A/N: Well as you can see I'm starting this story again…. In between my Harry Potter one and 'Harder To Breathe' which I am plotting over what to do…. So here is the first chapter of many more to come XP Enjoy XD

Can I Ever Forgive You?

Part 7

"Are you sure you're ok?"

Bret asked again, as I walked kinda wonky beside him.

Forcing a smile on my face I nodded. It seemed the smile had been enough and he just nodded.

"As soon as we find Kane and Ozuma the sooner we are out of here."

He stated, looking around, trying to see if he could see Kai or Lee.

We had accidentally been separated from the rest of the gang, due to the interference before. Sighing I folded my arms across my chest, hugging myself tightly. Life just seemed a huge burden not worth carrying.

"Ah I see them."

Bret's outcry caused me to look up and smile slightly. In the distance I could see a group of four guys standing outside a music store.

"Thanks a lot."

Bret said, walking up to them.

"Oh sorry, we got side tracked, we found Ozuma beating up Kane. Then we decided to go look for you, but this store was just to powerful to resist a look."

Lee stated looking wanting-ly at the bass guitar behind the glass window.

I chuckled lightly as I noticed a dark bruise on Kane's left eye. He was staring evilly at Ozuma who was returning the look with a dark glare.

"I so want a new guitar."

Bret spoke up, looking into the shop.

I rose an eyebrow, I knew he played in a band but I didn't know which band and what he played.

Like he had read my mind Lee answered.

"Bret plays main guitar and vocalists. Me, I play bass guitar and back up vocalist. Kai plays the second guitar and Ozuma plays drums."

I glanced over to Kai who had his arms crossed. He was leaning against a wall looking vaguely interested in his surroundings.

"Wow, that's cool I would love to hear you play."

Bret smiled along with Lee.

"Yeah you should come to the garage some time and hang out on the couch while we strum some tunes."

I nodded, looking into the store to see hundreds of guitars lining the walls. Picks, strings and weird objects I hadn't even seen before.

"KANE!!"

A voice shrieked. Spinning around I saw a tall red haired girl running up to Kane. She wrapped her arms around his neck and planted a passionate kiss on his lips.

I rose an eyebrow as I watched the two basically suck each other faces off. Wasn't Kane just flirting with Mariam?

When they both came up for air I could see a smile gracing Kane's lips. Not one of cockiness or being cheeky. One that fitted an emotion that I had never seen before.

"Hey babe."

He smoothed, wrapping an arm around the girl's waist.

The girl raised a perfect red eyebrow and whacked him playfully on the arm.

"I have a name you know……OH MY GOD! KANE YOUR EYE!"

She had just noticed the bruise on his eye, quickly nursing his sore. It was funny as she literally chased him around, as Kane refused for her to touch it.

"Salima leave it alone! I'm FINE!"

"Ok be that way."

Salima I guessed stopped and crossed her arms, pouting slightly. Turning her head away from Kane.

Her eyes landed on me and they widened.

"OMG I'm so sorry. I'm so rude. Hi I'm Salima."

She stated rushing over to me and shaking my hand quickly. I backed away from her and nursed my now sore hand.

"Hi I'm Katie, but you can call me Kate."

"Cool, nice to see some other chick hanging with this barbaric group of guys."

She smiled. Salima was tall and slender with light blue eyes. She was a little too cheerful for my liking, reminding of me of me before my parents had died.

We were all now walking down towards Lee's house; he had invited us all over for dinner. Salima was walking beside me, her arm looped un-wanting-ly around mine.

"So what school do you go to?"

She had been shooting questions at me continuously, that my head was starting to hurt.

"St Michael's Catholic College."

I replied slowly, glancing forward as the head of the group turned another corner.

"OMG that is just down the road from our school, about a 20 minute ride away."

"Really."

"Yeah, we go to Mary's Catholic High."

So they went there. It's another posh school, quite a rivalry between them and us.

"So you're the enemy."

I said sarcastically.

"Meh, yeah I guess so."

She laughed, pulling me up a pathway to a Japanese style house. I could see everyone's shoes' by the front veranda. An short, old lady with a broom slowly swept the wooden floors.

"Good Afternoon Obaasan"

Salima smiled at the bent over little lady. She continued to sweep the porch like nothing had been said.

Salima laughed and tapped the lady on the shoulder. The little lady turned around and smiled, saying something in Japanese.

"I'M FINE THANK YOU."

Salima shouted down at the old lady. Her wrinkles stretched a little as the old Grandma smiled.

"Good child."

She stated in English.

I left my shoes at the steps with Salima's as we walked into the house.

"Obaasan is quite deaf. She's getting close to the old mark."

I nodded and followed her silently.

"Lee and the others should be in his room."

We walked down various corridors that over looked a small courtyard with a small waterfall. Lovely pebbles and plants decorated it's surrounding.

Turning into another corridor, we slid a door open, revealing the guys kneeling around on the floor.

Lee's room was quite bare with a small table close to the floor and a desk with a few papers scattered around it. No bed in the room and the floor was made of the same seaweed material as the corridors.

A pair of doors lined one wall and that was about it.

"Hey, great that you guys could make it."

Kane spoke up, teasing Salima a little.

"Oh shut up Kane."

She snapped back.

I silently sat down next to Bret and leant against the wall.

He turned and smiled at me.

"Probably confused about Kane and Salima."

Actually to tell the truth I was. How could Kane look down a girl's top and flirt with another girl but go out with Salima at the same time.

I nodded lightly.

"Well Salima knows Kane is a flirt and she accepts it. But if she catches him, he's dead."

I smiled lightly; listening to the teasing fight Salima and Kane was having in the background.

"Oh just shut up."

The voice sliced through the air, instantly everyone went silent. I snapped my head to the side to look at Kai who was standing, leaning against a wall. His eyes opened slowly and he glared at Kane.

"Your bickering is annoying me."

"Fine, grumpy bum."

Kane replied, laying back on the ground, folding his arms behind his head and glaring at Kai.

I shook my head lightly and leant back against the wall, staring at the white ceiling. I seriously felt tired.

"I got such a great idea."

Lee blurted, sliding off his desk and walking over to a door. He opened it to reveal a rolled up mattress, electrical equipment, speakers and a pair of microphones.

He took out two portable speakers and placed them on his table, followed by the microphones. He walked back to the cupboard and fiddled around with a few switches before handing a mic to Bret, then one to me.

I looked at the microphone and raised an eyebrow.

"Your not expecting me to sing are you."

There was no way I'm going to sing, I wasn't in the mood and just…no.

"Bret, come on you have to practise anyway."

"Oh what ever dude."

Bret replied, I could see an amused smile tugging on his lips as Lee bugged me to sing, along with Salima and Kane.

"It's not funny."

I snapped at him.

"Oh I have to do it to. If I do it will you do it?"

I glared lightly at him as I was pulled to my feet. Bret took his sweet time getting up and standing beside me near the speakers.

"I hate you."

I growled softly, glancing over at him.

"I'll believe that when you mean it."

"I do."

He laughed loudly and clucked his stomach nearly buckling over onto the floor. I raised an eyebrow, what on earth was he laughing about.

But before I had a chance to ask Lee cut in.

"Bret come on, do you know broken by Seether?"

He asked me. I nodded, they were one of my favourite bands, how couldn't I.

I watched as Lee walked back over to the wardrobe, he twisted a few nobs before stepping back and taking a seat beside an amused Kane and excited Salima.

I glanced over at Bret who smiled warmly and raised the mic to his mouth as the music flowed out of the speakers.

His voice was smooth, reminding me of a professional singer. I felt that the words held meaning, touching me inside. He closed his eyes and swayed slightly getting into the feeling.

I wanted you to know I love the way you laugh
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain away
I keep your photograph; I know it serves me well
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain

I lifted the microphone and sang softly beside him, my voice travelling out of the speakers.

'Cause I'm broken when I'm open
And I don't feel like I am strong enough

'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away

I stopped, allowing Bret to sing his solo. His words creating mixed feeling inside. I battled internally with emotions that wanted to surface.

You're gonna win when you don't feel me any more

Closing my eyes, so that the tears that pricked my eyes wouldn't spill, I lifted the mic, singing my solo.

The worst is over now and we can breathe again
I wanna hold you high, you steal my pain away
There's so much left to learn, and no one left to fight
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain

I opened my eyes to see that Lee had stoped smiling and was staring at me. I looked at the ground and sang beside Bret again

'Cause I'm broken when I'm open
And I don't feel like I am strong enough
'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away

We both lowered the microphones and looked at each other. Bret's warm eyes were mixed with wild emotions. A hint of hurt faced through his eyes, but before I could do anything our parts started again.

'Cause I'm broken when I'm open
And I don't feel like I am strong enough
'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away

'Cause I'm broken when I'm open
And I don't feel like I am strong enough
'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away

I stopped and focused on Bret as he finished the song off.

You're going to win when you don't feel me any more

We both looked at each other. Emotions that were un-wanting-ly brought up during the song flashed through our eyes. I stared into his, our gazes never swaying from each other.

"Eh guys?"

Lee said, moving a hand rapidly before our eyes.

"What?"

I stuttered, blinking a couple of times. Forcing all emotions away.

"Bret you definitely have some competition, this girl can sing!"

Lee burst, slinging an arm around my shoulder.

I looked sadly at him, but it seemed he couldn't see it. May was a better singer then me, we use to sing everywhere, break out into song during class. The happy memories viciously tearing me up inside.

I looked over to Bret who I could see had a forced happy look on his face.

"Nah I'm still the best."

He joked.

I saw Salima jump up from her spot and in a flash she took a photo of us. Lee who had an arm around my shoulder, me with a half stunned look and Bret who had a fake smile on.

The photo printed out the bottom and she shook it.

"This is gonna be a good one."

She smiled.

"Welcome to the gang."

A small tear ran down my cheek, gang, how many memories that word brought back.

A/N: OMG what do you think…. Well it is the first chapter to many more so I will get back into the swing soon enough…I hope you liked it and please REVIEW!!