Author's note: I AM SOOOOOO SORRY! It's been almost 2 months since i updated. But it's finally here!

Liz-Sakura was my 100th reviewer, so she gets her walk on role in this chapter and continuing into the next.

Next chapter should be a good one.

PS: Sage is Balckfire

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NOW ONTO THE CHAPTER!

The Coffee Shop - Chapter 16


"No, mom never told me you were coming." Kori replied, as Sage stepped into her two-story town house. Sage looked the same as when Kori had last seen her. Same dark hair, tan skin and unintentionally cruel smile. "Why are you here, anyway? I was waiting for someone important to get here."

"I just came to visit my dear sister, of course. Who's coming?"

"My boyfrie—er… my friend, Garth."

The two sisters stood in silence for a brief moment until Kori said, "You want some hot chocolate or something? You can go on into the TV room if you want."

"Hot chocolate's fine, thanks." Sage replied, walking into the other room and sitting in the armchair by the unlit fire. Kori followed, but turned into the kitchen, grabbing a mug out of the cupboard. She grabbed the pitcher of milk out of the refrigerator, and poured some into the mug. Placing it in the microwave, she added chocolate syrup.

Sage reached up to the mantel and grabbed a framed photo. She looked at it and saw herself and Kori at the beach. She glared at the photo, but her thoughts were interrupted by the beep of the microwave in the other room.

Kori came back in, a pink, polka-dotted mug in her hands.

"Here, this is for you. The guest room is upstairs, first door to the left."

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Raven awoke with a start to the sound of the phone ringing on the table next to her. She sat up, trying to remember what she had been dreaming about. It was slipping away like sand in an hourglass.

Giving up, she picked up the phone.

"Hello?"

"Rae? It's Gar! I have good news!"

"What?"

"We're coming back tomorrow! King Tawaba wants us to come home 2 days early, because of something really special!"

"Really? That's great! But what's so special?"

"You'll see. I promise. I've gotta go, ok?"

"Okay."

"I love you Rae."

"Don't call me Rae."

"Ok"

"Bye" Raven hung up the phone.

YES! She thought, smiling to herself. Gar's coming home! He'll be here tomorrow!

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"Tara, this is my friend, Liz," Richard said, gesturing to a girl standing next to him. She had brown-red hair with blond streaks, and wore a pair of jeans with holes in the knees that flared out, and a skin-tight, orange shirt with sleeves that stopped half way down her arm. She stared Tara down with her deep, hazel eyes, looking her over.

"Hello," She said, approvingly. Tara began to return the greeting, but was interrupted by a ringing noise. "Sorry, that's my cell phone." Was Liz's excuse as she walked off in the other direction.

"Um, you want a soda or something?" Richard offered.