Title: Risen From The Ashes

Pairing: Olivia/Natalia Doris/Blake ?/?

Rating: MA for strong language, adult situations, violence, blood, drug use.

Slightly AU most invents remain the same with a few concentrated changes to the Otalia storyline.

Summary: A mysterious stranger comes to town and changes the lives of Olivia and Natalia forever.

Daisy sat on the bleachers near the courts with Ashley, Christina, Beth, Mel, Dinah, and Lizzie as the guys played basketball. They were at the park enjoying the first real sunny day of the year. The guys were razzing one another as the lead bounced back and forth.

Rafe, Shayne, Bill, Remy, and James were on one team with Phillip, Rick, Matt, Josh, and Cyrus on the other. The game was billed old school new school and although the old school was holding their own the new school team was well…younger. Having Cyrus on their team helped but their age was beginning to show as the new school went up by eight points on the back of a lay up made by James. He looked over at Daisy and winked doing his best to show off for her.

They had been doing pretty good in the friends department but he wanted them to be something more.

The girls laughed and talked as they watched their friends and respective partners play.

It was one of those weird although not rare occurrences in Springfield where a group of people got together that didn't necessarily like each and other got a long without any problems.

"I'm just glad the old guys have their shirts on," Ashley mused from her seat next to Daisy.

All the women laughed except for Mel who played offended. "Uh excuse me my baby is not old. And I will say that if Cyrus had his shirt off right now this game would be a hell of a lot more fun to watch." She pinned Ashley with a look that said "so there" then laughed.

"Rick looks like he's about to go down," Beth pointed out laughing at the doctor as he practically wheezed up and down the court.

All the women gave him worried glances then broke out into smiles of amusement.

"Poor Uncle Rick," Lizzie stated.

Shayne hit a three pointer taking the lead to eleven points.

Dinah jumped up from her seat and cheered. "That's right baby you show 'em. Woo!" He turned and looked at her as he back peddled down the court and smiled.

"Time out!" Rick shouted. He needed to take a breather or he was sure he'd pass out. This was a lot easier when he and Phillip were younger.

All the guys laughed and shook their heads at him as they came over to the bleachers to get a drink and talk with their friends and girlfriends. Rafe saddled up to a shy Ashley and grinned.

"We are so gonna win this game. Rick's 'bout ready to die," he chuckled.

Ashley had barely heard a word he said she was too busy staring at Rafe's shirtless and somewhat cocky torso.

"Uh-huh," was her distracted reply. He grinned at her and bumped her with his shoulder.

Ashley watched him walk back on to the court and throw up some random shots with James who had just finished teasing Daisy about checking him out.

Daisy poked Ashley in her side. "Ow! Don't poke me." She swatted at Daisy's hand.

"I saw you checking Rafe out. How's that working out for ya?" Daisy teased. She wasn't at all bothered by the fact that her best friend had started a relationship with her ex. They were done and over with.

"We're fine. He makes me nervous though. I mean look at him. And look at me." Ashley's self-depreciating tone confused Daisy.

"I am looking at you. So what's the problem?"

Ashley gave her a look.

"Don't look at me like that you're hot and obviously Rafe agrees with me." She smiled at her best friend. Ashley nodded her head and turned her shy gaze downward thankful for a friend like Daisy.

Although Ashley and Rafe had known each other for some time they had recently found something to bond over. They were the only members of the "Surprise My Mom's a Lesbian!" club. They talked to each other about their anger and confusion. After some time they began to see one another in a new light and things kind of spiraled from there. Although Ashley had to admit she was dealing with finding out about Doris lying to her for all these years WAY better than Rafe was with his mom and Olivia. He had only told her and Daisy about it needing a place to vent without the whole town knowing about his mom's psychosis. They had been trying to get him to calm down and think rationally about the whole thing but so far it's just been pointless.

"How is he doing?" Daisy asked her friend. She knew Ashley would know to what she was referring.

"He's still angry. Every time I try to talk to him about it he just shuts down and gets pissed off. Plus he still feels guilty for what almost happened to Emma. It scared the hell out of him but obviously not enough. I care about Rafe a lot I really do but he's such a stubborn jackass sometimes," Ashley stated.

Daisy laughed at her.

"Rick, get your ass off of these damn bleachers so we can finish the game." Remy poked at Rick's shoulder. He waved him off still trying to catch his breath. Everyone laughed at him.

A woman came jogging up the path towards them. She was wearing a black sports bra, REALLY short black work out shorts, and a black arm guard on her left arm. She had wireless wrap around headphones on her ears and an IPod was strapped to her right bicep. On her back was a black camel pack; the nozzle hung loosely over her shoulder. She was moving at a pretty fast pace but her breathing seemed to be as regulated as if she were taking a leisurely stroll. Her ponytail bounced with her movements, along with the black necklace around her neck as did her breasts. Sweat glistened off of her tanned body and rolled down her tightly sculpted abs.

Her arrival was like watching one of those beer commercials geared towards horny men in which nothing that happened in the commercial had anything to do with beer. Gorgeous model running in slow motion and all.

The guys were all quickly distracted. Bill and Lizzie's eyes lit up as she approached. Rafe looked a little worried. Daisy was caught in between being annoyed and a little excited. She didn't want to analyze that excited part too closely.

"Phoenix! Hey, Phoenix over here!" Lizzie shouted towards her waving her hand.

All of the other women looked at her like she was insane for inviting THAT woman over to them…where all of their men were standing gawking at her. Dinah smacked Lizzie on the arm.

Phoenix heard Lizzie call her over the sound of "Bodies" by Drowning Pool blaring over her headphones. She turned and looked at her. She was surrounded by her husband Bill and a large group of people all staring at her.

"These people are all fucking retarded I swear," she muttered to herself. How hard could it be to just ignore someone? She was beginning to realize how futile her warnings had been.

Since her talk with Jonathan and learning what Kumamoto Sensei had found out she had begun to breathe a little easier and let the reigns loosen a bit. If they weren't out there looking for her than surely she could get away with a quick run right?

Wrong.

Instead of worrying about being hunted down a like a dog she had to deal with a bunch of idiots who couldn't follow a simple direction if their lives depended on it. Which they did.

She frowned at Lizzie and Bill.

"Come over here," Bill beckoned her.

She shook her head and pulled her headphones down to rest around her neck. Against her better judgment she jogged over to them. On her approach she noticed Rafe and Daisy. One of which she wanted to see…the other…well that one was a toss up.

Once she finally reached the group Phoenix made it a point to ignore the surreptitious glances of the guys standing around. There was one guy though who was down right drooling over her. She rolled her eyes.

"Mr. and Mrs. Lewis," she greeted Bill and Lizzie as she turned off her IPod.

"Pffft. Call us Bill and Lizzie." Bill was being really nice to her. Phoenix didn't like it.

"Here let me introduce you to everyone," Lizzie offered smiling up at Phoenix who was glaring at her.

"This is my dad Phillip. My Brother James. My mom Beth. And my cousin Rafe." Phoenix eyed Rafe.

"We kind of met already," they said at the same time.

Everyone just looked at them weird including Ashley who just looked worried.

"She uh…she's the one who saved Emma." Rafe ducked his head.

Phillip, James and Beth perked up at that along with everyone else. They had all heard about how close Emma had come to being killed by that car. Daisy was completely caught off guard. This same beautifully insufferable woman was the same woman who had saved probably the most loveable child any of them had ever met.

Phillip hopped up from his seat near Beth and quickly approached Phoenix. His sudden movement put her on high alert. She placed her left foot back preparing to push off of it. Then she realized what he was getting ready to do and groaned.

Phillip swooped in and hugged her.

"Thank you so much for saving my little girl," He gushed. Phoenix kept her arms firmly tucked to her sides.

"Yeah, no problem." She wiggled in Phillips grasp uncomfortably.

Beth raised an eye brow at their close proximity.

"You can let me go now," she told him.

"Right sorry." He chuckled and released her.

Phoenix was quickly introduced to everyone else all the women still eying her up in the event of a challenge. She ignored them. The guy who was still drooling over her she learned name was Matt walked up to her.

"It's nice to meet you Phoenix. How long you in town for?" he questioned trying to strike up a conversation with her.

Everyone groaned and shook their heads at him.

"Too long," was her short reply.

Matt motioned towards her arm guard. "Hey I have one of those it's not as heavy duty as yours but I wear it when I hit rough trails on my bike."

Phoenix played along. At least there was actually something to talk to this goob about. "You own a bike huh?"

Matt smiled. "Yeah it's a real beauty." He pointed out his mountain bike chained up to the bike racks not far from them by the parking lot.

Phoenix arched and eyebrow at him and couldn't help but to chuckle. "Nice. Mine is over there." She pointed to her Ducati parked a few cars down.

Matt balked.

Everyone laughed at him.

While everyone was busy busting Matt's balls Phoenix felt eyes being trained on her. She looked up to see Daisy staring her down and it didn't even seem like she realized she was doing it. Her eyes were doing that lazy traveling thing all over her body. Once her eyes got back to her face Phoenix offered her a smirk. Daisy quickly looked away trying to hide her blush.

"Alright, alright lets get back to it fellas." Remy was getting impatient.

"I can't…I think I pulled my…lungs." Rick's breathing was a little more stable but he sounded like he was moments away from blacking out.

"Dude you're a doctor. That didn't even make sense," Shayne replied.

"Well looks like you old fogies are one short you forfeit." James laughed and high fived Rafe.

Phoenix eyed the basketball in a protesting Josh's hand. As everyone began to argue she couldn't take her eyes off of it. It had been a long time since she'd so much as touched one. Memories flooded her mind's eye that she forced back down. She blinked.

"I'll play."

Everyone turned and looked at her.

James laughed. "Great so now we'll be beating the snot out of four old guys and a girl," was his arrogant reply.

Phoenix narrowed her eyes at him.

He walked over to Daisy and began laughing with her.

Phoenix scowled at him.

Arrogant son-of-a-bitch!

She stalked over to the bleachers near Mel, Christina, and Dina and unclasped her IPod holder.

Dinah spoke up.

"You know some people would find a beautiful girl like you a bit intimidating," she stated. It was her way of putting Phoenix on notice. Without trying to make it seem obvious everyone listened in. Phoenix knew they were paying attention anyway. "I'm not one of those people," Dinah finished.

Phoenix tucked her IPod and headphones into the mesh at the front of her camel pack without taking it off. She slid closer to Dinah on the bleachers.

"You shouldn't be. Believe me you have nothing to worry about. You're a very beautiful woman in your own right," Phoenix assured her before dazzling everyone who was watching with a devilish grin her dimples joined in on the fun. "Now if I were one of the guys on the other hand," She slyly tucked a piece of a shocked Dinah's hair behind her ear and purred close to it. "I would be." She leaned back and winked at her. She looked across Dinah and offered Mel and Christina the same tingle worthy grin.

The guys looked on dumbstruck. Mel, Christina, and Dinah tried to convince themselves they just hadn't swooned a little bit.

Daisy found herself annoyed.

Bill coughed and cleared his throat. "Alllll righty then," he swung his arms around and clapped his hands together. "Why don't we just…" He pointed behind himself at the court with his thumb.

All they guys slowly walked back to the court some eying Phoenix up a little differently than before. The woman felt smug.

Phoenix stepped down from the bleachers and took off her camel pack and sat it down near Daisy while facing the court revealing her large tattoo to the girls.

"Whoa!" Beth and Ashley both exclaimed.

Phoenix turned and looked at them.

"Thanks." She smirked. She noticed Daisy looking at her strangely. "Don't touch my shit," she told her.

Daisy rolled her eyes.

Phoenix turned and jogged over to the court.

"Nice ink." Josh laughed surprised at the sight of a large black dragon tattooed to such a beautiful woman. He wasn't expecting that. Then again he wasn't expecting that little display with the women on the bleachers either.

"Where'd you get it?" Cyrus asked her.

"If I told you that I'd have to kill you."

The guys all laughed.

She just blinked at them face expressionless.

They stopped.

"All right, enough with the girl with the dragon tattoo let's finish this," James yelled from his teams huddle across from them.

He turned and winked at Daisy who was smirking and shaking her head at him. Phoenix saw them.

She scowled.

"What defense are you guys running?" she asked quickly inserting herself into the huddle.

Everyone looked at her a little surprised.

"I think we just picked up a ringer." Phillip laughed.

"Possibly." She smirked.

"We're in man to man," Josh told her.

Phoenix nodded. "Switch off with whoever you think you can hold the best," Phoenix turned and looked over at a smiling James. "I want Jr.," she stated. Her team turned and saw who she was referring to.

"I don't know Sheila he's a quick one," Cyrus told her.

Phoenix gave him a funny look. "Do I look like a fucking Sheila to you? I want James."

Everyone chose their new guarding assignments and broke away from the huddle. It was the new school's ball.

"I completely understand that we're playing basketball and all but I'm just going to say this," Phoenix looked around at all the guys the women sitting on the bleachers perked up to listen. "The first one of you to so much as try and pat my ass is getting his mutha-fuckin fingers broken 'ya dig?"

The guys all shook their heads in agreement. The women laughed.

"I like that girl," Dinah stated.

All the women laughed.

"Apparently she likes you too." Beth giggled.

Dinah just smirked and shook her head.

Rafe inbounded the ball to James. Phoenix was right there in his face her defensive stance low and on the balls of her feet.

"Looks like somebody wants to play," he taunted her.

He brought the ball down and dribbled to his left Phoenix watched the movement in his torso. That's how he had taught her all those years ago. Watch their center it'll tell you which way their body is getting ready to move.

She did as she had learned.

It was no surprise to her when James crossed over only to attempt a reverse spin move. She saw it coming and smacked the ball right out of his hands. She scooped it up and shot down the court so fast no one even had a chance go catch up to her.

An easy layup rolled off of her finger tips and into the rim.

All the guys just stared at her.

The women laughed.

"That's what you guys get for underestimating a girl." Christina yelled.

Phoenix picked up the ball and spun it on her finger.

"You guys playing our what?"

From that point on the game was on and the old school felt a little pep return to their step. Phoenix didn't let up on James an inch. On defense she was all over him and stole the ball every time he touched it. When she crashed down to the post to help out a mismatched Matt with Remy who was posted up on the block Remy kicked the ball back out to James who was out beyond the arc. He went up for an easy three pointer only to have his shot smacked out of the air by Phoenix.

He glared at her.

She grinned back.

On offense she was a beast. She threw no look and behind the back passes left and right feeding the ball to Phillip and Josh who got in some quick layups. James couldn't keep up with her as she drove the lane for shot after shot. She kept Cyrus lined up in her sights the whole time feeding him assist after assist from the top of the key as he popped the shots off. It was his sweet spot on the floor.

A three pointer from downtown behind the arc in James face.

Swish! Nothing but net.

"James you gotta stay on her man that shot is water." Remy protested.

The last play of the game was embarrassing to say the least.

Phoenix had the ball at the top of the key with James down low guarding her. He was determined for her not to score again. She crossed over to her right and made a stutter step as if to go forward James followed; the cross over to her left was so quick that when he tried to follow her again his feet got tangled and he fell flat on his ass as she blew past him. She drove the paint and slammed the ball down in a through-the-legs-one-handed-dunk.

Everyone cheered including the astonished losing team.

James was pissed.

"Where the hell did you learn to play like that?" Phillip questioned her.

"The girl has game can't deny that." Remy agreed not even bothered with the loss.

She shrugged. "In another life," She answered Phillip's question and accepted the high five from Remy.

She felt smug as James stormed off and Phillip followed after him calling his name Beth wasn't far behind. Dinah, Shayne, Bill, Lizzie, and Josh all grabbed their things to leave together, Remy and Christina followed not too far behind. Everyone said their good byes.

Phoenix walked over to the bleachers and sat down taking a swig from her camel pack. Daisy did her best to ignore her close proximity. Rafe sat down next to her.

"Man I have to give you some respect for that."

"That's interesting coming from you Raphael." Phoenix stated still looking forward.

"What do you mean? Oh and my friend's call me Rafe." He told her.

Phoenix turned and looked at him head tilted and eyebrows furrowed. "Well Raphael," she let it be known that they weren't friends. "I just find it interesting that you can respect me - someone you don't even know - for being able to bounce a fucking ball but, you can't show the least amount of respect to not only the woman who got your sorry ass out off prison early but, the woman who gave birth to you and; gave up everything just to do it. I just find it a little odd is all." She stated nonchalantly and sipped from her camel pack.

Daisy and Ashley looked at her wide-eyed.

"Excuse me!" Rafe's temper was flashing as he spoke through gritted teeth.

Phoenix spared him a glance. "You're excused."

"Who the hell do you think you are?"

"Someone who knows what a stupid mistake you're making." She stated simply not at all getting angry.

"How the hell do you even know about that?" He questioned her standing up and over her trying to intimidate.

Phoenix merely leaned back and rested her back and elbows on the bleacher. "I know you're parents."

"Olivia is not my parent!" He seethed.

"Keep telling yourself that kid." Phoenix shook her head.

"You know what I'm not going to get into this with you. It's none of your fucking business." Rafe grabbed his duffel bag.

"You made it my business when you decided to act like an ungrateful-spoiled-pompous-pain-in-the-ass." She told him.

He rounded on her. Daisy and Ashley jumped up in between him.

Phoenix didn't move.

"Rafe why don't we just go," Ashley asked him. To be honest she was kind of happy someone had finally said it. She'd wanted to say something of the same to him for a while now.

He glared at Phoenix for a moment longer. She coolly nodded her head at him. He turned and stalked away with Ashley right on his heels.

And then there were two.

Phoenix suddenly realized how stupid it had been for her to not leave right after the game. She'd wanted to jump start her dealing with Rafe and hadn't really thought about the possibility of being left alone with the girl.

"You're not even British." Daisy accused.

Smirk. "Who said I was? You only…"

"Assumed. Right." Daisy shook her head.

Phoenix tilted her neck to look over at Daisy in her reclined position. She quickly looked away.

You're a fucking moron Phoenix.

"You know you didn't have to be so hard on Rafe. He's dealing with a lot." Daisy frowned at her.

"He's dealing with nothing more than a grown man's temper tantrum. There are worse things in life than finding out your mother is in love with a woman." Phoenix stated.

"I'm really having a hard time trying to figure you out." Daisy admitted.

"Save yourself the headache…don't"

"One second you're off saving little girls from getting run over, laughing and joking with the guys playing a game of basketball. The next you're rude, mean, and a complete and total bitch!" Daisy looked her dead in the eye.

Phoenix burst into laughter. It was one of those deep belly laughs that she hadn't done since she was with J and Crazy Woman. Her green eyes shined with mirth as her dimples appeared deeper than they had before.

Daisy huffed and stormed off.

The girl had called her a bitch to her face…she had to respect that.