Sorry for taking so long with this chapter; school issues. I'm back,finally, and with break coming up, there'll be plenty of time to write. So, without further ado, let me present to you, a new chapter!
Cassandra lifted her head up swiftly, awakening from her slumber, at the sound of a rapping at the front door of the house. She promptly rose from the couch in her living room and looked at the clock that was on the wall behind her, noticing the time, "6:43, I can't believe I slept this long. I'm pretty sure Xianghua hasn't returned home yet, otherwise she would've woken me up so she could bother me about dinner". The sound of the doorbell being rung brought Cassandra out from her train-of-thought as she quickly made her way to answer the door.
"Hey, how's it going Cassandra"?
"Yun-Seong", Cassandra squealed as she embraced her smiling friend who she had not seen in the longest time, pulling away after a while, realizing something, "Where's Mina, she's an essential part of the 'plan' we put together, you know".
"She's making a few extra 'preparations' to make sure this thing goes off without a hitch", he replied, smirking when he had said 'preparations' , leading Cassandra to speculate in her mind as to what he meant, "I'm curious as to what those extra 'preparations' might be".
Yun-Seong just smiled slyly in reply, giving off the vibe he usually did when he made an expression like that: which was one of mischief.
Cassandra just smiled and shook her head, sighing, "Well I suppose I'll find out when she gets here; I really owe you guys on this one, thanks".
"Nah, it's no problem, I mean, it is your anniversary with Xianghua after all. We're just being friends is all, and besides, doing this might help me gain some insight on these kinds of things".
Cassandra gave an inquisitive look to Yun-Seong, "Well, I might one day wish to pursue a romantic relationship with another person, ya' know", Yung-Seong averted his eyes slightly and scratched the back of his head as he gave a skittish chuckle, hoping she didn't openly begin to speculate conclusions.
"I can't tell whether he's thinking about Hwang, or Mina, but I'll cut you some slack and won't bring it up this time around". Cassandra beckoned for him to come inside, "Come on in and make yourself at home, I'll make some green tea for you, as well as Mina when she gets here".
It had been 3:30 when Xianghua arrived at Sophitia's estate, an hour after she left the house, and 30 minutes since her phone conversation had ended. She parked her car in front of the large, extravagant estate, and made her way to the brass double doors, "I suppose I should just ring the doorbell, it is a huge place after all, they could be anywhere".
Xianghua rang the doorbell once, stepped back, and waited, but after two minutes had elapsed she decided to ring it again just in case.
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"Well it's been about more than five minutes now; I wonder what's takin' so long", Xianghua mused out loud.
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Finally, after almost ten minutes of waiting, she finally reached the height of her irritation, "That's it; I'm calling her right now", she pulled out her phone and dialed Sophitia's phone number with a lingering frustration, and waited while it rang…
..No response…
"You know what, I'm sorry Sophitia, but I'm going to have to take matters into my own hands", she grit her teeth together and proceeded to scale the entire perimeter so as to make it to the back of the estate, where she knew Sophitia's room was. She arrived at the back end of the estate and from afar noticed at least two silhouettes in Sophitia's room window.
"Shénme hè kè", Xianghua vaulted over the short metal railing that separated the estate's pool from the spacious backyard, and she strolled across the concrete making her way to the back porch window where Sophitia's room was located. She rolled her eyes as she took her final few steps, and in that moment she raised her hand ready to knock on the window as she redirected her sight, but what she saw…
"…Sophitia…Taki…wrestling...naked...no, not wrestling...they're...that's…that's…"
"…Xìngbié…"
Here eyes twitched as she fell backwards, and all went black.
Thank you all for reading, and expect much more to be written this Thanksgiving holiday if you ever decide to give a read.
Major Mike Powell III- Thank you so much for the review, and I'm also more used to yuri Ivy as well, her being paired with Raphael was always kinda' 'meh' for me too. I just felt like experimenting with a romantic relationship between her and Raph for the fun of it, not that its completely unnatural to pair them or anything. Anyways, happy reading to you and all future readers.
Adieu!