AN: Another chappie up...woot! i don't really know what to say here, except keep reviewing and reading the story!

Disclaimer: No owny anything but OCs and story, not to mention plot.

Song: Pens And Needles - Hawthorne Heights

-o-o-o-o-

Chapter 25 - Vengeance

Tyson sighed slightly and leaned back against the wall. They had gotten out of the building, and had made it back into the hotel room where they were all now cramped in. For the past hour most of them had been discussing plans about how they could get revenge, but none of them had come up with anything decent. Tyson was now beginning to wonder if they could formulate a plan after all - this was a large job. But Kai may want his revenge...or not. It all depended on him.

Kai meanwhile, was sitting on the armchair, next to the other bed in the room. Ember lay, sleeping gently, on the bed next to him, her face a view of serenity. He didn't disturb her, instead just kept a watchful eye on her. He knew he was going to have to explain what happened after she had fallen asleep, why she was here and what Tyson was doing here. But all of that would be worth it - it felt so good to have her safe again. His heart felt like it was slowly mending again, as if her very safety was the glue that was sticking it back together again. Shutting his eyes, he dozed off in the chair, just as Ember's blue eyes fluttered open.

"Ugh..." she groaned, her voice sending heads turning all across the room. Kai snapped awake, sitting bolt upright in the chair. "What happened...and why am I here?" She looked dazed, confused, as one could only expect her to be after such an ordeal. The confusion in her eyes was almost overwhelming as she looked around the room at everyone.

Suddenly she was attacked by what felt like a tall mass of human form. Ember laughed when she saw Kai hugging the life out of her, almost literally. "Kai!" she giggled, her smile widening. His grey eyes looked into hers, and she saw that he had been immensly worried. Worried she was never going to wake up again, and worried that he would never be hable to hear her laugh again. She sighed gently and hugged him back, "I missed you too, buddy. What exactly happened?"

And so Kai proceeded to tell her the entire story, starting from when she had fallen asleep and Tyson came in. He went into elaborate detail, telling her about the escape from the building, the running, and finally the very humourous escapade where Tyson had had to drag the one and only Max that had almost been having a heart attack through the halls, while Ray followed, laughing his ass off all the way. She smiled gently, warmed that she had such friends who would od these things for her. For the first time in a long time, she felt like her entire family was around her.

Ember's eyes came to rest upon Rally, Trixie and Damien. Trixie sat with her back next to her, while Rally and Damien were sitting at the end of her bed. She felt an overwhelming sense of loss - these guys were her old family. No, she told herself, they are my family. Anyone who can still feel some sort of need to protect me in times like this is my family. But the question is...do they still care after I had been such a fool? Ember could have kicked herself.

"So." Damien said slowly, struggling a little for his words, "You feeling okay?" Ember nodded. But what she really wanted to know, was, did they still accept her? "Damien...guys...listen. I know I've been a prat but-"

She was cut off, quickly and somewhat brutally by Rally, who immediatly started hugging her, tears flowing like little rivers down her cheeks. Ember was slightly suprised at this behaviour - she hadn't expected this level of emotion. But what was going on? Why was Rally acting like this when she had insulted Rally so damn badly? She looked to Kai for answers, and got one in a small look from him, like a mute conversation - I know that they must forgive you, Ember. Who couldn't?

"Ember, please, let's just forget the whole thing..." Rally said through sobs, "We are all a family here. We don't need our lives to be ruled by little tiffs we have had."

Ember smiled. She was right. Kai followed suit, and stood up.

"No matter what," Kai said, smiling at the people around him, "This is a family. An odd one, I'll give you that, but we are all a family, we all care for one another. Therefore we must take revenge swift when we deem it neccesary. One of our finest has been traumatised by this..."

"I'm up for it, Kai," Ember spoke up, "And we will take our revenge." With a ghost of a smile to him, Ember got up and started to walk towards the door, followed by Kai, and they all trailed out. To even the odds, destroy the opposition. It was payback time.

All trailed out, however, except Trixie. She remained behind, still staring at that one peice of wall. She had heard the conversation from behind her, and now she hated to admit it, but she could feel tears coming up to her eyes and she realised with a certianty that she hadn't had in ages, that Rally and Kai were both right. They were a family. And she had been a cold hearted with towards one of her own. She couldn't bear it. Trixie just couldn't bear it any more. Tears flowed in a hot stream down her cheeks, as the resonation of it set into her mind. She was a traitor.

But even traitors, she would soon learn, can be forgiven.

-o-o-o-o-o-o-

AN: Well, well, a chapter up after so long. My god. This is turning out to be a fun escapade eh? Well...I'm sorry for the fact that this chapter is so God damn short. But I can't really come up with anything else.

Sneak Peek

Murmurings began to spread around the room as the fog cleared. "It's him!" someone called. Boris looked, his eyes bulging out of their sockets, at the figure before him. It began to move, the cold, resonating steps were now the only sound that could be heard. The figure glared at Boris, slits of grey glaring at him with an anger so pure...

AN: That's it for now. Until later!

Tyrila Anios xxx