Blue Royalty: New Blood

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When Artemis asked if she would be hanging out with anyone on the trip except her, Cleo paused. She looked at Hades who was busy with his phone, not really paying attention to his sitting partner and then at her twin who was doing the same. They would probably hang out together or maybe Hades would hang out with Leon, who was one of his close friends and Jennifer with Stefon. She also had her friends, but if they wanted to hang, they could approach her first. “No but i’m probably going to get drunk, so I do need a helper.” Cleo said with a grin. “maybe that’s why i’m paranoid, I think something bad will happen because i’m about to loose my sober self for hours.” Cleo joked.

“I love the biscoff cookies too but honestly, I prefer the chicken wraps. I think I just really love wraps” And Cleo did, she loved all types of wraps a lot. They were just saw yum, "But that’s more of lunch so I love the chocolates and the biscoff cookies. "


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Cleo said she wouldn’t be hanging out with anyone else, and Artemis nodded. She then listened to Cleo’s next words, letting out a sigh, smiling slightly. “Of course you’ll get drunk. Relax, I got you. Literally. Knowing you, you’ll faceplant as soon as you stand up. You’re definitely a lightweight.” Artemis laughed at Cleo’s love of wraps, figuring she’d say that. “I mean, wraps can be a snack if you eat a small one.” Cleo mentioned the chocolates, and Artemis grinned. “Ahhh, I love those chocolates. I swear, the airlines put something in those chocolates, because they’re addictive. You better believe I’m stocking up on them.”
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Persie had no idea how to deal with how she felt. It was all so overwhelming. All of her life, every obstacle demanded she act like an adult about everything, needing to get her school supplies, and her daily meals for herself when no one was there to give them to her. And she was bad at it, some days she just wouldn’t eat when she realized there was nothing to make. When she needed to go shopping and she didn’t have the money, she just wouldn’t do her school work. It was a miracle she was alive today.

Or maybe it was something else. She remembered not having the money for dinner, so she’d go to the bar where her drink was free. Get pretty, sit down where a single man appeared and look through his eyes because it was easier than being alone. Cheap lines and white lines brought a heap of girlish laughter to her stomach because behind what she wanted in him was what she needed. She filled the void with alcohol just so it wouldn’t be vacant and then got a little too drunk for him to resist her. Next thing she knew, she was waking up in a bed that would never be her home, none of them ever were. And even though she had just woken up, she was tired, and everything she earned had caught on to it’s consequence.

This was that bed all over again, he was that man. Last night was January, last night everything was fine. But her hangover, the worst hangover made her feel so weak. She didn’t know if she could make it through the morning. Persie wanted to be strong, but she has a bad history with these things.

Then Leon began to apologize. Damn it, Leon. Now she had to remember all the ways that he hurt her. “It’s okay now, I am in no place to be upset about it after how I reacted. I-I really am so sorry… for threatening you with your life. That was a horrible thing to do.” She apologized again. She felt like a monster. A vile, merciless, manic monster. How was she going to clean up her act for her family? She didn’t know the first thing about family, she was just a crazy, grim reaper queen midas, and she didn’t know how to touch this without turning it to ashes.

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Usually when people who had divorced parents talked about their step family, especially when the step family came from the dad’s side, Luna would frown and flinch. Not because there was a problem with the people’s family but because Luna had a problem with her step family and sometimes she worried her and dad relationship would drift because of the step family. So she was jealous of people with good step families from their father’s side and would act bored when someone brought up their loving family. She acted that way when it came to biological moms too, because her mom was well… up up there. But with Athena, Luna had smiled brightly. She was happy for them, she was happy that their dad’s husband seemed good and that they spent time with their father. “Your family sounds great Athena.” Luna said with a smile, Athena deserved such a good family. They were really great person. Someday, Luna wished she could meet Athena’s father tho, maybe try and see similarities between her dad and Athena’s? After all someone who raised Athena would obviously be a good person, “I wish my step family weren’t here sometimes,” All the times actually, but Luna didn’t want to sound bad to Athena, “So me and my dad could go on a trip together privately, but I really don’t know where I want to go.”


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“I guess we are,” They responded, laughing. They nodded as they listened to her talk, their hands placed delicately in their lap. “I can show you how to make sure you don’t fall,” They reassured her. “Even if you did, you wouldn’t roll that far down. Most times I’ve fallen I’ve just landed on my a-s.” They added. They laughed at her joke about family members being the best pillows. “That’s good to know.” Niko responded to Hyun-Ae telling them the contents of her bag. “I feel like what someone has in their bag is one of the easiest ways to tell what their job is. Like, I don’t know if you’ve ever looked inside your aunt Da-Eun’s purse, but hers is basically one big sewing kit. My mother’s always has makeup, hair supplies, sewing stuff, you name it. Remnants of her modelling days.”


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Hyun-Ae laughed along with Niko, nodding. They’d said they could help Hyun-Ae not fall, and she smiled. “I’d really appreciate it. Yeah, it would make sense that I wouldn’t roll very far due to friction. Well, unless the slope is icy, but I doubt it.” She smiled when Niko laughed at her family pillow comment. “Yeah, bag contents can also show someone’s personality, or at least I think so. You can tell what people are like by looking at what they carry around.” Niko then mentioned Hyun-Ae’s aunt’s purse, and she nodded. “Yeah, it’s like a seamstress exploded. Once, I accidentally ripped my pants while we were out, long story, but she had a needle and the right color thread, and was able to fix the tear.”
@Caticorn - Niko

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“Well it doesn’t matter, you don’t need to tell your parents. They aren’t really involved … Unless they knew about the situation, but being your adoptive parents, I doubt they do know about it.” Richard said. “Yeah she married when pregnant for 3 months with me … I believe … She told my… she told her ex husband that I was his child.” Richard stayed silent when Xavier spoke about his father’s death, and didn’t say anything for about half a minute. He finally spoke, softly “My condolances.” He swallowed a big lump forming in his throat and said “I can’t even imagine how hard it is to lose a parent. Never able to see them again.” And suddenly, he realized that even if his mother lied to him, she probably had her reasons and she loves him now, and losing her, like Xavier lost his parents, would hurt terribly and he would miss her. So his sadness turned to being sorry for Xavier and his parents. He turned his focus back to Xavier “Going to this school I’ve realized a lot of people did much worse things. Why just at prom I realized the father of a person I really liked did something terrible when his name was plastered all throught the news … Maybe this one lapse she did is wrong and stuff, but it’s been so long I should just forgive her … And talk to her about it.” Richard said.

@Caticorn - Xavier

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Despite the cruel intent behind her words… was it bad that Enrique appreciated just… being able to hear her voice? Yes… it was bad because everyone knew that Ricky didn’t deserve anything in this… sham of a relationship. He didn’t even deserve closure… and he definitely didn’t deserve the tiny jolt of electricity he felt hearing her sultry voice hit his ear for the first time in weeks. Don’t take this as an excuse to pity Enrique. Let’s be honest, he didn’t deserve anyone’s pity. He did this to himself. He chose this life. It was his choices, and his alone, one after another… after a fcking another that led to this very moment. A younger Enrique expected this outcome… and he was too far in his piece of sht era to care. The Ricky who sat on this plane… beaten and broken felt very different. No honestly… if Ricky knew this would have been the outcome… he would have never even interacted with Annie that day in detention… he would have just left her alone.

Too late now.

Ricky Montoya was still in love with Annie, and he knew there was no fixing this. So what was there left to do? Act cordial? Act like strangers? Speak? Don’t speak? Grovel? Pretend like she meant absolutely nothing? Pretend.

Pretend.

His entire life felt like a game of pretend. Perhaps his relationship with her was a game as well… but there was one point… it changed. It was funny, he didn’t even know when that point was. He just… felt more like himself with her than he had felt in a long time. He didn’t even think that was possible anymore. And here we are again; pretending to be okay. Pretending to feel alive. Pretending.

He felt the small jolt on the edges of his lips, deepening the frown when she told him Kyra wasn’t interested. Low blow, but it was understandable. He would have made a similar remark if the roles were reversed, so why should he expect anything less? “I’m glad they’re okay… I’m…” He was going to say that he was glad she was okay… but could he even say that? No.

He couldn’t.

“Which answer would make you feel better? Would you rather hear that the other guy looks worse, or that he’s fine?” Rick asked - genuine curiosity leaving his voice. He let his eyes drift towards hers, before taking his sunglasses off to let her see the full extent of the damage. The purplish hues of his eye, and busted lip told a story that he had his ass kicked. Perhaps he did… though Ricky did get more than his fair share of punches as well.

“I’m not going to push you, Annie. I’m done. I know I can’t fix this. I know I fcked it. I know I’m fcked and you deserve better. I played you, and it was a game at the beginning. But I did love you, I do… love you, even if that means nothing anymore. So we can sit on this flight in silence. You can yell at me. You can punch me, trust me, feel free to hit me wherever. You can ignore me. You can switch seats and stay far away from me. I’ll respect your choice. I won’t fight it, unless you let me. I’m… I’m sorry Annie.”

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“UNDER MY UMBRELLA ELLA ELLA AY AY AY” Mateo’s voice screeched at the top of his lungs. What was dear, sweet Mateo doing right now? Well.

Maybe, just maybe he was a little high.

And maybe, he hadn’t realized he was supposed to be going on a trip TODAY.

And maybe he had packed in 5 minutes ago - throwing things in a random suitcase before running to his dad’s driver and BEGGING THE MAN to drive him to the Cerulean High plane.

Just.

Maybe.

LOOK DOn"T bLaMe hIm iF hE gRabbEd oNe JacKet and 2 pAirS of UnDerwEar and A tOstEr okay? It was really a last-minute pack when his friend called him and asked when he’d be there because they were already loading the plane and shockingly, Matty’s ass was not in his seat.

Yes… shockingly.

To no one but Mateo maybe. ANYWAYS, on the bright side, Mateo was now in a moving car and was basically at the plane. Totally on time. It was cool. Though, the car ride was boring, which of course meant Matty connecting to the Bluetooth and what just happened to start playing? Well, Mateo’s rendition of “Umbrella” by Rhianna which he remixed a few months ago. Let’s just say, this song was the fcking sht.

Especially when he was high.

Especially when Matty had Rhianna’s phone number and had decided to give his lovely mom’s friend a call and sing a the top of his lungs to his remix while the woman cheered him on.

Okay maybe cheered him on was a stretch.

“Mateo… Mate… FOR FCKS SAKE MATTY I DO NOT HAVE TIME FOR THIS AGAIN. Stop calling this number, please. It’s for business only.”

“But this was… important business like… it’s a good song and I wanted to showwww you how much I loved it Rhi,”

Oh. She hung up. Maybe she was busy? OH WELL, HE’D JUST CALL AGAIN AFTER THE FLIGHT. It’s okay.

ANNNYWAYS GUESS WHO WAS BASICALLY ON TIME TO THE FLIGHT? THIS GUY WHO HAS THREE DISPOSABLE THUMBS. Disposable? That sounds strange but whatever the saying is right? Annnnyways. Matty was even there before all the flights were filled and honestly that was a damn good accomplishment. You know what he deserved? A brownie. Or… idk… ice cream. Where were those flight people who had the magic cart?

Taking his seat, Mateo smiled at the dude a few seats away from him and GUESS WHAT LOGAN WAS BEHIND HIM HI LOGAN. ANd then there was a new girl to his left HI NEW GIRL and Diego a little bit behind him and Mason was in front of him and oh.

His smile grew when he saw one particular girl making her way toward him. Honestly Matty forgot everything else when she reached his row. Was he… WAS HE SITTING NEXT TO THE GIRL HE LIKED OH MY GOD HE WAS MAGIC OR TODAY WAS MAGIC OR SOMETHING WAS MAGIC. Wow she looked pretty.

He didn’t even get a chance to say Hi before he heard her whispering if they could switch seats. Um…

OBVIOUSLY.

Matty wasn’t going to make a princess sit squished between people anyways. “Yes sure of courseeee,” Matty let out, jumping out of his seat and into the middle one so she could take a seat next to him. “How have you been? I know we just saw each other a few days ago and I texted you yesterday about how many jumping jacks I could do but oh… did you ever count how many jumping jacks you could do I don’t remember if I saw your text? Oh it’s okay we can do them together when we get to France. Are jumping jacks called something else in France? Like are they Jacks? or is it like Jumping Gabrél or like something else?”

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Nothing could really describe the sense of anxiety Amie was feeling over the past week.

  1. Amelia Grace had lost the entirety of her hard drive. What did that mean? Well, she lost all her assignments she had finished - so that was an entire two weeks of work she had to restart on. Suffice to say… that wasn’t fun. Nope… not at all.

  2. She had lost her password for her top school choice in Italy… and her acceptance or deniail had been released… YESTERDAY. Meaning, currently, Amelia had absolutely no idea if she had gotten into her dream school and she had spent hours upon hours on the phone with the admissions committee who told her they would be sending another password through SNAIL MAIL. SO yeah… she told her dad to wait for that mail and send it to her the MINUTE he got it. Well actually, she tried to skip this trip so she could wait for it and her dad told her hell to the no which is why she was currently on the plane anxiously shaking her leg as she looked at her phone pestering her dad on text.

From: Ames
To: Pops
Message:
Are you sure you checked the mailbox dad? Maybe it’s in the back and you need to look again.

From: Rikerrrrr
To: Amie the Nerd :books: :bug:
Message:
KID CHILLlllLllLLllLllLlL. You know you’re going to France right? Relax, enjoy, drink some wine, go run around and make friends with the flight attendants they’re usually cool people.

From: Ames
To: Pops
Message:
DAD CAN YOU JUST CHECK AGAIN?
Dad?
Dad are you ignoring me?
DAD

Yeah

yeah he was ignoring her. HOW DARE HE. For a second, Amie’s eyes hovered above her mom’s contact… almost considering texting her to… double check. Though, another text stopped her in her wake.

From: Mr. Almost Doctor
Message: Have a safe trip!! Text me when you land. And also, don’t worry too much about that college. I have no doubt that you got in. Good luck with your friend, call me if you need anything. Always here to talk

Right… that guy she met in that coffee shop who helped her with the burn… honestly had become a really good friend over the past week. Amie needed someone to rant to about… well… everything and talking to a stranger was actually really therapeutic. Especially with the whole Alex… situation which… let’s not even get into that.

After a deep breath, Amie took out her headphones, popping them in, putting an sleeping eye mask on, and closed her eyes as music surrounded her… an attempt at trying to get a certain… situation out of her mind. She felt someone sit next to her, but for a few more minutes she just… wanted to relax. Wanted to… not think if that was even possible. Though, after a few moments of this, Amie felt the soft brisk of a bug buzzing around. Swatting her hand in front of her face, Amie sighed, muttering leave me alone to the bug, tough alas, it would not. Every few seconds, Amie felt her the bug and repeated the motion which would have been all fine and well… if someone hadn’t taken a seat next to her moments before resulting in Amie’s hand to push their hand on accident.

Opening her eyes and moving the mask away from her face, Amie was met with a look of sheer… annoyance as Fin looked at her - sitting still with water all over his torso and legs.

What seemed to have happened while her eyes were closed and earphones were in was… well… he took a seat next to her… she tried to get the fly or watever to annoy her and hit his hand when he was drinking water and… yep. It was… all over… him.

Fck.

“I…I… sht. Excuse me can we get… some napkins or… a towel…” Amie looked toward the flight attendant that walked away quickly after she saw that Fin was dripping wet. “I’m… sorry Fin… I know I say that a lot… I just… sorry.” Amie muttered after a few seconds had passed.

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When Embry found out that she was going to be sitting next to Hera, did she ever think that the two of them would be apologizing to each other? Absolutely not. Although, she couldn’t deny that it was nice to sort of patch things up with them. “So am I.” She agreed. She and Hera had grown up in different worlds but she knew that at one point in her life, she would have looked up to them and wanter to be friends with them. They lived their life in a way that she would have desired but her family would never allow.

Embry laughed when they mentioned Daiane ruining their street cred, asking her to stop them if she caught them slipping from their newly declared ‘street thug’ lifestyle. “Well, I don’t know about that. You might meet someone who ruins it all over again and who am I to stand in the way of that.” She responded, her laughter settling into a reassuring smile. “You’re also in a better position than I am because I never really had any street cred to begin with. Not here, anyway.” She added on, crossing her ankles.

“She most definitely was not with me. Honestly, as painful as it is, I think we just need to give her space.” Bry answered Hera’s question, looking down at her hands, which were delicately fidgeting in her lap. She laughed at their last comment about Daiane’s indecisiveness. “You’re right about that. That girl would do anything to avoid making a decision. Which sucks for us but it is what it is.” She agreed with them, adding another small laugh at the end.


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“Persephone,” He started, catching himself before he could say that it was okay because it wasn’t. There was nothing okay about what she did and there was no good in lying to make her feel better. Not when they both knew the truth. “What you did was horrible but the person you should really be apologizing to is my wife, who you traumatized instead of just talking to me.” He continued, finally finding his words and telling her exactly how he felt, his typically cold expression showing hints of hurt as he spoke.

Leon knew that his natural expression often came off as stoic and unwelcoming to other people. They often misunderstood his expression, having no idea of the years of pain hiding behind it, and so he typically made an attempt to soften it in public. However, on the plane, in front of Persephone, he saw no reason to and had relaxed his face as soon as he sat down. After all, she’d already seen some of the worst parts of him.

Leon had once told Persephone that she deserved everything and more. Now, he couldn’t stop thinking about how she didn’t deserve everything he had put her through. The image of her at prom had been burned into his mind, threatening to never leave. “Look, I want you to know that if you ever need anything, for yourself or for the baby, you can always come to me.” It was the least he could do after putting her in this position. After all, he had so much and she had so little. It was only fair to her and their child that he do all he could to provide for them. “I want to make sure you and the baby are safe.”

“Speaking of the baby, and I swear this is my last question about them, do you know if they’re a boy or a girl yet?” He asked, keeping himself composed but allowing his face to show a subtle expression of excitement. Now that he was over the initial shock, he was starting to look forward to the future with this child. “Okay, change of topic. What are you most looking forward to doing in France?” He asked her, adjusting the way he was sitting to be more open to her.


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Athena smiled when Luna said their family sounded great. “Yeah, they are.” They agreed with a nod, knowing that at some point in the future, they would love to introduce her to them. “I don’t believe in god or any of that sh-t but I mean it when I say that Chris was like our guardian angel. After everything that happened during my parents’ divorce, we didn’t actually feel safe until we met him.” They admitted, glancing down at their arm where their tattoo was hiding under their sleeve. There were very few people who knew what Athena just told Luna, mostly family and their closest friends but she had been open with them about her mom, they felt that they should be more open with her. They listened to her talk about her stepfamily, noticing the stark contrast between them. Athena viewed their step-family as their saving grace and Luna viewed hers as a burden. “Have you tried talking to your dad about going away with him alone? You never know, he might like that idea.” They suggested, being somewhat hopeful for her, which was a rare emotion for them.


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“No, they wouldn’t know. They know next to nothing about my biological family, just that none of them wanted to take me in when my bio parents died.” He responded, shaking his head before listening to Richard’s answer. “Well, our father wasn’t exactly the family type, so maybe she just wanted to raise you with someone she knew would be a good father to you.” He suggested with a small shrug. After he told his brother about their father’s fate, the other guy fell silent. Xavier waited, watching him carefully for his reaction. Richard then expressed his condolences over the death of Xavier’s biological parents and Xavier had to bite his tongue to keep himself from reacting because he knew it would not be the appropriate one. “I don’t miss them.” He let this one comment slip through, the least harsh of the options he had in his head. “I’m much better off now.” He added, to give a bit of explanation for his harsh comment. He nodded as Richard changed the topic. “Yeah, it could be a lot worse.” He agreed. “Talking to your mom sounds like a good idea because you have no idea what the circumstances she was in were or what led to her decision. Finding that out might give you a bit of closure.” He advised with a small shrug.


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“I might meet someone I love again but I will not be embarrassing myself like that anymore.” They facepalmed. “It’s just… gross to think about. Im just gonna try and forget it.” They limited their words, just how they do when they’re not being deflated by a love they’d never find. It’s safer that way, to hide and heal in silence. That’s what they always did. And, In retrospect, they kind of felt bad for embry. Maybe they had made her jealous at one point, but they didn’t want her to feel bad. “Well I mean, you’re not a role model of gangster sh^t or anything, but I’d say you’re pretty cool.”

“Yeah… we should.” Hera sighed, wanting to leave it at that and not expose themself any more. It just hurt. To think they had found the person they might even spend forever with, or at least a long time and think it’s all alright because they’re the one, and then they aren’t. Daiane was a breath of fresh air, and so much deeper than this shallow corner of society. They missed her laugh, and her brown doe eyes, the way she kissed them so gently, her laughs at Hera’s jokes, even when they were bad. Especially when they were bad. But real love is certain.

the dawning of spring - anson seabra

They’d been staring at each other for a little bit, when Hera asked, “What?”

”Hera, it’s you.” Daiane giggled as they lay under white sheets. Her hair was tousled and undone with her makeup worn away slightly. The girl was a gorgeous mess; clothes on the floor, laying her perfect victoria secret model body naked in the covers. Hera groggily smiled right beside her, same barren uniform and unafraid to wear it because this was their safe place. This was it, they made it to the finish line. It was the dawning of spring where the flowers were evergreen. Their steady hearts beat synchronically, and it was a song only they knew. They were no longer alone, no longer one person navigating through life confused and uncertain because the one sure thing was that Dai would be by their side.

”Its me?” Hera asked. “Yes it’s you, you’re the person I want to be with forever and ever, you’re my whole world. And I can never choose, I’m so indecisive, but about this I am sure. I love you.” Hera pulled Daiane closer, against them skin on skin. It was the sweetest thing. “I love you too, pumpkin.” They laughed, not really sure at what, they just did. They just laughed.

It doesn’t fade in seasons, it is not envied by the moon because it is respected, and the lights it shines are not taken down when the holiday is over. When it is unsheathed, the scars are healed, and it does not only exist in the night time because it’s made of daylight. Maybe some day they’d find a love like that, and find a shooting star without having to watch it fall. But for now they just kept wishing.

@Caticorn - Embry

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“He might,” Luna agreed, “But they won’t.” They being her step family. She would wish to go on a trip alone with her dad and her step brother Kevin (the only step family member that she liked and so as an actual family because kevin was just so young and sweet), Eligiana, her biological younger sister and her dad. Just her and them together enjoying their time, but the rest wouldn’t be happy. Especially if Kevin and Eligiana were going and they weren’t, if you removed kevin and it was just Eligiana and her the step kids (and kevin, she didn’t want to see kevin sad) will feel left out and like dad didn’t care about them, and the step mother would be angry and hurt but if it was just her too, everyone will fill like she’s the favored child and it would fuel the stepfamily hatred for her even more. “I wished I just had Kevin as a step brother, i could deal with my step mom but the step siblings.” She paused, pulling her lips inward, they were bullies or at least former psychical bullies now they were just annoying. “Kevin me and Eligiana with dad and my real mom would have made the perfect family, you would like Kevin and Eligiana.” Luna said with a smile, “Eligiana is my biological sister and also part of the reason mom died according to her.” Luna said sadly, “Eligiana blames herself because mom was weak after having her, but my mother was already a little weak after having her. And Kevin, Kevin is a good kid. He’s my 12 year old step brother.” Luna explained.

“Maybe I should try solo travel or going with Dean later some day,” Luna said to no one in particular just with a sigh. She felt relaxed around Athena and didn’t feel the need to be super embarrassed and shy. In addition, Dean was a friend of her’s, he was also an ex crush whose feelings were mutual but they were just better as friends and Dean loved to travel.


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Elio was in a deep mix of feelings. You’d think someone who just got out of a toxic relationship would be excited to move on and work on self-love or whatever. Yeah, Elio wasn’t doing any of that. He knew he had faults in the relationship, obviously, but he hated feeling like he was getting blamed for the downfall. I mean, he was never one to cheat…He knew he couldn’t express his feelings to her and show her the love she deserved but he hated that she would try and seek it from others while they were still together. Now, the second they would take a “break” he usually found himself with another girl but at least they weren’t together. He felt like a douche trying to put the blame on her though at and wouldn’t ever admit it out loud. He had been distancing himself from her since then. If he saw her walking down the same hallway at school, he would turn a sharp corner. He also just made sure to steer clear of places she may be, even if he liked those places also. This was inevitable though. A plane for 11 hours. His plan was to just never use the bathroom so he wouldn’t have to worry about walking past her seat. There was a reason he had been drinking anything for the last 8 hours in preparation.

SIKE! He looked at his seat number on the paper again and straight in front of him. Lenora and JP sitting right next to him. Pleasant. If things were different, he would love this! He would’ve put up the armrest between them, pick a movie from the screen in front of them to watch while sharing headphones, and of course, let her fall asleep on his shoulder. Nope. Also how cheesy is that now looking back on their experiences? That was not likely to happen. He let out a low sigh and made sure not to make eye contact as he sat down. Leaning as far to the other armrest as he possibly could. He wished he had looked a little better now too. He has never been the type to dress up for an airplane ride. When he and Sienna left this morning for the airport, she was wearing heels or something and enough jewelry that he could hear as she walked. He wore a black hoodie (hood up), a black jogger, and a pair of Ugg slides (he was a little trendy). Oh, and a dark green beanie to cover his hair that was just a little too long now for his liking. Not to mention he had more facial hair than ever also. He usually kept a clean shaved face but there was scruff now. Sienna did say, the scruff suited him though.

He closed his eyes and tried as hard as possible to turn out Lenora’s laugh. He loved, the way her laugh sounded. She sounded happy and he liked her that way. He shot his eyes even tighter until he felt someone moving into the empty seat in their row now. He opened them slightly to see Phoebe. Okay, this is good. Well not so great that Elio had just recently made a post tagging Phoebe in nit and the caption was a little questionable. But good that it wasn’t someone who would just make this even more miserable…like Ricky. “Phobes,” He whispered to her. "Can you do a favor for me?” he asked as he sat up a little taller, still not letting his body turn at all toward Lenora.“Off me, please! I beg you!”

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When Phoebe thought she’d done everything she probably shouldn’t, everything that was in one way or another wrong, of course she had to be wrong. Maybe it was wrong to sleep with Diego and then start to avoid him and maybe she had her reasons but that was not important right now, what was important - she finally got what she always wanted. And she didn’t know how she felt about that.

Do you know how long Phoebe’s been drooling over Elio? You probably do but I’ll give you a little reminder… For waaaaay too long. It’s always fun to chase someone who obviously doesn’t want you, to try to prove to yourself that you can change someone’s opinion and get everyone you want. Well, Phoebe had nothing better to do with her life, not wanting a real relationship only adding to the way she acted. So you can imagine how she felt when she finally succeeded in her Elio mission. Yes, you heard me. Have you not seen his picture on insta? Cmon. Everyone has. What happened? Well… Was that really important? She was in a way seen with him and that was, for now, enough for her. Hence why she’s been a bit more positive over the last few weeks.

Another good news - France. Yes, Phoebe was one of those students counting down the days, excited about the ski trip. Has she been able to sleep? No, of course not. She’s been packing for three days now, planning all of her very cute and probably not that warm outfits in advance, her room was a mess but it’s something she’ll have to deal with once she comes back home. She’s been to France before, you really think she didn’t travel with her dad around the world? I don’t want to hear a no. But it’s always been summer so don’t judge her for arriving at the airport in biker shorts. She’ll find a way to keep herself warm. At least she had a fluffy jacket, that counts, right?

Losing her sister a long time ago, with airpods in, Phoebe looked for her seat, a ticket in her hand. This could either go very well or… just terribly. Imagine if she had to be next to Diego!! Or Jp. If that was the case we might as well just cancel this trip, okay? Alright, it’s gonna be okay… Oh, hello random people… Nope, not my seat - wait, it is - nope, this is 6 not 16… Hi logan, Hi Die- Nope, nope, just keep walking. No eye contact aaaand… We’re clear, phew… Oh there you are sister, good luck with peopl- Oh hell no, Quinn? Really? Should I ask her to switch seats? I should, I definitely should. I just can’t let this happen this is - Wait this is my seat and it’s… ”Elio,” with a sweet smile, Phoebe paused her music right in time to hear what he was saying, by now completely forgetting about Amie’s situation… SORRY. Unfortunately that smile was quickly replaced with… A mix of so many emotions that weren’t that… pleasant, seeing who was next to Elio. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Trip canceled, go home kids. BUT REALLY? JP AND… LENORA? Was someone messing with them right now? No, this had to be a joke. It’s a joke, haha very funny!

For a second Phoebe’s gaze remained on the lovely couple in her row, trying so hard not to say anything… mean to the boy she once called a friend. But she decided to do something even worse, she put on another sweet smile that probably seemed a little devious from their point of view, before taking her seat. ”Hm?” She mumbled as he continued talking to her, making herself comfy in her seat while trying to ignore the two next to them… Just like Elio was doing, it seems. And once she heard him in a way confirming that she let out a laugh that was… Maybe a bit louder than it should’ve been. ”I care too much about you,” only when she said that, making sure it was loud enough for people around them to hear, did she start speaking normally and actually focusing only on the guy next to hear. ”To harm you in any way. But if you insist… I just don’t want to get in any trouble right now you know… I would like to go on with my life if that’s possible,” dramatically placing her hand on her chest she chuckled to herself, trying to let it show she was joking all along. ”But let’s maaaaybe give it another hour and see how it goes, maybe you’ll change your mind, I mean is it really bad to be sitting next to me?” She almost whispered now, a goofy smile still on her lips. ”I can see why you don’t have a problem sitting this close to Julian, I’m also very happy about that but me? Never did I think I would be the problem. If you apologize I’ll think about not bothering you for…” She looked down at the non-existent watch on her left wrist. ”Another 12 hours.”


@Madilfill - Elio
@novella - Lenora mentioned
@CerealKiller - JP mentioned
@benitz786 - Amie mentioned
@Littlefeets - Diego mentioned

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“I’ve only heard good things about skiing in France. There shouldn’t be any ice on the hills.” They told her, reassuring her. They nodded when she said that you could tell a lot of what people are like from what they carry in their purses and then laughed when she said her aunt’s bag was like a seamstress exploded. “I’m sure she’s saved lots of people from outfit disasters.” Getting an idea, they picked up their purse, a light blue purse from Tsuchiya Kaban, and placed it on her lap. Their purse didn’t contain much, just the essentials. They had their wallet, which contained their Cerulean high school student ID and Japanese number card in addition to their money and a picture of their daughter, a small hairbrush and mirror, simple makeup products and business cards, which contained their information in both English and Japanese. There was also a small container of cherry blossom-flavoured mints “What do you think my bag says about me?” They asked her with a smile.


@Ouijaloveletters - Hyun-Ae

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Niko had said that there probably wasn’t going to be any ice on the hills, and Hyun-Ae nodded. “Yeah, hopefully. It shouldn’t be too bad.” She nodded when they said it seemed like her aunt had saved many people from clothing disasters. “Yeah, thank god. Walking around with a rip on the seat of my pants wouldn’t have been fun.” Niko then picked up their purse, setting it on Hyun-Ae’s lap. She understood what was implied, so she began carefully looking through Niko’s purse, handing the items back once she’d looked at them. Getting to the picture of Yua, Hyun-Ae smiled. “She’s precious. I’d love to meet her one day.” After looking through all the items, she made her conclusion. “From what I can tell, you’re very business savvy from looking at those business cards, and you know that appearances are important, but not too important. That’s my interpretation, at least.” Hyun-Ae concluded, smiling.
@Caticorn - Niko

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