Secrets.

Persuasion

Iligah was sitting on her bed, texting Kayce about Cain. They were going to ask Cain if he could pose as Alden's fake boyfriend for a while. Iligah heard a knock on her door.

"It's Alden," the voice on the other side of the door said.

"Come in," Iligah said.

The door swung open, Alden stepped in and closed the door.

"What's up?" Alden said.

"Kayce and I are still talking," Iligah said.

"Oh? Did one of you say anything to him?" Alden said.

"Not yet, we're trying to think of a plan before telling him," Iligah gestured him to sit beside her.

"Oh okay," Alden sat down.

He watched the chat flow, they were planning to reveal him as the boyfriend after the gala. A few minutes then passed when they were done with the plan, it was time to tell Cain.

Alden let the girls chat with Cain, he took out his phone and proceeded to text Vince. 

'hi' Alden sent.

Two minutes later, Vince replied.

'sup'

'do you know cain?' Alden asked.

'cain san marino?' Vince asked.

'yeh,' Alden replied.

'i know him' Vince sent.

'we went to college together' He added.

'ah' Alden sent.

'so is he the one who's gonna pretend to be your boyfriend?' Vince asked.

'yeah' Alden sent.

'when are you gonna tell your mum?' Vince asked.

'after the gala' Alden answered.

'mhkay' Vince sent.

'heh' Alden replied.

Iligah gasped. "Yeettt,"

"He agreed?" Alden asked.

"Yeah," Iligah nodded.

"Cool," Alden said.

Iligah went back on her phone, typing faster than usual. While Alden did whatever he could on his phone.

Someone knocked on Iligah's door. 

"Iligah? Alden?" Ailee asked through the door.

"Yes?" The two answered.

Ailee opened the door.

"Hey, you two, we need to discuss something downstairs," Ailee said.

The siblings looked at each other reluctantly but still complied. They got off the bed and took their phones with them. They went downstairs with their mum and met up with their aunt in the living room.

"Sit," Ailee said to her children.

 The two sat down and began to worry, they hoped it wasn't about the Vince assumption.

"So," Ailee said, her tone wasn't a disappointed tone so they were almost relieved. "There is a gala coming in a week and I need you both to shop for it and prepare for details that they will give us until further notice."

Alden and Iligah were now relieved.

"Can I bring Yuuki, mum?" Iligah asked.

Ailee nodded. "Of course you can, she's always welcome,"

"How about you, Alden?" Ailee asked. "Do you plan to also bring a plus one?" 

"No, mum," Alden said.

"Oh, okay," Ailee replied. "Now, you two should go shopping today, especially if you want your attires custom made."

"Can I buy Yuuki a dress?" Iligah asked.

"Go ahead," Ailee said.

"Yeet," Iligah said, going on her phone to text Yuuki.

"Alright now," Ailee said. "What time are you two or three going to shop?" 

"Yuuki and I will be going at 5," Iligah answered, looking up from her phone.

"Okay then," Ailee said. "How about you, Alden?" 

"I'll go with Iligah," He said.

Ailee nodded. "Now that it is settled, you can now go do your thing." 

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The three were looking for shops to go to, stopping and checking in into different shops for something to wear for the gala. They couldn't find proper attire so they stopped for food.

 "So how's the 'hiding the relationship' thing going?" Yuuki asked Alden.

"Well, mum has her suspicions which are right," Alden said. "She has a plan to separate Vince and me just in case but Iligah has a plan, obviously."

"Yeah, she always has a plan," Yuuki said, looking at Iligah who was waiting to get their food. "She's a pan with a plan,"  

Alden nodded. "She would like that title,"

"I know right," Yuukie said.

"What about for us bisexuals?" Alden asked.

"Hm," Yuuki was thinking.

Iligah called Yuuki to help her get the food. 

"Wait," Yuukie said, getting up from her chair and helping Iligah with the third tray. They put the food on the table and sat down.

"So, what's the tea?" Iligah asked.

"Alden and I were talking about what our titles would be if we were spy agents and stuff," Yuuki said. "For example, you are a pan with a plan,"

"Yesss," Iligah chuckled. "How about both of you?"

"Well, I did think about 'Bi big idea'," Yuukie said.

"What about big bidea?" Iligah asked.

Yuuki and Alden gasped in astonishment.

"That's smart," Alden said.

The three laughed and then proceeded to eat.

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After eating and walking more, they found a store that suited them. They bought the things they needed and then went back home.

Once they were settled in their rooms, Iligah popped in a bit to tell Alden to get to know Cain so that they can easily answer Ailee's future q and a.

Alden was about to message Cain but then he saw that Vince messaged him already.

'how's ur day' Vince asked.

'it was gr8' Alden replied.

'yeet' Vince said.

'wat' Alden said.

'yeet?' Vince asked.

'did u get that from iligah' Alden asked.

'yeet' Vince said.

'so do u have any more plans for the week before the gala?' Vince asked.

'i have to talk to cain and get to know him better' Alden said.

'why?' Vince asked.

'so that if mum asks me things i can answer easily,' Alden replied.

'ah okay' Vince said.

'good luck lol' Vince said.

'ye' Alden said.

After that conversation, Alden went to message Cain.

'hi'