ᶜˡᵒᶜᵏ ˢᵗʳⁱᵏᵉˢ ᵘᵖᵒⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ʰᵒᵘʳ
ᴬⁿᵈ ᵗʰᵉ ˢᵘⁿ ᵇᵉᵍⁱⁿˢ ᵗᵒ ᶠᵃᵈᵉ

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ʷʰⁱᵗⁿᵉʸ ʰᵒᵘˢᵗᵒⁿ
ⁱ ʷᵃⁿⁿᵃ ᵈᵃⁿᶜᵉ ʷⁱᵗʰ ˢᵒᵐᵉᵇᵒᵈʸ

⭑━━𝙈𝙞𝙙𝙨𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙨━━⭑

John B dropped Isis just in front of her house, after he promised they would see her again soon and she returned his keys. The sun was starting to get low, and Kie and her parents would pick her up anytime now. She needed to get ready.

Lana was glad to see her daughter before she'd leave again. They took a good time to speak. Isis reassured her about John B's case, and talked a bit about JJ. She seemed interested, but not surprised.

Later, she showered with cold water --the power was still out-- and put on a satin light pink backless dress. Length to mid-thigh, with up to ankle strappy sandals, she was happy to realize that she would blend in perfectly. She kept JJ's ring on her thumb, just to have a small piece of him with her. And this time, Isis thought about putting her contact lenses on. She was done with blindness.

Lana split her hair in two, and created two braids that flowed over her shoulders.

When Kie arrived with her parents, she was ready to leave. They shared a hug, complimenting each other on how pretty they both were. Kiara's mom, Anna, embraced Isis and told her how happy she were that she came with them.

"Maybe Kiara will have fun then," she said, making her daughter roll her eyes.

Isis let out a laugh.

"Hey, we have to put some flowers in these," said Kie pointing her braids.

Kie had a cute flower crown on the top of her head. So, while their parents were talking, they went out picking hibiscus flowers from the small tree growing in her garden. Luckily, some weren't damaged by the storm. Kiara managed to put one at the end of each braid, holding them with pins. Then, they went back inside in order to find a mirror.

"Oh my," let out Isis. "We're gorgeous."

Kie wrapped an arm around her shoulders and stuck her head on Isis'.

"How right you are," she replied, glancing at her in the mirror.

They giggled, and hugged each other again.

When they arrived to the party, Isis was excited with about everything she saw.

"Do you know all of these people?"

"No, I don't wanna know them," grumbled Kie.

"And all the drinks contain alcohol?"

"I guess not."

"Oh, look at this one," said Isis pointing discreetly at a well-dressed woman. "I don't know what's the most disturbing, her heels as high as her legs, or the flowers on her head. Do you think she can go through doors with that?"

Kie shook her head, but at least it made her laugh. Isis clung to her arm.

"Come on, babe," she said. "Relax, it'll be fine!"

"I come here every year, it's always the same. A boring Kook party."

"At least this year I'm your date! We'll find a way to make it fun," assured Isis.

"If you say so," sighed Kie. "Oh, look! Pope's here."

Isis turned around. She saw her friend just fine, without narrowing her eyes. God bless contact lenses.

They got to him with a smile. He was busy with his dad's oysters.

"Excuse me, sir," called Kie out with a british accent that made Isis chortle. "Do we have to shuck these ourselves? 'Cause it might mess up our costumes."

Pope seemed upset before he turned to them. When he recognized them, he smiled and they all chuckled.

"We wouldn't want that now, would we?" he asked, playing their game.

Kie stepped forward to give him a high-five.

"That accent was bad," he said.

"It was," laughed Kie. "I was gonna let it go."

Isis hugged Pope. He took her braid between his fingers.

"That's cute," he chuckled. "You look great. Both of you."

"Thanks, babe!" exclaimed Isis.

Kie gave him a smile.

They stayed silent for a second.

"You ever seen this many Kooks in one place?" eventually asked Kiara, annoyed.

"Yeah. Last year," replied Pope.

"We're in the lion's den."

Isis rolled her eyes.

"You both are so unbearable," she laughed. "Come on! Can you forget about all this for one evening? You're going to spoil your party. Blank out everyone, and just make the most of it."

Kie didn't reply, but laid her eyes on her feet with a grin. Isis wrapped her arms around her friends' shoulders and drew them close to her.

"Wanna hear some good news? I saw John B and JJ, earlier."

"What??" inquired Pope.

"What do you mean, you saw them??"

"I was at the Chateau, just trying to chill out and think about something else, when I saw a police car parked behind the trees. So I decided to escape by the the back door and went for my bike in the shed. That's when I heard John B calling me. They were hiding by the marsh. They wanted to come for me before the police do, but I outreached them."

"How were they??" asked Pope."

"Fine, I guess. John B seemed to have found something new. Before he dropped me home, he promised me he'd tell us soon. As for JJ..."

She felt her throat choke.

"I mean, he's not so good. He had a row with his dad, and... well, if you know, you know."

Kie and Pope stayed in shock. Then, the first one put her arms around Isis' chest, nestling her head in her shoulder.

"Shit..." she let out.

"It's all my fault" sighed Pope, his jaw tensed.

"Pope, no" cut Isis off immediatly. "You don't have to feel guilty for anything, okay?"

"Yeah!" supported Kie. "Topper almost killed you, remember?"

"I don't wanna hear you say that anymore," ended Isis.

She still heard him sigh deeply. She looked up at him and stroked him on the back. They shared a hint of a smile.

Then, they heard a wave of applause. Ward Cameron and his wife, Rose, just showed up. They both were very well dressed, but Isis couldn't help but wince.

"Here come Lord Capital and the Exploiters," said Kie.

"What is she wearing on her head?" asked Isis. "No one told her it was ridiculous? She looks like a golden hedgehog."

They bursted out laughing.

"She's definitly gonna poke somebody's eye out with that," added Pope.

Isis then noticed Rafe, near them.

"Oh, come on..." she muttured. "I totally forgot he would be there."

"Who?"

"That asshole!"

Kit got it without further explanations.

"Come on, Isis, of course he's here. He's a Cameron!"

"He's going to kill me."

"He won't," frowned Pope. "He shit himself last time he was in front of you."

"Except I don't have a gun this time," replied Isis between her teeth. "And next to him, I look like a little mouse near a big fat cat. He's definitly going to smash me if he sees me."

"Then we'll make sure he doesn't see you."

Isis felt a bit less worried. She intended to have a good time here, even surrounded by the Kooks. Her friends were here, nothing could happen...

...Could it?

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hope you liked it like i do!!🥺

i love to see Isis and Kie together, they have such power

send you all my love

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