A/N: Thanks for the reviews:P Well? Here's chapter five :)

Chapter 5: A Weekend in Hell

It was Friday: the first day of that stupid project. Mrs. Hiwatari reminded her class as they filed out the door that they would have to spend the afternoon with their partner.

"Great, another wonderful experience with Valkov?" Kitty muttered sarcastically as she walked around the halls.

"You think you've got problems!" Starr wailed. "I have to go to Tyson's!"

"Aw, it's okay," Ray consoled her, although Kitty could see he was about to bust an artery just trying to stop from laughing.

"Easy for you to say, seeing as you her for a partner." The girl sulked. "Everybody likes her. Evidently- that's why she's the captain of the cheerleading squad."

"Not true- I hate her too," Kitty huffed, as the trio walked along to their next class, which they all shared. "And she only got that position because her mom 'donated' a lot of money to the school."

Starr's eyes widened, "You mean she bribed the principal?"

Kitty nodded as-a-matter-of-factly.

"Coincidentally, that's why she's failing history," Ray mused, and the girls immediately broke out in laughter.

"Well- I have study hall," Starr said brightly, as she was feeling better. "See you guys later!"

"Bye!" Kitty smiled. "Well, we've got a free period too, what do you want to do?"

Ray smiled knowingly. "Let's go scare the hell out of some freshmen!" he said happily, making her laugh. They then headed towards the cafeteria, forming their plan.

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Trina Ortiz was bored out of her mind. She was enduring another boring lecture on the usual history stuff. She was relieved to see that the period was over.

She got up and nearly ran out of the room. Trina was so fast, that she bumped into some girl.

"Watch out where you're going you-" she snapped, but as she looked up at the person she found out that she had bumped into none other than- "Ray!" She beamed.

"Er…hi Trina," He mumbled, looking uncomfortably at Trina.

"Hello? A little help down here!" Kitty fumed from down on the floor.

"Sorry," He grinned, and he pulled her from the floor.

"Well, Ray- how have you been doing?" She droned on, touching his arm.

"Just fine until you showed up," Kitty muttered, dusting herself off.

"Well, we could leave and go talk somewhere else," Trina sneered.

"Gladly," Kitty said curtly, dragging Ray by the arm in the other direction.

To her utter horror, Trina followed them and commenced in talking up Ray.

"So, Ray, are you coming to Johnny's party, 'cause I'm free if you need a date," She hinted rather obviously.

"I decided to go alone." He shrugged, eyeing Kitty carefully to make sure she didn't physically harm the girl.

She giggled. "Well, I'll be there. Maybe we'll see each other!"

"Oh, yay!" Kitty scowled. "Fun city, U.S.A.!"

"Nobody asked you!" Trina growled, but her frown quickly turned into her ex-boyfriend's trademark smirk. "Actually, from what I hear- Kai has."

Ray looked at her questionably, as she slowly turned pink.

"So what if he asked me? Are you jealous?" Kitty countered, knowing it hit a nerve.

"No! Why would I be? After all- I'm not the one who's going to get left in the end," She said, not missing a beat.

Kitty squinted. "What do you mean by that?"

"C'mon, Kitty- freshmen scaring!" Ray said, trying to persuade Kitty to leave, as he knew this would erupt into some big catfight. However, she just shrugged off his hand.

"Well, it's obvious that he's just trying to get into your pants, though I can't see why," she muttered.

Ray didn't doubt that it was Kai's main intention to do so, and apparently so did Kitty. Why didn't Kitty tell him about Kai? Were they actually going out?

"Well I think that since he was with you before- he was looking for someone with something else. Underwear comes into mind," Kitty spat venomously.

A small crowd started to gather around the two fighting girls, all either whispering amongst themselves or cheering the girls on.

"Ugh- well at least I can snag another guy! You haven't even been out on a date!"

Kitty winced. "Well, at least I'm not trailer trash like you!"

Trina's eyes widened in shock. She was positively livid. "Why you-!" she stuttered, raising her hand to swing at Kitty.

"Let's go," Ray said pulling his friend out of the crowd just before any fighting could start up. When they were a safe distance away, Ray dropped her arm and looked at her. "When were you going to inform me you were going out with Hiwatari?"

"When it came up," she replied, rubbing the spot he grasped.

"Oh, you mean at the party?" he asked, obviously pissed.

"It's no big deal- it's just one date I said yes to! Why are your panties all up in a twist?"

"Because, my dear friend, you didn't care to inform me, Starr or anybody else."

"Well because of this freaking reaction!" she sighed. "It only happened yesterday, I honestly forgot until now..."

"I thought you hated him?"

She shrugged guiltily. "He asked, I was going to go anyway, so I said yeah."

Ray shook his head. "You are one weird girl," he mumbled, earning him a slap on the back of the head.

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Tala rubbed his temples. Where the hell was Kitty! She said she'd meet him here twenty minutes ago!

He finally detected her, trudging slowly towards his car, looking quite dejected.

"Hey, Kitty, what rained on your parade?" He asked teasingly.

Tala had meant for it to be a joke, but she just pursed her lips and got into the car quietly, replying with, "Just drive."

They barely spoke through the whole fifteen minute drive to Tala's, but he did once in a while insult her just to get a reaction from her. She simply sighed loudly, and continued looking out the passenger side window mournfully.

As they walked up the sidewalk, he stared at her beside him. Apparently, something sucked the fun out of her. 'Perhaps someone instead,' he pondered, as they walked into the seemingly empty house.

"TALA!" A loud voice cried, and instantly a young boy appeared. Kitty guessed he couldn't have been over 10 years old. He had the same clear blue eyes as Tala, and sported the same flame-red hair.

"Hey Alexei." He smiled, rumpling his hair.

"I told you not to do-" Alexei started, but stopped when he saw Kitty, "Who's she, another girlfriend?"

Kitty snorted, fighting off the urge to laugh. Tala only glared at her. "Glad to see somebody's got her personality back."

To that remark, she promptly stuck out her tongue. "No, I am not his girlfriend. My name is Kitty." She smiled at the boy, who glowered at her in response.

"Well then, why did you bring her here?" He questioned, tilting his head to one side.

"It's school. Now where's dad?" He brushed off the subject expertly.

"In the kitchen," Alexei replied, still watching Kitty.

"Okay, follow me," he muttered, hastily grabbing her hand and leading her to the kitchen.

"Hey dad, I'm home, and I've got a friend," Tala called out.

The two walked into the kitchen, to find a tall red haired man sitting at the table, reading the newspaper. He seemed to be in his mid 40's. He looked up when Tala appeared. "Tala, who's your friend?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Her name is Kitty, dad," he replied. Knowing that look he was receiving, he hastily added, "We're just friends."

Kitty smiled. "Nice to meet you."

He smiled back, "Likewise."

"We're just heading to my room," Tala muttered, turning towards the door.

"Alone?" Mr. Valkov asked. Both eyebrows were up now.

"I told you, we're just friends," He repeated, agitated.

"Well?" His father motioned to the two teen's entwined fingers.

They immediately blushed and let go at the same time. "C'mon, Ryouku."

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A/N- Chapter five…I didn't know where else to end it so…here it is. Yeah..so….Later!