Catching the Klutz

Chapter Five:Liar Liar

I froze before smacking the offender on the arm. "You little shi-" there were babies in the room Blaire, "-fty individual!" I exclaimed throwing my arms around him. "I haven't seen you since I've gotten back."

"I know I know, but I didn't want to disturb the artist at work." He defended lamely. "And also I just got back into town myself."

"What are you doing here Luca? Last time I checked big shot CEOs didn't do grade school appearances."

"Hey I became a CEO a few years ago. I've been an older brother forever." He laughed calling over a kid from the group I had just been with. "Blaire meet Octavio Knight, Tav meet Blaire."

Octavio immediately stuck his hand out to shake mine. He may have only been nine or ten but he behaved like a little gentlemen, smiling adorably behind his curly brown locks.

"Hello Miss Blaire, how do you do ?"Oh I could just melt, why couldn't the rest of the boys in my life be as well behaved and charming as him.

I grinned back, "Well I'm just fine Mr Knight. Though I must admit I wish you'd just call me Blaire."

His golden eyes crinkled into a smile and he nodded, before ducking behind Luca's leg. I took the opportunity to glare at his brother, who shrugged sheepishly. "You never told me your little brother was in Lola's class Luca!"

Octavio took that as a cue to get back into the conversation. "I'm new, Luca transferred me here after we got back into the city, then Miss Phelps moved me to this class." He looked a little forlorn at the last half of his statement and I looked at Luca quizzically.

"Don't mind him Blaire, Tav is still a little upset that he had to transfer up two grades, he misses his little nine year old buddies." Luca ruffled his hair affectionately.

Octavio shot him an un-amused look, "I dont miss my nine year old buddies Luc, I just dont like the twelve year olds, they dont want to be friends with a little kid." 

I shot him an understanding look. "Don't worry Octavio, I used to be the youngest in my class too, and the shortest, not alot of the others wanted to be my friend either, but not everyone was mean and judgmental eventually I made friends who didnt care that I was little, and I'm sure you will too." He shot me an incredulous look and I smiled back at him, "Shall I prove it?" 

Luca was watching me amused as I called over Lola. "Lo, you remember Cane and my friend from school,Luca?" She nodded at me and went to hug Luca, he squeezed her affectionately and commented on how big she'd gotten since he'd last seen her. "Lola this is Luca's little brother Octavio, he also happens to be a very good friend of mine."

Lola shyly smiled at Octavio, "Hello Octavio, I'm Lola, I'm pretty sure we're kind of related!"

Luca grinned at her words and we all laughed, she wasnt totally wrong. The gang had drifted in the last few years but we were all still family, and that made the kids family too, even if they didnt remember each other.

"Is it true Luca are we related?" Tav asked his brother. 

Luca nodded stoically, "Of course, you see you're my brother, and Lola is Cane's little sister, but Blaire is also Cane's sister and so she's Lola's sister, Blaire's also my sister which makes her your sister, which makes Cane your brother and Lola your sister. You also have a crazy cousin named Nicole who I refuse to call my sister, because she stole my jelly babies in University, who has a younger sister called Angel, who's  your cousin too. Nicole has a sister called Addy, who is also Blaire's sister, which makes Blaire Nicole and Angel's sister, making Addy your cousin slash sister, and finally I have a brother called Falcon, who has a brother called Blue but Blue is Blaire's brother and so he's your brother and my brother and that's how we're related."