Hey guys! I'm incredibly sorry for the long wait but I was really busy with school and stuff so I wasn't able to update that fast. I'll try to update more often though.
Thank you for all the wonderful reviews! I'm glad you all like the story. I made a some changes to everyone's age that you'll notice in future chapters.
Kai, Paree, Tala, Ozuma, Rei, Mariah, and Mariam are all 19 and Aaliyah is the baby of the group so she's 18.
Rohin (Paree's brother), Brooklyn, and Aryan (Aaliyah's brother) are all 24.
I'm sure you want to get to the story so without further ado……..
P.S: Kai's grandfather is not evil in this fic.
Chapter 13:The Ball, the Discussion and Vodka
Aaliyah's P.O.V
"BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP!" I groaned and turned over in my bed and shut off the alarm clock that was sitting on my bedside table.
I lay awake in bed staring up at the canopy of it. I sighed and thought about yesterday.
'Maybe Tala's not such a jerk. Just a pervert with a bad temper.' I thought to myself smiling slightly, as I thought about the red-haired boy. Then, my cell phone started ringing.
With a tired sigh, I managed to get up, off my bed and walked to my make up table and picked up my phone accepting the call and preparing myself to give a piece of my mind to the person who dared to disturb me when I was in thought.
"Hello?" I asked sleepily, waiting for the other person to respond.
"Hey, Aaliyah!" I heard a familiar, masculine voice on the other line. It was exact person I had been thinking about a moment before.
"What do you want Ivanov?" I asked grumpily, as I sat down on the chair opposite my make up table and stared at my reflection.
"Your nice!" Tala responded sarcastically.
"Whatever, I'm not in the mood to argue with you, so just get straight to the point." I replied exasperatedly.
"Fine, don't need to be a bitch about it. I just wanted to let you know that Mr. Gibbs came and dropped off the pups at my house last night after I dropped you off. They've been vaccinated and everything. So, when do you want me to bring yours over?" Tala responded.
I felt as though I would explode with happiness, when Tala mentioned the pups.
"Oh my god! Really! How are they?" I asked, giddy with happiness.
"They're good actually, they're scrapping around on the bed right now. So, when do you want me to bring them over?" I heard him ask again.
I bit my lip, trying to think of a good time.
'He can't come now because I need to help decorate for tonight's ball. Wait a minute! That's it, tonight's ball!' I thought coming to a reasonable conclusion
"Hello? Hey bitch, are you still there?" came Tala's annoyed voice.
"Yea, yea. Hey you're coming to the ball tonight right? So, why don't you come a little early and bring the pups with you. Bring all three of them." I said, ignoring his insult.
"Are you sure?" Tala asked in an unsure voice.
"Of course! I have to go help decorate so I'll see you later. Bye!" I said hurriedly and hung up.
I looked at the clock on the wall by my computer desk and realized I was supposed to be down in the grand room in five minutes to help Nana.
I rushed into the bathroom and took a quick shower and brushed my teeth. I threw on a pair of black adidas sweatpants and a white, slightly loose, t-shirt.
I raced downstairs and into the grand room where the ball was going to be held. Nana and Paree were already there. Paree was wearing gray sweatpants and a black t-shirt.
"Nice of you to finally join us, Aaliyah." Paree said smirking slightly. I simply stuck my tongue out at her and proceeded to apologize to Nana.
"Sorry Nana, but my alarm went off late and then I didn't feel like getting up and yea." I finished off lamely.
"It's alright dear. It's the weekend and I realize that you two would rather be sleeping in, instead of waking up early to help decorate. But the servants are off on a two-week vacation, therefore I needed your help." Nana replied in an understanding voice.
"It's okay Nana. So, were do we start." I asked looking around the large room.
The room had hardwood flooring and chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. It also had a few paintings here and there.
"Well first I need you girls to set up the tables and chairs and then we can just put up a few streamers." Grandmother Bikonai said gesturing to the tables, chairs and a small bag of streamers she was holding.
"Okay Nana." Paree replied and we set off to work.
Paree's P.O.V
Aaliyah and I had just finished setting up the refreshments and wine table. We were now setting up one of the small circular tables.
"So, what took you so long?" I asked Aaliyah, as we set up the second circular table.
"Nothing really, I was on the phone with Tala and didn't realize what time it was." Aaliyah replied shrugging.
I quirked an eyebrow at her and then smirked.
"Tala huh? I thought you hated him." I said picking up a chair and placing it at the table.
"I do! Well, actually I just dislike him a lot. I don't hate him. He was just telling me that the pups were ready to be brought home." Aaliyah replied in a slightly annoyed tone.
I didn't say anything but simply smirked.
"I think you've been hanging around Kai too much. You smirk exactly like him." Aaliyah said suddenly.
I went rigid when I heard her say that. I glared her, before walking over to set up the last table.
"I DO NOT look anything like that retard!" I snapped at her as we started placing chairs around the last table.
Aaliyah simply smirked back at me and shrugged her shoulders saying "If you say so."
We remained quiet for a while after that as we started put up the streamers.
After 3 hours of hard work we were finally finished. We went to the kitchen to get a snack, since both of us had skipped breakfast.
"Hey, what is Kai making you do for that bet?" Aaliyah suddenly questioned.
I paled as I remembered that I still owed him for that bet.
"I don't know. He said I'd see tonight at the ball. Whatever that's supposed to mean." I replied as I took a drink from my glass of orange juice.
"Ooh, I feel so sorry for you. Knowing Kai, he'll probably make you do something you don't even want to think of." Aaliyah said, munching on a granola bar.
"Oh please!" I exclaimed and rolled my eyes, all though I felt like hiding up in my room until the ball was over.
Aaliyah just shook her head and laughed at my actions.
"Paree, after knowing you for practically my whole life I would think you knew that you can't fool me." she said smirking at me.
I smiled at her sheepishly and got up to put away my dishes.
"Okay, I admit it, I'm terrified! What if he makes me do something really embarrassing? I'll never be able to show my face! Oh god! What am I going to do!" I blurted out in a panicky voice.
Aaliyah just sighed and shrugged. I looked over at the clock in the kitchen and leapt out of my chair.
"Oh my god! Aaliyah it's 5 already everyone's going to be here in an hour! And we still need to get ready!" I shouted completely forgetting about my troubles with Kai.
She took one look at the clock, then looked at me. We both rushed up the stairs towards our rooms.
I entered my room and went into my closet to grab my dress. On my way out I spotted Kai's skateboard. I bit my lip hesitantly before picking it up and placing it by my bed.
"I'll give it to him before he leaves." I mumbled to my self and rushed into the bathroom to get ready.
Tala's P.O.V
I parked my car in the parking lot and went up to the door of the Bikonai mansion. I was holding a medium sized box containing the three pups in it. I shifted the box in my arms slightly and rang the doorbell.
I heard shuffling on the other side. After a few seconds Aaliyah opened the door. She looked like she was in the middle of getting ready. Her hair was curled and she wore light make up.
"Oh Tala! I was just about to call you. Come in." she said holding the door open. I stepped in and followed her upstairs.
We entered her room and I saw her dress hanging on the door knob of the bathroom's door. I went and sat on her bed taking the little wolf pups out of the boxes and placing them on her bed.
"I don't know why you wanted me to bring all three of them. Only one is yours." I said as I watched her kiss each pup on the head and play with them.
"I just wanted to let them play with each other for a while before we separate them." she simply replied.
I just rolled my eyes and lied down on her bed. I felt a slight weight beside me and looked to my side to see her lying down to with all three pups scurrying around us.
She looked angelic. She was wearing light blue eye shadow, mascara, black eyeliner and pale purple lip gloss. She giggled a little as one of the pup's licked her hand.
I watched her as she moved towards her bedside table and took out some treats for the puppy's. She fed them to the puppy's and lay back down on the bed.
It was silent for a few minutes as I watched her play with the puppies.
"What do you want to name them?" she asked, breaking me out of my reverie. I looked at her in confusion for a second before realizing what she was talking about.
"I don't know about the other two but I want to name him Wolborg the second." I said picking up a puppy with a dark spot on it's right ear.
Aaliyah raised an eyebrow at me before smiling slightly.
"What about the other two? I'm guessing you want to keep the boys?" she asked looking at the three little puppies jumping around on the bed.
I nodded, smiling at their actions.
"Fine, but I get to name the other tow. Um…I want to name her Sandy, cause of the tufts of brown fur she had. And let's name him Saber, cause he growls a lot." She said, petting the pups.
"What unique names." I said, smirking slightly. She just glared a little and slapped my head lightly.
I smirked to myself a little when Saber tackled her down, so she was once again laying on the bed. The pup jumped off of her to play with the other two on the pillows and I decided to take it's place. I lay over her smirking at her annoyed expression.
"Get off me you pervert." she growled, glaring at me slightly. I just kept smirking and nuzzled her neck a little before looking into those stormy eyes again.
The female pup, Sandy, came towards us and tried to jump on my back.
"Sandy, go play with your brothers, mommy and daddy need to talk." I heard Aaliyah say.
My smirk widened as I looked at her.
"Mommy and Daddy?" I asked quirking an eyebrow. She just rolled her eyes and attempted to push me off of her.
"Not like that. Now get off." Aaliyah said trying to get out from under me.
"I don't think so. Don't you think we should be doing what mommy's and daddy's are suppose to do?" I whispered softly in her ear, feeling her shudder when my lips touched her earlobe.
She suddenly pushed me off of her so that I was lying on my back on the bed. She sat on my stomach and started straddling me.
"I didn't mean it in that way, so next time try keeping your lecherous thoughts to yourself." She smirked, as she got off me.
She started walking towards the bathroom but turned around and walked back towards the bed again and punched me hard, in the gut. before kissing each of the puppies on the head and going back into the bathroom to change.
I groaned and got off the bed glaring at the bathroom door.
"Oh and put the puppies in that little playpen thing, before you go downstairs." I heard her call from the bathroom. I looked around and noticed a small play pen thing with newspaper and blankets in it.
I picked up the puppies and placed them in the pen before leaving the room.
'Damn, I was so close to kissing her that time!' I thought as I walked down the stairs
Normal P.O.V
Tala had just reached the last step when he heard his name being called.
He turned around to see Rei, Ozuma and Kai entering along with their parents. He walked up to them and they decided to go straight to the family room to watch TV, which was what they usually did.
At 6:15 Miriam, Paree, Mariah and Paree came into the family room. Miriam and Aaliyah took seats on one of the sofas. While Paree and Mariah sat in bean bag chairs.
"Looking nice…for once." Ozuma said, eyeing Miriam appreciatively. She simply rolled her eyes at him and started talking to Aaliyah, sneaking glances at Ozuma when he wasn't looking.
Rei simply smiled and winked at Mariah, indicating that she looked good. Mariah blushed slightly at this.
Tala came and sat right next to Aaliyah, so that she was leaning into his back slightly. Aaliyah turned around and quirked an eyebrow at him in question before smirking in a teasing way. Tala simply smirked back.
Paree and Kai seemed to be ignoring each other, but if one looked closely they would catch the glances they sent at each other when neither was looking.
Oddly enough the eight people seemed to be matching. Kai was wearing a dark red button down shirt, with the two top buttons open and exposing his chest slightly, along with black pants and a black blazer. The other three were the same thing except Ozuma wore a green shirt; Rei a white one and Tala a blue one.
Kai stood leaning against the wall to the right of the TV, by Paree's bean bag chair. Ozuma was sitting behind Miriam in the same position as Tala. Rei sat in a single sofa chair beside Mariah's bean bag chair.
"Oh guess what, guys! I just got the puppies they're upstairs!" Aaliyah squealed suddenly, getting the attention of everyone in the room.
"Really? Can I go see them?" asked Miriam happily.
"Later. They were sleeping when I left. Their the cutest little things. Especially Sandy she does this thing with her tail. And they have the cutest ears." Aaliyah explained excitedly.
Tala huffed beside her glaring at the back of her head.
"Saber and Wolborg aren't cute, they're tough." he sneered at Aaliyah. She just rolled her eyes at him and turned back to Miriam.
"Wait a minute! Who's Sandy?" Mariah asked in confusion.
"Oh Sandy's the female pup, the one I'm going to keep. And the two male pups are Saber and Wolborg the second. We named them." Aaliyah told her.
Paree and Kai both smirked slightly with an amused expression on their face, both thinking the same thing. Which Miriam and Ozuma voiced aloud.
"You guys are so sweet." Miriam said jokingly.
"Yea, first you name your pups and next thing we know you'll be naming your kids." Ozuma finished.
Everyone except Aaliyah and Tala burst out laughing at this. Aaliyah and Tala turned as red as Kai's shirt and Paree's dress.
Just then Paree and Aaliyah's grandfather came in along with Ozuma's, Rei's, Kai's, Tala's, Miriam's and Mariah's fathers and grandfathers.
"Hello, kids! Have you all had something to eat?" Paree and Aaliyah's grandfather questioned. They all nodded to confirm that they had.
"Alright then. We're sorry to interrupt but could we have a word with you boys?" Mariah's grandfather asked, indicating that they wished to talk to Kai, Tala, Rei, and Ozuma.
The four boys stood up and followed the older men out of the room.
Once they were out of earshot. The girls started asking each other what they were talking about.
"Why do you think they need to talk with Rei and them?" Mariah questioned.
"I don't know, but I think it's something important. I heard father and Papa talking about it being time for something." Miriam said, with a frown.
"Or maybe they just want to talk. Oh well, let's just forget about it, since it doesn't concern us." Aaliyah said.
"Yea, she's right. Now, who wants to play cards?" Paree asked shuffling a deck of cards.
The four girls gathered around the table and were about to start playing cheat, when Miriam's mother and Paree and Aaliyah's grandmother came in.
"Oh here you girls are. Come to the grand room. The dancing is going to start soon." Paree and Aaliyah's grandmother said.
"Yes girls, lets go." Miriam's mother said.
The girls got up and followed the elder ladies into the grand room. They passed by the living room and saw the boys sitting their with the elder men.
Miriam caught Ozuma's eye and raised an eyebrow in question but all she got back was a wink and a smirk. She rolled her eyes at him and continued walking to the grand room.
The boys had followed the older men into the living room where the saw Brooklyn, Aryan and Rohin.
"Hey." Brooklyn, Aryan and Rohin greeted when they same them.
The four boys greeted them as well, before taking their seats. Kai just leaned against the wall close to the sofa his friends were occupying. The boys looked at their father's and grandfather's in a questioning way, as they sat down.
Ozuma saw the girls pass by and gave Miriam a little wink before giving all his attention to the person speaking.
"Okay. I know you boys might be wondering why we wanted to talk to you. So, we'll just get straight to the point. You are all familiar with the story of Silver Crystal, correct?" asked Ozuma's father, Diego Mariano.
They boys answered the question with looks of confusion. The men sighed and looked at each other for a moment.
"I'll tell them." Rohin volunteered.
"Okay guys. The Silver Crystal was a very power jewel. It was made for the use of good but it could also be manipulated in favor of the bad. The jewel was made thousands of years ago by a powerful monk. It was manipulated by an evil sorcerer a few years after it was made. Luckily the monk was able to get it back before complete chaos was summoned. The monk decided to destroy it. But it wasn't exactly destroyed. It was simply divided into many different creatures which became bonded to spirits so that their power could be concealed. But unfortunately someone has found out about the spirits that the creatures bonded with. This is the first time that the creatures and the bonded ones have been in the same living species as their soul mates. There fore if the power of the creatures is extracted it can form the Silver Crystal once again and if in the wrong hands total chaos will walk this earth." Rohin explained.
Everyone was silent for a while before Kai spoke.
"What does this have to do with us?" he asked.
"Everything. You see, the species the creatures have taken is human. And the creatures are the Phoenix of Ice: Chanzel, Dranzer; Phoenix of Fire, Pegasus; Unicorn of Sky, Nelosa; Unicorn of the Earth, Driger; Tiger of War, Galux; Tiger of Peace, Wolborg; Wolf of the Moon and finally Gidarah; Wolf of the Sun. There are other smaller creatures but the don't play as big a role in the making of the Silver Crystal as these eight do." Brooklyn said, looking up he saw the boys looking at him in shock, horror, and something akin to amusement
They four boys looked at Brooklyn in shock. They didn't say anything.
"Are…um…all of these …uh…spirits mates or something?" Rei asked as he had finally managed to find his voice.
Brooklyn simply nodded his head in the affirmative.
"Yes, they are. I know that you boys are in shock but there's more to this than that." Rei's grandfather spoke up.
"Yes. Why we called you hear today is to tell you of…your…well…I guess you can call it fate. We are all well aware that these are your bonded spirit creatures. We're also aware that that mates of these creatures are my sister, my cousin, and their friends. I'm sure that's why the looks on your faces are so…er…surprised. Tala, you and my sister had pet wolves that had the same name as your spirit creatures, that is because you and Aaliyah both had enough power in you to let your spirit creatures live in both their animal and human form. I heard from Aaliyah that they've died. That means they have now become wholly human. Meaning that your spirit creature is now whole. Now the rest of you already have whole spirit creatures because your creatures are either extinct or that their nesting areas would be too far from you for you to split you spirit creature." Aryan explained.
Tala simply nodded in a dumbfounded way.
"Now, we have already told you boys about Boris Silkon. Well, he has somehow found out that the spirit creatures are currently in existence and the same species. There for he is trying to find out which spirit's the spirit creatures have bonded with. He has found out that the creatures are somehow tied to our families. The death of Aaliyah and Aryan's parents and Paree and Rohin's father was no accident, they were murdered. Boris was responsible for their murders. He did it because they wouldn't tell him who the bonded ones were." Mariah's grandfather explained.
"They were such good people." Kai's grandfather said after taking a swig of his glass of whisky.
"Yes, but now we need to protect you. You see, as long as the bonded ones and their mates are there for each other. Communicate with each other and so on all is well, because the love of the bonded spirit creatures drives away the evil." Ozuma's grandfather told them.
"So, basically you guys have to protect the girls, your mates, in order to protect yourselves." Rohin summarized.
Everyone was extremely quiet after that. There wasn't exactly tension in the air, but there was an aura of understanding a burden-like duty. No one said anything for a while.
The boys were all trying to process the information they had just received.
"You said that our spirits had the bigger roles in the formation of the Silver Crystal. Who are the minor spirits?" Ozuma questioned.
"Well, the minor spirits are Rei's sister, Alexandra and Me, Rohin and Miriam's sister Angelique, and Aryan and Mariah's sister Isabella." Brooklyn responded, with a smirk.
"Yes, well, that is all we needed to tell you. Now I know some of you have a prophecy telling you of your mate. And I know not all of you feel the need to be with your mates, but we still have to watch out for each other. If Boris finds out, he will go as far as killing you to get the crystal. There fore take heed of what we have informed you and remember do not tell the girls. They will be told soon, but just not this soon. Now, I suppose you want to get to the ball so let's go." Tala's father said cheerfully and the men started filing out of the room.
The four boys still sat there. Staring at each other in shock.
"Well, at least this'll help me in scoring with Miriam." Ozuma said as he got up. The other three just shook their heads at him and started walking towards the grand room.
"What? I didn't say anything wrong." Ozuma say catching up with his friends.
Together the four friends walked into the grand room. The first thing allfour of them did was make a beeline for the bar type of table where they found Rohin and Brooklyn, grabbing a bottle of beer each.
Kai poured vodka, ice, and coke in four glasses. Giving one to each of his friends.
"I don't know about you guys, but I'm going to need a few drinks after what we've just been told." Ozuma said, drowning his glass of vodka.
"Don't get too drunk there, little cousin. Women don't really like it." Brooklyn said.
"Yea, but it's understandable. I had a whole bottle of whiskey after I found out my mate was my beautiful Angelique." Rohin said smiling at his girlfriend, who was sitting with the four girls.
"I'm going to go ask Mariah for a dance." Rei announced setting down his empty vodka glass.
"Yea, might as well try being nice to them." Tala said, following Rei, towards the girls table.
Ozuma drowned his second glass and headed towards the girls table as well.
Kai simply rolled his eyes and watched as his friends asked their "mates" for a dance and went to the dance floor.
He drowned his fourth glass and looked towards the girls table to see Paree chatting away with her brother's girlfriend and his sister, Sophia.
Kai had a very high alcohol tolerance, meaning he didn't get drunk that easily. But today he was thinking it wasn't true.
'Wow, she looks so pretty! Ask her for a dance and then say you were drunk if she asks.' he thought to himself, as he started walking over
Paree was talking to Sophia, who was surprisingly Kai's sister. Paree found it remarkably strange that two people from the same family could be so different.
Her so-called friends had left to go dance with there supposed enemies. And Rohin had asked his girlfriend for a dance so she had left. And Paree was left with Sophia, which she didn't mind, but she knew Sophia wanted to go dance with her boyfriend Garland, Tala's's cousin.
"You know, if you want to dance with him you can go." Paree told her.
"Are you sure? I mean I wouldn't want to ditch you." Sophia replied.
"Now, go have fun. I'll be fine." Paree said pushing Sophia in the direction of her boyfriend.
"Thanks, Paree!" Sophia said before rushing off.
Paree sighed and rested her elbow on the table. Sighing once again in boredom. Just then she saw someone sit beside her, out of the corner of her eye.
"What do you want, Hiwatari?" she asked, expecting the usual retort but none came.
Kai just took her hand and kissed it lightly before looking up at her and saying: "You."
Paree just quirked an eyebrow in question.
"What?" she asked in confusion, thinking she hadn't heard him right.
"Would you like to dance?" he asked in his normal monotone voice.
"Why do you want to dance with me?" she asked narrowing her eyes suspiciously.
"I just feel like it and a I need to talk to you." he replied.
"Okay, let's go." Paree said getting up.
Kai took her hand in his and led her towards the dance floor. There was a slow song playing, so he pulled her to him, by wrapping his arms around her waist. She respond by putting hers around his neck. They started moving slowly to the music. Keeping a fair distance between them most of the time.
"So, what did you want to talk about?" Paree asked looking up into his dark mahogany eyes.
He looked at her for a while before answering. He found himself getting lost in those eyes of hers.
"You didn't forget about the bet did you?" he asked smirking slightly, and pulling her a little closer to himself.
Paree rolled her eyes at him before responding.
"Of course not. What do you want me to do?" she asked him.
"Just to be quiet and keep dancing." Kai said pulling her very close to his body wrapping his arms around her petite waist, fully.
They kept dancing like that until Paree yawned, gaining Kai's attention.
"You sleepy?" he asked, she just nodded.
"Let's go upstairs then." he said, loosening his grip slightly.
"Wow, you move fast don't you? Just because you haven't been a bastard today and danced with me doesn't mean I'll jump into bed with you." Paree said quirking an eyebrow.
"I'm not that perverted. I just thought I'd take you up to your room. Besides the others already left. Rei and Mariah went first, then Ozuma and Miriam and Tala and your cousin left just now. You do realize that the only other people dancing right are the older people." Kai stated.
Paree looked around and then back at Kai. "Fine, let's go." she said letting go of him and walking towards her grandparents.
Kai went and told his father he'd be going hom earlier.
Kai followed Paree upstairs to her room. He stopped and leaned against the door. Looking in he saw his skateboard by the bed.
'So, she knows' he thought with a little frown.
After a few minutes Paree came up to him and leaned against the opposite side of the door. She noticed that he was looking over at his skateboard and went over to get it. She walked back to the doorway and held the skateboard out for him but when he reached for it she pulled it away.
"Interesting drawing. I didn't know Dranzer was yours...You know, there's a little fairytale that links us together, through Chanzel and Dranzer." She said smirking and turning his skateboard over in her hands.
Kai rolled his eyes and snatched the skateboard out of her hands. He glared at her a little before replying.
"Nothing's going to happen you know. I don't want a bitch like you. And even if something does happen it'll just be one night, one bed, and no clothes." he said smirking sadistically.
Paree quirked an eyebrow at this but kept a calm composure.
"Only in your dreams, pervert. Now, go away. If you stay here any longer I'm going to have nightmares." She replied, boredly.
"Whatever, good night brat." Kai said with a roll of his eyes and started walking away.
"Good night , jerk." Paree sneered back, before shutting her door.
They weren't aware of the two figures watching them from around the corner.
Mariah and Rei let out a sigh as they watched Kai and Paree throw some last insults at each other before Kai left.
"Was it just me or were Kai and Paree civil to each other a while ago?" Mariah asked Rei.
"If by a while you mean back in the grand room then yes. But I think it's just because Kai was drunk." Rei replied.
"Yea, probably. I think , my parents already left." Mariah said as they walked down the stairs towards the grand room.
"Don't worry I'll just get my keys and drop you off. My parents are gone too." Rei replied.
"Okay, let's go." And they went off.
I hope you guys like that. Just a little fluff for now. But don't worry the next chapter is going to be full of chaos. Anyways, please R&R!
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