A/N: So, I've decided that the first five chapters are going to be short (except maybe for the beach chapter) and after that, the characters will return to Louhearst. This chapter is exactly as it says on the tin.

Reuniting

Logan could hear the loud knocking from his bedroom. He rushed downstairs and opened the door to see a boy with long, slightly curly black hair, emerald green eyes, and light brown skin chatting on his cell phone.

"Jessica, it's not me, it's you. Come on, we said that it was only going to be a two week thing and there's this other girl who goes to my school and we sorta got this thing...Oh, today is your birthday? Well, that sure makes this conversation awkward. Later!"

The boy hung up the phone and turned to his friend. "Dude!" Logan said. "Did you just dump someone on their birthday? What did she say?"

"Couldn't decipher her shouting," the boy replied. "Besides, she was cheating on me the entire two weeks we were going out. Anyway, Logan! What's up, buddy?"

"Nothing much. What about you, Jett? Looks like you've been hitting the gym."

"Had to. You have to be in shape to be able to perform CPR...I think. Where's everyone at?"

"My parents aren't here, but Z.K. and Roux are in the basement and my sisters are in their rooms."

Logan led Jett down the stairs to a large basement where they noticed a girl with long dark hair and eyes stretched out on the couch dressed in a white tanktop and a pair of pink underwear with a cigarette in her mouth.

"Z.K.?"

The girl jumped from the couch and the cigarette fell onto the floor. "Jett!" she shrieked as she wrapped her arms around the green-eyed boy. "Oh, you've been working out. Just when I thought you couldn't get any hotter-"

"I did," Jett finished as he fixed his shirt.

"You know what else is hot?" Logan interjected as he stomped on the cigarette that Z.K. had let dropped to the floor. "My house on fire! If you're gonna smoke, make sure you put the cigarette out before you toss it on the floor. Now, where's Roux?"

"She's on the toilet, but she told me not to tell anyone," Z.K. answered. "So of course, I did. Jett, where are you sleeping tonight?"

"Well..." he said smoothly. "I was hoping you, me, and Roux could squeeze in on that pull out sofa and-"

He was interrupted by two thumps on the back of his head. Jett whirled around to see two identical looking women with dark hair and brown eyes.

"Hi, Jett!" they greeted in unison.

"Scratch that!" he yelled. "I'm bunking with the two hot twins! Coco! Riri! Long time, no see!"

He wrapped his arms around the two older women and was promptly yanked by the ears. Logan followed them up to his room and Jett was released from the twins' hold shortly afterwards.

"You see," Logan told his friend as he shut the door. "This is why I didn't bring Emma here sooner. My sisters think that I'm too young to even look at a girl, so they probably think the same thing about you."

"Your sisters are twenty-four," Jett explained. "That's why they hid the fact that they were attracted to me. Dude, it's not legal, but the day I turn eighteen, they'll be knocking on my door. Anyway, nice room you got you here, buddy."

Logan arched an eyebrow as Jett explored the room. It was nothing special to him, but Jett seemed to think otherwise. The walls were a dark blue color and all of the sports equipment was placed neatly in a large basket that was hand-woven by Logan's mother. Other than that, the room contained a computer desk and a television. Logan remembered how messy he kept it before starting Louhearst, but ever since he had returned home, things had changed.

"Hey," Logan said finally returning to reality. "I got the webcam set up. I think Rietta said to turn it on around eight."

"Cool, what time is it?"

"Nine..." Logan answered as Mawile entered the room.

"Maaaawi!"

She immediately leaped in Jett's arms. "I missed you too, Mawile," Jett said. "Magby evolved during one of our CPR classes, so I can't really bring him out. He hasn't learned how to control himself and I don't want him to burn down Logan's house."

"Thank you," Logan replied as he turned on the webcam. "Maybe Rietta's still on..."

"No, she's not!"

An extremely attractive young woman with long, dark brown hair and big brown eyes came into view on the webcam. She had a large smile on her face that made Logan and Jett did a double take.

"Rietta?" they said in unison.

"Close..."

"You're her sister," Jett stated. "Amy? Aly? Ashley?"

"Aria," the woman corrected. "You two must be Logan and Jett. Rietta's told me all about you two. I'm so glad that she made some friends on the expedition."

"Dude," Jett whispered to Logan. "Rietta's gonna look like that in about two years!"

"I know!" Logan whispered back. "Hey, that reminds me. You should've seen the picture Emma sent me with her sister. It's like every girl we know has a hot older sister."

"Hell, you have two hot older sisters and they're twins!"

"Well, your fortuneteller cousin is hot and-"

"Boys! I'm still here and I really don't want to listen to who has the hottest relative, but thank you for the compliments. Rietta's excited for the beach, but you know, she's not gonna show how excited she is."

"Where is she?" Logan asked. "We haven't seen her or any of our other friends since Malcolm and Lexi's wedding and we really miss Rietta..."

"Hmm..." Aria muttered. "Where did she go running of to? I don't remember where she said she was going..."

The door to Logan's room creaked slightly and a girl with big, brown eyes slipped into the room without being noticed. She had slightly pale skin and long, dark brown hair, kept in place by her signature purple headband.

"It's not like she's gonna go anywhere other than the library," Jett remarked. "I mean seriously, she can't be that hard to fine."

"Yeah..." Logan replied. "I'm gonna have to go with Jett on this one..." He suddenly felt something hit his head. "Ouch! What the hell?"

"Now I remember!" Aria said. "She said she was going to Viridian!"

"Rietta!" the boys shouted in unison as they spun around to greet their friend. Before the girl could respond, she was bombarded with hugs from Logan, Jett, and Mawile.

"Okay, I'm happy to see you guys too!" Rietta shouted as she was lifted into the air. "Now, put me down, Jett!"

Jett grinned at Logan and he nodded his head. Rietta was immediately passed to Logan, still in the air. He spun her around a few times before he and Jett began passing the girl back and forth.

"Alright!" Logan said as he helped Rietta on the floor. "That's enough of that."

"I'll let you three get reacquainted! Rietta, remember to wear clean-"

"Bye, Aria!" the Rietta said quickly as she shut off the webcam. She turned around to face her friends and the three stood in silence for a few moments before Logan's phone went off. He stepped outside the room and answered.

"Hello? Who is this?"

"Logan, it's Xavier."

"Xavier! Is this really you?"

"Yeah. Hey, I need to speak to you and your two friends. It's really important. If I send someone, will you three be able to come?"

"Sure, I guess."

"Good. I'll see you when you get here..."

A black limousine stopped in front of the gates and a young man with dark blond hair rushed out to greet his friends.

The first one he saw exit the limousine was a handsome young man with grey eyes and fair skin that seemed flawless. His most distinguishing feature was his long, flowing brown hair that was tied into a low ponytail that reached the middle of his back.

The second one was a tall and very muscular young man with dull brown eyes, slightly tan skin, and short, light brown hair.

The final person to exit the limousine was a young woman with long, shiny, dark hair and tan skin. She was short and had a petite build. Her cat-like green eyes seemed to glow whenever she gazed at the blond boy.

"Shaaaaaaane!" the girl shrieked as she jumped in the blond boy's arms.

"Long time, no see," Shane said to his friends as the girl released the hug and climbed on his back. "Rolen, Tinett, it's weird not seeing you two everyday..."

"Sorry I didn't keep in touch, Clarke," the long-haired boy said as he reached in the limousine and retrieved what looked like a large board wrapped in silver paper with a blue bow on it. "But, being Eddie Rolen II a.k.a. the hottest male model in the world takes time..."

"Just be careful with that ponytail," Shane warned. "Or you'll end up looking like that fruit, Lin Danze."

The four friends roared in laughter as Shane turned to the muscular boy. "Tinett, Jewel told me that she heard that you and your Machoke won some kind of strength competition? Do you have like a trophy or something?"

Tinett nodded his head and suddenly pointed forward. Shane saw two girls walking towards them.

The first one had bright blue eyes with long, wavy, sun-streaked, dirty blond hair and tan skin that seemed to have a gold tinge. She had a slender build and a relaxed gaze on her face.

The second girl had dark eyes with fair skin and a thin build and long fingernails. Her long, red hair was a frizzy mess, but she seemed not to be bothered by it at all.

"Mari!" Jewel yelled as she hopped off of Shane's back and wrapped her arms around the two girls. "Lulu! I missed you two!"

"Cool," Shane said. "Everyone's here. Come on in. My father wants us to meet someone..."

So this chapter was basically reuniting from both sides. It was short, but I needed to include some sort of reuniting for the next chapter which is a VERY important part of the plot. Anyway, if you want to, feel free to review. If not, that's fine too. Also, feel free to come to the forum and discuss the Louhearst series!

Later!