"Shit, shit, shit!" Carys couldn't help but almost scream. After meeting the most amazing man ever, she went and lost his number, didn't she? What a complete idiot, she thought angrily to herself, almost snarling at anyone who even looked at her.
Even Angel and Soar were taken aback by Carys' foul behaviour.

"All this because she lost some guy's number?" Angel muttered to Soar. Soar sighed, as heavy metal music boomed throughout the house.
Carys always did this when she was angry. Metallica, Slayer Pantera...the heavier, the better, Carys had always muttered.

"I think she really liked him." Soar shook her head "Have you told her about tonight yet, Angel?

"Not yet. To be honest, I'm a little worried about telling her." Angel bit her lip, cringing "She'll freak out, and probably get worse, but at the same time, I don't want Nate to think bad things about me, because of her."

"I'll help you tell her?" Soar offered, half smiling. Angel's face lit up, and she dragged Soar, who suddenly regretted her offer, upstairs to Carys' room.

They knocked before opening the door into the dimly lit room. Carys was sitting with a cigarette hanging from her mouth, playing Call of Duty on her playstation. Even for Soar and Angel, entering Carys' room was a rarity, and Angel looked around the walls at the various posters of Bob Marley, metal bands and a few maps for games that hung there, and she could smell the cannabis smoke that hung around lazily.
Angel sighed, before turning to her friend, who was still playing the game, but glancing sidewards every so often.

"What? Make it quick, I have a seventy two killstreak."

"Uhh...well...Car. Nate's coming over for dinner tonight, and he's bringing his friends, if you'd like to join us." Angel fiddled with the ends of her chestnut coloured hair nervously, before glancing at Soar, who was realising how interesting her fingernails were "Or, if you don't want to join us, at least let me introduce them to you?"

"No, and no." Carys replied bluntly "I have a date with Mr. Marley , Mary Joanna and Black Ops tonight."

Angel sighed, her temper rising. Carys was just being ridiculous now! Soar put a hand on Angel' shoulder to calm her down, shaking her head.

The Welsh girl was an impossible case, and Angel had already decided that regardless if she wanted to, Carys would be meeting Near, Matt and Mello. Sighing again, Angel, along with Soar turned and left the room, closing the door after them "Fine. Do as you wish."
All they received in reply was a grunt.

–

It seemed like the afternoon flew past, and before either of them knew it, Near, Matt, Mello, and Soar's fiancé, L were due to arrive in less than ten minutes.
Angel was darting around, trying to make everything seem perfect over Carys' blaring music, and Soar was adding the finishing touches to dinner. When the doorbell finally rang, Angel squeaked in surprise, before patting down her skirt one more time and heading to answer it.

"Hi!" she smiled breathlessly as she invited the group in, placing a chaste kiss on Near's cheek as he passed her. L made a beeline straight to Soar, and the blonde and redhead behind them trudged inside; the redhead looking extremely annoyed. Angel looked over at him, blinking in confusion "What's up with him?"

"He met some girl and she hasn't text him," Mello, the blonde snickered. Matt growled and slapped him over the head, muttering profanities under his breath, whilst playing around with his iPhone. Mello smirked at his friend, before turning back to Angel "So let's introduce him to your friend and make him get over this imaginary girl!"

Angel chuckled nervously "Are you sure? She's in a pretty bad mood, don't know if you can tell over this noise..."

"She apparently has good music taste, anyway," Matt grumbled, his green eyes still not leaving the iPhone screen "Sure, whatever, go for it. I don't care."

"I'll uh...I'll just go and get L and Soar..." Angel scurried off to find them, and found them cuddling in the kitchen "They wanna meet her now. I need all the support I can get."

"Come on then," Soar nodded slowly, taking L's hand and a deep breath, as all six of them headed upstairs and stood in front of the door. The music seemed to sting the ears of everyone but Matt, who was now looking up curiously as Angel slowly pulled the door open.
The room was dark and stank of weed, that much Matt knew, but the game on the TV screen caught his attention. A girl...playing Black Ops?

"Dude, what the fuck ar-" Carys turned around, and suddenly stopped when her eyes found Matt "I mean...hey."

A dark blush crept across her face, and Matt stared in shock. It was her! "Hey you..."

"I'm sorry I didn't text you...I lost your number..." She smiled awkwardly and everyone seemed to take a step back, and Matt just smiled, watching her fidget with the pink Playstation controller nervously, before turning her music down low "I felt really bad and I planned on going out this weekend to see if I could find you again."

"It's okay," he moved closer into the room, spying the black controller on the table. The others had left, leaving the two alone. Games didn't interest anyone else, and both Mello and Near knew if Matt started playing Black Ops, they wouldn't see him all night "Mind if I play with you?"

"Of course not," Carys grinned, switching on the controller and passing it to him "It'll be awesome having someone else to play with."
Neither Matt or Carys left the room all night.

–

After L, Mello and Near had left (Matt was staying with Carys for a while), Soar and Angel were discussing the little bombshell that'd been dropped earlier, on the airy patio.

"How could she! I mean, really, Soar! Of all the guys, she picks Matt!" Angel seethed, downing her glass of wine in mere seconds. Soar blinked, and sighed, watching Angel carefully "I know what she's like! She'll screw everything up with Matt, and that'll end up screwing everything up between me and Nate!"

"But Angel, she's different," Soar added meekly "When does Carys ever stutter and blush in front of anyone? Especially men? Think about it...When is our Car ever shy, hmm?"

"I guess..." Angel finally added, sighing "I'll give her a chance, but if she screws up, I will kill her."
Soar simply nodded, praying things would go right.