"Diriko! Wonderful to see you again!" "Ah, Enri, the pleasure is all mine, and you must be Cyn, pleasure meeting you. "Diriko, where is this lovely lady you've helped rise from a little girl to a superstar?" "Hm, oh, come on in now," "Sorry Mr. Yushi, Mr. Genri wanted to ask me about something...hm? What?" Zoey walked into the room where a woman, Mr. Yushi and a young man stood.
"Whats everyone staring at?" "Diriko, she is absolutly lovely!" Said the woman as she gestured for Zoey to sit beside Cyn. Zoey bowed and sat down, and was in shock to find that she sat beside Dren. He gave her a shrug and they remained silent.
"So, today we will just allow you two to get to know each other, while Enri and I talk privately." Zoey and Dren were ushered into another room. "So, go ahead and do anything you wish, practice, stuff like that." Zoey nodded as the door was shut. She turned to Dren who was obviously trying to keep away from the question, but Zoey wasn't going to give him that luxury.
"So, Cyn," She started then stopped as soon as he turned to her and pulled her into another room and kissed her.
"Whoa! Wait! Are you insane! Do you know what kind of rumors could be spread!" "So." "So! So...mmm! Stop that for a moment!" Zoey said and for the first time in a long time pushed away from him. "Hm?" "Sorry, but right now, I don't think either of us need a scandel, now do we?" He sighed, "You know, I hate it when your right." Zoey sighed too, "Same here," "Does that mean...that we can't kiss at all!" "No. Only when we're not around our managers or in the recording studio..." She said as Dren stopped. After hearing her say 'when they weren't around their managers they could kiss', he was about to kiss her until she said 'or in the recording studio' There was a knock at the door and Zoey whipped out her song writting book and two pencils and wrote a few words down as Mr. Genri entered the room.
"Ah, so this is where the two of you went huh," "It was a bit noisy in the lobby, so we came in here to think of songs for the benefit." "Ah, come up with any good ones?" "Mhm, some, but they wont be intoduced until the event." "Aww, oh well, Mr. Yushi was just wondering where you two had gone, but since your doing well, carry on." The door shut leaving the two alone again.
"That was quick thinking." "See what I mean, if Mr. Genri hadn't seen the writting book, he'd have thought something else." "I see your point, so, what words did you write down?" "Check them out."
"Hm...hey this is a cool song." "Good enough for the benefit?" "Uh huh..."He moved closer to her on the couch. "Dren..." "Just a quick kiss," Zoey sighed and moved in for the quick kiss.
The next three weeks went the same, they'd meet up at the recodring studio and practice for the event, and whenever they were alone, they'd secretly kiss.
"Well, that was a pretty busy three weeks," "I'll say, hm? My mom isn't home again." Arms wrapped around her waist, "That, honey, is a good thing." She was pulled into his lap. "Whoa! What if my mom comes...eep!" In an instant they were up in her room. "Okay, warn me when your going to do that! Mmm!" Zoey was cut off in the middle of her sentance by the kiss and sighed inwardly and gave in, like she now did on a normal basis. Since they were up in Zoey's room, neither of them here the knock at the door or the door open.
"Mmm...wait...mmm, stop for a moment," "Hm? Why?" "Did you hear footsteps?" "Footsteps? No...oh yeah, there they are, its probably just your parents." "Hm...your probably right...mmm!" "Can we continue then?" "Mhm." They went back to kissing as a knock on the door wasn't bothered with. They thought that pretending that Zoey was asleep would work, but the door was now open.
For a moment, things were undisrupted, but then as hands wandered, Zoey noticed someone at her bedroom door. "Hm?" She took hold of Dren's hand, stopping their roaming. "Whats wrong kitty cat?" "Ah...well take a look for yourself."
Both looked at Mark who stood in the doorway, a look of pure shock on his face. "Yo, romeo," "Mark! Wha...what are you doing here?" "Ah...came for a visit..." Zoey sat up, as did Dren, relcutantly.
"It's good to see you..." "Yeah you too..." Zoey got up and ushered Mark out of the room, giving Dren a certain look that made him nod and stay put.
"So, whats with the guy?" "Mark...I..." "I'm not angry, we said we'd see new people, so its fine, but I thought you..." "Hm...things can chage a person." "Yeah, I know that one." "Yeah, I guess you do." Zoey and Mark went for a walk to the park.
"So, your a celebrity now huh?" "Mhm," "How is it?" "Fun. So whats America like?" "Dad did not like it there, neither did mom," "Oh?" "We moved to Canada a few months ago." "Did you like America?" "Nope. It was way too evil of a place." 'Hm, so whats Canada like?" "Not bad, but Dad is thinking about coming back home in the new year." "Really! You may be moving back here!" "Mhm, yep, mom likes the idea and of course so do I." Zoey smiled, then realized something. "Yeah, I guess you realizedit huh, that if I was moving back here I'd want you back...thats really why I came here, besides the benefit, was to ask you if you wanted to restar our relationship," "Mark...I..." "Hey, but we made the deal, that we would see other people, so hey, don't worry about it, k," Zoey smiled, "K." Mark was so understanding and thats partly what she'd liked about him, but now there were a whole slew of different emotions gowing through her heart, mainly for Mark and Dren, but also some for Ian. She wasn't going to agree to be anyone other their girl's until she knew the truth in her heart. "Its getting late, I'll walk you home."
"It was great seeing you again Zoey," "I'm glad you came to visit Mark. Hope you enjoy the event." "I should," "You know, if you wanted to I bet Elliot needs a few hadns, if you'd be okay with that," "You know, I'll do that I'll talk to him tomorrow." "Great, see you around." Zoey went back inside and this time her parents were home.
"Where have you been young lady?" "Mark came to visit, so I went for a wlak with him." "Oh, well, at least leave a note next time k," "Mhm, sorry if I worried you." "Well, now that you're home, head on up to bed, you have school in the morning." "K, night mom, night dad." "Night honey."
"Have a nice walk?" "Hm?" "Thought you said he'd moved away," "Mhm, he did," "Whats he doing here then?" "He came to visit, and for the benefit." "Hm..." Zoey sighed and went into her bathroom to change, then noticed she had a follower. She stopped him right at the door. "Uh uh, you stay out." He shrugged, "Can't kill a guy for trying." "Don't be too sure about that." She said as she locked the bathroom door.
"So, America not what people think huh?" "No. Mark says it felt like there was evil all around." "Well, considering who he was, that doesn't surprise me," "Hey..." "Ha...want another?" "Another?" He flexed his fingers and Zoey sighed as she laid down on her tummy and let him work his magic.