"She sits in her corner/Singing herself to sleep/Wrapped in all of the promises/That no one seems to keep/She no longer cries to herself/No tears left to wash away/Just diaries of empty pages/Feelings gone astray/But she will sing/'Til everything burns/ While Everyone screams/Burning their lies/Burning my dreams/All of this hate/And all of this pain/I'll burn it all down/As my anger reigns/'Til Everything Burns"

Everything Burns 11

Jason was gay! Who knew, right…? Kiara certainly hadn't expected it, but she was totally fine with that. Jason was still the same guy, so it didn't make much difference to her; whether you liked guys or girls, what difference did it make?

Every day for the past week or so Kimiko had continually been fighting with Omi about something. Kiara couldn't tell what, but it seemed pretty important considering her mother kept pressing the subject.

She didn't divulge too much into it, however, Kiara just wanted to be sure her mom wasn't trying to get killed.

Speaking of which, Roy still wasn't any kinder to her, even after their weird little talk in the bamboo. He was still the unfeeling asshole he was before they talked. Strange, but Kiara was starting to get used to fighting with him all the time.

Kiara was cooking in the kitchen at the moment; Jason sitting at the table watching intently. He kept saying he wanted to learn to cook, so she was showing him how to make ramen.

Jason was jotting notes down into a little journal as he observed everything Kiara did.

"Now Jason, when you're cooking you can't get distracted by anything…" Kiara informed him, "Even cute boys, got it?"

A soft cough alerted Kiara to the third presence in the room. Roy had walked in at that moment; geeze, his timing SUCKED!

Kiara giggled nervously, Jason was snickering at the tension floating through the air.

"I'm not even going to ask…" Roy said before going over to the fridge and grabbing out a glass and filling it with water. He noticed Kiara was boiling something and asked, in a mocking tone, "You cooking dinner tonight?"

Kiara frowned at him, Jason giggled at that. The way she stuck her lower lip out at him was rather funny.

"Today, sure, but after this it's gonna be Jason…" she said, turning her head back to the stove. Roy looked at Jason in a way that said he didn't believe her, but after that he shrugged and left the room.

Once he was gone Kiara whispered to Jason, "Is his timing always that terrible?"

Jason smiled. "Pretty much," he replied, jotting something else down into his notebook.

Kiara finished cooking for everyone and she immediately took the first bowl for herself. The guys were congregating because they could smell the incredible food. Kiara held her now full bowl in her hand as she got herself a pair of chopsticks.

Roy snatched the bowl from her hands and, somehow he already had chopsticks, began slurping up the noodles.

"Why you…!" Kiara shouted as she began bopping his head repeatedly. Roy didn't let it bother him, he just continued eating her food. Eventually Kiara gave up and just got herself another bowl.

"You could've at least been a little more grateful, Roy…" Lee muttered warningly. He was threatening Roy blatantly, but Roy didn't seem to give it much thought.

"Whatever…" Roy mumbled through his food, "Tastes good, either way…" he then began gulping down the broth.

While he drank, Lee took the liberty of saying to Kiara, "That's his way of thanking you for the meal…"

Kiara blinked, swallowed, and felt her throat burn from swallowing before it cooled. Her face reddened and she jumped up to grab a glass of water. The guys were all laughing as she 'glugged' down as much water as she possibly could, as fast as she could. It was like she was trying to drown herself while standing.

"You know, you lose your appetite if you drink before eating…" Akito popped up with a random tidbit of knowledge.

Roy turned his head a little towards Kiara, reached toward her bowl, and asked, "Can I have yours, then?"

Kiara smacked his hand and caused the others to laugh hysterically. Roy scowled at her. Kiara stuck her tongue out at him and then continued eating.

She was already full in a few minutes, but she didn't want Roy to win; she tried to eat in spite of her aching stomach. Roy was grinning maliciously; he could tell she couldn't eat anymore.

"Getting full?" he asked.

Kiara blushed out of embarrassment, but she slid her bowl over to him and admitted defeat. Roy smirked at her before finishing off her food.

After everybody had finished, Kiara went ahead and began washing all the dishes. She saved the leftovers and then went ahead and washed the pot.

She had begun singing again, as she seemed to be doing a lot more often, and of course Roy walked into the room.

Kiara was singing "Hot and Cold" by Katy Perry, and of course that was when she said the line that contained the B word.

Roy commented, "And from what brothel did you hear this song?"

Kiara frowned at him, but decided against answering. She switched to singing Disney songs; Lion King being first. Roy groaned, but didn't leave the room.

"Got any of that stuff left?" he asked, looking over the countertops.

"Fridge, fat-ass," she sang to him, while still washing the utensils.

Roy didn't seem to give her name a second thought, he just went into the fridge and began eating the leftover ramen.

"You know, looking at you, you wouldn't think you ate that much… You're so skinny…" Kiara commented, not really to him, more to herself and just so he could hear her.

Slurping down some lukewarm noodles, Roy mumbled, "I work it all off…"

Kiara muttered, "I can tell…"

Realizing her mistake, Kiara went beat red and immediately tried to stutter an excuse. Roy didn't seem to be buying it, he was just smirking at her like he always did when he won.

"I mean…" Kiara was trying to think, "Jason said you had a six-pack, so I figured you must work out a ton…!"

Roy's smirk faded. He seemed to believe that one. Kiara inwardly breathed a sigh of relief.

"You two seem really close… You and Jason.." Roy commented, putting the leftovers back into the fridge. Kiara looked at him.

Roy almost looked upset that he had said that. Was he jealous?

"Look, Jason's a nice guy… we just…click…" she mumbled, scrubbing at a burnt spot on one of the bowls.

Roy repeated, "Click?"

Kiara waved her hand in a circle and said, "You know, get along… Connect… That sort of thing…"

"You don't seem to click with Akito…" he said with a chuckle.

Kiara combated, "I don't click with you either."

Roy's face flat-lined. He stared at Kiara for a moment before he made the 'oh' face and said, "Oh, right, I tried to kill you… Forgot about that…"

Kiara stuck her tongue out at him, Roy only smiled. He may have been a total jerk, but Kiara was getting along with him just fine. Akito was the difficult one. He didn't try to hide his crush on her, and therefore things were awkward between the two of them.

Kiara was singing "I Just Can't Wait To Be King", Roy asked what that was from. Kiara made a false-dying act, clutching her chest and gasping loudly. Roy frowned at her, but she told him.

"I never watched that stuff…" he muttered, looking at the floor. Kiara felt bad now, things had just traveled back to the subject of his dad. Darkening the mood.

Kiara finally asked, "You wanna see the version of that song from Aladdin… Oh what's it called… A whole Nude world…?"

Roy looked taken aback, but agreed to it. Kiara happily dragged him to the computer and opened up tumbler.

The rest of the next hour was spent with everyone singing and laughing at this perverted version of the song.

Everything Burns

"She sits in her corner/Singing herself to sleep/Wrapped in all of the promises/That no one seems to keep/She no longer cries to herself/No tears left to wash away/Just diaries of empty pages/Feelings gone astray/But she will sing/'Til everything burns/ While Everyone screams/Burning their lies/Burning my dreams/All of this hate/And all of this pain/I'll burn it all down/As my anger reigns/'Til Everything Burns"

Yay! Kiara and Roy are starting to get along! WOOH!

Jason's love is still a secret to you guys…!

HAHA!

I know exactly who the object of his affections is, but I'm not telling!

Just wait and find out!

I'll try and update over the weekend, but I can't make any promises…