Chapter 22

When All Is Said and Done

Updated: 8/19/16

You don't need strength, only understanding.

Anika had yet not yet applied to the mainland community college, but she knew it wouldn't be difficult to get in, given it was an overflow campus when Main University didn't have enough openings.

After all was said and done with both sides of her families, who decided to have a mini vacation with each respective family and decided it best to leave Anika out from both families. Of course, Anika understood that she was the middleman, but that didn't make her hurt any less. Right before Belinda left with her phone, Anika managed to retrieve it with absoltely no apology from her mother instead she heard, "You need to be more vigilant, its not my phone, so I shouldn't have to keep track of it. Anyway, sweetie, be good and let Henry and Liane know hen you're going to move, I'm sure they'll help you."

Anika had millions of things she could have said, but bit her tongue, her mouth seems to get her into more trouble than she wished. Once Phil had driven off, Anika contacted a local taxi service to take her to her house to get ready for the party at Riku's.

The taxi driver was nice enough and waited a couple minutes for her to change, then took her to her venue, not without an extra charge, of course.

On arrival, Riku's relatively large home had an expansive roundabout driveway and black iron gates, that led up to a prestigious modern house with glorious windows and grand marble flooring. But all the grandeur was obscured by hundreds of her classmates and high school acquaintances, all with red plastic cups in hand and progressive house music blaring from inside.

Anika made her way in through the open double doors into the small foyer and she looked around for any sign of Vanitas or Kairi, Sora even so that she could at least locate somebody she could tolerate. From a far corner living room near the sparkle lit backyard infinity pool and an outside game-room with a pool table and flat screen, Kairi spotted Anika, just barely making out Anika's fading purple hair, dark grey high neck halter top and dark washed high waist shorts. The red-brunette smiled and stood and drank out of her own red cup and bounced over to Anika in her pink sweater cardigan, tight black crop top and white shorts paired with her white converse.

"You're here!" Kairi screamed, pushing through the sea of dancing, gyrating teens, "We've been waiting for you! You look great by the way, you love gig au naturale with your makeup huh?"

Anika nodded and gave her best friend a small smile and leaned in towards her ear, "Who else is here?"

Kairi grabbed her arm and dragged her back to where she was seated,"Well, Xion is here somewhere, she was hitting it off with Riku earlier, so IDK, uhm Namine was in the kitchen loooking for soda, at least something not spiked, and Vanitas I think went to...

"Oh he's right there!" Kairi jumped up and generally pointed to the stairs as Sora came up behind her.

"Hm, glad you made it Aniks, Vanitas was worried you might not show."

Anika looked over her shoulder shortly to look at Sora, "I promised didn't I?" She looked back at Vanitas who caught her eyes and beamed as he walked over in his ripped jeans, white tee and muted black and white flannel, hair awry and simple shoes.

He ran a hand through his hair once he reached her, and glanced at Sora and Kairi, then back to Anika, "Hey."

She grinned, "So you eat anything good at that Italian place?"

"Uhm, yeah, I did, some pasta hing that I can't pronounce. But it was super delicious, I know it had marinara, that's for sure."

She chuckled, "That does sound very good."

Kairi and Sora just watched their encounter, until they decided to go find more space to dance.

Vanitas looked at his brother who gave him a ask her to dance look and so Vanitas followed suit, gave her a crooked smile and held out his hand briefly, "would you like to dance?"

Sorry, it is very short. But thank you so much new readers, an people who have favorited and added my story to follow, it's seriously so heartwarming. Enjoy what's left of your summer and let me know if I have any humongous mistakes, because even though I reread before I post, I do not always catch everything.

P.S. Any of you play Samurai Warriors?

Lots of love Nano1012

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