Thank you all! Id like to thank myself, and all my wonderful reviewers! I really do appreciate the support! There's not much to say here really except thank you! I'm glad you all liked the clothes so far, and we've yet to see some of the normal clothes they buy yet! A query as to what uni is, its short for university, hope that helps! And I know X-men is an odd choice but they are one of my many passions, as is Gundam Wing, hence why he chose those comics! Thanks for the luck on my jobs! And I really am happy you lot like the poems, you see a little of my soul each time. And my tattoo hurt loads, almost to my pain limit! But it was so worth it! Thank you again!!! Tad is enjoying life outside the abbey; she's learning what life really has. And you will all have to wait to see if the eyes belong to Leon............... (Cue dramatic music), have fun!

It took a while for the large group to find a booth big enough to seat them all, and Samantha and Tyson's dad still had to sit at a separate table, not that they minded. It was nice to get some 'them' time. Once everyone was seated it was another problem getting what everyone wanted to eat. Clamours and yells were not the easiest thing to understand.

Kenny helped solve the problem by producing a notebook and a pen from somewhere in his pockets and waited while each person said what they wanted one at a time. Tyson's dad oversaw the project and dictated who would say next.

"Hilary?"

"Um, they do salads here right? I'll have a grilled chicken one please! And a diet cola thanks!"

Tyson started laughing at her choice and it wasn't long before she shoved his head against the table. The rest of the table started laughing at their antics and Hilary blushed and stopped as Tyson gratefully rubbed his head, glad she had stopped her onslaught.

The father of the clown rolled his eyes and sighed, nothing changed, in fact, in public, it seemed to get worse! "Mariah?"

"Lots of chicken nugget thingies, and fries! Don't let them put loads of salt on though, kills the taste, and orangeade. Oh, and lots of BBQ sauce!"

"Getting all this Kenny? Right, Ray?"

"Cheeseburger, fries, and cola." Came the short and sweet reply.

"Thank you for being simple! Max?"

"Chicken burger, lots of mayo, and curly fries, with sweet and sour sauce, and pink lemonade thanks!" Max ignored the slightly worried glances in his direction.

"Tadashi?"

She looked at the menu, "I don't know, I've never heard of some of these things."

Kai interrupted, "she'll have a burger, fries, and an orange juice, no cheese on anything, she won't eat it."

Tadashi looked relieved that Kai had ordered for her, at least he knew what the stuff was.

"Ok, and you Kai?"

Kai shook his head in reply.

"You have to eat!" this time is was Samantha talking. She had been watching the whole thing from the nearby table.

"It would be a waste to buy me something when I won't eat it" snapped Kai in reply.

"Just put down Tadashi's order twice chief." Put in Tyson's dad.

Kai glared at him, why didn't they listen?

"Right, Chief, Tyson, your coming with me! No buts Tyson, I'll need you to just carry what your gonna have back!" Tyson got up and followed his father, grumbling quietly to himself.

Ray turned to face Kai, "you really should just eat when it's given to you Kai, it can't be good to starve yourself like this all the time!"

Kai heard him, but he wasn't paying attention, he was concentrating on his surroundings. The red and white cheap plastic look of the place was hiding something, he knew it. He turned around in a swift movement in his seat on the hard plastic bench and looked in the direction he had felt had been looking at him. Nothing. He narrowed his eyes. Something was watching him, he had to find out what. He turned back round to the table and sat in silence, not listening to anything any one was saying to him.

Ray watched his friend, something wasn't right. Kai looked like he was ready to jump up and explode, but at the same time seemed to want to shrink into himself. He had stopped talking to him when Kai had turned around, it was obvious he wasn't listening. He turned his attention onto the girls and Max's conversation. They were talking to Tadashi.

"You won't eat cheese?" asked Max, and at Tadashi shaking head asked why.

"I don't like the taste, or the texture. I like milk though, a lot! I'm not keen on yoghurt either." She answered.

"Why not? Have you always been like that or did you just overdo the cheese thing as a kid?" asked Mariah.

Tadashi went quiet. She looked away and busied her hands with a spare paper napkin that was on the table.

"Tad?" asked Hilary in a small voice, "you ok?"

The braided girl turned back to them and nodded, smiling weakly. She didn't want to go there, and hoped they would drop it. She glanced at Kai, slightly surprised that he was looking at her, a worried expression on his face, she didn't think he had been listening.

The awkward silence was broken as trays laden with fast food arrived on their table.

"There you go kids, enjoy!" said Tyson's dad over his shoulder as he took his single, smaller tray back to his and Samantha's shared table. The 'kids' dived into the trays, taking out what they ordered and tucking in. Tadashi placed her appointed meal in front of her seat and placed Kai's in front of him.

She smiled as he looked up at her, "it wouldn't hurt to eat something Kai, I know it's hard for you sometimes, and even I'm not sure why, but you do need to eat at some point."

Kai picked up a fry and chewed on it mechanically, still letting his eyes dart around the garish coloured area. His gaze only lingered briefly on the other people dining in the fast food joint, he knew it wasn't any of them, but who was it? He didn't bother picking up another fry, and concentrated on sipping the orange juice from the bright green straw and red cup. What was it with these bright colours? He supposed it was like flowers attracting insects, some of the people here definatly reminded him of bugs. His head swung round, there was that feeling again. The bit beasts in his pockets seemed to hum at him, they sensed it too. He knew the sensation, he knew the stare, he just couldn't place it.

He looked back to the table, all his friends eating and laughing. They didn't feel it, didn't know they were under someone's watch. It bewildered him how they couldn't sense something that rang clear as a bell to him. He glanced at Tadashi. She wasn't joining in the conversations; instead she seemed too intent on her food.

She whispered almost silently to him, "I can feel it too" before finishing off her fries and starting on the burger, trying to imitate the way the others with burgers were eating them. Kai thought her thin, long fingers looked out of place holding the concoction of greasy meat, limp salad, and what passed as burger bun. Then it hit him, she had just said that in Russian, she really didn't want the others to know what was going on.

He replied in their mother tongue, "When did you notice it?"

"Just before we went into the shop, I was really enjoying everything, but when I felt it, it was like old times and I suddenly felt very ashamed of it. The others noticed, but they don't know what it was, and I brightened up for them, but it still was there."

Kai had to think if there was more then one at play here, but it still begged the question of who. He glared suspiciously at the fake plants that lined the areas between tables whilst he carried on sipping the overly tangy orange juice. He didn't even notice as Tyson stole his burger after consuming his own, not even when Hilary nudged Tyson painfully in the ribs for doing so.

"I don't like this Tad, I want to know why and who" Kai continued in Russian.

She nodded slightly, swallowing as she did, "I know, but since we don't, all we can do is make sure the others are ok, we don't know if this is a threat yet."

"You can bet it is" murmured Kai with sudden conviction. He trusted his gut on this one. It wasn't long before everyone had finished eating and where ready to go. Kai helped Ray and Kenny put the rubbish and remains into a bin, using the opportunity to get a better look around. Nothing suspicious only made Kai more so. He wished he could relax, but this was why he couldn't, would he ever be free? The word never flashed in his mind and he frowned at his own pessimistic view.

He caught up with the group and tried to keep his musings on the matter to a minimum, some of the group where too good at picking up the vibes he gave off, and he couldn't explain himself now. He followed them to another escalator and tired to appear casual as he looked around him with darkened eyes. He was sure he wasn't very convincing. They made their way to the top floor, having to be careful not to lose anyone in the now thronging crowd. It did nothing to help Kai's concentration as he tried to avoid contact with anyone.

He felt it again, stronger, closer. The phoenix's matched in alarm. He could feel his hackles rise as he glared about. Nothing again. Then a flash. Kai's heart almost thumped out of his chest as he saw hair in a familiar colour, too familiar. It was the same shade of purple as Boris's. Kai forced himself to calm down as the hair disappeared into the crowd. Just a coincidence said his head, run said his instinct. He followed his head and caught up with the group, hoping no one could see his face paler then normal, or how his hand wanted to tremble.

He entered the large shopping area with the others, and couldn't help but stare at the amount of clothing and styles.

"ok then, you've got two hours, go choose some clothes!" said Tyson's dad, and Kai suddenly felt very lost as the others ran to find what they wanted, even Tadashi pulled into the rush by the other two girls.

Dark song

To fall asleep and never wake up
To stay in darkness sweet embrace
She calls for me to join her
My soul she will encase

To let go of all hopes and sorrows
Let the world drop from my shoulders
To enter a dream forever
To succumb to the crush of boulders

This world has got too much
No one sees the pain in my eyes
Just another sad face in a crowd
Onto deaf ears fall my cries

I cannot stay in pain anymore
My last hope was lost on happiness
That never came and never will
I will no longer be life's test

Darkness already surrounds me
Her song too much to bear
Peace just a moment away
Death is something I longer fear

The blade calls your name seductively
In a trance you no longer feel pain
You watch as your life drains from you
In the form of scarlet rain

No one left to say goodbye
I will stop this inner war
I will let the darkness claim me
I don't belong here anymore