Party - and party prep

The first Allison had heard officially about Lydia's party was Erica speculating loudly that after the term she had had Lydia wasn't going to throw one. After Lydia said she was only planning on a small one Jackson had snorted, Danny's eyes had twinkled, and Styles had muttered something about warning his dad. And none of them had clued her in anywhere they could be overheard (but anyone would tell her in private) that Lydia was planning a pretty huge party and just driving up demand. Styles also speculating whether Erica was deliberately working for Lydia or just being manipulated by her.

The next week Lydia would try to drag Allison round about half the amateur bands at the school, half auditioning them and giving snarky comments while they were playing. Critiquing them and in a couple of cases splitting them up and making new ones that worked better. And recruiting live music for her party with the promise of an audience to play live in front of. Requests for invitations also started trickling in. Erica was watching on with wide eyes as Lydia started using meticulously hand-written invitations as currency for favours - when most of those favours were to help other people out.

And when asked her only comment was "It's time to remind people, especially wolves, who I am." And based on Erica's current dress sense it seemed to be working. Only Allison would get to see Lydia's charts of people and who could use what, and how exhausted she was at the end of each day especially as she was also trying to keep up with Allison's training regime and any research.