Yeeeaaah boiiiii XD! I was thinking of posting a bonus chapter after this, and I think I will :D. Anyway, tell me what you think of the story and check out my others as well! I just released a Pokemon Brick Bronze fanfic, and let me tell ya, that one will be a LOOONG one.

Enjoy! :)

After some time, Aaliyah finally calmed down and made her way to New Albacore Hotel. Once she reached the door to Redd's apartment, she looked around nervously. All she hoped was that no one would be following her.

Aaliyah took a deep breath, and exhaled it out.

"I can do this." She thought. She raised her hand slowly, and knocks on the door a couple times. The door opens, and Redd greets her.

"Hey, Aaliyah! I'm glad you made it!" Redd exclaimed. His huge grin made Aaliyah give a small smile back.

"Hi, Redd. I came here for the dinner you said you were preparing." Aaliyah said.

"Well, I'm glad you've come to join us. I sure am happy." Redd responded.

"So... what are you having today?" Aaliyah asked.

"We're having lasagna. I do love pasta, after all." Redd replied.

"Ooh! I can't wait!" Aaliyah cheered.

"Stay here for a moment. I want my other friends to get surprised by your appearance." Redd said. Before he left, Aaliyah grabbed his arm.

"Wait!" She yelped. Redd turned around, wondering why she did that.

"What's the matter? I thought you said you liked being alone." Redd said.

"Not if it's not in my happy place!" Aaliyah exclaimed. Redd flinched a bit by Aaliyah's sudden outburst. The pink Octoling noticed her yell and covered her mouth.

"I'm sorry. I-I didn't mean to raise my voice." Aaliyah said, stuttering a bit.

"Why did you hold me back though? Are you scared?" Redd asked.

"I... I'm just afraid someone is gonna kidnap me, okay? I'm super paranoid whenever I'm alone in a place that's not the creepy alley." Aaliyah confessed.

"That's okay! I have another plan, don't worry about it!" Redd exclaimed, showing his smile again.

"You always look on the bright side of things. You're the best, Redd." Aaliyah complimented.

"Stay behind me. When I give the signal, I will move out of the way, and you can introduce yourself." Redd explained.

"Got it." Aaliyah said, taking mental notes. Her memory isn't the greatest, but some memories won't ever leave her.

"Let's go." Redd said.

At the dining room, there were the Squid Sisters and Redd's best friends, Joel and David. Marina also decided to come, but Pearl stayed since she doesn't want to deal with the Squid Bits.

Redd walked over to the group.

"Hey, Redd! I see you're brining someone?" Joel greeted.

"Yes indeed! She might seem very special when you see her." Redd said as he puts his hands behind his back. Callie and Marie look at each other and wink, since they know who is coming. Marina seemed interested on who is gonna come here.

Redd looked behind and gave Aaliyah a thumbs up, which the pink Octoling nodded, telling Redd that she is ready.

"Everyone, I would like to introduce you to..." Redd started. He moved aside and the girl Octoling looked up to the group nervously.

"Aaliyah!" Redd finished.

"Uh... h-hi everyone." Aaliyah said as she slowly waved. David and Joel looked surprised by this.

"AN OCTOLING! I can't believe Redd made a new friend that's an Octoling!" David yelled.

"She does look amazing. Where did he even find this girl?" Joel asked to himself. Luckily, both of them knew about nice Octolings moving into Inkopolis Square.

Marina looked at Aaliyah and smiled.

"You look very pretty, Aaliyah. Welcome to the team!" Marina greeted. Aaliyah smiled softly as her cheeks turned a bright pink.

"Oh, stop it. You're making me blush." Aaliyah said, giggling a bit.

"What do you say we get started on our dinner?" Redd asked. Everyone cheered with a huge "YEAH!" Aaliyah attempted to scream excitedly, but halfway through her scream she began to cough.

"Do you have a sore throat?" The red Inkling asked.

"No, no. I don't talk a lot, and I'm just not used to screaming a lot." Aaliyah replied. Redd put his arm around her.

"Let's just enjoy our moment, shall we?" Redd asked. Aaliyah nodded in agreement.

Lasagna was being prepared. Redd gave a piece to each of his friends, and one for himself, with 1 fourth of the leftover lasagna gonna be used for tomorrow. Redd also gave a glass of cola for each of them, and a glass of orange juice with no pulp for Marina (I'm still jealous team pulp won :/). Aaliyah wanted a glass of milk instead of soda, so Redd did just that for her.

"Thanks, Redd." Aaliyah said as Redd sets the glass down for his Octoling friend.

"Any time, Aaliyah." Redd replied. He sat down at his seat, and started a conversation.

"Thank you everyone for coming today. I'm glad you decided to come, and I hope you'll enjoy my food." Redd said.

"Oh, I bet we will, dude." Joel replied.

"I just love pasta! What else could be said?" David exclaimed.

"It looks good, I will give it that." Marina complimented.

"Of course it'll taste good! Redd is a pretty cool dude!" Callie said. Marie walked up to where Redd is.

"Thanks for today, honey." Marie said, then gives Redd a little peck on his cheek. She walked back to her seat, and smiled once she heard Redd chuckle.

"Alright, everyone. Time to dig in! Y'all are awesome!" Redd shouted. And so, the group start eating their food.

Later...

As Aaliyah took another bite of her lasagna, she heard Joel talk to her.

"So, Aaliyah. Tell me about yourself." Joel said as he puts his hand under his chin. Aaliyah got a bit startled by that, but she proceeded to talk.

"W-Well... I do spend most of my time alone, so I don't really have any friends." Aaliyah responded.

"Why no friends? Do you not like people?" David asked.

"No, it's just... throughout my life, I've been bullied. Every day, almost every hour." Aaliyah replied.

"Aah. I guess it really was the Inkantation that helped out with your niceness, right?" Marina said.

"I've always been good. But I do agree, the Inkantation is a really magical song." Aaliyah complimented.

"Holy smokes, then you must be the nicest Octoling ever!" David exclaimed.

"Hee hee... I wouldn't go that far, but okay." Aaliyah said with a giggle.

"I would say you are. All Octolings start out evil, don't they?" Joel asked. Aaliyah began to get a bit angry.

"What other Octolings do you know?" She asked, and then began to take a sip of her milk. Joel and David looked at each other nervously, then they jsut squid form and ignore the question. Callie and Marie looked uncomfortable to explain. Marina seemed surprised by that, but Redd just shrugged since he has an answer.

"I wouldn't say I met any specific nice Octolings, but I have met this evil one named Jenny. She tried to kill the Squid Sisters, but we got away from her." Redd explained. Aaliyah's eyes widened as she stopped drinking her milk, and then dropped the glass on the floor, surprised by what she just heard.

"J-Je... Jenny?" Aaliyah asked in a scared tone.

"Yeah. She's a real pain to deal with if I do say so myself." Redd said. Aaliyah said as she turns around a bit.

"Okay, I... I guess I'll confess something to you all." Aaliyah said.

"Uh oh, this doesn't seem good." David said, a bit uncomfortable by this.

"So... you guys know who Jenny is?" Aaliyah asked.

"Redd told us about her." Joel replied.

"I have heard news about her." Marina said.

"Well, you see... there's more to her than you think." Aaliyah responded.

"By how much?" Redd asked.

"You see, Jenny... is my older sister." Aaliyah admitted. Everyone else's jaws feel like they dropped to the floor.

"WHAT?! JENNY IS YOUR SISTER?!" Was pretty much everyone's reaction.

"Yes. She is 3 years older than me. Before she didn't see me any more, we were inseparable. She was kind, helpful, and always willing to give me a chance. She was one of the best people I've ever met." Aaliyah explained.

"So Jenny wasn't always a murderous squidiot." Redd thought.

"One day... she changed. She's been expelled from 5 different schools because the teachers said she had a 'murderous attitude'. Every time I would help her, she would always say 'Leave your big sis alone. I can take care of myself'." Aaliyah continued. Tears began to form in her eyes as she went on explaining.

"Anything else?" Joel asked, utterly disappointed.

"Y-Yes. When I was 7 years old, when I got back home from school, I found my parents on the floor, dead. I also saw Jenny crying right next to their dead bodies. W-When I asked her what happened, she s-said to me 'Someone came in and stabbed them. I couldn't do anything cause I was too scared'." Aaliyah said, the tears rolling down onto her cheeks.

"That's horrible!" Marina exclaimed, feeling bad for her.

"T-Then... the day after our parents deaths, Jenny took me somewhere, and Octavio ended up finding us. Jenny opted to join, and offered me to come as well. I said no, and she got furious with me." Aaliyah explained some more.

"So you didn't join the dark side." David said.

"As I kept saying I would never join the evil Octarians... Jenny, she... she physically beat me. She beat me until I passed out. I tried and tried to tell her to stop, but she kept on going, calling me a traitor and making my whole face turn black and blue." Aaliyah confessed.

"WHAT?! She beat you just for not joining?!" Marie yelled. Aaliyah nodded from the statement.

"No matter what happened... I never saw Jenny again. Next thing I knew, I woke up on a bed, and that's where I was raised: at an orphanage. But I still keep hearing Jenny's voice in my head, telling me to join... b-but... NOTHING EVER GOES HAPPY IN MY WORLD!" Aaliyah gave up as she dug her face into her hands and started to cry. The group see Aaliyah's outburst and felt bad for her.

Redd walked over to Aaliyah and gave her a gentle hug.

"There, there. I can tell you've had a traumatizing past. It's okay, we're here for you." Redd said softly.

"It h-hurts. It r-really hurts." Aaliyah sobbed.

"I know it hurts. Don't worry, if Jenny comes to beat you again, I'll make sure she gets beat first." Redd said, pumping his fist. Aaliyah removed her face from her hands and looked at her friend. Her eyes were red from all her crying.

Aaliyah tightly hugged him, returning his gentle one.

"Thank you..." Aaliyah said, fighting back more tears.

"You're welcome. Stay Fresh, okay?" Redd asked. Aaliyah softly smiled and nodded.

A/N: So there we go :D! For those of you who don't know who Jenny is, she is the murderous Octoling from my story "The Octolings Revenge". Stay Fresh dudes! I hope you enjoyed it! :)