Nicole sniffle a bit. Erika glared at her, preparing for whatever threat Nicole was gunna

throw at her.

"Okay.. you win I give up" She continued to cry.

"Huh what do you mean?" Erika grew tense.

"I know you're in love with Belmont.. and sniffle* he's.. he loves you too so I guess..

hic* there is no point in me trying."

The rain began to fall and a cold breeze blew.

"What?" Erika's stomach burned.

Nicole just kept on crying.

"I hope this isn't some act cause if it is. you aren't fooling me!" Erika yelled trying to

sound tough.

Nicole got up and fled away in the rain. 'I'm sure this is just some act to make me feel

sorry for her. Well I'm not falling for it' Erika brushed aside a piece of her brown hair

that was matted onto her forehead. The rain trickled down her face and soaked her

clothes. When she finally snapped back into reality she ran for shelter.

Erika returned to the hotel. Karen wasn't there, so she just rested her poor aching

head on the bed. 'I'm so confused and I'm also scared I think Belmont's time is drawing

near' She buried her face in the pillow.

"Erika! Erika!"

There was a pounding on the door. Erika got up, wiped her face then hurried to see who it

was.

"Ikki?" Erika's heart was pounding. He looked angry, she couldn't blame him.

"Erika how could you!! Don't you think you have gone far enough."

"What.. Wha??"

"You know that girl.. Nicole she is completely depressed and upset thanks to you!"

"Wha.. how.. you know."

"Yea of course I know her, she's my cousin! Why'd you have to go tear her and Belmont

apart"

"Me..!! She's the one who was threatened me, and everything if I didn't stay away from

him!! Al Il wanted to do was to visit Belmont 'casue he's sick I wasn't rushing anything..

I" there was a lunp growing in Erika's throat

"Threatened you? I don't believe you! Nicole is a very nice person" Ikki interrupted

"NICE!! You call gripping my wrist tightly and yelling at me to keep away or else, and

always glaring at me nice?"

"What! Well whatever I've known Nicole for awhile now and she's a very sweet and

caring person unlike you!!"

Suddenly a big smack echoed across the room. Erika removed her hand from Ikki's

stinging cheek which was now red. Erika was surprised at her own action it was like

something was controlling her.

"I..I"

Ikki stood there bewildered and shock, his eyes were still fixed on Erika. Then he ran

down the hall.

"Oh no. What have a done?" Erika placed her face in her hands and cried again.

Just then Karen came in.

"Erika what happened, I just saw Ikki running down the hall and he looked like he was

crying."

Erika continued to sob she couldn't say anything.

"Aww.. okay you'll tell me later I think what you need is some sleep" Karen led Erika to

the bed. Erika's body was filled with comfort and warmth of the soft satin sheets but that

still didn't ease her pain.

Erika woke up some 3 hours later. Feeling all groggy and dizzy from crying. She

took a bath and freshened up.

"Hey there Erika feeling better!!" Karen came in

"Uh yea." Erika kinda felt uneasy because she knew that she had to explain everything to

Karen. She did anyways and Karen listened carefully.

"Oh well this does seem complicated" Karen commented at the end of the explanations.

"Yea I'm so confused I don't know what to do"

"Oh hm..wait a sec I know Nicole!"

"huh? You do?"

"yup and I find it very uncanny of her to act like that she is a very sweet person"

"huh? Really?"

"Yea maybe the reason she's acting like that is because she's just scared."

"scared" Erika echoed.

"Yea she's very lonely she doesn't make friends easily and her parents died when she

was 4. I don't blame her If she and Belmont were good friends she'll feel threatened."

Erika heard nearly the exact same thing form Belmont.The time was now 9:30pm.

Erika dialed on the cute pink cell-phone Karen had given her.

"Hello can you please put the most beautiful piano you have in the middle of the sunny-

park. thank you"

"Erika what are you doing?"

"Fixing things" and with that Erika went out the door to set her plan in action.

I'm glad with the reviews I've been getting. They are giving me strength special thanks.

To Hannah waves* and Nico ( she thinks it's her in the story 0.o; the description fits her

perfectly ^^=) okay ja ne