*Laurance's PoV*

"Ren, there's something I need to tell you."

My sister stops sorting to look at me. "What is it?"

"It is very important, and I do not want you to tell ANYONE!" I emphasise the word 'anyone'.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING??

"Okay? What do you want to tell me?" She's curious.

NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! ABORT! ABORT! ABORT!

"I... well..." I'm starting to think why I'm deciding to tell my sister this.

YOU IDIOT!!! GARROTH IS RIGHT UPSTAIRS!!! WHY ARE YOU TELLING HER YOU LIKE HIM???

My sister's eyes widen slightly, before returning to normal when she smirks. My eyes widen, changing colour for a split second before I face palm.

"I forgot you could do that," I groan, hearing Ren laughing.

"Y'know you can do that too," she states, "It's not just me."

"I'm gonna get payback later."

"... I'm screwed, aren't I?"

"Yup!"

"Dang it!"

We laugh then hear a knock from upstairs.

"I'LL GET IT!!!" Zane calls out.

Ren turns back to me. "So... You're gay?"

I blush. "M-maybe..."

"Don't worry. So am I."

I just look at her. "You are?"

"Well, yeah. I'm bisexual. And even if I wasn't, I wouldn't care. What kind of sister would I be if I hated you for it?"

"LAUREN!!! IT'S KAWAII~CHAN! SHE WANTS YOU!!!" Zane's yelling echoes through the basement. Ren and I climb the stairs with confused looks. Normally Kawaii~Chan visits to talk to Zane. Why would Kawaii~Chan want to speak with Ren?

*Kawaii~Chan's PoV*

Zane calls out to Laurance's sister and the twins walk up the stairs out of the basement. Why did Aphmau and Katelyn send me to get her? I'm the one who fangirls the most! The other two are calmer than me.

"Lauren~Chan!" I say to Lauren, "Aphmau~Senpai, Katelyn~Soma and Kawaii~Chan have something we wanted to talk to you about!"

"What is it, KC?" she asks me.

"You'll have to see!" I giggle, and we walk out across the street. She waves to her brother as we walk into Aphmau's house. The girls say hi again, but Lauren is clearly curious.

"Girls, what did you want to talk to me about?" she asks.

"Your brother!" Aph says.

"Well, what about him? Aren't you guys friends?"

"Well yeah, we are, but," Katelyn says, pausing for dramatic effect, "We're talking about his love life."

Lauren raises an eyebrow. "Why?"

"Is your brother gay, Lauren~Chan?" I ask. Katelyn glares at me.

"Kawaii~Chan!" Aphmau and Katelyn say in unison.

"Yes," Lauren says before immediately covering her mouth.

"Wait, what?" Katelyn questions, turning to Lauren, who sighs, regaining her composure.

"Yes," she repeats, "Yes he's gay. Why?"

"Well," Aph says with an almost evil laugh, "Garroth told us that he—"

"APHMAU~SENPAI!!!" I interrupt.

"Has a crush on him?" Lauren finishes. We all stare at her in shock. She laughs. "Kinda figured. You made it SUPER obvious. So did he. I picked it up almost instantly. Garroth was blushing when we asked him what you four were doing, you were all fangirling, and he's never met me so, it was the most logical explanation."

Wow. That was smart. I didn't know that Lauren could smart like that. Aphmau clearly has the same thought I do.

"Screw you and your smarts!" she curses, raising her arms above her head. We all burst out laughing until Katelyn puts her arm on Lauren's back.

"Lauren, I know we just met," she begins, "But you fit in with us like we've known each other for years!"

"I'm not entirely sure if that's a complement, or an insult," Lauren jokes in response.

"Don't worry Lauren~Chan," I say, "None of us know either."

We burst out laughing again. We spend most of the time talking until it reaches 4:30pm. Aphmau all of a sudden seems so serious.

"Crap!" she half yells, "The get-together is in two hours!"

"Yeah, why?" Katelyn asks.

"We need a plan for this ship to sail."

"EEEE!" I fangirl, "OH MY IRENE YAS!"

The other girls laugh and we start to come up with a plan to make the S.S. Garrance sail. In the middle of planning, Aaron comes back to the house.

"Aph, why is there no door?" he asks, then realising the rest of us, he adds, "Oh. Hi girls."

"Hey Aaron!~" Aphmau sings as she approaches her fiancé.

"Katelyn broke down the door, apparently," Lauren says, pointing at Katelyn.

"Huh," he says, scratching his head, "I thought that was Garroth's thing."

"Aaron, we have a guest," Aphmau says, gesturing to Lauren.

"Hi!" she says happily.

"Hi," Aaron responds, "I'm Aaron."

"Lauren. Pleasure to meet you." She holds out her hand. Aaron shakes it.

"Pleasure's all mine."

"Ooh! Aphmau, your fiancé's polite!"

Aphmau blushes.

"What are you girls even doing anyway?" Aaron says, adjusting his bandana so it covers his eyes more. Yeah, he wears it again. I have no idea why though.

"We're making plans to have the S.S. Garrance sail at the get-together tonight!" I chirp!

"The S.S. what?" he half repeats.

I go to answer, but Lauren covers my mouth before I can say anything more. The other three girls laugh awkwardly before telling Aaron not to worry about it. He goes into the kitchen to finish making some food for the get-together, but not before saying that we need to replace the door at some point. We continue to plan our course of action for tonight, but quietly.

"I just got what Garrance meant," Aaron says, peeping around the corner.

"And...?" Aphmau asks.

"Don't try to pin any blame on me if you get caught. Okay? It was all you!"

He then disappears back to the kitchen. Wait... we haven't even asked Lauren if Laurance likes Garroth back!

"Lauren~Chan?" I ask, "Does Laurance~Kun even like Garroth~Kun back?"

She laughs. "Maybe. I don't know. But if he does, you didn't hear it from me, okay?"

We continue to chat, this time not planning, but just general gossip. Tonight will be so much fun!

~Le time skip to Da Partay~

*Garroth's PoV*

Why do I get the feeling Aph is up to something? Laurance, Zane and I walk through the now empty doorway and go to greet Aphmau.

"Hey Aph," Laurance greets.

"Are we the last ones?" I ask.

"Yes actually. Now we can play a game!" she chirps. Why do I have the feeling it's...-- "Does anyone wanna play Truth or Dare?"

Oh Irene no.

*Laurance's PoV*

Oh Irene no.

Lauren knows, and knowing her, she's gonna make me kiss him or something. Fuck!

*Aphmau's PoV*

Heh heh heh heh!

*Lauren's PoV*

Heh heh heh heh!

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Heh heh heh heh!  *gasp* Aha ha ha ha! *gasp* AHA HA HA HA HA HA HA H-- *chokes*

Yeah I have no idea what I'm doing with my life. And school just started! And I'm tired! And I have to spend most of my time doing homework rather than writing! And everything sucks and I'm sick and I have a sports carnival coming up and I'm going to literally DIE and everything is hell and now I'm just ranting about random things to make it seem like I have more problems than I actually have! Classic me.

But yeah. I already had this chapter done and since school went back for me this week I haven't had much time to work on anything. Yeah...

Well enough of my ranting. No one really reads these anyway.

Bye Crystalites!

Keep calm and stay creative!~