Icymoons: well I've updated, I know it's short but I couldn't really get into the groove of writing yet, I'm sure I'll start sinking back into it easily. Please enjoy

High School Years

-Chantel-

It's been a couple weeks since the explosion at Kim's house. And the tension couldn't be anymore thicker, tangible wasn't even the right word for this. It was everywhere, in school, outside of school it was smothering. Carla had taken it upon herself to keep herself as far away from Koichi as possible, which meant she didn't speak to Kim as much either. Which from the way I see Kim glaring at Carla from across the cafeteria was starting to piss her off. Duo and Lenn all but stopped talking...again, but I'm pretty sure they hadn't broken up (again) over it which was good. I spoke to Aubrey about it, and he said that he wanted to talk to everyone, meaning I have to drag all their sorry asses to my place tonight for a conference call. Geeze things shouldn't have gotten so bad that Aubrey had to talk to us...the man has the ability to make you feel like total shit in the matter of moments, but if anyone can get through to them. It was Aubrey Taber Dark.

-Carla-

I picked at my lunch not really wanting to eat, especially since Kim kept glaring at me. I know she's on my side but I can't speak to her. I mean at the end of it all she's always gonna be Koichi's older sister first and my friend second. Koichi had started school again, despite his amnesia the doctor's thinking a familiar setting would help him remember. Yeah right familiar, he's in a wheelchair, I can't pretend it's okay and act the part of a happy girlfriend if I can't stand to be around him. I know it's cruel, and I should be trying to help him but...it hurts right to the pit of my stomach it hurts. That and if I hear Selena laugh at me one more time...

"Hey guys, tonight all of you my place...and I mean all of you" I glanced up to see Chantel giving us the 'don't even try to get out of it or I'll bust your ass' look and sighed nodding. It's days like these I really miss Aubrey.

-Duo-

I knew something was up the moment Chantel had said those words, she never invited us over on a school night. Her parents would never allow all of us over, Chantel barely got away with having Person over all the time. So of course it made me edgy which made me and Lenn even more hostile towards each other. By the time the school day ended and we all made our way to Chantel's house I was on my last nerve, Lenn was really starting to piss me off today. And everyone knew it, so when we were herded into the living room (usually we'd head to the basement but Koichi couldn't do the stairs so...) I was given a couch to myself. I lay against it playing with the end of my braid ignoring the dark looks I was getting from the love of my life. (please note the sarcasm) Chantel brought out her laptop placing it on the coffee table diddled with it for a bit and then.

"Alright, why the hell did you people decide to fuck up so bad that I have to get involved?" The silence in the room was deafening, and I was sure someone let out a fearful whimper. The only person scarier than me pissed off, was Aubrey pissed off...and damn did he ever sound pissed off.