Hey everyone! Well, it's about 4:20 am here in Oz, and I finally finished writing the new chapter, so I decided to get out my laptop and type it up. Just have to wait until I can go downstairs and connect it to broadband, if I did that now, and my parents caught me, I'd be dead meat. Anywho, thank you for all your reviews, they're greatly appreciated!

Disclaimer: Nope, not the owner of Beyblade. I do own a couple of Beyblade DVD's though.

One Fateful Night

Chapter Twenty-Nine: Unexpected Friend

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When a knock sounded on the front door, (Aya's) father stood up to answer it. He found Caleb, Eleisha and Sabrina on the doorstep.

"Hi, glad you could make it…please, come in." (Tony) said as he stepped back from the doorway.

"How is she, (Tony)?" Eleisha asked once they were all seated in the living room.

Tony sighed tiredly as he rubbed his temple.

"Awful. That's the only way to put it. (Aya's) been downright miserable since Kai left. She never smiles, never laughs, her school grades have dropped, she barely talks, hardly eats and now pretty much lives in her bedroom. The only time she's not acting like a zombie is when she's outside, beyblading. Beyblading is the only thing that hasn't changed about her."

"She must really miss him." Sabrina said quietly.

"She does." (Tony) replied.

"Where is she now?" Caleb asked.

"She is currently inhabiting her bedroom. Whether or not she's doing anything like injecting heroin into her eyeballs, I don't know, I've been too afraid to check." (Tony) said dryly.

"Which room is (Aya's)?" Sabrina asked.

"Upstairs. It's the only door up there that's closed and has signs all over it. Can't miss it."

Sabrina gave a quick nod of her head.

"Cool. Think I might pay my cousin a visit."

With that, Sabrina made her way upstairs.

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Sabrina knew which door was (Aya's) the moment her sky blue eyes laid themselves upon it. Sabrina smoothed her long blonde hair back behind her ears as she read the signs. They said things like: Yes Dad, I'm awake. No Dad, I'm not hungry. and No Dad, I don't need anything from the supermarket.

A small smile appeared on Sabrina's perfectly-applied pink lip-glossed mouth when a certain sign caught her eye. The message was wrote in red capital letters.

NO DAD, I'M NOT INJECTING HEROIN INTO MY EYEBALLS!

Sabrina smoothed out the creases in her yellow shirt that had the words, I Dated A Rockstar in silver calligraphy writing across the front, with diamantes decorated around the word rockstar. The hem of the shirt was tucked in until it stopped at Sabrina's ribcage, exposing a lot of fake-tanned skin and a pierced bellybutton. There was a small orange ball at the top, and a tad larger spiky orange and yellow ball at the bottom.

Slowly, Sabrina turned (Aya's) door handle and peered into the room. (Aya) was sitting on the bed, staring down at the black beyblade in her hand. It appeared as if she hadn't heard Sabrina enter the room.

"Well, aren't you quite the example of pure happiness." Sabrina commented.

(Aya's) head snapped up as she looked in Sabrina's direction.

"What are you doing here?" (Aya) frowned.

"Well, hello to you too." Sabrina said as she cocked an eyebrow.

(Aya) simply rolled her (hazel) eyes before going back to staring at the beyblade in her hand. Sabrina picked a thread off her very short, faded and frayed denim miniskirt as an awkward silence filled the room.

"I like your signs. Good handiwork."

"Hn. Guess I forgot to put up the one that said "no sluts allowed"." (Aya) sneered.

"Yeah, suppose you did, but that sign wouldn't have stopped me anyway."

"No?"

"Nah, my status as now upgraded to "bitch-whore"."

"How lovely." (Aya) said sarcastically.

"Yeah…it's not something I'm proud of though." Sabrina said as she clicked her way over to (Aya's) bed on her white strappy stilettos.

"It's not?" (Aya) asked, surprise evident in her voice as Sabrina sat next to her on the bed.

"No. When you think about it, drugged up and drunken shags and one-night stands don't mean much in the carefree present or the painfully hung over morning." Sabrina replied.

"Hn. How long did it take you to figure that out?"

"Knew it before I got into the habit."

"Then why'd you do it?"

Sabrina scoffed as she stared down at (Aya's) bedspread.

"To punish my Mum. Which was stupid, really, as I was really just punishing myself. But I knew that I was embarrassing her, and that felt good, so I just continued to act like a slut. Eventually, I became one."

"Tragic…" (Aya) said after a while.

"Yeah…" Sabrina replied quietly.

"I like your room, it's nice…heaps more tidier than mine."

"One more thing that makes us different." (Aya) replied, her voice blank as she stared into the bit-chip of her blade, taking in every detail of the winged-panther.

Sabrina sighed as she looked down at the floor, swinging her foot back and forth.

'Guess she's not in the mood for conversation.' Sabrina thought to herself.

When Sabrina looked back up again, something caught her eye. It was the silver chain around (Aya's) neck, the silver half of a heart dangling in the middle.

"Pretty. Did Kai give that to you?" Sabrina asked as she placed the pendant in her palm, tilting it upwards for a better look.

"Yes, he did." (Aya) replied softly, sadness flickering in her eyes.

"Cute. It's one of those things that says girlfriend, boyfriend, right?"

"Yes." (Aya's) voice had become even quieter as she nodded her head.

"My best friend Priya got one off her boyfriend a week after they were together. They broke up two days later." Sabrina said as she let (Aya's) necklace slip from her palm.

"What happened?" (Aya) asked, not knowing why she was asking.

"He was seeing the big-time slut of the school behind her back at the same time. Now when I say big-time, I mean biggest-time slut. Even worse than me, and that's saying something."

"Well, I won't argue with that." (Aya) said, a faint ghost of a smirk on her lips.

"Anyway, Priya was heartbroken, the guy ripped off his half of the necklace and threw it into a bonfire he and his mates made on the beach, surfing rats, the lot of them. Priya didn't throw her half away until a couple of weeks ago…she's also not my best friend anymore."

(Aya's) eyebrows knitted together.

"Why's that?"

"Well, you know how I was flirting with those guys after Mum and Caleb's wedding?"

"Yeah…" (Aya) replied slowly as she thought back to the day.

"You remember the tall guy with the brown hair, dyed blonde at the tips? Emerald green eyes flecked with gold…shark-like grin?"

"Kade Fox? The son of Dad and Caleb's boss?"

"That's the one! Well, he's the surfing sleazebag…and let's just say that we did more than make-out in the backseat of the car."

(Aya's) (hazel) eyes widened a tad as her mouth fell slightly open.

"You did what!"

Sabrina smiled sheepishly as she nodded.

"Yeah…anyway, I told Priya on our walk home from school…I had to, I couldn't keep it from her…there's this bridge that goes over a lake that we have to walk over…after Priya had a go at me, she tossed her necklace into the lake…that was the Monday after the wedding, and we haven't spoken since."

"Oh, wow." (Aya) breathed.

"Yeah…and as for Kade, he just wanted to get into my daks…he's screwing around with some other girl now, Tattia, I think…and she's Priya's stepsister!"

"Ouch."

"Yeah, ouch is right…I deserve what I got anyway, I'm not a very good friend or a decent person, as it would seem."

Silence fell upon once more. A krrrkk, krrrkk, krrrkk sound was made as (Aya) tightened up her attack-ring.

"You know, I've always been jealous of you." Sabrina suddenly said as she examined her manicured nails.

(Aya) looked up and raised an eyebrow.

"You? Jealous of me?" (Aya's) voice was disbelieving.

"Yeah." Sabrina replied as she brushed some blonde hair behind her ear.

"Why?" (Aya) had a look of confusion on her face.

Sabrina rolled her sky blue eyes slightly as she smiled and looked up at (Aya).

"Isn't it obvious? Since the first day we met, I was jealous of you. That's why I've been such a bitch to you. Well…more of a bitch than the usual I am anyway…"

"But why? Why are you jealous of me?"

"You're seriously asking me that question?"

"Yes!"

"Oh my god, where to start! You had your Dad around, you got along with your family, you were a happy person, you had a great life! You were so much more better off than me! You knew who you were, you were down-to-earth. You were a much better and much nicer person than me…you had this big open heart…no one could change it…"

"Oh…" (Aya) said quietly, not knowing what to say.

"You were everything that I wasn't and had everything that I didn't. That's why I was jealous of you…I still am, a bit."

"But…what was wrong with what you had?" (Aya) asked quietly.

Sabrina scoffed.

"What I had was a bad relationship with my mother, which is mostly my fault. I also had this fake image that I was a stupid skank, all I did was go from party to party, smoking, drinking and having sex with any guy that wanted it. Soon, that fake image turned into who I really was for a while. But that's changing now."

"Then who are you, Sabrina? Whose the real you?"

Sabrina was quiet for a moment. Then she spoke.

"I don't know. I've pretended to be something that I'm not for so long that…that I've lost who I really am…" Sabrina trailed off, then smiled.

"It's kinda like what Kai told me at the wedding."

"Huh?"

"He said that I looked lost, said tat sluts didn't belong in church…yeah, that's who I am…a little lost girl."

There was silence once again.

"Do you still smoke?" (Aya) asked.

Sabrina shook her head. "Nah, quit ages ago, Grandma was trying to quit, so I took some of her nicorette patches, they worked like a charm."

"And the drinking?"

"Is now only saved for special occasions such as weddings."

"And the sex?"

"Haven't let anyone get into my daks since the Kade Fox incident."

(Aya) nodded her head. "Good."

The two girls laughed. (Aya) raised a hand to her cheek as she smiled.

"Oh geez…I've forgotten what it's like to laugh." (Aya) said.

Sabrina's eyes widened. "So your dad really was telling the truth when he said that you've been acting all miserable?"

"Yeah…" (Aya) nodded.

"How long?"

"Oh god…since Kai left? Feels like years. Truth is, it's only been three months."

"You've held, yourself captive for three months in your bedroom?"

"Well…yeah, guess you could say that."

"Oh god, I have got to get you out of this house!"

"Ok…"

"Hey, did you wanna sleepover at my place?"

"Sleepover? At your place? With you?" both of (Aya's) eyebrows were raised.

"Yeah! Come on, it'll be fun! We'll order pizza, rent movies, give each other make-overs…oh! And I'll even give you the confessions of Sabrina the teenage skank!"

(Aya) laughed.

"Well, not that you'd want them…but yeah, it'll be fun! Come on, you could really use some fun right now." Sabrina insisted.

(Aya) smiled a tiny smile. "You know, for once, I actually think you're right."

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(Tony's) head snapped up towards the stairs when he heard the sound of laughter.

"Is (Aya)…laughing?" (Tony) asked, slight disbelief in his voice.

"Looks like it." Caleb replied as the two giggling and talking cousins came into view.

"Hey Uncle Caleb, Eleisha, didn't know that Dad invited you here."

"Surprise." Eleisha said with a slight smile.

"Yeah…I'm hungry. Are there any leftovers in the fridge, Dad?" (Aya) asked as she wondered off into the kitchen.

(Tony) turned his head to look at Sabrina, eyes slightly wide.

"How did you do that?"

"Do what?" Sabrina asked innocently as she took a seat on the couch.

"That! Get (Aya) out of her room, get her to laugh, how did you do it?"

"Oh, magic." Sabrina replied nonchantly as she tossed her blonde hair over her shoulder.

"Well, you are the teenage witch after all…" Caleb teased.

"Ah, put a sock in it, Dad!"

Caleb raised an eyebrow. "Thought you said that you were never going to call me the "d-word"."

"I can change my mind, can't I?"

Caleb smiled. "Yes, you can."

Eleisha and Caleb shared a small secretive smile.

'Looks like (Aya's) life isn't the only one that's improving.' Eleisha thought to herself.

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That night, laughter could be heard from Sabrina's room. The two girls sat across from each other on Sabrina's bed, dressed in their pajamas and hugging pillows in their laps. They had already eaten pizza, watched a couple of rented movies and given their hair a make-over with the help of some Conair appliances.

(Aya's) hair now had (emerald green) highlights and a few tiny beaded braids. Sabrina's hair now had turquoise blue, rose and mauve highlights. (Aya) had put small plaits in Sabrina's hair, making the different colours crisscross over each other.

"Ok, ok, ok, you now know about my first kiss, which was also my worst kiss as the guy was completely off his face and had his mouth wide open, which was gross…so stop laughing!" Sabrina demanded as she threw her pillow at (Aya).

(Aya) laughed as she threw the pillow back. "Alright, I'll stop!"

"Good. Now, time for you to spill! Who was your first kiss?"

(Aya) blushed slightly as she looked downwards and hugged her pillow close.

"Kai." (Aya) said softly.

"Aw…really?" Sabrina's voice had gone all dreamy.

(Aya) could only get herself to nod.

"That's so cute! What was it like?"

"Uh…well…um…" (Aya) blushed a deeper shade of rose as she tripped over her words.

"You don't have to give me every single detail, I'm just curious, that's all."

"Well…it's kinda hard to figure out where to start…we were hugging…and before I knew it, he…he kissed me." (Aya) smiled dreamily as she held her fingertips to her lips, remembering the wonderful feeling she had received the first time Kai's lips had touched hers.

"What was the first thing that came to mind after that?"

"Nothing. My mind had evaporated. But, without really having any control over the situation, I kissed him back."

"Aw…it sounds so perfect!"

"It was." (Aya) whispered softly.

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As (Aya) lay awake in her makeshift bed on the floor, she could hear the rain falling outside. Occasionally, there would also be a flash of lightning.

"I used to be afraid of storms." (Aya) said quietly.

"Really?"

(Aya) jumped slightly. She didn't know that Sabrina was still awake.

"Yeah, but I'm not afraid of them anymore."

"What made you change your mind?"

"Kai." (Aya) whispered as she thought back to their kisses under the willow tree during that stormy night she had lost Holocaust to Zane.

"You're so lucky, you know. Having a boyfriend like Kai."

"Yes, I know."

"And he's lucky to have a girlfriend like you."

"Really?"

"Yeah! I've seen the way you two act around each other, it's just so perfect, the way you light each other up."

"Oh, thank you."

"No problems."

After a few moments, Sabrina stood up and walked over to her closet. She opened it and began to rummage around in it in the dark.

"What are you doing?"

"Looking." Sabrina replied simply.

Soon, Sabrina found what she was looking for.

"Get up. And put these on." Sabrina said as she tossed a few things in (Aya's) direction.

"But it's the middle of the night."

"So? Bet that's never stopped you before."

(Aya) blinked several times as she held the objects in front of her. She could just make out the silhouettes of a gumboot and a hooded raincoat.

"What's with the rain gear?"

"You'll see…just put them on!" Sabrina whispered.

"Ok…" (Aya's) voice was unsure as she put on the rain gear.

She stood up once she was done. The gumboots came up to (Aya's) knees, and the raincoat came down to (Aya's) knees, fitting her perfectly.

"I still don't get why we're doing this." (Aya) said as she pulled the hood over her head, tucking her hair back into it.

In the dark, (Aya) could just make out Sabrina's silhouette, which was also decked out in rain gear.

"As I said, you'll see."

The girls quietly tip-toed through the house, Sabrina leading the way. When she reached the kitchen, Sabrina carefully unlocked the glass door and slid it back as silently as possible.

"After you." Sabrina said, extending her arm.

Sabrina shut the door behind them as they entered the raining outside.

"Now what?" (Aya) asked as a flash of lightning forked across the clouded night sky.

"Follow me." Sabrina said as she led the way, being careful not to trip over the slippery ground.

When she reached the middle of the yard, Sabrina lied down on her back, staring up at the sky as droplets of rain freckled her face.

"Come on (Aya), don't just stand there." Sabrina said as she patted a muddy patch of ground next to her.

Hesitantly, (Aya) lay on the ground next to Sabrina. There was silence as the girls' faces became dampened by the rain. Thunder boomed from a distance.

"Mum and I used to do this when I was five. She would tell me stories about my dad, my biological one. I think she was still in love with him back then."

"Did she tell you anything good about him?"

"She said that I had his beautiful blue eyes."

"Oh."

"But despite the good things she said about him, that doesn't change the fact that he's an arsehole. He pissed off the moment he knew Mum was pregnant with me."

"Oh…"

"It's alright though. If they were still together now, they'd probably be heading for divorce soon. And Mum never would've met Caleb."

"I'm glad she did." (Aya) said.

"Me too." Sabrina smiled.

"You know Sabrina, you're not that bad, for a cousin."

"Thanks. You make a pretty cool cuz yourself."

There was more silence as the rain continued to fall. Lightning suddenly flashed across the sky, lighting up the backyard enough so that the girls could see the rain coming down towards them.

"Sabrina…"

"Yeah?"

"You're not a bad person or friend…far from it. It's just the decisions that were bad, that's all."

"Thanks (Aya). It's just so good to hear that from someone else."

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When (Aya) was taken home the next day, Sabrina walked with her to the front door.

"Thanks for getting me out of the house, Sabrina. I really needed it."

"No problem. Besides, it was fun, right?"

"Yeah…it was." (Aya) smiled.

(Aya) sighed as she knocked on the door. It was soon opened by her father, who's eyes widened instantly at the sight of her.

"Good lord, (Aya)! What have you done to your hair!"

"Sabrina gave me (emerald green) highlights and a few braids. Don't look so scared Dad, the colour washes out."

"Thank god for that…"

(Aya) stuck her tongue out at her father before going inside to put away her things. Once (Aya) was out of earshot, Sabrina spoke.

"Um, Uncle (Tony)?"

"Yes?"

"Can I talk to you about something?"

"Of course, what is it?"

"It's about (Aya)."

"What about her?"

"Well, while we were talking last night, it kinda got me thinking…"

"Go on."

"I was wondering if you'd consider…"

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Well, there you go! And no, that's not the last chapter! And I couldn't stay up. I gave up at 5:30 am. I went to bed and didn't wake up until 20 to 12! And now it's 20 to 3, so I'm gonna go plug my laptop to the internet and update now. Ok, bye bye! And thanks for all your reviews, and everything else! Hope to hear from you all soon!

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