Alternative title: Never let Musa create title names while in quarantine.

Also, confirming this now but since you guys want me to make the side story, it is already in the works. It will be named Universe Hotel. I already have the character descriptions ready

And note- I tinkered a bit on Taurus, Pisces, Virgo and Antlia's appearances (mainly it's the skin tones for Taurus, Virgo and Antlia since skin tones are hard at times ;-;).

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Galaxy was running, in a dark forest, but she was running. She was wearing a white flowy dress, which she now found uncomfortable to run in. She ran past the large dark trees dodged past the branches. She even tripped on a couple of roots but managed to keep running. She was running in the dark forest, looking around frantically.

She tripped over another root and tumbled to the ground. Galaxy bit her lip and checked herself to see if there were any bruises or scratches. Thankfully there were none. The woman looked down at her dress and noticed dirt on it. She shrugged and got up from the ground and continued running into the darkness.

She stopped running when she noticed a clearing illuminated by the full moon in the sky. Standing in the middle of the clearing were twelve teenagers; six males and six females all looking away from Galaxy and facing the forest surrounding the clearing.

Galaxy crept over to a bush and hid inside it. She then peeked out of the bush, examining the twelve teenagers. She could have sworn they looked like the zodiacs.

Oh wait, they are the zodiacs. Galaxy was confused. What were they doing in a clearing?

Galaxy noticed the twelve teenagers were staring blankly at the forest in front of them. The forest was too dark for Galaxy's distance to figure out what they were staring at, so the woman crept towards a closer bush and hid there, listening carefully to her surroundings. She noticed Virgo had turned to the other zodiacs, a worried look on his face.

"Is it just me, or I have a bad feeling about this place?"

"What do you mean?" Galaxy heard Taurus' sweet voice call out. "It's a forest."

"But either way, isn't this forest a bit suspicious, dark... and scary?"

"Virgo has a point, you know. Though I don't even know why we are brought here.." Pisces rubbed her left arm up and down. That's when Sagittarius bounced in her spot excitedly like a small child.

"Maybe it's because-"

Capricorn arched an eyebrow. "Sagi, if you are thinking that then probably that may not be the reason."

"But it could b-"

"It would be suspicious, dark and scary because we are in a forest in the night," Aries muttered. "Nothing surprising there. Besides nothing scary would pop out."

"Nothing scary? But I've heard stories that creatures were lying in this forest.." Scorpio whispered, his eyes wide. He then grinned and crept up to Libra who was oblivious of him creeping up to her. "Creatures... ready to POUNCE!!!!"

Libra screamed and jumped up from her spot like a terrified cat. She then glared at Scorpio, who was laughing and slapped him on the arm. Virgo, who was watching, chuckled to himself. Gemini, however, squinted at the forest.

"Hey guys, is it just me or the forest is slowly getting darker...?"

The other zodiacs glanced at the forest and noticed the scenery getting darker. Galaxy noticed the darkness was starting to encircle around the zodiacs. She then spotted a figure with icy blue eyes slowly emerging from the darkness. Galaxy held her hand out. She then covered her eyes, worried that she was too late. By the time she uncovered her eyes...

She found herself lying down on her bed, breathing heavily.

Galaxy sat up from her bed and hugged her knees. She looked up at the ceiling and breathed a loud sigh of relief. She opened her eyes and jumped when she heard a female voice whisper nearby.

"Nightmare?"

Galaxy quickly turned and saw Antlia, lying down next to her, her hand resting on her head. Galaxy pinched herself to see if she was having a dream again. She yelped and still noticed Antlia there. The female then crossed her arms and raised an eyebrow. "Antlia, how did you get here?"

"It all started-"

"Wait let me rephrase that," Galaxy interrupted, "What I mean is 'How did you get in my room?'"

"Oh, well you invited me here."

"... Did I?"

"Yeah, you did."

"Oh s*** I did... didn't I?"

"Please don't tell me you forgot."

"What do you mean 'forgot'? I didn't forget!" Galaxy stuck her nose in the air. Antlia rolled her eyes and sat up from the bed.

"Sure. Anyways, you looked like a monster just chased you and you ended up as a mess."

"Is it because of the bed hair?"

"...Yeah, it's because of the bed hair."

"Oh."

"...But bedhair looks cute on you."

Galaxy touched her hair. She then hopped off the bed. "It... does?"

"Yeah."

Galaxy walked over to her vanity. She pulled open one of the drawers and pulled out a rolled-up map before she unrolled it and spread it across the vanity, with heavy items holding down the corners from curling up. "Sure."

"It's true though!" Antlia exclaimed. She noticed Galaxy examining the map, "Galaxy?"

"Yeah?" Galaxy asked, "Sorry I was just thinking."

"While looking at a map?"

"Are you saying that I can't do that? Are you telling me that I can't think and look at a map at the same time?"

"No!" Antlia exclaimed. She then got off the bed and walked over to Galaxy, looking over the map as well.

Galaxy smiled as she examined the map. "You remember how I wrote to the zodiacs about having a recreational day?"

Antlia nodded back. "Yeah." She then arched an eyebrow up, "What about it?"

"Well... I think I know what to do for the recreational day. Or rather... where to take them. I have a feeling this would be perfect."

Galaxy pointed to a place with a picture of a modern-looking city with the words Starfall City underneath the picture. Antlia looked over Galaxy's shoulder and smiled at the place Galaxy was pointing to.

"Now that's perfect."

-===-

[The next day]

The zodiacs and Orion were in a carriage of a metro train. They were heading over to Starfall City to meet up with Galaxy and Antlia. They are riding the train since it is the only way (and quicker way) to get to the city.

Before they left to the station, the zodiacs were told to pack a backpack of snacks, their water bottles (cause that's important), their phones as well as money since they would be busy for the day. Some zodiacs brought stuff like magazines, portable chargers, earphones and a book to read to keep them occupied while they are riding in the train.

Scorpio glanced out of the window and smiled at the scenery outside. He rested his hand on his cheek and admired the trees in all different shapes and sizes, pass by as well as the clouds (large and small) rolling by in the blue sky.

He wasn't the only one glancing out the window. Gemini was sitting across from him, admiring the scenery outside as well. Sitting next to her was Leo, who was resting her head on Gemini's shoulder while scrolling through her phone. Virgo was sitting next to Leo, reading a magazine.

Meanwhile, next to Scorpio was Orion who, like Leo, was on his phone, tapping on the screen. No one muttered a single word during the trip. They (unlike the other zodiacs who were joking aloud, sitting as a group) were all focused, some still as statues, avoiding contact with each other.

That's when Leo suddenly perked up, and gently nudged Gemini on the shoulder. "You know, I was wondering-" she then scrolled through her phone, "what do you think we're going to Starfall City for?"

"Uh... a day to spend away from school?" Virgo raised an eyebrow at the girl.

"I was talking to Gemini-"

"I know, but I just had to point that out."

"Anyways, change of question that only for Gemini." Leo then took a deep breath, "Do you trust me if I told you a life-changing personal secret."

"What does that mean?" Gemini turned away from the window at her best friend. She then clicked on what Leo meant, "Oh, now I see what you mean. I trust you and support you in any way."

"Support?" Scorpio wondered aloud. He then mouthed after figuring out, "Ohhh."

"Gosh dammit," Orion muttered, looking away from his phone, "Is today Tease Orion Day?"

"What are you talking about?" Virgo plopped his magazine on his lap. The page he was reading was an interview with Universe. Orion sighed loudly and glanced back at his phone.

"I lost a bet with a friend and now they are claiming that I have to get a tattoo on my arm."

"That's it? It's just a tattoo."

"It's those unicorn tattoos."

Scorpio, Virgo, Gemini and Leo exchanged glances with each other. They smirked, then chuckled then roared into laughter. Orion glared at the four zodiacs. "Stop that." He crossed his arms, "It's not funny."

"We're sorry, but it's weird to picture." Scorpio managed to keep a straight face. "But it is a little bit funny." He chuckled when he noticed Orion had pouted like a toddler, crossing his arms as he had just done a tantrum.

"It's. Not. Funny." Orion mumbled.

"Hey, don't be mad. It's a bit funny, but don't get mad over it."

Orion huffed. He then stroked his chin, "You know... I need to tell you guys something but I forgot what it is."

"It'll come to you," Gemini turned away to focus on the scenery outside. But instead of being greeted by the magnificent trees and the fields of vegetation, the zodiacs arrived at a modern-looking city.

"Attention all passengers," a female's voice blared from the speakers. The zodiacs and Orion looked up to find a digital sign (?) with the words 'Next Stop: Starfall City'. "The next stop is Starfall City."

"Oh hey, we're almost there already." Orion smiled since he didn't have to deal with replying to the conversation.

The train pulled up to the rather huge sheltered station (with a range of platforms) and slowed down when it arrived at their platform. By the time it stopped, the doors automatically slid open and everyone filed out heading over to the station exit.

The zodiacs and Orion stayed together as a group. Orion got out his phone and started texting. Meanwhile, Aquarius noticed two males, one with blue eyes, brown hair and glasses making dad jokes and another with spiky black hair with monolid dark brown eyes, covering his eyes.

"You know I have a ride of a time with you." the brown-haired male joked, pointing to the train the zodiacs boarded out. The other male facepalmed.

"Please stop."

Aquarius paused in his tracks and stared at the two males, who for some reason looked familiar. He nudged Sagittarius, who was next to him. "Hey, is it just me... or I feel weird vibes?"

Sagittarius arched an eyebrow up. "Uh... what do you mean exactly?" She then noticed the two males, "Oh... not going to lie here, but they kind of look familiar."

"They do. But I have a vibe that it's really hard to explain. But it's there."

"Sag? Aqua?" a male's voice called out. Both zodiacs turned to find Aries and the others looking back at them. Aries cleared his throat, "You coming?"

"Yeah, we are." Sagittarius smiled, grabbing Aquarius' arm and dragging him to meet up with the others. Orion looked up from his phone.

"So Galaxy texted me. She said that she and Antlia are waiting in the park across from the station."

"Wait, who's Antlia?" Pisces wondered, turning to Orion. Orion's eyes widened and he facepalmed.

"Fiddlesticks. That's what I have to tell you guys," he muttered. He tucked his phone in his pocket, "Antlia is a friend of mine and Galaxy. She would be joining us today. She has heard about you guys and told me that she is excited to meet you all."

Libra crossed her arms. "Oh, that's nice."

"It is," Orion then pressed his lips together. "I guess we're going to the park to meet up."

"We guess so," Cancer muttered as he, Orion and the zodiacs headed out the station to go to the park.

-===-

The park was peaceful when the group arrived there. The trees swayed slightly from the light breeze and there wasn't a single cloud in the sky. There was a lot of people in the park since it was a perfectly fine day. Families had picnics, couples and friends were walking down the paths while the children were seen playing on the playground or playing sports like cricket. (A fun sport if you ask me).

The zodiacs and Orion were walking down a path, searching the park for Galaxy and Antlia. No one muttered a word and the only sounds they can hear were the children squealing and the birds singing.

Libra bit her lip and glanced around. "See them anywhere?"

"We're looking," Scorpio answered. "But Orion did confirm that they would meet us here. Right Orion?"

Orion nodded. He then looked around and noticed two familiar women standing near a tree talking with each other- one with purple hair and blue eyes while the other woman had caramel brown skin, dark brown eyes and curly black hair with a red bandana worn as a headband.

Orion smiled. He recognised the two women as Antlia and Galaxy. "Yeah, and I found them." he pointed to the two women in which the zodiacs noticed. They already recognised Galaxy but they all assumed the other woman standing with her is Antlia.

The group walked over to the tree Galaxy and Antlia were both standing at. By the time they got there, Galaxy waved cheerfully. "You guys arrived!"

"Yeah, we did." Sagittarius smiled before she noticed Pisces running towards Galaxy. "Now hold on little fishie. Keep your distance." She then glanced up at the sky for a quick moment before turning to the others again (wait a minute- did Sagittarius just-).

Pisces paused in her tracks. She then turned to Sagittarius like a confused child who had witnessed something new. The girl then muttered. "Please don't call me 'Little Fishie', Sagittarius. Also, why should I keep my distance?"

Sagittarius didn't reply, instead, she held her hands behind her back and whistled.

Taurus blinked and looked around, "We only just arrived and this place is amazing."

"That's Starfall City for you. It already has a reputation for its buildings." Antlia smiled, "Anyways you must be the zodiacs. I'm Antlia but I feel like you already know that. It's such an honour to meet you."

"And it's such a pleasure to meet you." Cancer answered. "And I just noticed that sounded way to formal."

"Oh yeah, it does kind of sound formal but I don't mind." Antlia chuckled. She then noticed Orion looking away and marched up to him and ruffled his hair, "And here's Baby Orion! Glad to see you here!"

Upon hearing the nickname, the zodiacs snickered. Orion forced a smile, his left eye twitching. "Glad to see you here too Antlia."

"Ready for the tattoo?"

"No-"

"Aww... but I was excited to see it baby Orion~"

"Baby Orion?" Cancer snickered before he attempted to keep a straight face and raised an eyebrow, "Awww what a cute nickname!"

He laughed when he spotted Orion glaring at him. "Shush."

"Anyways, now that we arrived here. What now? Do you guys have anything planned?" Virgo wanted to know. Galaxy, Orion and Antlia exchanged glances with each other before they turned to the zodiacs.

"Actually..." Orion looked up before he got back into focus, "We were thinking you guys would be split into groups and exploring this city independently."

"Yeah, but we would have to set limits like only exploring the city's mall, the park and the city central. Nothing beyond that." Antlia added hugging Galaxy from behind. Pisces noticed this and smiled to herself.

"Um... what if we get, you know," Cancer brushed a hand through his brown hair, "Lost?"

"Well that's why you have your phones, so you can call us and the others. But we would all meet at the statue in the city central before leaving. We would be spending time here for two hours." Galaxy answered.

Taurus chuckled. "You certainly know your way around here."

"She's been here a couple of times. I visit here more than her while Orion visited here a couple of times," Antlia answered, "It's overwhelming but you'll get used to it."

"Plus there are maps around the city," Orion pointed out, "Even one at the station."

"Yeah," Galaxy smiled, "We originally planned for a water balloon round between teams, but that idea changed."

"That sounded like a fun idea," Capricorn crossed his arms. "But this will do and I respect that."

"So you mentioned groups, what are they exactly?" Leo wanted to know.

"Me, Antlia and Orion had a discussion about this by text. You zodiacs would be split up into three groups." Galaxy nodded with a smile, "Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces are a group together. Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius are also a group together. Meanwhile Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn are a group together."

"Uh... can I be in Leo's group and Scorpio can be in mine?" Pisces asked. She then smirked, "Just wondering."

"NO, DON'T SWAP!" Virgo and Scorpio yelled.

"You know, that's not a bad idea..." Galaxy smirked. "Alright, Scorpio and Pisces are swapping."

Pisces clapped her hands in joy and walked over to Taurus, Leo and Aquarius to be a group. The other zodiacs assembled into their group although Virgo and Scorpio shot glares at each other most of the time.

After they assembled into groups, they split up to different areas. As for Antlia, Galaxy and Orion walked off together to get Orion a tattoo.

-===-

[Soon]

Aries, Cancer, Capricorn and Libra were at a teddy bear making workshop store. They have never been to a teddy-bear workshop store before so it was their first time visiting the store.

They already have their teddy bears selected and made. Now the group is selecting outfits for the bears.

Libra was looked through the selection of teddy bear dresses and bit her lip. She got out a sequined rainbow teddy bear dress and held it up to the white fluffy teddy bear she was holding. She then noticed a coat dress suitable for a teddy bear and also held it up to the bear to see how it would look.

She raised an eyebrow and turned to Aries, who was looking through the teddy bear shoes. Unlike the others, Aries didn't want to have a teddy bear - he only came to pay for the others.

Libra held up the two outfits for the bear with one hand. "Which outfit should I choose for the bear? Coat or dress?"

"I don't know..." Aries examined the outfit choices. "Both, but then again- what do you think?"

"Well, the sequin one would match well..." Libra muttered, admiring the sequined dress. "But the coat has more options. I'll pick the sequin one since it would match with the rainbow sequin headband and the rainbow shoes." She then laughed in which Aries joined in later.

Soon the four zodiacs have already paid for the bears and accessories before they left the workshop to the nearest supermarket to get snacks. The fours made their way to the confectionery, snacks and drinks aisle to grab snacks for themselves and the others.

The shelves of the aisle were stacked with variety. One side had all types of confectionery delights- chocolate, gummies, bubblegum, mints, lollies and lollipops. The other side of the aisle was shelved with all flavours of crisps and all types of drinks from soft drinks to juice to water.

Cancer wanted skittles. He found a packet of them on a shelf and picked them off the shelf.

Just then, Aries stepped up to Cancer and pointed to the skittles, "Put that BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK."

Cancer gasped. He then noticed Aries reaching towards the skittles and answered. "I speak on behalf of the skittles, and it says 'Don't touch MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE'."

Just kidding, that didn't happen. Aries allowed Cancer to buy the skittles.

-===-

"You know, there is so much to pick from in here..." Virgo murmured as he looked at the cafe menu shown on the chalkboard menu board.

He and the other zodiacs decided to have a break at a cafe before exploring around Starfall City to admire the structures. Sagittarius, Scorpio and Gemini have already ordered and they were waiting for Virgo to order.

Scorpio groaned, looking up at the ceiling before he turned to Virgo, arms crossed. "Come ON Virgo. Hurry up and pick a drink or snack already. People are waiting in line."

"But there are other baristas open to take their order," Virgo pointed out, showing Scorpio that the queue didn't mind the wait. Scorpio sighed loudly.

"Just pick something that captures your interest."

"But you can take your time, not too long though..." Gemini added, receiving the iced tea she ordered.

"Okay!" Virgo smiled. He noticed something that captured his interest and turned to the male barista taking his order. "How much is the cookies and cream chilled drink?"

The barista answered with the price. Virgo smiled and clicked his fingers. "I'll take that please, tall size, please. Also, my name is Virgo." He slowly spelt out, "V-i-r-g-o."

"I know how to spell Virgo. Thank you for spelling it out though." The barista smiled, writing down Virgo's name on the takeaway cups with a black coloured marker before Virgo paid for the drink. He then pointed to the pick-up section customers wait to collect their drinks. "You can wait over there to pick up your order. We would call your name out when your order is ready. It wouldn't take that long."

"Scorpio!" another barista called out ready with Scorpio's order- a chocolate frappe. Virgo noticed Scorpio had walked up to the counter to receive. Virgo then turned to the barista serving him.

"Thank you," Virgo replied with a polite nod, "Have a nice day!"

"You too."

"Finally, you ordered." Scorpio rolled his eyes when Virgo arrived. Virgo raised an eyebrow.

"What?"

"Sagittarius!" a barista called out ready with her order, which was hot chocolate. Sagittarius walked up to the counter, received her drink and walked back to the group.

"You took like thirty years to order," Scorpio said with exaggeration.

"Oh really?" Virgo smirked. "If I took that long. Why don't you have a beard yet?"

"PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFT!!!" Sagittarius wheezed, being careful to not spill the drink she was holding (you should've ordered tea Sagittarius. That way it would be 'trying not to spill the tea' 👀).

"That wasn't funny," Scorpio mumbled. "It was an exaggeration."

"It kinda was." Gemini giggled. "Even though you were exaggerating."

'I hate you guys.' Scorpio mouthed, sticking his nose up in the air. The other three zodiacs laughed.

"So, what route are we going to take exploring around here?" Sagittarius asked the others, "If we have a route planned that is."

"Well, I was thinking - if it was fine by you guys - that we can just go wherever we seemed interested in. I mean, there are maps around the city so we can visit somewhere and then head off to another area around here." Gemini answered. "I was thinking if it is okay to go to the aquarium here. I haven't been in one for ages."

"I like the aquarium idea. And it's close to this cafe." Scorpio smiled. Sagittarius and Virgo nodded in agreement.

"And what happens after we explore the aquarium?" Sagittarius wanted to know. "If we have enough time that is..."

"We would make our way to the city central and wander around there," Gemini answered. "If it's fine by you guys."

"I'm fine with it!" Virgo crossed his arms.

"Me too!" Sagittarius agreed.

"Me three" Scorpio added. (Me four!)

"Virgo!" a barista called out. The group noticed Virgo's order was ready. Virgo walked over to the counter, received his order and walked back to the group.

"We're dining in here, right?"

"Yeah." Scorpio, Gemini and Sagittarius nodded.

"Alright." Virgo smiled. "After our cafe break we'll best be on our way but we must not take too long. If we take too long, we may not fit the visits to the aquarium and the city central. We must be aware of the time." Then he and the other zodiacs walked off to find a couch to sit on in the cafe.

-===-

Taurus, Pisces, Leo and Aquarius are in the mall dining at the food court.

The four zodiacs were sitting at a round table for four eating fries, burgers (or a wrap in Taurus' case), chicken nuggets and soft drinks. They have just explored the mall shopping for random stuff like items and decorations for their rooms.

Taurus was scrolling through her phone, reading an online book while eating popcorn chicken. Next to her, Leo was playing a game on her phone, while eating her fries. Aquarius and Pisces, however, were having a conversation with each other while guarding the shopping bags full of the stuff they bought.

Leo finished her fries and noticed Aquarius yet to have his chicken nuggets. "You gonna eat that?"

"Of course!" Aquarius quickly answered after his conversation with Pisces (who is texting on her phone) He then started eating his chicken nuggets. Leo pouted and looked at her empty chicken nugget box.

"Eager for more?" Taurus raised an eyebrow at the girl.

Leo nodded. "I'm sorry but they tasted so GOOD." She then hung her head low as she was an innocent toddler who had just scribbled crayon on the walls. "I can't help it."

"I see," Taurus mumbled. She then opened her chicken nugget box and pushed gently towards Leo, "Here. Take four. I insist."

"Wait don't you want some?" Leo asked, her eyes wide.

"Well if I were to be honest I haven't tried the chicken nuggets yet and I want to try the. Not to mention that this is a box of eight chicken nuggets, so that's why I offered four to you."

Leo bit her lip. "I'll take one instead."

"Three and a half." Taurus bargained.

"One and a half."

"Three."

"Hmm..." Leo stroked her chin, "How about two instead."

"I mean, sure. That's what I was going to say anyway." Taurus chuckled. Leo chuckled as well and got two chicken nuggets from Taurus' box.

"You know, today was fun. Even though the days yet to come would return to normal." Aquarius pointed out, "I want this day to last forever."

"But there's school." Taurus pointed out, "Don't forget about Ophiuchus."

"You mean Octopus?" Leo muttered, "Or Ophiuchoo-choo train?"

"Wait what?" Taurus asked the light brown-haired girl. Leo shrugged back making Taurus blink. "Oooooookay then? But there's still the Ophiuchus situation."

"Why does he hate us?" Aquarius wanted to know, "Did we do anything wrong? Is it for plot purposes?" (O h)

"We don't know. Ask him when you have the chance." Pisces replied not looking up from her phone. She then smiled. "Also plot purposes?"

"Yeah, plot purposes." Aquarius nodded. He then noticed Pisces texting. "Who are you texting?"

"Sagittarius."

"That's nice. I want to talk to her," Aquarius nodded, "Can you do a Facetime call? Please? It's something important."

"Hold on let me text Sagittarius if she is fine with it." Pisces then texted Sagittarius, her newly manicured nails tapping against the screen. She bit her lip and smiled when she noticed Sagittarius replied, "She says it is fine!"

"Great!" Aquarius clapped his hands in joy watching as Pisces got her phone and got the facetime ready. She faced the phone to her and Aquarius and waved when Sagittarius answered the call.

"Hello." Sagittarius waved 'hello'. She looked like she was seated at a cafe.

"Hey Sag!" Pisces greeted, "Aquarius wanted to talk to you about something."

"So I've heard but I don't understand. Why me out of all people?" Sagittarius shook her head as she was disappointed, "Like instead of Aries or Capricorn or even everyone else, you pick me?"

"I trust you. That's why I picked you." Aquarius pointed to the phone.

Sagittarius placed a hand on her chest, her eyebrow slanted, "Aww. I'm honoured that you.... trust ... me. But anyway, what do you want to talk about?"

"Well... lately I have feelings for someone. And I feel like talking to you about it."

"Is that so?" Sagittarius and Pisces (who raised her eyebrows at Aquarius) asked the male.

"Hold on, hold on. Aren't Taurus, Leo and Pisces hearing about this as well?" Sagittarius asked.

"Technically, I am too busy to listen." Taurus pointed out, not looking up from the online book she was reading.

"And I am technically busy too. Busy eating." Leo interjected making Taurus facepalm.

"But I'm listening." Pisces piped in.

"Yeah, they can listen, if they wanted to." Aquarius smiled, "The one I have feelings for. I only realised the feelings now and I feel like they will be a part of me."

"Who is it?" Sagittarius asked.

"Well, they start with an S."

"Oh really?"

"And they are a female."

"Oh really- wait a minute." Sagittarius blinked in surprise.

Aquarius smiled, his hand reaching towards the shopping bags, "As you can tell, the one I have feelings for is-"

"Me! Isn't that right? Cause if it is, I would like to say-"

"Stevie the Recorder." Aquarius finished, fishing out a recorder he brought wrapped in packaging.

Sagittarius' mouth dropped open, ".....What?" Her eyebrows furrowed when she noticed Aquarius hugging the recorder he brought, "You're joking, right?"

"Nope. And the good thing is, Stevie has feelings for me as well."

"You aren't SERIOUS."

"Oh, I am."

Sagittarius sighed, her right eye twitching, "T-This is fine... yep! Fine indeed! Totally not furious." She breathed in and out slowly, "Well I hope you have a fantastic time with your new girlfriend. Goodbye." Then she hung up the call.

An awkward silence followed. Pisces turned to Aquarius, "You really can't tell if you are supposed to laugh or cry at this moment."

"How about both?" Leo answered Pisces' question.

Taurus turned off her phone, "You aren't serious about dating a recorder aren't you?"

"I can hear the wedding bells~" Leo sang softly.

"If I were to be honest, I was only joking. There's no way I am dating a recorder." Aquarius shrugged.

'Are you sure about that?' Pisces mouthed. Before she pointed out, "But either way, why did I picture it happening? It's like a donut wedding."

"Why a donut wedding?" Taurus asked.

"Why not a donut wedding?"

Taurus rolled her eyes with a chuckle. "Anyways. Congratulations Aquarius. You have successfully managing to make someone jealous."

"I feel bad for Sag now," Pisces looked down, "She had her hopes up with the conversation she had with Aquarius."

"I'm sure she'll eventually get over it. Well, at least I hope she does." Taurus answered, "Anyways eat up guys. We wouldn't want to waste food."

-===-

After exploring the city doing different activities, the zodiacs' fun day had to come to an end. The zodiacs, Orion, Antlia and Galaxy gathered in front of the statue at the city central. Although, they had to wait a little bit longer so Galaxy and Antlia can check when the next train back to Universe High will be.

While they were standing in front of the statue ready to return home, the zodiacs noticed Orion had an alicorn tattoo on his right arm. Orion noticed the group staring at the tattoo and sighed.

"Don't you even think about bringing up about the tattoo, alright?"

"Alright," the zodiacs answered, hiding a snicker.

Some of the zodiacs also witnessed Aquarius talking non-stop about Stevie the recorder to Sagittarius, who was trying her hardest not to be mad at him about the situation.

After a few minutes, Antlia and Galaxy found out when their next train would arrive and stated that if they made their way to the station now, then they would need to wait an extra five minutes before the metro train arrives. So they set off for the station, laughing and talking with one another.

Overall, the zodiacs had fun in their experience in Starfall City and wished it would last longer. But they all know they had to return to Universes High, prepared for what lies in front of them.

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Chapter 10 finished! And random fact, this chapter was to be a Water Round like what happened in one of my books but that idea had to be scrapped due to something that happened and wouldn't want to talk about.

Also, did you know that this book is past one year old? (I don't know, just felt like stating that hehe).

As I confirmed at the start, the side story is in the works. It just needs to have Chapter 1 (Day 1) done but it did have the descriptions and an author note ready so stay tuned when the side story would be published. If I were to be honest with you, I am excited to work on the side story.

For the meantime, I am thinking about having the next chapter be a QnA chapter for this book with the characters and me included.

Now I know what some of you are thinking:

'Musa. You only did ten chapters of the storyline and three miniventures. Why a QnA?'

Well, my answer is simply because I like the sound of it and I feel like answering any questions either about this book, the side story or anything random (like favourite icecream flavours etc.). There may be another QnA chapter, perhaps at the end but I'll see.

On topic with questions, they MUST BE APPROPRIATE. That's the only rule and I will be taking that seriously.

So what are you waiting for? Pop some questions for either the characters (the zodiacs, Ophiuchus, Galaxy, Universe, Antlia, maybe Serpens as well) or me in the box below. **UPDATE: The time for asking questions for the characters is closed since I am working on the chapter now but you can feel free to ask questions outside the book**

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Until then, hope you have a fantastic day. Stay safe and I'll see you in the next chapter or in the side story when it is published!