robotic voiceDo not own Beyblade. Will never own Beyblade. Have never owned Beyblade. robotic voice ends Why do they make us say such depressing stuff?!

Shaedowe: shakes head some people are so obsessed with anime. Anyhow, that's none of my business. Guess I better write more now. The exams are coming up soon, and then I'll be dead after that…

Myishi: Good riddance.

Shaedowe: wails


Jazlyn's attention was useful at times but not this time.

After she had showed up a walking trash can Jazlyn and Nattie had insisted on cleaning her up. Needless to say she was grateful to them but she could have used that time for more urgent matters. Like going to see Reave.

That, in fact, was where she was currently heading now. To their own room. Because, today of all days, Reave had decided to remain in their room. For once.

She saw the door number. It was just a few metres away from her. The door next to it burst open and Nattie and Jazlyn came out. Jazlyn blinked at her and broke into a smile. "Hey."

Nattie grinned at her too. "We're going to chill downstairs. Coming? Kai will be there." She hinted with a wink.

Any other time Jade would have laughed. Any other time Jade would have gone with them, would have jumped at the chance. But that was any other time, and this time was different. She kept her face carefully passive, careful not to let any irritation show. They were really starting to get on her nerves now.

"No." She answered in a robotic voice.

Jazlyn caught her eye. "And why not?"

Jade snapped. "Just no! Get lost will you?!"

Jazlyn considered her with a worried glance. "Jade, if there's anything… tell us. We're here to help you… Jade?"

Jade nodded, her eyes fixated on the door a tempting few metres away.

Jazlyn waited and shook her head angrily. "What is your problem these days?! Jade, you refuse to tell us anything, Reave is… Reave isn't talking to us anymore… Did we do anything wrong?"

Jade ignored her. Jazlyn shook her head in disgust. "I don't know you anymore, Jade." She offered before leaving.

Jade didn't move. "Neither do I." She mused. She paused a few inches from the door.

Knocking would seem too polite. She shoved the door open. Reave had better talk.


Reave shook her head but didn't turn around. "Ever heard of knocking?"

Jade stared at the normalcy in Reave's voice. "It wouldn't seem appropriate for what I'm about to do."

Reave still didn't face her but continued staring out the window. "The sun is setting."

Jade didn't see what the sun had anything to do with what they were about to discuss. But she did see that Reave was in an articulate state now and that didn't happen very often. She knew that would end soon. "You know some things. I want you to tell me. Some girl approached me today. Right after I shopped. Some time before I came home. Before I saw you and Kai." Pause. "She said something about a Pandora's Door." She walked closer to Reave and spun her around, pinning her to the wall. "Tell me what the heck a Pandora's Door is, Reave. Tell me what it is and don't give me any crap." She applied more pressure.

Reave face was a facade of calm and coldness. "Jade. Pandora wasn't supposed to open the box. It was a setup. A test, a game. When the box was opened, trouble came out. Trouble caused sickness, hatred, wars, hurt and pain. The world almost ended. But Pandora opened the box again and freed hope. Hope saved the land. A child's fairy tale. Atlantis and Greece were quite good friends, I suppose." The words didn't make any sense to Jade. Pandora's Box? Greece? Her head reeled with all the information and she shook herself mentally.

She glared at Reave. "I told you not to give me any crap. Tell me!"

Reave blinked at her.

Jade groaned. She was in no mood for this. She pressed Reave telepathically, but Reave was still guarded. She sighed. "Ok then, tell, is Kai involved in this or are you two…?" She blushed at the thought.

Reave shrugged her calm features and replied by gazing out the window. Jade followed her gaze. "The sun has set."

She freed herself almost effortlessly and strolled out, stopping at the entrance. "Jade. Anger is vulnerability."

She left.


Jade shook her head once again. Ever since the talk she had been trying to figure out what that was all about. She had tried the sun but it stared blankly back at her. It reminded her of Reave. Her face was always so blank, cold or calm that you never knew what she was thinking underneath her facade. Maybe she wasn't thinking anything and it wasn't a facade.

She tried the net but all it had was a Greek legend.

Pandora's Box.

Pandora was made by a god as a test to the human race, a beautiful girl just like a human, with human emotions. Including curiosity. Like the saying goes, curiosity killed the cat. Pandora was given a box, which she was then told not to open, with no reason at all. Curiosity overcame her and she opened the mysterious box. Once opened, evil spirits came out to spread war, hatred, famine, drought, disease, and suspicion among friends. Betrayal was very common and many people were killed. Pandora was shocked and wanted to get rid of the box. However a calm and gentle voice, coming from the box told her not to, and to open it again. This spirit wasn't evil. This spirit was called Hope. When Pandora opened the box and freed Hope, the world still wasn't completely freed from the evil spirits; however Hope made the people's life easier and helped them through their toughest times, thus enabling them to survive.

Hope, in other words, was their savior.

Jade tore her tired eyes away from the screen. There was no way she was going to figure out this on her own. And she had a feeling she knew who could help her. The only problem was if he would help at all.


She took a deep breath and counted to ten before knocking on the room that Kai and Rei shared. Rei stepped out with a loud cry which quickly subsided. "Oh, it's only you Jade."

Somehow this comment did not make Jade feel any better. But she ignored it and chose instead to swallow her pride. "Yup, only me here. Where's Kai?"

Rei stared at her and shook his head slowly side to side. "I didn't know Kai was so popular."

Jade breath caught in her throat. "What do you mean?"

Rei shrugged. "There was this girl asking for him, and then this guy came along as well. Oh yeah, and they were asking for Reave as well. But I don't know which room you all have so I didn't tell them. Then next Reave herself appeared and she said something really soft to him and they both disappeared. It was some time after Jazlyn and Nattie came and offered to take me downstairs to chill. I said no, that's why I was still here when Reave arrived. They've been gone ever since and I was worried. I thought that you'd be him."

Jade bit her lip, disappointed, suspicion niggling at the back of her overloaded mind. "Oh. Well, if he comes back tell me kay?"

Rei shrugged. "Whatever. Ok. Bye."

He furrowed his eyebrows and closed the door, leaving Jade to stand outside looking all alone.

Now she knew there was only one thing she could do to find out what the mystery was all about. It was her last remaining choice and after that she would be back where she started. With no knowledge about this at all.


Arrience landed a few feet away from the girl. Jade jumped about as foot in the air. Arrience shook her head disapprovingly. "You gotta get use to this sort of thing if you wanna join us. Gotta keep up and be able to sense things amiss. Oh, whatever. I'm crapping. Derek said no crap. So… your answer."

Jade rolled her eyes even though she was still unnerved. How had Arrience known that she had already decided? "Sine you're here, don't you already know the answer?"

Arrience grinned, revealing rows of her pearly white. "Yup, but it sounds better coming form yourself."

Jade sighed and pretended to look exasperated and bored. She was failing. This was more in Reave section, or Nattie's section. "Yes, that's my answer."

The girl grinned. "Ok, drop in on you later when you're needed."

Jade gaped. "No… no, wait… I, I haven't… I-"

Arrience had long disappeared before the second syllable.


Shaedowe: I'm so bored of this. I don't want to study anymore… oh and the stuff 'bout Pandora's Box? I made it up. It isn't from the net. But it really exist, the Greek legend I mean. However Pandora's Door is my very own invention. proud Therefore, this makes it very non-accurate.

Myishi: You want the truth? This chapter sucked worse that the last one. Zakre said the same.

Shaedowe: Wails

Myishi: Tsk tsk. Humans. Emotional creatures.