Dispute
Nina was sitting on the couch, calmly reading a magazine when Katt and Bow walked in.
"Hey guys," she said, looking up over the couch.
"Hey, Nina. Where's Ryu?" Katt asked.
Nina smiled. "Oh I don't know," she said with a shrug, "He and I just got finished a little while ago, and then he bolted."
Katt's eyes narrowed. "What do you mean, 'got finished'?"
"Oh, you know… Ryu finally let his feelings out for me. I guess he couldn't fake being in love with you anymore."
"What??" she cried, "Ryu would never do anything like that! You lie!"
"No I am not lying, miss. Ask him yourself when he comes back. He doesn't love you."
"You shut up!" Katt rushed Nina with her staff, but before she reached the Windian princess, there was the roar of a dragon from outside, and then Ryu bolted in the door.
"Katt!" he cried.
"Ryu! Is this true, what she says?" Katt growled, pointing at Nina. "She says that you and her were getting busy."
"No, it's not true! She tried to seduce me!"
Katt turned her glare on Nina.
"Oh, you're such a bad liar." Nina scoffed. "Why is there lipstick all over you?"
"Cause you kept kissing me!" he screamed. "I love Katt, and that's the end of it!"
"Don't listen to him, Katt. He can't love you."
"So what's it to you, bitch?" Katt snarled, shoving Nina.
"Don't test me!" Nina warned, her fingertips beginning to glow. "I'll blast you to hell!"
"Try it!"
"Hey, hey, what's all this?" Niro crackled, walking down the stairs. "What's all the yelling?"
"It's not your business." Katt spat at him.
Niro glared at her. "Considerin' that you're livin in my house, I think that makes it my business."
"It's just that Ryu says he loves Katt, but he really belongs to me." Nina summarized. "And he won't accept it."
"He belongs with whoever he wants, bitch!" Katt said harshly.
Nina took a step forward. "Call me another name!"
"Skank!"
Nina shocked Katt against the wall. Katt charged at her and knocked her down. By now, the other members of the group had heard the commotion, and were watching in awe at these two lovely ladies trying to kill each other.
"Nina, maybe you should back off," Bleu soothed, putting a hand on Nina's shoulder. Nina spun.
"Back off, old lady!"
"Girls, this is highly illogical." Spar said. "Why can't you just reach a decision?"
"Because this isn't about logic!" Katt cried. "It's about love! And you don't know shit about that because you're a fucking plant!"
Spar backed away, obviously hurt.
"Um, excuse me," Ryu said, "But doesn't anyone want to ask me what I think?"
A silence fell. "Go ahead." Rand said.
"I love Katt. I don't care how you feel about me, Nina. I really don't. You've been nasty from the start. I don't want you."
"I refuse to live without you." She said, hands on her hips.
"Tough shit. I don't care what I have to do to prove I love Katt, but I will do anything."
"Hmm…" Nina rubbed her chin. "Anything, huh?"
"Anything."
"Okay. You're on." She turned towards the others. "Okay you guys. Each one of you prepare a brutal test for Ryu. Show no mercy. Make him suffer."
The friends looked at each other uneasily.
"And you," she said, turning to Katt, "If Ryu passes all the tests, you can have him and I'll leave you alone forever." She turned to Ryu, grinning maliciously. "But, Mr. Bateson… if you fail… you belong to me forever!"
Ryu glared at Nina in hatred. He never knew that the princess could be such an unbelievable bitch. "Deal." He finally said.
"Then we're on!" Nina cried triumphantly. "We'll start tomorrow!"
Katt looked at Ryu, desperation in her eyes. "What if you don't pass, Ryu?"
He sighed. "I must pass. I love you. I'll pass, don't worry." However, his thoughts felt otherwise.
