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She's Going Where?!

Chapter 5- I Feel So Cheap…

Written by Euphrosyne


After assigned the first major project of the year this morning in Social Science, Tala's patience and natural careless personality had started to whither. Classified into groups of four, and with Michael on another skipping rampage, unsurprisingly, Tala, Kai, Mariah, and Riley were in a group.

"I thought you said you broke up with her?" Tala wasn't happy nor satisfied with his friend's pitiful attempt.

Running his hands through his hair, Kai replied. "I did, she said she still wants us to be friends…and…"

"And…?"

"And she wanted me to help her select her outfit for Ray's party on Friday…"

Tala slapped his forehead with his hand. "You idiot! Why would you say yes to something like that?! She's buying an outfit to a party she wasn't even freaking invited to!" He paused, 'Where is a bolt of lightening when you needed one?'

Pacing behind the two boys, Riley and Vivinne walked in silence. Neither wanted to be together, and surly wasn't up to do some nice girly chitchat.

At first wanting Kai alone in her car to change his mind about the break-up, Vivinne had no choice but to obey when Kai invited Tala on their shopping trip. Knowing Riley was heading the same way to do some errands, Tala practically got on his knees, begging her to accompany him on this hell trip. Who knew what that horny bimbo was capable of with the two hottest guys in school? Tala did not want to take the chance.

Pushing both Tala and Riley into the back seats, Vivinne grabbed Kai by the arm, leading him to the front.

Getting into the pink open top sports car, Tala muttered, "…I feel so cheap…" Glowering at Kai's side mirror he gave him the finger. If he was going to be stuck in a pink car for the next thirty minutes, you bet he was going to go down with a fight!

Tala crossed his arms bitterly in his seat. Riley sighed, 'How did I get myself into this…?'

Trapped listening to Miss Pricks' encore about lacy socks, Tala made a miniature movie in his head featuring all the possibilities if he had a gun…or better yet, a cow teaser. 'Shoot her, then shoot her again…then again in the face…The violence would probably better her appearance. At least then she would have an excuse for being so fucking …'

His thoughts were broken when the car pulled into the parking lot. Literally grabbing Riley into a hug, he thanked the lord.

Vivinne swirled around, trying to find a parking space. "This is so annoying! Can we park here!?"

Tala couldn't hold himself back from shouting. "Stupidity isn't a handicap, park somewhere else!"

Boy was he frustrated.

After what seemed like eternity, the four got out of the car. Leaning against the side, Vivinne opened her mouth. "So Kai-Kai-poooo, what do you want to do first?"

Tala rolled his eyes, "Trust in god, but jeez, lock the car!"

The cheerleading captain giggled before realizing what she forgot.

Quite annoyed with the time Vivinne was wasting himself; Kai checked his watch for the time. His eyes widened. 'It took two hours to get from school to here?! Did it really take over an hour to break up with her?!" He almost felt guilty for killing his best friend in such a cruel fashion, even more so for Riley. She hadn't done anything to him.

Surprisingly Riley was quite calm throughout the whole ride and current situation. If she hadn't ever gone shopping with Chloe, she too would be standing here, tearing each of Vivinne's ligaments off with her eyes.

After walking around in the mall for about an hour, Riley had pretty much picked up all the accessories Chloe needed. Everything else was scheduled to be picked up later in boutiques near the Haven.

Noticing the two boys painfully dragging their feet behind them, Riley decided to strike up a conversation.

"So, are you both on the Beyblading team?"

Apparently hitting the jackpot, or just wanting to break the silence, Kai and Tala rampaged into the hot topic.

"You bet we are! Kai, Ray, Michael, and I are the big four at school. It isn't because of our irresistible looks either."

Kai glanced at his friend with his eyebrows raised. Hopefully that wasn't the only description the school knew them by. "Yeah, it's Middleton's only successful team. Last year, both our Beyblading teams made it to the nationals…" His voice trailed off, "…but Michael's mom got into a car accident. The team missed the flight there."

Riley's heart dropped.

"Told you man, don't worry, we'll make it to nationals again this year. We have over a good half-year to train for the states competition this May. "

Beyblading was one of the most important things to him. Normally, Kai would have broken Michael's neck for pulling a stunt like that, but this was an exception. Kai didn't mourn over the lost too much, if his mom had ever gotten into an accident…he didn't even want to think about the possibilities.

"I agree with Tala, I'm positive you guys will make it to the nationals this year," beamed Riley, trying to break the negative atmosphere that began lingering. "What about that second team?"

Tala answered that one. "Rob, Johnny, Oliver, and Enrique represented Middleton last year. They battled fair and hard, but they were brutally beaten by one of the teams…can't remember their name, but they made it into the top fifteen. Not bad I guess, since their team only started last year too."

"Are they still on summer vaca?" questioned Kai.

"I would be too if the folks at home sent me on a prepaid spree throughout Europe!" Tala sighed, "They're almost as spoiled as you are Kai!"

That earned him a punch in the arm.

While the two disputed over who was mommy's boy, Riley stood unfazed at the sight. 'Hmmm,' she thought to herself, 'that's right, Johnny and them go to Middleton too."

Recollecting last year's reunion with the four boys, Riley smiled at herself. It almost brought tears to her eyes when she saw them at the opening ceremonies in the Bey-Stadium. They hadn't seen each other since they were toddlers; their parents were close business partners. To see them all grownup and handsome, standing there all proud representing Middleton, made her glow with pride. How much they had changed. Riley replayed a memory in her head:

:::Flashback:::

Six kids were sitting on the perfectly kept lawn in the Haven. Little Robert was leaning against a tree, peacefully reading away, as baby Oliver held a brush firm in his tiny hands, splattering paint on paper that was suppose to represent the boy under the tree. Like the visits before, Enrique was still trying to chase Chloe, cornering her into a kiss. Johnny, cheering his friend on, following Enrique with a cookie in his hands, as the two boys chased the pretty blonde girl who was yelping at the top of her lungs.

Finally backed into the cold brick wall, Chloe turned to see the flirtatious Italian's puckering lips leaning in towards her, she screamed and then covered her mouth with her hands.

A dark shadow dawned over the three kids. Ash, who was a good three years older than all of them, towered over Enrique and Johnny. Snatching the cookie out of the red head's hands, he pulled Chloe behind him and pointed his finger at the two. Shaking his finger, the older blond spoke, "Touch my Chloe, and no more cookies for both of you!" Instantly, the two cowered away, running back to the others screaming, with their hands waving in the hands.

"My hero!" Chloe wrapped her arms around Ash's waist into a big bear hug. The older boy's flushed, a tinge of pink blushing over his features. Rummaging his hand through his already messy hair, Ash smiled.

:::End Flashback:::

Riley sighed at the memory; it had always been one of her favourite. It was almost funny how well the two got along back then compared to now. She giggled as she recaptured that look of horror as Ash took the cookie out of Johnny's hands, 'Probably doesn't eat those anymore.' Letting out a breath, she sighed, 'Enrique's enticing personality however, hasn't changed a bit.'

"What the hell are you laughing about bitch?"

Riley's train of thought was broken as she spun to see Vivinne walking back to the group, a dozen shopping bags in her hands. She fumbled to sustain them all.

"ARG! A little help please?"

Grudgingly, the two boys went over to give her a hand. Vivinne however, shoved Tala with all her bags, then clung her arms around Kai's like a serpent stocking its prey.

Before Tala could retaliate, a mellow voice interrupted him.

"Little Miss Riley, where's my hello and hug?"

Turning her attention, Riley came face to face with a tall muscular handsome man with chocolaty coloured skin and matching eyes. His hand was intertwined to a stunning girl of African descent.

Riley jumped with glee and hugged the two who returned the greeting with just as much enthusiasm. "Ohmygosh What are you two doing here?"

Tala coughed in the background, still fumbling with the bags.

"Sorry guys, how rude of me!" Riley pointed at the couple, "These are two of my closest friends, Shamal Cougar, and Tashiana Evans." She turned to introduce the others, "These are the pals I met at Middleton, Tala Valkov and Kai Hiwatari."

Stopping there with the introductions, Vivinne fumed with rage. Pushing past the handshaking and greetings the two groups were exchanging, she clutched Tashiana's free hand and shook it radically. "Vivinne DeCourte. I can't believe I am standing here shaking hands with the Cheer Queen of all time! Tashiana Evans, ah!" The blonde let out a squeal.

Forcing a smile, the nineteen year old gave a pageant smile. She glanced at Riley who just rolled her eyes, then at her boyfriend who merely shrugged.

Vivinne rummaged through her bag apparently searching for something. "Oh-my-gosh! The girls at school are going to be sooo jealous when they hear about this!" Finally recovering a pen and notebook, the brat shoved it in front of the tall slim girl. "Tashiana, would you please do me the honour of signing my cheerbook?! It would totally make my day!"

Politely, Tash took the book and began scribbling through one of the pages, Vivinne eagerly swaying on her toes. Tala smacked his forehead, while Kai just shook his head turning in shame.

Turning away from his girlfriend, Shamal began speaking to Riley. "Little bro at home claims he's picking you up on Friday night. Is that true, or is he just trying to find an excuse to pick up some girls at the bar?" He tone was sarcastic.

"Yeah. Tai asked Will to pick me up from a party I'm heading to with the guys on Friday." She nudged at Tala and Kai to indicate the type of people she would be with. "You know Tai…at least he didn't write me a list this time!"

Shamal laughed wholeheartedly, "Seems like a nice crowd, aside from one or two exceptions."

"You caught on too eh?" Riley laughed. "So how's life now that you're outta school?" Shamal had just graduated from Gen-X the previous year, and was starting his dream career in architectural design. Like all students from Gen, students didn't graduate until they were twenty-one, leaving with at least a masters in whatever career path they chose.

"Well, finally twenty-one, and legally able to do everything I've been doing since fifteen!" Tash elbowed him at the joke. Shamal continued speaking. "But on a serious note, dad was completely thrilled about my career choice. It connected perfectly with the family business."

Riley smiled. Shamal's parents were the founders of one of the finest hotel chains in America. Since everyone's parents were so tight at Gen-X, the Cougars had teamed up with Sincerity's parents, originators of the Hearts Hotels in Europe, to form an unbeatable worldwide corporation.

"And how have you been doing Riley?" asked Tashiana, sweeping away a few bangs from her styled short black hair. Her voice was full of concern, but her eyes sparkled with warmth.

"I'm doing alright. Middleton is a little more… 'paced' than what I am use to, but overall, its nice." Nothing but truth hung from Riley's words.

Tash grinned at the younger girl before kissing her on the cheek. "Remember, we'll always be there for you and you have all our contacts on your phone."

"That's right, it's the only phone I use…still think it's crazy technology!" Shook Shamal's head in disbelief.

"We all miss you very much."

Riley's eyes began to water. The people at Gen-X were definitely keepers. She was embraced into another hug before she broke away, question on her mind.

"That's right Tash, what time is it? You don't get off till six!"

Letting hold of Riley, Tash laughed. "Girl, it's almost seven!"

Her eyes tripled in size, as a look of completely surprise graced her face. The boutique closes at eight and considering it took a good half hour to get here by car, she definitely needed to be on her way if she wanted to stay alive for Ray's party. Chloe got quite…mean, when her clothes didn't get picked up on time. She could picture her growling and pacing at home already. 'Hopefully, she didn't make a mark in the carpet, or I'll have TWO people down my throat…'

"Guessing you gotta run?" Shamal eyes glistened with understanding. Living with Tai, Ash, and Chloe, he pretty much came up with a scenario to match the girl's new expression.

Saying a final goodbye, Riley made her way over to Tala and the others, explaining that she completely lost track of time. Offering to drive her home, Kai's bid was turned down. Riley didn't feel secure announcing where she lived yet, and the look of dread on Vivinne's face pretty much rivalled her own. Besides, even with all the items the whore had bought already, she was still complaining she hadn't found the 'perfect' outfit. Like anything would actually improve her appearance. 'Even Sin's magik wouldn't help her…'

Ten seconds later, would have been five if she didn't have to pry Tala off her leg, Riley was in a taxi, praying she would be on time.


Yup, I've thrown more original characters in your face! But they play a pretty crucial role in future chapters…the party scene is next!

I know I couldn't completely kill of Vivinne just yet, but as requested…I 'shot' her for you people! (Tala's so great! ) Hope toisanmui and Kaischick are satisfied!

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