Shine Girl

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"I'm so proud of you two!" Nelly squealed as she pulled me and London into a bone crushing hug. I chuckled as London grinned at me. "I love her!" She mouthed. "I know." I mouthed back.

She giggled and Nelly let us go. "I still can't believe your leaving me with my two protective boys, Tav." Nelly said playfully while punching me in the shoulder. I smiled awkwardly.

"I could stay." I murmured. "No! Are you crazy!? I'll be fine!" She exclaimed causing Callum and Mason to look over at us. My cousins were talking and I looked at Nelly.

"Are you sure? I don't want to just leave you." I said. "Octavia Blossom-Star Shine, you are going! Don't worry about me!" She cried out dramatically. She is a child at heart. A teenager more so.

"Okay. Okay. I just don't want to leave you alone." I said. She snorted, "How am I alone with these two?"

"Your not." I said and she grinned while nodding. "I'm so, so proud of you. And you London. Oh goodness. You two have me going crazy. We have to get your guys dorm stuff." She said.

Me and London looked at each other before looking at Nelly who now had a suspicious look. "Actually, we were going to stay with Callum and Mason. They are going back to England as well and they live really close to Livewire." I said.

"Oh...does this mean your dating him yet?" She whispered to me while London snickered at my horrified expression. "No!" I cried out as my face heated up and I covered my face. "Have you guys done anything?" She whispered. The four boys couldn't hear, but they were amused as London was laughing so hard she was crying. "Nelly!" I cried out in embarrassment.

"You have!" She screamed with a grin. "Nelly!" I cried out as London fell on her butt while laughing. Nelly looked at me for a moment.

"Tell me!" She whisper yelled. "Nelly!" I cried out once again as my hands covered my face. "Mom, what's wrong with her?" Tate asked. "Nothing." She said mischievously.

"Y-Your f-face!" London gasped out through her laughs and I fell on the floor while burying my face into my hands. "Please tell me!" Nelly whispered and I squealed in surprise.

"Are you still a virgin? Or was it just a make out session? Or something else?" She whispered and London could still hear and I swear her face had a purple tint to it now.

"Nelly, please!" I exclaimed. "Answer my questions." She whispered to me. "I'm a virgin still." I muttered to her. "So I won't be a great aunt yet." She mumbled and London squealed as she fell onto her side from laughter. Mason raised his eyebrows while Callum watched me with amusement.

"No! Nelly!" I exclaimed. "What!? Can you blame me?!" She cried out dramatically. "Yes!" I said with an incredulous look. "I just want to be a great aunt!" She whined. Tate and Theo spit their drinks out while looking at me with narrowed eyes. I put my hands up. "I'm a virgin by heart!" I exclaimed.

"You better." Theo said. "But, she did do something. Come on, tell me." She whined. "What!?" Tate exclaimed as Theo gave me a pointed look. "Ah man! Nell's! They are going to lock me in a tower now!" I whined. "Mhm. They should so I can figure out when I will be a great aunt." She said.

"Nelly! I still have to go to college!" I exclaimed. London's face was a dark red as she continued to laugh and now had a purple tint to it. "Baby, calm down." Mason kept saying although he was amused like Callum was getting a kick out of this.

"Yes, but your mom danced in college while pregnant with you." She pointed out. "She did?" I asked. She nodded.

"Her entire second year, she was pregnant with you. A lot of the teachers didn't think she would be able to dance, but she could. She danced like she did when she wasn't pregnant with you. Actually, during the middle of one of her performances, her water broke. Everyone stopped dancing, but she carried on dancing. Some people insisted she needed to go to the hospital, but she said that it would pass the time of being in labor."
She said with a fond smile.

"And did it?" I asked. "Yes. When she got to the hospital, she was about six centimeters." She said. "I never heard this story." I said. London was calmed down although she was chuckling every now and then.

"Yeah. Your mom became embarrassed about it over the years. She didn't want you to feel offended on why she didn't go to the hospital sooner. It only made sense to her in that moment." She said. I stared at the floor.

"This doesn't mean I'm getting pregnant during school." I said. She chuckled. "You never know. Your mom is a legend at Livewire. So don't be surprised if you see pictures of her around the school. They also did a logo of her. She is the face of Livewire because she is the legend there." She said.

"Why didn't you tell me this before?" I asked. "Because I knew you wouldn't accept the offer. You can't avoid the face of your mother forever. It's not your fault. No matter what your dad said, it's not your fault. She was extremely stressed and busy. She shouldn't even have gone to get you. Nathan should have went to get you. He knew what was wrong with your mom. He knew she was juggling way too much." She said.

"I can't help, but blame myself. I had an option to stay home. If I would have taken that option, she wouldn't have ever started driving." I said. "She was going to go to the store right after she picked you up." She said. "If I was in the car, I could of stopped it from happening." I said. "Stop turning it around on yourself Octavia. It's not your fault that she died." She said sternly. I sighed and nodded.