A/N: From this chapter onward, there is sexual content, character death and coarse language is used. You have been warned now, as to avoid spoiling the suspense.

Disclaimer: I (sadly) do not own Star Ocean or any of the characters, places, or anything else related to it! And I don't own anything to do with any alcohol or the after-effects! Thankfully…

Chapter 3: Mistakes, mistakes…

"Hmmm… I feel… Good… This morning…" Thought Fayt, as he woke up yet he didn't open his eyes. "I'm not even hung over from last night, well it is fuzzy, but who cares… Hey… I'm naked, and…" Fayt snuggled up closer to the warm body in front of him and nuzzled his face in her hair. "Hehe… Sophia's naked too… Hmm…" Fayt slid his hands down Sophia's body, just enjoying the comforting feeling of her body, not trying to start anything. "What time is it?" Fayt rolled over and hung his head over the edge of the bed, forced his eyes open and started looking for his watch. "Grrr… Where is it? Ah, 6:57, hmm, early. Wait…" Something didn't look right, Fayt sat bolt upright. "What the fuck? This isn't my room! I'm sure it isn't even Sophia's room!" He spun around to check if Sophia was next to him. What he saw shocked him and sent him scurrying to the far corner of the bed…

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Cliff was happy this morning too. He had woken a few moments earlier, yet hadn't opened his eyes, still, he could tell he was sleeping with Mirage in his embrace. "Who's the man? Yea baby! That's me! I knew I could turn her around… And I bought her back to my bed… That's the way, I claimed her!" Cliff opened his eyes and, staring up, his manly victory shattered before him. "My ceilings not pink…… This isn't my room! SHE took ME home! The shame!" Cliff leapt out of bed, dragging half the blankets with him, and turned around to stare at Mirage in disbelief. Her naked form was now rather exposed… "My pride! How… Wow… She looks stunning… Stuff the pride!" Cliff almost instantly forgot his machismo and very enthusiastically jumped back into the bed.

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"Where are my pyjamas?" thought Roger, rather perplexed at his missing clothing. He rolled over and saw Peppita next to him, and sat up suddenly. "Oh yea! Arrgh… I shouldn't have done that… I've got a really bad headache now…" "Awwwww…" Roger moaned out loud and clutched at his aching head, this woke Peppita up, and she was instantly worried.

"What's wrong?" She practically yelled as she started to sit up, then fell back down. "Awwwww, I see now… Ouch…" She moved closer to Roger and embraced him. "Lets just lie here for a while, 'kay?"

"Great idea Peppita, almost as good as last nights ideas…"

"Hehe… Yea…"

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"Grrr, I wish I could sleep. I'm soooo tired…" Albel had hardly slept. He had lain awake tossing and turning all night. Nightmares plagued his dreams, faceless swordsmen repeatedly came for him, he was unable to defend himself. Some one was trying to reach him… But he was forever beyond their reach. He felt himself sliced apart again, again, again, again… And it was always raining… raining… raining… The rain was worse than the swords… The sound and feel of every drop colliding with his hair was an omen of death… "Gah! Again! What is this dream? Why does it repeat on me?" Albel was sitting up in bed gasping for breath and soaked with sweat… He stared about uncertainly in the gloom… But eventually lay down and tried to rest without falling asleep, he wasn't leaving his room any time soon…

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Fayt was speechless, there, at the head of the bed lay not one, but TWO people. "Maria and Nel… Maria and Nel… I didn't, I couldn't… but they're both naked… Did I cheat on Sophia?…" Fayt had dragged the blanket with him, and left them with most of the sheets. However, they both noticed the temperature change and began to stir. Both wriggled and opened their eyes at the same time to be confronted with each others faces.

"Ahhhhh!" Both girls screamed in unison, horrified looks instantly appearing on their faces.

'G-guys? M-m-morning?" Fayt stuttered hopefully, in an attempt to restore their sanity and bring the situation back to rational thought.

Maria and Nel both turned to look at him. "Ahhhhh!" Both girls screamed in unison again. Then everyone went silent and just looked at each other. No one was willing to say anything, no one wanted to. Eventually Fayt ventured some words.

"Uh… did we really…"

"Yes…" Maria finished for Fayt with a rather shaky voice.

"Awwwww! I cheated on Sophia! My girlfriend!" Whined Fayt to no one in particular.

"So did I…" Sighed Nel, an exasperated look showing clearly on her face.

"Wait… You both have girlfriends? Since when?" Queried Maria. There was a slight hint of jealousy and hurt in her voice, yet the others either didn't notice, or took no heed. "This probably will never happen again! That's not fair! Only once… I suppose once is better than never, but still…"

"I have to get out of here, before Sophia finds out! This never happened right? Cool." Fayt scrambled out of bed, pulled on his swimming trunks and bolted out the door without waiting for an answer. Maria and Nel just looked at each other.

Maria was first to speak. "Did you see how big his…"

"Yep." Nel said quickly before Maria could finish.

"Don't you feel… Sorta… Like we…" Maria tried again.

"Yep." Nel cut in again.

"Do you still feel…" Maria was cut off once again as Nel leaned over and locked her lips onto Maria's.

"Apris, Clair would kill me… But I've done it once, a second time makes no difference, and I can't help it… She just makes me want to…" Nel didn't really want to finish the sentence in her head so she settled for action instead.

"Ahhhhh… Yes… This IS what I want too… Fayt can go on hold…" Maria was loving this attention. Nel had started kissing down her neck and her mouth was making straight for Maria's nipples. Nel hesitated before touching them; they were standing out rock hard just aching to be touched. "Nel… Don't tease me… please…" Nel blew cold air on Maria's nipples, followed by hot air, then she began alternate between hot and cold. Maria just moaned and wriggled.

"You really want this don't you? Why are you so eager?" Said Nel teasingly. She was curious, but liked to tease as well. So she indulged in both aspects.

"Uh… Last night… Ahhhhh… I, oh!" Maria struggled to say anything at all because Nel was trying to put her off. Nels tongue and hands were busy on her nipples, sucking, licking and rolling them between her fingers.

"What was that?" Nel asked again, she was really enjoying watching Maria in this state, so she kept her fingers on Maria's nipples and started kissing lower and lower.

"If I don't say this soon I never will…" Realized Maria. "Until… Last night… I was a… Virgin!" Maria gasped out; the last word was practically screamed as Nel's tongue reached Maria's most sensitive areas.

"Hmm. That's why you taste so good…" Mumbled Nel. "Apris! I'm not kidding! She does taste good…" Nel was thoroughly enjoying this and thought the morning had started quite well, all things considered.

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Fayt couldn't take the guilt, the shame. "How could I be so stupid? I abandoned the love of my life for a one-night stand! Ahhhhh!" Fayt was getting really angry with himself now; he'd never be able to face Sophia again… He stalked across the room, and smashed his fist against the window switch. A light blinked green and the window slid up. He could see the Palmira plains spread before him; a light breeze blew against his face, yet it did little to ease his anger. As he stared at the scenery outside trees began to explode or shatter, the earth erupted in places causing large showers of dirt to spread around. Fayt knew he was causing all this with his destruction gene but he didn't care. After 10 minutes or so, when the view from Fayts room was almost completely shattered, he closed the window and staggered towards the bed, which he immediately collapsed upon. "I'm so exhausted… And pissed off! What time is it? 10:47, everyone's probably up now… Well, after last night, maybe not…" Fayt drifted into sleep, such excessive use of his destruction gene had rendered him almost unconscious. He was still just as angry though.

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It was 4:34 in the afternoon and Sophia hadn't seen Fayt all day. Everyone else, with the obvious exceptions of Albel and herself, had gone to the beach for the day. "Maybe he's still hung over? Should I knock? Or just go in?" Sophia stood hesitantly against outside Fayts door. "This is stupid! Of course he wants to see me!" She stepped forward and the door slid open, yet she wasn't expecting to see Fayt sitting on the edge of the bed leaning the side of his head against the wall. She didn't really know what she was expecting. His eyes were closed. "I wonder if he's sleeping? That's a really weird way to sleep…" Before she could say anything Fayt spoke.

"What do you want?" He spat the words almost violently; his tone was harsh. He couldn't face her… He couldn't face her… Yet Sophia wasn't dissuaded.

"I came to see how you are silly!" Sophia replied in an upbeat manner, trying very unsuccessfully to lighten the mood.

"I'm fine! I don't need YOU! JUST FUCK OFF NOW!" Fayt stood and stepped forward until he was suddenly yelling right in her face. He was angry with himself, but he took it out on her. He really didn't want her here, now. Not after what he did. He couldn't face her. He wanted to be alone. Deserved to be.

Shock was written all over Sophia's face, confused thoughts raced through her mind. "He hates me… It's all over… Our love wasn't real, I was probably just a toy to him…" It only took a fraction of a second for Sophia to burst into tears and run from the room.

Unfortunately for Fayt, it took a little longer for him to realize what he had done, and how she saw his words. As understanding dawned he instantly raced after her. "No! I am so stupid, again! How am I going to fix this mess?"

Sophia had stopped running and she leaned against the wall of the hallway opposite a door. She didn't know where she was in the ship, didn't care. "Why? Why? Why?" She couldn't think of anything else, her brain wasn't working.

Fayt rounded the corner of the hallway and saw her. "Sophia! Wait!" He yelled, she glanced at him and threw herself at the door opposite her. It automatically opened just in time and she disappeared into the dark, unlit room. As Fayt neared the still open door he heard her scream:

"Deep!…" Fayt was no fool. He had heard her say that word hundreds of times before… But only on the battlefield. And knowing exactly what was to follow, he turned around and fled in the direction he came.

"FREEZE!" Fayt was sure that was the last word he would ever hear.

He dived forward to put as much space as possible between him and the walls and floor. Fayt instantly felt the air temperature around him plummet. Everything seemed to be in slow motion, he could see the ice forming along the walls beside him, as it overtook him slowly. He seemed suspended in midair and he looked down a tunnel of ice with the hole at the end getting smaller and smaller. He felt the ice begin to touch him from all sides. He was going to be frozen to death by his girlfriend over a misunderstanding. How tragic. Fayt closed his eyes and thought: "Well, I deserve it. What goes around, comes around…" Fayt was jolted back to reality as his head crashed into the Moonlights unforgiving floor as he landed. He turned around and saw that most of the hallway was frozen over into a large block of ice. Due to his shock it never occurred to him that by using his destruction gene, the whole block could be shattered with a mere thought. Therefore, Sophia would be in that room for a long time…

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"I hope you froze him to death. That would make up for annoying me, fool." Sophia turned, in the dim light she saw that she had just trapped herself in a small room with Albel 'The Wicked' Nox, and he wasn't being very nice about it. No surprise there.

"What if I did kill him? Fayt's my boyfriend!" Sophia cried. The full implications of her actions had only just struck her; she didn't care if she revealed her secrets right now.

"Oh really? So what if you did? The maggot must have done something to deserve it, or maybe you really are just a fool…" Albel taunted, a sadistic smirk appeared on his face.

Sophia didn't care what he said, she just threw herself at Albel, and knocked him onto the bed, hugging him tightly. She really needed someone to hug right now and even Albel would suffice. "What have I done? What have I done?"

Albel was greatly taken aback by this sudden gesture. "Uh…" He murmured. "What should I do?" 'Kill her!' Screamed his inner voice, it demanded blood for this insult. " No… Wow, she is warm…" Albel instinctively returned the gesture and hugged her back, ignoring his inner voice for once. Albel kissed her forehead, whether from lust or kind-heartedness he couldn't say. He sure hoped it wasn't kind-heartedness. Sophia raised her head and looked perplexedly down into Albel's crimson eyes, for a few seconds, before shyly leaning forwards and kissing him on the lips. Neither retreated and they stayed that way for a brief moment, until Sophia forcefully shoved her tongue into Albel's mouth.

"Why am I doing this? Oh, it just feels right! And my boyfriend is dead anyway…" Sophia started rubbing her hands down Albel's body. She could feel his rippling muscles, taut and powerful. She sat up breaking the kiss and tugged on his top till he moved up enough to remove it. She slid her hand under his skirt and could feel his manhood, it was slowly hardening in her small palm, it was much bigger than Fayts and she was unsure if she could take something this size.

"Awwwww…" Albel began to moan. Her delicate touch was driving him wild, yet it was almost teasing too. "She must have done this before… Or she's a natural… Uh, no, that is definitely skill…" Albel began to squirm in underneath her and she giggled. "You're not getting your way that easily…" He reached up and slid her jacket from her shoulders, followed by everything on the uppermost half of her body. He slowly began to rub his hands all over her and she shivered at his touch.

"I SO shouldn't be doing this… But it feels so good… I never would have thought Albel could be so… so… arousing… Ahhhhh…" Sophia was lost in her feelings. She couldn't think, she could only act on her desire, she wasn't even aware of how far she was going with Albel. Then suddenly she felt his length fill her and she snapped back to awareness. She realized they were both completely naked and she was writhing in pleasure on top of him, these amazing sensations seemed to go on for an eternity. When the intense feelings subsided Sophia was completely drained, she fell off Albel onto his bed and went practically straight to sleep.

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Albel was aware of a soft warm glow on his face, he cracked an eyelid open to decipher the origin of the offending light. "Grrr, what is that? … Fire?" Albel could observe a figure holding an outstretched flame covered palm against the retreating ice, a tunnel was being cut into the block and water was flowing into the room and down a convenient drain located near the doorstep. However water was flowing quite freely from the figures face, despite the fact that the face was turned away it was quite clear. It took Albel quite a while to realize that it was a flow of tears. "Bah, pathetic girl… Waste of my time…" With that last spiteful thought Albel rolled away from the scene and returned to what little sleep he could get amongst his nightmares.

A/N: SO sorry about the wait, I got caught in another fic, its 100chapters long, and I'm only on chapter 84… I've been reading it for days… And then the site wouldn't upload this. And another update for this doesn't seem likely this week; I have a really hectic workweek, two 12-hour days in a row… But I hope you enjoy this most definitely M rated piece! Please review! And ideas are welcome too, it may speed the update.