Blue Royalty: New Blood

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After an interesting visit to Vegas, with perhaps some unexpected rekindling, a ski trip to France seemed rather tame in comparison. Annie knew that the senior trips were renowned for creating rifts between relationships and in the Blue Royalty game - but it wasn’t much of a threat to her, she figured the game had affected her enough already. So for Annie, there was little anticipation nor nerves as she got on the plane and found her seat that was on her ticket. She looked across at other seats that had been taken - but not yet the seat next to her.

Annie would soon find herself wishing that seat stayed vacant, when an awfully familiar face walked past the taken seats looking for his own. There was no way. Except apparently there was, because Ricky Montoya stopped in his tracks when he reached her. “Wrong seat,” Annie told him, partially as a declaration - but also a slight plead- a question in hopes that her statement was true. When faced with no answer, Annie jolted up and swiped the ticket out of his hand. “Yeah, see, seat 34…” Then she leaned forward to the seat labels, hoping to not find exactly what she did; the same number. “… B. Okay, when I said wrong seat what I meant was plane,” Yeah, there was no way this was happening.

“No, you know, it’s fine,” Annie told him hurriedly, getting up out of her seat and looking again at surrounding people. “I can switch with someone, easy, you won’t even know the difference- Paige?” She raised her eyebrows, and maybe became slightly observant of his reaction, though quickly changed her attention to the name dropped. Though that idea seemed less appealing when she readjusted her focus to the person sat next to Paige, to which a grimace came by reflex. Now was not the time for that conversation.

No, now was not the time for this conversation, nor any conversation ever, with Ricky, who was still standing after Annie had blocked the way with hopes of finding someone to switch with. She then looked ahead at the person sat infront of them. “Hey Vero–” “Please can you take your seat, and fasten your seatbelt, we are about to take off,” Annie looked across at the flight attendant, who had just interrupted her best idea, waiting for her to move on so she could continue. After a brief staredown, Annie concluded the attendant would not be moving past, and defeatedly took her seat.

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@/benitz786 Enrique Montoya

[Kristi]

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Her dad had bent down to kiss her in the cheeks as Lady Tremaine reincarnation, her stepmother, watched in a bored tone. “Bye honey” her stepmother said in a sickly sweet tone that made Luna want to barf, instead she smiled, “Thanks Mrs” Luna said.

“Mrs? Oh Luna, you sure do have a sense of humor have you forgotten i’m your mom?” You’re not my mom, Luna wanted to say but instead she smiled. “You’re right, sorry m-u-m” she spelled it out. Her dad let out a chuckle as her stepmother rolled her eyes and went inside.

“You seem to be in a good mood.” Her dad said stroking her hair. “I didn’t know you like skiing that much.” She didn’t, but she liked Athena that much. “I guess after mom died I developed new interest.” Her father’s eyes softened at the mention of her late mother, “Your mother would be very proud of you kiddo” Her dad said with a sad tone.

“I know dad, I know dad.” Mom, if you’re up there- Luna said to herself, please watch over me as I mess up my life falling for someone.

Falling? Had Luna fallen for them? It was more like clashing towards them, unexpected, wild, confusing but fun and comforting. What she felt for Athena was something she couldn’t quite pinpoint. Especially since she didn’t know what they were. They were more than just friends, that was confirmed at the first time Luna saw Athena since prom night and the next day when they went out again and the next next days. They weren’t a couple, well not yet. They were currently just something yet to be defined.

Luna smiled, her long hair tucked in a braided ponytail as her father drove her to the waiting place, where she would sit with her kinda romantic partner- Athena. She was nervous but excited, to be nervous and excited was very dangerous. But ever since Luna collided into Athena, she has liked dangerous.

Her father dropped her with a kiss to the head, “Be good like always” He patted her head before heading towards his car and waving his hand. Aaah, dad, what would Luna do without him?

She had searched for Athena before finally finding them. Luna smiled till she couldn’t physically stop smiling anymore. She had missed that face so much. She sat in the seat besides them, “Hi yourself.” She said with a soft smile. “Yes, when my mom was still alive, I didn’t like it much but I think I will like it now.” She said staring at Athena.

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@Caticorn

[LunaticLeviTheSecond]

Richard arrived at the airport, his mind full of questions and expectations which made him excited and unable to sleep well becuase of it … Still, despite his lack of sleep, he feels well rested and alive, and it all seems so surreal and he feels so undeserving, he half expects something terrible to happen to prevent him from going on the trip. He felt like a fraud and like he didn’t deserve such a fancy trip, so in order to allow himself to not be dissapointed by something like those paranoid thoughs happening, he’s gripping his ticket tightly, always checking if everything he needs is there and even checking the expiration dates on his documents and such … He looks at his ticket, knowing he would have to sit right next to Xavier, which he didn’t know how to feel about … Would it be awkward since he still didn’t tell his mother what he knows even thought he isn’t solemn about it anymore but happy to have a brother, or would the athmosphere be relaxed since he now considers Xavier a relative, and one he’s glad to have, unlike his father, that is the man who signed the papers thinking he was the father?
And now, Richard is ovethinking either about that or one of those paranoid thoughts he had earlier, and he’s certainly not focusing on anything else, let alone from behind him if anybody should like to approach him. That is such uninviting and unfriendly behaviour, isn’t it?

@Caticorn - Will Xavier approach, or would you wait until they’re on the plane and sat next to each other?

[benitz786]

It had been an absolute sht week. Granted, for the most part, Ricky kept to himself after the unfortunate incident of dealing with Lenora in detention that first day he returned from his impromptu vacation. A vacation that was much needed if you ask him… which was probably why he was on this plane right now. Honestly, part of him had every intention of just staying in France once he was there. Maybe… just maybe that thought that started as a careless idea… was growing in favor every second that time passed at this idiotic school. At the moment, every day simply felt irrelevant. Had Ricky fcked up with Annie? Yes. Was there anything he could do or say to fix it? Probably not.

In retrospect, Annie Williams was a version of himself - and it was quite clear how he treated both Lenora and VC after their respective break ups: he cut them out, and then, he changed to become the lovely person standing here today. Broken, beaten, and burned… that fact was never changing.

Enrique was the last person to make his way to the private plane Cerulean High had booked specifically for the trip. Part of him was pretty close to skipping, but… again… that thought about being in France fixed the way his shtty life felt right now so here he was - a hoodie on with it up, hiding his face, sunglasses adorned on his face, and earphones in as he walked towards seat 34B.

Here was another thing clear about Enrique… for anyone who took more than a moment to take in his appearance. His knuckles were bleeding and bruised alongside a lovely blackening eye behind the sunglasses that, at the current moment, Ricky refused to take off. After all, he had every intention of getting to his seat, closing his eyes, and sleeping or at least pretending to sleep for the entire flight.

That was, until, his eyes met his seatmate… yep the universe did love a cruel joke seeing as the girl in front of him was the one avoiding his calls, texts, dms… honestly just guess what other ways he had attempted to contact her and slowly given up because he knew it was probably useless.

He didn’t say anything as she grabbed his ticket, nor did he say anything as she attempted to move. She had every right… he knew that. Did he still want to talk to her? Yes. But did he ever, in his wildest dreams, think she’d give him a chance and listen? No.

So he just stood there, allowing her to move her chess piece on a game she never knew he was playing. One that he had given up on but she didn’t know that. No one knew that - all anyone had seen was a misinterpreted clip taken months ago. A clip that was taken out of context. A clip only released because Ricky had given up on the task that Blue Royalty had given him and stopped sending in updates on it; something that clearly made the game makers annoyed seeing their retaliation.

Ricky only took a seat a few seconds after the flight attendant had ushered him to… buckling in as his eyes drifted to her clear unease. If the roles were reversed, he’d feel the same. No… actually he’d feel the need to make petty comments.

Buckling himself into the seat, for a few moments, he didn’t say anything. He simply let the tension simmer in the air as he grabbed an advil from his bag and popped to in his mouth - knowing he’d need it. If not for the pain his injuries were bringing… then for what he knew would happen.

“How have you been?” Ricky asked, turning towards her knowing it was a stupid question. If anything it would give her an opening to yell at him… to slap him… to anything. At least she was interacting with him and as sad as it was… he missed that. He missed simply talking to her. He missed wrapping his arms around her. He fcking missed her. But he was the one who fcked this and he had to live with that. He was the Lenora in this situation, and there was probably nothing fixing it. He knew that. “How… are your siblings? The babies I mean…”

@novella

[novella]

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After a few exchanges of the bottle, Lenora watched as Ricky advanced across to the teachers desk to refill it with water and then return it. While she made no comment nor showed any emotion towards his actions, she was admittedly glad he put it back - the last thing Lenora wanted right now was to be drunk, especially at school, but she knew that she wouldn’t have stopped if he had left it between them. If anything, it was probably a good thing it had been confiscated by the teacher in the first place, it wasn’t the best idea for any Foley to have in their possession. So, yes, continue to water it down, Ricky.

Within minutes, Ricky had returned everything back to the way it was, the teachers desk locked, the door unlocked, and the little attention he had given her had disappeared. Ricky sat back behind her as he expressed the need for silence, to which Lenora’s lack of response gave enough of an answer. Maybe that was it, he would never know, and maybe he didn’t need to know. Like he said himself, it was only a month left until school, and therefore her window of opportunity, was over.

𝄞 I thought about what I would say, but I’m two years too late

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Travelling, even for school trips, was something that always appealed to Lenora. No, she wasn’t much of a skier - and by that it meant she had never done so before - but a weekend away to France was still something to be excited about. Though Lenora knew that the senior trips were the also renowned for becoming overly competitive in regards to the Blue Royalty game - as it was one of everyone’s last chance to rank higher. Lenora had become aware that the game wasn’t going well for her, and it scared her to think of how her life was going to pan out when the win she had relied on may not come. But she tried to avoid thinking of that, and instead hoped for something to somehow shift in her favour during the weekend.

Lenora stepped onto the plane, her ticket in hand to find her seat. While she had only been on planes a handful of times in her life, her main source of anxiety actually came from who she was going to end up sitting next to for the prolonged journey time. Especially when no other seat had been filled on the row she was assigned to. Although, her mind became at ease after sitting down and being joined by an overly familiar face. “Long time, no see, Jay,” She joked to her seatmate, alluding to their last interaction, as he sat beside her. She looked down at the camera bag he had over his shoulder. “Will you be skiing this weekend, or are you designated photographer?” She asked lightly. Though it wasn’t long after he began to answer when the rest of their row began to arrive.

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@/CerealKiller JP Medina
@/benitz786 Enrique Montoya

[CerealKiller]

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”why pick when you can do both?” he answered her question with a light fun smile. For some reason, jp woke up in a surprisingly good mood, might be the trip, but considering he wasn’t a ski expert and the fact that it was a c high trip that was destined for chaos, he didn’t know why he was excited. But why not? Just enjoy it as much as possible am i right?

Having Lenora sit next to him was probably the best outcome of this flight, but as people continued to board the plane he realised it might not be that great considering Elio (gag) and Phoebe were also sitting with them. Like come on teachers, could you not possibly pick a worse seating chart than this? But fine, them being there didn’t mean they had to talk to each other, they could just keep ignoring each other like regular days I guess

”Have you ever went skiing before? I only done it like once or twice in my life I’m pretty sure it’s gonna end up bad” he added laughing lightly

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@novella

[Caticorn]

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Niko Tanaka was nervous.

They were nervous about leaving their daughter. She was only two years old and even though it was only a few days, they’d never been away from her this long.

They were also nervous about leaving the rest of their family. Since the earthquake had happened, Niko feared losing their family and they were constantly worrying about whether or not they were spending enough time with them.

Lastly, they were nervous about sitting next to Hyun-Ae. This was a different kind of nervousness, more the butterflies kind than the pit of despair. However, it was very persistent, especially when they considered the fact that they would be sitting next to her for eleven hours.

They arrived at the airport, thanked Hideshi for driving them and then made their way through the airport and eventually onto the airplane. Finding their seat was easy with their gorgeous seatmate catching their eye immediately. They sat down beside a visibly nervous Hyun-Ae, gently touching her hand to alert her to their presence. “Are you excited?” They asked her with a soft smile, their nerves subsiding.

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@Ouijaloveletters - Hyun-Ae

[CerealKiller]

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There was something about this place, it was different. But considering she just moved here, a trip seemed like a perfect fit for Naomi’s new life. Moving schools was never the easiest thing and every person that has done that before knows, but luckily for her, she didn’t really care much about making a good first impression on anyone really, don’t like me? Well that’s a shame for you. Some people just really don’t get what’s good in life I suppose.

Getting ready and boarding the plane, Nyla found her assigned seat and sat down, next to a girl who was apparently called Laurel. She had never met her before but from the little amount of stories she heard about the class, she recognised the name. but regardless, might just get to know her.
”so you’re Laurel” she said (in a lovely British accent obviously), crossing her legs as she glanced over at her neighbour ”I have to say, you look a lot different than I imagined” she added, not stating is that was a good or a bad thing but I guess we’ll leave that up to you to figure out

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@littlefeets laurel

[novella]

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Since the moment the Blue Royalty post dropped, Annie had given Ricky no time to talk. No time to explain, because what was there to explain? How do you talk your way out of that? It was pointless for Annie to listen to him try, she knew what she needed to know, and knowing his perspective would not help at all. She didn’t want to hear him tell her sh!t like ‘I stopped pretending after a few weeks’, and at the same time she didn’t she want to hear a full admission to pretending the entire time. She would rather just hear nothing at all. And maybe Annie didn’t want to see him because maybe there was a lot of hurt she hadn’t processed and maybe she didn’t want him to see how he had affected her.

So a big fvck you to Cerulean High faculty for giving her the d@mned seat next to Enrique Montoya. Did they not keep up with the latest relationship news? Or did they do exactly that, and just wanted to see suffering for 11 hours on the plane? How on earth was she supposed to continue her mission to avoid him forever? It was easier to do that when it was messages and calls on her phone, and even when it was attempted approaches during school, but not necessarily so when it was a confined, can’t-get-out-of-seat scenario. And now it was almost impossible to ignore his question as to how she was.

“You know that time you came with me on the plane to London, do you remember how it felt when Raphael was also sat there and you were stuck with him for however long that was?” She responded after a moment of consideration. Annie watched as he realised the answer she was giving, not needing to connect the dots for him, that was all she needed to say. At the time, Annie found it somewhat funny when sitting with Paige between the two brothers despite their complete disgust. Perhaps karma worked against her this time - as it seemed slightly less humorous when the roles were reversed.

His next question made her raise her eyebrows at his poor choice of words. “How are my siblings?” Annie repeated. “Kyra is not interested. And also a minor,” She told him with judgement, even though she knew that wasn’t what he was asking. She nodded as he expanded on that he was referring to the babies. “They’re alive,” She answered, giving him all he needed to know - as the last time he was well-informed of her life there was one in critical condition.

After lasting moments into the conversation of pretending she hadn’t seen, Annie’s eyes switched to his hands that suggested a fight. “What does the other guy look like?” She asked him. In contrast to the concern she would have had a few weeks ago, Annie more so asked out of curiosity - and defeat in knowing she had to engage somewhat otherwise it would make for a mind-numbing flight.

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@/benitz786 Enrique Montoya

[Ouijaloveletters]

Hyun-Ae was just starting to calm down, when there was a sudden presence besides her and a hand softly touched hers. She yelped, head slamming against the headrest of her chair. “Ow!” She exclaimed, rubbing the back of her head, turning. When she registered that it was Niko that had scared her, she awkwardly laughed. “Sorry. If you can probably tell, I’m nervous.” Leaning back in her chair, she answered Niko’s question. “Yeah, I’m excited. Have you been skiing before? I haven’t, but I know how to ice skate, so I’m really good at keeping my balance. I should be able to figure it out quickly.” At least, she hoped. There wasn’t really a danger of drowning this time…unless she skied into a lake. That wouldn’t be fun. “I’m not really excited for eleven hours on a plane, though. Oh, do you get airsick? I have things to help with that and also getting your ears to pop. Just let me know if you start to feel sick.” Hyun-Ae said, smiling. “Or just plug your nose and close your mouth while exhaling. That’ll equalize the pressure between your ears and the plane.” Ok, stop talking. Stop. She turned beet red, groaning. “Sorry. Not helping.”
@Caticorn - Niko

[Littlefeets]

Could you believe the entire senior class was going on a ski trip, in France? They were actually going to France! The only way it could be better was if they were going to Paris. Sophie desperately wanted to see Paris, it was the city of love after all, how could she not want to go there? But simply being in France would have to be good enough. The problem was… her family didn’t want to let her go, especially alone. She hadn’t been out of the country before, it might not be safe, there may not be someone there to watch over her… but eventually they did reluctantly agree. It was a school sponsored trip, what reason was there to worry? There’s just as much for someone to worry about closer to home, but that doesn’t matter, Sophie was about to go to France.

Her excitement was what was keeping her going, but it could only last so long before something changed. When she realized she was going to be sitting next to Matty on the plane, her smile was clear, but that changed when she realized who was sitting on the other side of her. She was just getting settled into her seat when he showed up. To one side, she had the guy she really liked, to the other, the guy who broke her heart, Zek. It didn’t matter that they were once friends, but even after a year, being around him was a fast way to ruin her smile. She did not want to be around him at all, especially not to be sitting next to him for 11 hours. It would only make her think about the things that hurt her. “Matty…? Can you switch seats with me, please? I… I don’t want to sit in the middle…”

@benitz786 - Mateo
@astxrism - Zek mentioned

[novella]

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“Well, for the sake of your camera I would hope not both at the same time,” Lenora told him with a smile, knowing his love for his camera - and how it would not go well with the snowy conditions they were headed for. Lenora looked around at more people dispersing to their seats, trying to find the people with tickets directing them to where they were sat.

Though she quickly wished she hadn’t looked out when Elio Esposito found his way to their aisle. Lenora instinctively turned to JP to see that he had seen what she had, remaining turned away from Elio as he took the seat. As in, the seat that was actually right next to her. She readjusted herself in discomfort as her eyes widened subtly to her friend in acknowledgement of the new presence. Lenora hadn’t seen her ex-boyfriend since prom, since she walked away from him, declaring the end of their relationship. On a second turn in his direction, she saw Phoebe Taylor-DeLoughrey taking the final seat, which truly made her wonder if the teachers had purposely given out these tickets to be in this order.

When she looked back at JP, he had been able to move past the new arrivals with ease, asking her questions about skiing. Lenora gave a small smile at the distraction - maybe at some point in the 11 hours she will need to turn and face Elio, but at least right now she would just continue her conversation. “I have never, this will be a weekend of embarrassment, I’m assuming,” She told him. “I haven’t even been to France before, have you?”

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@/CerealKiller JP Medina
@/Madilnel Elio Esposito
@/astxrism Phoebe Taylor-DeLouhgrey

[raviola]

After the fiasco at prom, Persephone was having to come to terms with the fact that even though Leon was awful to both her and his wife, they eventually had to be parents together. Each day that went by just got closer to her due date, so she wanted to somehow make amends, knowing she couldn’t run away. It was like every time she started pacing, something pulled back on her leg. She had no real home, barely any income anymore, and she needed to get her life together desperately.

She got a job waitressing at a chain restaurant nearby, and to be honest, she was kind of ashamed. Most of her peers didn’t need to do stuff like this to stay afloat, much less were they doing it all with a baby bump starting to show under their uniform. But whatever. Now, blue royalty was flying them all to their annual trip, this time they were going skiing, which Persephone was very doubtful of considering the fact that most of the activities were probably dangerous for her, and she also had to fly to get there, which is bad for pregnant people.

She asked the school officials about it, which she might have been shy about but they know all her business now due to that one manic episode…. And they said that with new technologies, it wouldn’t be dangerous for her to travel anymore. So all she had to do was look at the list of where she was seated on the private jet. You guessed it! She was blessed enough to get seated next to her bestie Leon. Now that made her angry. And she really didn’t want to go but Hera’s parents said it would be good for them, and she couldn’t say no because those people let her stay with them when she barely knew them so… yeah.

She got her little backpack of things, and unfortunately had to share clothes with Sammy and Hera. She didn’t mind the actual clothes part, but she felt bad for using their stuff. Regardless, she eventually boarded the jet and sat next to the man. He looked just like she remembered. Lean, stoic, with those same sad eyes, the ones that never shined for her. She wondered if the baby would look like him, sitting down in the aisle seat melancholically.

He glanced to see what was happening next to him, and then looked away right when he realized who she was. She did the same, and for a brief moment, they saw each other. For the first time in a long time, and it hurt. She looked away as well, thinking about what she could say, but she just couldn’t help but feel trapped in this situation. She was going to deal with the best and worst parts of him for the rest of her life, and she didn’t even know if he cared.

He had every right not to, considering what she did, but it made her really sad. Her eyes started to fill with tears as she thought about it, a combination of pregnancy hormones and disappointment. Don’t cry Persie, don’t cry. aaaand then she cried. Fck fck fck fck fck she tried to wipe it away quickly, accidentally sniffling when she breathed. Then, Leon faced her, noticing the sound. “….sorry. I didn’t mean to do that.” She spoke, realizing she meant more than one thing when she said that.

Pers paused, thinking about whether or not to talk again. “And I’m sorry in general. I’m sorry for being so bad at this. Do you forgive me?” She questioned as she admired his features, the same ones she once loved. Maybe one day she could love them again when she saw them on their little human. Maybe they could. ‘Just depended on him.

@Caticorn

[CerealKiller]

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”sadly I’m not Spider-Man so not at the same time for sure” he added smiling back. He could never let his camera get destroyed by skiing with it, it was one of his dearest possessions even though it wasn’t really that special, it just was to him.

When Elio and Phoebe sat next to them he couldn’t help but let out a tiny little sigh of frustration, but hoped that it won’t be as bad as he thought it would. Because clearly nothing good can come out of this group of people stuck together in a seat for a long, long time, which would probably only feel longer because he couldn’t wait for them to get up and go, which just makes time go slow, but fine whatever .

”embarrassment all the way” he laughed lightly ”its gonna be fun tho, just wait” he added and looked around for a moment before she asked if he had been to France ”yeah like a few years ago I think or something like that” he said ”they have good food that’s all I remember”

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@novella

[Caticorn]

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“Hi yourself”

Athena smiled again but this time it was more of an uncontrollable, happy smile. They listened as she answered their question. “There’s a second time for everything, right?” They responded, with a small laugh. “Well, I’ve never been skiing so if you want, you can watch me fall on my a-s in front of the entire senior year.” They joked, laughing again, a little louder this time. They still found it kind of funny how comfortable Luna them. Comfortable enough to smile more and laugh a little louder. “I’ve actually never been anywhere outside California other than China.” They admitted. “My dad went to Mexico with his husband for their honeymoon but I didn’t go on that, obviously. I stayed here with my aunt and auncle.” They might be oversharing a bit here but they didn’t really care. “What about you, have you travelled much before?”

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@Kristi - Luna

[raviola]

Hera went to board the jet to Colorado (or wherever they were going idk) already knowing their seating arrangement from the website. Of course, they were getting sat with Ari AND Embry. Blue Royalty, I know you hate me. I’m not sure why, but I know you do. You know, maybe I am problematic. I should fix that. Hera thought as they got on to the jet, full fashionista luggage and all. The seats were pretty quiet, so they assumed the organization sat everybody next to their enemies, and not just them. Sammy sat at the front next to a couple strangers, and Persephone had to endure the ride next to Leon. They were two of her favorite people, she only wished they could get along.

Finally, they took a seat between the two women, keeping quiet to avoid more drama. The girl made her usual fuss, but it wasn’t enough to stir her a response. They just turned away from her, the alternative view not much better. Looking at Embry was weird now, they used to be friends. Looong before any of this happened, they were one in the same, always causing mischief and getting in trouble. And now they were enemies. In their mind, everything they were doing to get to Daiane again was worth it. But maybe it was too much for her. When she looked around the plane, the girl was nowhere to be found. She hadn’t been for weeks.

They were starting to wonder if any of it was worth it. Why did they keep feeling this need to retrieve someone that did not want them in return? Why hold on to the past when it’s already gone? It felt like they were 8 years old again, writing letters to their dad knowing nobody would read them. Because when there wasn’t what she wanted, there was hope. So they’d keep hoping for the perfect family until it was too late to give up. And they kept hoping for that perfect love, but maybe enough was enough. Yeah, Daiane never officially said no. But she kept the Valentines letter. And for a split second she returned Hera’s Ferris wheel kiss, but she didn’t want to be on the ride with them. They bonded over their memories, but that was all they were now. It was not worth it to gamble on false hope, especially if it meant stomping on anyone else to get there. Fine. I guess I’ll apologize to Embry, Hera. We can be nice today.

“Hey. I know it’s gonna be a long flight over there so we might as well make peace. I’m sorry I kissed your girlfriend. I think we both know I really loved her, but so did you, and that wasn’t right.” They didn’t really expect much of a reciprocation from Embry, or at least not all the way because of her distrusting tendencies. They were rightfully present, since Daiane did break her trust before asking her to believe that it wasn’t all just because of a task. Similarly, Hera did everything in their power to date her ex before this apology. Still, they figured it’d be best not to be a complete @sshole. Not to mention, Embry was a cool girl, and they missed having her on their team instead of against it. This was all just one big mistake, but it didn’t have to ruin the future.

@Caticorn Embry

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Ari @Kristi
Daiane @unsungcheerio

[Kristi]

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Luna grinned at the, ‘there’s a second time for everything’ comment, “I guess there is.” Luna let out a tiny giggle when Athena said they had never skied before and would probably fall down in front of the entire senior year. “I’ll be there to catch you if you, you know fall. Its not as scary as it seems” It was said in a light un serious tone, but Luna wasn’t joking. She would be there whenever Athena needed her because Luna lov-likes Athena and Luna always supports the people she lov-likes. Athena began to talk about how they have never been outside California, well outside of China and Luna couldn’t help but find it cute. There was nothing cute about not travelling or being stuck someone forever or anything, but just the idea that this would be one of Athena’s first times going somewhere other than California or China and it would be with her and the other 100 students in the school, but who cares about them rn? was sweet. It strangely warmed her heart. God, why was she so strange and quick to fall? " My dad. My dad loves travelling around and when my mother was still alive, he would take us to places, to make memories." memories that Luna would have never imagined, she would have strongly and truly needed. It seemed like nothing back then, but today, now that she’s 18, it was everything. “After my mom died, we went to Louisiana for a week. To keep our minds off mom.” Luna said with a sad tone, her hands on her thighs as she looked down on them. She shook her head, smiling- today was supposed to be a fun event and she won’t cry. Her mother wouldn’t want her to ruin a special moment, “I haven’t traveled with my dad in so long though, God do I miss travelling. I’m happy I can travel with you tho, it’s fun.” Luna gave them a bright smile.

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@Caticorn

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“I’m not saying you would, just that stealing from parents can lead to it. I’m just saying. I know you wouldn’t.” Artemis patted Cleo’s back with a grin as she laughed. “Yeah, the most that would happen would be broken bones. Well, hopefully. It depends on where you land.” Artemis shrugged. “Also let’s hope I don’t hit a tree…or multiple. Sadly it wouldn’t be as funny as the cartoons. Oh well.” When Cleo said it had been a while since she’d gone skiing, Artemis smiled. “I remember that. We had a huge snowball fight and Maddie beaned me right in the face. She thought she’d ki*led me!” She snorted, laughing. “It took ten minutes to convince her I was ok and wasn’t mad.”
@Kristi - Cleo

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Cleo smiled remembering that winter afternoon of 2026. Her family, Artemis family and Hades family traveled to russia for the snow season. Madeline and Artemis were too scared to snowboard, so it was just her, Hades, Jennifer and Angelina snowboarding. After they were done, they gathered to have a snowboard fight- Hades left saying he doesn’t wanna be around germs (Arty) and Angelina left too because her boyfriend, who is now her husband was calling her. So it was just Jen, her, Madeline and Arty. The game was so intense with Madeline and Cleo taking it seriously, its not their fault they were competitive! And Jen and Artemis just trying to have fun. Madeline had made a huge snowball and thrown in hard Artemis, causing her to fall down and not move for some minutes. Madeline had cried that day, saying she had killed her elder cousin and she wanted to go to the police and admit to it because poor Madeline didn’t deserve it. She had cried and cried till Artemis stood up and Madeline, bunny had ran to hug Artemis saying sorry and sorry. It was both a sad and funny scene.

“Oh my god, Madeline was a mess for days.” Cleo chuckled, “She followed you around everywhere for some weeks to make sure you were ok even.”

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“Yeah, she was constantly checking up on me. It was sweet, but got annoying after the first week. I just didn’t have the heart to tell her to stop. Well, I did have a concussion if you remember, and her constantly talking to me definitely wasn’t helping. Minus a headache and some dizziness, I was fine. Even that faded after a day or two. She literally followed me for two weeks. I get that she was sorry and wanted to make sure I was ok, but it was a bit much. I actually felt bad for her even though I was the one who got hurt.” Artemis said, shaking her head with a small smile.
@Kristi - Cleo