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"Cy hurry up we are gonna be late for your little reunion party," Miranda said in the living room.

"To clarify it is Glenn's party and he just splattered my name all across it."I said as I tried to tie my tie.

I looked at myself in the mirror and it was a different sight to see.It was a formal black and white programmers masquerade party event or whatever Glenn told me as he was fumbling with his food on the phone. He insisted that he wanted it to be fun and made sure to tell everyone that i was going with a date which was Jen Blue. He said it would be like the prom that I never had and considering majority of the other club members were antisocial like me it would be the prom they never had also.In short it was dumb and childish and honestly i never wanted to be in a social gathering but now my i am forced to be there and there was no way to get myself out of the situation.

"What's taking so long."Miranda said as she stood at the door of my bathroom.

From the reflection on the mirror i could see her wearing a charcoal dress which screamed elegance and beauty with the Jen Blue hair in a bun.Whenever she was Jen Blue it always screamed elegance and poise but inside i knew she was dying inside for having to always look like she was a lawyer in drama shows.

"I haven't tied a tie in a while."I said, still fidgeting with the tie a bit.

She worked over me and sighed.

"How do you want it?St.Andrew,victoria .oriental ,bow tie--"

"How do you know all these many ways to tie a tie?"I asked before she could list the rest of the ways

"I took etiquette classes before I even went under disguise so there were a lot of things and tying a tie for some reason was there."

"Do people in Gendwall even know etiquette?"

"Well of course you they do they are not a bunch of wild animals they are really nice people actually they are just in a difficult location."She said happier than usual.

I would not be surprised by her reaction whenever she would talk about the rebellion.They might have been the only family she had and still believes she has.It made me curious on who theory was and why they had so much information on things. How they could get Miranda into Paradise City and how they knew the intel that was back here. From the footage I see it is always deserted and messy with blood splatters everywhere.Maybe it was my own assumption of what I saw and they just knew how to hide themselves better than the rest.

"Now how do you want your tie."She said, grabbing on the tie and nearly strangling me to death.

"I don't know. do a bow tie i have never had one of those ."I said touching my neck to make sure she didn't hurt me with her brute force.

I looked at the innocence of Jen Blue but I remembered that inside of that image was a beast by the name of Miranda. It was scary to even think of it, she almost strangled me without pity or warning as if we were a married couple.I was perplexed.She proceeded to tie the tie and a well knotted bow tie.

"There you look dashing and handsome."she said smiling and gently pressing on it to place it in

"Who still uses the word dashing you do know no one says that."

"Well I made the phrase cute.Now let's go."

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I believed that high school reunions were created so that you could get revenge on all those who were mean to you in high school .Like all the bullies who were shown on shows and movies who were just the idea of a screenwriter who did not remember how high school was really like. Our school bullying existed but not to an extreme level it was more of making fun of you for doing something that was stupid or slightly embarrasing. With all that it really felt like that reunion masquerade ball that Glenn had planned made me even more nervous because of the aspect that there would be nothing to do. I would just have to awkwardly talk to them and ask them how their lives have been since the last time I saw them and have awkward moments in between the conversation.

"You look tensed."Miranda said looking at my shaky hands

We were at the entrance of the ball and it felt like i could faint.I had already started making up millions of scenarios in my mind and it was crazy. Even if it was people i liked and enjoyed being around with in school,that was so many years back.Things could go really bad and i leave them with a bad impression.I had changed a lot since i was Miranda was in Gendwall ,i managed to blockout almost everyone and everything in my life then out of nowhere i want to host a party for us to reconnect.

I looked at Miranda without saying a word,my hands still shaky. She looked at me concerned.

"How are you afraid of a couple of human beings. Like Cy you hold press conferences as if you are a political leader nearly every week.How are people you already know and stayed with make you so nervous?"She asked holding my hands to get myself under control

"It's different."I said trying to relax

"How is it different?"

"Okay how can i explain it in layman terms.--"I said thinking of a good description of my issue.'Imagine you ghosted your ex and disappear for awhile just to start a new relationship with someone and you call them up one day and you're like 'hey come over to see my new boyfriend and get some cookies in the process.'"

"Get some cookies?"she asked smiling at my stupid explanation.

"Yeah get some cookies ."

She looked at me as if i was crazy but in a way that she would just laugh at me.I knew i was overthinking such a simple situation but social gatherings and interactions were the one things that i would constantly dread.It was hard to make things work out the way you want.Also considering we were doing all these things with an ulterior motive made me feel a little bit dirty inside like i am betraying them and wasting their time.

"Well--���Miranda said now putting her hands in between my two hands."I know you are a good person so do not worry about what they think of you. Plus just be glad it's a small group of people who might be easy to deal with so do not overthink it too much.Just flow."She said being more encouraging then other days.

It was out of character to give me straight advice that day. I was more used to her being harsh and pushing me into the right mindset rather than pulling me into the right mindset.I was able to form a tiny smile even if I was a bit skeptical of her kindness. It was still well appreciated.

"Okay I've relaxed and at least i have Jen with me to--"

The door to the entrance opened up suddenly and Glenn came out holding a girl's hand .She was wearing a white dress which she was holding with her hand. She had the same skin complexion as Glenn but her skin was glowing. They both looked like a prince and his beautiful princess with Glenn holding her other hand gently.Glenn wore a white suit with little touches of black at strategic locations that made him look like a gentleman.It was as if i was looking at someone else.

"Glenn?"I was confused by the scene.

"Oh hey guys you took your sweet time. You better get in there, people are waiting."He said, still holding the girl's hand unbothered.

I looked at Miranda and she also looked confused. I guessed that we were thinking about the same thing.

"Ummmmm….is she your date?"Miranda asked, looking at her in admiration.

"Oh sorry i forgot to introduce you guys."Glenn said,"Want to introduce yourself."He said looking at her

"sure.My name is Christina.H...i ho...w are yo..u.Sorry i am nervous right now.I am a little bit starstruck right now."She said looking at Glenn and extending my hand towards us.

We shook her hand smiling awkwardly.Miranda and I looked at each other again.We were not sure if we were being punked or something. It was an alien like experience to see Glenn with someone who we did not know.

"You must be a fan of Digicliff."Miranda said, making sure that there was no awkward silence.

"Yeah I just like the story of the come up .Like it is the typical rags to riches story but it's just the age and impact that makes it feel really interesting. Plus all the projects you have involved yourselves in seems amazing.It is also--,Oh gosh i am starting to ramble --"She said shyly covering her mouth like someone who told everyone too much information.

"No worries.Cy is cool with it.I told you a thousand of times he is not the jerk the media sets out him to be."Glenn said, still radiating positive energy.

"I guess we will get to it.It seems like the two of you have some other arrangement for the moment."Miranda said pointing at the entrance after a small pause in the conversation.

"I was just taking Christina for a walk around and I will be back within the hour.''Glenn said.

"Okay cool."I said, still wondering if I was dreaming.

They walked away together still holding each other's hand.He leaned over to her and told her something that made her giggle.

"Did you know that Glenn had a girlfriend."Miranda asked dumbfounded

"Maybe it is a rental girlfriend he found off some app."I said.

"But like why would he rent a girlfriend."

"I don't know i thought he was asexual so this is all confusing to me."

"Let's just ask him later,"she said, lacing her arm into my arm.

I looked at her arm and I noticed that my hands had stopped shaking.The weird interaction must have erased all the anxiety away and just replaced them with questions.

"Let's go." she said, pulling me inside.

She opened the door and the sight i saw was honestly beautiful.The entire aesthetic and mood setting was done superbly.The room was lit with golden dark mood lighting. With some white lights. Areas of darker shades and areas with specific colors.The ceiling was covered with what looked like a black material which was placed on the ceiling. On top of that were lights that shone and reflected just like stars in the night.It felt like I was looking at a starry night sky.

When I adjusted my gaze from the ceiling I looked at what was before me and it was an entire room filled with people .Nothing I expected at all. I remembered I gave Glenn the instructions and what I did and did not want but I would never expect him to invite a whole hall of people.That must have been our entire class when we finished. It made me even more anxious to see all of them in the flesh. Well and good.They in turn slowly looked at me waiting for me to do or say something since Glenn dubbed it as my own event.I looked at them as the expected a world famous speech .I looked at Miranda in shock.She just saw a bunch of people that she had not seen in a while and then all those faces were hitting her unpredictably.

She was also not prepared for all those people.I looked at them and just as I was about to say something.a voice was heard from the back.

"Are you gonna say something or should we continue drinking our booze?'One guy yelled from the other side of the room.

"Yeah you can go back to your booze," i said nervously and they went back to what they were doing.

It would be harder than expected