Chapter 55 : A friend's place.

Cassie smiled to herself as she looked up at the gold painted building and frowned, mumbling to herself " Why am I doing this again "? Though Jubilee was right about the team challenges, she was hoping to be on good relations with her.

Looking to her right, she saw Chase dressed in brown shorts and a black sleeveless round neck. He seemed to have glanced at her [ Isn't that the Yadi family matriarch? ] He shook his head and continued walking [ I must be seeing things ]

Cassie ran up to him as she spoke with a smile " Happy Sunday Chase ". He looked at her blankly and nodded [ What is she doing? ] " Same to you I guess ". He continued walking and Cassie followed, " What are you doing here "? He closed his eyes and took a deep breath [ Mind your own business ] " Visiting a friend ".

Cassie resisted the urge to laugh as she nodded [ Who would be friends with you? ] " Really "? He nodded slowly [ Why does that sound so sarcastic? ] " Yeah ". He didn't bother making conversation with her as he stepped into one of the two elevators.

Cassie resisted the urge to raise an eyebrow as she glanced at Chase [ He can't be serious....right? ] She was even more suspicious when they got off on the same floor [ Best to call him out now ] " Chase.... "

She turned to him and saw he reached for the other door instead. He turned to her, " Hmmm "? Peach suddenly opened the door, very annoyed. Chase took a step back, smiling nervously " You're not still mad at me....right "?

She sighed as she looked over her shoulder, " If you can help me get Dylan's phone ". He raised an eyebrow, " Not that I'm complaining or anything, but why not Kofi "? She sighed, massaging her forehead " She's still in the bath ".

She suddenly grabbed his wrist, pulling him in " Help me get it back ". He looked at Cassie who was standing in a daze, " What were you trying to say Cassie "? She smiled and shook her head, " Nothing. It's nothing ". He nodded and Peach closed the door absent mindedly.

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Mordecai resisted the urge to laugh as Jubilee slammed her door shut [ I wonder if that was enough to scare her off already? ] He left the soup he was making and went to Adele, " I'm so sorry about her. I'm sure she didn't mean it " [ She meant it and I'm so proud of her ]

Adele smiled sadly, standing up " It's okay. I understand that you're both still very upset with me but I hope you'll forgive me ". Mordecai tilted his head to the side, smiling [ Sounds so cringe worthy ] " Of course we forgive you matriarch ".

Adele got up and sighed, " Well, I should get going now. Theo's waiting for me downstairs ". He nodded, helping her to the door " No problem. Do send my greetings to the patriarch as well ".

He walked her to the door and she looked at him, a sad smile on her face " Alright. We'll be expecting you two at his birthday party ". Mordecai smiled, waving at her " Wouldn't miss it for the world. Goodbye matriarch ".

Immediately he closed the door, he jumped up and made fist pumps with his hands, whispering loudly " Yes. She's finally gone ". He skipped back into the kitchen happily, " Life feels great again ".

He'd been steering his soup when he hear a knock on the door. He frowned, his expression filled with disgust as he walked to the door " Did she forget something "? He opened the door with a slight smile, " Ma.. ".

He slouched over, his sunny deposition gone as he looked at Cassie up and down " Ow. It's just you ". Cassie smiled, her voice filled with sarcasm " Nice to see you too Mordecai ".

He rolled his eyes, stepping aside for her to come in " We both know you don't mean that ". He closed the door and suddenly yelled, " Juju, you have a guest ". He left Cassie and went back into the kitchen.

After a few seconds, he came back out and yelled " Get your butt out here or no breakfast ". Cassie was a bit unnerved by his yelling [ Someone so cute can be such a brute ]

Jubilee opened her door and stomped out, groaning with frustration " Who could it possibly be "? She stopped in her tracks and looked at Cassie, " Oh. It's you ". Cassie smiled slightly [ They really are twins ]

She waved slightly, " Morning Jubilee. About what you said yesterday.. ". Jubilee scratched her head, slightly confused " Did I say something yesterday "? Cassie pressed her thumb down [ Is she serious right now? ] " Yeah, at the landing pad ".

She suddenly laughed, smiling " This might be hard to believe but I don't remember much from yesterday. I just really wanted to get out of there ". Cassie nodded slowly, " You seem different. Not as moody as you were yesterday either ".

Jubilee shrugged slightly, " I'm usually the peppy one. Mordi's the moody one. Hope I didn't say anything nasty ". Cassie shook her head [ That does match my information though ] " No. I just wanted to make sure we were all good ".

Jubilee nodded, " Wanna stay for breakfast or something "? Mordecai stepped out of the kitchen, shaking his head and making an X motion with his hands. Cassie nodded with a smile, " I'd be happy too ".

She turned around when she heard a thud and saw Mordecai had hit his head on the door. She was slightly worried, " Are you okay "? He waved it off, going back into the kitchen and looking suddenly gloomy, " Yeah yeah ".

Cassie tilted her head to the side as she followed Jubilee into the living room [ What a weird duo ]