A Determined Love - If Only. ******************************************************

"I can't believe I was so stupid." Selenay said to herself quietly. A soft growl made her look up nervously - she spied her pet cat.

"Oh Fang. You scared me." Selenay sighed as her beautiful black cat tried to climb into her lap.

"You're too big Fang." She admonished lightly. The cat gave and flopped half on her lap and half off. Selenay eyed her pet smiling softly- the amber eyes blinked up at her. Fang was a rare breed of cat - a Palnash - a cat that was twice as big as a normal domesticated cat but smaller than the wild cats that they used as entertainment.

"Your so lucky Fang. I bet you've never made such stupid mistakes as I have." Selenay said tears glistening in her eyes. "I made a new friend today but I've ruined our friendship already."

Fang growled soothingly towards her mistress. "I met her father before I met her and you could say I have a kind of thing for him. Dunno why. The thing is that it looks like I only made friends with her to get at her father. Using her in other words. But the thing is I didn't. I really liked her. Alysia and Tali are best friends and the like. I really wanted somebody to call my own best friend and she seemed like the answer to my prayers but of course I've already ruined it. I know Alysia and Tali try to include me but I feel like a third wheel." Selenay said tears slowly trekked their way down her cheeks. "If only I could make it all better." -------------

"Where is she?" Tali said looking in surprise at the empty bed in the room she shared with Selenay.

"I don't know. It's not like Selenay to be out this late." Alysia said a frown marred her usually happy face.

"She must be really enjoying herself at Leena's party thing." Tali said shrugging.

There was a knock on the door. "Probably forgot her keys." Alysia said her smile back in full force. She went to the door and opened it; her eyes widened in surprise.

"Hi. Is Selenay there?" asked Leon Toros with a smile. Tali paled and then flushed unhappily.

"No. We thought she was with you guys." Alysia said sensing the hurt feelings of her best friend.

"We thought she was with you." Leena's said popping out from behind her brother.

"She ran off a while ago. We thought she'd come back here and wanted to talk to her about something." A soft voice said. The speaker appeared by Leena's shoulder.

"Oh. Something we should know about?" Tali said bitingly.

"We just wanted to talk to her about a little incident that happened tonight." Leon said flashing a smile at Tali and Alysia.

"We don't know where she is I'm sorry." Alysia said curtly. "Don't you have her mobile number? Ring her and ask."

Quickly she shut the door and went to her best friends side. "If only he'd liked me instead of her." Tali said bitterly.

"But she doesn't like him. She likes the other guy." Alysia said firmly. -------------

"Where on earth can she be?" Leena asked Leon dialling Selenay's mobile.

"Where about to find out." Leon said smiling. "The brown haired girl was quite gorgeous."

"The blond wasn't that bad either." Jamie said smiling.

"You guys are hopeless!" Leena exclaimed. "If only Selenay would answer her damn mobile!"

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BTW - I do not own Zoids. The character's I do own though are the lovely ladies Selenay, Alysia and Tali.