Crossover II Evalius

Chapter 19 The Party

Chapter 19

The Party

    Aria woke up to the sound of her phone ringing. Glancing at the time, she realized it was already past noon. Even though Aria took the sleeping potion Adora gave her, it still took a while for her to actually fall asleep, but apparently it kept her asleep.

    “Hello?” Aria answered, groggily, as she picked up her phone.

    “Hey Aria, it’s Derek. Did I wake you? You sound tired.”

    “Yeah, but its okay,” Aria replied, sitting up in her bed. “I should be awake by now anyway.”

    “You haven’t slept like this in a while,” Derek commented.

    Aria put her hand on her head debating whether or not to tell Derek of Evalius and Lord Argarion. “I kind of had a long night.”

    “Oh, okay,” Derek replied understanding, not prying for details. “Did you still want to meet somewhere so we can talk?”

    “Yeah, definitely,” Aria answered, eager to make things right between them. “I’m kind of swamped today. How about we meet for lunch tomorrow?”

    “Sounds good. I’ll call you tomorrow. If I call at 1:00 do you think you’ll be awake?”

    Aria could not help but grin. “Yes, I’ll definitely be awake by then. Well, I guess I should go now.”

    Before Aria hung up, Derek asked, “Hey, are you going to the party tonight?”

    “You mean Vanessa’s party?” Aria responded confused. “No, I seriously doubt Vanessa would even want me there.”

    “Come on, she’s still your best friend. I know things are a little different, but I think it’s for the better now that our best friends are dating. We can all hang out together more, unlike when Ian was still with Kendal.”

    “I still don’t think she should even be having this party. If her parents find out, she will get in so much trouble,” Aria pointed out. “I think its better we just don’t have anything to do with it. You weren’t planning on going, were you?”

    “No, of course not,” Derek assured quickly. “Especially if you don’t go. Well, I guess I should go now.”

    “Wait, before you hang up, do you by any chance have Kendal’s cell number?” Aria asked knowing she would receive a confused reaction in response.

    “Um, I think I deleted it after she dumped Ian. I can ask Ian if he still has it,” Derek answered then thought about what she just asked. “Wait, why do you want to talk to Kendal?”

      “I just need to figure out a way to convince her Edmund is bad news, especially now.”

     

      “Why now, did you find out something more?” Derek demanded.

     

      Aria sighed as she figured she might as well tell him everything she learned from her trip to Evalius and her little switch with Myrtle.

     

      “So you were in Myrtle’s body all of yesterday. Well, that sure explains a lot,” Derek commented, once Aria finished explaining, before turning his focus to the more important information. “So you are sure this Lord Argarion guy is after Kendal, right? Not You?”

     

      When Aria voiced affirmation, Derek began to breathe in relief.