Title: Tribe 3: Wonderwall

Chunk 9: Sections 41 thru 45

Fandom: The Tribe

Author: PinkTribeChick

Summary: I said maybe, you're gonna be the one that saves me . . . Life goes on for the Mall Rats after the Chosen take over the city.

Extended Summary: Essentially, this is an Alternate Universe story for Series 3 and beyond of the Tribe. I won't say anything more than that, because I don't want to spoil anything for those of you who have never read this before

Rating: Teen

Pairing: Too many to name! But Bray-Amber, Lex-Zandra, Ryan-Salene, and Jack-Ellie, for starters. There will also be some Tribe-character with original character pairings.

Author's Notes: Again many thanks as always go to Brett The Mole, as he was the one who talked me into sharing this story with others when I first started writing it, and he was the one who kept bugging me to complete it. I wouldn't have gotten anywhere without you, Brett! And major thanks to Ariannya, Whit, and all the others who at various times read and proofed sections for me and gave me their invaluable feedback.

Big thanks to my reviewers from the last chunk – Tribalranger and Amber12987! Thanks for the feedback guys – you're awesome!

Enjoy, and please review! Feedback is much appreciated!

Disclaimer: All characters, situations, and song lyrics remain the property of their respective owners. Troy Wisneski belongs to the author Paula Boock, from her Tribe novel "Power and Chaos." Any original characters are sole property of me, PinkTribeChick. The song used in this section is "Again" by Lenny Kravitz.


Tribe 3: Wonderwall

Sections 41 thru 45


The mall was complete chaos the next day, with everyone getting ready for the christening. The ceremony went smoothly. It was the party afterwards that would turn everything upside down, once again.

"Thanks, guys. You're a great audience, as always," Sasha said. "I'll be back in ten minutes with more music." He put his guitar down gently, as everyone clapped. He stood up and walked over to Tai-San, smiling.

"That was wonderful," she said softly, taking his hands in hers.

"Really? Did I sound okay?" he asked. She nodded. "I'll be right back. I need to go get the capo for my guitar out of my bag." She nodded, and he kissed her hand, making her smile. Then he walked off, as a jealous Lex watched. But Lex already had something up his sleeve. He was going to split those two up, no matter what it took.

Sasha rifled through his bag, finally finding the capo. He turned to leave, only to find Lex standing in the doorway, a fake smile plastered on his face. Lex strode confidently into the room.

"Hiya, pal," Lex said, putting his arm around Sasha's shoulders. Sasha shrugged it off, walking over to the mirror nearby.

"What do you want, Lex?" Sasha said in a monotone voice, straightening his shirt collar.

"Why would I want something from you? And what would make you think that?" Lex said, pretending to be offended.

"I know you, Lex. You're never nice unless you want something. And I've never been your biggest fan, and we both know that," Sasha replied. "What do you want from me?"

"Nothing. I just wanted to give you a bit of friendly advice. Is there anything wrong with that?" Lex said.

"Let me guess . . . you want me to stay away from Tai-San, right? Save it, Lex. It won't work. I won't be bullied by you," Sasha said, walking toward the door.

"Actually, it's about Amber," Lex said. Sasha stopped dead in his tracks, turning to face Lex.

"What about her?" Sasha questioned. Lex walked over to him.

"Zandra told me that Am's still hot for you, not Bray. She's just waiting for Bray to get adjusted to the baby being around, then she's going to dump him," Lex said knowingly.

"You are such a liar. If she doesn't love Bray, then why did she say yes when he proposed?" Sasha responded.

"Because she didn't want to hurt his feelings in front of all those people by saying no," Lex answered.

"And why should I believe you? You've never had a compassionate feeling in your whole life," Sasha said.

"If you don't believe me, then do something about it yourself. I have just the thing," Lex said. He smiled coyly, rubbing his hands together.


Amber looked at her son as he slept in Bray's arms. She couldn't imagine being any happier than she was right then. She had her son finally, and she was with his father, the boy she loved more than anything in the world. Only one thing left to make it complete. Bray looked over at her.

"Do you want to go put him in bed, or shall I?" he whispered to her.

"I'll do it," she said, taking him from Bray. She walked off toward the nursery that she and Zandra had put together. "Night-night, little one. Sweet dreams. Mommy and Daddy both love you very much." She kissed the baby on the forehead, then gently laid him on his back in the crib. She pulled the blanket up over him.

Smiling, she walked quietly out of the room and back to the café. She sat down next to Bray, as Sasha got ready to play again. Sasha smiled at her from across the room. She smiled back. It was nice that he'd been able to handle everything so maturely, her being with Bray, and not him, and her having a child, and the engagement. She was glad they had been able to remain friends, and she was glad he had hooked up with Tai-San. She'd be good for him, and Amber knew that.

"Hi, again, everyone," he said, smiling as they all clapped. "This next song is for a very special lady out in the audience, and she knows who she is. I hope you enjoy it." He started to sing.

"I've been searching for you.

I heard a cry within my soul.

I've never had a yearning quite like this before,

Know that you are walking right through my door."

Amber looked over at Tai-San, smiling. It was then she noticed the scowl on her face. Tai-San wasn't happy about this at all. Why? Amber looked up at Sasha. He wasn't looking at Tai-San, he was looking at her. Amber slid down in her seat in embarrassment as she realized the same thing Tai-San had. He was singing this song to Amber, not to Tai-San.

"All of my life,

Where have you been?

I wonder if I'll ever see you again?

And if that day comes,

I know we could win.

I wonder if I'll ever see you again?"

Tai-San couldn't take anymore. She stood up and stomped out of the café, in tears. Sasha looked at Amber. She was turning red and sliding farther and farther down into her seat, while Bray was giving him a dirty look. He stopped playing, after seeing Tai-San run off. Lex sat in the corner, laughing. He knew then that he shouldn't have listened to Lex.

"I'm sorry, everyone. Sorry, Amber," he said, putting his palm on his forehead in frustration. He stood up and ran off after Tai-San.


"Tai-San! Wait!" Sasha called to her. She just kept walking, angrily, toward her room. "Tai-San, please, let me explain!" She got inside her room and pulled the gate down, locking him out. He ran up to it, putting his face against it. "Tai-San . . . I'm sorry. Please, open the gate and let me explain."

"What is there to explain? You lead me to believe that you had actually gotten over Amber and that you cared for me, then you go pull a stunt like this!" she exclaimed through the gate. "There is no possible reason you could have to excuse your actions!"

"It was Lex! He told me that Amber still had feelings for me, and he gave me the idea to sing the song to her!" Sasha said.

"Don't try to blame your own stupid mistakes on him! He would never do anything that mean to me!" she retorted. She walked away from the gate and started to light candles.

"It's the truth, Tai! Please! I'm sorry!" he said.

"Go away, Sasha! I never want to see you again!" she exclaimed.

"Well, that's going to be kind of hard, considering I plan to stay here for a while," he said. She stopped lighting her candles and blew out the match, walking back over to gate.

"Fine, then. I'll leave, so you don't have to," she said, her face expressionless.

"And if you leave, I will follow you," he said, smiling.

"You're making this really hard," she said.

"I know I am. Please, don't do this, Tai-San," he responded.

"I'll do whatever I please. Just leave me alone!" She walked off again, leaving him there. He sighed loudly and slid down the gate to the floor, sitting down. How in the world was he ever going to be able to fix things with her?


Amber sat in the nursery, rocking Michael back to sleep. He'd woken up from all the noise after the party, and she'd had to feed him again. She looked down to see he was asleep, smiling a little. She kissed him on the head and put him back in his crib. She turned around to see Bray standing there in the doorway.

"Please tell me you're not angry, too?" she said bitterly.

"Not really. You didn't see how hard Lex was laughing afterwards. Something tells me he had a hand in this," Bray said, as she walked over to him. She wrapped his arms around her.

"Why would he do something that cruel to Tai-San, though? They used to be married, remember?" Amber asked.

"Well, the only thing that's come to mind when I asked myself that, is the reality that Lex might just be a little bit jealous of Tai-San being with Sasha, and he tried to sabotage it," Bray responded.

"But that still makes no sense. He's got Zandra now, so why would he be jealous if Tai-San moved on with her life?" Amber said.

"Lex is the kind of person who wants to have his cake and eat it, too, Am. You should know that by now," Bray said. "Anyway, I saw Sasha outside Tai-San's room, pleading with her. He finally gave up a little while ago and went to his room. I can't help feeling bad for him. Whatever Lex did, not only did she get hurt, but so did Sasha. And I plan to find out exactly what Lex had to do with all of this." He kissed her on the forehead. Suddenly, Sasha came running into the room.

"Tai-San's gone . . . ," he blurted out.


"Excuse me?" Amber said. "Repeat what you just said?" She had a baffled look on her face.

"Tai-San's gone. I left her for fifteen minutes, and I came back, and she and all her stuff were gone," Sasha said, out of breath. "She left no note, told no one where she was going. And it's all my fault."

"Are you absolutely sure she's gone?" Bray asked.

"All her stuff was gone, along with her. I looked everywhere for her, honestly," Sasha said. "I'm worried. I know she can take care of herself, but while she may be physically stable, emotionally, she's very vulnerable. Dammit! I wish I hadn't listened to Lex! She would still be here right now if I hadn't have taken his stupid advice!" Sasha started to pace.

"Sasha, I'm sure wherever she is, she's fine. And we'll find her, I promise," Amber said soothingly to him. "And we'll get to the bottom of this, and Lex will pay for it."

"Not if I kill him first!" Sasha exclaimed, running out of the room. He ran toward Lex and Zandra's room, Amber and Bray following him. Lex was standing in front of the mirror, while Zandra was rocking Lexi to sleep. Sasha stormed into the room and grabbed Lex by the shirt collar.

"You! This is your fault!"

"Sasha, stop it!" Amber exclaimed.

"Get your hands off me, bloke!" Lex growled. "I didn't do anything!" He shoved Sasha.

"Tai-San's gone, Lex! And it's your fault!" Sasha yelled, shoving Lex back. Zandra stood up.

"What are you talking about?" she asked. "Why has Tai-San left?"

"It was Lex's idea for me to sing that song to Amber. He told me that Amber still had feelings for me. But looking at it now, it's more than a little obvious that he was just trying to get me away from Tai-San!" Sasha said angrily. Zandra looked over at Lex, confused.

"What's he talking about? Why would you want to split him and Tai-San up?" Zandra asked Lex. Lex wouldn't look at her. "Lex? What are you not telling me?"

"He was married to Tai-San before you came back. He's jealous, that's all," Sasha said. "That's why he set me up. And that's why Tai-San's gone." Zandra's eyes filled with tears.

"Lex? Is this true?" she said, her voice barely a whisper. He gave no answer, and still wouldn't look at her. "It is, isn't it?" Lex walked over to her, putting his hand on her shoulder. She shrugged it off. "Why didn't you just tell me? I would have understood."

"No, you wouldn't have. You would have been mad at me and accused me of cheating on you," he said.

"In case you haven't noticed, Lex, I'm not the same Zandra I used to be. I would have understood. You thought I was dead. It's perfectly normal that you wanted to move on with your life, and there's nothing wrong with that," Zandra said.

"But you're not dead, and I chose to be with you over Tai-San," he said. "And it was just easier not to bring it up." Zandra looked over at Amber and Bray.

"She couldn't have gotten that far, could she?" Zandra asked, a concerned expression on her face.

"I doubt it. Sasha said he'd only left her by herself for about fifteen minutes. I doubt she's gotten far away. We still have time to find her and stop her," Bray responded.

"Well, let's get everyone together and form search parties, then go out and look for her," Amber said. "I'll go round the others up." She and Bray left the room. Lex looked over at Sasha.

"I'm sorry, mate. I had no idea Tai-San would react this way," Lex said. "Honestly, I never meant for it to go this far. I just wanted to split you up."

"Well, you picked a bad time. She was already vulnerable to begin with," Sasha said. "I just hope we find her, and that she's okay. And I'm going to make this up to her somehow. Even if it kills me." With that, he walked out of the room.


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