**Sang**

We head out of the room, locking the door behind us and head off to the party. When we walk in the door, the house is completely transformed from what it was while I was here earlier. It's dark like it was that first night I was here, but now has spiders and cobwebs hanging from the ceiling. There is fake blood and scratches all over the stairs and creepy silhouettes in every dark corner. They really did an amazing job on getting this house looking spooky for Halloween. Gabriel tells us that he has to go play hostess for a bit but that he'll see us later and for us to enjoy ourselves.

Kayli and I dance around in the living room for a bit before the first of our boys make an appearance. Raven, Axel, North and Silas approached up in the center of the floor, all in their costumes. When I saw them, my jaw hit the floor...I was blown away at the fact that these type A alpha males could walk into a party in full costume and not be embarrassed about it. I liked it, their confidence was probably one of the many things that girls found hot. I know I did. Raven was shirtless, which got more than a few stares, with black leather pants on, brown work boots splashed with mud, and a long brown coat with the sleeves ripped off. Axel wore a tight blue and red short sleeved shirt with a mask that went around his head, leaving his hair out and his face exposed. He has on fitted black jeans, black boots and red colored contacts to complete his look. After my inquiry they begrudgingly told me that they were Sabertooth and Gambit, the bad guys. North, in his full wolverine regalia, was wearing the black and yellow x-men suit, with fake retractable claws that Corey and Victor cooked up, and thick sideburns. Silas, looking very much like the Angel he called me, was wearing a red and black body suit with an eye mask and actual wings folded in on his back. I'm sure the wings were fake, but the fact that they found a prop of that magnitude to fit Silas' huge frame, said a lot for their creativity.

We danced around for a bit, enjoying each other's company and talking about nothing in particular. The guys got a lot of looks from girls dressed as cats and nurses, but their eyes never left the two of us. That is, until one little kitty decided to make herself known.

"Hey there big boy, I think we have a litter to make." I hear from the side, and I lie to you not, the voice sounded like nails on a chalk board.

I turn to the side to see one of the cats found their way to Raven and Kayli. The girl is pretty, of what I can see of her. She has long, raven black hair, and legs for days. Not to mention how much of her breasts are spilling out of her black cat suit.

"Not interested." Raven huffs out in his thick accent, turning away from her and giving Kayli all of his attention.

"Not yet, but you will be." She says seductively, running her hand down his arm.

"Hey kittycunt, paws off. He said he's not interested." Kayli tells her with venom in her voice.

"Whatever." The girl says as she flips her hair over her shoulder, "Your loss."

"I swear, the nerve of some people. Sang, I'm getting a drink, you wanna come?" Kayli says to me.

"Sure," I say to her, then lean into Silas and North, "I'll be right back."

"Be safe Aggele." Silas tells me.

"Stay with Kayli." North growls.

"I will."

Kayli links her arm through mine and we walk through the packed living room, into the slightly less packed kitchen where we see Gabriel, Lucian, and Nathan. I almost didn't recognize Lucian for a second with black hair, but there is no way you could hide those playfully mischievous brown eyes. He's wearing a red and black x-men suit with a tail, and his face painted blue. Looking over at Nathan, I almost have a heart attack. He's painted blue and practically naked. He has on what looks to be an x-men speedo. I wouldn't really know; I'm trying very hard not to look past his crazy defined pecs. I feel the blush alive and well, spread up to my ears, thankful that the red hair covers it.

Now I know you're probably thinking, why is she embarrassed, she knew he was the beast. Yeah, well, I didn't know that him being the beast included partial nudity. And before you ask, no, seeing him in a pool and seeing his bare bum from when his trunks got ripped off did not prepare me for this! I think I'm gonna pass out.

"Damnit Nate! You broke Trouble." Gabriel calls out laughing.

"Is it hot in here?" I mumble stupidly, while Kayli chuckles.

"Not really, but thanks for the compliment Peanut." Nathan tells.

"Peanut?" I ask. Great Sang, keep asking stupid questions, I'm sure they'll forget all about it tomrrow, blame it on Halloween madness. Not!

"Yup," He says while walking to me. "A sexy honey roasted peanut." He whispers in my ear. "Nice hair."

He winks at me and saunters out of the kitchen looking like the cat that ate the canary. I need a drink.

"I need a drink."

This causes everyone to crack up laughing. Oh great, glad I can be the comic relief of the night.

"No drinks yet Trouble. Come with me."

"Have fun Cupcake." I hear Lucian call out as I'm pulled out of the kitchen and into the dining room, where a small stage has been set up.

On the stage, there's a small drum set, a keyboard, guitars leaning against the wall, and 2 mic stands.

"Gabriel what's this?" I ask him hesitantly.

"The live entertainment Trouble." He says excitedly before jumping onto the stage. He makes a cutting motion to the DJ in the back and the music gets cut off. "How's everybody doing tonight!?" This receives many cheers. "Are you all ready for some live music?"

"Yeah!" The crowd screams.

"Well help me get them up here! Kota, Vic, Trouble let's go!"

The crowd starts screaming for us, and since I'm the closest to the stage, I hop up and join him. I can see just above the heads of the party goers and see Kota and Victor walking towards the stage. Yet again my breath is stolen from me, if I thought Victor looked good before, he looks amazing now. He's wearing the black and yellow x-men suit, which shows off every delicious plane of his body, along with those killer shades. Kota, beside him, looks immaculate. Being the leader of said team of mutants, he's in a blue suit, with a white shirt and a red tie.

"Hey Princess."

"Ready to rock sweetie?"

They each say to me as they take their places behind their respective instruments.

"Let's do this." I say with a smile as I set up next to Gabriel who's put one of the guitars around his body.

We each stand in front of a mic while waiting for Kota to count us off on the drums. We play a few songs with me and Meanie alternating singing background. After our final song, a cover of "Comfortable" by Nick Jonas, the crowd cheers some more and we get off the stage as the DJ starts to play again. As soon as we move off to the side, I'm enveloped in a hug by a blonde curly haired man in a red and blue spandex suit.

"Pookie I had no idea you could sing like that!"

"Sean?" I squeak out as he steps away. Now that I can actually see him, I can see that the suit from earlier is definitely gone and has been replaced by his spidey suit. "Doctor by day, Spiderman by night huh?" I ask chuckling.

"Only if you'll be my Mary Jane. You already have the hair for it." He says with a wink.

"Alright move it." I hear Kayli say. "Enough hogging my best friend. Sang you were amazing." He tells me, pulling me into her own hug.

"Thanks guys but it was nothing really. They did all the work."

"Nonsense Ms. Sorenson, it was a spectacular performance by all parties."

I look behind me, and see none other than Owen Blackbourne as Captain America.

"Well thank you Mr. Blackbourne. Or should I call you Captain?" I say with a wink.

"You can call me whatever you like Pumpkin." I hear Sean say.

"Fortunately she wasn't talking to you." Owen quips back.

"Ooo, who knew the suit came with claws." Kayli laughs out.

"Sang, that was an amazing performance." I hear Corey's voice.

I look around and see him, Brandon, Marc, Axel and Raven standing behind Kayli, while my guys have moved to hover around me. Even Lucian, Nathan, Silas and North joined us at some point. As I had yet to see the last of Kayli's boys before now, I took a moment to look at their outfits. Marc was wearing black pants and a black shirt with red sleeves, with grey boots and shoulder pads as Lance Alvers, AKA Avalanche. Brandon was dressed as Pietro Maximoff in an all sky blue and silver body suit, and Corey was John Allerdyce, also known as Pyro. He was wearing a red and orange body suit with grey gloves with a tiny projector on top which, when activated, would show a small flame coming out of it. Leave it to the Academy to go all out for Halloween.

We talk and mingle for a little while, with the guys giving me compliments on the show. Truthfully, all the attention makes me want to run and hide. I tell North that I never did get that drink, and he walks with me into the kitchen. While he's pouring our drinks, cat girl from before comes in with her eyes on North.

"Hey there sexy, that other drink for me?" She says to him.

"Back off Jade." He tells her without looking at her.

"Oh come on Northy Poo, when are you gonna let me into that bed of yours?"

"When hell freezes over, now back off. Here baby." He says while handing me my drink.

She sneers in my direction and says, "Who's this bitch?"

"The girl who's actually been in his bed." I mumble before taking a sip of my drink.

North barks out a laugh before he puts his hand on my lower back and leads me out of the kitchen. I dance around with the boys for a while and drink my cup until it gets a bit too hot. I lean over to Kota, who I'm dancing with right now, and tell him that I'm going to go out back and get some air.

**Third Person**

Sang stops short of the back door when she hears a muffled voice from outside.

"Hey mom," A slightly nasally female voice says, "I just wanted to know if I should bring anything with me when I come home next month.....Oh, Vegas?.....No, yea I get it. It's fine, Me and Jay will find something to do. We're still on for Christmas though right?.....New York?....Yea, I guess. Gotta keep him happy.....Yea, I'm sure. I'll stay with some friends....Yea, ok...bye." The girl hangs up the phone with a sigh, unbeknownst to her that her conversation was not as private as she thought.

"Ugh! Just great," She sighs in annoyance, "mom gets a new boyfriend and I get kicked to the curb. Again! Fine, whatever, no big deal. I'll call Jay, not like he'll have anything to do."

She lifts up her phone to dial her brothers number, after it rings a few times he picks up.

"Yea?"

"Hey, mom's bailing on Thanksgiving and Christmas so what do you wanna do?"

"Actually I already have plans."

"What!? You've gotta be fucking kidding me! First her, now you?"

"Jade it's not like that."

"Oh yea? Then tell me dear brother, what the fuck is it like? 'Cause from where I'm standing it looks pretty fucked up!"

"Don't be such a bitch. Tasha's family invited me to spend the holidays with them. And since when do you even want to go home and see mom? I thought you'd be too busy banging Rocky to care about seeing us."

"Yea, well he's got his nose in the air for some new bitch. Not really sure what the hell anyone sees in her anyway, she's not even pretty."

"Gee I don't know Jade, maybe she hasn't fucked her way through the football, basketball and baseball team."

"Fuck you! And neither have I, two of those Academy guys won't give it up."

"Not like that's stopped you before."

"Just what the fuck are you trying to say Jay?"

"I'm saying maybe if you stop being such a slut you could get a guy to take you home, and not just to his bed. God Jade have some respect for yourself! I'm done looking after you!"

"Fuck you Jay! I don't need you! I don't need anyone!"

"Keep telling yourself that sis." *click*

Jade stares down at the phone in her hand in disbelief, how could her own brother think that about her. He's lived the same life she has and yet he has the nerve to turn up his nose at her. Jay's always been there for her. When they were 6 and their dad got locked up for possession with intent to distribute. Through all their mom's less than perfect boyfriends who tried to put their hands on her. He was always there after those few who slipped through the cracks succeeded. Jade can still feel their hands on her, touching her most sacred and innocent parts. Knowing her mom knew and did nothing to stop them. Now Jade knows why her mother never stopped them, she's not so innocent anymore. Hasn't been for a long time. Now she willingly does all the things her mother practically forced her to all those years ago, only now she does them on her own terms. She'd do anything to feel something, anything, instead of the numbness seated deep within her soul.

Jade puts her phone away and dries the traitorous tears falling down her face.

"I don't need him, I don't need anybody." She mumbles to herself.

After she composes herself, a creak in the door makes her turn around. She watches as Sang walks outside and moves over to the side of the back porch, leaning over the railing with her hands clasped in front of her.

"Well if it isn't the new little slut." Jade sneers at Sang. "Got tired of being on your knees already?" This is Jade's defense mechanism, has been since she was a child. Her thoughts on the matter is that no one can hurt you if you hurt them first.

Sang ignores Jade and continues to look out at the reflection of the moonlight on the pool.

"You better stay away from North." Jade continues, "He's mine! He doesn't need some little wannabe slutbag hanging all over him so back off! He hates that you follow him around you know. He's says it's pathetic, how little your self-respect is. Personally I couldn't agree more, so just stay away!" Jade crosses her arms and glares at Sang.

Sang finally looks away from the water and turns towards Jade, standing up to her full height, not that it's much. Jade flinches slightly from the look in Sang's eyes. It's not hurt or anger like she thought she'd see in the small girl. Instead it's pity, for her. Jade doesn't need or want anyone's pity, it just fuels her rage.

"You think you're better than me? You're nothing! No one will ever love a little whore like you!"

Sang flinches slightly at the reminder of her mother's last words to her. Seeing the reaction, Jade thinks it's because of her and continues. She hurls insults at Sang while stalking closer to her until she's right in her face. The whole time Sang just stands there, her hands at her side, doing nothing.

"You'll never be good enough for him, just give it up already." Jade says, ending her rant.

Sang looks Jade right in the eye and tilts her head to the side, examining her.

"Glad you got that off your chest? Do us both a favor and next time, use a mirror."

And with those parting words Sang walks back into the house, leaving a dumbfounded Jade in her wake.

**Sang**

After my little...interaction with Jade, I head back into the party and finish dancing with my boys. I even dance a few times with Owen and Sean. I'm seeing a whole new side of them tonight and I love it. The party ends around one and all the boys that live in the dorms, walk me and Kayli back to our room. All in all, it was a good day.