Crimson Shadows: Lol, no worries! I guess it sort of is a love triangle, but come on! This is what the whole...ok, maybe not the whole, but half the story is about. Leo and Shea are jealous of Ray and Zarine!
Ruby-Jaganshi-2040: I don't think Ray liked how Leo kissed Zarine either!
Clio: Inspirations?? Well I get them from...my brain. I am so good at this because I'm a genius!!! Lol, I was just kidding. I really need to work on checking my chapters...Okay, in the next one, I'll be able to look at you in the face and say that I went over it carefully before uploading it!
Kanilla: :) Hm...well it makes you sad that they fight? Haha, the worst has yet to come! That's all I'm saying.
T.k-Kon: Well, what's a story without some evil stuff from the author?
Songo's 1st fan: I'm sorry I made you cry! Wait, I thought Zarine was the one who's supposed to do that!
Queen of Fantasy: --0 I couldn't think up of anything for a poll!
Anime-girl412: Do not fear, my child...All will be revealed...soon! By the way, I told people that they'll make up soon because if I don't, everyone's brain cells will die. My friends told me that curiosity kills brain cells, I'm not sure if it's true, but it's better not to kill innocent people because I didn't tell them if Ray and Zarine will make up or not.
Eden: What would you have done if you were in Zarine's place? Killed Shea on the spot?
Bloody-Shadows: Find out if I use your song by reading this! I apologize for disappointments...if I don't use it and thank you for it if I do use it!
Me: I know that it was out of character for Kai to comfort Zarine like that in the last chapter...
Zarine: He did that because he loves me so much!
Tyson: Stop thinking that you are universally loved! I think Kai's just going soft...
Me: It was important that he did though...
Ray: There she goes again...more cryptic messages...
Me: Do you want to do this? It's not exactly easy...
Ray: I'll do anything as long as you get Zarine to listen to me!
Me: (pats Ray on the head) Don't worry, my love, you'll make up soon enough!
Chapter Thirty – Lies
Zarine fell asleep and found herself sitting on a big rock by a stony brook. She instantly knew that Xeora had sent her there. She enjoyed the silence except for the chirpings of the birds and the sound of the flowing water immensely. Zarine looked beside her and saw Xeora's figure materialize slowly beside her.
Xeora didn't say anything, but wrapped Zarine in a tight embrace. They stayed quiet for a few moments before she asked, "So how do you feel?"
"I don't know," Zarine sighed. "I'm just so confused." Her bit beast nodded gravely. The silver haired girl leaned on Xeora, feeling her bit beast's love for her flow through her veins. She smiled, glad that Xeora was there for her. Suddenly, she missed her mother so much. Her mom would know what she should do and give her great advice. But I got her and Daddy killed, she thought miserably, guilt pouring into her heart.
"Hmm...I don't know if I can trust him again...ever," Zarine answered finally. A tear fell out of her eye. "I mean, you know what happened with other guys, I told you all about them. I love him so much, but I don't know if I can..."
Her bit beast stayed silent and listened to her. Zarine sobbed, "I don't know if I can keep him. I...I don't make him laugh like Shea does...I...Sometimes I feel so...uncomfortable, no, just shy, around him, but we're supposed to be going out. I am, was, supposed to be telling him everything."
Xeora stroked Zarine's hair. "He loves you. He will understand that maybe you can't move forward with your relationship as fast as he wants."
"If I tell him that he'll leave me! He wants me to be like everyone else and not be paranoid like I am now."
"No," the wise ancient spirit told her. "He wants you to be you. You aren't paranoid either. It's perfectly understandable. You had some bad experiences with relationships. Just talk to him, and if he's not considerate enough to understand your needs, I wouldn't let you go near him."
She kissed the petite girl in her arms on the forehead gently. "You can work it out. I have complete faith that you will handle it fine. I have to go now, but I'll talk to you again in a couple of days."
She stood up and walked through the long grass. Zarine watched her slowly fade from view. She wished that she was as confident in herself as Xeora was in her. When her bit beast disappeared from view, she cleared her mind and concentrated on leaving. Slowly, she drifted off into a deep sleep.
Ray's POV
I tossed and turned in my bed. I couldn't get comfortable and fall asleep for some reason, no matter how hard I tried. Then it hit me, Zarine wasn't sleeping beside me in my arms. I grunted as I got out of bed. I needed to see her, to touch her face, just anything to be close to her.
Quietly, I opened the door to her room. I looked at her small face and felt my heart fill with love. I kneeled down and touched her face gently. Why? Why did she end it with me just like that? She didn't want my explanation, but why not? Didn't she love him? She should be more reasonable! I am always there for her...why couldn't she give me ten minutes? I tried to think of a time when she had been there for I instead of the other way around...but I couldn't think of any and began to feel a little angry. Okay, maybe more than a little, maybe really mad.
Good riddance, I thought. I don't want someone like that.
But my dreams that night was troubled and filled with thoughts of the girl I loved.
Dream
I saw Zarine sitting in a tree somewhere in a meadow. My heart immediately filled with happiness. Her long silvery hair blew in the wind, making me ache to touch it, but I had to get closer to her first...
"Zarine!" I called.
Her attention was drawn to me at once. She looked a bit worried as I walked towards her.
"Why are you here?" she asked, her voice barely audible.
"Please come down here. I want to talk to you," he said.
She nodded and jumped down from the branch. When she landed, she lost her balance and fell into me. I help her in my arms and lifted her chin up to gaze into her eyes.
"I'm sorry," I said. I didn't even know what I was apologizing for, but what the heck. I brought my head down to kiss her. She returned my kiss eagerly, but caressed my back rather than the back of my neck like she normally did.
I brushed a strand of hair away from her face and whispered into her ear, "I love you."
She smiled at me, and started kissing me. Something was wrong but I couldn't put my finger on it. Then I noticed the absence of the scent of her hair.
I pulled away and eyed her suspiciously. Zarine's hair always smelled like flowers, no matter what kind of shampoo she used. How could I have been so dumb and not notice it?
"You're not her," I said.
Shea suddenly stood in Zarine's place. "You're right. I am not that bitch. She's over there." She pointed to a place about ten feet away where Zarine looked at me with such pain, I felt it as if it was my own.
I advanced towards her." Zarine! I didn't mean to! I...I..."
Tears dropped out of her eyes. "Yes, you did. You said that you love her. I heard you!"
"I thought it was you! I swear, I thought I saw you there! Please believe me!" I begged.
A new voice sneered. "How is that possible?" I glanced at the new speaker. It was Leo. I began to panic. Leo was going to take Zarine away a second time!
"Good bye, Ray. I'm with Leo now...at least...at least he wouldn't do something like this to me," she told me sadly before taking his hand. They walked away and disappeared
"Zarine!" I shouted. I had to get her back, I had to! "Come back!"
End of dream
I woke up abruptly and swore. I wasn't supposed to be dreaming about her. I wanted to be free of her. I knew that wasn't true deep in my heart, though.
Oh god, what am I saying? She had always been there for me. She didn't complain when I was friends with Shea like others would...And she understood that I had to do things without her once in a while...Sure she could act a bit spoiled at times, but it was just a game...I seriously needed more sleep, my mind was all confused and overwhelmed by everything.
Normal POV
The next morning, when Kai had told the others about Ray and Zarine's breakup, they all exclaimed in unison, "What?! They broke up?"
Zarine and Ray both woke up late that sunny day since they didn't sleep very well the previous night. They met in the hallway, and stopped beside each other, just staring. Ray didn't say a word to the small girl, but kissed her on the cheek before leaving.
She watched him leave. She had to talk to him, but she didn't have enough courage to. "Ray," she whispered. Oh why? Why do I have to be so pathetic? she wondered.
Feeling moody, she got herself a huge bowl of cookie dough ice cream before curling up on the loveseat with a book. 'Yummy,' was the only thing going through her mind until...
"You know that's not very healthy," Tyson's voice said from behind.
"What do you know about being healthy? You gobble up everything in sight!" she responded with a grin.
"So what's up, kiddo?" he asked, sitting himself beside her.
"I'm not a kid! I'm nearly fifteen!" she protested.
"Key word there, nearly," he said, smiling. "By the way, can I have some?"
"Nope," she answered. "You probably had ten courses before you came. Why did you come anyway?"
"What? You don't want my company?" he asked, pretending to be hurt by the question.
Zarine replied quickly, "No of course not! You know that I love you!"
"That's very nice, but don't you think you used that word a little too freely there? Aren't you supposed to only say that to one person?"
"Nope. There're many different kinds of love. Why would it be bad if I say I love you to someone else other than Ray?" she said absently before realizing that she said she loved Ray. Then a thought came to her. She narrowed her eyes at the navy haired boy. "Wait a minute...don't tell me that you the person the others chose to speak to me about Ray."
Tyson sweat dropped, and tried to come up with a lie. "Heh...well...Actually I came because I'm your friend and I wanted to see you."
"Nice try," she remarked. "You're not a good liar. Tell the people who have sent you that I don't need or want help, or any nudges in the right direction. I'm not a baby and I know what I'm doing. That's it, you better go pass the message along."
Fifteen minutes later, Tyson had told the others 'the message.' "What?" Hilary exclaimed. "She doesn't want our help? What if that blonde gets Ray? What will she do then?"
"Geez, you guys really have to work on your relationship with her," Mariam said in an offhand manner. "She's old enough to know what to do. She might act a like a little kid sometimes but that doesn't mean she can't handle things."
"But what about our surprise for her? Ray's supposed to be here...if he's even going to continue doing it..." Kenny said uncertainly, looking at Kai, who apparently, had almost all the answers.
"Did someone say my name?" Ray asked, walking into the yard.
"Finally you show up," Tyson said in relieve. "You better make up with Zarine soon. She's not that fun when she's pensive."
"Do you even know what pensive means?" Max asked. He was on a sugar high since he ate lots of brownies for breakfast. "Haha, I bet you don't! It means stupid!"
"No, it doesn't! It means that a person is deep in thought," Tyson argued.
"Oh, really! Haha! That's so funny!!" Max laughed and ran off in search of candy.
Mariam sighed, "Well I better go and calm him down."
"How? Making out with him?" Tyson snickered, earning himself a whack on the head. "OW!"
"Work on your people skills please," Hilary sighed. "It'll save us a lot of pain."
Later that day...
Ray was walking aimlessly around town, trying to figure out how to get Zarine back. It was summer and he could see couples every where. The sight made him feel very miserable.
"Ray!" a girly voice called joyfully.
He turned around and saw Shea running towards him.
"What do you want?" he snapped at her.
The blonde blinked. "Ray!" she whined. "Why are you mad at me?"
Ray couldn't believe his ears. She was asking him why he was mad??? "Maybe it's because you made me lose my girlfriend," he answered icily before turning to leave.
She clung onto his arm. "You're better off without her anyway," she told him.
"You don't understand!" he roared at her, his blood boiling. "I don't want to see you, so just go away!"
Passers were eyeing them with interest, some looked shocked. "But, Ray..." Shea protested. In a desperate attempt to keep him from leaving, she yelled, "So you're going to leave? After what we've done?" She pretended to cry and buried her face in her hands.
"We've done nothing!" the black haired boy said angrily.
Guys who had been looking at Shea with interest stepped in. "Hey, why are you yelling at her like that?" one of them demanded, poking him in the ribs.
"What had he done?" another asked her.
Shea faked huge sobs and made her voice sound heartbroken. "It's too shameful to say...I can't believe I went out with him in the first place."
There were a group of people surrounding them by that time, and watching them breathlessly. "What?! We never went out! I...I had another girlfriend!" he said, not realizing that he was digging himself deeper into the hole.
"So you finally admit it? That you were cheating on me?" Shea scream triumphantly.
"You cheated on her?" one of the guys barked. "Well, did you?"
"Stay out of this!" Kai told him roughly, shoving people out of the way to get to the center of the circle.
Girls were ahhhhhing and oooooing at the sight of the captain of the Bladebreakers. "KAI, I LOVE YOU!" girls called out. "YOU'RE THE HOTTEST DUDE EVER!!"
Kai's eye twitched dangerously when he heard that but chose to ignore them.
"Shea, you disgust me," Kai said coldly. "Ray had never gone out with you nor did anything with you. Give up on him, he doesn't like you and if he ever does, I'll be very surprised."
The spectators were booing at the blonde now and the guys who had defended Shea asked her, "Is this true?'
"He...he slept with me!" she cried, wringing her hands. "And he also got me pregnant!"
There was a very shocked silence as the crowd heard Shea's last sentence. "Don't be so ridiculous, a simple pregnancy test will tell us the truth so just pack up your act right now," a new voice sneered.
Everyone turned to look at her, it was Jewels.
Lol! So what do you think? I think that the ending was great! Hehe, review!!
