July 26th
2 days post birth
"Cat your kids are adorable" says Ari
"and quiet though I can only imagine why, they've been glued to my chest" says Cat
"is Felicia avoiding me, I told her I landed in LA, other than an ok she hasn't been responding to my texts, she's part of the reason I came here" says Ari
"she's scared is all, she's an old friend of mine, she thought the relationship between you and her was a long distance thing and that it always would be, you coming to LA spooked her, she has few friends that actually come through on their promises and none live as far away as you did, she wasn't expecting you to ever actually live up to your promises of coming to LA to live with her, remember the weight loss medication thing I told you yesterday" says Tori
"yeah but surely it can't be as bad as you say, she seems perfectly fine when she talks to me on the phone, how can her friends tie her up like that, that's not right" says Ari
"believe me it's bad, by the time her friends realized she was having an allergic reaction to the weight loss pills and got her to the hospital she was almost dead, none of the regular allergy treatments worked, they had no choice but to use the nuclear option, it saved her life but she suffered as a result, she was on antipsychotics when you first started chatting with her, her friends parents were footing the bill but it got too expensive and last year they stopped paying for it, her psychosis is fear based, she often doesn't understand how she survived, when she asks her friends sometimes they don't answer and she attacks them, they tie her up to protect herself and themselves her psychosis often leads her to think her clothes are toxic and killing her so they tie her up so she can't destroy them, your voice is like a cure for her, between calls with you she will spend as much time as she's allowed listening to your music, she can tell the difference between your singing voice and Cat's, however they don't let her keep it on all the time, they don't believe that you're actually in love with her, they think she's addicted to you and that she made the whole romance thing up, my dads bringing her here now along with all her stuff, her and I were very close growing up, she was my first crush so, we spent long hours together, my dad is the only police officer she trusts" says Tori
"would she be willing to take the medication again if I asked her to, I have the money to pay for it" asks Ari as doctor Brown walks in
"its not cheap, four grand a month for a months worth" says Tori pointing to Doctor Brown
"I was on mood stabilizers for a year after a panic attack after a creep got into the family home and waited in my bedroom until I returned from school, I know what medication costs without insurance" says Ari
"she'll be here in a few minutes, Jade put enough money down for a few months meds, she's taking her first dose in about a year so expect her to be skittish" says Doctor Brown
"skittish how" asks Ari
"don't expect her to look at you when she speaks, her friends weren't the best when it came to believing that she'd found love" says Doctor Brown
"would you have recommended they tie her up, that's not right" says Ari
"well for one she likes it and for another she asked them to, they had no sexual interest in her but they didn't like seeing her suffer, that's why they took her in, they didn't take advantage of her being tied up, I kept a close eye on her, she'd have told me or David" says Doctor Brown
"she never mentioned liking to be tied up" says Ari
"she didn't want you to know, she didn't know how you'd have reacted, you're the first person besides me to show romantic interest in her, it's been years since I felt forced to give up on love with her, though until I met Jade I was still hopeful about marrying Felicia, she's has always been different, Rope is kind of her special interest, yes she's autistic, she could tell you about every type of rope and how to make them, she thinks telling me that she liked being tied up with rope is what made me walk away so, she's terrified about telling anyone else" says Tori
"what did make you walk away" asks Ari
"her family, they disowned her because of her ears being small, she thought I hated her too and when I said no, that it was quite the opposite she freaked out, she called me a liar, that nobody could love a fat autistic girl like herself, I couldn't be with a girl that thought my affection for her was a lie" says Tori as Felicia stands beside the door hearing the conversation
"but you said she was never fat" says Ari
"she wasn't, never has been but a trip to the carnival and fun house mirrors changed that in her mind, we were five years old at the time, one of the mirrors made her look fat but the rest of her body looked to scale so she thought the mirrors at her home were lying to her, that she was actually an ugly fat child with small freakish ears, she changed that day, her and I still talk and I wonder what if things had gone differently if we'd be together instead of where I am now, unfortunately there is no changing the past, she will always think I lied about having feelings for her and I can't change that, I can only hope you make her happy" says Tori as Felicia walks in
"Tori I….." says Felicia in shock of what Tori said
"you know it's true eli, Ari had to be told so she wouldn't get upset when I glace at you but you know how I deal with rejection, you know how it affects me, you know in your heart that I will always be a lovely liar to you, it doesn't matter how much I love you eli, that rejection will always keep us apart, I have a family now" says Tori suddenly fuming
"are you ok babe" asks Jade
"no, I need some space, I'm going to get something to eat, I'll be back" says Tori as she storms out
"I feel guilty" says Felicia
"why" asks Jade
"I'm the reason why she feels so angry, I was a fool, Tori was the perfect friend, she was always there for me even when I didn't want her to be, you only get a friend like that once, I didn't want to chance that friendship by trying a relationship with her, not least of all because I didn't know how her parents would react, I thought her mom would kill me and her dad might arrest me for 'brainwashing' her, police are rarely friends to people like me, usually we get arrested, as much as I trusted her dad I was always looking over my shoulder, always afraid he'd find out I loved her, always afraid I'd never see her again, always afraid she'd quickly get bored of me, when she told me she loved me in the round about way she did my world crumbled before my eyes, we were at her kitchen table with all her family, her dad included, the next thing I knew I was in the hospital, I didn't know what happened, I thought maybe I'd confirmed my feelings for her and her parents got angry at me and hit me or something, I only found out after Trina visited me after school and told me what I said, then I got out of the hospital and my family disowned me, it was only partly because of my ears, the other part was because of the medical bill they were sent, sixty grand just for the hospital bed, the meds were fifteen grand on top of that, nobody in my family had ever had a medical bill that high, they told me I was a waste of time and money and packed up my stuff and left it at school, where I more often than not spent the night for the next year before my "friends" took me in, Tori was my only true friend, still talking to me every now and then, though more often than not I'd have to talk to Trina because Tori wouldn't answer the family phone when my number showed up, it wasn't until Tori got her own phone number that she would talk to me, even then she would barely say anything, just listening to me speaking than hanging up" says Felicia
"would you actually rather be with her" asks Ari
"you saw how she reacted, I blew up that bridge Ariana, even if I did want to she'd kill me before I got the chance, you're the only one left and I really do love you" says Felicia hugging Ari
"I've told you, my name is Ari, I don't like being called Ariana, it makes me feel like I'm in trouble" says Ari
"I'm sorry" cries Felicia
"Tori's been through a lot Felicia, before her dad and mom broke up Tori had begged for attention from her mom, her mom slipped Tori's skirt and underwear off and touched her inappropriately, she's angry because her mom tried to contact her today to ask about being there when her baby's born, you were just the flashpoint for her anger to burst, you must not realize she's the only reason you weren't on the streets, she told the family that was keeping you in their house that if they put you on the street that she'd have them killed, she begged her dad to give them money for your food, she's not as angry at you as she seems, if anything the love she feels for you is still very much there, in fact she's naming her baby after you" says Jade
"but that anger, I felt it, it was definitely aimed at me" says Felicia avoiding eye contact from everyone
"the words were aimed at you not the tone, she's due in November, the hormones run the show, like I said her mother asked to be here for the baby's birth so anger was kinda the mood of the hour anyway" says Jade
"so she's not angry at me" asks Felicia
"never was, until she met me and things got serious she was hoping to marry you, she focused on me after she realized she could never sustain paying for your meds, it actually saddened her for a few weeks, it was so bad her grades dropped during that time" says Jade
"so she's ok with me dating Ari" asks Felicia still avoiding people's glances
"she's very happy that you've found love eli, but she can't help but wish it was her that gets to kiss those irresistible Norwegian lips of yours, she's very open about how you're one of the few people she'd cheat on Rosie or I with, and she's come close a few times to taking a cab to the place you were living, taking you out for dinner and renting a hotel room to make love to you" says Jade
"and she's open about that" asks Ari
"she believes that talking openly about it is a good thing, it allows us to be more open, besides it let's her walk through the motions of the plan and realize she's too scared to do it, she's not the cheating type, for her talking about it is one thing, doing it is another, besides Tori, Rosie and I look at girls all the time, we talk about fantasies and make belief relationships with any one girl, we all know we're too chicken to actually cheat but talking about fantasies is fun" says Jade
"Tori was an amazing cuddler, would she cuddle me at your place if there was a chance to" asks Felicia burying herself in Ari's dress
"if Ari allows it, she wouldn't want to cross a line with Ari, you're dating Ari, Tori takes that seriously" says Jade
"who else would she cheat on you and Rosie with" asks Cat admittedly curious
"you or Zoey, she's come the closest to asking you Cat" says Rosie
"wait she'd ask permission" asks Ari
"it's what Tori believes yes, if she were to cheat it would be with permission, our relationship isn't solid, it's an open relationship style relationship, any one of us could leave without much more than an explanation and an apology" says Rosie
"I have equipment to buy to make music here so I won't be by Felicia's side all day every day for the next few months" says Ari
"what are you getting at, did the interview with the label not go well" asks Jade
"no, dude was an absolute creep, he said he'd sign me to a massive contract if I slept with him, so I'm back to an independent artist, which I'm ok with, the money is all in my control, I like that better anyway, what I'm saying is if Tori wants to she has my permission to cuddle or even kiss Felicia if she wants to and Felicia says it's ok" says Ari
"you'd really do that" asks Jade
"I'm renting two rooms from you, one as a bedroom and one as a music studio, equipment costs money and my music career costs time, I can't bring Felicia with me everywhere and while I'm making music she won't be in the room, I don't want to spend all my time editing out things, I've already spent a lot of time away from Felicia, more than I wanted to, Felicia needs someone to be by her side at all times, by her request, if Tori's willing to take the time then I'm ok with them cuddling and maybe kissing if you guys are as long as I'm the first one to lick her down there" says Ari
"that's very open of you" says Jade
"it's how she was raised for the most part, her parents had an open relationship, each had at least one partner" says Cat
"plus if I have an open door policy then you might have one as well, I'm salivating just looking at your body Jade, you're sexier than most of the girls in my hometown, that's why I had to date online and how I found Felicia" says Ari
"so what I let you sleep with me and Tori gets a chance to live her Felicia love fantasy" asks Jade
"unless you're not open to the idea yes, I have a high sex drive and I'm tired of running out of batteries, also I don't want to break Felicia, if it's just me and her she might not be able to walk let alone talk after I'm done with her in bed and I very much enjoy her voice, I'd hate to ruin her like that, it's a pain having the urges I have, I'd almost gotten caught in school hundreds of times with vibration toys inside me, it wasn't allowed at my school but I needed a way to reduce my desire as my parents were getting tired of hearing me moan, the toy definitely worked but now that I'm dating Felicia it feels like a sin" says Ari
"don't get me wrong I'm open to the idea but you'd have to be in bed with Felicia first or Tori would absolutely be the first between eli's legs" says Jade
"how would I get Tori to believe that the open door policy is a real thing, I don't want her to feel bad" asks Ari
"write it down, like a contract and have all of us involved sign it, Felicia included, we'd all get a copy, that way Tori can pull it up and re-read it if she's feeling like it's some sort of trap, which does happen from time to time" says Jade
"how many people does she have open door contracts with exactly" asks Cat seeming to think she was the only one
"you, Nicole, Dana and Violet, though she rarely invokes them, though she has been active with you though that will be taking a break" says Jade
"wait she has a sex contact with Violet….." asks Cat offended
"not exactly a sex contract though it is on there, it's mostly a cuddling contact, same with the others, you're the only one she has an explicit sex allowed open door contract with Cat, don't go getting jealous, the contract with Felicia and Ari would be under Ari's control to allow or deny at any time" says Jade as Cat seems upset that Jade basically told on her that she has a sex contract with Tori
"I did not know about Cat having a sex contract with Tori, I'm not sure I'm comfortable with that" says Andre
"Rosie's frozen guy stuff is in limited supply, she isn't allowed to share even if she readily had access to it, you have nothing to worry about Andre" says Jade
"I'm more worried that Cat felt the need to lie to me about it, how long has this been going on" asks Andre as Cat panicks
"Andre outside the room now, you're freaking Cat out" says Jade
"Andre I've had the contract with Tori since the beginning of our relationship, if learning this means you want to walk away I won't stop you but you won't see your kids" says Cat trying to stay calm
"why lie to me, Tori's a good friend Cat, do you really think I'd have said no, that I'd have stopped you" says Andre calmly
"I didn't know what to say, I didn't know how to explain it or if your dad would put me out on the streets, he terrifies me, he scares me more than anything Andre, if you want to leave then leave, take Paige with you if you want, she spends more time with you than me now anyway" says Cat basically pushing Andre away
"you're acting like you want me out of your life" says Andre
"I can tell you're angry with me, ever since April you've been more distant than ever with me, spending more and more time with Paige and less with me, it doesn't feel like you even love me at all anymore so just go, leave me alone, go be happy with Paige at your house, I can tell that's where you want to be" says Cat visibly upset as Andre and Paige get ready to leave
"Andre, are you serious, why leave" says Tori standing in the doorway
"Cat isn't receptive to me or Andre anymore, it's clear she wants us gone" says Paige
"that's absolutely not the case Paige, I'd know" says Tori
"yeah we know you have a sex contract with her, enjoy it, we don't go where we're not welcome" says Paige pushing past Tori as Tori grabs Paige's ponytail, knocking Paige to the ground
"absolutely not, you are not leaving, don't you understand that you're going to force Cat to raise her twins alone" says Tori looking Andre dead in the eyes
"but she won't be alone" says Andre
"doc take care of Paige, she's bleeding, Andre if you think she'd let anyone help her raise your children but you and Paige you're delusional, you don't understand" says Tori
"then explain why you'd have a sex contract with her and not tell me" says Andre
"the first day Cat showed up at Hollywood arts, I knew who she was, I knew more about her than most people but I couldn't say anything, I knew why she spilt the apple juice on herself, the connection between Cat and I goes through Felicia, Rosie had no idea how to track the bugs in the phones, That was Felicia's doing, Felicia told Rosie how to find the recording bug in Cat's phone and the others, the mole that was described in the trial against Logan, that's me, I was in contact with all of them, Cat, Nicole, Zoey, Quinn, Dana, Lola and Trisha, I even knew where to find Lucy, I can't help but fall in love with cute girls Andre, you weren't told about the sex contact I had with Cat because it was part of the information extraction deal I had with your father, it grew into more and I can't help that, if I thought you'd have stayed with Cat I'd have told you about the damn thing but I know you Andre, I knew the moment you found out you'd walk away from Cat as if she meant nothing to you because it would break your heart, the sex contract expires at the end of the month, it won't exist and I'll stay away from Cat, Cat needs you guys, if you leave her entire world will crumble, I let it happen to Felicia, I won't let it happen to Cat" says Tori as Doctor Brown takes Paige to another hospital room
"was it ever about sex between you two, that's the part that would hurt the most" asks Andre
"no, I fondled her body, told her she was beautiful, raised her self esteem, tried to keep suicide out of her head, especially once you and Paige became distant to her, it was like you forgot she existed, believe me there are people I wish I could forget existed Andre, yes Cat and I kissed and I touched her down there but I never put anything sexual toy related inside her, I made her feel beautiful when you and Paige nearly abandoned her, Soft Samantha was only allowed to exist because you were in her life, alone she's not deemed capable of running a business by anyone outside our circle, the business would be taken from her and destroyed, she'd be left with nothing, reliant on Jades money to raise your children Andre, you got her pregnant, unless you see no reason to feel responsible you can't walk away" says Tori still looking Andre dead in the eyes as Andre's Jaw drops
"they'd really take her company away from her" asks Andre
"absolutely, she's not mentally stable Andre without her edibles she's not coherent enough legally speaking to run a company and she can't take her edibles unless she goes with formula for the babies, you fail to understand just how much credibility you lend Cat by being her boyfriend, you fail to realize that without you in her life she wouldn't be alive right now, after Rosie said Cat would be better off with you she nearly killed herself, the only reason she didn't is because you were actively showing interest in her so she saw a little hope, without you, Cat might be dead, Paige would almost certainly have died in prison with Katie and Violet might have killed herself up in Vancouver learning of her twin sisters death, Lucy wouldn't be out of that admittedly lovely mental hospital in Lancaster, Dustin wouldn't have dealt with his guilt and Sofie might have killed herself at PCA after losing Lucy, all that stuff didn't happen because you were with Cat" says Tori
"for once Andre Tori knows what she's talking about" says Izzy
"I'm sorry Cat, I guess I have been a little selfish lately, I guess I should be honest with you about something, I wasn't keeping Paige from you, she'd had a miscarriage and couldn't face you until she was successfully pregnant, I didn't realize just how much you need us" says Andre
"but she was here today….. does that mean she's pregnant" asks Cat avoiding Andre's glance
"unless Tori's pigtail pull caused another miscarriage then yes, she got her first positive pregnancy test last night, she felt confident enough to be here today" says Andre as Doctor Brown walks in with Paige in a wheelchair
"she should be fine, Paige isn't far enough along to be in dire trouble besides Tori's pigtail pull wasn't all that strong, Paige braced herself before she hit the floor" says Doctor Brown
"Tori, Ari has agreed to share Felicia with you if you can share me with her but Ari must have the first taste of eli's nectar" says Jade
"that's not a fair trade, Felicia has a flatter chest than you, though I'm going to miss spending time with Cat" says Tori
"getting to make love with your first crush isn't enticing enough" asks Jade
"fair point, I accept, as long as everything is written down and signed by all parties" concedes Tori
"ever the police officers daughter Victoria" says David as he arrives with Valerie
"Tori, extend the contract with Cat, multiple partners can be exhausting and hard to keep track of, we can't guarantee we won't occasionally forget about Cat, it's clear you care about her, I was wrong to jump to conclusions though please call it something other than a sex contract" says Andre
"I never did call it a sex contract, your dad wrote the damn thing, Cat and I only signed it" says Tori
"ugh so my dad knew, that's kinda gross" says Andre
"as if he didn't know you were having sex with Cat from the start Andre, Cat doesn't get tired like that, her drive isn't nearly as high as Lucy or Ari's but it's still high, she's not the type to leave a job unfinished, which is where Tori came in, once Cat was solidly your girlfriend Tori's fulfilment of the contract was more so about getting Cat off when you underperformed or gave up when Cat became difficult or loud, this usually happened through text on a second phone" says Valerie
"ugh mom you knew, how dare you" says Cat sitting up to show Violette and Trixie feeding
"aww Violette and Trixie, adorable, may we hold them" asks Valerie avoiding Cat's accusation
"mom, can't you see they're feeding" says Lucy
"oh right sorry, I remember the first feeding being hard" says Valerie
"it's not as hard as I thought actually though Violette in particular seems to have issues, Trixie was much quicker, Violette only started feeding good today, you can hold them when they are done, which should be soon anyway" says Cat
"it would be Violette that's slower, mommy says Violet was also slow" says Lucy
"where is Violet anyway, she was pretty eager to be here for their birth" asks Valerie
"she chickened out, she felt like it was wrong, since she can't touch me down there, she felt seeing babies come out of that part of me was also wrong, though they were here yesterday during feeding time and Violet got to hold her mini me, you should have seen her face, Violet was visibly glowing" says Cat
"has Andre held them yet" asks David as Violette stops feeding
"in short stints yes, oh mom take Violette, she's finished" says Cat as Valerie carefully picks Violette up
"how long till Trixie's done" asks David
"a few minutes, she was late wanting to feed today, she was pretty comfortable in Ari's arms, Trixie cried as Ari handed her back to me for a brief moment before starting to feed" says Cat
"you know what that means in our family right Tori" says David
"David if you say future mother I will kick your ass" says Ari
"what you never thought about having kids" asks David
"I've thought about it plenty but my body has issues, specifically blood issues, I'm more or less infertile, my eggs work but my baby maker doesn't, its malformed slightly and even if I were to get pregnant it would lead to a miscarriage almost every time because a few years ago I was in a restaurant that got bombed, very few people survived, the girls that did were kidnapped, I was the only one who didn't because of my ears, that and my braids made it look like I was ten, the explosion left me damaged, my blood barely supports my life let alone another body growing inside me, as much as the idea warms my heart, without several blood transfusions every year to add clean blood to my system for the next five years I'm not having kids any time soon" says Ari
"it would take a lot less time than that if you had that procedure here Ariana Grandeur" says Doctor Brown
"say I believe you, how long would it take and would life even be worth living after that procedure, would my fans still love me" asks Ari angry that he used her full name
"about a month, two months max, your fans wouldn't need to know, it could be done from home" says Doctor Brown
"I'm a very active person Doctor, my fans expect a certain level of public photography on my social media, I can't simply not post public photos for two months, they'd think I died" says Ari as her face tightens in anger
"doc don't call her Ariana again, she might blow a blood vessel…. Sorry Ari" says Cat
"Ari, you came here to make music, spend time with Felicia and Cat and her children, you don't need an excuse other than that to go silent for a bit" says Doctor Brown
"but I do owe them an explanation doc, I told them I'd have more music ready to go by the end of August, they know my flow, I always tease new music" says Ari
"then say this 'my cousin just had twins, I just met the girl I've been long distance dating for the past few years, I need time to readjust but that music is still coming but might be late" says Doctor Brown as Ari tilts her head, intrigued by the simplicity of the explanation
"how are you this good" says Ari
"he's been spending time around me Ari, he was bound to pick up a few things" says Cat
"spending time around you how exactly" asks Ari assuming the literal transition of 'spending time with'
"he lives at Jade's, Katie is his daughter, Theodore here has been making sure that Violette and Trixie were developing well, he's a very professional doctor, he's been checking Tori's development too, making sure her daughter is healthy… wait did you think I meant literally spending time with me" says Cat
"yeah I thought you meant literally Cat, geez this is why we didn't get along as kids, I'm too literal, you caught onto sarcasm faster than I did, I still have a lot of problems understanding when to take things literally, I've had to tell every interviewer that interviews me to ask exactly what they want when they ask me questions or I might misunderstand them, when I'd attend an event of an artist I enjoy there would often be pop up signings, I had a sign that said 'absolutely no sarcasm' for just that purpose, fans rarely understood why but they were ok with it" says Ari
"Ari we should start as soon as possible" says Doctor Brown
"but my fans might find out, they don't know that I was there the day that bomb went off, if you put it on my medical record they can find out" says Ari
"right they'll find out you had blood drawn, that's it, for all they know you and Felicia are a blood type match and you're donating blood to help her, also we can put you under an assumed name" says Doctor Brown
"they know I'm related to Cat so anything with Valentine as the last name won't work" says Ari as Felicia perks up
"but they won't be expecting Verni, you could be Beatrice Verni, nobody would know it was you" says Felicia
"ugh that was going to be my suggestion" groans Tori
"I learn from the best Victoria" says Felicia
"I haven't gone by Victoria since I was twelve during your dinner table liar accusation thing, please don't call me that" says Tori
"you let me call you Victoria, what's the difference" says Jade
"you don't do it every time you say my name, eli does, seriously Felicia don't use my full first name, not until the contract is signed, even then don't use it every time or I'll drag you out of this hospital by your big toes" says Tori getting the message across
"fine, I miss spending time with you Tori, is there any way that you and I could spend time together before the contract is written and signed, you know while Ari recovers, I want your baby to know that I'm an important person in your life before they're born" pleads Felicia
"Ari what do you think" asks Tori
"clothes on and cheek kissing only until the contract thing is written and understood, nothing more till then, I can't let it get out that I'm sharing my girlfriend" says Ari
"that explains why you wear that mask walking in and out of this hospital room, you really don't want people knowing" says Doctor Brown
"no I do not, I don't want my fans having even an inkling of how close to death I've been, I can only afford this because of the music Cat sells me" says Ari sitting down and presenting her arm for blood work as Theodore pages Doctor Francis as doctor Francis walks in
"no way, first Hannah Montana now Ariana Grandeur, my day just can't get any better" says Doctor Francis
"Hannah was here" asks Ari
"yes, though she went under the name Wendy Frenchman, preliminary results show cancer, treatable but still, after several years at the top she quit, told her fans her health comes first, that music is her love but she can't make music if she's dead" says Doctor Francis
"I guess that means I'm top dog, I was second only to her, that's a lot of pressure, also you can't file this under my real name" says Ari seeming to slump in her chair as Doctor Francis begins drawing blood
"standard procedure for famous people, I assume you have insurance" says Doctor Francis
"I wish, my insurance policy company dropped me, said they couldn't deal with the high profile nature of my career anymore, it's going to have to be cash" says Ari
"oh and if anyone asks if you saw Ari the answer is no" says Valerie
"understood Chief, though I only mentioned Hannah because I know her and Ari are friends" says Doctor Francis as she finishes the blood draw
"not friends exactly, Hannah likes my music, she's not too fond of me as a person, please don't tell her I'm here or that I'm sick sick, I don't want her knowing or thinking I'm jabbing her" says Ari
"I assume something went down" asks Doctor Francis
"yes, last September I got my first big check from my music and I'd just had a cold, I'd posted about it on my social media, then a few days later Hannah posted about being sick, a friend had assured me she was being playful and not exactly serious so I thought I was piling onto the joke only for her to publicly attack me about her being sick, I deleted the post and never interacted with her again, I ignored her jabs at me after that, quite frankly she scares me, though I know she listened to my music though I'm not sure she does now, after that day I never posted about me being sick, I hid it from my fans, I don't want any of them knowing that without this treatment I could be dead in a few years" says Ari
"I'm going to talk to Hannah, she probably doesn't realize it was a misunderstanding" says Valerie
"please no" begs Ari as Valerie hands Violette back to Cat
With Hannah
"oh great am in trouble" asks Hannah
"no it's about that issue you have with Ariana Grandeur, it was a misunderstanding, she's autistic, she posted about her being sick then a few days later you posted about being sick, she got bad advice about how you're usually playful with your posts and don't usually post about serious stuff, she piled on assuming it was a running joke and they you attacked her, she's dying Hannah and she's absolutely afraid of you because of that" says Valerie
"she can't be dying, she'd have posted about it" says Lilly
"Hannah scared her, that bomb at that concert in Miami, she was there, all the girls were kidnapped except her, because she has small ears, shrapnel from the bomb hit her, poisoning her blood, with every passing week it's getting worse, within a few years without this treatment she will absolutely die and because she's afraid of you Hannah she's not sure she wants the treatment" says Valerie as Hannah's jaw drops
"her music is amazing, it's like nothing I've heard before, the range is amazing" says Hannah
"yet you hate her" says Valerie
"I was mad that she made fun of me being sick, she should have told me she misunderstood, I'd have forgiven her" says Hannah
"Ari doesn't do that, she's never really gotten out of the phase of taking people's words at face value, if someone says they hate her or her music she will believe it's a constant fact until they change their wording or apologize" says Valerie
"I tried to reach out to her, she never responded to my messages, Lilly and I are big fans of her music" says Hannah
"she thought they were jabs at her to make her feel worse, that's why she ignored them, she was afraid she'd say the wrong thing and you'd yell at her again, you know as in the top dog teaching those following them how to behave" says Valerie
"you should know something, the artist that was killed that day was supposed to be me, the artist was my opener, I was running late because I'd slept in, had I been on time I'd have been killed or at least hurt enough to be taken hostage, I'd made a fool out of myself by calling out the sexist remarks about the mayor a few months prior, the manifesto proves I was the target, me quitting music was the only way for the hostages to be released, me having cancer was a happy little accident" says Hannah as Valerie shakes her head
"you idiot, quitting only gives them power, how can girls like Ariana follow in your footsteps when they learn the real reason why you quit music" says Valerie
"what would you know about this kind of thing, how could I choose between my music and girls lives, I had no choice" says Hannah
"yeah you're like the most popular LAPD police chief in like ever" says Lilly
"wasn't always that way, my first day of work as a police officer I was arrested for 'impersonating' a police officer, or the time I had to chose between saving a fellow police officer or his daughter because they'd been shot at the mall, I tried saving both and I nearly lost both, if Ariana finds out that you quit music because mad men threatened the lives of girls like her that were at that concert she will quit too, she was at that concert to meet her idol, that idol being you Hannah Montana, every item you've ever sold, every album you've ever released she owns, she absolutely hoped to be famous enough to be invited up on stage to sing with you at one of your concerts, how can she do that now that you quit, her favorite songs were Ordinary Girl, Nobody's perfect and True Friend, she sang them again and again at student talent nights at her school and would almost always win, she had almost no friends at her school, she graduated this year and immediately made plans to move to LA, she was scouted by a record label, only for the dude to ask her to have sex with him for a big contract with tours, she was humiliated and ashamed walking out of that record label with nothing, just as struggling as she was when she was flown out here, no record label contract means no status for insurance companies to take notice of, meaning she has to pay for this treatment with cash, this treatment isn't cheap Hannah" says Valerie
"I need to talk to her face to face" says Hannah
"she won't do that, she didn't even want you knowing she was here, she's ashamed that she misunderstood that situation, she feels stupid Hannah, like she doesn't deserve to be top dog in your place even though she deserves it" says Valerie
"please tell her that her lyrics speak to me" says Hannah
"she didn't write any of her songs, well except for one which was a flop, her cousin Catarina writes them, Cat has stage issues, the last time she tried to sing karaoke didn't end well, she threw up and slipped and got covered in her puke, she was dragged out, doused with a hose and told to never sing again, Ariana only began singing to give Cat a voice, Cat even sung some of them with Ariana, they have near identical singing voices so very few people actually noticed, if you insist on speaking to her, start your treatment and post about it on your social media account, she'll take notice and might contact you with her address in Bel Air Crest" says Valerie
"if you know why not tell us" asks Lilly
"because if she wants to talk it has to be her choice, if you arrive unannounced she will avoid you at all costs, make the post and wait for her response, trust me it will happen rather quickly" says Valerie
"how well do you know her" asks Lilly
"quite well, she was born in Miami but lived here till she was six, her and my niece had a dispute just before my sister and her husband attempted to move to San Francisco and my kids weren't friendly with her so she returned to Miami, it's complicated but only Cat knows her better than me" says Valerie
"are you suggesting Ariana kissed her cousin, because that would be a major scandal" says Hannah
"Ariana no, though Cat does have that tendency , it's a lot to explain and she doesn't like me telling people she's different when it comes to gifts, if you want to know I'll tell you but you might not believe it" says Valerie
"try me, I'm an open minded person" says Lilly
"Cat can see the connections between people, it's both a gift and a curse because it essentially drives her insane if she has a strong connection to someone and doesn't date them or at least kiss them once, Ariana was the first realization of the curse side, Cat without understanding what was even happening tried to kiss Ariana, Ariana responded by slapping Cat very hard, Cat fell and injured one arm, days later on the road to San Francisco the moving truck blew up, killing her father, shortly after her mother and eldest brother died, only Cat and her baby sister survived, Cat and her little sister lived on the streets begging for food until Cat was about nine or ten when I finally found them, Cat has what you'd call a perverted sense of reality, what you see as right and wrong she sees as grey area, where if given extreme restrictions, kissing her twin sister isn't wrong, I've learned that you'll never truly understand Catarina though so I wouldn't try too hard" says Valerie
"she at least doesn't kiss her little sister right, I assume when you say baby sister you mean literally baby sister" says Hannah
"yes, Cat was six and her baby sister had just turned one years old, my sister was adamant about overdoing protection on baby seats and that's the only reason Cat's little sister even survived and no Cat doesn't kiss her little sister, at least not in a romantic way, it's more in an extremely protective sisterly way" says Valerie
"I have no frame of reference, my only sibling is a guy and him and I aren't exactly close, we never did the affection thing" says Hannah as Lilly gets an idea
"I think she means like how Ariana is affectionate towards her fans, she keeps them updated on her life and checks in on them, always ending her comments with the kissy emoji" says Lilly
"yes very much like that, oh and it's a body positivity house so there is occasional mild nudity, if you're not ok with that call ahead" says Valerie
"understood chief, now go spend time with your family, yes we heard the labor, girls a wailer and you didn't walk far" says Hannah as Valerie salutes and walks out
"that was weird, the LAPD chief saluting us, I swear that family is mysterious on so many levels" says Hannah confused
"it's an honor thing babe, she basically said 'I upheld my side of the deal now you have to uphold our side of the deal', it's something Oliver got into doing before he got accepted to Oxford, selfish ass, left me hanging, left me vulnerable to your affection" says Lilly
"are you saying you don't enjoy being my girlfriend" asks Hannah
"well no it's just for a long time I thought you and Miley were the same person" says Lilly
"having a personality disorder sucks Lilith, I just kinda took advantage of mine, I've always been Hannah even if I was actually born Miley Stewart, Hannah is where I'm generally more confident in myself, I take more risks when I'm Hannah, sometimes Miley gets overconfident and attacks the mayor of Miami using my account so I have to cover, anyway we should rest, that was a lot to take in and I start chemo tomorrow" says Hannah
"sometimes I miss calling you Miley" says Lilly
"smiley's on a time out, she almost caused girls to die in my name, she's been forced into temporary dormancy, she will be back but not until I'm over this cancer and make things right with Ariana, if she does front you'll know, if she does keep her the hell away from my phone" says Hannah as Lilly muzzles her
"I love you" says Lilly