Hooked On You. Chapter Three.

There were witchcraft books and supplies everywhere. Chris blew the powder off one of the open books and picked it up.

"The Magical Remedy to Finding Love: A Spell for the Hopeless"

"You're casting a spell on yourself!? To find love?! Chris asked loudly. Landon's head dropped in shame. "Yeah...it seems like this is my last option. Rai, are you attracted to me? He asked hopefully.
"Uh, no sorry Landon. But if you're alright with deceiving any girl who may fall for you while you're under this spell, then that's fine with me, I guess." Rai turned around and headed back towards her bedroom. She was exhausted and wanted to take a bath. Chris started to follow Rai and then remembered something. "Oh yeah, I've got a basketball game I've gotta watch!" He ran to the living room after dropping the spell book to the floor.
Landon stared after them, he couldn't believe they were alright with his idea. Landon shrugged and picked up his book. He still hasn't quite mastered the repetitive chant.
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"Uhm, Klemey..." Rai started to say but was cut off by Angel.
"THERE you guys are! I've been looking for you everywhere! What's going on?" Rai stared at Angel who gulped down a shot of tequila. Rai had already seen Angel shoot down 3 of those. How many did she have while we were gone? Rai wondered to herself.

"Nothing! Just deciding what to do next is all!" Klemey responded quickly. "Oh, well Rai I need to speak to you." Angel studdered.
"Yes?"
"Well, I need to think of how to explain something to Gio."
"Ok...what needs explaining?"
"Well," Angel put her glass on the table and looked at Klemey then Rai.

"The fact that I just hooked up with some random dude named Lango or London."

"Landon!?" Klemey exclaimed.
"Yeah! That's it! Although I'm sure I've seen him before somewhere..." Angel put her finger to her head indicating that she was thinking.

"Uh, does my house sound familiar!?" Rai was feeling a bit woozy from all the drama.

"Oh...yeah, wait.....oh the butler!!" Angel noticed a middle aged man sitting two tables away looking at her.

"Oh my God, I cannot believe this is happening!" Klemey fell of her chair and started hyperventilating.

"What the hell is going on over here?!" Chris shouted as he appeared out of nowhere. He looked at the awfully pathetic scene in front of him. Klemey's on her knees gasping for air, Rai is holding onto a red chair as if her life depended on her grip, and Angel is eyeing some old dude while sipping some champagne she grabbed from the table next to theirs.
"Seriously, should I call the paramedics?!"

"No, no. I'm-we're alright." Klemey manages to say while getting off the floor.
"It's just that Angel hooked up with your butler whom I have fallen in love with the second I saw him!" Klemey gasped and covered her mouth. She hadn't meant to reveal so much in such a rush.

Chris dissected each part in his head and looked to Rai for some explanation. She was gone.

"Rai?!" Chris turned around to look for her on the dancefloor.

'Call me Mr. Flintstone, cuz I can make your Bedrock..'

"Rai?!" Chris disappeared in the crowd of Austrians as he went to go look for his future wife.

"I thought you were still with Gubler, Klemey." Angel sat down on the chair Rai was just holding.
"Well, I am...it's just...it's complicated." Klemey felt uncomfortable talking about something so serious with her friend who just betrayed her.
"So...," Angel glanced over her shoulder to make sure they were alone, "when do we start Operation: Plantation?"

"I don't know...I feel kinda guilty doing this behind Rai's back. What if she finds out and gets really mad?" Klemey feard the loss of Rai's friendship.

"She won't...I'll make sure of it." Angel had a mischievious look on her face. Klemey was stunned that Angel could think so clearly when her body was so clouded with booze.
As if reading her mind, Angel reassured her, "I'm not that drunk, Klemey. I've only had four shots!"

TO BE CONTINUED...
-rai