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[i][color=darkgray]Featuring [color=76FF7A]Chrissie McCoy[/color], [color=BF225D]Ariana Mossos[/color], and [color=bbeefb]Kavi Salvador[/color][/color][/i]
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[indent][indent]After a quick stop at the nearest gas station to pick out a vast selection of snacks and drinks with high amounts of sodium and sugar, Kavi, Ariana and Chrissie had made their way to the brunette's opulent home, taking advantage of her parents' absence and having both of her friends sleep over.  As soon as they'd reached her bedroom, Ariana had given Kavi and Chrissie a change of clothes (the perks of having such a big family meant that clothes of different sizes were always readily available), and made her way to the bathroom, where she swapped out her dress for a pair of comfortable pajamas and washed off her makeup before rushing back to dive headfirst into her once neatly folded bed.

Chrissie was in one of Ariana’s brother [url=https://www.pinterest.com/pin/585045807818418532/feedback/?invite_code=3b036a4f799a4ebea3317ab5b6f841a4&sender_id=760827068207453481]Romeo’s[/url] shirts, since she liked sleeping with no shorts on, and just generally appreciated the breeze. Big shirts were the best pajamas or completely nude, but she couldn’t do that with Kavi around. While Ariana was in her bathroom, Chris took the opportunity to go to the kitchen and make them all sundaes, asking Kavi what toppings he liked before disappearing. 

She already knew what Ariana liked. Privileges of being THE best friend. Strawberry with banana, white chocolate chips, and Graham cracker dust! Yum, yum. Kavi, on the other hand, requested the simple delight of a rocky road and peanut butter cup combo with crushed cashews and dark chocolate syrup drizzled on top. She’d make sure to have it look delectable and picture perfect. The best sundae he ever did have! Instagram that shit. 

As for her, she liked it big! Neapolitan ice cream, choco syrup, whipped (lots of whipped) cream, sprinkles, nuts, cherries, and about a dozen chocolate chip cookie crumbs. A sugary heart attack waiting to happen, but she needed this. To eat her feelings away. She imagined they all needed this. The rest of the snacks were already up there, so once she placed the sundaes on a tray, then cleaned up her mess, she carried it and made her way back to the bedroom. 

[color=teal]“Jesus Christ…”[/color] Was Kavi’s only response when Chrissie had returned to Ariana’s bedroom with the tray of their three sundaes. He had no problem recognizing his and, of course, he could tell which was for Ari. What gave him a moment of awe and disbelief, however, was the Mount Everest of sundaes (at least compared to the other two). [color=teal]“I normally don’t say this, but goddamn that’s just too big!”[/color] 

[color=76ff7a]“That’s what she said!”[/color] Gottem. For now, Chrissie was in good spirits and that was solely because Ariana needed her. Prancing into the room, she placed the tray on the desk, grabbed her bestie’s bowl and spoon, and made her way to her Cherry who was dead on bed. [color=76ff7a]“Ariiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii, want some ice cream? I got your favorite!”[/color] Then she turned to Kavi and gestured for him to grab his own,  [color=76ff7a]“Sir, it’s going to melt.”[/color]

[color=teal]“Yes ma'am!”[/color] Kavi shook his head and laughed, taking his superior sundae with both hands and taking the best bite of bitter, sweet, and creamy. 

Ariana took a few seconds to call upon the strength to get up from the bed before she ultimately sat up and grabbed the treat Chrissie was offering her. [color=BF225D]"Thank you, baby,"[/color] the brunette cooed gratefully before giving her friend a brief, appreciative kiss on the lips. She took a bite out of her knockoff Coldstone sundae (not that it was better than her Peaches', who made hers with the secret, best ingredient: love) and savored the comforting mix of flavors for a bit before she spoke. [color=BF225D]"As much as I'm grateful that you guys are here with me and I'm sure we'll have a good time, I have to admit this is not exactly how I envisioned the end of my night to be."[/color]

After being rewarded by a kiss from a princess, Chrissie went to retrieve her own knock off of Ben & Jerry’s The Vermonster.  [color=76ff7a]“Mr. Big is an assmunch and doesn’t deserve you.”[/color] With aggression, she shoved a big scoop of her sundae in her mouth. Stabbing her spoon back in her bowl, she shook her head, [color=76ff7a]“Love is dead. Who needs it!”[/color] 

[color=teal][i]Mr. Big? Now who the fuck could that be? Do I care enough to ask?[/i][/color] He thought for a moment, watching Chrissie practically murder that poor bowl of ice cream like it had done something wrong. For someone to get that sort of reaction from Chrissie and to strip Ariana of her usually cheery nature, this guy had truly fucked up. [color=teal]“Clearly I don’t know anything here, but..”[/color] Kavi set his sundae down and brought his eyes up to Ari. [color=teal]“His loss. Clearly, as Chrissie appropriately said, he’s an assmunch and a fool. I mean who in the hell dumps Ariana Mossos of all people? That’s like not wanting to be with me!”[/color]


[color=76ff7a]“...no. Ariana is like, is like… a goddess, you are a plebeian in comparison!”[/color] Chris shook her spoon in front of him in disagreement. 

[color=teal]“I’m at least a nobleman at the bottom of the royal tree!”[/color] He retorted back at her as if offended.

[color=76ff7a]“As if,”[/color] Chrissie rolled her eyes, scooping yet another large amount of her sundae. [color=76ff7a]“You are the floor we walk on. I say that with love.”[/color] She made a kissy face toward him, before putting her spoon back in her mouth where it belonged.  

Ariana would have normally at least tried to act bashful when showered with compliments, but she really wasn’t feeling like putting up a front tonight. She trusted both Kavi and Chrissie enough to let her guard down and express her true feelings. [color=BF225D]“I know it’s his loss, but it doesn’t mean I’m not sad about it,”[/color] the morose girl admitted, taking another bite of her ice cream. [color=BF225D]“We were hooking up for nine months. That’s, like, the longest I’ve ever been messing around with anyone in my whole life. Definitely a mistake, though. Look at what good it did once the whole commitment issue came up…”[/color] she lamented, now following Chrissie’s lead and stabbing her own frozen delicacy. [color=BF225D]“What’s it lately with guys and commitment, anyway? You’d think that having a girl willing to let them be free as long as they do the same is appealing to them, yet here are Max and Jace: all up in my ass about being ‘official’. Like, [i]shit[/i]...”[/color] she trailed off, taking a big, angry bite of her sundae and not even realizing she’d thrown their math teacher’s first name out into the open.

[color=76ff7a]“Oop!”[/color] With whip cream a little on the side of her lips, Chrissie’s eyes widened. There was no usage of Mr. Big. She usually had a lot to say, but now she was looking at Kavi, waiting for his reaction. Did he realize the name drop or…? 

No, it wasn’t missed, that’s for sure, though the process of handling the [i]cool[/i] math teacher dating a student was a lot slower than Kavi thought it would be. While true, he always thought Mr. Russo was something of a… Well, [i]weirdo[/i]. And now he knew why. 

[color=teal]“That’s quite the story, Ari.”[/color] Kavi took a slow moment to gather the rest of his thoughts before speaking again. [color=teal]“Not sure what to really say other than you deserve better than what Jace gave you.”[/color] He wasn’t sure if it was the awkwardness of knowing Mr. Russo was like one of those weirdos being interviewed by Chris Hansen or that he felt an eerie similarity between what Jace did to Ariana and how Kavi had treated Ariel. [color=teal][i]Wild.[/i][/color]

Ariana nodded in agreement, feeling her spirits rise with each word of support from Kavi and Chrissie. [color=BF225D]“Which is why I’ve decided to accept Max’s proposal to be exclusive,”[/color] she declared, nearly finished with her sundae. if Jace was so adamant that she should move on, then Ari would do just that. There was no use stooping down to the level of someone who thought she was less than what she knew she was worth. [color=BF225D]“If I didn’t fuck that up too, that is.”[/color]

Chrissie’s expression went from surprise to shock, quick. [color=76ff7a]“For… realsies?”[/color] Did Ariana have a fever? She was talking nonsense. Since when did she ever want to become exclusive with anyone (aside from Jace, though she’d never say it outloud)? Placing her bowl and spoon down, licking around her lips to make sure all the whip cream was gone, she went to the bed, sat down beside her friend, and blinked a couple times before asking,  [color=76ff7a]“Are you sure?”[/color] 

[color=BF225D]“Yup, I definitely am,”[/color]  she confirmed, placing her empty ice cream bowl in the nearby desk and taking position behind Chrissie, wrapping her arms around her friend and nuzzling her neck for a moment. [color=BF225D]“I mean, now’s as good of a time as any to finally settle and start exclusively dating someone. Jace made it very clear that I’m not his problem anymore, so I’ll become someone else’s. You know, someone who actually gives a damn about me. Plus, Max is [i]definitely[/i] a good match for me. If I have to pick someone, might as well be him.”[/color] 

[color=teal]”Ariana, take it from someone who has been with you before,”[/color] he said, offering her a smile, [color=teal]“you were never the problem.”[/color]

Kavi’s comment was rewarded with the first smile Ariana had given since the fateful encounter with Jace. [color=BF225D]“Aren’t [i]you[/i] the sweetest!”[/color]  she teased, grabbing a nearby decorative pillow and playfully tossing it at his head. [color=BF225D]“Now let’s put my drama aside and focus on you, K-Bear. Please don’t tell me it’s that psychotic emo girl who has you all torn up like this-- no offense,”[/color]  she added as an afterthought in case the boy really [i]was[/i] suffering over said individual.

[color=76ff7a]“Your little mermaid. Literally now with that… [i]hair[/i].”[/color] Chrissie made a face, imagining his ex’s hair dye job. She would [i]never[/i]. [color=76ff7a]“I can’t believe a girl’s got you so fucked up you can’t smile like you used to.”[/color] 

He gave them both a shrug. [color=teal]“Ariel’s different than most of the girls at Kings. You know, I mean she challenges me and all that shit.”[/color] He felt a pinching feeling in his stomach while he tried to tell them how it was with Ariel. It was both easy for him to openly admit it because that’s the sort of effect Ariel’s had on him, but it was just a tad difficult saying it, knowing she was probably still at the dance with that jackoff Sawyer. [color=teal]“And her hair is straight fire!”[/color]

[color=76ff7a]“It’s too bad she let you go. You [i]obviously[/i] still love her.”[/color] Chrissie scooted to the headboard, patting a pillow for the other two to come join her as they threw a self pity party. 

Kavi was full of shrugs to spare, because instead of offering one his famous quips, he rolled his shoulders and took the brunette on her offer. [color=teal]“So is this just misery loves company for two or are we about to make this into a depressed threeway?”[/color]

[color=BF225D]“Not before Little Miss Drama Queen here spills her guts,”[/color] Ariana taunted her bestie, taking up position on the left pillow facing the curly-haired girl. [color=BF225D]“Kav and I already did it. Now it’s your turn.”[/color]

If it wasn’t for Ariana’s comment, Chrissie would’ve avoided talking about herself as if her life depended on it. Her shoulders relaxed and her green gaze went from her best friend to her future… guy-best friend? Seemed like although her and Kavi didn’t know much about each other until recently, their friendship was blossoming at a rapid rate. This was all thanks to a stupid assembly! Staring at the ceiling, with the two beside her waiting in anticipation, she heavily sighed and brought the sadness further down. [color=76ff7a]“I’m moving back to Scotland after graduation.”[/color] They asked for it.  

Ariana’s scoff of disbelief was instant. [color=BF225D]“As if!”[/color] she laughed, shifting around the bed so she could be on top of Chrissie. [color=BF225D]“You’re not going anywhere, bitch. You and I both know that,”[/color] she said before moving back to her previous prime snuggling position.

[color=teal]“Yeah and, ya know--”[/color] Kavi looked at both of them, [color=teal]“--this is just the tip of the iceberg. So out with it, McCoy. What’s [i]really[/i] got you down and out?”[/color] 

[color=76ff7a]“Did you forget the whole fight me and Stella had right before you picked me up?”[/color] Chrissie looked at him confused, while petting and playing with Ariana’s hair. [color=76ff7a]“Okay so, me and Stel are basically over. She hates me, told me to move back to Scotland, so I might as well! All because she doesn’t see how hurt I am because the only person that was here for me when Jason fucking cheated on me was Ariana and she was [b]MILES[/b] away. If Ariana can video chat with me, so can she!”[/color] Chrissie growled, getting more and more upset the further she explained her emotions in a messy, it’s getting late (she tired) kind of way, [color=76ff7a]“Sooooooooooooo what if I tried to make Carter doubt her feelings! He’s weak for believing my white lie. Now she’s holding a grudge because one minute she wants one dude, and all of a sudden she wants Carter, and she’s mad at ME for stating my opinions to her stupid face. I literally can’t stand her and hope she gets her heart broken.”[/color] 

[color=teal]“Man, that’s pretty terrible.”[/color] 

Kavi knew Stella probably the longest out of anyone whose last name wasn’t Chen or Salvador. He’s known her even longer than Sonny has and there’s always been an unpredictable nature to the girl. Even growing up, Kavi could tell that she had a lot of potential of finally cracking. Kavi always assumed it would just be her gaining confidence within herself or something lame like that. He never thought in a million years that her equivalent to a butterfly emerging from a cocoon was going to be her being a total bitch.

Kavi placed a comforting hand on Chrissie’s shoulder, offering her an empathetic smile. [color=teal]“I’m sorry that happened to you, Chrissie. Stella’s a turbulent person but you didn’t deserve any of that.”[/color]

[color=BF225D]“And all the more reason for you to stay here instead of taking the coward’s way out and leaving,”[/color] Ariana added with a shrug, extending her arms so she could cup Chrissie’s face with her hands and looking straight into her eyes. [color=BF225D]“Never let your enemies see you when you’re down, Peaches. Remember that the best revenge you can have is to let them watch you succeed.”[/color]

With her right hand she grabbed Kavi’s hand that laid on her shoulder, returning the kindness, with her other one she rested it on Ariana’s back as her best friend laid on her, embracing her, loving her, Chrissie grinned almost sinisterly, [color=76ff7a]“That, and you know, making her cry.”[/color] 

[color=BF225D]“Don’t be a bitch, Chris,”[/color] Ariana scolded her bestie with a laugh. [color=BF225D]“Put out good juju and that’s what you’ll get back.”[/color]

[color=teal]”I mean,”[/color] Kavi interjected, [color=teal]“it doesn’t take much to get Stella to cry a waterfall of tears.”[/color]

Chris meant more than just make her cry, she wanted to ruin her cousin, but she wasn’t going to go into all that. Instead, she rolled her eyes at both of them and laughed, [color=76ff7a]“nah, I choose the petty route. You know, like Mr. Big did tonight.”[/color] 

The brunette flinched at the unexpected mention of Jace. [color=BF225D]“Can we not mention him again? Thanks.”[/color]

With a heavy sigh, Kavi put a stop to any further comments before it got too far by clapping his hands a few times. [color=teal]“You know what this sleepover needs? A solid couple of hours devoted to mindless cheese in the form of Pretty in Pink!”[/color] 

[color=BF225D]“What the hell is that?”[/color] Ariana asked him, letting go of Chrissie and shifting around so she could frown at Kavi.

[color=teal]“In what timeline do we live in when [i]I[/i], of all people, know what Pretty in Pink is and you, the most feminine person in the entire southeast doesn’t?”[/color] Kavi shook his head and stood up. [color=teal]“C’mon! It’s time to educate you on quality cinema!”[/color][/indent][/indent][/color]