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"Belief isn't going to help you much." Nathan said bluntly. He had made sure to rush to the club room because he needed to speak to Jordan alone. "I am glad you're alone here though, you and I need to talk. And since we don't have much time, pardon me for not sugarcoating this." He sighed, sitting down in one of the chairs. "I don't know how you're going to deal with the two things I have to say, given the fact that your girlfriend wouldn't know logic or good sense if it slapped her in the face." Nathan remarked dryly, the choice of words clearly intentional. "As I said, I'll keep to the point. You and I both know that Zima is... physically frail." Nathan said softly. "And well... if a blowup like last night happens in front of my sister... Sophie will put her in the hospital." The tone that Nathan used made it clear that he wasn't lying. "And as much as there's a part of me that's tempted to let her get what she deserves for being such a bitch, I also know that Dad would have to fill out annoying paperwork and he doesn't want that..." Nathan trailed off, realizing that this topic wasn't the best way to approach things.

"And just to make your day worse... sorry again for being the bearer of bad news... Daisy gave me a warning about the future of the club." Nathan sighed again. "The student council is aware of the... drama... that our club is dealing with. Not only that but there's some guy... Derek I think his name was." It took Nathan a moment to recall the name. "He's making a similar club and Daisy told me that we're on thin ice. If at the end of the year his club is better than ours... we're going to get disavowed." He explained with a frown. "Again Jordan I'm sorry to put this on you. You've got a lot on your plate and I'll do what I can to help. But it's not about me... and I think deep down you know that."
 

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Jordan had to admit he was a bit shocked by the way Nathan had approached thing, he had expected a much calmer approach. Other than that he was also shocked by what he said in regards to a new club being formed. He hadn't heard of anyone named Derek before and this definitely surprised him. Regardless he had to admit that the fact there was another club in the making actually didn't bother him, mostly because he thought it was all right as long as he really wanted to help others. For now he preferred to address the subject at hand. He leaned back against his chair, a calm and unmoved demeanour crossing his face. "I do get your point that Zima can be a bit volatile at times but well any discussion regarding this will have to be dealt with once everyone is here," he said while crossing his arms.
 

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Zima calmly entered the room, sitting down next Jordan, giving him a small smile. She didn't even glance at Nate.
 

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At first, Erika was quite shocked to see her name on the group of people Jordan wanted to talk to; that never seemed to happen. She also wasn't aware of the previous drama concerning Zima and Nate, though considering the fact she was asked of be part of the group, she must have had some part in something. Barely glancing at the others in the room, Erika made her way inside and dropped her bags off near the entrance.

"You needed to see me, Jordan?"
 

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"All of you actually," Jordan pointed out, addressing both Zima and Erika alongside Nathan. "Now I called all of you here cause well, there are some subjects we have to discuss as a whole," he pointed out before looking over at Erika. "I'm sorry to include you on this little info, but yesterday Zima slapped Nathan and sort of gave him a piece of her mind," he explained before leaning back for a bit. "Before I get starter on anything I'll have to tell you two this piece of info Nathan gave me which is that a new club like ours is going to be starting soon and we'll have to compete but I can explain that later."

He grabbed his pendant for a second, almost as a way to summon his courage before facing the three of them once more. "Now, during this little argument Zima, you pointed out some of Nate's flaws and mistakes in regards to what has transpired throughout the year, I do have to agree that at the times he was left in charge he has put his duties aside," he nodded his head slowly. "However, Nathan also has done his part, including being forced to dress up twice against his will, the first time was a proper request but the second time wasn't actually necessary and no I will not argue with anyone in regards to the whole subject of dressing up or not, that is not important right now."

"He also helped with the performance for the fireworks show as well as other requests, he might not be the most um..." he stopped for a second, fishing for words before he kept going. "Well he might not show the drive but if he's given a task he'll at least try to do it."

He then turned to face Nathan. "First of all as the leader of the club I take full responsibility for any actions that are taken against either someone from outside or inside the club by either and outside party or another member so I'll have to say sorry for any offence that you have faced. On that note I think that the biggest issue with what happened relates to not just you but someone else," he then shifted to Erika, though his expression didn't really show any kind of emotion before he sighed and showed a bit more kindness.

"I'd hate to get into the personal realm since I know that what happened between you two stays between you two, this is why I didn't want to pick any sides in regards to the whole ordeal,' he explained simply. "Before I let any of you speak I'll have to ask you this Erika. Regarding what happened between you and Nate, what do you think? do you think it'll affect the way you work for the club? is there anything you want to get off your chest? the same questions go for you Nathan and again, sorry for getting into this subject like this."
 

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Erika eventually walked over to the others and took a seat near them, taking a huge breath as she did. What she learned about what happened between Nathan and Zima was definitely intriguing, but she decided to hold it off until later. As Jordan continued to talk to Zima and Nathan, she found herself spacing out slightly. Of course, the mention if her name and situation snapped her out of it. So that was what Jordan wanted to talk about. Apparently some issue sprouted from her and Nathan's breakup.

Originally, she was planning on acting like Nathan wasn't there at all. Still extremely bitter about Valentine's Day, she wanted nothing to do with him. But, due to the fact they would get no where with that sort of childish behavior, Erika decided to go along with what Jordan was trying to get at.

"I didn't plan for this to happen." She answered, gesturing her head towards Nate. "The only reason why I broke up with him was because I wanted to get a point across to him. I wanted him to know how wrong he was in leaving for days upon days without telling anyone." Slightly blushing out of embarrassment from her actions, she continued saying, "But apparently what I did was such a huge relief for you." Instead of talking to Jordan, this was directed towards Nathan. "Not only did you not even try to do anything, but apparently I was such a burden to you that..." She hung her head down slightly.

"Did I really have that little of an effect on you? That you went on better than ever after we broke up? It doesn't help that you sang that stupid little duet with Daisy..." She muttered the last sentence very quietly to herself, completely forgetting to answer the questions about the club.
 
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"So what are you going to do then?" Melissa asked herself while looking in the mirror. "I mean do I think it is even possible I guess I could use the support to college and then work around the world, I don't know I mean I haven't settled in Sydney and all my friends are here. I don't know what to do...." The brunette pouted as she sat laid on her bed. "Man this is a hard choice, I wonder what Wonder Woman would do? Well she would kill but I don't do that. Okay what would Wonder Girl do?" She peered over the Wonder Girl statue that she got from Mindy on her birthday a while ago.

"Well I might as well stay and complete my education, I don't think it would come as a shock to anyone but it is not like I was getting anywhere either and I missed what like less than a month of coursework....oh lord I'm going to be so behind, well I should get notes of Emma and start pleading with the teachers to give me some leniency and then you have the sports branch, imagine returning to that crap....oh I'm in a tight situation, a very tight situation but I can do this, I'm like Wonder Girl." Melissa smiled as she finally decided on a motion and now she had to talk to her family, coach and her friends which was going to be even trickery.

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"Oh so many flowers, I feel sooo like special," Madison smiled as she remembered last night trying to figure out which roses died and which ones were still living. The dead ones would be thrown out while the living ones would be placed in vases much to the annoyance of her mother who hated the fact that all the vases were taken. Her father was still at training, doing his coaching thing.

Today though, the red hair teen still had a buzz from Valentine's day. "It was such a great day, Emma. I didn't expect to get so many flowers like that. It was so hard to keep. What happened to your flowers?" She asked still smiling and bubbly with a little perk in her voice.

"Normally tradition follows that Melissa, Mindy and I would throw them in the bin or give it to random people in the mall but well I got a boyfriend, Mindy is out in Colorado doing her thing. She'll be back later this week and Melissa doesn't go to the school and she kind of does scare a lot of guys because of her...well just her. She does enjoy that part though. So how many lucky guys this time?" The blonde runner asked with a wink and a smile.

"Ooh quite a lot actually, I don't know these guys but the attention is awesome. They were all anonymous, so I don't know," Madison smiled as she did a little twirl but her smile turned to a frown, "I'll never know if they are cute."
 

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Nathan had been biding his time. He had intended to wait until the right moment before telling Zima off. That was at least before Erika spoke. What she had to say was... it hurt him. Not because she was trying to, but because he had realized that he had read the situation all wrong. "I had no idea that's how you actually felt... and me not caring... That couldn't be more wrong." He said quietly, eventually forcing himself to look at Erika. "I realized that I had messed up. I apologized and you made your decision. No I wasn't happy, no I wasn't relieved. I was upset. I was hurt. But I also understood that it was my fault."

"I still have all those feelings for you, that hasn't changed. And before anyone attempts to cut me off, last night with Daisy was not a date. And considering what I found out, a little slack is in order I think." He got off the topic before turning back to the Erika subject. "I didn't want to put you through anymore emotional torment by begging and pleading for you to come back." Nathan eventually said. "But I see that trying to handle the issue that way just made things worse." He admitted sheepishly. "So for that, from the bottom of my heart... I am truly sorry."
 

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Jeremy figured himself important enough to disregard Jordan's message about specific people meeting for the club, and decided to go himself. He was one of the founding members after all. He had paused at the door when he heard everyone taking, musing to himself interesting, very interesting. When there was a pause in conversation he decided to go in. "Gooood morning everybody" he said happily, smiling.
 

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Zima let out a breath she didn't realize as Nate spoke. So the idiot was at least starting to realize what he was doing. However it seemed he only was starting. A start was a start and thats what was nice to see. And then Jeremy came in. "What the heck?" she asked. However she decided she would let Jordan do his leader duties and handle Jeremy.

((Actually the founding members were Jordan, Zima, Nate, and Mel. Erika is there because of Nate-Erika issues.))
 

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Erika had no idea how to respond to Nathan, but if she were to say something, it would be along the lines of feeling relieved and somewhat foolish. Finally finding the words to say something, Erika began to speak, only to get cut off by Jeremy's entrance. "....what the hell...?" Was the only comment she had.
 

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Jordan let out a sigh of relief when he saw Erika and Nathan beginning to settle their differences, even if slightly. He did think that the situation with them was partly a piece of the problem involving the club, so he was glad if it could be worked out. Of course that´s when Jeremy walked into the room, causing Jordan to bite his lower lip and try his best to keep his composure before looking towards Jeremy. "Hey, Jeremy, good you could come I did want to talk to you," he pointed out before pointing towards him. "However, would you mind waiting outside for a bit, I'll call you in shortly."

Once Jeremy had walked out of the room Jordan began to shake his head, allowing his serious composure to come back slightly before he looked at Erika and Nathan. "Well I'm glad that you two were able to come to that understanding," he said, trying to hide his joy for a moment. And yet he felt like it was the hardest hurdle now that he had to deal with Zima´s and Nathan´s issue. He decided to turn to Zima first. "I hope it´s okay if I let Zima talk first for now," he pointed out towards Nate before turning to Zima. "Go on."
 

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"I'm going to repeat myself same as last night. Nate you need to start considering others before you go running off. That trip isn't the only time. Remember the first request by the Student Council which was at the same time as babysitting Timothy. You left. You were in charge and didn't do your job, and before you say what he has helped out with Jordan, so have others. Others could have done the same things as well. The problem is he doesn't do what he's supposed to when its most important. He ran away that first time he had to dressed up and it cost the club," she stated calmly.
 

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"Now if you had just said it like that in the first place, things would have been a lot easier." Nathan quipped. "But instead you had to blow up. More than once. Like the time you poured vodka over my head for no good reason. And like last night. I mean my god..." He frowned, considering his next words carefully. "And seriously, you're still going on about the babysitting request... that was months ago." He rolled his eyes at the absurdity of the situation. "I'm not going to stoop to your level and start taking shots at you through an article in the school newspaper or in a public place like last night but..." He cut himself off again. "I'm not going to ask for an apology for those past events because then hell will probably freeze over..." Nathan seemed amused by the thought.

"What I do know is that this shit has got to stop." He looked at Jordan. "Everyone makes mistakes and for the most part people handle them. You know, like adults. But it seems like every time I make a mistake she jumps down my throat. You know, slapping me, pouring drinks on my head, railing on me in public... it's disgraceful. I'm fully aware of the fact that I'm not perfect but Zima really needs to get off her high horse."
 

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"High horse? For starters are you insinuating that anything bad in that article came from me because if you are then you are absolutely wrong. Second I poured vodka on your head because you sat there not caring that you got kicked from a branch and instead of immediately doing something about it you were drinking alcohol, on school campus. Third we all know you have or had a thing for Daisy, and the fact that you would go out in public alone with her insinuates that you don't care about how it would make Erika feel. We all know that you probably wished it was a date even if it wasn't. I don't act perfect. I take responsibility for my actions, however mine don't have the negative side effects yours do because I am responsible, and don't act without thinking of consequences. I paid the money to get that couch cleaned after I poured vodka on you. You say to act like adults, but Nate you never do. You're the only one who doesn't."
 

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Nathan just chuckled at Zima's reply. "This is exactly what being on your high horse is defined by. You think you're so much better than everyone else. Newsflash. You're not." Nathan spat bitterly. "You're cruel, you're spiteful, you're vindictive... and you have quite a temper as well and a habit of sticking your face into things that don't affect you." He pointed out. While he knew that he was heading down a road that he shouldn't be, his annoyance had superseded his better judgment.

"And yet you don't take care of the things that should matter to you. Last night I recall that you brought up my sister and how I cause her trouble. I almost laughed at that. Sure I'm not the perfect sibling but come on, your brother shows up here pretty much every day with new bruises. He's getting the shit kicked out of him on almost a daily basis. I don't know if he's got a bully or something but sheesh Zima, he's your brother, do something about it!" Nathan shouted at her.
 

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Jordan nodded his head as he listened to both Zima and Nathan´s points. Now, Zima and him had started a relationship the day before, but he knew that even if he did have feelings for her he had to think as the leader of the club first and foremost. "I have to agree with Nate on one thing at least. I think by this point mentioning past mistakes doesn't really do anything to solve the situation, also Zima throwing vodka at someone is not a good reaction I mean you could've yelled at him or something like you're doing now and even then that was a personal issue of Nate's it was his problem and he dealt with it how he wanted to do so."

"Both of you are people that I trust in my own way, Zima you help you a lot as a co leader and well I have made mistakes and you help out with that and with the others, to the point that I probably should do more myself," he said before turning to Nathan. "Nate, despite what others might think I think you have a good head on your shoulders...yes you have some poblems but really we all do at the end of the day, you bein very relaxed and carefree can come off as bad but I also think that it' s a good trait to have to not take many things seriously."

"And you're both right in what you're saying and well the past can't be changed," he pointed out calmly before letting out a sigh. "But the future is new and I think that the least that can be done is that from now on we all try to be more understanding and well not really jump at each other as much," he replied with a nod. "Anyways point is, Nate do be a little bit mor responsible from now on in regards to the club, your personal life is something else all together. Zima on that end you can complain to nate with things of the club as long as it's not excessive but do remember to regard Nate's choices as his own, if he wants to go jump off a cliff or go to the highest point in heaven that is his choice."
 

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Zima was going to retort to the first part but then Nate brought up Danny. She flinched at this, the fact that she was so useless about helping her brother no matter what she tried, only recently did she succeed. "You. You are pathetic. You have a loving family, you have money. You always get what you want, always, never having to truly work for it. You don't know what my brother and I go through, what we deal with, what I do for him. You know nothing," she told him, her voice calm, but cracking as tears started falling. She stood up and looked at Jordan. "I can't work with him till he realizes how the world works," she told him and then walking to the door she stopped for a moment before turning towards Nate again. "Go screw yourself Nate," she said harshly as she wiped her cheek clean of some make up, revealing a healing bruise, and left the room.
 

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Jordan blinked once, then twice before looking at Nate. "This might sound bad but that went better than I expected," he pointed out, mostly cause he had expected Nate and Zima to just go at each other. Regardless he couldn't disregard wha Nathan had mentioned, even though it was something that they had all noticed. "Maybe that was a bit too much and I think I have to go after her," he stood up from his chair and looked at Nathan and Erika. "You two um...go nuts, tell Jeremy he can read his newspaper or something and I had to go do something," he pointed outbefore rnning out to chase after Zima.

The fact Jordan as a runner helped him in catching Zima not too long after leaving the club room. He swiftly moved forward before spinning around Zima so that he was in front of him and caught her between his arms. "Hey," he said with a serious tone as he looked at her healing wounds. "So it is true," he said while biting his bottom lip.
 

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Nathan blinked twice. He hadn't seen that coming. Even so, he wasn't too put off by the whole thing. "If she wants to be so upfront and judgmental about other people, she should really expect other people to do the same." He thought out loud before realizing something else. "Knowing Jordan... I may have just saved her life. Ironic that the person she hates the most is the one who may have ended up saving both her and her brother from that." He mused, considering what that meant. He then looked at Erika after a long moment, realizing now that he looked like the devil of the two, not the angel. "Remind me to tell Sophie that the saying 'playing chess while they're playing checkers' is a stupid saying because it has no real world applications." He muttered under his breath. "And I feel like you and I have a lot to discuss but I'm not sure if today is the right time because I probably don't come off looking too good because of that outburst." Nathan admitted sheepishly.
 
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