Stella sighed, closing her office door following a long and rather dull staff meeting. The school year had gone quite smooth for the teenage guidance councilor, yet their were other matters that concerned her.
Stella and the others had heard through Raiden and Sachiko about what had happened. The kits understandably upset about the entire situation. When the teachers approached Darren and the others, they learned that things were a bit more dire than even the kits knew. It struck Stella and the others as odd that they would be on friendly terms with their former students. Even stranger was the fact that said students were an all powerful wizard, a Soul Drive teenager, a fairy, and a kitsune/human hybrid with ties to organized crime. Things had certainly become interesting for the teenage prodigy over the past year.
"You know you really need to secure this building better."
Stella let out a small scream, jumping in surprise before turning towards the voice. "Gezz Abolith what the hell," she exclaimed. "You scared me half to death!"
Abolith was quiet, Stella noting a sullen expression on the elf assassins face. On top of all the other things in Stella's life, she now found herself as Aboliths personal confidant. Over the past few months the elf would sneak into her office or even her home to talk. While these appearances always shocked her, Stella honestly enjoyed them. As crazy as it sounded, the pair were quickly becoming friends. "Whats wrong Abby? You look upset."
Abolith furrowed her brow, she wasn't a fan of her nickname yet had grown to accept it. What was bothering her was Fukushu. "Who do you think," she grumbled. Stella sighed, motioning towards her desk as she locked the door. "You know you really need to talk with him," she said. "Tell him how you feel."
"My beloved is many things but talkative is not one of them," Abolith stated. "He's hiding something and it's driving me mad. And what's worse is that he has done nothing wrong. If anything he has been more helpful as of late but still I can tell something is up."
Stella nodded, offering her friend a drink as she contemplated her friends statement. "I'll be honest I'm no relationship expert but maybe you need a girls night."
"Girls night?"
"My mom does that from time to time," Stella stated. "She and my dad get along great but sometimes she just needs to go out with her girlfriends. You already told me things have been tense since that whole Morgan thing. I know Raiden and Sachiko took it hard and from what you said Fukushu kind of blames himself for what happened."
"I forget sometimes that you are friends with my son," Abolith said. "And yes a night away would be nice. It pains me seeing Fukushu blame himself, what happened wasn't his fault. He hasn't said anything to me but I know he feels a certain amount of responsibility. Still, who would I go out with?"
Stella's eyes lit up a smirk slowly cracking across her face. "Why not me," she grinned. Abolith cast the young teen a dubious look. "I'm not quite sure. Besides, you are a bit young."
"Abby listen," Stella said quickly. "I have an awesome idea. Just give me a minute to explain." Abolith nodded, listening intently as Stella explained herself. As the teenage guidance councilor finished, she cast the girl an odd look. "A sleepover?"
"Yeah," Stella exclaimed. "We were all going to sleepover at Gail's on Friday. Why don't you tag along."
"How would you explain an adult elf to Gail's parents?" Stella grinned, Abolith groaning in annoyance as she began to understand how they would accomplish this.
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"Gail your friends are here!"
"Okay mom," Gail replied. The teen teacher now making her way towards the front door. The girls had been planning this little get together for awhile. It had taken longer than any of them had anticipated, working around Neela's schedule, making sure Pam and Stella had a free weekend. When they finally settled on the day, everyone was excited. The girls were looking forward to a night of scary movies, pizza, and usual teenage fare that were the hallmarks of a sleepover. Then Stella approached her a couple days beforehand, saying she would be bringing a couple of friends with her. Gail was curious, who could be coming with her? Opening the door, Gail's jaw dropped as she stared at Stella's companions.
Standing with the raven haired teen was a skinny Asian girl she didn't recognize and a red haired teen with slightly pointed ears. The red haired teen sporting a slightly embarrassed look as she stared back at Gail. "Um Stella?"
"Hey Gail," she smiled. "Thanks for inviting me. You remember Abby and Yuriko right?" Gail stammered, unable to form a complete sentence.
"Nice to meet you Gail," Yuriko smiled, the grown down wizard waving politely. "Abyy here told me all about this sleepover and she needed my help getting here. Hope it's okay if I come too."
"Um sure," Gail stammered, inviting the trio inside. Yuriko beamed, bounding into the house as she dragged Abolith with her. "Come on Abby get the lead out."
"I'm coming wizard and stop calling me Abby!"
Gail balked, furrowing her brow as she glared at Stella, the raven haired teen rubbing her neck sheepishly. This sleepover was about to get far more interesting than any of them thought.