Chapter 3

BB sat in a booth in the corner, alone. No one had been paying any attention to him. Well of course it was Ria and Via's birthday party in addition to being a New Year's Party. L walked over to him and took a seat next to him kissing him gently on the cheek. BB's face lit up. "Hi, L," he said smiling softly. "What's wrong, your tone of voice is different," L said tilting his head to one side. "Huh…oh nothing, BB is fine, just a little tired," BB replied with a fake yawn.

"Oh," L said, "Do you want to go over to the room and relax there. It's not as noisy at that side of the building. I can come with you if you'd like…" BB felt better now and was happy at least L cared. "Actually I BB just needs some caffeine. Want to get BB a soda?" BB asked. "Yeah, I'll be right back," L said. BB waited at the table a couple of moments while he waited for L to return. He looked around at all the people, mostly kids, dancing and fooling around. He laughed lightly to himself.

L returned with two sodas and placed one in front of BB. Via walked up to them smiling big while messing around with her new beautiful necklace. "Hey, guys," she said somewhat dazed. "Happy Birthday, Via. How is everything going?" BB asked. "I'm great, but I lost track of Ria. Either of you seen her anywhere?" she said while looking around. Both of them shook their heads and Via walked away.

"Wow," L said, "It's amazing." BB looked puzzled. "What's amazing?" he said. "Via and Ria, they just grew up a lot. It's weird," L said. "Hey, think of how weird it is for BB! They're BB's little sisters!" BB said laughing. "True," L said, "but they just are different then when they came here with you."