A/N: Thanx for the reviews! I do have some ideas floating around upstairs, so bare with me if I take some time off. They tend to distract me…anyway I'm running on 3 ½ hrs sleep at the moment and it's really late right now. Sorry about the last chapter being so short. I hope this one makes up for it…

Thanks to all you who reviewed! I do have to say though, that a certain reviewer said that I should be ashamed of my self…now why is that, eh? I'm quite happy with myself and this story at present time. And just for the record, hate me all you want. I really don't care what you think of me. All I care about is finishing this story and I'll do it on my time frame, not yours. I'd like to update more, but my writing time's not that great right now. Thank you.

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"Raven!" Reese screamed, pushing away from Shamoto. She turned to see Raven down on one knee. He looked up, pure contempt in eyes.

"I don't know what's worse, your attitude or your aim." the older boy stood up and looked to the gun that had dropped when Reese tackled Shamoto. The shot had gone too far to the right, going straight through the door. Raven bent over and picked it up, pointing it at Shamoto's forehead. The barrel was only inches away from his head. Finger tightening, Raven glared at the younger boy.

"You said being a murderer wasn't on your to do list…how about becoming the victim of a murderer? What that on your list?" He asked moving the gun closer to the now still and silent teen.

"Raven, no." Reese said pushing herself in between the gun and the younger male. Shamoto stayed lain back propped up on his elbows paralyzed with fear. "Don't."

"What are you talking about, Reese? Move." He reached out to pull her away but she shoved his hand away. He looked at her confused at her actions. "Reese, what?"

"Don't shoot. He doesn't deserve this." She was unable to look him in the eye. Turning slightly towards Shamoto she said "Get out of here before you get hurt."

"Koto!" the boy called as he jumped to his feet. He was answered by a distant roar. Soon after, the small zoid made it appearance and opened it's chest compartment taking hold of the boy just as some hotel staff members and a security guard followed by two very concerned friends. Raven followed the organoid with the gun, but Reese moved with him blocking every firing opportunity.

"What's going on in here?" asked the officer.

"Nothing." Raven replied coldly throwing the gun at Reese feet, grabbing his shirt, and shoving his way out of the room. Reese just stood there with her eyes closed.

"What happened?" the manager asked her. The blue haired woman didn't answer. She just sat back on the bed.

"It was nothing." she muttered after a minute or so.

"I think she needs some time alone right now." Van said ushering everyone out of the room. When everyone had gone he shut the door and turned to the girls sitting on the bed. Fiona put an arm around Reese's shoulders to comfort the now sobbing woman.

"Reese, can you tell me what happened?" Van asked her calmly.

"Where'd Raven go?" she asked wiping her eyes with the back of her hand.

"I don't know. Tell us what's wrong. Who's organoid was that?" Van asked pulling a chair from the table over to sit across from them.

"A friend from the past…" she was silent for a while then continued. "He was my boyfriend during our time. He thinks me and Raven are a couple and he's jealous. He wants to kill Raven so we can be together again…"

"That's terrible." Fiona said.

"Yeah." Silent tears started to flow again. "Raven wants to kill him so that we can just be left alone, but I can't let him do that. I have to go find him."

She got up and walked out of the room, wiping her tears on her hand again. 'I can't let Raven see me like this…" she thought as she walked down to the lobby. She found a mirror by the desk and stopped to check her reflection. Her eyes were red and wet with tears and she was quite pale. Wiping the tears away again, she stepped out the front door into the cool night. A slight breeze danced through her hair as she looked around for the warrior.

"What do you want?" came a familiar cold voice from the shadows. Raven leaned against the wall in the shadows, head bowed and eyes closed. She looked down hoping the tears wouldn't start up again.

"To talk." she said simply.

"What's there to talk about, Reese? Why don't you just stop following me and get on with your life. It obviously doesn't include me." He pushed away from the wall and began to walk away, his back to her. "Just go find your little lover boy and leave me the hell alone."

"Raven, I didn't mean it that way! Shamoto doesn't hold my heart anymore. What happened back then happened and it's over; it's dead just like the time of the Zoidians." the tears returned to her eyes as she reached out and grabbed his shoulder. He turned, grabbing her arm roughly ripping it away from him.

"I thought I told you to get lost! Is it really that frickin' hard?!" he yelled looking her in the eyes. Without thinking he yelled, "Maybe what happened between me and you before he showed up meant nothing to you, but it meant something to me!"

Raven stopped, realizing what he had just said. He turned and began to walk away again. His voice reflected the true sadness he felt inside. "Look, Reese, I thought maybe we could be friends, maybe even more, but I guess not. Just leave me alone."

Reese just stood and let his words sink in for a second or two.

"Raven," she called. "I know that you feel like I betrayed you up there and I'm sorry, ok? What happened, yeah, it did mean something to me." He stopped and turned just enough to see her from the corner of his eye. "I'm sorry, Raven. I just can't let you kill him. He's done too much for me. He kept me sane all those years…he helped me though so much…I jut couldn't let you kill him."

"What happened?" he didn't turn.

"What do you mean?"

"He's making our lives living hell and you won't let me kill him. What happened to make you think that way, huh? What did he do for you?" Raven yelled throwing his hands up in the air in frustration.

"You wouldn't understand…" she said softly.

"Try me." He placed his hands on his hips, clearly annoyed, and stared at her.

"I'm sorry about what happened up there, I really am." she said trying to avoid the question. She began to sob quietly, crouching down on the pavement. "Please, Raven…I'm sorry."

"What happened?" he asked again making no movement towards her.

"I……can't say it………." she managed between breaths. "Please…"

"Please what, Reese?! I'm sick of this!" he yelled throwing up his hands again as he turned and walked off.

"Raven!" she called out, her voice full of tears. The dark haired warrior didn't stray from his path. He simply lifted one hand in the air, giving the girl the bird before disappearing into the darkness of the alley. The girl watched him leave and sat in a stunned silence for a moment before the tears began to flow once more.

"Reese?" came a female voice.

"Reese! Are you ok?" Van came up behind the zoidian, putting an arm around the crying girl. She continued to cry as he helped her to her feet and into the hotel. He brought her to his and Fiona's room and laid her on one of the beds, where she turned her back to them and took the fetal position.

"Reese?" The other zoidian asked again.

"Let's let her be for tonight. She's been through a lot." Van said leading Fiona to the other bed. "I'll sleep on the floor and you can have the bed." He said taking some pillows and laying them down. "I'll go downstairs and get some coffee…and some salt."

Fiona sat on the bed staring at the floor. 'I wonder where Raven went off to…" she thought. Stirring on the bed next to her broke her chain of though. Reese was rubbing her arms as if cold even though it was quite nice in the room.

"He's gone…" she managed between sobs. "He left…"

"Who? Who left?" the blond asked but received no reply. The blue eyed girl had given into exhaustion within the next minute and was out for the night.
"What's her problem anyway?" The boy asked the dark organoid. "What could possibly make her want to stand up for that creep?"

A roar was his answer.

"Whatever, Shadow. It's doesn't matter." The boy sighed. He reached out and put a hand on the small zoid's nose. "At least I still have you."

The boy sat in silence, guiding his zoid through the night.
"Where are you?" called a harsh female voice. A teenaged girl pushed herself further into the corner, silent tears of fright streaming down her face. "Answer me!"

The door to the room flew open with a loud bang, light flooded the dark room revealing the cowering girl.

"There you are, you worthless piece of crap! And what do you thing you're doing? You have work to be done! Meet your new friend." The lady laughed and stepped aside, a tall man now stood in the door way. "She's all yours." The lady smiled wickedly at her daughter before leaving the room, causing the girl to pull her knees in closer to her chest.

"We'll be good friends..." The man stepped in, closing and locking the door behind him. He began to approach her, reaching out to grab the scared girl. "Be a good girl now and show me a good time."

"No!" the girl called out, slapping his arms away and bolting over the bed. Her foot got caught in the blanket sending her face first into the carpet floor. The man reached out and grabbed her with his strong hands clapped tightly around her small arms.

"No!" she screamed, hoping someone, anyone would come. She knew her mom hated her, but was she really going to let her go through this?

He lifted the girl form the floor and threw her onto the bed, holding her down. She struggled with all her strength, but the man climbed over her, pining her down with his weight.

"Stop! Please, stop!" the desperate zoidian girl called out as the man pulled off his shirt and began to kiss her face and neck roughly. He reached down for the hem of her shirt.

"NO!" Reese called. She was now sitting straight up in bed, with two very confused and concerned friends looking on.

"Reese, what's wrong?" Fiona asked.

The blue haired woman took a few deep breaths before looking to the blonde. "Just a nightmare." She said as she got up from bed and walked out of the room. The two watched her go before turning to look at each other.

"I'll go." Van said pulling his shirt over his head as he left.
His dark hair danced in the night's breeze as he climbed into the monstrous zoid, his childhood companion flying through the starry sky above. He turned the zoid away from the oasis where the maverick had taken a short break from piloting to refill his water supply as well as stretch out a bit.

They glided over the sand silently as the as the night wore on.
A/N: This is really what was half of the chapter, but I wanted to get something up for you all…I hope you liked it. Drop a review please!