Bethany sat silently,staring at her computer with a death glare. Why wouldn't the blasted thing work? Why did it always have to do this to Yahell when she -really- felt she needed to be online? "Stupid mother fucking piece of garbage."The 14 year old snarled under her breath as she slapped the reset button viciously. Bethany Micheals was well known for her..not so nice..temper. She had attacked more than one person online for no reason whatsoever. Just because she felt like knocking someone around.

Today,though she hardly knew it,would be -very- different.

She hadn't felt good the entire day,then again,when -did- she feel good? It seemed the young woman was always sick with something or other,and if not sick -with- it then sick of someone or something. She glared as her Yahoo! Chatroom still wouldn't come up. "WORK damn you!" She growled...and it did,oddly enough. She blinked a few times then grinned,"Thank you. Good computer." She quietly scanned the chatroom list and sighed. Still no Xander. Xander was her main character's lover,and he hadn't been around for 4 weeks. Bethany had just about had enough. "Well...screw him."She sighed and continued to scroll down the massive list. "Ilani doesn't need him,and neither do I." Ilani Graywind was her favorite,and main character. From the research she'd been doing,she'd found out he had been cheating on Ilani anyway. She'd find him and put a test in his path,if he failed it,Ilani and he were over.

After a half hour in the room she started to get bored. She had Ilani walk outside and sit down..but she was soon joined by someone with the id of tsd0084. Ilani and the character she learned was Jake,were deep in conversation within the first few moments. Ilani,nor Bethany,had ever seen someone that felt so..right to talk to. Her mind felt at ease for the short time the two spoke through their chosen aliases. Little did she know that a young man named Anthony was on his end of the chatroom,smiling to himself and absently singing,"Floating...falling..sweet intoxication.." Mitchell looked at him as if he were nuts. He silently reminded himself that he -did- consider Anthony nuts,chuckled,and went back to his game. Bethany sighed and glared towards the computer clock. She had to go..she didn't want to. Something felt as if she needed to stay. Oddly,noone came to tell her to go,so she simply didn't. She continued talking to him until nearly midnight.

"(Look..I have to go..)" She typed,frowning and sighing. Why did she feel dizzy suddenly? And so bloody giddy...it just wasn't like her. Anthony pouted,"(Alright..)" He typed slowly,feeling rather lightheaded,"(Will you be here tomorrow?)" Bethany nearly laughed outright,why wouldn't she be there? She always was. "(Of course. Bye.)"

Bethany fell onto her bed and stared at her blank ceiling,not knowing Anthony was doing the same. Their bodies were even positioned alike. Bethany sighed and closed her eyes,what was she feeling? Wait,better question,why did she -care-? "Screw this.."She muttered under her breath and pressed her face into the pillow,sighing. "It's -rp-. I -really- must be losing it. Wait...stop there Bethy. You -know- you lost it." Anthony glared and closed his eyes silently,thinking quietly,'Why was I yanked to her like a magnet to metal? Mitchell said most people won't talk to beginners. Why was that Ilani girl talking then?' 'Oh forget it. This is too confusing for it to be so late,'They thought at the same time and rolled over on their beds,Anthony to the right,Bethany to the left. Suddenly they both sat bolt upright and stared into the darkness. Had they felt someone's arms around them?? 'No..that's impossible..'They muttered to themselves and collasped back into bed. Fate chuckled silently and watched them. Her plans were going perfectly so far. Only Bethany,Raymond,and Anthony could decide where they went now..hopefully Christine would have a brain this time!

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6 short months later Fate was cursing as loud as she possibly could. Anthony had chased Bethany,opened her heart. He'd scared her as she'd seen what was truly inside her emotions...and the dumb bitch had run! "You sorry stupid little WENCH!" Fate screeched and banged her head against the nearest wall she could. "Gods above,don't tempt me to kill you! I'll rip you apart SO fast.." Fate sighed as Bethany curled up and cried herself to sleep. The young girl was so innocent....so nieve..she didn't know any better. She didn't even know what love was,did she? Fate sighed and stared off out a window. Maybe it was too soon for them..if Bethany met Raymond,which was placed to happen a little more than a year from now,hopefully the girl would know their bond wasn't the same as hers and Anthony's.

Within another three months,much to Fate's relief,Anthony and Bethany were talking again. Anthony had a girlfriend,Bethany had a boyfriend. Fate was tempted to knock both love interests into the fiery pits of hell for Parry to deal with. 'No...NO.' She growled to herself and all but collasped into a chair. 'She'll have to find him for herself..I can't force her. She'll have him in the end of all this....but I'm making sure she has a hell of a time of it.' She stood back up and headed over to a tapestry containing 4 silvery threads and slowly twisted them into the one Bethany,Anthony,Mitchell and Raymond. They'd meet Bethany first....the girl needed support and advice. Maybe one of them would send her Anthony's way and she'd trust them. Everything was going to be by chance now for the next 6 years. If Bethany wasn't with Anthony by age 21...there'd be a problem. Time would run out...Fate's plan would be destroyed. Silently she swore if Bethany screwed up again she'd put her through so much suffering the stupid girl wouldn't be able to see straight!

A/n: New chapter soon. *grins* Whatcha think of Fate now? Review please.