*Author's Note*

New story that just sort of popped into my head. All characters belong to Home and Away. CHaracters such a Kyle's age is around 18-19 (not too sure of his actual age in the show).

Hope you like it! Please read and review, reviews make my day.

:D

Sasha sat on the beach, staring, wondering where exactly she had gone wrong.

Two river boys. Both times it had ended badly, albeit one worse than the other. Her brother, her dad. There was so much going on and as much as she was there for everyone else, she felt so alone when it came to dealing with her own issues. As she sat there, she didn't notice someone make their way near her.

"Hey Sasha right?", she heard from her left. Standing there was Kyle, Casey's Kyle. Said Kyle who kidnapped him and almost killed him. That Kyle.

Immediately she began to rise to her feet, making her way off the beach only to hear her name being called out as he chased behind her.

"Hey! Hey, I just wanted to talk. I promise" he called. Slowly Sash turned around getting ready to hear what he had to say. When Kyle realised she had actually stopped he realised he didn't actually have anything to say, so he blurted out the first thing that came to mind, "So I just thought I would introduce myself to Casey's girlfriend" said Kyle with a smile.

Sasha looked down and slowly replied, "I'm not Casey's girlfriend.."

"But I thought you and him were..." he asked shocked. Wasn't this the girl who had been there at the trial, through everything.

"We're not. Listen if Casey was all you wanted to talk about, I really would rather not" she trailed off looking uncomfortable.

"Hey, are you ok?", asked Kyle noticing her sudden adverseness to talking about his younger brother. "Yeah, I'm fine. Listen I have to go. I'll see you around Kyle" said Sasha as she walked off.

Just as he was about to call out to her, he realised she had already begun to exit the beach. Sighing softly to himself, he continued walking down the beach, one girl on his mind, wondering if anyone else had noticed the pain and struggle in her eyes. He just quietly hoped that she wouldn't do anything stupid.

As Sasha was walking towards the diner, she was stopped abruptly by what she could see in the distance. There was Casey, and Tamara practically attached at the mouth. As she watched on unable to look away a lump raised in her throat, the beginning of a sob making its way out of her mouth.

She could see them. Both of them, and as she continued to not be able to turn away, they detached themselves and began to turn and walk in her direction. Too immersed in each other they had yet to notice her and before they could she swallowed her impending sobs and turned around and made her way back to the beach in search of the only person who had tried to communicate with her lately.

Kyle.

After spotting him just sitting on the beach, as she had been, Sasha walked up to him tentatively, before gaining his attention, "Hey,

"Soooo I'm worthy of your presence now am I", asked Kyle cheekily. Rolling her eyes, Sasha was quick to make a sarcastic retort, "I wouldn't say worthy, but you'll do for now".

"Sass, I like it, can see why my brother liked you", he replied only to immediately want to take back the words when he saw her immediate hurt. "Can we please not. Just not talk about Casey", "I just wanted to see if you were doing anything tonight. See there's this party tonight, did you want to come?" she asked rushed, afraid of his response.

"Okay", replied Kyle

"Really?"asked Sasha, to which he said, "Yeah" as if his response was obvious.

"Okay!, well I'll meet you at the surf club tonight then" and with that she was off, smiling at what the impending night had to offer.

Kyle on the other hand knew that trouble was to come from this.

*Later*

At the party

As soon as they had reached the party, Sasha had immediately began drinking and drinking heavily.

Drink after drink.

"Kyle Kyle Kyle... You know what I think is funny"

"What's that Sasha?", he asked quite amused at her in her current state.

"I don't know you, not really and your the only person that noticed that something was wrong" she whispered. "The only one".

It was then that he realised, truly that this girl was really hurting, more than anyone knew.

Further in the night, he had lost sight of her in the throng of people and after twenty minutes of not being able to find her, he began to worry.

Searching and searching he still could not find her. Scanning the party once more, he caught sight of a girl, highly inebriated with some guy practically on top of her.

He immediately made his way over to her, sensing that she needed to be taken away. "Hey, hey Sash, come on. I'm going to take you home, okay?" he spoke to her quietly as he led her from the party. "No no no no no, I can't go home, please. I'll be in so much trouble." she slurred starting to cry.

Seeing no other option, he acknowledged her state, and the fact that he was a near stranger, and decided taking her home in her current state would not end well for either of them.

So he made an executive decision. The Braxton household it was.

As he tried to open the front door quietly, he had more trouble trying to get Sasha to be quiet, as she began singing, "Kyleeeeeeeeeee, Kyleeeeeeeeee,". Slightly laughing at the humourless situation he was currently in, tried to get her to quiet down, "Sash come on, you need to be quiet".

However just as they got in the door, the light switched on and there stood Brax, and boy did he not look happy.

"Uh oh" laughed Sasha drunkenly.

Kyle just stood there trying to hold Sasha without falling over.

"Heyyyyy Brax, listen this looks bad but..." he tried to explain. But before he could finish out walks Casey, with Tamara standing behind him. "Great" he whispered to himself.

"What is going on, Sash!" said Casey, finally realising who stood in the room.

"Well hello there Casey!, How are you doing? I'm fantastic thanks for asking" she stated feigning happiness.

Nobody had realised that Sasha was not really as intoxicated as she initially made out. It was just easier to deal with her emotions to pretend.

Kyle looked to Brax and noticed his less than impressed expression. "Listen I tried getting her to stop, she was on a roll of sorts. I couldn't take her home. Here seemed like the best option. She's hurting Brax" said Kyle whispering the last part, hoping to keep Casey from hearing.

Noticing that she was not acting like herself, Brax went into protective mode. "Kyle go get Nat, she's asleep, Hey Sash, you okay?, come on let's get you sobered up and then I will take you home okay?". "Now Braxton I think that sounds like a great idea, one of your best!" laughed Sasha.

"Case go to bed, take Tamara with you. I'll sort this" stated Brax

"But.." said Casey, obviously not understanding why his friend was in such a state. "Case, go" said Brax sternly, not budging.

Natalie came out to find a very drunk Sasha, with Brax looking at her in concern, "She started crying as soon as Case left the room. She won't say what's wrong".

Natalie just sat on the lounge nursing an emotional Sasha, who was clearly in some emotional distress.

Knowing Natalie had it covered for now, Brax turned on his brother, "How does one come home with a drunk Sasha" yelled Brax.

"Listen, we were just at a party, I was trying to look after her" answered Kyle. "This is looking after her is it?" retorted Brax.

"Casey is the one that screwed her over, she needed someone" said Kyle defending himself.

"And that someone is you, is it?" asked Brax, clearly not understanding.

"If not me, then who? Huh Brax because all I see is a girl who was there for all of you during a really hard time for Casey, who at the time was having a terrible time herself and no-one was there for her. No one is still there", yelled Kyle.

Both Brax and Natalie looked up shocked, this being brand new information to them both.

"I'm sorry, sorry that I'm causing so much trouble", said Sasha quietly. "I'm feeling better, I think I'll go"

"I'll drive you" said Kyle, his gaze never breaking Brax's, whispering, "Thanks", she whispered, getting up and away from Natalie saying a soft, "I'm sorry".

Natalie and Brax, not knowing how to respond, and shocked by what was said stayed quiet, watching as the new pair made their way out the door, Sasha clearly comfortable in Kyle's presence.

As she went to get out of the car, she hesitated, turning back to Kyle she said, "Thank you. I am so sorry I caused this much trouble. I am not usually like this. I just, it's been really tough lately. I just wanted to say thank you, for looking out for me"

"Don't worry about it Sasha, it was fine really. I needed a friend in Summer Bay", said Kyle turning to look at her. Just as she was about to get out of the car, she turned and slowly gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Are you free for lunch tomorrow?" she asked, "For my new friend, of coarse", smiled Kyle.