Chapter 3: Rainbows!

Two days later…

"No, Mom," Lily tried to assure Sam as she moved to open her door having just finished her classes for the day, "Look Levi is reckless, clueless, and stupid…..yes, like dad….the difference is he is smarter. I'm sure he's fine…..Well, that depends." Lily opened the door putting her keys up and sipping on her coffee cup, "Was the girl cute?"

Lily walked in but paused as she noticed Melissa at the sink with large amount of hair dye.

"Hi, Lily," Melissa greeted as she returned to reading a pamphlet Lily guessed must have come with the dye.

Lily sat her cup on the counter and gently placed her backpack on the couch, "Mom, I have to go. My friend is about to do something extremely awesome or extremely stupid." Lily closed to phone and eyed the dye counting seven, each a different color of the rainbow, "Why?"

"For my gay pride!" Melissa shouted as she jumped around the room.

Rolling her eyes Lily sighed. It never bothered Lily in this life or her last life that Melissa was a lesbian. It was just part of who she was. But what did annoy her was Melissa's need to loudly proclaim it. Thus the rainbow hair dye, though Lily was amused that she had gotten all seven colors, including indigo.

"Wait," Melissa commented carrying Kiara, the white cat into the kitchen area, "You aren't shocked."

"Huh?" Lily muttered raising her eyebrow and taking a sip of her drink.

"That I just admitted I was gay," Melissa explained as she placed Kiara in the sink.

"Oh," Lily cursed trying to remember the way she reacted last time to Melissa's confessing but couldn't remember it clearly, "It was a secret? Sorry, it just seemed obvious to me."

Melissa gave her a look but shrugged, "Don't worry. I won't molest you in the middle of night or anything…."

Lily face palmed, "Well, now I am going to lock my door."

Laughing evilly Melissa turned on the water in the sink and held Kiara down getting her wet, "Now to check my rainbow hair theory with Guinean pig one."

At this statement Lily jumped up and rescue the poor soaking wet cat, "You're crazy! You can't test your dyes on Kiara!"

Melissa opened her mouth but Lily cut her off, "Or Karkat!"

"No fair," Melissa muttered as she looked back over the dyes.

Lily place Kiara down as the cat ran away, Lily didn't blame her.

Picking up her coffee cup to take a sip the door flung open and Jade waltzed in muttering to herself and grabbed Lily's cup and took a sip and spat it out.

"This isn't coffee!" Jade complained.

Lily snatched it back, "its white hot chocolate! I don't like coffee. Next time ask."

Jade muttered and pointed to the pile of hair dye, "What?"

"Lissa is dyeing her hair rainbow," Lily explained as she walked over to the couch and plopped down.

"You want to ruin these gorgeous red locks," Jade complained, "I knew gingers had no souls."

Melissa shot Jade the bird as she went back to her project. "When and where?" Jade giggled as she sat down next Lily.

"So, what were you and your mom talking about Lil?" Melissa asked as she began opening the dyes and lining them up like she wanted.

Lily was surprised at the question since they hadn't really talked about their families. Like it matter to Lily since she knew Jade lived with her dad and had an older half-brother and older half-sister and that Melissa lived with her dad, Stepmom, and stepsister but had a half-brother she never saw.

"Oh, my brother Levi is being a problem," Lily half-lied, "I think it's just the middle child acting out."

"Huh," Jade commented curiously, "How many siblings do you have?"

"Four," Lily explained, "My younger brother Stephen and younger sister Daphne. Then you have me, and my brothers Luke and Levi. Me, Luke, and Levi are triplets."

Melissa whistled, "Damn, Momma Domovoi must be stressed."

"Very," Lily laughed, "The thing is my Dad's family has a family business. Since me and Luke moved away for college Levi has had to step it up to fill in for us. I think the stress is getting to him."

"Sounds tough," Jade added.

Lily nodded as her phone began ringing the Phantom Theme from the live action Danny Phantom movie.

"DP? Really?" Melissa teased.

Lily ignored them as she flipped open her phone.

"Hello?" Lily answered, "Mom, calmed down. What happen to Levi?!"