I continued to trudge through the stormy weather, the rain drops hitting me hard, the wind blowing my hair all over the place, my face soaked with tears.

I still couldn't believe what had happened back there.

My nightmares had finally became a reality.

And what could I do about it?

At long last, after trudging three miles in the cold, rainy, muddy storm, I made it back to my home. But suddenly, I stopped.

I thought of my dad, and I immediately began to rethink going into the house carrying Abyo-passed out, all beaten up, because that would just be asking for all kinds of trouble.

So instead, I turned around and walked through more rain, wind, mud, and now hail, until I made it all the way to the place where I knew the both of us, without a doubt, would be safe.

The police station.

The place where my kung fu boy lived with his father, Bruce, the head police officer of Sooga. He greeted me as I entered the building.

"Ah, Ching, nice to see you again, over. Hey, what happened to my son? Over."

"He and Garu got into a friendly brawl, and Garu got a little… carried away. But he should be okay in a few hours or so."

"That's good to hear, over. The boy needs his rest. As soon as he wakes up, you need to make sure that he doesn't get himself into any kind of trouble, over."

"Got it… over."

"Now you're getting it, over. I've got some business to take care of, over, so I'll see you around. Keep my boy in good shape, over, and out."

As soon as he left the room, I looked down at Abyo. His eyes were still closed, his breathing even, his body covered in violet splotches.

I thought he looked adorable this way… well, you know, minus the bruises and the blood and all that stuff.

I draped him over my shoulder and held him close. I could almost feel the warmth he was giving off on me. It felt nice.

I looked deeply into his eyes as they were slowly beginning to open, and I whispered, "Abyo…"

Still not fully awake, he smiled wearily at me and softly kissed the side of my neck, gently wrapping his arms around me. "Ching…" he murmured, "Where am I?"

"Don't worry, you're back at home. You're safe now."

"Aw man, I remember… one minute, I was fighting with Garu, and the next minute, he hit me in the head with a knife and knocked me out. And, that's kinda the last thing I remember, since you don't really tend to remember much when you're unconscious."

"Ah, I see…" I said, trying hard to hold back a giggle.

"Well, serves him right anyway for trying to get you away from me. What makes him think that he can steal you anyway?"

Garu?

Steal me?

Oh great, he's got it all wrong.

And now, Garu's hurt, and it's all my fault.

Although, he could have handled the situation much better than he did.

How am I going to tell Abyo the truth-that he has it all backwards! And without hurting him??

"Abyo… there's something I really need to tell you,"

"Well, I'm listening,"

"You see, Garu's not-"

Before I could finish my confession, there was suddenly a loud crash coming from the north side of the building. Sirens blared and red lights flashed vigorously, and before I knew it, I was face to face with my worst nightmare.

No, my other one:

The girl who I thought was my friend, and… him.

They stared us down maliciously, as if they were up to something so devious, so demonic, that it couldn't even be put into words to describe to us.

"Hello, Ching," she said in an icy tone.

Not knowing what to do, I brightened up my expression and vivaciously replied, "Why, hello there, Pucca! Nice to see you again!"

Plus, I figured it would annoy her, and who says I can't have a little fun once and awhile.

She growled through her teeth, and snarled, "Don't even, Ching. Your little kindness act isn't going to save you now."

"Then… what is going to save us?"

She paused for a moment, turned to Tobe, and whispered, "You want to tell them?"

And he replied, "I guess I will," He took a step forward and stared down upon us as if we were his pawns-his puppets, left aside until he was ready to play. "We have two options for you. You can be rebellious, and go against us to protect your little friend, and then, we'll kill you."

"Wow, sounds fun." Abyo retorted.

Tobe rolled his eyes at him. "As I was saying," he continued, "you can do that. However, there is…shall I say…another option."

"Well, what is it?"

"You two can join us; become part of the clan, and help plan our vengeance against the hated Garu, and live. Well, what do you say?"

"I say…" I pondered my options for a moment, and began to think of how much torture that Garu has put me through so far, whether he knows it or not, and vengeance seemed very appealing at the moment. I guess it wouldn't be so bad, and plus, I would be able to live. That's a bonus right there. So, my decision was final. "I say that-"

"Ching," Abyo said anxiously, "Be careful. Think about what you're doing."

And I did. At least 7 times too. Suddenly, I realized that I could be making the biggest mistake of my life by saying yes to the offer. I mean, I want Garu dead, but do I really want to be held accountable for it? And... it just doesn't seem right. Now I'm certain of which end of the deal I was on.

"I say…" I repeated one last time, and cried, "I REFUSE!!!"

Tobe and Pucca both gasped in disbelief, and Abyo let out a sigh of relief.

"I knew you could do it, Ching!" he cried out in euphoria. "You know, it takes a lot of guts to stand up to guys like these, who could totally slaughter you at any given second, and keep your head held high. I never knew you had it in you!"

I blushed violently. "Oh Abyo…"

"I mean, seriously, face to face with these deadly assassins, holding sharp objects, unbelievable strength-"

"Which reminds me…" Pucca interjected, "You didn't hold up your end of the deal. Guess you know what that means, don't you?"

"Indeed they do, Pucca." Tobe crept up to Abyo and readied himself to strike. I was just about ready to scream, grab him, and throw him across the room for even thinking of doing such a thing! Unfortunately, Pucca had already pinned me down, and I was unable to move.

I squeezed my eyes shut, as I prepared myself for a whole lot of pain and suffering, when suddenly, she released me and rushed off from the scene. Tobe did the same with Abyo.

I watched them run like cowards, and I looked behind me to see Officer Bruce, gun in hand, chasing after them.

"Get back here! Over. Nobody leaves my sight unless I say they can, over!"

Three more gunshots were heard, but no screams. Guess they had gotten away.

That doesn't surprise me one bit.

Officer Bruce soon returned breathlessly to the scene, his gun back in his back pocket, finally giving up, for he knew he would never be able to catch Pucca, no matter how hard he tried.

"Agh, guess they got away, over. Oh well, they better think twice before the next time they cross paths… with me…. over…" and with that, he collapsed onto the ground.

Abyo and I exchanged worried glances, and we held our breath in anticipation.

We knew it wasn't over… not yet.