Hello!!! Here's chapter three!!! The story shall progress in this one!!! yup yup!

Sowrie to Mac'schick cuz I TOTALLY FREAKING HATE MAC/ ALLEGRA PAIRS!!! ROOOOAAARRR!!! COME ON PEOPLES SAY IT WITH ME... MAC AND KAORI!!! No offense to them, they do look good together, but i mean MAC AND KAORI, MAC AND KAORI!!!!!! There will be SOME Mac/Allegra moments and Hiro/ Kaori moments...but IT SHALL BE MAC AND KAORI!!! So don't worry Miss Mallora and Gleeful Melancholy! Thanks to everyone else who gave me a review! -MUAAHHZZ!!!!-

Disclaimer: I do not own anything here except for this story and Rider Genesis - my own lil snowboarding magazine that doesn't exist!


Shattered: Tabloids

Running...

Running running running...

What am I running from?

This ghostly white devil is chasing me.

And they'll never give up.

"Hiro!" I scream out. "Hooyyyy Hiiiro!!!"

That's right... they already got him...

"Kaori."

What??? Who's calling me?

"Kaori! Wake up!"

Mac? Wake up? What do you mean wake up?

"KAORI!!!"

"NANI?!" Kaori's eyes snapped open and saw Mac leaning over her. "Ma-chan?" Kaori looked around and saw she wasn't in her room. "Oii... I forgot...he pulled me in when he was sleeping..." Kaori thought as she remembered what happened before. She rubbed her eyes as she sat up in Mac's bed.

"Kaori... what are... err...what're you doin' here?" Mac asked. He got out from his bed and walked to the bathroom. "Nani? You don't remember, Ma-chan?" she replied.

"Uh oh... remember what?" Mac looked into the mirror and saw his groggy eyes. "Remember what?" he asked before he washed his face. Please don't tell me I did something to her...

Kaori walked over to the bathroom and smiled. Ooohhhh nooo... please don't tell me I...I ... "Oh yeah, that's right. You wouldn't remember since you were already asleep. "Mac looked up. What??? Then what did I do? "You pulled me in as you slept... and I couldn't get out of your hold." Kaori as she walked out of the bathroom and sat on the bed again.

"But I didn't fight that hard." Kaori blushed at that thought... Wait... what???

"Well... um..." Kaori looked at the clock. It was 2 in the morning. "Hmm... at least not many people are up now..." She got up and got her shoes. "I think I should go."

Mac closed the bathroom door and sat on the other side of the bed. He also looked at the clock. "Yeah, ya should." Kaori finished putting on her boots, stood up, and got her things. "Too bad we didn't catch up that much... all we did was snowboard." Kaori said as she headed for the door.

To her surprise, Mac opened it for her and hugged her from behind. "Yeah... too bad. Just have breakfast with me when you wake up and we'll call it even." Mac said as he let go of her and gave her a little push out of his room.

"Alright! See ya later Ma-chan!" Kaori said as she was being pushed.

She began to walk as Mac leaned against his door to watch her head for the elevator. Kaori looked back at Mac while she waited for the elevator. He was still watching her. Kaori smiled and waved bye as she walked in. Mac waved back and grinned as he shut the door behind him.

But they forgot to look for people who could see them.

Viggo watched the whole thing. Kid's gettin' a little late night lovin'. "Hey babe, whatcha looking' at?" Viggo had hooked up with some chick at the hot tub. "Nuttin', sexy. Let's go." And so am I.


Allegra walked down the hall in her swimming trunks and bikini top, with her towel wrapped around her shoulders. "Stupid Viggo. First he asks me to go to the hot tub with him, and then he goes off with some fucking slut! I should kill the jackass! "

Boy, Allegra was pissed. She cracked her fingers and balled her hands into fists as she continued walk. She was having a great first day...

Kaori leaned against the wall in the elevator... she was still tired. The doors opened and she walked out, dragging her feet. "Oii... soo tired." She used her board to keep her standing up.

Allegra saw someone come out of the elevator. "Kaori. Great." Allegra continued to walk, but just a little bit faster. She wanted to pass Kaori ASAP.

Allegra took her towel off her shoulders and draped it over her left shoulder as she put her hands in her pockets. Just as Kaori and Allegra passed each other, Allegra thought of something.

Where was Kaori staying when she wasn't in her room?

Allegra took a good look at Kaori. She looked tired, really tired- like she just woke up. "Don't tell me she was with Mac... or maybe she was with that Asian dude."

She really wanted to believe that she was staying with the Asian guy. Allegra took the towel off her shoulder and snapped it against the ground. Kaori looked back with her drowsy eyes, but didn't really care- she was just too sleepy. Allegra continued to walk to her room, dragging her towel on the ground.

Kaori got out her key card and opened the door. She got inside and dropped her stuff and jumped on her bed. She was about to fall asleep when someone called out to her.

"Getting in a little late, aren'tcha little missy?" Kaori turned her head and saw Hiro and Elise.

Kaori instantly pushed herself up and pointed to the two. "Ehh??? What're you doing here?"

"The real question is, where were you?" Hiro stood up from the chair he was sitting on and pushed Kaori's hand down. "It's rude to point, no da."

"Ehh..." Kaori stared at Hiro and then started to laugh nervously. "I was at Mac's room."


Mac leaned against the wall and watched everyone pass him. He closed his eyes to rest a little. "Waking up at 4 in the morning for a photo shoot sucks."

A new snowboarding magazine called Rider Genesis had come out for noob riders. Apparently, the SSX tour was EXTREMELY popular.

Mac opened his eyes. "Heh. Whateva, anything for my lovin' fans." He thought as he watched girls look at him and giggle.

He then saw Kaori in the crowd trying to get through. Mac started to go to her- she looked like she was having trouble.

"Gomen... Gomen...GOMEN!!!" Kaori continually said because she was "in the way" of other people. A hand grabbed her arm and pulled her through the crowd. "Make way!!!" Mac yelled at the people as he pulled on Kaori.

The crowd made a little path for the "snowboarding superstars". Mac continued to pull on Kaori's arm as he went to the lobby doors. "Ah... ARIGATOU!!!" Kaori shouted out before the doors closed.

"Geez, Kaori." Mac started to lecture Kaori. "Sometimes your too nice, didja know that?" Mac was still pulling on Kaori's arm and Kaori started to cringe in pain.

"I know... and you kinda hurting me..." Kaori said softly. Mac noticed how hard he was grabbing her arm. "Sorry..." he apologized as he let go of her.

"So where are we going to eat?" Kaori asked as she rubbed the sore area. "Umm... I don't know... you pick." Kaori thought for a second. "I don't care, and besides, you're the one who should chose- you're the one who asked me to come."

Mac and Kaori stood in the snow as they talked. "Huh... I guess you're right. How about we go to... McDonalds?" Kaori stared at Mac blankly. "Uh oh. Did I make her mad?"

"MCDONALDS?!" Kaori screamed out. "Oh yeah, she's mad." "I LOVE MCDONALDS. IT'S ALWAYS TOO CROWDED IN JAPAN!!! LET'S GO NOW BEFORE THE CROWD COMES!"

Kaori pulled on Mac's arm to go to the bullet train that would take them into town. "Awright. She's not mad." The two of them got onto the train and looked out the window.

"Look Mac! It's sooo pretty!" Kaori squealed as she pulled on Mac's sleeve. The train stopped and they stepped into the town.

"Woooww!!! It's even prettier here!" Kaori began to twirl as the snow fell upon her head. Mac watched her play in the snow. "She's still a like a little kid." Mac thought. He went behind Kaori and grabbed her shoulders.

"Hurry up or I'm not payin' for ya." He said as he let go and began to walk towards the McDonalds. Kaori ran and caught up to Mac. "Yay!!! Free breakfast! And I was going to pay for myself!" Kaori giggled.

"You were?!" Mac slapped his forehead. "And I could've saved myself some bucks." Kaori laughed. "Well, you offered..." She smiled brightly at Mac as he opened the door for her.

"Well... let's see. I'm not goin to college, so..." Mac started. "What?! You're not going to college?!" Kaori was surprised. "Why?!"

"Well, I'm only as smart as an average person, and besides, I don't have the money." Mac said as they got in line. "But couldn't you get in with a snowboarding scholarship? And if money's an issue, why not DJ?" Kaori replied.

"Juggling a DJ job and school would be hard." Mac said before he ordered for the both of them. "But I guess I could get a snowboarding scholarship..." Kaori smiled. They got their food and sat down at a booth..

"It's better to have an education." Kaori said before she dug into her waffles. "I guess your right, but I'll have to wait for next year." Mac said with a mouthful of eggs and bacon.

Mac and Kaori continued to talk as they ate. Elise came in and spotted the two. She walked over to them and said ", Kaori... look at this."

Elise slid a tabloid towards Kaori as she pulled herself a seat. Kaori's eyes widened as she looked at it. Mac looked at her curiously. Kaori flipped through the pages and began to read an article.

Mac looked at the cover and saw him sleeping on Kaori's lap and Hiro kissing Kaori's cheek. Mac stood up and slid into the same side as Kaori. He read the article also.

"Kaori Nishidake was seen with Mac Fraiser sleeping in her lap yesterday at the Peak 1 lodge.An onlooker states that 'they looked quite comfy together.' That is- until Hiro came by. Hiro was seen giving a kiss on the cheek to Kaori." Mac read this and looked at Kaori.

"Hiro kissed you?" Mac asked staring seriously at Kaori, and only Kaori. "It was only a friendly good-bye kiss. And it was just on the cheek." Everyone in McDonalds quieted down. Elise noticed this and pulled on the both of them. "Come on you two. Everyone's listening. You don't want more publicity." She said quietly.

The three of them sat in the town square, and looked over the rest of the article.

"Nishidake was also seen leaving Fraiser's room around 2 in the morning, and then had Hiro leave her room that same morning. I guess the loveable Kaori Nishidake is a bit too loveable." Mac read that statement over and over. He couldn't believe it.

"He was in your room?" Mac asked in the same serious tone. "Yeah... but it was because he was talking to Elise." Mac looked at Elise. "That true?" Elise took her cowboy hat off and fixed her hair. "Yeah, it is."

Mac stood up and grabbed the tabloid from Kaori. "Alright. Let's get this straightened out."


A few days later, everything got straightened out.

Mac and Kaori sat down on the couch at Peak 1. "Ahhh... everything's awright now." Mac said as he patted Kaori's head. She smiled and said "Yup yup! But we had to make up a few things." Mac laughed. "Would you really want people to know that you were in my room, asleep in the same bed as me?"

Kaori thought for a second. "Noo... but saying that we were playing video games?" "Hey, we were last night." Mac said before he took a sip from his hot cocoa. "That's true."

"So tomorrow's the meeting for all the SSX 3 riders?" Mac asked. "It's Saturday tomorrow, right?" Kaori stood up and picked up her board. "Yup, we'll finally meet everyone on the tour."

"You can see them right now." Elise said as she crept up behind Kaori. Kaori jumped and fell forward. "Geez... Don't do that!" she said as she stood up again.

"Waddaya mean?" Mac asked. Elise took out the new issue of Rider Genesis. "Wow Elise, how come you always get the magazines?" Kaori said as she looked at the cover. It was a collage of famous snowboarders- including the SSX members.

"How come they don't show our faces?" Kaori asked. Mac took a look at it also and wondered the same thing. "Look at the article." Elise said as they all sat down again.

Kaori filled to the article and saw profiles on everyone. She saw a picture of herself. "Hey! It's me!" she pointed to her picture and giggled. They started to read everyone's profile and article on them.

"Who's this kid?" Mac asked as he pointed to Griff's picture. "It's one of the newbie's." Elise said. "It says he's only twelve years old..." Kaori said as she read his profile. "TWELVE YEARS OLD?!" Mac yelled out as he stood up. "THIS LITTLE RUNT BROKE MY RECORD?!"

Mac got his board and left. "You think he's mad?" Elise asked without looking up from the magazine. "Of course." Kaori replied.

They stayed in the Peak 1 lodge and read the rest of the magazine.


Woohoo!!! Yay!!! chapter three's done!!! Hope ya pplz liked it! Please R&R.

Chapter 4: Nice ta Meetcha, Griff!