𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐘 had stayed in that position for a little while, vincent rubbing her back as she sobbed in to his shoulder. it was the first time she had been able to let it all out, with the questioning, and the classes.

she sniffled, pulling away from the male as she wiped from under her eyes using her hoodie sleeve. he watched her, his dark eyes following her every move. he didn't know why it was so hard for him to open up to her, and vice versa. "do you need help getting to your dorm?" he asked her, moving a piece of her hair from out of her face.

it felt odd, the boy who had wanted nothing to do with her just last night and was ignoring her texts and calls was in front of her, asking her if she needed his help. she was in love with him, but she wasn't completely stupid.

"no." she murmured, clearing her throat before repeating her answer, "no, i'm okay." she told him. she'd much rather be alone than walk with him to the dormitories. besides, she had to get ready for the event later tonight.

she had spent the rest of her evening showering and mentally preparing herself for the press filled party. she sat at her vanity, giving bette a smile once she walked in to their shared dorm. the two were always nice to eachother, despite their clashing personalities. they both knew how it was to be in the shadow of cassie.

"sooooo, did vincent ask you to accompany him tonight?" the blonde asked her, pulling her white dress out from her closet.

the brunette shook her head, applying lip stick on to her plump lips. "you know how he is," she started, "he's going to ignore me and pretend i don't exist until he gets drunk and horny." she left off, going to start on her eyeliner.

"you guys haven't hooked up yet have you?" bette grinned, taunting the girl on her virginity. she was the only one, other than cassie and a select few of their gal pals who knew.

"bette!" she exclaimed, messing up on her eyeliner. she groaned, shuffling through her drawers for her makeup remover. "no, we haven't hooked up yet, not that it's any of your business." she murmured, fixing her mistake.

the blonde had gone to say something, getting interrupted by a knock on the door. she sighed, rolling her eyes before making her way over to the door, immediately kissing the one who knocked. it had been oren, her boyfriend of 3 years.

percy rolled her eyes at the two, she found them annoying, especially when they'd make out in front of her. she finished up what she was doing, squeezing past them.

she played with the hem of her dress, opting for something simple so the press wouldn't notice her. her plan had failed, and she was bombarded with flashing cameras and questions when she stepped in to the mansion like home, thankfully, nabil was there to pull her away from all of that.

"thanks," she sighed out, turning to look at the french boy in front of her. "i owe you one," he had stopped her, shaking his head.

"it was nothing perc, i know how it is." he left off, his strong french accent showing whenever he spoke. he was eventually pulled away by bette for photos, vincent replacing him particularly quickly.

"don't tell me you're with the muslim now?" he taunted. she narrowed her eyes at him. "leave me alone. i'm not." she spoke, going to walk away. he had caught up to her, wrapping a sly arm around her waist.

"cmon perc, don't be like that i was just joking." he spoke, squeezing her side. a lopsided grin on his face, a slight dimple showing on his right cheek.

"have you been drinking?" she asked him, her eyes brows raised as she pulled herself from out of his grasp. they were outside now, the crowd had dispersed and it was just the students.

"maybe, what's it to you?" he wiggled his brows, glancing at the others before starting to strip down from his suit, he ran past her and jumped in to the teen filled pool, the majority of them naked. she shook her head at him, making her way over to sit beside nabil.

this is how it usually went at a party, the rest of their friends would drink, strip down and end up naked or in someone's dorm, while nabil and she sat out and talked about random stuff.

"again?" he asked her, referring to vincent. she simply nodded, laying her head on his shoulder.