Teh lites flick bac own. Outseyed Hose Tree the wind crii.

"Yu where saying?111? lol" sayed Tier. "Aaarlen yu sayed tat theres no rain."

"HuH?!1!" sayed Aaarlen. I thought I waz rite!1!1one!!"

"Well clear yu werent alpha wolf." sayed Gilbertaaa as hee wached teh tv.

Every1 loled.

- = 😊 =-
(The last section was written on April 1st, 2024. APRIL FOOLS! The first part isn't serious, but the next parts will be lol).

The lights flickered back on. Everyone in the room silently stared at the ceiling towards the now-on lights. Outside of House Three, the wind howled and shook the windows, startling those nearby.

"You were saying?" Tyler repeated after the lights went out. "I thought you said that there's no rain?"

"Huh?" Arlen pulled out his phone, "I swear I thought I was right."

"Well, you clearly weren't." Gilbert rolled his eyes and reached for the TV remote. He switched on the TV which showed a sitcom.

The windows rattled again. Leo stormed over and closed the curtains shut. "Either way, with this storm. The hiking trip is cancelled, isn't it?"

"It is..." Carol nodded. "Which is such a shame. Lila was hoping to see you all."

Alyssa rested her hands behind her head and leaned back on the couch. "I'm just happy we don't have to see Lila." Lily gave her housemate a sharp nudge which caused Alyssa to yelp. "Lillian! Do you mind? That hurt!"

"Either way, we can always reschedule. Just not today." Sabrina shrugged and focused on the TV.

"Yeah." Gilbert agreed, focused on the show.

Unfortunately for him, the show had ended and immediately went to the news. Everyone turned to the screen and tuned in to the upcoming report.

"Sally Mitchell here on The News." the female reporter on the screen announced, "We bring in breaking news as Thetowne will be facing unexpected storms. All residents, especially those in the Northern Thetowne region, are advised to keep track of any changes and stay in a safe location. We now go over to Daniel Truce who is over at Thetowne. Daniel, how is the situation looking?"

The screen switched to a reporter with a black puffer jacket who held onto a microphone. He shielded himself from the heavy rain with an umbrella. "Thank you, Sally. I'm here in Thetowne's central and as you can see, storms are heavy around this part."

"Wait a minute, that place looks so familiar." Sabrina leaned forward in her spot. The group noticed it as well. It was a place they regularly visited: the town central. To see it on the news came as a shock to some of the group but not all.

Everyone noticed that behind the reporter, the storms went ahead with heavy rain and harsh winds.

The reporter resumed, "Residents of Thetowne were greeted by news of a cold day with a slight chance of a downpour. But no one had expected the weather to have a wild effect. It is said that all residents of Thetowne should seek immediate shelter from the storms. Over to you Sally."

"Thank you, Daniel." The TV switched back to the female reporter, "And now we go to our next story. Eastern Thetowne has been met with a cricket invasio-"

Gilbert switched off the TV. "Well, that's that."

"Wait are we in Northern Thetowne?" Phoebe whispered.

"No. We're Southern Thetowne. But it's still good to keep an eye out."

"What's the difference between the north and the south? And the east and the west if they count?" Sabrina asked.

"North's has cooler climates. Also, all the rich people live there. South's hotter but is popular. East's popular too just very tropical. And the west does not have many people living in it. That's mostly countryside." Tahlia explained. She then chuckled. "Thetowne geography is so interesting."

"The north is where there are high alerts, isn't there?" Aika wondered aloud.

"Yep." Tahlia got out her phone and checked. "The others don't have it as badly."

The windows rattled once again. Everyone screamed when the lights flickered off and then on again. Some of the group- mainly Colin, Vincent, Lizzy and Lily - huddled close and hid away from the sudden scares.

"If this current weather is not that bad, imagine what it's like in the north!" Tyler frowned.

"Poor rich people..." Colin frowned.

"Aren't rich people rich?" Alyssa asked.

"They are. I just feel bad for them."

"Even if no one likes them?"

"I mean I don't mind them. I still feel bad for them." Colin hugged his knees. It was in his nature to feel sympathy. From what everyone knew of him, Colin always had a huge heart. Never once did he lose the care and sympathy he had for others. It was, in the other's eyes, an admirable trait.

The windows rattled again.

Sienna sighed, "This storm is getting annoying! It's scary and we can't do anything."

"All we can do is stay indoors." Skyler frowned. "I'm guessing that means we can't head back to our houses."

"Yep." most of the group chorused. Skyler sighed.

"Lovely." he turned to Arlen, Levin and Gilbert. "I hope you three are okay with us staying here."

"I mean I am okay with having everyone here." Gilbert shrugged. "Not sure about the other two."

"I don't mind it," Levin added. Arlen stayed silent.

Everyone heard the rainfall outside. Giselle sighed dramatically. "Well, this is fantastic. We're stuck here. The pets are all alone-"

"THE PETS ARE ALONE?!" Vincent exclaimed. "We need to get the pets here!"

"How about you do that when the storm has cooled down? It's not a wise idea to go outdoors at this point." Lily crossed her arms.

"But Chester would feel worried. And someone needs to take care of Glimmer and Mischief too." Cameron listed.

"Also we don't know if Cookie and Brownie are indoors." Pete finished off. "We need to check on them."

Everyone started chatting at once. Some of the group panicked over the pets. Some of the group complained about the weather. Some of the group burst into tears from the sounds outside.

It wasn't long until Aika whistled loudly, which silenced the group already. "Ok everyone, let's take a breather. We can make do of this situation."

"But the pets-" Vincent started.

"They'll be fine. We'll pick them up if the weather calms down. But that isn't our main focus now." Aika crossed her arms. "Let's all just spend some time here and do something to distract ourselves. Sure, it's a storm outside. But it'll pass."

Carol nodded, "Aika's right-"

"I'm always right."

"I know that. I appreciate your honesty for that." Carol turned to her friend, a smile on her face. Aika flipped her hair to the back. "We should distract ourselves from the storm outside."

The storm howled in agreement. Sam, who stood near the window, turned from the curtains to the group, his arms crossed. "So what distractions do we have?"

"We have video games! On the TV." Gilbert sat up straighter on the couch.

"I don't think we should do that- especially with the power cutting on and off." Skyler frowned.

A thunderous boom followed. Gilbert shrugged his shoulders, "You're right."

He and a few others screamed at another flash of light which briefly filled the room.

"Hate thunder and lightning!" Lily whined and stomped her foot. "They always scare you for no reason!"

"I don't mind it. I find it pretty cool." Leo rested a hand on his cheek.

"Right." Lily nodded slowly. She gazed up at House Three's residents. "Do you have anything else for us to do?"

"Well..." Levin started, "We have board games!"

That's when Alyssa interrupted with a single laugh. "Board games are boring and unfair. People cheat on them a lot."

"By people, do you mean yourself?" Alex raised an eyebrow. "You cheated on Monopoly."

"I was providing opportunities! Big difference, Alex." Alyssa shrugged nonchalantly.

"You know," Arlen crossed his arms, "We also have card games and other games to play if board games are not to your taste."

"I don't want those either." Alyssa shook her head, "I would rather have a chat session."

"Ooh!" Lizzy turned immediately at the sound of 'chat session', "What do you want to talk about? I'm free if you want to talk!"

"Not you. Sorry, but it's not you." Alyssa narrowed her eyes. She turned to the other fire signs who were all grouped near the window, "I just want to talk with the other fire signs."

Everyone turned to the girl, smiling.

Just kidding. Haha...

Everyone turned to the girl, their eyes wide. The fire signs near the window shared a puzzled look.

"Don't worry it's not bad!" Alyssa stood up from her spot on the floor and made her way to the foyer doorway. She paused and turned her head back to the fire signs. "Come, let's all talk in private. It'll be fun."

Leo and Sienna nodded and got up from their spots. The other fire signs, Alex, Lily and Sam, all shared a glance before they followed Alyssa, Leo and Sienna out the door.

Everyone else watched on in silence, wondering what happened. It wasn't out of the ordinary for the fire signs- especially Alyssa- to act this way. Normally planning was the earth signs' duty. Never the fire signs.

"Well..." Gilbert stood up from his spot, "No idea what happened but I'll fetch the games..." He looked around the room with a slight smile, "Make yourselves comfortable here! The house is yours for the day."

-= ⭐⭐⭐🌟🌟 =-
(Bob, Zoe, Jay, Brian and Briar are packing for a holiday! They are going to a beach house!)

Gilbert had returned with a pile of board games, card games and other indoor games to play from. He set the games on the coffee table for everyone to make their pick.

The earth signs picked a very popular card game and relocated themselves to one of the corners of the living room away from everyone else. Levin and Aika settled on a game of chess between each other while the other air signs decided to attempt twister.

The water signs, however, did not feel like playing the other board games, so they asked Gilbert if there was anything else offered. Gilbert checked and immediately returned with a set of beads used to create bracelets. The water signs, thrilled with the offer, settled on the idea and made their way upstairs with the set, guided by Gilbert.

As everyone else played through their selected games and made bracelets, the suspicions about the fire signs had cleared away. No one had any doubts.

Except for one earth sign.

-= ⭐⭐⭐🌟🌟 =-
(The stars pack their luggage in a minivan!)

"Uno!" Tahlia announced as she placed down a card- a red number card on the pile. In her hand, she held onto the last card which was shielded from the others.

"You as well?" Tyler sighed. "First Cameron won, and now you're catching up?" He looked at his card deck which kept increasing due to his unfortunate luck.

"She won't be the only one who is catching up." Cleo smiled and had her go next. From her card deck of two, she picked up a card and placed it on the deck. It was a black '+4' card, "Uno! Also, I'm changing the colour to green!"

"Ugh, I don't have green." Tyler, whose turn was next, groaned as he picked up four cards from a neat face-down pile. "Finally I got... one green. Just my luck."

"Poor Tyler," Vincent, who was next to him, laughed.

He looked around the circle with a smile before he noticed something.

Vivian appeared to be distracted. Her eyes were not focused on her pile or the game. Instead, she focused past the air signs and onto the foyer doorway.

Vincent gave his friend a nudge. Vivian, startled, gave a jump and turned back to the game. "Wha-huh?"

"Your turn is coming up." Vincent placed a green card down. "We're on green."

"So it is." Vivian looked down at her deck- well, card. She already called out 'Uno' before Tahlia. Now she had one card remaining and to her luck, it was green. She placed the card down and then clapped. "Yes! Second place!"

Everyone else cheered.

"Great! Now we look for third place, in which..." Tahlia placed down her final card- a green one. "I take that place."

"Nice job Tahlia!" Vivian high-fived her. Cameron also high-fived Tahlia.

"Three places announced, three left!" Cameron spoke like a sports commentator, "Between the Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn, who would take the spot? I hope it's Cleo." He noticed Cleo's frown as she picked up a card from the deck.

"Well, I hope it's Vincent." Vivian smiled.

Tyler noticed Tahlia's look from across the circle. "I'm guessing you don't have faith in me." He placed down his only green card on the pile.

"I do. But given the pile, it says otherwise. But hey! I think you can do it. Positive thinking."

"...Thanks." Tyler gritted his teeth. "That made me feel good about myself."

Vincent smiled and tossed down a '+4' black card. "Change the colour to blue!" Tyler hissed a celebratory win while Cleo frowned.

"Nooo. I don't have blue..." she pouted and picked up four new cards.

The three continued their turns until the next winner was announced. Vincent, relieved that he did not lose, ended up victorious as he placed in fourth place. He smiled triumphantly as he took in his surroundings from Tahlia and Cameron cheering to Tyler and Cleo midway through their match.

Only one person Vincent noticed did not pay attention to the game. Vivian. Her eyes were still focused on the doorway.

Vincent swirled around in his spot. He waved a hand in front of Vivian's blank gaze which caused her to blink.

"What?" Vivian turned towards Vincent, "Oh, hey."

"Hey. You alright?"

"I'm fine." Vivian smiled and swirled in her spot to face him. "Really."

Vincent arched an eyebrow.

"Well," Vivian laughed, "Okay. I'd admit. I am fine but I am just thinking about something." She gestured a nod in the doorway's direction. "Don't you feel a bit, you know, suspicious about the fire signs?"

"What makes you say that?" Vincent asked in a monotone voice.

"I mean. You know what happens when they are left to plot something."

"I do know. But that's only concerning if Alyssa, Leo and Sienna alone are tasked to plan. In this case, Alex, Lily and Sam joined them."

Vivian turned back to her friend, "Meaning?"

"Meaning that they got whatever is plotting under control."

"Uno!" Cleo announced from the game. Vincent and Vivian briefly took an interval to applaud before they resumed their conversation.

"I still don't trust that. It's still the fire signs planning." Vivian hugged her knees. "I am a bit curious to hear what they are plotting about."

"I'd take that you are going to spy on them."

"More like investigate. I need to get to the bottom of this." Vivian stood up from her spot. She turned to the other earth signs. "Right. I have to go do something. You can all carry on without me."

"Where are you going?" Cameron looked up from the game.

"Somewhere." Vivian quickly answered. She waved a hand, "Right. See you all later."

"Bye, Vivian." Tahlia and Cameron chorused back and watched Vivian leave. Cleo and Tyler, however, focused on their game.

As for Vincent, he sat in his spot and blinked. He chuckled and shook his head. "See you, Vivian."

-= ⭐⭐⭐🌟🌟 =-
(The stars drive off! Zoe takes the wheel with Bob in the passenger seat. The other three are behind them. Everyone is listening to Briar's playlist)

Lily looked up the stairs which led to the second floor. She frowned and crossed her arms.

According to Alyssa's 'super amazing intel because she is number one', the water signs are upstairs. She wondered why Alyssa tasked her specifically with this task or why she needed two people from the water signs specifically.

"Just go fetch them, Lily." Alyssa told her as she and the other fire signs plotted in House 3's kitchen, "It's important. We need the Cancers."

"Why do you need them?" Lily had asked. Her housemate would silence her.

"You'll see."

Typical Alyssa and her vague reasoning.

So now here she is. At the bottom of the stairs. Wondering about her job. Wondering about the water signs' location. Wondering about the plan. Anything.

Her thoughts got interrupted by someone's fingers tickling her. Lily laughed loudly before she turned around and got into a fighting stance. (Lily: 🤺)

"Whoa," the person behind her, Levin, stepped back, "I never knew our relationship would turn to this."

"Levin," Lily smiled and lowered her arms, "You scared me."

"I expected that. I just wanted to see how you are."

"You know how ticklish I am." Lily placed her hands on her hips.

"I know that. I am too."

"Oh? Where are the most ticklish spots?"

"Well, my stomach. Why'd you ask-" Then Lily tickled him, "HAHAHAHA! LILY. THAT'S NOT FAI- AHAHAHAHA! STOP! STOP! HAHAHA!"

"Aw, you want me to stop?" Lily pouted when she stopped, "You, you hate my tickles? I thought you loved them..."

Levin frowned, "Lillian.. I do! I do love them! You didn't have to stop." Then Lily tickled him again, "AHAHAHAHA! LILY! AHAHAHA! OKAY, OKAY, OKAY!" He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her close. "Okay, that's enough. I need time to regain myself."

Blushing red at the sudden action, Lily nodded. "Am I allowed to tickle you again?"

"Maybe not now."

"Right, sorry." Lily stepped back.

"Don't apologise. I still like them! Don't do it now."

"Wasn't going to." Lily lowered her hands.

"Good. Anyways. You alright? You seem lost."

"Alyssa tasked me to find the water signs. Thing is. I don't know where they are?"

"We can search together?" Levin offered, "I needed to go upstairs to find something else for Aika to do. She got bored of chess."

"So you're here to get something. And I'm here to fetch someone. Or rather two people." Lily crossed her arms, "Alyssa needed the Cancers. Carol and Colin."

"Why?"

"No idea. She never told me." Lily rolled her eyes.

"Ah, well. We can head up together." Levin hopped onto the first step. He offered a hand to her, "If that's okay with you."

Lily flicked her eyes to the hand and then back to Levin. Even now he acts like a prince- one from a romantic kingdom loved by many. She nodded, took his hand and hopped on the first step next to him.

"I'm fine with that." she gazed into his brown eyes. Levin smiled and gazed back. After a while, Lily turned away, her cheeks rosy. "Right. Um, let's go find the water signs."

"Yeah, um. Let's." Levin also turned away. Hand in hand, the two made their way upstairs.

-= ⭐🌟   ⭐    ⭐🌟 =-
(Petrol stop time! Jay, helping Briar in her wheelchair, has a conversation with her before they head to buy snacks. Bob and Brian head to the bathrooms while Zoe prepares to fuel the minivan with petrol)

"I love rainy days." Carol smiled and held up a finished friendship bracelet for Cameron. His bracelet was in earthly tones- dark green, black and brown with white letter beads spelling his name. "They are so calming."

"Even when it's a storm?" Skyler, who finished making a yellow and gold bracelet for Gilbert, inquired.

"Maybe not storms. But like a downpour. It makes me want to go out and dance in the rain. Which we should do when it has calmed down." Carol placed her finished bracelet on the finished friendship bracelet pile. So far, the bracelets finished are Alyssa, Tyler, Tahlia, Giselle, Leo, Vivian, Levin, Lizzy, Sam, Sienna and Cleo. The water signs planned to work on theirs last after everyone else's was done.

Sabrina chuckled and finished off Alex's bracelet before she placed it on the pile. "You would get sick."

"But it'll be fun!"

"Until you get a fever." Sabrina felt Carol's glare from across the bracelet making circle, "What?"

"Has anyone seen a 'T' anywhere? I need it for Vincent's." Pete, who is making Vincent's bracelet, searched around the letter beads on the floor of Gilbert's room.

"It should be around. I need another A for Aika's." Colin searched the pile.

"Didn't you used to have a crush on Aika before?" Phoebe asked Colin.

Colin nodded. "Yeah. And I got heartbroken, remember? But it's okay because I found someone better."

Pete smirked, knowing it was him. "Wonder who that handsome person is." He noticed Carol searching the beads. "Carol, you're working on Arlen's right?"

"Yep!"

"Make sure Arlen's friendship bracelet is wolf-themed."

"Then that would break the friendship part." Phoebe continued with Lily's bracelet.

"Maybe make it indirect? That way he would not know but we all know." Pete tipped in, "Just a suggestion."

"I like that. What colours are associated with wolves?" Carol picked the letters for Arlen.

"Depends. But I see them as greys." Skyler shrugged. Carol knitted her brows together and searched through the set.

"Hm. Maybe I should make this grey and black. And some dark blues too..."

That's when there was a knock on the door. The water signs halted their progress and exchanged a look.

"Hello?" a muffled female's voice asked from behind the door. Phoebe gasped.

"It's Lily!" she turned to the others, "Who wants to open the door? I'm busy."

"I'm busy too..." Colin frowned. Sabrina sighed.

"I'll answer it." Sabrina got up from her spot and made her way to Gilbert's bedroom door. She opened it widely to reveal...

Lily and Levin, both holding hands.

"Oh! They are here!" Lily gasped, "Makes sense. Gilbert did offer you his room, right?"

"Mhm."

"That makes sense. I wonder why though."

"Really makes you wonder. Also," Sabrina opened the door wider. She placed a hand on her waist, "any reason you two are both here?"

"Oh, it's only Lily. She has a special request." Levin pointed to Lily. "I have to search for something so I am not involved here."

"What do you mean?" Lily let go of his hand and looked up, "You are very involved."

"Yeah, I don't see it that way. Speaking of which I have to go. Nice seeing you Sabrina, say hello to the others for me. And Lily good luck." Levin stepped away from the group.

Lily turned to her boyfriend who made his way down the hall. "Thanks, Levin. I love you."

Levin stopped in his tracks. He looked back with a smile, "I love you too."

Lily shyly smiled back. She heard Sabrina clear her throat.

"So, the special request? What is it?" Sabrina gestured into the room where the other water signs were, "Think we all need to hear it. Is this going to take long as well? We got things to do."

"Well, it's more of an offer."

The water signs stayed silent.

"Yeah, I was confused too." Lily laughed to herself. She looked past Sabrina towards Carol and Colin, "Carol, Colin. Alyssa requested you to meet up with her downstairs."

Colin shared a look with Carol before he faced back, "Why are we needed?"

"It's for something important."

"Is it dangerous?"

"No no. To be honest I don't know either. Alyssa never told me but she wants you two."

"Wait, wait, wait, I am confused." Carol waved a hand. She pointed to Lily. "You stated that we are needed for something important right?

"Yep. Alyssa's words, not mine."

"I am a bit confused why I am involved. Why is it not Sabrina or Pete? I mean- look- they are both in the crazy club. Me? Not so much." Carol leaned forward in her spot, "Are you sure that it's me."

"I am sure that it is you. Alyssa specifically asked for you two. No idea why."

"Maybe it's to announce that she and Carol are long-lost sisters. I mean they're both ginger. Doesn't help their hair colour and style was the same before they changed it." Pete muttered.

"Saying someone is a long lost sister of another based on hair colour is wild." Skyler turned to his housemate, "Pete, are you serious?"

"Not gonna lie, I do see Pete's point. At the welcoming party, I accidentally called Alyssa 'Carol' because the back of their hair looked similar." Phoebe focused on the bracelet she was finishing off.

"And I thought Carol was a relative of Alyssa or Colin when I first saw her." Lily added. "It came as a bit of a shock when I learnt that they are not related."

Carol shook her head. "But we do not look alike! I don't see it."

"Maybe in some other universe, Alyssa and Carol are secretly sisters." Pete shrugged.

"...Anyways." Lily turned from Pete to the others, "Carol, Colin, are you coming downstairs or not?"

"Well, I have to do Arlen's bracelet." Carol raised her half-done bracelet, "So I'll join after that."

"I'm the same, I need to finish off Aika's. But when hers is done, I'll go downstairs. Promise." Colin smiled. "Do let Ally know."

"I will." Lily nodded. "Right, I have to go. Good luck with the bracelets! See you later!"

"Bye Lily!" the water signs chorused back before they got back to bracelet making.

It was not long until Colin and Carol finished their bracelets and made their way to the kitchen. The others resumed what they were doing and focused on finishing the last batch of bracelets.

Levin eventually returned to the door. He peeked inside. "Turns out I found nothing. Also, Carol and Colin left already?"

The others nodded.

"Yes. To see Alyssa." Sabrina shrugged.

"Ah, alright." Levin nodded before he walked away, "Wonder why they are needed."

If Skyler, Sabrina, Pete and Phoebe were to be honest, they wondered that too.

-= ⭐⭐⭐🌟🌟=-
(They are back on the road again! This time, with snacks!)

"Arlen. Left hand green." Lizzy announced after she spun the spinner.

Arlen looked towards the green spot on the mat. It was well past Gilbert and Giselle who both posed in uncomfortable positions on the mat. Arlen frowned, "Is it possible?"

"Anything is possible!"

"Me and my girls-" Gilbert sang to himself.

"I'm a boy." Arlen frowned.

"And I don't care."

Arlen rolled his eyes and placed his left hand on a green spot. He made sure to not topple Gilbert or Giselle over.

"Alright, Gilbert. Your turn!" Lizzy spun the wheel. She giggled at the result, "This wheel adaptation is so fun. Right foot in the air."

"What kind of game is this?" Gilbert raised his leg. He wobbled a bit in his spot, "Ooh, s**t."

"Profanity!" Aika called out from the couch.

Gilbert muttered an apology back. Unluckily for him, he cannot keep his balance. Gilbert cursed like a sailor before he toppled over taking Arlen down with him.

Only Giselle remained victorious. She stayed in her position as she listened to Arlen and Gilbert bicker for the twentieth time.

"And once again, Giselle wins another round! Congratulations! You can untangle yourself."

"Thank goodness." Giselle gracefully fell to the ground. She rolled onto her back and stared at the ceiling.

"How come Giselle always wins the rounds? Every. Single. Time." Gilbert stopped bickering with Arlen.

"Are you complaining about her winning?" Arlen furrowed his brows.

"No! I am just pointing it out. It's obvious."

"Maybe 'cause she is good at the game and you are not."

"But you fell too!"

"Because of you!"

"But still!"

"I think I am bored of this game," Giselle announced and sat up. "It got boring pretty quickly." She turned to Gilbert and Arlen. "Do you have any other games we can play?"

"You can check the coffee table. All the games are there." Gilbert pointed to the coffee table. "Just take your pick."

Giselle nodded, "Alright." She shuffled over to the coffee table. Aika and Arlen joined her and the three searched around for a game. Lizzy and Gilbert stood to the side.

It wasn't long until Levin returned from his trip. "Sorry Aika, I could not find anything."

"It's all good!" Aika waved a hand, "Help us pick a game."

Levin nodded and joined in.

Gilbert walked over to Lizzy, "How come you aren't helping?"

"Hm?" Lizzy raised an eyebrow, "I could say the same for you. Why aren't you joining them?"

"I don't think Arlen wants me there. I make bad choices. You?"

Lizzy tucked her hands in her jeans pockets, "I don't know if my suggestions are good enough."

"It's a bunch of games."

"I know. But still. I may like a game but it may not fit to others' standards."

"Lizzy. We cannot please everyone."

"I know that! But I still feel like pleasing others."

"But that hurts you more." Gilbert frowned, "It does more harm than good. It's reality to expect that there are times when you can't please everyone- no matter how much you try. It's reality."

Lizzy turned to her friend, "I never knew you had so much wisdom in you!"

"I'm just stating the obvious. From experience."

"Still." Lizzy shook her head, "Wow. How did you learn about this?"

"I think the start of high school." Gilbert pondered, "Not sure when if I were to be honest. But I mean what I said. You cannot please everyone. It's how things are."

"I don't want to believe that. There must be something to keep everyone happy."

"Again. The reality is, there are points where you cannot please everyone. It's up to you to take that into account."

"Right, thanks Gilbert."

"Anytime!" Gilbert took in his surroundings. He took in the view of the living room with the earth signs in another round of a card game. He took in the view of the air signs chatting as they searched through the game stack. He noticed Vivian suspiciously sneaking around.

Huh? Gilbert watched as Vivian sneaked into the foyer.

He nudged Lizzy, "Come with me."

"Huh?" Lizzy blinked. "Where to?"

"You'll see." Gilbert made his way to the foyer after a quick notice to the others.

Lizzy blinked. She gave a notice to the others before she followed behind.

-= ⭐⭐⭐🌟🌟=-
(Roadtrip break time! The five take photos with a view of a waterfall!)

She wondered what her younger self would say if she saw her now. Would it be admiration for breaking out or disgust and confusion? She assumed it was the latter for even she never expected to act in this way.

She imagined a vision of her younger self- Vivian Castor, oldest daughter of Phillip and Evelyn Castor, sister of Cleo- standing behind her in an expensive white dress.

She could imagine the look of horror plastered on her younger self's face. A look of "Father would be so sad" or even "You are going to make him angry" and "You let him down...". A look of duty and disappointment.

...Or maybe she is happy, about it. Maybe her younger self is laughing about it. Maybe this child who is giggling about her actions now is her inner child. Someone Vivian never got a chance to see.

Either way, she never thought she would experience the day when she would spy on the fire signs.

She hid beside the small table with a lamp and tuned into the sounds from the kitchen. Today's broadcast featured laughter and excitement from all the fire signs. Even Sam is laughing- which is a rare thing in itself. She wondered what was going on.

What is so great to the fire signs that she cannot hear? She reflected on whether breaking into the meeting would be a good idea.

...Probably not.

"Ahem!" a voice interrupted from nearby.

Vivian jumped from her spot and accidentally shook the table. She whipped her head and noticed Lizzy and... Gilberta?

What an unexpected duo.

"What are you doing?" Lizzy, who was the voice earlier, crossed her arms.

"Shhhh!" Vivian silenced her. She lowered her voice into a whisper, "I'm spying on the fire signs."

"Why?" Gilbert joined in the whispering.

"I am a bit curious about what the fire signs are doing."

"And you thought snooping is a good idea?" Lizzy whispered.

"If they do it surely I can too."

"Wow Vivian, never knew you could be fun! I thought you would be a boring mother." Gilbert shook his head.

"Oh please!" Vivian rolled her eyes, "I can be fun too. Just like you."

Gilbert gasped, his eyes twinkling. "You think I am fun?" He jumped in his spot, "Yippee!"

"Don't make me revoke that."

"Okay..."

"Why couldn't you walk in and ask them? I am sure they would tell." Lizzy placed her hands on her hips.

"I can't do that."

"Why?"

"Because I know what Alyssa would be like. She and the others would turn silent and tell lies to hide it. I want to know the truth."

"You could break in and cause drama?" Gilbert suggested.

"They hired Carol and Colin as their security guards. I am not risking that." Vivian hissed. She noticed Gilbert's smirk.

"Would be funny if you did risk it. I want to see crazy Vivian."

"I don't." Lizzy shuddered as she remembered a past swapping juice event.

"Either way I can't waltz in, I can't charge in. Spying is the best possible option. I just hope Carol and Colin don't catch me."

"Ahem." another voice interrupted followed by someone coughing. The three turned their heads to find...

Carol and Colin.

Uh oh... busted.

"What are you doing?" Carol crossed her arms.

"Carol!" Vivian rested her elbow on the table. It slid across the table, nudging the lamp towards the edge. "What's up, girl?"

"I'm here too." was Colin's voice.

"Hi Colin, my dear bestie. Lovely weather isn't it?"

Carol and Colin shared a look and listened to the rain pitter-patter outside. Lizzy and Gilbert, however, noticed the lamp about to fall off. Lizzy quickly picked up the lamp and held it up.

"You have not answered our question." Carol lowered her arms. "What are you doing?"

"Well-"

Gilbert pointed to Vivian. "Vivian was about to charge in!" he snitched like a small child.

"No, I wasn't! I was spying!"

"...Congratulations you outed yourself."

"What?"

"Vivian," Carol sighed as she pinched the bridge of her nose, "What was the reason?"

"I got curious to know."

"By snooping? That's not a good look." from the corner of his eye, Colin noticed Alyssa who made her way over. "Hey Ally."

"Hey," Alyssa waved, "What happened here?"

"Vivian was spying on you and the other fire signs."

"I just wanted to know what the fire signs are planning!"

Alyssa frowned, "We were writing up a set of rules. On a scroll. We decided to leave the crazy days behind."

"WHAT?!" Vivian, Gilbert, Lizzy, Colin and Carol whipped their heads to Alyssa. Alyssa cackled.

"I'm kidding. We're not doing that. That's Vivian's job."

"Then what were you all talking about? Everyone is wondering about it!" Vivian extended her arms out.

"No Vivian, I think it's just you." Colin crossed his arms.

"I mean what I said." Vivian glared. She turned to Alyssa, "Ally. You are so awesome and amazing- even better than me. Please tell us what you were all talking about."

"Thank you for the praise!" Alyssa beamed, "To answer that, I need everyone to hear it."

The others blinked. Alyssa turned to Colin, "Colin. Call everyone to the living room. It's very important."

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(They hit the road again! They are close to their destination!)

After a long, time-consuming roundup, everyone rendezvoused in the living room. Everyone sat down at their previous spots before they separated.

There were a lot of confused looks around the room, except for the fire signs who chattered on and on excitedly.

The chatter was silenced when Alyssa stood up from her spot. She clapped her hands together. "Thank you all for coming. We are gra-"

"Why did you call us over he-"

"I was speaking! F***ing shut up!" Alyssa yelled at Vivian.

Vivian silenced herself.

"Thank you! Oh my gosh." Alyssa rubbed her hands, "Alright. You are all probably confused right now about why we called you all here. And let me reassure everyone here that it is not anything bad."

"...I'm guessing this is another one of your bad ideas," Skyler muttered.

"It's not bad." Sam bounced in his spot, "Probably one of the good ideas."

Everyone else was stunned to speak. The only one who was not silent was the wind and the rain outside- which had started to calm down.

"I don't know what's weirder. Sam being happy over an Alyssa idea, or an Alyssa idea being good." Tyler whispered to Tahlia.

"Both," Tahlia whispered back.

"Well, if it's that good, can you at least tell us instead of hiding it?" Vivian grumbled.

"Oh, we won't tell you. We'll show you." Then Alyssa pointed to Sienna, "Sienna, please send the link. Like we discussed."

Sienna saluted and got out her phone. Skyler turned from Sienna to Alyssa, "What link? Are you scamming us?"

"Look me in the eyes, Skyler and tell me if I would even do that."

"Wording that made it seem like you would."

"But I would never! We would never! Just see it for yourself."

"I sent the link!" Sienna lowered her phone. Right on cue, there were a couple of notification rings at once. Some of the group checked their phones to see the message.

"Hey, Sienna sent a survey in the general chat!" Cleo exclaimed. Everyone else checked the chat immediately.

"'The Zodiac Street Award Show'?" Vincent frowned, "What's that?"

"Just a little fun idea. Me and others discussed about the potential awards given out. The winners will be determined by statistics from this survey." Alyssa paced around the room, "Don't worry all your responses are anonymous."

"So basically there are questions here which are awarded and we have to answer them. And that would determine the nominated winner?"

"Yessir!" Alyssa nodded. "It's quick as well. Only thirteen questions."

"Do we do this survey now?" Carol inquired.

"Yes. And react with a thumbs up if you are done."

"But wait, I can't do the survey. I created it." Sienna frowned.

"Use my phone." Alyssa unlocked her phone and opened the survey. She switched devices with Sienna. Everyone else started to do the survey which was made up of multiple-choice questions.

"These are good questions." Vivian scrolled through the survey, "Best contributor to society, most hardworking, most honest, most unlucky, most likely to be rich..."

"Most gay, most funniest, best chef,  best music taste, best mother, most artistic..." Giselle continued, "Then you got 'most gay vote Vincent' and 'most alpha'. Questions six and nine."

"I like questions six and nine!" Gilbert clapped his hands gleefully. Arlen scoffed and Vincent sighed.

Soon everyone had finished submitting their responses. Alyssa smiled and switched Sienna's phone with hers, "That's everyone! We'll create a slideshow with the results. With the awards as well."

The group cheered.

"But now we need something to do. I mean, is the storm still going on?"

"Let me check." Gilbert got up from his spot and made his way to the front door. He called into the living room after he opened the door, "Hey, the rain's still here but it's a lot more calmer than before. The thunder and lightning are gone though!"

"Now that he mentioned it, we have not heard any lightning or thunder in the last hour." Aika crossed her arms.

Carol and Skyler shared a smile. They both then got up and raced out the front door. Colin, Phoebe and Pete followed after them.

"Where are they going?" Cleo frowned. That's when Sabrina groaned.

"Why are they doing the dancing in the rain idea now?!" she ran towards the foyer. Most of the group followed after her. The others, mainly Alex, Alyssa, Tahlia, Vincent, Vivian, Sienna, Cameron and Aika, stayed indoors and watched from the window.

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(They arrived at the beach house!)

Levin joined Sabrina under the shade of House Three's front porch. They watched the view in front of them which showed a large group of their friends dancing under the downpour of June's rain.

Everyone outside twirled around on the bitumen road, their laughter filling the air as they jumped around. Before it was only the water signs except Sabrina twirling. But soon Gilbert followed. Then Leo. Then Sam and Cleo. And soon Giselle, Lizzy, and Arlen.

Eventually, Phoebe ran over and convinced Lily to join- which she did. The two girls spun in a circle near the house, laughing under the rain. Tyler even joined in, even with him denying due to his glasses. But he joined just for the sake of Phoebe (and also to make Lily stop taunting him).

Everyone else either stayed in the warmth of the house or in Levin's case, under the porch shade which shielded them from the downpour.

Levin crossed his arms and faced Sabrina, "You're not joining the other water signs?"

"I don't want to get sick." Sabrina smiled contentedly as she watched her friends.

"Even if it looks fun and you're missing out?"

"Yep. I don't want to get sick." Sabrina shook her head, "What about you? Why aren't you with Lily, Tyler and Phoebe?"

"Because I still have not decided whether it is a good idea to join in."

"You're having thoughts on it?"

"Yeah. I want to join in, but I know you would judge me for that." Levin laughed. He watched as Lily, Phoebe and Tyler joined in with the larger crowd. The road to him felt like an open ballroom. Everyone danced under the grey skies accompanied by falling droplets. It was a wholesome sight.

"Who said I would judge you?" Sabrina turned to him, a hand on her hip.

"Well, it looked like you would judge you."

"Well, I am not going to judge you. Just because I don't want to join, doesn't mean I should stop you from having fun with the others." She then nudged him, "Go join them."

"What?"

"I mean what I said," Sabrina smiled. She jerked her head to the court of their friends twirling under the rain, "Go join them."

Levin nodded. He made his way to the entrance of the porch and held a hand out. A few droplets pattered onto his palm and white sleeve. He smiled and took a big step to the outside, the rainfall welcoming his arrival.

He ambled towards the large group, noticing Gilbert, Skyler and Carol running around with laughter. He spotted Tyler and Phoebe dancing around in each other's arms as they twirled around like a prince and a princess in a fairytale ballroom.

He also spotted Lily alone. She was laughing as she spun under the rain. Levin made his way over to her.

Lily stopped what she was doing and smiled, "You joined after all!"

"Sabrina convinced me to." Levin laughed.

"I'm glad she did." Lily looked up at him, "It's lonely dancing alone."

"You're not dancing with Tyler and Phoebe?"

"I didn't want to third wheel them. So I danced alone." Lily looked down. "It does get a bit lonely though... haha..."

"Then why don't we have a dance?"

Lily looked up, "What?"

Levin bowed and offered a hand out. "May we have this dance, m'lady?"

Lily blinked. She smiled, nodded and rested her hand on his palm. Levin pulled her close, one hand holding her hand, another, wrapped around her waist. The two shared a smile and waltzed around on the bitumen road.

Lily was a confident waltzer. As they twirled around on the road past their friends, Lily waltzed and knew her steps. Levin on the other hand felt like he did not improve much but with Lily's reassuring smile, he got back on track.

They twirled to a space away from the others. There, they danced more slowly. There, Levin couldn't help but notice how pretty Lily was. Everything about her from her blonde curls drenched from the rain, her wide blue eyes and even the birthmark on her lower neck (which Lily often tried to hide), she is pretty. She always has been.

"You alright?" Lily asked and looked up during their waltz. Levin shook his head, realising he had zoned out from admiring her.

"Sorry, you are just so pretty."

Lily smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck, "You are too."

"But not as much as you. You are pretty, confident, amazing and fabulous too."

"I think you fit those things too."

"But-"

"Levin. I mean what I said. You are pretty too in so many ways. That's why I love you."

"I love you too." Levin nodded and lifted her off the ground. He pressed his forehead to hers and smiled.

Then, just like magic, the two shared something between them. Their first kiss. A memory they wanted to remember for a long time. (ugly crying rn)

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(The stars all unload their van and take the luggage into the beach house. Bob and Zoe share a room. Brian, Briar and Jay, however, each have a room, alone)

When Vincent stepped into the front porch he spotted Sabrina still near the fencing, her eyes on the road ahead. He wondered how long she had stood there for.

Not like that is the least of his concerns. But it is still a thought that lingered.

He cleared his throat. Nothing. He snapped his fingers. Nothing. With a sigh, he walked over to the wooden porch railing Sabrina stood near and slammed his hands on it.

Thunk!

Sabrina jumped, startled. She quickly turned to the sound and relaxed when she saw Vincent. "Oh hey, Vincent. You wanna watch the others too?"

Vincent shook his head. As much as he wanted to watch, that wasn't his duty now. Vivian set him out on a duty to fetch Sabrina so that everyone can play a game. That was his responsibility to bring her in. He cannot distract himself.

"Not this time. Also," He tilted his head, "aren't you cold? You have been standing here for a while."

"I'm not cold."

"Really? How come you are shivering?"

Sabrina looked down. Her body, stiff together, shivered from the winds. She cursed, "F***."

Vincent laughed. "You know, there is heating inside. You can join us there."

"Is that the only reason you are here? Just to brag about heating."

"No. It's something else," Vincent stuffed his hands in his hoodie's pockets, "Vivian wanted to know if you want to join us for a game indoors."

Sabrina lowered her shoulders, "You know if I wasn't keeping an eye on the others, I would join. But- you know." She gestured her head to the large crowd outdoors.

Vincent frowned, "Come on Brina? Maybe a few rounds? In the warmth? Surely, that is an opportunity you cannot pass right."

"Well..." his friend put her fingers to her chin and pondered, "I guess it won't hurt that much. Alright." Sabrina nodded, "I'll come inside. Where are the others though?"

"Living room."

"I see. I'll join you all in just a bit. Is that okay with you?"

"That's perfectly fine. It's not urgent. But don't take too long. Vivian and Ally would be upset."

"Relax, I know better than to mess with them."

"I know. I just had to state it just in case."

"Right." Sabrina shook her head. She turned back to Vincent who got close to the front door, "I'll see you inside."

"See you inside." Vincent nodded.

He stepped inside the warmth of the house and made his way to the living room. There, the others were stacking up a tower of wooden blocks.

Sienna peeked out from behind the block tower. "Is Sabrina coming?"

"Yeah, she is. She just said she'll join us later." Vincent took his spot between Tahlia and Cameron. Alyssa scoffed.

"I hope she kept her word." she said before Vivian punched her on the arm, "What was that about?"

"I just felt like doing it." Vivian smirked, "Also don't doubt her word. Sabrina always keeps a promise."

"Yeah, yeah, I know, I know." her friend waved a hand, "Let's just start the game to pass the time. Sabrina can join us in the next round."

Everyone else agreed and started to play the round.

Sabrina eventually joined in but she came just at the right moment when Cameron accidentally knocked over the tower. With a collective laugh, the group piled the tower and started again.

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A/N:

The hundred chapter is coming next update! I'll be honest I am a bit nervous about it. I don't know if it is going to be good enough or not. I want to make sure it is perfect given that it is a milestone.

I have plans for the chapter. Firstly I had plans for the word count. Though it may not reach it- I am hoping it would be at 10k words minimum. There are also three big events in that chapter (won't tell what but I have been hinting at it recently).

Also, there is one more thing. A drawing- well drawings. I cannot say much on it but I can say that in total, the drawings were worked on for 73-ish hours (more than three days). And I can't wait to show it to you!

Also here is your final hint. I want you to look at it symbolically this time as well: 🏆 (emoji of a trophy)

Happy guessing :)