Will watched her go, knowing it would take more than that to win Melanie back.For now, he decided to just go back to where he was staying.--------"Who was that Holly?" the blonde's father asked as they watched the exchange on their way home."Melanie's ex, I think." Holly answered, watching them go in different directions."Come on, it's rude to listen in," he said. "I'd like to try your hot chocolate anyway.""Ann told you?" Holly asked."Quite a few things," her father nodded. "She mentioned jumpers too."--------"How did it go?" Lydia asked the second Melanie got home."Fine." Melanie said vaguely as she went to her room, the door shutting loudly indicating she wanted to talk.Lydia sighed and stood up, putting her book down and going upstairs.She walked in without knocking and found Melanie sat on her bed, fiddling with a large pearl she kept on her bedside."What happened?" Lydia asked."He knows about all of us." Melanie explained. "Emilie told him."She put the creamy whit

"Wow...!" Trisha breathed.Emilie stood next to her, in the middle of taking her coat off."Wow!" she said again, Emilie's dress was beautiful; It was white with silver flowers and a thick pink twim. "You look amazing!""Thanks, Holly made it." Emilie explained.Trisha nodded in understanding."Come on, I'm thirsty." Trisha took Emilie's hand and ran to the drinks table.Trisha took two cups and gave Emilie one."Let's dance." Trisha said when they finished their drinks.Emilie took Trisha's offered hand and they went to the dance floor.--------"They look like they're having fun." Lydia said, watching them from the door."We should go to our own party." Melanie suggested."Mel's right, we should go." Sapphire agreed when no one moved."They're pretty cute though." Lydia said, her two friends agreeing as they left.--------"When are they gonna get here!" Holly complained impatiently.She and Ann had been waiting at their party, waiting for the rest of the group who had been assigned

Trisha was quite literally up at the crack of dawn, as soon as sunlight peeked into her room, she was awake, out of bed, and dressed in minutes.She ran to her sister's room and began jumping on the bed."Sis~! It's Christmas!" she announced.The strawberry blonde peeked out from under her yellow, fish themed blankets and blinked up at her, then threw her blankets back over her head like any normal person, human or not, would when woken up before decent o'clock."Sis~!" Trisha whined, shaking where the older girl's shoulders were.Melanie pushed the blankets off with a sigh of defeat."I'm awake, go wake Lydia." Melanie gave a silent apology as Trisha left.Melanie knew, whether she liked it or not, that she had to get up now.Trisha was still very fond of sitting under the tree opening presents, hers or not.Right on cue, Melanie heard her cousin shouting at Trisha to go away.Melanie got up, ignoring the few blankets that fell on the floor, and went to Lydia's room to save her siste