A/N: Hey, peeps. Well, here ya go! The newest chap of Pretty. (FYI- I just finished Bratfest At Tiffany's. OMFG! Massie is a baaaaaaaad alpha. She called off a rule that SHE made? She lost control in front of the guys? She led the girls into the boys' locker room? Hello, there! And that is so mean, cutting off the preview when it gets good…and making us wait a few months! Hello, she's gonna lose her fans…) Well, r & r.

"Oh, you wimps," Ruri said. She'd caught up to us, and was reaching forward to unlock the door. "Seriously, this one isn't electro-charged. I promise." She flashed a brilliant smile as the door swung open.

The first things I noticed were the walls. They were bright, robin's-egg blue, like the inside of Rusty-time Tiffany & Co box. They were covered in posters, which changed with the thumping beat of the techno music blasting through the wallscreens.

Funny, it'd been perfectly quiet in the hall…

The next thing I noticed was the girl who was sitting on one of the two twin beds in the room. Hers was pushed against the wall, in one corner, so she could have a day bed/ couch thing. It was piled with pillows, and she was leaning against one side, headphones dangling around her neck pointlessly. Her shaggy brown layers were glossy and perfect, her skin was perfectly tanned, if a little bit red from the Doctors spraying new skin on her. Her eyes were focused on the bluish-green book in her hand. One hand was holding the book up, the other was tucked between her legs (which she'd pulled up almost to her chest) and her torso. Upon closer inspection, I saw that her eyes flashed from dark green to turquoise to black to mint green in time with the music. The new color exploded from around her pupils and spread out from there. Once they reached the edges of her irises, the new color exploded. I wondered how she saw, and if that was distracting or not.

It probably wasn't even bothering her, judging by the confused glare she was shooting us. "Hello?" She stared at us. "Do I know you?"

"Kaede!" Yuki squealed.

Kaede's eyes lit up as they filled with a wave of turquoise. "Ohmigod! Yuki! Chi! Ari! Akky!" She got up, the cord on her headphones swinging. "I haven't seen you in forever."

"It's been a few weeks," I said, confused.

"And that's forever!" Kaede squealed. "God, I've missed you guys so much, I really have."

"Then you're not mad?" Akako piped up, a little confused by Kaede's unbreakably shiny attitude. She was like the purple mirrored disco ball hanging from the ceiling: glittery, bright, and utterly untouchable.

"Mad? About that silly old fight? Of course not," Kaede insisted. "I mean, what was it about, anyway? I honestly don't know!" She laughed as her eyes flashed to mint green.

"It was about Yuki and you disagreeing over…who the loser was in the group," I sighed, cringing as I waiting for Kaede to scream at me. I flinched, but nothing came.

Instead, she laughed. I opened one eye. She was doubled over laughing.

"Wow, that's funny," she said, wiping away a non-existent tear. "I can't believe we actually fought over THAT!"

"Are you sure?" I sighed. "You were seriously mad. You said you didn't understand why you hang out with us."

"Oh, silly Ari-wa! Don't you understand? I was mad, but now I'm not. That was a silly reason for being mad at you guys. You're my best friends!" Kaede giggled as her black eyes filled with turquoise. "We all know it's impossible to stay murderously mad at your best friends. If it was, Yuki-chan might not be here right now." She giggled.

Ruri was the only one who joined her.

The rest of us were quiet. A ping popped up in my head. I opened it.

What's wrong with her? Where'd her brain go?

I arched an eyebrow at Yuki.

That's not nice.

She shrugged back and smiled, lifting her palms to the sky when she shrugged, like, I don't know.

I rolled my eyes.

"Kaede? Are you sure? I mean, you were really mad." I sighed. "I mean, usually you wouldn't give up a grudge like that so fast."

"I know, but that was the old me. New look, new dorm, therefore new Kaede!"

"What if we liked the old Kaede?" Chiho wondered.

But Kaede was still unfazed. "Well, new Kaede is a lot like New Kaede, minus the temper. I reinvented myself, and I think you'll like Pretty Kaede."

Then, I remembered something we'd learned about Tally Youngblood's pre-Special days. Shay.

Shay had turned without Tally, and Shay had been brainwashed. Just like Kaede, she had forgiven all her grudges instantly and been smiley and untouchable and, when taken out of her element, very whiny.

I wondered if the Doctor had accidentally put the scars on Kaede's mind. Like an old habit?

Or worse. What if they had done it on purpose?

A/N: Ha ha! You hate me and my cliffies, huh? Ah, well. Be happy I'm updating at all. (Go to my profile-I changed things!) BTW, are you totally psyched for the dance yet?! Hello, it's on Friday! Wheeeeeeeee…Can't wait to find out what happens…and who dances with who. Hmmmm…well, you'll have to check my profile on like, Sunday (or Monday, depends on how much gossip there is!).

I probably won't be updating much this week, either. Like I said, definitely not on Friday or Saturday. Sunday, I'll be posting on my blog (I neglected that since last month!) and trying not to burst out screaming at the sevies in YB. Even after we submitted the first 60-ish pages, they still wanna change our theme! (Hello, can you say dumb?) (If you just said "Dumb" out loud, you are truly insane. Yay! Me too.)

Oh, and FYI- who caught what book Kaede is reading? Bratfest at Tiffany's, of course! (: