S1 Episode 17A

Apology Accepted... Again

Welcome to Trainwrecks, a free-to-read fiction serial that follows a group of six Seattle-adjacent friends from the year 2004 to the year 2015. Join Luna Cruz, Sebastian Velasquez, Dimitri and Victoria Hale, Duke Kingston, and Jasmine Nolan as they stumble their way from adolescence to adulthood, falling in love, making mistakes, overcoming their pasts, and staying together through it all.

For series introduction, character profiles, relationship charts, and general orientation, check out the Table of Contents!

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April 19, 2005

Moona: Heeeey~! ^O^

Victoria: If you’re trying to get me to talk to Duke, don’t bother.

Moona: Are you sure? Because you guys were getting along so well for like a minute there!

Victoria: He had no right.

Moona: I understand that, but also, remember how you guys were finally friends??

Moona: I remember those days. They were nice.

Victoria: Luna, how would you feel if Dimitri meddled in your family affairs?

Moona: Ummm that’s a terrible example.

Moona: And anyway, if it turns out alright in the end, is it really such a bad thing??

Moona: Dimitri says you and your mom are doing so much better now!

Victoria: We are.

Victoria: It’s not perfect, but it is an improvement.

Victoria: Knowing that she wanted me all along took a huge load off my mind.

Victoria: My father did a lot of reassuring as well.

Moona: :D

Victoria: And I suppose I have Duke to thank for that.

Moona: :DDD

Victoria: Oh piss off!

~*~

Victoria: Hello.

Sir Duke: She speaks

Victoria: I do believe I was perfectly within my right to be angry with you.

Sir Duke: Not arguing with you there

Sir Duke: You okay?

Victoria: Yes.

Sir Duke: Good.

Sir Duke: I was worried about you.

Victoria: Thank you.

Sir Duke: Is your mom mad at me too?

Victoria: No. She told Dimitri she may adopt you after all.

Sir Duke: I bet he loved that.

Victoria: I listened to those CDs you let me borrow over spring break.

Sir Duke: And?

Victoria: I might be a Backstreet Boys fan now…

Sir Duke: As you should be.

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Moona: I’m here to ruin your evening.

Dimwit_Genius: What did I do to deserve--never mind, don’t answer that.

Moona: Duke and Victoria are speaking again! _\^O^/_

Dimwit_Genius: And you’re still trying to play matchmaker…?

Moona: Have you ever known me to give up on something? :D

Dimwit_Genius: Moon, it took this long for them to apologize to each other

Dimwit_Genius: and they immediately got into another fight!

Moona: And now the fight is over!

Dimwit_Genius: Tell Duke to keep his hands off my sister. And my mom for that matter. D8<

Moona: Did she joke about adopting him again?

Dimwit_Genius: YES

Moona: LOL

~*~

Seblasquez: Are you going to prom?

Smooth Jazz: Do you really have to ask?

Smooth Jazz: I went freshman year.

Seblasquez: A freshman at junior prom?!

Smooth Jazz: I wanted to secure my place in the high school hierarchy

Smooth Jazz: so I agreed to go with one of the football players.

Seblasquez: Wow.

Smooth Jazz: It was a very traditional prom night for me.

Seblasquez: Sorry.

Smooth Jazz: Nothing to be sorry about.

Seblasquez: I think you should come to prom with me.

Seblasquez: Screw what other people think. You shouldn’t have to hide.

Smooth Jazz: I appreciate the offer, but I really don’t know if I’m up for it.

Seblasquez: If you change your mind…

Smooth Jazz: I’ll let you know.

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Emoticon Key for Emoji Users:

^O^ - a cheerful face with closed eyes and an open mouth
:DDD - a smiling face with more mouths added for emphasis
_\^O^/_ - a cheerful face with flailing arms
D8< - an angry face with open mouth

The thing about Makoto Hirashima is that she will troll the heck out of her son by threatening to adopt his mortal enemy.

Merry Christmas, everyone! I hope you have a wonderful liminal-space-between-Christmas-and-New-Years.