Chapter 13 Delilah’s Diary: Forever Friends

April, Dear Diary,
I’m really getting to know the other dormies a lot better. I even made a new friend today! His name is Rufus and he’s one of the Broke quadruplets. They were quit the attraction back in Pleasantview. To this day, they are the only quadruplets ever to be born in Pleasantview and as a bonus two of them, Rufus and Rayne, have a very rare genetic disorder giving them big black eyes and a greenish looking skin. The other two, Shane and Troy, are identical twins but look very normal. Rufus and Rayne are both staying in the same dormitory as I am, but Shane and Troy joined a very popular Greek house.


 
Even though they look kind of strange, Rufus and Rayne are loads of fun! Rayne plays the drums in a college rock band called “A Wormrat’s Revenge”. And boy, does he love to party. Rufus is more the quiet type and loves to watch a good football match, just like me. That’s how we started our first conversation. We were both cheering for the same team and just started blabbering about all kind of stuff.


 
We really get along great. We think the same about a lot of stuff, like we both love to pillow fight. I think he could be my best friend ever! But there’s no heart farting stuff going on. He’s more like the brother I never had. I think that’s because Rufus was raised by my biological father Don. Brandi would have been in a lot of trouble raising the quadruplets all on her own and for some reason, really out of character, Don offered Brandi a helping hand raising her kids.



There’s been a lot of speculation on that subject in Pleasantview though. It was hard to believe Don would ever do something like that out of the kindness of his heart. Some people thought he was doing it because he would have unlimited access to one of SimNation’s most rare genetic conditions. And because of his ambitions in the medical field, he could gain fame and fortune from this. There are a few cases known in Strangetown, although it is claimed by some this condition is actually of alien origin. But that was never really proven by anyone. Another very popular theory about Don's strange kindheartedness, is that the quadruplets are really his children and Brandi had been cheating on her husband with Don all along. This would definitely put her late husband's mysterious pool accident in a completely different light.



It really is the strangest thing. Whenever you think of someone a lot, you run into them in a unusual place or they give you a phone call unexpectedly. You would never believe it, but last night I actually received a phone call from Don. It turns out that Brandi and Don are getting married! He never had a lot of  contact with me. Sometimes he would remember and send me a card for my birthday and he gave me a phone call when I graduated from high school, but other than that really nothing. So I really was surprised to hear his voice at the other end of the line. But my mouth really fell wide open when he mentioned the word marriage. The rest of the conversation went something like this:

“I know this must sound a bit crazy, Delilah, but now that I’m older I understand what your mother was looking for. I’m really sorry I wasn’t able to be a good father to you. But you and your mother seemed so happy with Darren, I just couldn’t compete with that. But I think I have found my happiness now too. Brandi has stuck with me through some pretty rough times. We raised the quadruplets together. I heard you and Rufus have become pretty good friends, I'm really happy about that. Anyway, we even raised two little ones of our own into beautiful teenagers as well, Donatella and Bianca. What I'm trying to say Delilah, is that it would make me really happy if you would be there when I make my relationship with Brandi formal.”
 


Of course I couldn’t say no. I’m always a bit weary when Don is involved, but I really don’t want to let Rufus down. He’s been on a cloud ever since he heard the news from Don. He immediately showed me some family pictures of his half sisters, and actually mine as well, and their two dogs. And I can’t deny it, I’m kind of a sucker for happy endings. All though it does make me wonder. Don getting married with Brandi? I mean she still is the looker, but she’s broke as well. I wonder what power she has on him. Some kind of dirty little secret or has he really found love? I’ll probably never find out, so it really is no use to worry about it too much.


July, Dear Diary,
Yeah, I made it on the dean’s list! Again! This is our last semester of our Freshman year and we’re all very happy about our results. To celebrate our accomplishments, our regular group went out for dinner and bowling Downtown last night. I never went bowling in my life before so I was really excited about it.


 
It turns out Rufus is a real bowling grand master and boy does he like to show it off! Brutus and I were easily impressed, but Rayne had clearly seen it before. I thought the bowling alley looked really nice. I could see why it was so popular. Lots of people were coming for dinner or just a good game of bowling.


 
After half an hour or so, another group from SimState Uni entered the bowling alley. It was the group of “popular” kids. Rex Goth, his girlfriend Lucy Burb, his sister Victoria and her boyfriend Troy Broke. They are all residents of the most “happening” Greek house of the moment. That’s no surprise to me. They were part of the popular crowd back at Pleasantview High as well. Lucy and Rex were home coming queen and king and sweethearts from the start. They still look so very much in love. Touching and dancing every time they get the chance. Even in a bowling alley! Common get a room people!



I couldn’t say the same for Victoria and Troy though. Troy was Rex’s best friend and somehow they seemed to be together not because they are so much in love, but more like it’s expected of them. Rufus and Victoria already know each other pretty well because Troy’s his brother. I couldn’t help but notice Rufus and Victoria spend all night talking and laughing. Maybe it’s nothing and I’m a bit paranoid, but I think these two really like each other. I really hope Rufus knows what he’s doing.


 
Oh yeah, out found something else out to. I suck at bowling! Aargh! I think I will have to use all of summer to increase my bowling skills because I really don’t like to be humiliated like this ever again. And I have to get a nice dress as well because Don and Brandi’s wedding is only a couple of months away. My plumbbob, summer has only just begun and I’m already booked with all this stuff I have to do!

Is Don a changed man now he has grown into an elder? Will Rufus make his move on Victoria, one of the most popular girls and his brother's girlfriend? And will Delilah ever meet a guy that's she's not related to and finally start heartfarting?

Find out in the next chapters of Pleasantview Soapbox!

Thanks Ghen, lewisb40 and JGARxx! She's an in game born sim, so I was very happy how she turned out. But that does mean I have to figure out how to work with simPE before I can upload her. And I don't think they have the version for BV up yet. But when they do, I'll definitely try to upload her! Her mom is actually a human version of a sim I entered in a contest, android Leanne Romanov, and was created in bodyshop by me. So that's a sim I can already upload. I will try to do so after the contest is finished. Which will probably be very soon

PS: the outfit came from Modthesims2. I'll try to edit this post if I find out who actually made the outfit.

It already looks very promising babyblue! Remy Harris, OMG! Is that the man maid? If it's true, you definitely gave him a very good make-over!

Oops! Thanks yunet, I will repair that immediately. I have mixed Dina and Nina up more than once before. Darn those similar named Caliente girls

It's so nice to read that people are enjoying the story so much! So here's another update. We're getting closer to the grand finale, but to get there I need to make a jump in time. So currently we remain stuck in college, where Delilah Goth (Cassandra and Don's daughter), will tell us what happened to everybody in her diary. And of course there will be a bit of drama along the way! It will take more than one chapter to tell everything that has happened. If somethings aren't clear and you need extra info. Please let me know and I will work it into the story.

P.S: Because I keep getting questions about the lovely c.c. I'm using in my pics, I decided to put up a c.c. section in my first post. So if you have any questions and can't find it there please pm me and I will make sure it will get on the list or I will pm you back with the answer.

Chapter 12 Delilah’s Diary: Higher Education

September, Dear Diary,

I’m really loving my time at Sim State University so far. It’s really living up to my expectations. It has the best professors and facilities for knowledge seekers like me. To save money I got a room at Birch Manor Dormitory. I share the cafeteria, the bathroom and a community room with other students. But that’s really not a problem because for me. I can always retreat back to my own room when I need some peace and quiet.


 
And I absolutely adore my room! It has some pretty old fashioned yellow flowered wallpaper and clashing green stained carpeting. But it cleaned up pretty nicely after I added some accessories. Mom gave me some of her old pillows with a flowery print that kind of matched the wallpaper. It really feels like home now. Maybe a little bit too much, because I really haven’t talked to much of the other dormies yet. I’m a bit shy like that. I really should try to start a conversation with one of them when I get the chance. I’ll just put that on my to do list.


 
Anyway, one of the great features of living in a dorm instead of a Greek house or completely on my own, is the cafeteria. No cooking for me! You’re really dependent on the cooking skills of your cook to get a decent meal, but I think we didn’t do too bad. It’s not a genuine chef but she does make a mean macaroni and cheese. Little sister Darcey would definitely love it. The cook is kind of a funny old lady, who likes to keep her eyes on the students of the dorm. She always looks out of the window when one of the dormies is back late from classes. I think it’s because she never had any kids of her own.


 
Oh, I almost forgot. I have to write my very first term paper this week, so I better get started pretty soon. Luckily, mom and dad got me a computer for my room so I can use it without any hassle with the other dormies. We only have 1 computer in the community room! I don’t know what they were thinking. A computer is essential for getting proper grades and I really don’t want to argue with people who are busy playing computer games all day!
Anyway, I must stop writing in my diary for a little while and start writing for a grade. I want to be on the Dean’s list!
 


December, Dear Diary,

I just can’t believe what happened to me today! I’m really getting to know my fellow dormies a lot better lately. But I never expected that I would run into a long lost brother. Well a half brother, but that counts too!

I was playing a good game of chess against Brutus Caliente, Nina’s son. He’s a nice guy but really not a chess mastermind. It took him ages before he made a next move with a chess piece.  It was kind of boring, until he started making really goofy faces. Boy, did he have a hard time against me!


 
You got to use your brains when you want to defeat me. I have been playing chess since I could sit straight on a chair. I guess I take after my mother and grandpa with that. My mom is extremely smart and she has a reached a top position in science, just like grandpa before her. I never met my grandfather, because he and my mom kind of had a hard time together after she broke up with my biological dad. She just didn’t want to deal with the “I told you so” discussions so she moved out. He died pretty soon after I was born and they never had the opportunity to apologize to each other. It’s really kind of sad.



But anyway, after I slaughtered Brutus with chess, he wasn’t  a bad loser at all. So we started talking about all kinds of stuff like Sim State Uni, our majors, our hobbies and in the end even our families. And that’s when we discovered we are family! It turns out that Brutus’ father is none other than the infamous Don Lothario! I knew that Nina was the cause my mother and my biological father broke up, but I never knew Nina had a kid with him.

He told me all about “the incident”. It turns out Don and Nina didn’t really have a thing together, but dated every now and then for the fun of it. When after a particularly wild date, Nina became pregnant, she was extremely angry. Her pregnancy messed up all the plans she had with her life. Brutus told me she stayed angry with Don for quite a while and always referred to him as “Dirtbag Don” or just “the Dirtbag”. That all changed when she got pregnant again. This time the father was grocery delivery guy Stephan Gothier. But unlike Don, he wasn’t running away from his responsibilities and he actually told Nina he wanted them to become a family. She stubbornly kept pushing him away, but Stephan never gave up on her. In the end she kind of got used to the family idea and they had another child together.


 
Brutus is so enthusiastic about his family, he even shared pictures. I could see Nina looked very happy with Stephan even though they never got married. I guess that’s just not her thing. Brutus’ eldest half sibling is Cleopatra, but he always just calls her Cleo. She’s a teen now and when I saw her picture, she immediately reminded me of my half sister Darcey. She recently became a teen too and still lives with mom and dad. Darren raised me like his own daughter so I always thought of him as my dad even though he isn’t my biological dad. I showed Brutus a picture of Darcey and he thought Cleo and Darcey could be the best of friends. It turns out both girls have macaroni and cheese as their favorite dish! Brutus’ youngest half sibling is Julius and he’s more of a pancake kind of guy just like Brutus. The little guy looks so adorable!



Things couldn’t be better these days. I made the Dean’s list this semester and my family just expanded with a wonderful new half brother!

Will Delilah be able to make more friends at Sim State University? Can she keep her grades high enough while she's meeting new people? And has Nina really changed her romancing ways?

Find out in the next chapters of Pleasantview Soapbox!

Many thanks for Basura Babyblue! She's gorgeous. I adore the outfit as well, good job! I posted some pics of her in her new home in the "your sims..." thread.

Your twins definitely look realistic. And very cute too! Did you model them after real people you know?

Great to see your beautiful pics again Tenshii! I hope this means your graphic problems are over, no more evil glitches? I really like the last pic. I just love sim expressions
Sliimshaydi, I just love your teenage sims. They are so adorable together. The bag packs make it very realistic. High school sweethearts!
Loveandrage, your sims look adorable. I think Takiko makes a wonderful leading lady for a sim story. Her hair really suits her.

Here's one of my current favorites. Her younger sis, Taylor is already posted in the children's thread. Ashley is a bit serious but adores her little sister.

Lovely pics everyone! Lewisb40, your family pics look great. Love the pic where Adrian decides to go out of the crib on his own. Karla, your make up pic looks so sweet. Good job! Nyane, the pic with the parents reading and the tod sleeping is very cute! Loulabelle, love your pic. Toby looks adorable!

Taylor is a new kid in my Sweet Valley Neighborhood. She's a bit of a show off but really sweet.

K2cheyne, I really enjoyed reading your story so far. Your pictures are awesome and look like they took a lot of work. So I can understand that it takes some time to update. But I'm definitely looking forward to your update!

Wow, great story. Absolutely loved the pics. The fighting scenes look awesome! I'd love to see more of your story.

Angela is quite a character alright. I saw a movie once about teenagers that were perfect on the outside, the all American ideal of popular quarterback and cheerleader with perfect grades. But to cope with the pressure they had a really kinky double life and eventually one of them ended up dead. Somehow it seemed fitting for Angela. She needs to do something naughty to keep up with the pressure of being perfect. That's how I interpreted the entire Dustin thing anyway.

The professor was her own idea though She started flirting with him autonomously and Dustin had 3 thunderbolts with Kitty, so they kind of fell out of love without any drama. It seemed to fit Angela to start something with a professor so it became part of the story

Alexander is kind of shy in my game, but not gay. I put him in Lillith's dorm without any intentions, but he started stalking her autonomously. Really creepy! He had 2 thunderbolts with her, but Lillith only 1 with him. After I changed her aspiration into knowledge, popularity wasn't really working out for her anyway, they were all over each other. It all seemed like a good idea because Dirk had his own stalker in Katerina. They both had 3 thunderbolts for each other, so they were clearly meant to be together. Dirk did start drama on his own accord after Lillith autonomously gave Alexander a hug. He had already kissed Katerina autonomously, so he really is a hypocrite!

A lot of things that happen in my story are actually things my sims did or wanted to do autonomously. I'm having a lot of fun with my game! Thanks for all the nice comments and I hope you will enjoy my next chapters as well.

The contests are taking me way more time than I expected, but luckily I already made my story pics So here's the final act of College Drama!

--- CHAPTER 11 --- College Drama~Final Act

Back in Birch Manor dorm, Alexander was comforting Lillith when he found her sobbing in a corner.



“Sweet Lillith, what’s wrong?” Alexander gently touched Lillith’s hand. Red eyed, Lillith looked up at the boy that has brought her so much joy and now so much trouble. “Alexander, I really don’t know how to say this. We only started dating a month ago. And now, …. Alexander, I think I’m pregnant!” Lillith immediately started crying again. Alexander saw the girl he loved in so much mental agony. All he wanted was to make her feel better again. “Sweety, don’t cry. We will make this work.”

Lillith was very surprised when Alexander sugested they would go out to eat. She had been feeling morning seekness all week now, so she really wasn’t feeling in the mood. But Alexander insisted, he bragged he had found the greatest little restaurant. The food indead turned out to be very tasty, but Lillith didn’t think it was that special. That all changed when she saw Alexander put on the biggest grin she ever saw and fidgeted with a little black box in his hands. “Uhm, sweety…. I’ve got something for you.”


 
Lillith couldn’t believe her eyes when she looked at the black box. It was from SIMphony, Pleasantview’s most posh jeweler and specialized in big diamond engagement rings. Could it be? Was he proposing to her? Lillith gasped for air. “Oh my plumbbob! Are you serious Alexander. Did you get me something shiny?” “Just open the box Lillith, just open the box.” Alexander was still grinning from ear to ear.



When Lillith opened the little black box, she saw the prettiest engagement ring she ever laid her eyes on. The ring itself wasn’t that different from any other engagement ring she ever saw, but it was hers. Given to her by someone prepared to stick by her through the tough times. Finally she had met someone that wouldn’t give up on her when she had messed things up again.



“Are you sure about this Alexander? You know, I don’t plan to repeat my parents mistakes. I need a husband that knows that we are in this together, especially when things are looking down. And there are definitely going to be some hard times Alexander. Raising a little baby is going to be very though. But I need to know you’re going to support me all the time, or else there’s just no point in getting married!”

Lillith was looking very sincere and had a big frown in her forehead. But Alexander could also see the insecurity in her eyes. He had wondered himself if he was doing the right thing. Well for just a second or two, and then it was gone. “Sweet Lillith, I wouldn’t want it any other way. I understand your doubts. These circumstances aren’t the best to build a warm and loving long term relationship, but I want you to know I’m not just doing this to take my responsibility. I’m doing this because I love you and I couldn’t imagine my life without you. I want to be there for you, Lillith, especially during the hard times.”


 
Lillith accepted Alexander’s proposal with tears in her eyes. Deep in her heart she knew that this relationship would be the one that would last. Alexander signaled the waitress that he wanted to pay, so they could leave and have some time alone with Lillith. Enthusiastically the waitress came to great them. “How wonderful to see two people so much in love! Young lady your definitely making the right choice. Your much better off with someone your own age. That professor Spencer Fuchs has quite the reputation, if you know what I mean. Wink, wink. By the way, I love your knew hair. It looks so much better than that pinkish blond you had a couple of weeks ago. I almost didn’t recognize you!”

Alexander and Lillith stared at each other for a little while. Lillith was afraid to speak. How could this be happening,  she didn’t have a relationship with that professor. What would Alexander be thinking of her right now? Alexander paid the waitress and gave her a large tip. He got up and went straight for his coat. He just stood there looking at Lillith. Staring with his big sweet puppy eyes. Lillith’s eyes were getting all teary. “Sweety, are you going to sit there all day? Come on and put on your coat so we can go home. You didn’t think I thought you were cheating on me, now did you? Pinkish blond hair? That’s Angela alright! Now come on, there’s a phone call I have to make to the dean.” Alexander was grinning from ear to ear once again.



"Hello!" Angela answered the phone in a good mood. She was hitting it of pretty good with her professor and she was expecting to hear his voice when she answered. Her mood quickly changed when it turned out that he had some bad news for her. “My dear Angela. I’m very sorry, but it turns out the dean has had a complaint about me. They are warning me that I will lose my job if I have a relationship with one of the students. I’m so very sorry Angela. I really didn’t want this to end, but I’m afraid we will have to go our separate ways from now on.” Angela’s mouth dropped wide open. “No, this can’t be. We were so careful. No, please don’t leave me, Spencer! And the line went dead.


 
Angela was extremely angry. How could things be going wrong? A complaint at the dean’s office? Who could have possibly seen her or more important who hated her enough to file a complaint at the dean’s office? “Lillith!” Angela almost growled the name of her twin sister. There was no doubt about it. That little witch must  be behind this. Well, Angela wasn’t about to give into Lillith’s attempt to destroy her relationship with Spencer. If Spencer wasn’t allowed to be with one of the students, then she would no longer be a student. She could achieve her dream of reaching the top in her law career without a degree. Her mother still had a few strings she could pull and get Angela in a nice starting position. Angela’s mind was made up. She would drop out and go back to Pleasantview!


 
Does Angela’s relationship with professor Fuchs have a chance now she moves back to Pleasantview? Will Mary-Sue greet her daughter with open arms or is Angela now a fallen angel? And can Alexander and Lillith’s relationship last through Lillith’s pregnancy?

Find out in the next chapters of Pleasantview!

Thanks! You all make me blush. My sims still have their maxis features though, no simsurgery involved. You only need the power of custom content! I love @stefan's skintones (http://www.insimenator.org/showthread.php?t=47816) and barcelonista's pretty make up (http://www.justsims2.ru/). Angela's hair is pay from peggy sims (http://memberarea.peggysims2.net/Index.do).

The next chapter will be the last act of College Drama and after that an exciting time jump!