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Xanthe Lampros

I'm not playing hard to get, I am hard to get

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a character in “Welcome to Fulton University! {Reboot}”, as played by kmo48678

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Full Name:
"It's pronounced ZAN-thee"
Xanthe Nyssa Lampros


Nicknames:
"because literally nobody gets my name right I absolutely have to go by nicknames. I honestly prefer it because nothing annoys me more than somebody butchering my name. I'm literally getting flashbacks of annoying teachers from school right now. Like literally I had to deal with this in elementary school, middle school, and high school. "
|| Zan || Zanny || Little Red || RRH (red riding hood) ||


Age:
Nineteen

Gender:
Female

Birth Date:
November 13

Sign:
Scorpio


Sexuality:
Heterosexual

Ethnicity:
|| Greek 50% || German 25% || Dutch 10% || Spanish 15% ||

Major:
"I've loved fashion my whole life but I honestly suck at designing it. So I decided I want to like shop for and dress celebrities for a living"
Fashion Merchandising

Minor:
"Only as a formality for my parents"
Business




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Childhood/Family Life:
Zanthe Nyssa Lampros is the product of passion, real, true, unabashed passion. Her parents met when her mother was studying abroad in Greece. Her mom was a pretty normal girl. She was from a middle class family in orlando, Florida and she was a romance writer. When she met her dad he was an heir to a greek textiles company. When he met her mom he said it was love at first sight. They were reckless and crazy in love with each other. So much so, that after her semester was over her father proposed to her mother. She was only twenty-two and he was thirty.

They had five daughters Calixta, Toula, Violante, Myra, and Xanthe. Having reckless parents who's sole purpose in life was pleasure often meant having to be self reliant. Sure, her parents would spoil their daughters and they had nanny's and chef's but their parents would randomly disappear. It wasn't uncommon to come home from school and find a note somewhere saying that her parents decided to go on a romantic trip to Paris for the weekend. Her parents loved their children, they just loved each other more. Because of this the daughters grew to be very independent and go down their own path. They didn't really have anyone besides maybe nannies to tell them otherwise.

Xanthe was always the pretty one. It wasn't a title she chose, nor did she like it because she was also smart she just wasn't as smart as her sister Myra, who was a 4.0 valedictorian and president of like three clubs. She was also popular just not as popular as Toula who was head cheerleader, homecoming queen, and prom queen. She didn't rebel nearly as much as Violente, not that she'd want to, that's a title she can keep. And she'd never be as much as a good girl as Calixta who was liked, no loved, by everybody who met her. So they stuck her with the title of the pretty one. That's all anyone ever expected of her was to sit there and look pretty and she always resented it.



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Quirks//Habits//Oddities:
|| Constantly seems to be chewing bubblegum || Calls most people Hun, Darling, Honey, or Sweetheart || Hates being seen wearing the same outfit in one month || Hates having short nails || Buys herself flowers often || Her eyebrow twitches when she gets upset || Smiles when she's angry || Makes excuses or shifts blame on somebody else to get out of trouble

Good personality traits: 
|| Warm || Attentive || Self-Confident || Vibrant || Independent || Romantic ||

Bad personality traits: 
|| Vain || Flirt || Meddlesome || Blunt || Spoiled || Overprotective ||

Greatest joys in life: 
Wealth || It sounds terrible but staying wealthy and acquiring her own personal wealth is something that is actually really important to Zan. She comes from a wealthy family and each of her siblings are wealthy in their own right or they married into wealth. She feels that it is expected of her to do the same thing.

Romance|| Maybe it's because she grew up with such romantic parents but she want to fall in love one day. She doesn't want to end up like one of her siblings who don't really care about their spouses. She hopes to meet her future spouse in college like her parents did.

Fashion || Zan has loved fashion her whole life. Even when she was a child she would demand to dress herself and she would wear the gowns that her mom used to wear to galas and things like that when her mom was done with them. She wishes she could design it but she just never had the talent to do so, so she just decided to surround herself with it instead.

Her Sorority || Her older sisters were all Alpha's so of course she knew she was going to be one as well. Alpha's are the best and the open so many doors for what you want in life.

Greatest fears: 
She has this fear of her parents losing all their money.

Life philosophy: 
"Oh, don't ask for the moon. We've already got the stars. " - Bette Davis 



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Personality:

Zan has always been one of those girls that are just easy to be around. She has these endearing names for everyone that makes people comfortable and she has this soft sweet voice that makes her generally less intimidating than some of her sisters. More often than not many of the people who want to pledge find her the easiest to talk to and ask questions because she's so welcoming. She's actually really attentive as well. She looks you in the eye when she speaks, she gives you her undivided attention if your talking to her, and she, in most cases, generally cares about what you have to say.

Zan is what you'd expect an Alpha to be she's poised and confident. She calls your attention when she walks in a room but at the same time doesn't really need it. At the end of the day she knows she's beautiful and if you don't then your either lying to yourself or your jealous of her. Often her confidence does make her vain because she sometimes relies on her good looks to get her things. Zan's charming demeanor and overall attractiveness make her a great partner and crime and her meddlesome nature makes the idea of doing something to help someone in ways they didn't think they needed help very attractive. Usually this manifests in situations like letting her sisters know that the dress they're wearing really does make them wide but it could also be "helping" a friend break up with a boyfriend because he is such a loser and she can't see it.

Zan is a romantic, not like all girls say they like romance, like she roots for romance and seeks it in her life. You'd think this means she dates a lot but she's actually hard to woo. She expects real romantic gestures and she wants a gentlemen, one who will live up to her expectations. She doesn't want some clingy guy who brings her flowers every thursday and tells her she's pretty all the time. She wants romance like in the movies and if you can't give it to her then your not necessary.

Zan can also be spoiled in that way. Her parents still give into her every whim so she pretty much can ask for anything and guarantee that they are too swept up in whatever the hell they are doing that they won't even notice or that they'll think that buying it for her makes them good parents so they won't even care. She may be dependant on her parents wealth but she's independent in any other aspects of her life. She wears what she wants and does what she wants and whether she has someone's approval doesn't stop her from going after what she wants. Zan can be very blunt. She sometimes says things without thinking about how people might feel. Like she'll think she's helping you by saying that your hair looks really flat when in reality she's actually kind of offending you. It's not on purpose it's just in her nature to say what she wants.




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❤Sex
❤Romance
❤Beta Boys
❤Sweet Coffee
❤Old Movies
❤Parties
❤Disney World
❤Peonies
❤The Beach
❤Volleyball
❤Her Hair color
❤Long nails
✘Roses
✘ Clingy people
✘ Labels
✘ Comparisons
✘ Being Late
✘ Cheap Alcohol
✘ Dumb People
✘Poor fabric
✘Black Coffee
✘Being called a Ginger
✘Biting her nails
✘Easy girls




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Thoughts on Greek Life:
"Honestly being in the Greek system is such a door opener. I love being an Alpha, I mean sometimes the constant cattiness is annoying but most of us are just really attractive sweet girls with a little bit of fire in them. I don't know much about the other greek houses because I only rushed Alpha's and freshman year I only hung out with Alpha's but I did get to know the Beta's and they're decent guys. Maybe I'll get to know some other girls in other houses but I already know they have nothing on the Alpha's, but we can still be friends."

Plans for after college:
"I've loved fashion my whole life so of course I plan on pursuing it. I want to be a personal shopper for the stars and I want to dress celebrities for red carpets and things of the sort. For now this summer I'll be doing that on the set of my brother-in-law's show in ABC this summer. But when I graduate.. who knows? I really want to focus on family too though since I want to start on that when I get out of college too. I won't be irresponsible and reckless and overall dumb like my parents either. "




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Build:
Zan stands at 5'8 and has a slender body with soft curves. She has a narrow waist and hips that are a bit wider than what might be normal for her size, giving her a hourglass look. She has breast that are about average, she wears a 32 C so she is just above average. She has a perky behind and toned legs from rigorous squat exercises every day. Her Legs are long, making up most of her height, and her thighs are just a bit thicker than she's like them to be. She weighs 125 though it fluctuates between 123 and 126 as the year goes on.

Hair Colour:
She has soft red hair that is often mistaken for strawberry blonde or just blonde in general it was a bit more orange as a child. Her hair has been lightened over the years to the perfect in between blonde and orange color that it is now. She has naturally straight hair that rests in the middle of her chest.

Eye Colour:
She has dark brown eyes very similar to the color of chocolate.

Distinguishing Marks:
Zan has moles all over her body, most of them are pale and aren't that distinctive but she has a few dark ones on the right side of her neck. She has one ear piercing but besides that she has no substantial piercings or tattoos.

Style:
Zan has a soft girly style. She wears a lot of nudes and pastels, her style is mostly figure hugging and sexy but sophisticated at the same time. She wears more dresses than anything but if she wears jeans it's usually with heels.

So begins...

Xanthe Lampros's Story

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Tuesday, October 4 || 12: 30 PM || Location: South Campus Lawn || Weather: Sunny, partly cloudy with winds coming from the south

It was something about the day that had a certain kind of buzz trickling into each and every vein of each and every student on the campus of the magnanimous Fulton University. Seniors and professors alike would tell you that it was perhaps the excitement of the upcoming Homecoming Week, which would mark the return of esteemed alumnae whose legacies were still felt in the halls they once occupied. Older staff members might say it was the stifling heat of the near oppressive Miami sun, its beams bearing down on each and every individual as they made their way across campus, some wearing less stifling clothes than others. The promise of water rides and cool refreshments for later in the afternoon practically drying tongues with anticipation for the Annual Fulton Carnival. However, as newer and the band of less sentimental students would tell you, perhaps...it was the thrill of the unknown...of the spine-tingling allure of Rush Week. While the Student Organization Fair was exciting in and of itself, there was still something devastatingly seductive about seeing the booths for the competing Greek houses, all of their members decked out in their Greek colors. The synergy of their competitive spirits was electric in the air and there was no telling what could happen before the rest of the day's celebrations...



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To be quite fair, it was not like Naomi had left the girls, Xanthe in particular, unprepared. For one, she had specified that she needed to finalize the plans for the foam party, which meant overseeing the yacht docking, making sure that catering was still on, and the other small details she needed to iron out while simultaneously making sure that they had enough snacks and such for those who visited the Alpha Theta Pi. They had been decorating since Sunday and Naomi had had the small menu - yes, she was doing extra and no, she did not give a damn - for snacks planned out back on Saturday. Xanthe didn't have those things planned out. Naomi just wanted to see how she would handle dealing with having to keep track of which of the Alpha ladies could leave duty at what time, greeting and informing prospective members while getting contact information from the ones that really stood out, and keeping up when food started to run out. She had left an hour ago and she had been getting one of the seniors to keep her updated on the sophomore's progress.

With her plans having been laid down in full last night, Naomi had been with the first wave of Alpha Theta Pi members setting the booth up and getting the food to the Lawn where all of the organizations, non-Greek affiliated included, were setting up. Like Naomi, some of the other girls who had helped earlier, especially seniors who needed all the credits they could get to graduate on time, had to leave. But she made it a point that everyone, much like every other Greek organization, had to wear the house colors. While she had made it clear that the girls could wear either pink or green, Naomi had done well with incorporating both colors into her ensemble. Her apple-green dress wasn't one of her most expensive items, not that she normally checked which brands she wore, but her elegance and refinery still stone through with the garment was accompanied by Lily Pulitzer sandals, Hellmuth bracelet from Portero, and Samira pearl-drop earrings. Naomi ran a hand through her hair idly as she closed the driver's side door of her Bugatti Chiron. Just as she made sure it was locked, she noted a few guys from the football team, shirtless, and painted in Fulton's school colors and had to laugh. "This is about to be interesting," she mused to herself quietly and stepped onto the sidewalk and headed to the gate to blend in with the throng of students coming and going.

After checking with the yacht her father had made sure to dock in Miami, Naomi did herself - and Jade - a favor by actually getting food without being prompted. She had drank a small mug of coffee when she first woke up, but stopped at Pasión del Cielo - a place she had found with Chantal - for the largest vanilla latte they had and an empanada. Nibbling on the flaky treat, she got the idea to text Jade a picture of her good deed for the day while simultaneously checking up on her favorite people. She didn't have to rush back to the Alpha booth anyway, after all.

To: Jade
See!? Eating w/out prompting lol! Aren't u proud of me?

To: Zan
Everything good?

To: Kat, Tamara
You guys behaving lol??

To: Chanti
Plz tell me I'm not da only 1 who could sleep 4 another 10 yrs

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"Give a girl the right pair of shoes and she'll conquer the world."
Outfit || Location: South Campus Lawn|| Song: Sally- Bibi Bourelly

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"Yeah there really is not better sorority to join," Xanthe explained tucking a lock of hair behind her ear. The group of freshman around her all nodded and soaked up all of her words. "I'm sure you have heard all those rumors that we're like rude and all that but none of it is true" She smiled at her fellow Alpha's who were all flitting around the booth making sure it looked great and talking to a few of the freshman who were approaching it. She spotted a girl in the crowd and immediately recognized her. She had partied with her after a film festival in the Cannes.

As the girls cleared out she approached her, "Hey Hun', I didn't know that you decided to come here." Amanda Delorenzo smiled in return and flipped her glossy blonde hair over her shoulder, "Yeah it was like a last minute decision."
Zan laughed lightly, "Well you know that you belong with the Alpha's of course you'll have to be accepted" Amanda winked at her like it was some sort of inside joke and nodded. After a bit more talking she had Amanda leave her information and she walked back over to where some of the girls were talking and setting up.

She noticed one of the Alpha's, Tatiana, snacking on food and she pursed her lips in disapproval. Tatiana had gained twenty pounds over the summer and rather than lose the weight or replace her wardrobe she chose to walk around in ill fitting clothes or in leggings and tank tops. Right now she was wearing black leggings and a tight green tank that wasn't flattering her at all. "Hi Honey, maybe you shouldn't eat any more snacks. How about some fit tea instead? It'll fill you up and you'll lose those extra pesky pounds." She smiled at her warmly before walking away. She didn't think it was a rude thing to say honestly because if she gained a lot of weight she would want them to say something to her. I mean she definitely gained weight when she and Casper broke up. Hell, all she did for like two whole weeks was watch Roman Holiday and eat Ben & Jerry's. Then, like the confident woman she was she lost all the weight, gained a perfect butt, and came back hotter than ever. She pulled out her phone to respond to a text she got from Naomi and send a few of her own.

To: Naomi
Yeah everything is great. Just found a prospect.

To: Kat, Jade
Um project Tatiana starting any time soon? No shade.

To: Andre
Hey make sure you stop by and say hi today.

To: Kienen
Naomi left me in charge with the booth, wish me luck

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Andres "Valentine" Rocha / senior nursing major
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"Sim mãe , eu te amo, adeus." Yes mom, I love you, goodbye.

"Oh meu deus, essa mulher pode falar." oh my god, that woman can talk. Andre mutters to himself, buttoning up his scarlet shirt until only the top three buttons are left undone. Hudson had left him in charge of watching the younger brothers while he was in his business class, and Andre... overslept. The call from his mother had woken him up, and she insisted on hearing his plans for the day, and staying on the phone with him until he was at the annual Fulton Carnival. This is Andre's favorite time of year, what with the blazing Miami heat perfecting for surfing and banging bikini babes, and getting pledges for the famous Beta Gamma Omega.

Ah, Beta, his home. Nothing is better than throwing back a beer at the Beta house, especially when it's just him and his brothers. Soon, there would be a bunch of pledges ready for an errand or a chance to prove their loyalty to the best house on campus. Some would drop, as they always do, but the ones that make it through are worthy of the Beta brotherhood. Andre thinks that they've been softer since his pledge years, but with the recent scandals with hazing and chapters being shut down, they have to watch out. Man, the stories he had from his pledge years, he still tells them. Especially the ones about Hudson, pledging with that boy was certainly an experience. This year, being his final year, he would use the pledges exactly how he wanted to. Senior privileges and seniority are cherished principles in Beta house.

Andre still managed to make it to the Beta booth before any of the potential pledges stopped by, but the booth was already set up and he was essentially there now to stand and look pretty. Oh, and make freshmen boys want to be him.

Zanny
12:41 PM
your wish is my command, princess

Hudson shows up with a plethora of to-go boxes from spot Beta's frequent, Red's. It's just like Hudson to bring steak dinners to a summer carnival, but anything that can make Beta look better, Andre can't oppose. Plus, the way the eyes of the potential pledges gathered around the booth popped made Andre feel powerful. "Come across any good recruits yet, Valentine? I trust your word over most." Hudson comes over to him, and Andre smirks at his nickname.

"Awe, you're making me blush." Andre teases the other boy, folding his arms across his chest. The carnival has been going good, and the Beta list of invites for the foam party tonight has been decreasing enough for Hudson to be satisfied. "We'll meet quota, as long as these potential pledges live up to expectations. But hey, if you see Haezia, tell her there's a girl in my bed at home that'd be perfect for Zeta."

It isn't surprising that the Alpha Theta Pi booth is right across from Beta, making it easy for the best girls and the best boys to check out the best organizations, and each other. Andre wants to walk over and talk with Xanthe, and now that Hudson's made it to the Beta booth, he can sneak over. he walks around the carnival so he can sneak up on Xanthe, positioning himself so that he'll end up walking behind her. Just as Xanthe is finishing talking to a pledge, he slaps her on the ass then wraps his arm around her shoulders. "Lookin' all pretty for me, Zanny?" Andre whispers in her ear, taking a look around the Alpha booth. No Naomi yet. But he does see Jade, and winks at her.

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Zan was passing out information and greeting freshman when she felt her phone buzz from within her bra. She pulled her phone out carefully, to avoid a nip slip, and looked at the text. She felt a smile creep on her face and she bit her lip to hold back a full blown grin, before slipping the phone in her bag.
"Hey Zanny do you think that I could leave?" One of the girls, Jasmine, asked. She glanced at her watch before nodding, "Yeah, I think you're about done. But if you see a good prospect be sure to get her info. You might not be at the booth but you're still scouting. "

She was walking away from the Jasmine, on her way to scold and Alpha who was trying to ditch the table to flirt with some Sigma guy when she felt a slap on her ass. She was about to spin around and yell at the person who did it when she felt the weight of Andre's solid arm around her shoulders, "Andre!" She gasped playfully pushing him, "One, I always look pretty. Two, bright pink is not my color, I have red hair for God's sake." She said pouting her already plump lips. She tossed her hair over her shoulder and pecked him on the cheek before extracting herself from under his arm,"But thank you".

She only did so because the other Alpha's, mainly the one's who were around when Adre and Naomi were together, got kind of weird when Andre flirted with Zan. Zan wasn't ashamed of her and Andre's friendship or the feelings she had for him but she wasn't ready to explain them, especially since Andre was.... well Andre. He was Valentine,the guy who always seemed to have a new girl in his bed. "So... how are the future Beta's looking?" She said opting to hold his hand instead.

"Tiffany! You cannot leave for another thirty minutes." She shouted, before turning back to Andre and smiling sweetly at him, "Sorry Naomi left me in charge and I want things to run smoothly. But I guess I can take a break for my favorite Beta." She said with a small smile. She sent Kat and Jade a quick text saying she'd be right back before leading him towards the other booths.They made it to the Zeta's first and she looked Lorraine up and down before walking past their table.

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One of Kat's talents was talking, so events like this, where all that was really expected of her was to mingle, were the ones that she enjoyed most. Most of the freshman passed by made her inwardly cringe, and she was internally point out all of their flaws, or, if an Alpha she was close to was seated next to her, she would whisper them to the girl. One girl passed by with hair that clearly needed some sort of humidity treatment. Another was wearing shorts that were so tight, and in such an unflattering way, that she looked like she belonged on a corner as a prostitute. There was a girl who needed to be introduced to Proactiv, and another who Katherine surmised had to be amazing in bed, because she was so ugly compared to the boy that she was clinging to in a girlfriend-boyfriend manner. All of the things that she picked out about the girls who approached their booth were things that were shallow to notice and become fixated on, but those tended to be the things that mattered most to Katherine. Appearances said a lot about a person, and in Kat's mind, first impressions were important. She seemed to justify the pettiness by reminding herself that she had been a freshman just last year, but she didn't act nearly as embarrassingly as she thought many of these girls were. She had spent a good deal of time getting ready, like always, and certainly was not wearing a t-shirt with "HOLLISTER" boldly printed on it, like the girl who was currently standing in front of her. It took a lot for her not to just roll her eyes at half of the girl's questions, especially since Naomi wasn't around, but she did her best to be pleasant until the girl seemed satisfied and moved on to another booth.

Tired of sitting in an area that seemed to be getting the most traffic, and sensing her patience and attention span dwindling, Katherine got up. She had missed Xanthe leaving by a few seconds, but read her text instantly, as she made her way over to Jade. She hadn't been looking at her phone for a few minutes, so she was only getting Naomi's now, and though she was tempted to comment on how she had been the perfect Alpha all morning, she got straight to the point with her text. She knew that Naomi had to leave for class, which was understandable. Katherine was technically supposed to be at a class right now too, but... well, this had seemed more important. It was a bad mindset to have, especially considering that the Greek societies had a minimum GPA requirement to be involved... and it was one that for her past two semesters, she had just barely reached, but Katherine just didn't care. It wasn't good, and she knew it, but for her academics didn't really matter. They never had. It went beyond her just thinking - and knowing - that her father had enough money to support her for twenty lifetimes. She wasn't intelligent when it came to school, so classes like calculus, the one that she was missing now, not only didn't excite her, but gave her a lot of anxiety too. She hated the feeling that she got when she was sitting in a classroom filled with students who all, at least somewhat, knew what was going on, and she had absolutely no idea. Even when she tried to pay attention and study, it just didn't click with her, so she would become frustrated and give up. It wasn't like she was lying when she justified skipping the class today to herself, by saying that she had a stomachache, because just the thought of sitting through that class over being out here with her girls did give her a stomachache.

To: Naya
I'm getting bored! Where are you?! You're gone, Zan is gone...... :( everyone LEFT me

To: Xanthe
Hoes before bros, Zan!!!!!!!! And Jade will probably go Mom mode if we gossip about Tatiana in the group chat but OMG yes I'm in... Like literally something needs to be done or she needs to be done because she looks like trash

Kat's text was dramatic, and typical of her to accidentally implicate Xanthe for leaving the booth, even though it probably wasn't even a big deal. Her text to Xanthe was more playful, but only because she noticed her then, across the way in the Beta booth. As she sat down in the empty chair beside Jade, her dramatic side kicked in again as she sighed. "Your Little is basically about to get pregnant across the lawn, Jade. Aren't your maternal instincts going to kick in to prevent this teen pregnancy?" Really, Katherine was being playful in the comment, but it was typical of her to want something to be done, only now that she was bored and would actually want Xanthe back by her side to socialize with. "And Naya is really going to hear it from me, because I'm so bored without her here. I really think that she needs to get held back or something, because it's not fair that Zanny is going to get to still have you next year, but I won't have Naomi."

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Of course, by the time Naomi made it back to the quickly filling lawn where students were both greeting one another for the first time and conversing like old time friends, she wasn't surprised to see a few of the Alphas spread out in the crowd. Mostly seniors who had taken her example and wore green with pink accents, which made a bright smile flit across her face. It wasn't long for to become distracted by seeing a few STEM majors, one in particular a Beta named Tristan. He was her solace when she had to hang out with the Alphas, a buffer when Hudson served as nothing but a means of distraction before he would be lured away by the swing of hips his hands had not touched before. "Hello, handsome," she exclaimed the second she ran into Tristan, her hands failing to grip his thicker, hardened biceps. Naomi gave a brief squeeze before humming, grinning up at gorgeous green eyes. "Shit, you've worked out, like wow...crazy...hello, Protein World shakes." Tristan chuckled in his grasp; she could feel the tremor of his body in her fingertips and it had her smiling even brighter. "Miss President...you've been by the tables yet?" Naomi shook her head. "Nope, the air is oppressive enough without your brothers' massive egos poisoning my sensitive lungs." She responded and Tristan rolled his eyes, comfortably wrapping an arm around her waist as he led her in the direction of the Beta booth. In the meantime, while they both waved and said hi to a few classmates, Naomi checked her phone only to giggle at Katherine's text with a response. She refused to acknowledge the reasons why Xanthe would leave their booth; that was far too depressing and she hadn't finished her coffee yet.

To: Kat
Be back soon, Kit Kat

To: Zan
Playin hookie already? 4 shame babe

Like always, the Betas were dressed impeccably in their crimson and silver, though she suspected that Hudson was the one who convinced the others to dress up just a bit more than they normally would. The Beta president was the only man she knew, second to their fathers respectively, who would wear a suit in the sweltering heat without it being a requirement. It made her roll her eyes and laugh a little, but the smile fell just briefly when she noted Xanthe and Andre close-by. Because fuck you too, mother nature, her mind supplied bitterly when she couldn't quickly supply an actual greeting to the two. In all honesty, she didn't want to. It would require being more chipper than she already was and she would need another large cup of coffee before dealing with that. Instead, considering she and Tristan were still at a distance, she turned her attention to the Beta booth fully, grinning at Hudson's back. "Excuse me, your Royal Do-Too-Much-ness," she called to Hudson, pulling Tristan along with her behind to the tables that contained food. A few of the guys, seniors and juniors notably, peeked up and grinned at her in welcome, a few stopping to wipe their mouths and wave. Naomi only rolled her eyes at their boyish behavior and pushed Tristan forward, though he kept an arm around her. "I'm returning one of your stragglers." Tristan bumped her lightly while exclaiming, "Hey!" Naomi only winked at him before stating coquettishly, "Don't think I didn't notice you were late, mister. What kind of example are you setting for the babies?" Quickly, as she always did, her attention was back on Hudson and she noted his small plate before smirking, meeting his gaze. "Don't tell me you're already celebrating earning second place to the Alphas in terms of garnering prospective pledges now, Allen. I didn't think you of all people would admit defeat so easily."

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Jade was still just a junior, but as a biology major with a psychology minor, her course load this semester was already weighing on her pretty heavily. On top of her school work, she was already beginning to prepare for the MCAT exam and was trying to get together a list of potential medical schools to apply to in the spring. Her sorority had grown so important to her, that it even surprised herself, but in no way could Jade ever put being an Alpha over being a student. That was why she had only just barely made it to their booth on the south lawn by 12:30, an hour and a half after the event had started, and why she knew that she could only stay for a few minutes. After leaving her Development Biology class, she raced back to the Alpha house where she switched her shorts and tank top for a more Alpha-friendly outfit, considering of a pink dress and simple white sandals. Naomi knew that Jade wasn't going to be at the table for the beginning of the event, and just in general, Jade wasn't feverishly concerned about Naomi being disappointed in her lack of presence. For one, they were good friends, and secondly, she was aware that Naomi wasn't going to even be there herself. Jade had no real reason to be in such a rush, but she was, and once she got to the table, she did her best to make sure that everything was in order. Which is what, and unsurprisingly at that. No one would expect for a single thing to be misplaced or forgotten when Naomi was in charge, even if she was only there in spirit for the moment. Regardless, Jade was still able to find something to busy herself with, and spent a good ten minutes talking to a group of girls about the Alpha house, and then the Theta house, when she figured out that they were probably better suited there. While she adored the Alpha house, she knew better than anyone that some people just didn't fit. A lot of the time, she felt like she was one of those people, and she felt like she was doing a good service by promoting other houses to potentially save these girls from spending four years feeling out of place, or trying to be someone that they weren't.

Jade had finished what she was doing around the same time that Xanthe left with Andre, and she had looked up at just the right time to catch his wink, which she responded to with a grin. She was happy to see him, but not so happy to see Xanthe wandering off with him. She loved Andre as a friend, and in her head, that was okay, because she wasn't some pretty little girl like Xanthe, who lived off of romance. When she was with Andre, at least, she thought of herself as her old self - the girl who was too concerned with sports and getting her hands dirty to ever be considered "pretty" by the boys that she hung out with, and that was fine by her because she didn't want to be pretty. And she didn't want to be pretty now, in Andre's eyes, either. So sure, she loved Andre as a friend and trusted him, but she also knew that beyond his personality with her, out playing soccer, was the player version of Andre, and since Xanthe was the picture perfect girl who would fit the mold of the girls he chased, it made her wary. Xanthe and Andre could both insist as much as they wanted that they were just friends, but Jade didn't believe it. Andre was too much of a player and Xanthe wanted that fairy tale ending too badly. There was that over-caring side to her that wanted to get up and go third wheel, but the sane part of her told her that she just had to let them be "friends", though not without sending a response to Xanthe's text first. While she was at it, she answered Naomi's and Lorraine's as well.

To: Xanthe
Be good!

To: Naomi
Barely happy with how late you've been up all week! Sleep deprivation is link to heart disease, kidney disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and strokes, Mimi!!! AKA sleep is important and you not sleeping gives me high blood pressure!!!

To: Lorraine
Your fave Alpha can't be your fave Alpha atm! Busy trying to persuade kiddies that Zetas are horrible

The text to Lorraine was definitely sent when she was sure that there was no one close enough to read it. For starters, the Alphas were definitely supposed to think, to some extent, that they were above the Zetas. That alone would probably make her friends-with-benefits relationship with Lorraine frowned upon. To top it off, Naomi hated the girl and Jade was well aware of that, which made the whole thing so tricky. It didn't help that Lorraine was pretty bold and brazen and always seemed to like to live on the edge and come close to exposing it, so much that she had Jade's heart racing, but had never actually done so. In a way, it turned her on, but during moments like this, when she couldn't focus on that, she knew that she had to pretend she had no interest in Lorry, or texting her.

Luckily, all of the texts were sent and her phone was set down again by the time that Katherine came over. Almost instantly, she started with her dramatics that never failed in bringing a smile to Jade's face. Katherine was absolutely a spoiled brat who lived in some fantasy world where everything revolved around her, but at the same time, she was endearing and funny and sweet and so genuine that none of the bad things even mattered. "Stop it," she chided playfully, placing one of her hands on Katherine's. "My Little is as smart as they come and she knows that I will personally murder her if she ever gets herself knocked up. Hell, I'd kill Andre too."

Katherine's comment about Naomi leaving at the end of the year was a reminder that she didn't need, but it was probably going to be just as sad for Kat to lose her big. However, it was definitely best that Jade hadn't ended up as Katherine's Big. It was quite the contrast to how she seemed to the majority of people, but with people she cared for, Jade was quite loving. So much so, that when it came to Katherine, she would probably be too tolerant of her sometimes impulsively ignorant comments or her tendency to push her responsibilities out of the way in favor of fun. It wasn't like she treated Katherine like a child who needed babysitting, and she would push that Katherine try to do better in her classes, but if she made up some pretend symptom for an illness she was faking, Jade would probably give in easily, despite being on a pre-med track and likely knowing better than anyone that Kat was faking. She wanted everyone to be happy and healthy and comfortable, but giving in to Kat too much would probably on egg on her irresponsibility. Naomi was actually the best match that Kat could have gotten, when it came down to it, because Naomi was fun and compassionate too, but she was wildly intelligent and knew when to get serious, as well. Without having to act as her Big, it was easier for Jade to be sympathetic to Katherine anyway, so it worked out and she appreciated the relationship she had with Katherine. While everyone knew that Jade's "mama-bear" instincts were only meant with good intentions, she knew good and well that all of the Alphas had their shit together, but with Katherine, she felt like her watchful eye was more necessary, and feeling useful was something that she always appreciated. "You're going to have your own Little to worry about by next year, so you'll be fine. Naomi's going to visit anyway, but speaking of the queen herself, where is she?"

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"I think any color is your color in a dress like that." Andre replies, taking a good long look at Xanthe as she heaves his arm from her shoulder. She still pecks him on the cheek for the compliment and grabs a hold of her hand, wary of her sisters and the opinions they may have on her relationship with Andre. She must have known he'd start thinking of a certain Alpha sister in particular, so she asks him how the prospects are going. "The boys are coming in flocks, plenty of legacies to choose from. There's no question on who's getting the best pledges this year." Andre winks at Xanthe, following her almost dutifully when she starts leading him around the carnival. They stopped at the Zeta table, only for Xanthe to express her distaste towards Lorraine, and then walk off.

Andre has nothing against Lorraine, they're actually party buddies most of the time, but he couldn't go against Xanthe. That woman is not someone you want to make unhappy. Plus, Andre wants to keep her happy anyway, because she's his Zanny.

Andre considers just taking them both back to the Beta booth, but once he looks over and sees Naomi walking towards the table, he reconsiders. Seeing Naomi right now would just dampen his good mood. There much else to do at the Carnival, considering the row of Greek booths dominate the activity. Sooner or later, he'll have to show back up at the Beta booth, and Naomi's either going to be there or right across the way at the Alpha booth. "As much as I love you playing hooky with me, minha beleza ruiva, I think I should take you back to the Alphas before Jade scolds me." my reheaded beauty. They make a small circle around the carnival before ending up in the middle of the two booths.

"-I think you know Princess's tastes better than most of us, so you pick what you think's going to excite her the most." Andre catches the end of Hudson's conversation, and is already formulating a comment when he realizes just who Hudson is talking to. Between his dinners with Xanthe, soccer with Jade, and... fun with Kat, he's manage to avoid Naomi for the whole semester so far. Even at parties, she just seemed to always be somewhere else. Realizing what Hudson's talking about, his heart tells him to stand up for Naomi, because no one should talk to her like that, not even Andre's best friend. But he can't, because when they make eye contact, he can feel his eyes getting hot. He hates himself for still getting worked up at the sight of her. He has to find a way out, a way not to look like a heartbroken idiot in front of his brothers. Valentine, the brother who can't get over a relationship that ended almost two years ago.

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As they approached the Beta and Alpha tables something in Andre's demeanor changed. She glanced over to see what caused it and saw Naomi hanging out the Beta table. She knew that Andre and Naomi did a pretty good job of avoiding each other. She also knew that Andre might go on a girl binge after seeing Naomi and that hurt a little. But she loved the both of them so she knew it was her duty as his best friend and as her sister to stand by them.

She squeezed the hand that was still holding her own, and smiled up at him,"I know this is tough honey but it's going to be okay." She led him back over to the Betas table, careful to keep a smile on her face as she approached them. Keep your head, heels, and expectations high, that's what her nanny Lacey used to say. She kept that in mind as they approached the Alpha table. She wasn't nervous for herself really, it was mainly him. Yeah they were holding hands but she also had a bad habit of climbing into people's laps when she was tipsy. Not just males like Hudson, Kienen, and Andre, but females as well like Naomi, Kat, and Jade. But honestly she just was a toucher and she's also done that sober.

She approached Naomi first, letting go of Andre and going for a hug, before kissing Hudson and Kienen on the cheek, "I would love to chat but I've strayed from the Alpha booth long enough." She said with a wink. She pointed to Kienen and Andre, "I demand to be won a stuffed animal at the carnival tonight!" She added playfully before sauntering off to the Alpha table.

When she came back to the table she approached Kat from behind and pulled her into a hug, "I'm back" She said in a sing song voice. She let go and moved so she was leaning on the table in front of Kat and Jade. She smiled at the girls and tossed her hair over her shoulder. It was getting hot and soon she was going to need a hair tie to get all of that hair off of her. She recently cut her hair to her chest but originally it was hanging down her back. She thought that cutting it would help with the heat but it was still thick as ever and even more annoying because it kept slipping back onto her shoulder. "So what are we gonna do about Tatiana. I swear I'm not trying to be mean but... c'mon she wore leggings to this. The other day she went to brunch in sweats like we went to Denny's or something. We are Alpha's, I don't mean to be mean but you can't do that. " She huffed, getting herself a bit worked up, "If she can't lose the weight she needs to buy new clothes."

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As soon as Hudson finished his drink of water, Naomi had to prepare herself. Obviously, because she could tell by the mischeivous glint in his eyes that Hudson was gunning for her and it made Naomi fold her arms over her chest. She leaned her weight on her left leg, her left hip jutting out slightly as she took what Hudson had to dish out...which was, well it was a cute little dig. They were being tame apparently. Real cute, Allen, she thought but did not vocalize, head nodding absently as the Betas let out their respective "ooooohs" at their president's insult. But of course, she didn't have to wait long for him to make more to say because in typical Hudson fashion - and paying homage to the moniker she initially regarded him with - he continued.

This time, his commentary made her eyebrow raise in slightly contempt, a nervousness settling in the pit of her stomach. Andre was close enough, too close. Xanthe had came over and hugged her, which Naomi only returned half-heartedly in her disbelief at Hudson mentioning the one thing she had not even talked with the girls about. Especially when Andre was so near. It was never her intention for him to find out what happened between herself and him. The him in question received a small glare at that point, though Naomi made sure to return her gaze to Hudson soon after. Last she had checked, she had been pretty adamant with the other Beta that she didn't want their little mistakes to get out. But she should have known better - she did know better. Hudson, just like herself, was privy to information others would not know about until the situation had already blown over. She was foolish. As usual. The truth of the matter, however, was that Naomi was not about to cow. Even if her cheeks still felt heated with the shame of her past entanglements and the boys were a bit riled up by Hudson's nosy knowings, Naomi wasn't one to just back down to him and after a beat, a smirk formed on her face. She slid out from underneath Tristan's arm, who backed up knowingly, so that she could step further in Hudson's face. "For one, baby, if I would have left the boat selection to the Allens, I actually wouldn't be surprised that you would manage to find decent accommodations for our event. Mediocre, at best, much like your Dad's net worth," she heard Tristan and a few of the guys hiss out a collective "Shit!" that gave her enough pause to smile before continuing, "but I'm sure it would've sufficed just enough to prove why the Betas have always and will always come second place to the incomparable legacy of the Alphas. And the Ellisons, but...that's just me digging salt in the wound, right? Then again, knowing the many skanks you've dipped, flipped and tricked to stay relevant, I wouldn't be surprised if you did make the time to know all about boat selections. You Allens know all about compensating, don't you?" In that last leg of her first insult, Naomi had taken a small moment to eye Hudson surreptitiously, teasing, and with the faintest hint of trying to size him up as if she had not already done so before. Naomi allowed herself to giggle then and winked at the Betas who felt just a tad insulted, though they knew she was only being playful. Besides, she felt entitled to get back at Hudson for that small dig and the boys were more amused by the show than anything else. Not many people could say they could get one on Hudson Allen, shade extraordinaire.

Naomi hummed thoughtfully, taking just a second to level Kienen with a cold stare before grinning. "I'll leave you gentleman to your meat since that's about the only thing I think we all know you can handle best," she began, a note of sincere belief in her own statement in her voice, and Tristan was the first to indignantly cry "Hey, now!" which made her laugh softly. "But please, do come by the Alpha tent soon, Allen. I'd offer you some Nobu, but I'm pretty sure neither of us want a repeat of that crab infestation you had going for you some time ago?" She turned her eyes coldly upon Kienen, "Or was it you, Fox?" There was a notable difference in her tonality when addressing her drunken blunder: her voice was nothing short of steel and she didn't bother trying to hide her contempt. However, as quickly as the wind could sweep through, Naomi clunked herself on the head softly, taking on somber and apologetic tone. "My bad. It always escapes me which one of you has caught another STD. See ya, babes!" Just a bit satisfied, Naomi turned only to meet Andre's gaze.

Her breath stuttered in her chest because obviously, Naomi was seventeen again and Andre's eyes made her stomach flutter like it did on their very first date. But you ruined that, didn't you, some bitter part of her snapped and Naomi was a bit grateful that she was distracted enough by Hudson and the others to not have seen the display of affection Xanthe probably showered Andre with before walking away. It would have been too much - it would have hurt too much. So, she did exactly what she did when she had decided to break up with him - the guilt and hurt in her eyes hardened until he was nothing more than another Beta to her and all she uttered for him was a brief "Hey, Valentine" before stalking across the way to the Alpha tent.

By the time Naomi made it back to the girls, her favorite three were all together and it brought a much more relaxed smile from her, even her shoulders released the tension she had felt mounting within her being in Andre's presence. It was ridiculous that one person could still have that much power - that he held so much power and didn't even know it - and it made it harder for her to breathe. Her anxiety was rising and the coffee still in her hand was cold now, so she set it on one of their tables. "Hey, babies!" She greeted, quick to embrace Katherine fiercely and give as convincing of a smile to Jade as she could since she was the only one between the other two to be able to read her lies. And she should have been better at being nice to Xanthe since the poor girl did nothing wrong, but Naomi's hackles were still risen, Andre's face was still fresh on her mind, and Hudson calling her out was still ringing in her ears. "And if you're going to another lovers' stroll, perhaps after your responsibilities for the day are over, ok babe?" It was unfair and not right, and Naomi was going to feel horrible later but her smugness overpowered any guilt she could have possibly felt for unnecessarily snapping at Zan. Naomi didn't wait for a response and she knew she was being catty, but she couldn't help herself at the moment. She needed control and the best way to do that was distract herself with the freshman that came over. "Welcome to the Alpha Theta Pi tent. I'm Naya..."

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"Didn't she have class or something? I don't know but she better get back here soon." Katherine was on the verge of returning to Jade's reference to Andre, when Xanthe walked over. She was going to casually ask Jade what her thoughts on Xanthe and Andre were, and for a more detailed account on what had happened with Naomi and Andre. She needed reassurance that there was nothing romantic lingering there in either of those cases, to reassure herself that she wasn't a horrible person for having made out with Andre a couple of times. She needed the reassurance mostly because from her own accord, there was something still lingering with both of her friends, and she was a horrible friend. It wasn't like Katherine to keep secrets, especially not ones about hookups since she very rarely interacted with anyone in a sexual manner, but that in itself had made her more nervous about the whole thing. She had hooked up with Andre once over the summer, and that night, she could still brush off as being a drunken mistake. She had consumed enough alcohol that she was able to be convinced into doing cocaine... so she could brush off kissing Andre as being a consequence of the alcohol, too. However, she couldn't exactly use that excuse again, to justify their more recent make out session, or how she engaged almost as much as he did, in the secret flirting. It was so bad, and the worst part about it, was that Katherine wasn't even sure what she felt for Andre. She considered that maybe if she was head over heels in love with him, this would be understandable. She could claim that she couldn't help herself. But with the way that Katherine was, and how years of body image issues had limited her from ever even considering developing any sort of relationship with guys, she wasn't even sure if she was really that attracted to Andre. Sure, she could recognize that he was very attractive and that she was definitely having fun when her face was pressed against his, but was it a thrill that was exclusive to him? Did she need to have fun with a guy who already had romantic ties to two of her closest friends, plus a friendship with Jade. Being involved in this at all was bad news, and Katherine was well aware of it, but she wished that she could feign ignorance on the entire matter. Xanthe's presence quickly eliminated the chance of Kat bringing it up, and Naomi showing up only a beat later sealed the deal.

Although Katherine knew that when Xanthe was shallow, she was doing it more-so out of being blunt and maybe even actually concerned, than being purely petty and shallow like Katherine was, she still enjoyed having someone to gossip with. A smile found its way to Kat's lips as she offered a nod of agreement, and normally she would have been very quick with some snide, follow-up remark to agree with Xanthe, but comments about weight threw her off, mostly because it led to her being very worried that Xanthe probably had these same conversations with other girls, about her. It was foolish and even Kat knew that, but it didn't stop the anxiety from coming back every now and again. "I think she was blaming gaining so much on her thyroid being messed up, or something, but I heard that her dad was indicted on embezzlement charges or something, and like, her whole family's falling apart at the seams." There was barely an ounce of sorrow in Kat's reasoning, and any that was originally there was removed once she followed up with, "But I totally agree. I mean, we could be nice and take her shopping or something."

Katherine noticed nothing off about Naomi's greeting, until she made the remark to Xanthe about leaving to go on a "lovers' stroll". It made her wince internally, only because it was surprisingly, yet nonchalantly, sharp and unexpected, and rather than say anything immediately, her eyes quickly fell upon Xanthe to read her reaction. Partly, she wanted to see if Xanthe would be as caught off guard as she was, but she also wanted to see how she reacted to the "lovers'" part of Naomi's comment, if at all, because it would give her at least a semblance of peace if she responded with disgust at the thought of it. When the fear of Xanthe responding positively to that part of the comment set in with Kat, though, she opted against sitting there and got to her feet. "My package from Sephora that I've been waiting for, for like forever, finally got here this morning, and it has all of those Caudalie face masks that I was telling you guys about the other day, so I kind of want to go back to the house now and try one, because I feel like my pores are like, literally on the verge of a mental breakdown." She opted against waiting for Jade of Zan's response, and instead, found her way towards the front of the booth where Naomi stood. When she was no longer in the middle of a sentence, Katherine squeezed her arm and put on her best smile. "Okay, so I love you, and you're totally so pretty right now, and I want to hang out with you all day, but I can feel my pores turning into craters right now, and I have a Caudalie mask calling my name. Am I free to go?" she requested, with dramatically playful batting of her eyes being added in for the extra effect.

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Hudson allowed Naomi her moment to shine, and didn't interrupt as she laid in to him, but his smirk grew throughout her playful tirade, despite it barely being noticeable. Naomi was something special, that was for sure, and no matter how low she wanted to get with the digs, they never did much to personally hurt Hudson. Maybe his ego was just that big, that not much could really get to him anymore. Regardless, he got more pleasure than anger out of all of his "altercations" with Naomi, and a lot of it was because he felt a level of sexual tension present. It wasn't something that was strong enough that either of them would probably ever act on it, and that was especially true for Hudson, who valued his friendship enough with Andre to know that he couldn't do that to him. Even if he could convince himself that Naomi would be as easy as he thought. His smirk remained present for the entirety of Naomi's commentary, and though he didn't give in to the sneers of the guys behind him, he did shake his head, in mock disappointment, as Naomi left their booth without offering him a chance at rebuttal. Typical, she's always had more of a "flight" than "fight" instinct. He turned back to the other Betas then, and though his smirk was still adamant, he tried to sound more serious. "All right, all right, she's gone. Let her have her fun, but we all know that if one of us had an STD, Princess would be the first one to know, since she's banged about half of this house. On a brighter note, though, boys; dig in. I don't want this steak going to waste" The retort came once Naomi was already gone, and it was probably better that way, since it wasn't completely true, but Hudson knew that it might have resonated enough in her to piss her off.

He picked up his plate and a full carryout box, and headed towards the front of the tent where Xanthe had left Andre. Although he had taken a moment to briefly greet Xanthe when she quickly left him with a departing kiss to the cheek, he hadn't had a chance to acknowledge Andre since then. Shoving the box into the Beta's hands, he gave him an inquisitive look. "You dog. Don't tell me that you've got both of Naya's most prized sophomores wrapped around your finger. I'll give it to you, Valentine -- you really know how to play the game, and that, my friend, is worth drinking to. I won't let you live it down if you don't bring one of the two, or both, back to the house tonight. We'll bring out our best bottle of champagne and toast to the sweet taste of revenge." Hudson knew that apparently, Andre's friendship with Xanthe was somewhat genuine, and that his hookup with Katherine had been unplanned and unexpected, but still, he felt like behind the layers of sheer attraction, Andre had to be plotting something. At the very least, it was a very pleasant coincidence that he ended up scoring with two of the girls that Naomi was closest with. If there was any good way to get back at someone for breaking your heart, it was to show them that you could and would move on, and with their best friends.

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Xanthe's return brought a smile to Jade's face, but it faded just a bit when she brought up the topic of her group text from minutes before: Tatiana. Sure, Jade had noticed that the younger Alpha may have gained a few pounds over the summer as well, and she certainly wasn't dressing to Alpha perfection, but Jade wasn't the type of person who would ever want to address that with another girl. If anything, she would want it to be done in a very indirect way, such as inviting the girl to come on her daily jog with her or something. She knew that Xanthe's intentions were pure because she truly believed that her little was far from a bitch, but at the same time, not everyone understood that Xanthe's criticism was almost always meant to be constructive. Tatiana had to be aware that she had gained some pounds, and therefore, wasn't trying to squeeze into those pretty dresses and blouses she had sported the year before. She had to be insecure about it, and Jade didn't want her to feel worse, but at the same time, Xanthe was right - she was an Alpha, and she had a house to represent, especially at an event like this. If Jade could have gotten away with wearing a pair of leggings or workout shorts and a t-shirt, god knows that that was what she would be wearing at that very moment, but she was aware of what was expected of her as an Alpha. So, while Jade didn't think that Xanthe or Katherine needed to be the ones to say something, she agreed that someone needed to do something.

"You two, be nice. Unless you want to just casually take her out on a friends' shopping trip, don't you say anything. Both of you can be a little... harsh, and if that's true, Kat, then the last thing she needs is anyone telling her that she looks like garbage." She brushed a strand of misplaced brown hair behind her ear, her eyes flickering past Xanthe as she watched Naomi approach from across the lawn. "I'll tell Naya to talk to her later, but you two don't say anything. I don't need her accusing you guys of being mean girls." It was interesting how concerned Xanthe was for the Alpha name. It was definitely a good thing, in terms of her leadership ability, and the pride she took in the representation of the Alphas was admirable, but Jade still felt like this was something that Naya, or at least an upperclassman Alpha, needed to take care of. Otherwise, she really felt like Tatiana could be offended. She knew that she would have been, at least, had she been in that position.

Naomi had reached them then, offering Jade a smile that was quickly returned, though she was surprised with how quickly their president left, and more-so, with the biting comment that she left Xanthe with. Really, it wasn't too mean, but it was just not something that Jade expected Naomi to say, and that along, given the topic, made it clear that Naomi was bothered, not so much with Xanthe leaving the booth, but with leaving with Andre. It made her frown, partly because she knew she had to talk to Naomi later about it, but also because she knew Zan had been completely innocent in whatever she had been doing with Andre. Jade, along with a few other senior, junior and sophomore girls had been manning the table completely fine, so Zan's disappearance had largely gone unnoticed. Nothing was crashing and burning, no responsibilities had been neglected. "She's just stressed out, don't take that to heart," Jade reasoned to Zan almost immediately once Naomi and Katherine had left the table. "She's been up late all week." Since Jade had been unable to prevent the comment from Naya, she felt like it was necessary for her, for some reason, to come up with a bunch of excuses for why Zanny had no reason to take it personally. "But what has been going on with you and Andre? I'll ask him myself and he'll tell me," she teased, trying to lighten the mood now. "So no beating around the bush!"

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Zan took a bit of a step back from Naomi when she lashed out at her. She bit her lip to hold back the retort that was already forming on her tongue and simply nodded as Naomi walked away. She figured Naomi was just stressed out but at the same time she had received Naomi's blessing when she confessed that she had feelings for Andre and that she might pursue him this year. She was finally starting to have hope in Andre. After months of watching girl after girl after girl hop in and out of his bed she just... she felt like she needed to tell him how she felt and if he decided that he had no feelings for her than he could say so and they could go back to being best friends but if not... who knew?

When Kat walked away she opened her mouth in protest. "God, her too? " She huffed out in frustration, "I walked away for like fifteen minutes, twenty tops, and I was nearby."

Even though Jade tried to make her feel better it wasn't really helping. She knew that Naomi was stressed out, she really understood that, but why did she have to take it out on her? And then Kat just left her too. What was even Kat's deal she just left so abruptly? Zan bit her lip, she tried to think of what she could have done to make Kat disappear too but she couldn't think of anything. I mean not anything she did on purpose but Zan had a habit of being blunt and saying things without thinking, so who knows? She might have pissed her off by saying something.

She was in her own world when she heard Jade mention Andre. She knew that Jade was just trying to lighten the mood but it was a question that she should answer. I mean she told Jade everything so why should she stop now? She tucked some stray hairs behind her ears and sighed audibly, "I mean I don't know. You know we're best friends right? I mean he's been there for me through so much" She paused and glanced over to the Beta tent, only to see he was gone. "Things kind of... changed when me and Cas broke up. It first started with him flirting with me to cheer me up and stuff but then I developed feelings for him. " She looked Jade in the eye and smiled sheepishly, "Real feelings Jade. I know I always think I have real feelings but this isn't one of my stupid crushes. I really care about him. I'm thinking of telling him at the foam party"

She glanced down and felt her stomach tighten, "Something has felt.. off lately though. I thought it was because he still loves Naomi and trust me I know he does but it's like he's keeping something from me. I don't know what it could be though because we face times almost every day this summer. Even if it was for five or ten minutes, he would have told me. " She shrugged and smiled brightly, it was a fake smile and she knew Jade could tell but she smiled anyways, "Doesn't matter I'm probably crazy. Just ignore me, I might not even tell him."

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It was hard for Jade not to want to roll her eyes, just a little bit, when Xanthe began to explain herself. Jade definitely had a maternal instinct in her, and she did care enough to a point where she wanted to know what this was all about, but it didn't stop her from finding some things to be... unrelatable. Like Xanthe claiming that she had been through "so much" which Andre right by her side. She was well aware of the breakup drama with Casper, and she wasn't discrediting Xanthe's feelings. It was just that with Jade, a lot of the things that her fellow Alphas deemed as being big deals, didn't really seem so major to her. She grew up with sisters, so she should have been used to the dramatic personalities, but she still sometimes wanted to break out of her Alpha mode and give some of these girls a good shake, while reminding them that there were bigger problems in the world. However, she wasn't going to do that. Partly because she reminded herself that Alpha Jade still somehow had to become the real Jade, and because this was Zanny she was talking to, and even if she thought she was being dramatic, she wasn't going to say so. Xanthe was her Little, and that alone meant that she held a certain piece of Jade's heart.

Jade had been close with Andre for the past two years, since she pledged Alpha, so it wasn't like she was unfamiliar with the man that Xanthe was drooling over. She knew Andre in a different way, though, clearly, because what she had with him was something that would never turn romantic. They were friends, and though she thought that she knew him well enough to ask him anything, she had never really brought up his friendship with Xanthe. With Zan being such a romantic, and Andre being... well, not, their friendship had actually always made her feel a little bit uneasy because she always wondered whether Andre being uninterested in Xanthe romantically would lead to drama that would lead to her having to pick one or the other. She would choose Xanthe, that was unquestionable, simply because the girl was her Little, but that didn't change the fact that it would be really hard, considering that Andre was the one connection that she had, at school, that brought out the "real" Jade. So, while Jade was normally superb with advice, this situation was one where she felt like she had to be more careful, and unlike her, less involved.

She frowned some, almost sympathetically, as she squeezed Zan's hand. "No, you're not crazy," she said, while shaking her head. "I think that you should tell him, if you actually want something to transpire there. But you know that I know Andre too, Zan, so this isn't me trying to crush your hopes and dreams, but... I don't know. Don't be crushed if he's not looking for whatever you're looking for. Andre is a good guy but his track record isn't that great in terms of the whole, 'showing up at your door with flowers and chocolates and asking you to be his girlfriend' kind of thing." She bit her lip, pausing for a moment, before continuing. "I just don't want you to get hurt." Which also meant, she noted internally, that she needed to speak to Naomi about this before the foam party. She didn't want Xanthe getting hurt by Andre, but judging by Naya's biting remark, she also had someone else to worry about in that department.

Her phone had buzzed while Xanthe had been speaking, a few moments before, but Jade only looked down to read the message now. She pulled her phone closer to her, upon seeing Lorraine's name, and biting back any hint of a smile, sent her a reply. Though she knew that she really would be screwed if she was spotted in the Zeta house, especially during the day time, when alcohol couldn't be used as an excuse, she knew that if Lorraine said no, she would probably end up going now anyway.

To: Lorraine
Naomi will murder me in cold blood! You know that! Can't I come over after the carnival?

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After her conversation with Jade Zan felt a bit off balance. She knew that she was known to be the hopeless romantic and therefore her sister's worried about her getting her heart broken the most. The truth was that she knew deep down that not much good could come from them but that didn't stop her from having feelings.

The truth was she felt kind of selfish about Andre. She knew that if she didn't tell him things would remain the same, and honestly she was sick of being stagnant, but at the same time if it didn't work out she knew that some of her friends would have to choose between her and Andre. She knew they'd pick her but the whole situation still seemed so unfair.

"Andre is a good guy but his track record isn't that great in terms of the whole, 'showing up at your door with flowers and chocolates and asking you to be his girlfriend' kind of thing." That's what Jade had said and she couldn't get it out of her head. It was as if it was replaying over and over. She tried, really she did, to focus on the freshman and focus on looking like a happy little Alpha but she was just so distracted. She glanced at Naomi and contemplated asking her to leave early but she already got snapped out and she didn't want to get yelled out so instead she shot her a text.

To: Naomi
I'm not feeling good. I'm going to head out and get changed for the carnival.


Technically she could have left hours ago since she'd been there since set up so she waved goodbye to a few Alpha's and asked them to cover for her before heading out. She plugged her earphones into her ears and turned up some music loudly as she walked over to the Alpha house.

She decided to take the long way to the Alpha house, which meant passing by the Beta house. She thought she'd check in on Andre to make sure he was okay with the Naomi situation but when she made it to the house she stopped short. Most of the Alpha girls were close to the Beta boys, including Kat. But she never knew Kat and Andre to be friends so when she saw them on the porch together something felt off.

"Hooking up with you hurts the both of them" For a second she forgot where she was and she audibly, "I still love her." She knew that Kat responded but she didn't hear anything else but Kat confirm that they hooked up. She paused and contemplated for a second running back to the carnival but that would make her a coward. Instead she kept walking to the Alpha house, briskly mind you, ran up the steps and closed the door.

She made it to her room before she started to cry and it wasn't one of those gut wrenching whole body cries. it was more like one of those soft sobs that are really just for you and your sanity. She looked around her room, a borderline shrine to her friends. Everywhere there were photos of them, all of them. Pictures of her clutching tightly to Andre, photos of Kat and her looking glamorous, pictures of her grinning so wide she remembered her face hurting with Naomi. She glanced at her bed stand and spied a picture of her and Andre in a pearl picture frame. Something just came over her because next thing she knew it was sailing across the room and shattering on her floor. It wasn't until it hit the ground that she realized she was the one who threw it. Then came another frame, and another until four frames were shattered on the ground. She glanced at her phone yearning to call one of her friends but she realized there was no way she'd call Andre, Kat, or Naomi and she wasn't ready for the "I told you so" from Jade. So she texted the last person she'd think she'd want to talk to and then she texted the only non-Alpha or Beta that trusted with everything. "I'm an idiot"

To: Cas
I need to talk to you. Come to the Alpha house?

To: Cam
Can we meet up tonight at the Carnival?

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Jade was acting out of character for the moment, but she would blame Lorraine for it. She was unusually okay with just letting Xanthe walk off, despite knowing that she was upset, after she discretely opened the two text messages that Lory sent her. In her defense, the second one made it hard to resist, so much so, that Jade decided that she would leave to go meet the Zeta. She knew that it was wrong, just as an Alpha, but then as a friend to Naya, especially after Katherine and Xanthe left, but then again, there were a substantial number of Alphas still present. Unlike Zan, Jade couldn't bring herself to just slip away from the booth and text Naya for why she left. Not only did she not want to be rude, when she was the one who was so adamant about how Naya had put too much work into this event, but also because she didn't think Naomi would be pleased with a Big and Little set both disappearing in that manner, with just a text to explain their absence. And though she knew Naomi and Xan were close too, she suspected that she would end up being the one to hear about it, since she was the "Big" in the relationship.

Once Xanthe was gone, Jade found her way to Naomi, who was being the picture-perfect President, as per usual. "Hey Naya," she smiled, again, acting unusually selfish by not taking this moment to comment on the incident with Zan earlier, or how bothered Naya had seemed. "I have to drop off some notes to one of the girls in my Developmental Bio class who was sick today. Mind if I leave now, or will you need me?" It wasn't like she didn't feel bad for acting like everything was okay when it wasn't, but... right now, Jade just really needed a release, and Lorraine always ended up being the perfect answer to that.

Naomi had slid her phone back into its hiding place after a minute to wrap up a brief informational session with a possible pledge when she felt another presence at her side. Her head lolled to the side, almost lazily but definitely leisurely, to meet Jade's eyes before looking away, the same coldness she had showed towards Xanthe earlier returning now that she had read the redhead's text. "You're dismissed," she stated impassively picking up a few pamphlets. "We'll be cleaning up here soon anyway. I'm bored and I want more coffee."

If Jade was going to leave this organization fair early, there were a lot of things that she should have prioritized above it, over Lorraine. She hadn't eaten since eight in the morning, so lunch was seeming pretty appealing right now. She needed to go back to the house and get changed and ready for the carnival. She had a research paper for her immunology course due Friday. Essentially, she had a lot of understandable reasons to leave the carnival, and yet here she was, defying her own morals, and leaving to go mess around with Lory. A Zeta. Thinking about it made her head hurt, but it didn't stop her from giving Naomi a grateful smile, despite knowing good and well that she should have stayed, especially sensing the tension in Naomi's response, and then continuing towards the Zeta house. As she walked, she responded to Lory's text with a playful one of her own.

To: Lorraine
If I make it there in 2 minutes, I expect a reward ;)

Jade was athletic, so if anyone could have made it there in two minutes, it would have been her, but she wasn't going to attempt to run in heels, she it probably took her closer to five to get to the Zeta house. With a quick glance around to asses her surroundings, she decided that there was no one around, and slipped through the back door. It was a move she had made too many times for it to feel awkward, yet it always left her feeling nervous and somewhat dangerous, as she found herself inside the Zeta house. Lorraine's bedroom was only feet from the back door entrance which was nice, and by now, Jade was accustomed with just giving a quick "coast is clear" look, before barging into Lory's room, without bothering to knock. She couldn't risk even a few seconds of being in the hallway, where another Zeta could find her, and as soon as she was in Lorraine's room, she locked the door behind her. "I purposely took longer than two minutes, to give you time to lose the lingerie," she said as her way of greeting Lory, a smirk forming on her lips as she admired the real-life version of the texted image that Jade had sent her. She would pretend to complain about her still being clothed, but she couldn't dismiss the fact that Lory was definitely a sight to be seen.

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That was it then. No more hooking up with random girls, it would just be him and Zan. He would be kidding himself if he said it would be easy, but someone like Xanthe, he can make it work. Andre would have to believe that his growing love for Xanthe would one day overpower his love for Naomi, or his overwhelming sex drive. He just had to. Xanthe's the best thing I got right now, I have to try." Andre sighs, standing up and crushing the cigarette with the toe of his shoe. He saw Zan run into the Alpha house when he was talking to Kat, but he knew they were too far to be overheard.

Still, to think that Zan was that close while he was talking to Kat about their hookup, it's unsettling. Kat mentions the privacy of their hookup, and Andre smirks. "You afraid your amazing makeout skills will be revealed? Trust me, I got Hudson. We can just forget this ever happened, it's obviously bothering you more than you say." Andre's gotten pretty good at reading the Alpha girls and their range of emotions, and he can usually tell when something's bothering them. Andre cautiously presses a kiss to her cheek, full aware of who was around them to see- no one. This would be the last time they would have to hide, because from this point forward, they're just friends. Andre watches her walk away, almost sad that whatever they had was over.

Andre pulls out his phone, starting a quick text to Zan about meeting him before the carnival. That gave him enough time to change and put on more deodorant, and the cologne that Zan loved for him to wear. He even pulls a hat on, brushing his hair back so that his bangs would be hidden under the cap and not in his eyes.

Andre is walking out of the Beta house, just as Xanthe is walking out of the Alpha House. "Who is that stunning woman coming out of the Alpha house? Surely not my little Zanny." Andre jogs over to Zan, a wide, goofy grin plastered on his face. When he gets closer, something about her is off from her usual bubbly and flirtatious nature. Maybe one of the potential pledges really threw her off, or Casper tried to text her.

Either way, there was no chance he was backing down now. "Can I talk to you about something serious for a sec? It's really important." Andre takes her hand and leads her back onto the Alpha porch, where they have a little seating area set up for the bearably hot days. He doesn't let go of her hand, even when they sit down together. He can see it in her eyes now, there definitely is something off. The best friend part of him wants to forget his intentions and try to cheer her up, but he knows if he stops now, he'll never have the courage to tell her again. She's his best friend, and even if he misread her flirting for attraction, she would let him down easy.

"I know we flirt a lot and joke around most of the time, but I want to let you know how much I care about you. You mean a lot to me, Zan, in more ways than one. I want..." his breath catches, knowing that this could possibly ruin his friendship with Zan forever, "...to prove to you that I can be loyal, so we can start something here, something real. I'm going to stop sleeping with other girls, and I'm only focusing on you, Xanthe. I want to make this work, I want to make us work."

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Zan, after having a good cry, had gotten herself together. The first thing she did was pick up the broken frames and scoop them into a dustpan to be disposed of when she got back. She walked over to the mirror and and gazed at herself. She looked... sad and it kind of annoyed her. It wasn't the first time a man had let her down and it wouldn't be the last but it would be the last time she gave a guy that everybody told her was no good a chance.

She got her supplies to make her a sexy storm of anger and hurt and got to work. First she blew out her hair and curled the ends so it framed her face nicely. She skipped all the makeup and instead went for mascara and cherry lip balm. She slipped on some sexy expensive lingerie and pulled on a strapless blue top with white jeans that hugged her shapely behind more than some of her slinky dresses. On her feet she slipped on black heels and she wore a choker around her neck that was tied into a bow at the front. She sent a text out as she got her things together.

To: Naomi, Jade
We need to talk NOW

To: Hudson
I know you know. Who else does?


She slipped out of the door only to be met by Andre at the door. Part of her wanted to scream at him and hit him and part of her wanted to sob and have him hold her until the pain was gone but, besides the flash of hurt that appeared in her chocolate eyes when he called her stunning, she hid it well. All her life she had been the pretty one. The girl you want to keep on your arm. She wanted him to be different so bad.

She heard him talking but it was like she was drowning and everything was muffled. He took her hand and she let him and it felt so good then that she almost felt like she could ignore the fact that he was in love with Naomi; the fact that he hooked up with her best friend; the fact that everybody would know; the fact that he would never love her like he loved naomi; the fact that she would be humiliated, again.

"You mean a lot to me, Zan, in more ways than one. I want..." Her eyes flashed to his face, searching for something, anything to say that he was going to tell her the truth. But it wasn't there. "...to prove to you that I can be loyal, so we can start something here, something real. I'm going to stop sleeping with other girls, and I'm only focusing on you, Xanthe. I want to make this work, I want to make us work."

Her breath caught in her throat and she felt like somebody had physically hit her, it hurt so bad. She smiled sadly, She leaned in and kissed him gently on the lips, call it a parting gift. "I waited so long to hear that." She said before sliding her hand out of his, "But did you decide this after you hooked up with Kat or after you lied to me all summer?" She stood up and slid her purse of her arm , "Or maybe you decided this when you saw Naomi and realized you still loved her. So what am I your second pick? You can't have the queen so why not take the princess? That's what you love to call me right?"

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Katherine didn't object to Andre's assumption that she was uncomfortable with their hookups and that they should stop. As the conversation had progressed, she had actually only grown more uncomfortable with the idea that he was sitting here, sharing his feelings with her. It was about her best friend, so it was understandable in that respect, but it became clearer now, that Kat appreciated Andre when they were drunk. When none of this feeling and emotions stuff started coming up, because not only was it something she didn't want to delve into with Andre, but with anyone, in general. Katherine wasn't ready to emotionally open herself up to anyone in that manner, and she felt uncomfortable with someone doing it to her, too. "Okay, well... good luck then," Katherine offered, and though it sounded unsure, she meant it genuinely. She took a few steps towards the stairs leading off of the porch before turning to him with a lighter smile. "Just know that if you screw this up, you're going to have the entire Alpha house ready to kill you," she teased, though it wasn't completely a joke. If Andre did manage to hurt Xanthe, especially knowing how into him she really was, he wouldn't get away with it. That was a fact, more than it was a joke.

As she walked back towards the Alpha house, she decided that it was easier to feel less guilty about everything, now. She had only made out with Andre on two occasions. On one, she had been close to blackout drunk, and on the other, she had been far less drunk, but still drunk. It didn't mean that it wasn't wrong, especially since she could still be flirty with Andre on completely sober ground, but now it was probably done for good, and she was fine with that. That was why no-strings-attached hookups were good and fine with her. She didn't need any emotional investment, especially if she wasn't even ready to take it very far physically. When she got into the Alpha house, she first stopped in her bedroom, where she changed out of her dress and into a sports bra and leggings. It wasn't a look that she would leave the house in, but she needed to be comfortable as she got ready for the comfortable, and once she had her face mask on, she knew it was much easier to relax in that attire, over a dress. She didn't notice that across the door, Xanthe's door was shut and she was in there, or else Katherine definitely would have went over to socialize, despite looking part-alien with the green face mask sealing away her skin. She didn't notice, however, and instead, opted to just relax in bed. She had some time before she needed to actually get dressed and ready for the carnival, and she wanted to treat her face for at least twenty minutes, anyway. As she pulled up Netflix on her computer, she sent out a couple of text messages to relieve her boredom.

To: Naomi
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To: Naomi
Ily you're not mad at me for leaving early right?

To: Xanthe
Want me to tell Tatiana we'll take her to the mall tomorrow before the foam party? Do you have class?

To: Jade
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