changed.

"So what do you think?" Kyle asked, looking down at the piece of parchment.

"I still can't believe Rose is in first." James shook his head.

"Why not?" Scorpius said, a bit defensively.

"It's just weird." James shuddered and Hugo nodded. It was Hugo's first time on the committee and he was in awe. "And Lily is number 13."

"All of our friends are on the list." Scorpius said.

David nodded. "Seems a bit unfair that you guys get all the hot ones." There were a few murmurs of humorous agreement.

"Hey, we were friends with them before they were pretty." James said. "Besides we can't help if we have a gorgeous family."

"Well, looks like this is it." Kyle said. "No last minute changes? Good. I'm going to make copies." He took out his wand and did that.

"Come on, before Rose catches us and hangs us by our toes again." James cringed and Hugo and Scorpius followed him out. "I've got to go study for N.E.W.T.'s." They looked at him, freaked out by his excited tone.

"What are you so happy about?" Hugo took a step away from James.

"This is the last time I'll have to study for an exam!" And then the other boys looked jealous.

"Bloody hell, I can't wait to be a seventh year." Scorpius muttered. "I'm gonna go find Albus. Need some help in DADA." He ran a hand through his platinum hair and left the other two boys. First he went to the library and then realized that Al had probably never stepped into the library of his own free will.

"There you are!" Scorpius huffed as he made his way down to the lake. Albus was sitting under the large tree that many students used as a snogging spot. But Al was alone.

"How did it go?" Al ruffled his hair, a potions book sat in his lap.

"You'll find out tomorrow when we release the list."

"Oh, come on." Al groaned and shoved his best friend's shoulder.

"Hey, you didn't want to be in on this, remember?"

"I just didn't want to spend hours pouring over which girl has the nicest breasts." Al rolled his eyes. "It's a bit archaic."

"But fun." Scorpius laughed and Al rolled his eyes again. "I broke up with Jenny last night. If you could even call it a break up since we really weren't together." He leaned back against the tree and looked out over the lake.

"Did she cry?"

"Al don't smile at the thought of a girl crying. And no, she was just a bit put off, but understood why. It was really a mutual thing." Al nodded, understanding. They sat for a few minutes in silence.

"My grandfather's being questioned."

Al looked at Scorpius in surprise.

"They think he had something to do with the attacks?"

"I don't know. Dad didn't say much in his letter." Scorpius shrugged, trying to scowl. "If you look at it from an objective point of view it makes sense."

"But..." Al knew there had to be more.

"But he served his time in Azkaban. He made it very clear where he stood with Voldemort. He wasn't in it for the destruction, he just liked the power. Even though the Malfoy name is still... dirty, we have power. He doesn't need or want to risk losing it." Scorpius picked at the grass.

"He told you this?" Al couldn't imagine Lucius Malfoy suddenly deciding to have a heart to heart.

"I asked him how he could have done the things he did."

"How you weren't home when he visited over Easter?"

"He owled me to tell me he was disappointed he wouldn't get to see me but maybe over the summer I could stay with them for a few weeks in Spain." Scorpius dropped his head and his overgrown hair fell into his eyes.

"And you owled back demanded to know why he was horrible person?" Albus did not see the connection.

"I barely see them for five years and then he wants me to come stay with them?" Scorpius scoffed. "And I had been curious for a long time, the opportunity was there. He told me that he wanted power and he did believe in the pureblood cause. But when it was made clear Voldemort was totally insane, he wanted out. Obviously you can't just resign from being a Death Eater. And my grandmother saved your dad's life." Albus nodded, his father had told him that the first time he asked if Scorpius could come for dinner.

"And that's why she was pardoned." Albus concluded.

"And my grandmother was really not all that involved. But my grandfather got five years in Azkaban." Scorpius bit his lip. "My father was pardoned, as well." He added.

"I thought he got probation?" Scorpius looked at Al. "What? When Uncle Ron found out we were friends with you he sat us down and gave us a long history of why he didn't like your father."

"Great." Scorpius muttered.

"He likes you though. And Rose and Attie were very defensive of you."

"But not you?"

"I was enjoying the show." Albus folded his arms behind his head, grinning at the memory. He'd thought Uncle Ron's head was going to explode it was so red.

"Thanks mate."

"You're welcome." Al replied smugly.

"You know my dad also-"

"There you pea-brains are!" Atria's voice was like thunder from behind them. "Where have you been?" She crossed her arms, when she came to stand in front of them.

"Here." Scorpius raised his hands up innocently.

"We're going swimming." Al noticed that she was indeed only where a bathing suit. It wasn't particularly flashy but he couldn't help but rake his eyes over her body. It wasn't even a two-piece, just a simple silvery blue one-piece. And then he cursed himself for looking at all.

And then he realized that Rose and Amanda were there as well and that Amanda was speaking but he hadn't heard anything.

"-only beautiful day there's been in a while and it might be our last chance before summer." She was saying. Unlike, Rose and Atria, Amanda was wearing a two-piece. Yet, he still couldn't help but look at Atria. Bloody hell. "You want to join us?"

"Sure." Scorpius got up. "I have to go get my swim suit, though. Albus?" Albus shrugged and got up as well.

"Why not?" He needed a dip in the freezing lake water. As he and Scorpius were entering the castle they ran into James and Freddie.

"Where are you going on a beautiful day like this?" Freddie wrapped an arm around his younger cousin's neck. Al tried to struggled out of the hold, but to no avail.

"We're about to go swimming. We just needed a suits first." Scorpius explained.

"Excellent!" James clapped his hands together. "We'll join you." Al groaned, meanwhile Scorpius just kept digging them deeper.

"Amanda, Rose, and Attie are already out by the lake." He said and James's eyes lit up. Of course, he wants to see Atria in her swimsuit. Albus cursed himself, who cared what James did or who her like?

"Freddie, come on." Scorpius jerked his head toward one hall. Although Al was his best friend, Scorpius had never showed him where the Slytherin common room was and neither had Amanda. Obviously, Atria had never showed him the common room. He knew where all the other common rooms were and most people knew where the Gryffindor common room was, but hardly any outsiders knew where the Slytherin common room was.

"Come on, little brother." Freddie released Al who quickly got out of reach. Only to be pulled in by James, but he could take James. Once he jabbed James in the side and escaped, he ruffled his hair.

"I can't wait till you troll brains leave." Al muttered.

"Ouch." James feigned hurt. "Hogwarts is going to be so boring next year and you know it."

"I don't know," Al said thoughtfully, "I think Hugo might fill your shoes."

"Not even in his dreams." James smirked, clearly unconcerned. But the more Al thought about it, the more he realized that Hugo was really into the pranks business, he was just a lot more subtle. Hugo didn't get up on the Gryffindor table and start dancing the Macarena after a massive explosion at the teacher's table. Two guesses as to who did do that.

"So where were you at the last Hogsmeade?" Al steered the conversation in a different direction. "I didn't see you."

James swallowed and looked nervous suddenly. They passed some Ravenclaws in the hall and then he spoke in low tones. "I was at a Quidditch tryout."

"Seriously?"

"Shh. It's not front page news!" James hissed.

"It kinda is."

"If I make it." James muttered and Albus had to roll his eyes. Of course his brother would make it. James was an amazing chaser, who had been on the team since his second year, and who had two house cups on his belt. And probably would have had a few more if it wasn't for Atria. Slytherin had always been a solid team, but in Al's fourth year they really came together.

"Which team?"

"Puddlemere and the Harpies."

Two teams were interested in him. He really shouldn't be surprised. "And you haven't heard?"

"No. I think I'll make Puddlemere, but the Harpies already have Bletchley and she's not that old."

"But you want to go to the Harpies?"

"Yea, of course." That was where their mum had played.

"Nargle Beard." Al muttered to the Fat Lady. She swung open and they crossed through

the portrait hole. "So what happens if you make it? When will you know?"

"I should find out within the next week. Definitely before graduation in twelve days." Albus paused, coming to a stand still on the landing platform of the fourth year boys dormitory. They still had two more flights of stairs to go before they got to sixth year dormitory. Albus always wished they had one of those muggle contraptions that took people up tall buildings by just pushing buttons.

"Only twelve days?" Al was suddenly a bit choked up.

"Now you're going to start caring that I'm gone?" James punched his arm playfully and continued up the stairs, Al had no choice but to follow. "If I make one of the teams, most practices start the second week in summer. They've been doing spring training since the season ended in February, but since tryouts are all in June none of the rookies start until June 15th, give or take a week."

Whoa, James had really thought this through. He had done his research.

"What do mum and dad think you have planned for a job? Unless you've told them."

James scoffed. "No. I can't tell them until I've made the team and have my first paycheck. Go get changed. I'll meet you in the common room." Al realized they were standing before the large wooden door of the sixth year boy dormitories. James started to go up the next flight of stairs.

Al's dorm room was empty. Not surprising considering how beautiful it was outside. And with exams being so close, those who weren't outside, were in the library. There were eight beds lined up, perfectly made. House-elves were a miracle from Merlin in Al's opinion. Not that he would ever tell Aunt Hermione that.

Once Al and James were outside the castle again, James brought up his future.

"I told them I have several internship interviews lined up. One of them is actually for the England Quidditch team, as an assistant for the manager." He shrugged and grinned when he saw Atria wave at him. Al scowled as James raced off to greet her. She was in the water, on Scorpius's shoulders while Amanda was on Rose's. Freddie was with them though. Albus wondered where he had gone off to.

Ah, the age old tradition of chicken-fighting.

As Al got closer he heard Scorpius called out, "Finally! These two just don't put up a fight." He motioned to Rose and Amanda who were currently toppling over into the water. Scorpius pushed Atria's legs up causing her to fall backward.

"You arse!" She splashed water at Scorpius when she surfaced.

"Well, we are here to help." James stripped off his t-shirt and then ran into the water.

"You guys have fun. I need a break." Atria squeezed the water from her indigo hair as she made her way back to the shore. Al really tried not to stare at her. He sat down in the sun, stripping off his shirt.

"Al you coming?" Scorpius shouted.

"In a few minutes." He hollered back. Atria sat down next to him, grinning. Al watched as Rose tried to get on Scorpius's shoulders and Amanda skillfully got on James's. He felt a tingling in the back of his neck and looked over just in time to catch Atria look away from his naked chest.

Yea, he was definitely the most muscular in their group, which was odd because he was a seeker.

"So…" She drew out.

He looked at her quizzically. Was she initiating communication with him? That was certainly a first.

"What?" He stretched his arms behind his head, daring her to look at his flexing muscles. And he could feel when her gaze landed on him. He pressed his lips together, trying not to grin like a maniac. He gave her a long, lazy look.

She glared at him. A minute later she spoke, "You ready for exams?"

"Um… no." He laughed.

"If we don't pass, we can't take next years class and get a N.E.W.T. Are you worried about failing any of them?"

"No. I dropped all the classes I wasn't good at or didn't want to take after O.W.L.'s." He shrugged. Sure, he was only taking six N.E.W.T. classes, which was normal for most students, but not in his family of overachievers. Atria had started out taking eleven N.E.W.T. classes but had dropped two and was still taking three more than he was.

"What do you want to do?"

He rubbed his jaw. Amanda and James just took down Rose and Scorpius. Then Rose pushed Scorpius back under the water, dunking him.

"I like the idea of working with my hands." He finally said, and for some reason it felt like an admission.

"That leaves a lot of options." She told him seriously.

"I was thinking Architecture." Atria raised her eyebrows at him. He knew that if she could only raise one, she would have. He thought it was funny to watch her struggle to raise one eyebrow or wink without the other eye blinking.

"That's interesting. What N.E.W.T.'s do you need for that?"

"Are you coming in?" James called impatiently.

"In a minute." Atria didn't look away from Al. Her eyes were really bright purple today.

"You can go." Al told her.

"So why architecture? It isn't like how muggles do it."

He turned around to face the castle. "Look at where we live. Can you imagine getting to design a place like this. Putting in all the secret passageways, knowing that someday, someone's going to find them? Discover all the secrets that you hid?" He already had designs in his head for a summer boarding house and an addition the the joke shop in Diagon Alley. He realized Atria hadn't said anything while he was musing in his head, she just stared at him.

And for once it wasn't in contempt.

"Did you know James had tryouts last weekend?"

"Yea, I actually cornered him Sunday and beat it out of him." She said and her tone made him think she was serious, but the twinkle in her eye said otherwise. She ran her fingers through her long hair that was starting to get more purple. Her eyes were now a discerning yellow, that would have looked legitimately scary on anyone else. It reminded him of a werewolf and that made him feel a little bit like prey.

"Did you make yourself tanner?" He asked glancing over her legs. All of the visible skin was tinted a little bit darker than her usual pale features.

"Maybe. Besides it's almost summer and I won't be getting a tan in Romania." She snapped, though he wasn't sure why. He didn't sound hostile or mean, did he?

"Maybe when we're in Spain for Teddy and Victoire's wedding." He suggested. "Although will you be back for that?"

"I'll be working with Charlie, who is Victoire's godfather. I don't think he's going to want to miss that. I'll just come back back with him."

"Oh right." He ruffled his hair. "And that's what you want to do? Work with dragons." He clarified. Atria shrugged.

"I don't know if I specifically want to work with dragons, but I like animals."

"How's Jinx?" He remember the fluffy little kitten he had gotten her for her birthday.

"She's grown." She grinned. "But she's a beauty." They sat in silence for a few minutes watching as Amanda and James took down Rose and Scorpius.

"Atria, you can take my place." Rose growled, pushing red hair off her face, marching out of the water. Scorpius scoffed and ran his fingers through his hair, like he couldn't believe what just happened. Al hadn't really been paying close attention, so he wasn't sure what happened. either. He followed Atria up though and caught Rose as she stormed away.

"It's not my fault I'm not a quidditch star." She huffed as Attie waded out into the water to join Scorpius.

"Come on, be my partner. We'll kick their arses." Al grabbed Rosie's hands.

"No we won't." Rose glared at him and folded her arms. James and Amanda took down Atria and Scorpius.

"Hey mates, let's switch it up." Albus hollered to the two boys.

"No!" James cried. Amanda rolled her eyes.

"Yes!" Scorpius countered. "I'll take Amanda."

"Like hell." James puffed up his chest.

"Sure Scorpius." Amanda gave James a teasing smile and he glared back. "Rose, you go with James and Attia can go with Al." Albus smirked at Atria who glared at him. Rose ran her tongue over her teeth and then flicked it out.

"Fine." She stomped through the water, splashing Scorpius as she went.

"Ready." Al held out his hand to Atria.

"As I'll ever be." She muttered and Al dunked under the water, gripping Atria's hands as she climbed onto his shoulders. When he surfaced, she was sitting on his shoulders, balancing with his hands. Amanda was already on Scorpius's shoulders and Rose was struggling to get on James's shoulders. When she was on, James shouted, "Attack!"

"Kick him in the shins!" Atria shouted at Al. She grabbed Rose's arm and pulled her into the water, unfortunately leaving her back open for Amanda to push her forward.

"Damnit! Why are you so good at this?" James sputtered as he came up from under Rose. Amanda pumped her fists in the air in victory.

"Skill." She laughed and fell back, off of Scorpius's shoulders.

"You are not strong." He told Atria. She spit lake water into his face.

"That's why I'm a great seeker." She sneered and he was a bit taken back. This is why he couldn't let his guard down around her, because even if she looked like an angel, she never let him forget that she wasn't.

"Whatever." He pushed away from her and thought he saw guilt flash across her face. But it was gone in a second. This was the side of her that no one else seemed to see - the side that could be mean and spiteful just for the fun of it. She liked that she was good at everything, and like reminded everyone else that they would never be as good as her. She especially liked reminding him why he would never be as good as her.

Rose and James didn't seem to get it, probably because they didn't care enough. Rose was top of their class, but only because Atria didn't feel like trying. She could have been quidditch captain, but she didn't feel like putting in the effort, it just came naturally to her.

Albus threw his hand across the water in frustration, splashing Amanda.

"Hey!" She cried.

"Sorry." He muttered and rubbed his jaw. She was already talking with James like nothing had happened. "I'm going to swim." He told Scorpius, who was too occupied with Rose to notice.

"... seriously that uncoordinated?"

"Yes! I'm not built like an athlete. Unlike you guys, I haven't been training…" Rose's voice drifted away as he went under water.

Atria and James were sitting on the grass under the tree watching the others in the water.

"You're graduating in ten days." Atria said.

"I know." James sighed. "I definitely thought we'd be dating by now."

Atria burst out laughing. She laughed so hard, her eyes started watering.

"I at least thought we would've snogged by now." James shook his head, a small smile playing on his lips.

"I doubt my boyfriend would be happy with that." Attie wrapped her arms around herself, thinking about Justin.

"I thought you were going to dump him." James gave her a knowing looked. Atria let out a long breath before speaking.

"Yea, well it's difficult-"

"Attie?" Justin's voice floated in from behind her. She cringed and was already mentally going through ways to explain.

She jumped up, turning around as she went. "Justin-"

"You want to break up?" He frowned. She opened her mouth to speak, but found that for once she didn't have anything to say. Atria nodded. Justin looked crushed and she immediately felt guilty for not doing this sooner.

"I like you, but it's not realistic for us to date after you graduate. We would never see each other." She pleaded for him to understand and forgive her.

"We could make it work." He said weakly.

She gave him at low look and saw James grinning in the corner of her eye. "I'm not sure if we could. And if neither of us wants to put in the work, it wouldn't last long even if we did continue. I don't want to hold you down." He scoffed and she looked up.

"Let's not pretend you're doing this for me."

"You're right. It's not just for you. But it's true, I don't want to hold you back and I know you don't want to trap me either." James gave a low whistle.

"Is that how you feel? Trapped." Justin looked hurt.

"No! But that's how we would both feel if we stayed together." Atria tried to will him to understand. She wanted to part on good terms, and she's thought Justin would agree with her.

"Maybe we could talk." He said shortly and glanced at James. "Alone." James made no move to leave. Justin looked at Atria imploringly

"Sure." She folded her arms and followed him to the stairs leading to the castle.

"Have you been wanting to do this for a while?"

"No. I love being with you but I don't think I want to put in the effort to make it work."

"So dating me was just convenient?" Justin demanded.

Attie sighed. "No. But I think we've lost our spark." If there was a spark to begin with, she thought. Justin ran his fingers through his hair, reminding her a bit of Albus or James. Then he rubbed a few circles on his chest and looked at James. And then looked at the others in the lake. "Are you going to say something?" His silence gave her the tingles.

"Is there someone else?"

"What? No." She shook her head.

"No?" He seemed suspicious and she couldn't imagine why.

"Of course not?" She glared at him. "Where did you even get that idea?" He looked back out to the lake and she rolled her eyes. "You think I like one of them?"

"You're with them all the time. You blow me off to be with them!" His voice rose and it started to piss her off.

"NO!" Atria growled. "If they need help I'm there for them. Because they're my friends."

"Whatever." He scoffed.

"I can't believe this!" She knew it was childish but she stomped her foot in frustration.

"I guess it's a good thing we're not together anymore then." He sneered and it was so unexpected she took a step back. "Also I found this in your bag." He pulled out a piece of parchment. What…? Oh shit, it was the list. They girls had made copies of it a few days ago and were going to hand them out when boys distributed theirs'.

"Justin…"

"I thought maybe you were holding it for a friend, but I guess not. I never thought you were this shallow." He swallowed hard. "And I'm number eleven. I'm not sure why you were even dating me if you don't think I'm top ten."

"This wasn't just my list! Other girls were involved, just like how the boys do their list. And we weren't just judging based on looks." She said defensively.

"But all you friends are in the top ten."

"I just happen to have attractive friends." She mumbled, not really wanting to say that out loud.

"So I'm not attractive enough for you?"

"That's not what I said! You won't even listen to me!"

"You're not saying anything!" Justin countered. A underclassmen walked around them quickly, with his head down. Great, they were scaring the children. She grabbed the list from his hands, crunching it in her own.

"I'm bored" She exclaimed. "Our relationship was going nowhere and that's while we see each other every day! Imagine if we only saw each other once a month. It would never last so I'm doing us both a favor and cutting loose. It's truly not you, it's me. I'm not into you anymore." She said and then left his stand there with glassy eyes. Yeah, she had just done a job on his ego. Her weapon of choice being a wrecking ball.

James leaned away from her when she threw herself down with a huff.

"I'm assuming that didn't go well." James had the gall to look amused.

"The nerve!"

"What's that?" He motioned to the parchment. She handed it to him, not really caring at this point if he saw it or not. He looked it over and then gasped.

"I'm number five!" He cried indignantly.

"Apparently." She really didn't care.

"Albus is number four! And Scorpius is the first! That's rubbish."

"That's how the girls of Hogwarts feel." Atria shrugged.

"Freddie is number eight."

"Yep. And we took into account more than just looks."

"That explains why Scorpius is first. Hah, Justin's eleventh."

"Scorpius was actually first in looks as well. But you were up there." She grinned, a little smug at his horror.

"Who else was involved in this atrocity?"

"A few of the girls who were on the boys list from last year." She gave him a knowing look and he had the good sense to look guilty. "Rose." She said, adding salt to the wound.

"My own cousin." He shook his head. "How did Al beat me?" He asked in amazement.

"He's fit and apparently nice to everyone but me." She leaned back on her forearms, soaking in the sun. Even though it was almost summer the air was still chilly.

"And Sal? He's barely been here and he's number three?"

"He's gorgeous." Atria sighed.

"I can't wait to get out of this nuthouse."

I have left Spain and have to upload like three new chapters! I cannot apologize enough for the hugely long wait! If it makes you feel better things are about to get interesting! - Alex