Chapter 8

"Hey onii-san", a confident voice, similar to Nova's sang. Gale turned around to see his green haired sister, "MEI" he shouted pulling the girl into a hug, "its me". Mei walked to his room and walked out, "where's nee-chan", "Nova's at her house, but before you go on your search, why are you her" Gale interrogated, "nee-chan didnt tell you" she started, "she called me here, the others came along too". Mei was off to Nova's house where Lexi and Gnash sat.

"I only called Mei, what are you guys doing here", Nova asked her cousins, "when Mei told us that nee-chan called, we had to go with her", Gnash responded followed by his best friend and cousin Lexi, "yes, we could not pass up an oppertunity like this". "Well then, if your going to school with us then your going to have to dress differently" Nova said pointing and Lexi's long sleeve shirt, she pulled out some shorts and a white crop top, "here put this on". Lexi looked at Gnash almost trying to say "please leave", Gnash took the hint and walked until he reached Rei and Rose's house. "Well then, put it on now" Nova demanded and Lexi followed, she put the outfit on revealing her tattoo on her stomach, much like her father's. "See, that's a lot cuter isnt it" Nova complimented quite proud of herself, "i agree nee-chan" she responded as Nova pulled her to a chair, "im doing your hair too"

Rose got out of the shower and was drying her hair with a towel when someone knocked at the door. "God, what does she want this early" Rose complainedwalking to the door with the expectation of Nova being there. Gnash looked down when he saw the red head in a towel, Rose ran to her room embarrassed and Rei walked out, "Gnash", he began, "why are you here" "well nee-chan called Mei and then we decided to come with" the silver haired boy responded. "So why arent you with Lexi" Rei asked, "nee-chan and Lexi kicked me out so that Lexi could get dressed" Gnash complained, "that poor girl" Rei thought.

A pillow hit the blonde boy's face, "GET OUT" Nashi screamed, "sorry Nashi-nee" Lucas tried to brush it off as he walked out of the pinkette's room, "sorry storm", he said closing the door with a chuckle. Storm crawled out of Nashi's bed and put his clothes on before sitting next to Lucas on the couch. "I assume from the way you hid that i probably shouldnt tell anyone", he said without looking up, "that would be great thanks", Storm replied, "WHY ARE YOU HERE", Nashi screamed, more angry at her brother than she should be before realizing that she hadnt seen her brother in a year, "OH MY GOD WHY ARE YOU HERE" she said this time a bit happier as she pulled him in for a hug. "Nova called Mei and i decided to join them", "them" Storm started interupting Lucas and Nashi, "you mean Gnash and Lexi came too", "yup" Lucas responded pushing Nashi off of him, "um, Gnash and Lexi are actually working on getting an apartment, i can move in with them if you want" Nashi pulled him under her arm, "you think i'd let you leave, i havent seen you in forever" Lucas chuckled slightly nervous, "WE ARE NOT GOING TO SCHOOL TODAY" Nashi demanded, "i wanna spend the day with my little bro"

-TIME SKIP/LUNCH-

During the past few weeks with everything between Rei and Nova, Sylvia had grown to be alone and Rose had grown closer to Gale. It was clear that what Rei and Nova had at that point was a relationship much closer than friends, they both knew it but were to afraid to tell the other. Most people didnt see a romantic connection between them because they seemed to be only friends and never slept together after the party. "Hi" a monotone voice stated, but it was clear to Rin that she was nervous, "Lexi", he looked up, "i didnt know you were here", "i saw you were alone and thought you could use some company" she tried to be her usual serious self but she wasnt fooling Rin, "yea sure" he agreed before asking, 'is something wrong, you seem nervous", "how does he know, find an excuse, find an excuse" she screamed in her head, "yea, its probably just being back, i guess, i havent seen anyone in almost a year" she blurted before realizing she had accidently dropped her serious monotone act, "oh, that makes sense" Rin responding back and noticed that Gnash looked over at Lexi before smirking and walking over to Mei.

"nee-chan invited everyone to a club tonight, are you gonna go", Lexi asked, "sure why not", Rin answered, "im going too, although its only for Mei", "cheer up, it'll be fun, Nova invited us so she is clearly planning something" Rin chuckled. Nova had left half way through lunch and brought Rei with her, "how's this", "i dont know", Rei said back to her, "i want them to get a guy, so from a guy's perspective, how do you think this would look on Lexi" Nova snapped, "um well, i think she would look nice in it", Nova nodded thinking and asked about more dresses until she found the one he liked most, by the time she did they only had one more class before they went to the club. Nova got all the girls in the bathroom to get ready and handed them each their dress, Lexi got a white dress that was short with long sleeves and Mei had chosen something flexible for the event she planned to do with Nova that night, "is this okay nee-chan", "perfect" Nova responded and got everyone in the car and they drove off.

Gale heard that Nova was hoping to impress the guy she liked and he was hoping it was him, he still liked her and hadnt talked to her in the past week because he was afraid to show it. Lexi was talking to Gnash and Rin while Sylvia was talking to Nashi and Storm, Nova had been talking to Rei but then she looked at Mei and winked, Rei noticed this and was gonna say something before Nova cut him off, "imma gonna dance" and she walked out and looked at Mei. The next thing anyone saw was Mei doing a flip onto the stage in the center of the room and clung to one of the three poles on it, the music got more upbeat as she started hanging upside down and doing spins around it as Nova walked on and slowly put her hand on the pole in front of Mei. Nova was a bit more sensual and quickly stole the show from Mei, it was when she shifted her eyes did she notice Rei who seemed conflicted. Rei had looked around only when Nova looked at him before he saw Gale and he couldnt control his actions. Rei got up and Nova was sadened by him no longer being in his seat when she turned around, however, her sadness was filled with happiness when she felt his hands on her waist turning her around, before she could realize it he had already begun kissing her, when they seperated Nova got an idea. Nova had no hesitation to push Rei against the pole, much to his surprise, she started dancing again, different this time, she was much more confident and this time, she was dancing on him. Rei's face was the color of his hair but he knew there was no stopping her. He didnt move until Nova grabbed his hands and put them on her hips as she moved to the beat, his confidence was growing too as he pulled her closer without letting anyone but her notice his sly movement. Rei didn't want to admit it to himself but he was enjoying this, and only realized just how much he was when it was over and she pulled him off the stage. Nova had not been planning for him to come on stage with her but instead was expecting to finish and then mave her move after, so she acted quickly and pulled him into the alleyway, first checking to see if there where any people and then putting her back to the door, closing it and pulling Rei up against her.

"Where did they go" Rose asked Gale, Gale looking shocked, "where do you think" Mei began walking up to them, "didn't you hear Nova was trying to get a guys attention, she was planning on this, more or less", Rose fell into shock as well, "you mean she like Rei because of him, not cause they slept together", "sure seems like it, i told her about a good place to go when she got his attention", Mei supported, "wait you've done it before" Gale scolded looking at Mei giving an "oops" face. "Sorry, didn't mean to say that" she giggled. Gale decided to get drunk and Rose accidentally got drunk, Gale gets talkative drunk and Rose gets kinda pervy drunk, once they were both drunk Rose was hitting on Gale unconciously and Gale was talking about anything he could talk about. Mei got bored because Nova wasn't back yet and took advantage of the situation between Rose and Gale, "sorry Rose" she thought out loud and grabbed both of their wrists and locked them in the girls bathroom. Nova walked back from the allyway just in time to see Mei's actions, "she's still a virgin you know", "nee-chan, um, yeah i kinda knew, but it was getting boring without you" Mei responded nervously and there was a bang on the door,"i dont think they could do that with just their fists, Mei, good job", Nova praised holding her hand up for a high five. "So what happened to your precious red head", Mei pryed, "probably home, unless there is somewhere to sleep in here", Nova chuckled.

Nova and Mei waited outside of the bathroom until Rose and Gale came out and they grabbed Rose and forced her to drink water. Nova and Rose spent the rest of the night talking about what had happened until Nova offered to drive Rose home. Rei had been sleeping until Rose and Nova got there, Nova walked to the kitchen to get a granola bar and another water for Rose. "Hey" Rei yawned as he walked out to speak to them, the pair were more friendly than ever and he noticed, "did something happen when i left", Rose's face got red and Nova answered for her, "we bonded, over you of course", "I'm going back to sleep, so you know where to find me if you need me" he yawned as he entered his room, and Nova started laughing at Rose's still very red face. Rei later woke up to giggles and the scent of bacon, he slowly got up and went to the kitchen. The first thing the red head saw was Rose sitting on the counter followed by Nova cooking, or at least trying, "you are terrible at this" Rose teased taking over and pushing Nova away, the blonde turned around and sat down across from where Rei was already sitting. Rei noticed her faded blonde curls from the night before and she was wearing his shirt, "im still your best friend right" he joked, "no" Nova started crawling on top of the counter, "you are much more than that" and she pressed her forehead against his, "gross, im gonna throw up in your food" Rose complained making Nova roll her eyes, "whats wrong, oh this" Nova teased putting her lips on his, once she pulled away she looked at him and spoke to Rose, "Mei's coming over later so make enough for her".

Rose did a way better job of hiding her thoughts than she had hoped but she wasnt getting past Nova, "thinking about Gale" she whispered "or Rin" Rose fought the urge to yell right there and instead whispered angrily, "stop, it was nothing", "it was your v-card" Nova whispered and chuckled then walked back to Rei. "What's wrong with Rose, she seems on edge", Rei interrogated and Nova paused to think before responding, "she should be the one to tell you that". Rose finished with breakfast and Mei came over, they all ate and Rose went over to Rin's house. Rose talked to him for a while and then made her move, she had gone to his house with the intention of making him believe he was her first. When she did, however, it didn't feel right, she liked him but it just seemed wrong, so she waited for him to go to sleep and left, she told Nova and started avoiding Rin. He had no idea what was wrong and knew he shouldnt ask her around Rei, he also noticed Gale hanging around Rose a little more and questioned what might have happened between the two.