Song: Hero by Sterling Knight from the movie; Starstruck

Chapter Fifty: Celestial sister-in-law

I spotted him by a glass of eyeballs and walked up to him. 

I raised one of the eyeballs and held it out to him. "Want one? I heard they're really chewy?"

He took it and dropped it back. "Where have you been?" 

Well, someone's in a mood.

"Where have you been?"

"I asked you first."

I shrugged. "I asked you second, so what?"

He sighed. "Why are you being so difficult?"

"I'm not."

"I was with Wren."

My eyebrows creased. "No. I was with Wren. It's okay if you were with Serena. I get it. She's your celestial sister and I know that-"

He cut me off. "What are you going on about?"

"I left because you were with Serena. I don't see the problem. I gave you two time to catch up."

"I didn't say that was the problem."

He was cut off by the bunny that hopped in between us and grabbed the bowl of eyeballs. I smiled at him. "I heard it's very chewy." He just nodded and continued off.

"Can we talk somewhere private?"

Before I could reply, he dragged me with him all the way upstairs and into an empty room.

"Why are you being so ominous?"

"I'm not. It's just that-"

"What?" I urged him to go on.

"It's Wren."

"What about Wren?"

"Well, right now he's mad drunk and he never drinks."

What's the big deal? I shrugged. "Well, maybe someone spiked his drink."

"No. No one spiked his drink. I think he drank willingly."

"Why?"

"Because of you."

"Me? What did I do?"

"More like Avery. He kept rambling on and on about the loss of the love of his life. Cherry, you have to put an end to this."

Put an end to it?

It seemed he could read my mind. "You have to tell him the truth."

I looked down. "I can't."

"What do you mean you can't, Cherry? You're playing with his feelings. He's in love with a girl that doesn't exist!" He practically yelled at me.

"Why are you so angry?"

He huffed. "Because I am watching my best friend wallow in sadness over a girl I'm dating and I am not doing anything to stop it. I can't tell him you're Avery because I love you and I respect your decisions, Cherry, but you have to tell him."

He's right.

I know that, and I know I'm being selfish, but-

"He'll hate me." I mumbled as I sat on the bed. "He's going to hate me for playing with his feelings when I didn't even mean to."

Zane sat next to me and put his arm around my shoulder. I leaned into him. "He'll understand."

"Will he? Cos I'm pretty sure I hate myself."

He played with strands on my hair. "Cherry, you did what you felt was right and Wren so happened to fall for you, so just explain it to him. I'm sure he'll get it."

I nodded, not having anything else to say.

"I'm sorry for yelling at you."

I nodded again.

He stood up. "Well, I'll leave you to think about it." And with a kiss on my head, he left the room.

I already knew what I had to do, but bringing myself to do it was the hard part. Oh God! Please don't let him hate me. I actually like him. Apart from how he acted lately. Maybe it's the drinks that Zane said he's been taking.

I just don't get why Zane would lie that he was with Wren was he was with Serena. Won't that mean there's something going on?

I evaded that stupid thought from my head and got up to look for Wren. I walked out of the room and headed downstairs. I looked around until I saw him passed out on the couch. He had his helmet off.

So much for getting into character.

I walked up to him and nudged his shoulder to wake him up, but he didn't budge.

Then again, I don't think you should be talking to a drunk person about sensitive matters.

 I was just getting up when I saw a very familiar face in the crowd, eyes scanning until they landed on me.

Jayden.

What on earth was he doing here? I hadn't seen or heard from him or his brother in a while, and I was very pleased about that fact. 

He started towards me very speedily. I kept still on my sit until he was standing right in front of me.

"There might be a problem."

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"What?!" I yelled.

I mean that would be your response too if your kidnapper's brother told you your kidnapper was in the same building as you. On Halloween. In costume. So if his face is covered, you won't know. For all I know, it could be Mr. Hopps.

The bunny?

According to me, everyone is a suspect. Especially when the stupid brother doesn't know his costume.

"He doesn't let me into the basement of his house, but when he left today I snuck up and saw some plans to go to this party, and the address."

"Then why did you take so long to get here?"

"I had to delete all the security footage. He has cameras everywhere."

"Just call him and hear what he has to say."

"Don't you think I've tried?"

Before I could answer, there was a knock on the door. Jayden and I shared a look.

He whispered to me. "Do not answer that."

"But the door is already open, whoever is there can probably just enter." I whispered back.

And as if listening to me, the door was swung open, and in all her celestial glory walked in Serena. She looked between Jayden and me, and then smiled. 

"I never saw you to be as pretty as me, but I think your charisma takes it all for you to have three boys at your fingertips at the same time."

Three?

"Please leave. We're talking about something important." Jayden warned her.

She glanced at him. "He's not even half as hot as Zane and he is very hot."

Jayden raised his brows and then turned to me.

"Is she one of those girls?"

 I instantly understood what he was saying. "Yeah, but she has the upper hand. She's Serena." He nodded in understanding. Probably because he has heard of her from his brother.

He turned to her. "You know, I saw a magazine with you on the cover. You were modelling for this dress by this French fashion designer."

She cut him off. "If you want an autograph, you have to get in line."

He smiled as he shook his head. "I just wanted to say that red is more of Char's color."

This is the part you'd be able to tell her difference from Skyler. Her poise and perfection doesn't falter. She won't shriek or yell in annoyance. She just frowned slightly and then returned to her angelic smile. "I don't think you want to be saying bad things about me."

I nodded. "Definitely."

"I was looking for you to tell you congratulations on your new boyfriend." I could tell her smile was forced, but I took it.

It's not particularly new because we've been dating for about a month now, and he finally just decided to tell you, but at least he did.

"Thank you."

"Do you have any idea why I'm just finding out when I'm the closest to him?"

"Because you were in Spain." I deadpanned even though I knew that was nowhere near the truth.

Her smile widened. "Just go with that." 

She turned to leave then stopped at the door. "Ele me ama e você está no caminho. Eu o terei de volta, não importa o quê."

She knew I didn't understand Portuguese and that's why she said what she said in it. Stupid Serena.

Let's just hope she doesn't understand Spanish.

"Eres solo una bruja malvada en el cuerpo de un ángel."

On second thought, I hope she does. Only if the angel, although spelt the same way, was pronounced the same way.

Well, it's not pronounced the same way so if she doesn't know Spanish, she probably wouldn't understand.

She just closed the door and left. 

I turned to Jayden. "Do you understand Portuguese?"

He shook his head. 

"Darnit!"

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"How was the party?"

Jayden ended up leaving after that since there was nothing he could do for me and he really didn't want his brother to see him. I wasn't sure if I could trust him, but I thanked him for the heads up anyways.

I spent most of my time with Zane and my friends, having fun, drinking blood, chewing eyeballs and dancing to Macarena and other songs. Zane had to take Wren home before the party ended because he had completely passed out and I couldn't have 'the talk' with him that way.

I was kinda unnerved about the whole Jaxon being at the party thing, but I at least got a heads up. So I only spent time with my friends, and all their costumes showed their faces except Wren when he wore his helmet, but then he wasn't here so that didn't matter.

I was in Reveka's room with her and Aaron. She went for a different Halloween party someone else in her grade threw. Her, Sam, Chloe and Ella went as Ghostbusters. Aaron just came to brag about how much candy he got because the neighbors called him a cutie.

"It was okay."

"Then why don't you seem as excited as I am? I tried this really great pumpkin pie that Ella's mum baked and I think that's my new favorite thing."

"Firstly, why didn't you leave me some?" I swatted her shoulder.

"Too good to share."

"Brat." I rolled my eyes. "And secondly, you change your favorite food every day."

"That is not true."

"It's true." Aaron butted in. "You've only been here for a few weeks, and Grace has gone shopping more than a gazillion times because you always change your cravings."

Rev crossed her arms. "Gazillion? Really? It isn't even a word." She scowled.

"Is to."

"Is not."

"Is to."

"Guys." I had to cut them off. "Gazillion is a word. It's not necessarily a number, but it's a very large quantity."

"You just flushed the saying 'blood first' down the drain."

I bit my lip. "Sorry, but Aaron's kind of my blood too." 

"I'm your stepbrother, not half-brother."

"Be quiet and let me support you." We laughed a little at that, before I continued talking. "But Aaron is right. Poor Grace."

"I would apologize, but I barely ever see her around."

True. Apart from the first day when she took our boxes in without a word, we had only seen her a few times; cleaning and scrubbing.

I turned to Aaron expecting an answer. "Yeah, why?"

"Mummy says and I quote: 'I don't want the help scuring around like flithy rats'."

Rev snorted. "I think you mean scurrying and filthy."

That's not even what I caught from it. That wasn't very nice to say. Mrs. Brooks has not been particularly mean to us, and I think it was just because of dad.

Well duh.

She's barely ever home because whatever her job is needs her to be more present, but dad works from home sometimes.

"And dad doesn't say anything about it?"

Aaron shrugged. "I don't think he likes to fight with her."

"I guess I'm going to have a little chat wi-" I was cut off by a knock on the door. 

"Come in." Rev yelled to the person behind the door.

The door was opened and in walked my celestial sister-in-law.

Just kidding. It was Serena, but I was kidding about the sister-in-law part. I mean, of course I was. It's not like Zane and I were going to-

Shut up.

Before I could say anything about why she was here, especially this late, she smiled and said. "Your dad let me in and led me up here. I need to discuss something with you."

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How was that?

I hope you liked it. I want to translate it in case you didn't exactly get the translation I meant when you checked it on google translate.

Serena (Portuguese to English): He loves me and you're in the way. I will have him back no matter what.

Charvi (Spanish to English): You're just an evil witch in an angel's body. 

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