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Chapter Six: When the Levee Breaks

Gabe flew up the stairs and through the doors. He glanced around the entryway looking for any trace of Juliette or J.J. He sighed as he realized that he lost track of the two of them. Tony entered a minute or two later after Gabe made it through the doors.

"Any ideas?" Tony asked. Gabe shook his head. "Well, leave it to dumbass to make a situation worse."

"Did you say anything to him?"

Tony shook his head. "I called him an asshole and told him to think before speaking again. I threatened to knock him out if he insulted my sister ever again."

"Stupid is as stupid does I guess." Gabe mumbled. Tony merely nodded.

Gabe noticed J.J. coming their way. The two friends moved towards him.

"Where is she Little Jay?" Gabe asked.

J.J. shook his head. "She tore off into the girls' bathroom. I would have gone in after her if it wasn't for Mr. Isaacs stopping me."

"Damn it!" Tony growled. "I'm going to…"

Gabe interrupted him. "Forget it Tone; the brain cells that boy has are left for basic functions. We need someone to bat for us."

Gabe looked around the hallway looking for someone that they could trust. He noticed his sister, Nikki and Alyson coming from the cafeteria. They noticed the three of them and smiled. Gabe motioned for the two brothers to wait there and went over to the three girls. He quickly explained what happened and asked her sister to see if she could help. Ronnie nodded and motioned for the two other girls to follow her. Gabe turned back to the brothers and nodded.

"What's going on?" J.J. asked.

"Ronnie said that she would do it." Gabe sighed. "She asked for us to wait here and they would meet up with us here."

"Why did the other two go with her?" Tony asked this time. "I don't think Jules knows either of them."

"It was something that Alyson and Nikki said that makes me trust them." Gabe replied. "They had said that they had been there and understood. They also said that they would help support Ronnie on this."

"Ronnie has experience in being called a whore?" Tony asked with a raised eyebrow.

"No, but she was picked on a lot at her other school. I'm sure that she can do something to help." Gabe shrugged. "Besides being a sympathetic ear is better than nothing."

"So we wait?" J.J. asked taking a seat on a nearby bench.

Gabe nodded. "Ronnie's doing me a solid. I'm covering her Saturday night for her."

Tony chuckled. "That was stupid."

"Not really." Gabe smiled. "Saturday's are the best tip days. She screwed herself."

"A double on a Saturday? That'll be rough." J.J. smirked.

"She's covering my Friday night. It's a fair trade."

The three took a seat and got comfortable. They didn't know how long this would take.

Meanwhile…

Ronnie opened the door to the girls' bathroom. She looked around and didn't notice Juliette anywhere. She motioned for the other two girls to follow her. Ronnie made a point to look under the other stalls to make sure that there was no one else in here. Alyson and Nikki looked around as well. When Nikki was fully through the door; Alyson opened up her bag and took out two items.

"What is that?" Nikki whispered.

Alyson smirked at the freshman. She held up a flathead screwdriver and a sign that read "Closed for Cleaning". She placed the sign on the outside of the door and closed it. She used the screwdriver to lock the door on the inside. She returned the screwdriver and dusted off her hands.

"Now we can talk to her without being bothered." Alyson whispered back.

"Where did you learn that?" Ronnie asked.

Alyson shrugged, crossing her arms over her chest. "When I needed privacy at my old school; I would find one of the girls' bathrooms and do that."

One of the stall doors slammed open; making Ronnie and Nikki nearly jump out of their skin. Alyson didn't jump but reacted by glancing in the general direction with a raised eyebrow.

"What the hell?" Juliette came out of stall fuming; her eyes looked red and puffy. "Can't someone use the bathroom without being stared at? How about not being whispered about?"

Juliette looked at Nikki and Ronnie in surprise. She had a partial smile on her face until looking at the third person behind them. Juliette's face lost the smile and she glared in Alyson's general direction.

"While I'm glad to see some of you," Juliette looked at Alyson with a hard glare. "I'm not really in the mood to talk."

Ronnie took a step forward, but Alyson placed a hand on her shoulder. Alyson stepped closer to Juliette. Juliette took a breath and made an attempt to stand taller. Alyson cocked her head to the side; looking directly at Juliette.

"Look Princess Hollywood," Alyson took a step closer to Juliette. "I know who you are. I'm pretty sure that you know who I am. We want to talk to you about what's going on." Alyson walked towards and past Juliette. Juliette watched her as she moved to the window at the back of the bathroom. "We can do this the easy way or the hard way; your choice."

"What's the difference in my choices?" Juliette asked warily.

Alyson climbed onto the ledge by the window. She opened the window and looked out it. She sat down on the ledge and started digging into her backpack. She placed a pack of cigarettes and a lighter down and continued to rummage in her bag.

"Well the easy way is going on right now." She took out a smoke and lit up. "We sit in here with all of the exits covered so you can't escape the problem." She blew the smoke out the open window. "The hard way is me duct taping you so you can't run or talk and then handcuffing you to one of the sinks while you listen."

"You don't have the…" Juliette stopped as Alyson held a roll of duct tape from one hand and a pair of handcuffs from the other. Juliette took a deep breath.

"Okay; we do the easy way."

"Shame." Alyson stated sarcastically, putting the items back into her bag. "Juliette, let's face facts; we don't know each other very well. The fact is that where we come from is a different world. You have your mom in the spotlight on everything that she does. I'm sure that they had a field day when you dad was arrested in New York. Be happy that your little story didn't get into the tabloids."

"How?" Juliette asked.

"It was in the tabloids, but not about you. They didn't paint a very pretty picture about the situation. They made up some story about your parents getting a divorce." Alyson blew smoke out the window. "The truth is that the news about what happened with you didn't get out; you and your little live-in boyfriend. Between that and you getting an STD would have made things worse."

Alyson put out the cigarette and tossed it out the window. "Drama sucks Hollywood; ask your mom about it sometimes. I not only saw what was printed about my parents, but about me." Alyson sighed as she down from the ledge; spraying air freshener in the air. "Little things like that didn't make me a lot of friends in my last school."

Ronnie sighed as well. "Juliette, you know my story. I was picked on for being the chubby girl until I was in sixth grade. When I spent that summer getting in shape; I knew that the kids I went to school with would find something to pick on me about." Ronnie wiped a tear away from her eye. "I got back to school and was either picked on for being brainy or beat up because I wouldn't do their homework for them. I was lucky; my saving grace was my brother."

"Your dreamy brother." Nikki sighed. Ronnie looked at her in surprise. "What?"

"Ew." Ronnie shuddered. "That's disturbing."

Alyson smiled. "No, she's onto something. He's kinda hot and very charming."

"He is nice on the eyes." Juliette chuckled. The three shared a moment by sighing at the same time. Ronnie twitched a bit.

"Could we stay on the subject?" Ronnie exclaimed.

"I think what Ronnie is trying to say," Nikki focused on Juliette. "Is that no matter what happened, there is a guy out there that sent us in here to help you when he couldn't be. I don't know about you girls, but we've had drama in our pasts and we came here to make a change." Nikki sighed. "I don't have many friends right now and at this moment; I consider the three of you ladies friends. Friends tend to stick together and help each other out."

Ronnie smiled and nodded. "We're here for each other. You've had a rough summer and I think us helping each other in our worst times would be the right thing to do. Don't let some dumb as a brick jock and a stoner bother you. While words suck; it's overcoming those words and actions that makes you a better person."

Alyson placed an arm around Juliette's shoulder. "Let's face it; we're misfits in this drama that is high school. I think the four of us and those three boys out there waiting for us would give their right arm to help each other."

"We'll help you get through this." Ronnie moved closer to Juliette and Alyson. "You said to me once that you considered me a little sister. I hope you still think of me that way."

"Of course!" Juliette exclaimed.

"Good, because I just met Nikki today and I consider her a sister." Ronnie smiled. "I just spent time with Alyson and while she's a little rough around the edges; she's sister material."

"Look." Alyson said. "I'm not the first person that others would trust. Hell, I have a hard time trusting others. Right now; I feel that I could trust the three of you. I would be willing to give Tony and J.J. a chance as well."

The four shared a laugh. When they checked on Juliette and made sure she was okay, they unlocked the door, took the sign down and met up with the boys and spent the last few minutes of lunch looking forward to a brighter day.

With this chapter; this is the final part of the Mason siblings being together. Don't get me wrong: they will be together in the future chapters and they will have moments like we've had here. I'm now planning on having them on their own separate stories. The next part will star Gabe; Ronnie will follow in the story after that and so on.

As we end this part; it's interesting that it ends on a happier note. Of course we know that the peace rarely lasts on Degrassi. So shall this too pass in the following chapters to come.

I thank you guys for being so patient with me on the updates. I've had a few changes with my work schedule and I'm still working on the story on my days off. I'll be posting as soon as I can from here on out. All I ask is that you be patient with me on this.

Thank you again to my readers! Continue to keep me inspired.

Next Chapter: Friendships move some apart and others closer...