Chapter 20: Falling Apart

'Kai!' Deseara gasped.

'Don't fight it.' He said gruffly against her neck.

Somehow, they had ended up on the desks. Deseara was losing control and she knew it. Kai was tugging at the hem of her shirt while his teeth scraped against her flesh, it didn't feel like he planning to stop anytime soon.

'I cant'!' she managed to force out. 'If Miko found out-'

'She wont find out.'

She didn't even have time to react before he caught her lips again, pushing his tongue into her open mouth. Instinctively, she wrapped her arms around his neck, running her hands through his hair.

Suddenly there was a loud bang and the door flew open.

'HIWATARI!' an angry voice echoed through the room. Kai was so startled he lost his balance and toppled off the desk, nearly bringing Deseara down with him. He got up slowly and eyed the angry girl warily. Miko stood there, livid. Deseara was sure she was going to murder someone.

'I WARNED YOU, HIWATARI!' she yelled, 'WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF YOU TRIED ANYTHING. I SWEAR TO GOD I AM GOING TO MURDER YOU.'

Yup.

When Kai didn't answer, Deseara stole a glance at him to find him standing still, still staring at the angry brunette. He was afraid. Well actually, she wouldn't go as far as calling Kai Hiwatari afraid but still, she could tell he was somewhat intimidated by Miko. She couldn't blame him.

There was a moment of silence as the three teens waited for something to happen.

It was Kai who spoke first.

'You know, Miko, it's not-'

'DON'T TALK ABOUT IT!' she snapped, sending him back to his silent stance. 'GET OUT!'

Giving Deseara a last look, the Russian made a beeline for the door, brushing past the girl and disappearing down the hall.

Miko rubbed her eyes tiredly. 'Come on, De.'

Silently, she followed her friend, looking back at the desk she had just been sprawled on.

'WHERE THE HELL IS SHE?' misha yelled.

'BABY, CALM DOWN!' Max yelled back.

They sat on one of the many couches that were spread out in the room. The music thundered through the place as the mass of moving bodies danced happily to the beats. They had been yelling at each other in order for the other to hear them, even though they were practically right next to each other.

'DON'T WORRY! SHE'LL SHOW UP.' max reassured her.

'SHE BETTER!'

'DO YOU WANT SOMETHING TO DRINK?'

'YEAH SURE.'

Letting go of her waist, Max stood up and headed towards the bar. She sighed. She had to admit, this was a hell of a party, she just couldn't enjoy it without knowing her friends' whereabouts, not to mention she was in Mcgregor's house. Enough said. Her thoughts were broken when she spotted a bobbing mass of red hair coming her way. Pushing through the crowd, Tala made his way towards her.

'Where's Miko?' was the first thing that came out of his mouth.

Misha was confused, 'didn't she come with you?'

He frowned, 'No. She told me she had a ride here.'

'Nope. She told me she would come later, she said there was something she needed to do.'

The redhead thought for a moment, then his eyes widened. 'Oh shit.'

'What?'

'dammit, I told her not to do that!'

'Wait, what? Tala what's going on?'

'She's gone after Kai!'

'Oh.' A look of realization crossed Misha's face, 'OH. Damn that is bad.'

Tala frowned again; abruptly he turned and raced towards the door, pulling out his car keys as he went. Misha slumped back in her seat. He would take care of it, but she couldn't shake off the feeling, she knew something had happened and she definitely didn't want to think about what sort of state Deseara was in.

She never had time to react as someone took hold of her arms and yanked her to her feet. She felt two arms wrap around her waist as her back pressed into that someone's chest.

'You shouldn't be sitting here all alone, my dear.' A voice purred in her ear, Misha didn't even need to turn around to know who that voice belonged to.

'Get off me, Kon.'

'No.' She could just picture him smirking.

'I mean it.'

'You don't sound so sure.'

That simple remark chastened her into silence.

'Let me make up your mind.' He turned her around, she only had a chance to glimpse at his golden robs, twinkling with hunger, before she was pulled into the crowd. Misha struggled with his grip, but with no avail, she could only watch herself helplessly as he led her through the crowd and towards the stairs. She could only imagine what was waiting for her up there. She scanned the crowds desperately, searching for Max, anybody she knew. At last, she found the blonde weaving his way through the never-ending crowd.

'MAX!'

Ray clamped a hand over her mouth and pushed her against the wall. 'Not a sound, kitten. Wouldn't want people to know now, would we?'

His eyes roamed over her body for a brief moment before continuing his way towards the more private area.

'No.' she whimpered, seriously starting to get scared. He wouldn't force himself on her…would he?

The car screeched to a halt in front of the school doors. Not bothering to park it properly, Tala got out and ran up the steps. He burst through the doors to face an empty hall. He immediately headed towards the room where Kai and Deseara had been serving detention, flinging the door open; he was met with an empty classroom.

'Ah shit.' He growled, turning around and began pacing through the halls, looking for any signs of Miko and the other two. 'I hope he's still alive.' He muttered, rolling his eyes.

Then he heard faint voices, actually, it was just one voice, and it sounded mad. He veered left and ran through the corridor that lead out to the soccer field. He was just about to push through the door when he caught sight of the girls and stopped short.

'Deseara, I need an explanation.' Miko glared, almost pleading. 'No matter how annoying, how much of an ass Kai is, I doubt he'll force himself onto you. I need you to tell me. I know what happened back there, I just need to know your reasons.'

'Miko.' Deseara began, her voice wavering. 'I don't know what's happening anymore. I thought I hated him. Yet, I'd let him kiss me. And for some reason, it doesn't feel wrong, it…' she trailed, not knowing what to say anymore.

Miko ran her hand through her hair in frustration. 'This is not happening.' She began pacing again, 'Look, I'm fine with this and all; it's just that Kai's a player and I don't see change in him. I can't. I can't picture him changing his ways; he enjoys himself way too much. I want to believe in him, but I just…can't'

Tala decided it was time to intervene; he slowly pushed the door open. 'Miko?'

The girl stopped pacing and looked up. 'Tala, what are you doing here?'

'Stopping you from killing my best friend.' He said, crossing his arms over his chest.

She shrugged sheepishly. 'I was close, mind you.'

The redhead turned to the other girl, who was sitting on the grass, staring at the ground.

'Are you okay? Did he do anything to you?'

'No.' deseara muttered.

Miko snorted with a good dose of disbelief. 'When I opened the door, they were on a desk, making out like there was no tomorrow. And I'm sure that counts as 'not doing anything'.'

Tala reached up and pulled his girlfriend down beside him. 'Miko, you know, sometimes people can't help who they fall for. I mean, look at us.'

She sighed, 'I know that! I'm not saying Deseara can't like him. That's not the part I'm worried about. Kai's a player.'

'I was a player, you know.'

'Yes I know!' she was frustrated, 'he can't change though, even if he had the chance.'

Deseara stood up abruptly. 'How would you know? Maybe that's not the real him. You haven't seen the real him deep down, Miko!'

'Oh and you have?' she retorted, standing up, too.

'No! But at least I believe in him. Everybody has a good side. He could have the ability to change, for all you know! I know you mean the best for Misha and I, but sometimes you gotta remember that we're just as capable. Sometimes you need to let us make our own decisions, maybe we'll make a wrong one, but that's how we learn. You can't be there for us all the time!'

Her outburst shocked Miko into silence. She didn't know what to say.

Without waiting for her answer, Deseara turned on her heels and disappeared through the doors.

'No let go of me! You cant do this!'

'If you stop struggling it'll feel better.' Ray grinned.

'RAPE!' Misha screamed the first thing that came to her mind. He pushed her down and covered her mouth with his own. Her hands were held down over her head while his body pressed down upon her, making it useless to struggle.

Even in this situation, Misha couldn't help but enjoy the feel of his kisses. They way his lips lingered made her want more. She knew it was wrong on so many levels but her thoughts were starting to fog. It was only when she felt his hand slide slowly up her thigh did she snap out of her trance. She threw out her free hand and pushed him away from her. She groaned, it barely made a difference; he was still over her, still smirking and still going for more.

Just when she was beginning to lose hope, someone started pounding on the door.

'Misha!' she swore she heard her name. 'Misha!'

Realization dawned on her. 'MAX!'

Suddenly someone kicked the door open, nearly sending the poor door spiralling off its hinges. She looked towards the door hopefully and sure enough, there stood Miko with Max and the guys behind her. The bluenette didn't say a word; she merely stormed over, grabbed the back of Ray's shirt and threw him off of her. Then instead of going over to her friend, like Misha thought she would, she began attacking the Chinese, she was furious no doubt about it.

'Oh my god, what's happening?' Misha said as Max helped her on her feet. He didn't need to explain as she watched, stunned, at the scene before her. Miko's fist was targeting anywhere she could, his face, stomach, anywhere she could reach. Ray grabbed her amidst her thrashings and rolled over, pinning her down. But Miko anger gave her a new strength; she bent her knees and pushed him off, then lunged at him again. No one in the room dared to try and pull the girl off him, they all stood shock-still before the unbelievable sight. Misha especially. She had never seen her friend lose it like this. There were times when she had used force, but never anything like this. In the past, it was nothing more than a punch or two, not a full-fledged assault. She was angry that Ray had the nerve to do what he did, anybody would. Except, she noted, Miko's expression wasn't angry. On the contrary, the girl looked like she was about to break down. Suddenly footsteps hurtled down the hall and Tala appeared in the doorway, along with Bryan and Ozuma.

'Holy shit!' Ozuma stopped short. 'What the hell?'

Tala raced into the room and took hold of Miko, he wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her off still fighting. Ozuma and Bryan immediately hurried over to help Ray on his feet, he didn't look so good. The redhead did only thing he could think of to stop her, he wrestled her onto the floor and held on hard.

'MIKO! Snap out of it!'

Her movements stopped and she looked up at him. Everything was quiet when suddenly she burst into tears.