Am I really?

Lillie had just finished talking about a show that she wants to make everyone else watch with her, with the other two promising to watch it later.

Isolde - "But only while this little angel boy is asleep"

Jaxine - "Is, how many nicknames do you have for Rai?"

Isolde - "I don't know, I probably can't count"

Lillie - "You usually say something but add boy to the end, don't you?"

Jaxine - "Yeah, like honey boy and angel boy"

Isolde - "I guess so, yeah, mostly. What time is it?"

Lillie pulls out her phone and unlocks it,

Lillie - "It's about one?"

Jaxine - "Everyone'll start coming home now right?"

Isolde - "Speak of the devil, Ty just texted, said they'll be home in about five minutes."

Lillie - "Do they know about the crew coming in?"

Jaxine - "Verli and Sxena might know?"

Isolde - "Eh, maybe"

The trio stand up, wanting to get ready before the sweaty five will come in. Rai, who was quietly playing on the floor, suddenly raises his hands towards Lillie, asking to be picked up. Lillie obliges, hoisting him up on to her right hip. Rai immediately snuggles into her neck and puts his hands around her neck.

Isolde - "Rai~ Why are you buttering up to Lil?"

Lillie - "He's not buttering up to me, he just likes me better"

Isolde - "Does he?"

Lillie - "He's sleepy, probably mistook me and you"

Isolde - "Again? He did that last time he stayed over with us"

Jaxine - "Rai~ Who are you with right now?"

Rai sleepily scrubs his eyes before smiling in Jaxine's general direction and saying "Ra wi dede?"

Isolde - "No baby boy, you're with Lillie"

Rai - "No?"

Lillie - "Hi Rai"

Isolde - "You're with Lillie angel boy"

Rai - "Okay"

Rai just seems to give up and goes back to nuzzling into Lillie's collarbone.

Lillie - "He's really tired eh?"

Isolde - "For sure, I'll go put him down, hand him over kitten"

Lillie - "We can both go pup, he's attached to my neck now"

Isolde - "Okay"

Jaxine is left on her own in the living room while the two leave for their room. However she wasn't left alone for long. The five come home, three of them sweaty and breathless. Cy and Verli, who are the fittest of the group, didn't look too winded, joking around with each other. Sxena looks absolutely beaten up while Brea and Ty are only slightly winded. Jaxine runs up to them after hearing the door open and meets them out in the hallway, explaining where the other three are and why.

Sxena - "I'm taking a shower"

Ty - "I'm never working out again"

Cy - "That's a bit extreme"

Sxena - "Easy coming from you, you and Li aren't even winded"

Verli - "I really thought you would have more stamina though, I'm sorry, I asked Cy to make your workout harder"

Sxena - "Oh, fuck you. I'm going to go take a shower"

Brea - "Me too"

Sxena - "I'm taking the blue one"

Brea - "Damn, I'll take the bathtub then"

Cy - "I'm fine, I'll just go get changed"

Verli - "Me too, Ty?"

Ty - "Nah I'm fine"

Sxena and Brea leave to go to the bathroom, passing Isolde and Lillie, who were walking back after settling Rai down. The rest of the group are still talking in the middle of the hallway. Isolde and Lillie are wrapped up in their own conversation, ignoring the group in the hallway to go into the living room. The group in the hallway slowly start moving towards the rooms and are prompted by Lillie and Isolde screaming at them to "GO GET CHANGED ALREADY".

Even though Lillie and Isolde are the youngest and smallest of the group, they can be scarily intimidating at times, like this moment. Verli, Cy and Ty all hurry towards the bedrooms, scared of the two sixteen year old's in the living room. The three girls come back into the living room after changing, just to see Isolde and Lillie both watching something on Lillie's phone. The two quickly put the phone away when they notice that the three had changed and came back.

Lillie - "Did you know the camera crew is coming in?"

Ty - "Wait why? For what?"

Verli - "For 'Off Stage' right?"

Isolde - "Oh you knew?"

Verli - "You didn't know?"

Lillie - "We both didn't know"

Cy - "I understand that Isolde forgot, she was working on her mv, but Lillie?"

Lillie - "I was working too?!"

Ty - "On what?"

Lillie - "My work...?"

Isolde - "Didn't you already finish your parts though?"

Lillie - "and here I thought I could trust you pup"

Isolde - "Sorry 'bout that kitten"

Verli sits down next to Isolde on the couch while the other two sit on the carpet, leaning against the couch. They all just sit in their respective spots, everyone silent, but all doing different things. Verli looked like she was thinking about something, Ty looked like she was zoned out and Cy was looking at something on her phone, occasionally smiling to herself. The youngest of the group, Isolde, was curled up into Lillie's stomach. Lillie was curled on her side, scrolling through something on her phone, and trying to keep Isolde awake by poking various parts of her face. They stay in this comfortable silence for a while, long enough for Isolde to be drowsy, even with Lillie pinching her cheeks and scrunching her face up.

Suddenly, there's a loud sound from the door as well as the sound of Rai waking up and starting to fuss right after. Isolde and Lillie gets up immediately, both of their instincts kicking in. They both look at each other and start laughing, surprised that both their maternal instincts kicked in at the same time.