I'M SORRY! I'M SORRY! I'M SORRY! The reason why it's taken so long for this chapter to come up is because I've been on a holiday for a month which means I've been away from my computer for month and also writers block. Evil evil writers block. So I apologize for the super long wait.

A BIG THANK YOU to all the reviewers! You're all awesome.

Chapter 14

"So, what's it going to be? Truth or dare?" Tyson questioned.

It was Wednesday afternoon. Kale, Kai, Mike and Dean had decided to visit the others at the Granger dojo. Having an afternoon away from school seemed like a good idea at the start. To their dismay, they had walked in on a game of Truth or Dare.

"You have ten seconds to decide," Tyson informed.

Ray was having a hard time making a decision. Whichever one he chose, Tyson always had a way of embarrassing him.

The navy-haired boy started counting, "Ten, nine, eight, seven, six..."

Ray had a nervous look on his face. He answered, "Okay, I pick truth."

Tyson had a cheeky grin on his face. "I was hoping you'd choose that one."

The Chinese boy was starting to regret his decision. "Just… ask me something before I die of embarrassment."

"Well, I was wondering… what's your most embarrassing moment on a date?" Tyson asked with a smug look on his face.

Ray sighed, "Is that all? I thought you would have asked me something like ever having a queer experience, worst drunk moment or who my crush was."

"Well, I wanted to know if the 'Ladies Man' has ever stuffed up with a girl," Tyson smirked.

The raven-haired teen sighed, "Okay. Well, on one of my dates I was at the movies and it was so dark in there I tripped down the stairs in the cinemas."

"That's all?! Come on! There's gotta be something tons more embarrassing than that!" Tyson protested.

"Well, if there was, then Ray would've said it wouldn't he?" Dizzi questioned.

Hilary commented, "Nice one Diz."

Tyson looked over at Kenny. "Hey Chief, what are you doing on that computer anyway? Come and play truth or dare."

Kenny looked away from his laptop for a moment. "I'm checking out the news. Just want to see if there's anything to be concerned about."

"That's so boring," thought Tyson. He then turned to the others and said, "Hey, let's get back to the game."

Ray had grabbed the bottle and spun it around. The bottle slowly came to a stop. It had landed on Karina. The boy asked, "So Karina, truth or dare?"

Confidence crossed her features. She smiled and answered, "Dare."

Ray took a moment to think of a dare. "I dare you to… spin around in a circle three times and then the first person you see, you have to propose to them."

"Is that all? Too easy," she smiled as she got into position. Around she went until the three spins were over. She opened her eyes and the first person she saw was… Max. She went towards his direction and got down on one knee. Her right hand went on her heart and she stretched her left hand towards Max. She put on a manly voice and asked, "Max, will you do me the honour of being my wife?"

The whole gang cracked up laughing from Karina's act. Max went along and put on a girly voice. "Oh Karina, of course I will."

Karina wiped a fake tear, "I love you Max!"

The two teens hugged. Max spoke, "So, when's the wedding husband?"

"How about now? All we need is a priest," Karina suggested.

"Okay, you two can continue your marriage discussions later. Back to the game!" Tyson announced.

Karina grabbed a hold of the bottle. She spun it in a clockwise direction. As the bottle slowly stopped, it had landed on PJ. A smile came to Karina's face. This is the perfect opportunity to get it out of her. Karina asked, "So, what's it gonna be? Truth or dare?"

PJ shrugged, "I'll go for a dare I guess."

Mentally, Karina was jumping for joy. With a smile on her face, she said, "PJ, when I spin the bottle, whoever it lands on, you have to kiss."

'Shock horror' were the words plastered across PJ's forehead. "W-WHAT?!"

"You heard me. You have to kiss whoever the bottle lands on," Karina repeated.

"Okay, I thought this was a game of truth or dare, not spin the bottle kissing version," said PJ.

Karina simply replied, "It's no big deal."

"When you say kiss, you mean on the cheek right? 'Cause I'm not pashing anyone," PJ stated.

"Well yeah. You pash when you play Seven Minutes in Heaven."

"You're not gonna get us to play that too are you?"

Just hearing about the suggestion of the game made Dean dash towards Karina's direction. "Seven Minutes in Heaven ey? Sounds good," he smiled.

An awkward feeling had rushed over Karina. "Um… uh…" The poor girl was speechless. She wasn't sure what to say. She thought in her mind how to best say what she was going to say without being too harsh.

Suddenly, hurtling towards Dean's head came Kale's hand. "Hold it Casanova. Don't forget about our little talk before."

"Ow," said Dean as he rubbed his head.

Mike shook his head. Man, I feel embarrassed for him.

Kai could feel a vein pop out of his temple. Note to self; kill Dean for hitting on Karina.

The rest of the group just sat there in silence. What an eventful day this had been. Silence was broken as Max said, "Maybe we should get back to the game."

PJ could feel her head sinking with exhaustion and slight embarrassment. I don't wanna kiss anyone. Dares are for entertainment, not matchmaking.

"So, are you ready PJ?" Karina grinned.

PJ sighed, "Just…spin it already so I can get this over and done with."

Around the bottle went. Karina had made sure she spun it fast so it would take longer to stop. The bluenette had a plan. "Hey…what's that outside? Looks like some weird looking bird with six legs."

The gang had fallen for it. They turned around to face nothing but the back of the dojo. This was Karina's cue to point the bottle towards a specific person, a person named Kai. The boy was standing near the doorway. He had his eyes closed and looked like he was in his usual 'think and don't say anything' mode. She chuckled at the thought of PJ having to make a move with her brother. This is the perfect chance for them to admit it. Can't wait to see the look on their faces!

"Hey Karina, there's no weird looking bird," Ray argued.

"Sorry. It was just a plastic bag," Karina shrugged.

When the group had turned back, the bottle had stopped. Tyson burst out, "So, who do you have to kiss PJ?"

PJ slowly looked at the direction the bottle was pointing. "It's not pointing at anyone in the circle."

Karina pointed out, "But it's pointing towards someone outside the circle."

The group traced the direction that the bottle was pointing at. It was pointing towards Kai just like Karina had planned. Tyson burst out laughing, "I can't believe it! That's golden! Ahahahahaha!"

"This should be…interesting," Dizzi commented.

PJ felt as if she was going to explode. Her eye was twitching. Slowly, she got up and walked towards the bluenette boy's direction.

Inside, Karina was chanting. Yes, yes, YES! It's finally going to happen!

Tyson, Max and Ray sat by and were on the edge of their chairs. The suspense was getting to them. They found it hard to imagine Kai having a girlfriend. This would be a very rare moment. Where was a camera when they needed it?

PJ was at the doorway next to him. She moved closer towards his side, then turned around to face the others and said, "I quit."

With that last statement, PJ walked out the door, which left everyone either speechless or falling off their chairs. Karina growled, "So close and yet so far."

A dark-green-haired boy paced around the room in a furious manner. Plan A failed. Having all them and that brother of hers was definitely what wrecked it. Next time, I need to get them while they're alone.

He took the red marker in his hand and crossed out the picture of a bluenette girl in front of him. Need to think of another approach. He walked over to another picture. This time it was a different person. The teenager stared at the picture and smirked, "Next target: PJ."

"So, how's your history essay going?" asked Karina.

PJ answered, "Pretty well actually. I managed to write about two pages."

"Hey cool! You're lucky. My brain's shut down so I gotta find some books that I can use as guidelines." Karina said as she walked towards the other isle.

PJ continued to sit at the end of the isle, going through her notes. Karina popped her head out from behind the bookshelf. The bluenette had a certain topic on her mind. She asked, "Hey PJ, you know that formal that's coming up soon? Who are you taking?"

The raven-haired-girl snapped her head up. She answered, "You know, that's a good question."

In her mind, Karina was singing the words "CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES, COME ON!" She smiled, "Have you considered anyone in particular? A certain somebody?" A certain somebody like Kai?

PJ replied, "Nope. This is probably the first time I've actually thought about it. So, who are you taking?"

Just like PJ, the bluenette was also clueless about the situation. "Hmm…that's hard."

"Welcome to my world," laughed PJ. "I'd be lucky if I even got one guy to ask me."

When it came to boys, PJ never really had that much confidence. So Karina decided to protest. "What are you talking about?! Any and every guy would be lucky to be your date!"

However, PJ had a different view. She replied, "You're just saying that. You're the lucky one. Throw up on a guy and he'd still drool over you."

"That's so nice yet disgusting. Hmm…I could always find you a date." Karina replied, trying her best to look innocent.

"Heh heh, who?"

"I don't know. Maybe one of our guys. There's Dean, Mike, Kale and Kai."

"So Ray, Tyson and those guys can't come?"

"They've got something else on that night. Think they were going to a concert or something. So that leaves you with four guys. I reckon you should take one of our guys. So much easier that way. Big question is…who are you going to ask?" Ask Kai, ask Kai, ASK KAI!

"Clueless."

She's really good at this denial game of hers. "Okay, let me help you there. Honestly, I think you should go with either Mike or Kai. Take your pick."

"Mike."

"Wha???? What about Kai?!"

"Doubt he'd even show up. You know how he's not into that stuff."

"But you never know! Anything's possible! Besides, this is a compulsory event."

"Possible? Kai makes everything impossible!"

As PJ kept rejecting the thought, Karina still fought on. "Give him a chance. Might be fun."

PJ still had different thoughts. The only time when Kai and fun are in the same sentence is when the words 'doesn't do' are in between them. Kai doesn't do fun.

"Think about it. Please?" That was the cue for Karina to bring out the big guns: the puppy dog eyes.

PJ sighed, "Alright. I'll think about it."

"I'll see you later okay? I gotta finish my history essay."

When Karina left, PJ sat in the isle alone. Many thoughts were running through her head. Who to take? Who to take? Guess it wouldn't hurt to ask him. Wait, this sounds kinda stupid. Worrying about a date? What am I thinking?

Her thoughts were interrupted as a boy came towards her. He spoke, "So you need a date huh? Fancy going with me?"

The girl looked up to face the scum of the earth standing before her. It was Josh the irritating womaniser. She answered, "Sorry but I wouldn't go with you even if you were the last person on Earth."

Josh chuckled, "Looks like I have a feisty one here. If you want some fun, I'm the answer. I'll make sure we have plenty of 'fun'."

PJ stood up. "I'm not buying it." She said as she walked away, cursing the green-haired-boy under her breath.

Josh had a different view however. He quietly smiled, "Just how I like them."

"Chemistry. I couldn't stand another minute of chemistry." Mike groaned.

Dean responded, "I found it okay."

Mike argued, "That's 'cause you were perving on Yumi Matsuura the whole time!"

As the two boys argued about Dean's usual actions, PJ's mobile began to ring. She grabbed it and strolled over behind the building in hopes of silence. She pressed the button to receive the call.

"Hello?"

There wasn't an answer. She tried again, "Hello?" Still, there was just silence. Another prankster. She hung up. She turned around. Instead of coming to face the wall of the building, she was Josh standing there. In his left hand was a phone.

She rolled her eyes, "That was you who rang me? Here I thought it was someone important."

The green-haired-boy sighed, "PJ, PJ, PJ, you're still playing hard to get?"

PJ could feel her insides shrivelling. Every single thing about this guy was so repulsive. Hmmm… how to get rid of him. Then it came to her. Hard to get huh? We'll see about that.

Josh moved closer to her. He spoke, "So, what do you say?"

The raven-haired-teenager moved even closer. She answered, "Alright. You caught me. I guess I can't hide it anymore."

He smirked, "I knew you'd come around eventually. Now, how about a little kiss?"

She smiled, "Alright. Close your eyes."

The boy did as he was told. She moved her hands onto his shoulders. She leaned in closer. She spoke, "I've been waiting too long for this." She got closer and closer and WHAM! She got him where it hurt: the crotch. The boy fell to the ground and winced in pain.

"When I said I couldn't hide it anymore, I meant the desire to kick your ass or in this case, your crotch." Maybe now he'll leave me alone.

Little did PJ know that the whole gang had been watching the whole scene. She walked back to the spot where she was greeted by Mike and Dean.

"PJ! OH MY GOD! I saw the whole thing! GOOD ON YOU!" Dean congratulated.

"He's going to be feeling that for a week." Mike commented.

PJ smirked, "Aww, a whole week without Josh bashing? Too bad."

It had been a while since Mike and Dean met Karina and it was obvious to everyone how they truly felt about the girl. For weeks now, both of them had been standing there, staring into nothing and wondering what to do. Ever since the announcement of the compulsory event of the formal had come up, the thought of escorting her to this event was more than perfect.

There they were, in the library, sitting quietly and each of them working up the courage to ask her. She was standing right in front of them. She was going through the shelves in hopes of finding the book she needed.

Inside Mike's mind, he was having an argument about whether to ask her or not. Just look at her. She's so pretty and full of charisma and beauty. I could just stare at that smile all day. Okay Mike, what are you waiting for? She's right there! Go and ask her! Just get it over with before someone else beats you to it. That was what his heart was telling him, yet his conscience had different ideas. What if she says no? What if I get rejected? I'll never be able to show my face again?! His ego and pride also had a say in this matter. Come on Mike! Go and ask her! Just think how jealous those guys will be! FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! GROW A SPINE! GO AND ASK HER! BE STRONG MIKE DANIELS! BE STRONG! (A/N: Hehe a Drawn Together moment. I love that show.) The confusion was taking over his mind. Going back and forth, like a ping pong game.

While Mike was still thinking with that ping pong mind of his, Dean also had thoughts about the situation. Smart, kind, funny and beautiful. What don't I like about her? Asking her will be easy. The hard part is….getting past her brother. I can just imagine the look on his face and it's not very pretty. He'll lecture me. He'll kill me! He'll- Mike's thoughts were interrupted when he noticed something walk past. Wow. Yumi Matsuura looks really cute today. AH! Focus!!!! You're asking Karina! AFTER you ask her, THEN you can go and flirt with Yumi Matsuura! Geez! One girl at a time!

"ALRIGHT! I'LL ASK HER! I CAN DO IT!" both of the boys yelled out in unison, unaware that the whole library was staring at them. Then, when they realised that the other had said the same thing, they only had one goal: Beat the other to asking her! They both got out of their chairs and dashed towards Karina. Determination was the theme of this chase. Even though they were going to get a lecture from the librarian afterwards, they didn't care. Nothing could stop them. Nothing until they saw Karina walk away. They quickly exchanged glances, which then turned into glares. Karina was walking towards the library exit. Faster and faster they went, dodging and hurdling over any obstacle that got in their way. The girl was now out of the door. The two teens had gotten within arms reach of her when….SMACK!!! The door had got them in the face. Hearing a sudden smack behind her, Karina turned around to face the two boys. She gasped and quickly opened the door to let them out. Mike and Dean collapsed onto the floor, each of them panting for air.

"Oh my God! Are you two okay? That looked like it really hurt." Karina asked while looking down at the two.

Mike stuttered, "I-I-I t-think…I...broke...something."

Her curiosity had gotten to her. "What were you two doing anyway? Looked like you were having a race or something."

"Y-you could call it that but you don't have to worry that pretty little head of yours off. We're fine. I swear to okay I'm not God."

Karina replied, "Wow. You must've really bumped your head there. Maybe I should get the two of you to the sick bay."

"Sick bay? That's for the insane people," Dean replied.

The girl tried to help them up. She answered, "Insane people? I think we found your home then."

"Hey Karina. What are you doing outside the sick bay?"

Karina turned around to face a boy with dark brown hair. "Kale? Did you dye your hair?"

The teenager chuckled, "Nah. This is my original hair colour. The black was just an experiment gone wrong."

The bluenette laughed, "It wasn't that bad looking. I liked it. Although, I gotta admit, the brown looks really cool."

"Thanks." Kale replied.

As Karina smiled back, there was a sudden uneasy silence between them. They hadn't spoken to each other much since the incident with Josh. Although they were both thankful to each other, it was still awkward. The awkwardness was unexplainable. Usually they'd be able to talk to each other for hours but since the incident, things suddenly became a lot harder for them. Whoever said silence was golden was dead wrong.

Silence was broken as Kale spoke out, "There's something I've been wanting to ask you for a while. You know about that formal coming up soon?"

She looked up at him and answered back, "Yeah. What about it?"

He worked up the courage to ask, "Well, by any chance would you want to come with me?"

To Kale's surprise, she answered, "No."

"Oh I see. You're already going with someone?" the boy wondered.

She shook her head, "Nope."

He was starting to get confused, "Then, if you don't mind me asking, why?"

Karina answered, "Well it's simple really."

"It is?" Kale wondered.

Karina sighed, "Well yeah."

He asked, "Then why?"

Karina laughed, "Because I wanted to do the asking!"

Kai couldn't help but wonder Where is everyone? Usually they would've bolted out of their classes and come here. It's been twenty minutes. Seriously, where are they?

"Kai! Hello. Where is everyone?" came PJ's voice.

He turned around to face her, "If I knew the answer, I'd tell you."

PJ rolled her eyes. After all these years, he's still putting on the 'Mr Tough Guy who hardly talks act' I gotta wonder how I've been able to put up with him all this time.

She went to sit down in front of the tree trunk. She laid back and closed her eyes. Lunchtime was a time to relax and that's exactly what she was doing until she heard a faint yet familiar voice.

Someone was yelling out her name. She was being looked for. She turned around and saw…..JOSH THE WOMANISER!!!

Ah what??!! Hasn't that guy learnt anything at all?! Gotta hide! Hide! Where? WHERE???!!!

Then she remembered what she was lying on. The tree!!! Of course! Like a flash of lightning, she bolted up into the tree.

"What's gotten into you all of a sudden?" Kai wondered.

"Shh! If anyone asks for me, you haven't seen me." With those last words, she quietened down and hid herself further into the tree.

Josh had walked over to her location. He was still looking for her.

"What do you want dirt bag?" Kai asked harshly.

Josh smirked, "You're always so harsh whenever I come over. Hmm, looks like you're a loner this lunch time seeing that your gang are nowhere to be seen. I have a little deal for you."

Kai already knew the deal, He answered, "Not buying it."

"Hey, I haven't even said anything yet."

The bluenette boy shot, "Well that's because I already know what your deal is and I'm not interested."

"Oh really? Then what's the deal?"

"You want to know about PJ's whereabouts in exchange for my solitude. Am I right?"

"Looks like we got a smart one here."

"Please, a baboon could figure that one out."

"I just wanted one thing out of all this."

"And what's that?"

"PJ was looking for an escort to the formal earlier. Just thought I might save her the trouble."

"Well too bad for you, she's already got one."

"Oh really? Who is it?"

"Does it really matter?"

"I just wanted to know about who I'm competing against."

While Josh tried to get the answer out of Kai, PJ was still up in the tree, listening to their conversation. What's Kai doing? Where's he going with this?

"If you really must know, she's going with..."

"Yeah? With…?"

PJ was still listening. Yeah Kai, who am I going with? Care to tell me?

Kai answered coolly, "She's going with me."

The raven-haired-girl almost fell out of the tree at hearing this. She managed to get her balance back. She was shocked yet relieved at the same time. Surprised yet happy. Did Kai really say that? Wow. There's one good thing about all this. I didn't have to do the asking.

The look of disappointment on Josh's face was priceless. If only there was a camera around. The excitement and happiness had gotten to PJ. Suddenly, she felt her foot slip off the branch. She had fallen off the branch but was quick enough to land in a cat like position.

The green-haired-boy asked coolly, "Hey there PJ. Care to tell me who's taking you to the formal?"

PJ answered back with the same cool and calm tone, "Oh, you didn't hear? Kai's taking me." As soon as PJ said that, Kai had an idea. He decided to show off a little and in doing so, his arm went around PJ.

Josh's confident look suddenly faded into jealousy. He turned on his heel and his final words were, "If you want to waste it all on him, fine then."

PJ yelled out towards the green-haired-boy's direction, "Have fun looking for a date."

"Dirt bag," Kai silently cursed as the green-haired-boy got further and further away.

PJ turned to face Kai. What he did was unexpected but even if it was, it was something to be thankful for. "Thanks for that. I don't know what I would've done if you didn't say what you said."

"You owe me big time for this," the boy sighed.

PJ laughed, "There's always a catch."

"Are we interrupting something?" came a voice from behind them.

They turned around to face Mike, Dean, Kale and Karina. Each of them had looks of suspicion about them.

"No wonder you two hardly talk to each other while we're around! You like your privacy! So you can do those couple things that couples do," burst out Dean.

The two stood there in embarrassment and confusion, "C-COUPLE??!! W-WHAT???"

Mike added, "Don't try to deny it. Just look at you two. Getting cosy with each other and everything."

"Cosy? What are y…?"

They turned to face each other, both of them just realising what they were doing. They were still standing strangely close to each other and Kai still had his arm around her. PJ and Kai quickly pulled away before anymore accusations could be made.

PJ quickly spoke out, "Well the thing is Kai had to do some stuff and..."

Kai joined in with the explanations, "And PJ was hiding and then…"

"Yeah yeah, you can do all the explaining that you want. Either way, you two looked like you were up to something." Karina teased.

Dean wondered, "So do you want us to leave you two alone for some of that quality couple time?"

"NO!!!"

It was after school and Mike and Dean still hadn't asked Karina. After school was the perfect time to do it. There was hardly anyone around and if they stuffed it up, at least they had somewhere to go for the rest of the day. Somewhere to go and sulk about their worries and problems. There was only one problem. Karina was right there and they were both within two metres from her. They quickly exchanged glares again. After that moment, they both bolted towards the girl.

Mike decided to distract Dean. "Hey Yumi!" Mike waved. He knew that Dean couldn't resist when it came to girls, especially Yumi Matsuura.

"Yumi? Where?" Dean had fallen for it. He turned around but there was no one there. He turned back and to his disappointment, Mike had beaten him to it. He ran over anyway, so he could hear Karina's answer.

"Sorry but I'm already going with someone," Karina apologized.

"Of course you are Karina! You're going with me," smiled Dean.

Karina shook her head, "Sorry Dean but I'm serious. I'm already going with someone."

Mike and Dean felt like they would shrink and runaway. "Wh-Who?"

Karina answered, "I'm going with Kale."

"WHAAAAATTTT???!!!!"

PJ had just got her bag out of her locker. She had just exited the school and was now walking out and about on the streets. There was no one around. She had the place all to herself and her thoughts. Did that actually happen? It's just so hard to believe that he actually did that. Even though I've known him for all these years, I still can't figure him out. Always shutting people out with that creepy glare and that ego of his. Still, I can't help but wonder if…

"Not you again." PJ sighed with disappointment.

The green-haired-boy smirked, "Yes, it's me again."

PJ rolled her eyes, "What do you want dirt bag?"

Josh still remained calm, "I see Hiwatari's had quite an influence on you."

The raven-haired-girl replied back venomously, "Get to the point."

Josh sneered, "Well, I just wanted to remind you that even though you may have a date for the formal, that doesn't mean I still can't make my move."

Whatever the dirt bag meant, it wasn't good. PJ tried to run but she was pulled back. He had grabbed her wrist. Next thing she knew, PJ had been pinned against the wall. Usually, with womanisers like Josh, she would've punched him but in this case, she couldn't. She could hardly move her hands as Josh was holding both of them. She needed a weapon and she needed it quick. She needed a strategy. Then she looked at her hands and remembered something.

-FLASHBACK-

"WHOA! PJ! Look at your fingernails!!" exclaimed Ray.

PJ looked at her fingers. It's true that PJ had been growing her nails. It had been months since she last cut them. They were like claws. It freaked everybody in the house out.

"They're like claws. It's like that chick off the second X-Men movie except her nails grew back in an instant," Max added.

PJ chuckled, "Does this mean I can use these as a weapon?"

The Bladebreakers stood there and shuddered at the thought. The sooner those nails were cut and short, the better. They freaked out the boys to the bone. It just wasn't normal to have fingernails like that. If PJ kept it up for any longer, she could give that Guinness World Record lady with the long fingernails a run for her money.

PJ laughed, "The perfect weapon."

-END OF FLASHBACK-

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There she was, pinned against the wall and about to be sexually assaulted by Josh the womaniser. He was leaning in closer to her, ready to make his move. She looked at her fingernails and a small smile came to her face. PJ flexed her fingers back for a second for preparation. Then out of the blue, she dug her long nails into the skin of the dirt bag's hands. At first he showed no reaction, so she dug them even deeper. Josh couldn't take it anymore. He stepped back and yelped in pain. He was off guard and defenceless. Like the last time, PJ kicked him where it hurt: the crotch. By the time it was all over, the green-haired-boy was on the ground.

PJ lectured, "Have you learnt a lesson in all this? Let me care to tell to you. Never and I mean never mess with a girl. Especially one with a good manicure."

It was 5:45pm. PJ was nowhere to be seen. No one had any idea where she was.

"Anyone seen PJ? It's getting late." Max said.

Karina replied, "Don't worry about PJ. She can take care of herself and she'll be here soon."

"I'm gonna call the others and see if they know." Kenny spoke.

Kenny reached for the phone. He dialled Mike's number. Even though the others were at the dormitories, there was a chance they might've seen PJ.

Mike picked up the phone and greeted, "Hey Kenny, what's up?"

On the other side, Kenny asked, "The thing is Mike, it's getting late and there hasn't been a sign of PJ anywhere. Have you or any of the other guys seen her?"

"No, I haven't seen her for hours. Last time I saw her was at lunch time. Have you tried calling her?" Mike suggested.

"Her phone's dead. Can you please ask any of the other guys if they've seen her?" Kenny pleaded.

Mike turned around to face the rest of the boys in the dorm. He asked, "Hey, Kenny's on the phone. He's asking if any of you guys have seen PJ. She hasn't been seen for hours."

"Haven't seen her since lunch time," Kale answered.

Dean joined in, "Yeah ditto."

"She's probably gone out for a walk or something," Kai implied.

"Yeah but she would've called and stuff, wouldn't she?" thought Kale.

"Maybe if was one of those 'shopping emergencies'. You know how girls are," Dean suggested.

"She might've just lost track of time or something," said Mike.

Kai got up and walked towards the door. "If you're that worried, I'll go look for her."

Dean burst out, "Of course you will. After the display you two put on today, it's no surprise you would go looking for your girlfriend."

All Dean got in return was another one of Kai's 'Say that again and you die' type of glare. After that was over, the bluenette walked out, closing the door behind him.

It was 6:30pm. The night sky and the stars were out. PJ was sitting along the bridge, staring into the horizon. That dirt bag! Just when I thought he couldn't get any dumber, he went along and did that! Where's the pepper spray when I need it? Then again, where do you buy pepper spray anyway?

"Don't tell me you've been here the whole time," came a familiar voice.

PJ chuckled, "I won't tell you then."

Kai sat down next to her. He informed, "You know that everyone's looking for you right?"

"I had a very faint feeling that it would happen," PJ answered.

PJ couldn't look at him in the eye. The frustration of what happened earlier was still eating at her.

"What happened to you? PJ? Tell me what's going on," Kai asked.

PJ sighed, "It's nothing." As she said that, she got up and walked away but before she could move any further, she felt something grab her wrist. She flinched for a second. She was reminded of the unforgettable and despicable experience from earlier. She put her head down and muttered a few words. "That dirt bag…"

Kai's eyes shot wide open, "What did you say?"

PJ wouldn't answer. She just kept trying to break out of his grip. It wasn't working. Whispers came out of her mouth, "Let me go."

Kai shot back, "Not until you tell me what's going on."

She smirked, "Well, you can keep holding onto my wrist all night then because I won't say anything."

Kai didn't know what to say. Why does she have to be so difficult?

Like PJ said, she remained mute for the rest of the night. She didn't say a word and didn't make a single sound. The girl just continued to stare into the distance.

After waiting two hours for PJ to speak, Kai realised she wasn't going to explain anything. The only thing she said all night was "That dirt bag." He finally let go of her wrist. She walked off into the distance and soon enough, she was gone.

The only thing she said all night was 'That dirt bag.' Who did she m- That's when it hit him. All along she was talking about Josh. That dirt bag womaniser must've done something to her. Next time I see that dirt bag, he's dead.

It was the next morning. There was about fifteen minutes left until school started. Kai was waiting to see how PJ was feeling. He was standing out in the court yard. Then a flash of black hair and maroon uniform went past him.

He yelled out towards the girl, "PJ!"

The raven-haired-teenager turned around. She no longer had the same sad face but the cheerful face she always put on. It's just like her to do that. Always pretending it never happened.

She smiled and walked over. "Hey, how's it going?"

"Yeah, it's okay. What about you?" At least she's not depressed anymore.

It was free period for the seniors. The guys were hanging around the common room. Dean was on his laptop, Kale was doing his homework, Mike was staring into nothing and Kai was sitting there staring out the window. Where are you hiding dirt bag? I'll find you sooner or later.

The window was open and a conversation could be heard. It was a girl.

The girl was saying, "Get away from me. I don't go for guys that are perverted and retarded like you."

Girls only talked to one person in the entire school like that. Josh was nearby. Kai got up and looked out from the corner of the window. There he was, walking away along with Kai's chance of getting back at him. Kai got up and bolted out the door.

Mike wondered, "What's gotten into him?"

Kai had caught up to Josh. He was walking right behind him. He spoke out, "Hey dirt bag. Turn around for a second."

Josh did as he was told. When he turned around, he still had that stupid look on his face. "What can I do for you?"

Before Josh could say anymore, he had been slammed into a wall. Kai was holding him up by the cuff of his shirt. "Geez, what's gotten into you Hiwatari?"

Kai couldn't help but notice the weird marks on Josh's hand. What's that? He was getting off track. The boy got back to business.

"I'll tell you what. Lay one finger on PJ and I'll make your life a living hell. Is that clear?" To top it off, Kai used his famous third degree death glare.

Josh replied, "Crystal clear."

Hearing those words, Kai let him go, causing him to drop onto the floor. "Better stick to that deal dirt bag."

As Kai walked away, Josh got out his cell phone. Headquarters isn't going to like this.

The phone was put down. A man sitting in his chair wheeled around.

"What is it Sir?" asked a guard.

The man answered, "He failed his job."

"So what do we do with the boy?" the guard wondered.

The man sighed, "Do whatever you want with him. He has no further use."

As the guard paced out the door, the man picked up the phone. He spoke into it, "Plan A and Plan B have failed. Bring in the new recruit."

It was Friday night. School was over for the week and the boys from Whitney Prep had decided to stay at the dojo for the weekend. Everyone had gone to their rooms and was getting ready to go to sleep. Everyone except for Kai that is. He was sitting on the couch, thinking as usual. The room was dark and the only sound in the entire room was the sound of the news on TV.

In his hand was the object that had caused nothing but trouble. It was the Black Dranzer blade. Too long had he wondered about the blade. Where did Black Dranzer go? Why did he give this to me? What use do I have for this if there's no Bit Beast? It's just another empty beyblade.

His thoughts were interrupted when someone came to sit with him on the couch. "Still wondering what that is?"

He turned to face PJ. "Did you…get to talk to him about this?"

PJ sighed, "No. The only way he's tried to contact me was the little note he gave me. It didn't really say anything about it. Just that I had to give it to you and keep it safe."

"I see." Kai went back to his thinking.

PJ could see that he still found it hard to take in. "You're still not okay with it, are you?"

The boy shook his head as the negative sign.

PJ sighed, "I'll leave you to your thoughts then." As she said that, she got up and started to walk away.

"PJ."

The teenage girl turned around at the sound of her name, "Yeah?"

He said words that PJ never thought she would hear him say. "Can you stay here?"

A small smile came to PJ's face. She walked over to the couch and sat down next to him, "Sure."

A/N: You'll never guess what happens in the next chapter. Hehehe

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