Chapter Sixteen

As Ebony marched down the hall ways of the Techno base which had once been her hotel a brief shiver of nerves passed down her spine as she realised just how enclosed she was, there was no chance of escape if something went wrong but she had to trust that it would not. Java could smell fear, like she could and Ebony knew that how proceedings went depended largely on her skill at dealing with her sister.

She knew that the only reason that she had got in was by bluffing the guards and that she would have to find her around quickly, she headed for the room which Zoot had used as his head quarters guessing that Java would continue the tradition of having that as her office.

Once she was in front of the door she demanded of one of the guards, "Is Java inside?" in a fierce tone, she loved the way that she still had it. 'It', being the ability to make men and women shake in their boots at the very sound of her voice.

As they stammered some response about her not being allowed in there she guessed that that meant that Java was inside and when she listened very carefully was almost sure that she could heard a soft moaning and smirked slightly at that.

In a very loud tone, which she knew would carry through the door and down the hallways of the Techno base, Ebony called, "Oh come on Java, give Mega a rest for a while, I'm sure that he can't keep going this long"

Any ideas that she had had about being diplomatic were shattered with that line. Ebony just couldn't help herself, ever since she had walked I on Java and Mega making out in the kitchen one afternoon she had been cracking wise comments about Java over working Mega and it was now second nature to her.

Getting one up on each other had been a part of every day life for them since birth and while they had used to fight tooth and nail against each other it had calmed down some what since Mega had turned up - which luckily had been when they were five.

Mega had a natural ability to know just how to control Java yet it had not been until Java's 15th birthday that things had really started to settle down. Before then they had fought over boys but after that Java didn't want anyone but Mega and Ebony knew that she couldn't have Mega, it wasn't that she hadn't tried but he wasn't interested.

At first Ebony had found that infuriating yet it had formed a bond between her and Java and that was all that she needed for that moment. Neither liked the other one but there was a certain respect between them, providing that it didn't hurt them they would help the other one.

The only reason that Ebony would have stayed if she knew that Java had turned up was because she would have felt like Java was taking something of hers but at that moment she didn't really care. She wanted power over people's minds in the Mall and a nice lover at that moment, not a city in her hands.

That was why, although she always made out that Java and her were at each other's throats, they could talk without killing each other … some of the time.

After a few moments the door swung open to reveal Mega leaving looking the same as ever but up entering the room Ebony noticed that her sister was slightly flushed and breathing deeper than she normally would.

"Honestly Javie, you really do need to give him more time off, you'll work him into the ground", Ebony teased as she sat down on Java's desk to look at her sister. She looked taller than last time that she had seem her and had developed quite well, she could remember why she had envied Java when she was little but she had soon got over it when she realised that having a more rounded face meant that she could get anything that she wanted just by fluttering her eyelashes.

Then the next thing about her sister that Ebony noticed was the hickey on her neck and couldn't help but stifle a little giggle, although not the giggly type normally she couldn't help it when things like that and Java were concerned.

Java rolled her eyes as she heard her evil sister's voice ringing in her ears, there was no mistaking that voice and she knew that if she did not answer the door within a few minutes that Ebony would walk in on her and Mega anyway so after one last moan she pushed Mega off her and sent him on his way but still wasn't prepared to see Ebony walking through the door so soon.

She sat down in her chair once again and watched as Ebony made herself at home without being asked to. Java could not say that she was particularly bothered, she had her own tribe, power and a nice boyfriend, there was nothing that Ebony could do to hurt her so there was no reason for this to get aggressive, she decided.

Not being able to hide a slight smile at the comment about wearing Mega out, Java merely responded, "Well you would know all about wearing men out, the entire basket ball team, was it not?"

"I never denied it", Ebony said with almost pride in her voice.

"Look Javie", she said using her old pet name, "I need a favour".

"When don't you? What is it this time?" Java wondered looking at her, "Which reminds me I still want that top that you borrowed off me back".

"That was five years ago? It won't fit you anymore", Ebony pointed out, forgetting all about the favour for a second as the prospect of loosing her favourite top came into question.

"Oh, I've worn tighter", Java reminded her, "you want this favour of yours doing I want my top back".

"Fine", Ebony huffed, "I may have told this bitch Amber that I haven't seen Bray when I had now my beau is threatening to freak-out about so could you please get him off the slave traders, as they want to sell him to you, and send him somewhere else?"

"You have a beau?" Java gasped in shock.

"Yeah", Ebony replied without thinking, "what about Bray though?"

"Oh yeah sure, but seriously Ebony, you have a beau? What happened to 'I will never date another man Ebony'?"

"I saw a guy with a great ass", she answered simply.

"That would explain it", Java said, "so yeah I can get rid of Bray for you. So tell me about this beau".

Needless to say the need to gossip, over took both women and they soon found themselves laughing and holding onto each other for support, "I am going to have to try that one", Ebony laughed, "So on the scale from 1 to 10 how good is Mega?"

"11", Java replied.

"And how big?" Ebony ventured, however jus at that moment Mega marched back into the room causing a smiling Java to walk over to him before leaving the room with him merely indicating a size with her hands to her envious sister.

As Ebony sat there she briefly wondered if Mega had been listening in on their conversation to come in at just that right moment and then realised that there must be cameras everywhere. Following this line of thought Ebony turned the TV set which was in the room on and sure enough found that it showed her looking at the TV screen.

Flipping through the channels she saw all over the hotel and city until she caught a familiar face on the screen, "Hell no", she hissed taking off for the Mall as fast as possible; there was no way that this was happening to her.