Hi everyone! I am back with chapter 27 and there is some action in this chapter. I just want to add something about the previous chapter, mostly about the scene where Ciara was almost taken advantage of. I do not support any type of abuse against any person,whether males or females, and much less abuse against animals. I just had to add that scene because it will cause some gruesome deaths in the future but nothing too bad, or at least I hope not.

I wanted to post chapter 28 next week but it seems today will be my last day that I will have excess to internet, and it will only return in about maybe two or three weeks' time, so I will then post chapter 28 as soon as I can then, the third last chapter of this story.

Once again thanks to those that are still reading this story, it means a lot to me.

Well then, on with the story! Until next time :-)

Chapter 27 – Facing the consequences

'Pain...why the hell am I in so much pain? What did I do that I have to suffer so much right now?'

Ciara groaned as she rolled around in her bed. 'My head, man, it feels like it is going to explode any moment. Where is a container filled with painkillers when you need it?' Ciara could not bring herself to open up her eyes. Her head was pounding and her whole body was aching. The sun was already shining brightly outside and this made it even worse for Ciara. 'What happened last night? The last thing I remember was dancing with Jonathan, wait, where am I?' with a lot of effort, Ciara tried to pry open one eye, and after slightly succeeding in this difficult task, she glanced around just to realise that she was in her own room. She quickly closed her eye again and decided to go back to sleep, knowing that she is at least in the safest place she can be at the moment.

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Cindy was in the kitchen, sitting with a cup of coffee and just smiling at herself. The dream she had last night felt so real, like all the touches and kisses were real. She can clearly remember each and every detail of the dream of her and Kai, how he smelled, how he felt, how their bodies moved while they made love to each other. It felt like it was really happening; even her inner legs were a bit stiff this morning, probably of how her body reacted to the dream in her subconscious. Cindy was in such a deep sleep that she did not even realise her daughter had returned, much less wake up when Ciara arrived at home last night, whatever time that might have been; she just peeked into Ciara's room this morning and saw her daughter sleeping like it was the best thing in the world at that moment. She decided to let her daughter sleep for as long as she wants to; it is weekend after all.

Cindy finished her coffee and was busy rinsing out her cup when she heard a car drive in their drive way, the dogs immediately starting to bark to indicate the arrival of a guest. Soon there was knocking on the door. When Cindy opened the door, she saw that it was Jonathan.

"Morning Ms Cindy, how are you? Sorry I am disturbing you this early."

"Jonathan dear, it is not early at all, and I am doing fine, and yourself?"

"No complaints. I was just wondering whether Ciara is awake yet?"

"No, but you can go up if you want to. I am sure she will not mind if you wake her."

"Thanks Ms Cindy." Without saying another word, Jonathan dashed past Cindy to Ciara's room.

Jonathan did not even bother to knock and just went it. He was very relieved to see his girlfriend sleeping peacefully in her bed. The previous night he and the others were going crazy with worry. They searched the whole club through and asked a lot of people whether they have seen Ciara after giving her description. It wasn't until Carlos decided to go outside and look for her truck after Jessica explained where it was parked, that they realised that she has left. Jonathan tried to call Ciara but her phone was switched off. He did not want to call her mother that time of the night, especially after Ciara lied to her mother. After Jonathan dropped off CJ and Jessica, he and Carlos rode past Ciara's house and were glad to see her truck parked outside. Deciding that he will come and see her in the morning, he and Carlos went back to their place with a peaceful mind.

Jonathan walked softly towards the sleeping Ciara and gently stroked her cheek with the back of his hand; this caused the teen to groan but she did not open her eyes. Jonathan had to chuckle at this and Ciara just knew it was him.

"Let's sleep some more Jonathan." Ciara looked so adorable to him, the way she sounded sleepy and how she just laid there with her hair in a mess and her body just spread out over the entire double bed, arms and legs all over the place. Jonathan took a seat next to her on the bed and started to softly stroke her back as she was lying on her stomach.

"That feels so good," she mumbled again.

"Did you sleep alright babe?"

"No. My head is killing me and I have no idea how I got home."

This alerted Jonathan that something was not in place. "What do you mean you don't remember?"

"Well, the last thing I remember was the two of us dancing after we finished our drinks at the bar, and that was it. The next thing I know, I wake up with an incredible painful headache and an aching body, with no recollection of where I am or how I got here in the first place. After a lot of effort, I managed to open one eye and scan my surroundings and saw that I was in my own room, so I just went back to sleep."

Only one thing came to Jonathan's mind about all of this: her drink was spiked. "Babe, get up; we have to get you to the nearest hospital."

"You have got to be shitting me; why?"

"Your drink has been spiked and we need to get your blood tested as soon as possible. I am going to go and tell your mother while you get up."

"Well this sucks."

Jonathan did not respond and left Ciara's room, finding Cindy in the kitchen. He wasted no time in telling her that he suspects that someone spiked her drink. Cindy and Jonathan went back to Ciara and found the girl still in bed. "Get up Ciara; we are leaving right this minute."

"Mom, I can't move; my whole body is in pain, and I really feel very weak."

"I'll carry her Ms Cindy."

"Alright."

Jonathan picked up Ciara in bridal style and followed Cindy downstairs and out to Ciara's truck. Cindy drove to the nearest hospital and told the doctor in casualties what they are suspecting and what the symptoms are. The doctor immediately admitted Ciara and told Cindy and Jonathan to go and wait in the waiting room while they run a few tests on the teen.

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Ashley was at the golf club with her parents. Her father is taking part in the annual tournament for all the members of the club and it is tradition that his family always accompanies him, that, and also to pretend that they are a very loving and caring family that supports each others' interests, no matter what they are. Ashley does not mind in coming to this event or the club, as she gets to see all the other young men that are also members of the club. Her mother loves to come because then she can constantly boast about all her luxuries and gossip with the other wives, making fun of the less than fortunate people they have come across so far. Ashley was flirting with a few men but her attention was not completely on the task at hand; she kept looking at her phone, waiting for any sign of contact from either Joey or Corey. The last she heard of them was when Joey just texted her late the previous night just saying, 'cargo acquired'. Ashley was anxious to find out whether they were brutal with Ciara and she was also very anxious to see the video as to how the two men handled her enemy. She was like a little child waiting for Christmas morning because she knows she is going to get the doll house that she has been wanting for so long. She has tried calling both men but their phones keep going straight to voicemail, and it was slowly starting to work on her nerves. She does not like being ignored. Whenever they make contact with her later on, she will be sure to give them an earful. All she can do for now is to enjoy herself in the company of all these gorgeous young men surrounding her.

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Almost three hours of waiting has passed before the doctor came back to Cindy and Jonathan with the results about Ciara.

"She is doing fine, we are just waiting for the IV bag to finish and then we can discharge her. Unfortunately young Ms Hiwatari has been drugged, so whoever did it, had some plans with her. Luckily there is no physical evidence of any type of abuse and by tonight the drug would be completely out of her system, without any after effects. You can consider her very lucky; not many victims who are drugged at parties arrive safely at home."

"I am just so glad that she is going to be fine, and excuse me for asking doctor, but by saying there is no physical evidence of any type of abuse, does that mean that my daughter is still a...?"

"A virgin? Yes Miss Kon, she is still a virgin so you can relax."

Cindy finally released the breath that she has been subconsciously holding in the entire time; even Jonathan felt completely peaceful after hearing the doctor deliver the good news, although there was a part of him that wish he could find the person who spiked his girlfriend's drink, and just rip him to pieces.

"I know you are in a hurry to see her but I have to ask you a few questions if that's okay with you two." Both Cindy and Jonathan nodded their heads. "Do you have any idea who might have drugged her because if you do, you have to go to a police station today, and lay charges for whoever did it."

The other two just looked at each other and shook their heads. "Ciara is not a very social person and she only has a couple of friends at school, and they are also my friends, and there is no way any of them would have done it."

"Will there be any way to find out who did it?"

"Unfortunately not doc. Won't Ciara know who did it?"

"We already asked her but she can't remember anyone specific that she saw that looked suspicious. It would have helped a lot if you could have laid charges against that person to prevent something like this from happening again."

"What do you mean, like drugging other girls or finding Ciara and finishing the job?"

"Both Miss Kon. One must understand that someone who drugs an innocent person just for sex is not well in their heads and are capable of doing anything, even murder to cover up their tracks."

"We will have a talk with her as soon as she is her old self again, and hopefully we might have some information."

"I really hope so Miss Kon. It would be a real shame if she ends up in this exact same situation again, or even worse."

"I agree but I am sure from now on my daughter will be extra cautious with anything she does at a party."

"And I will watch her like a hawk, and anyone who dares come close to her." The doctor just smiled at how protective both Cindy and Jonathan are over Ciara.

The doctor told Cindy and Jonathan that they are more than welcome to go and see Ciara, and after thanking the doctor for all that he has done, the two were off to go and see Ciara. They could immediately see that the young Hiwatari looked much better than when they brought her to the hospital earlier. She was sitting upright and her face lit up the moment she spotted her mother and boyfriend.

"How are you feeling my baby?"

"Much better, the doctor already informed me of the test results; I am just so glad that nothing serious happened, you know, like me getting raped."

"We are all so happy about that my girl; do you still not remember how you got home?"

Ciara just shook her head. "No idea; I can't believe I was actually in a good enough state of mind to be able to drive. I just wish I could remember how I got home."

"Don't we all, but right now the most important thing we should be thankful for, is that you are safe and unharmed."

"Thanks mom, and sorry if I had you worried last night, my love."

"No problem Ci; I am just glad you are safe. I will just have to call CJ and Jessica later on and let them know that you are perfectly fine; they were also sick with worry."

"Oh gosh, I am a horrible friend. I haven't even thought of those two. How did Jessica get home?"

"I took her home."

"I really owe you, thanks."

"Hey, they are my friends also, so you own me nothing." Ciara just starred at Jonathan with a very confused look on her face, and he just had to chuckle at her expression. "We all bonded last night, and those two have finally accepted me for who I am now, and not for who I was."

"My heart is jumping with joy right now! I am so happy!"

"That is really good news Jonathan, you deserve it."

"Thanks Miss Cindy. It took some time but it finally happened and I am going to cherish my new found friendship with them."

"Now we can all hang out all the time, without any awkward atmosphere because to be honest, it was really driving me crazy, and there is no way in hell I was going to choose between you lot, no way, no how."

"Now you can relax my love; all is good now. The only thing remaining is for you to get out of here, so that we can put this whole thing behind us and just move forward."

"You couldn't have stated it any better Jonathan; and hopefully from now on you will be extra careful with your drink my girl; I do not want a repeat of this. Next time you might not be this fortunate."

"Don't worry mom; from now on I will be extra careful, with anything that I drink in the public."

"Good to know my girl."

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A brand new day has arrived and also a brand new week. Breakfast in the Davis household is usually a quiet one, with each member of the house busy with their own thing at the breakfast table, and not really caring much about mingling with each other before they all depart in their own separate ways.

Ashley's mother was busy with her daily planner and making calls to her girlfriends to see who has time to go shopping for the day and which shops they should visit. Ashley was busy texting her friends to hear the latest gossip that happened over the weekend. Ashley's father was busy reading the news paper, the business section to be exact. Mr Davis always sits at the head of the table; Mrs Davis always to his right and Ashley always sits to the left of her father.

Ashley placed her phone on the table after sending a text and wanted to take a bite of her toast when the headlines on the front page of the news paper caught her immediate attention. 'Brooklyn area in uproar over two mutilated bodies found in abandoned building.' It was more like the pictures that caught her attention than the actual headline. The main picture was that of an old run-down building, the exact same building where she had met up with Joey just before the weekend, and just below the picture of the building was two passport sized photos of the two victims that have been found dead inside the building, and it was both Joey and Corey.

'So that is why I could not reach them.' Ashley was not sad about their deaths; she was actually pissed because now she will never be able to see the footage of how they violated Ciara, and she was really looking forward to seeing it. Ashley just shrugged off the death of the two men and continued eating her breakfast; she was not interested in finding out how they were mutilated; all that matters to her is that they did their work before they were killed.

After breakfast, Ashley headed up to her bedroom to check het attire one last time before leaving for school. When she walked into her en-suite bathroom, she almost screamed when she saw her mirror. The words 'You are next' was written with a red substance and it almost seemed like blood as there were drippings coming from the words. After overcoming her little shock, rage filled the blonde and she just took wet-wipes and cleaned her mirror, fuming at whoever did this to her mirror. She is going to find out who did it, but right now, she wants to get to school to see in which state her arch nemesis is, and that is if she is even in a good enough state to walk around.

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The school was buzzing as it usually does on a Monday morning as friends catch up on what they did over the weekend, or like some that are trying to get in those last couple of minutes of studying before writing a test or even finish their homework that they ignored the whole weekend; everyone was busy with their own thing, and Ciara and her friends are no different. In a week's time, two different groups of friends have emerged into one and Ciara could not be happier. Jessica and Carlos are still in a world of their own as the two just could not get enough of each other. They were constantly holding each other or making out, much to the dismay of the rest of the friends; not even Jonathan and Ciara were that constantly affectionate in public.

The events of Friday were all forgotten and put behind them. Jonathan called everyone and told them what happened and Saturday night, Cindy organised for the group of friends to come over so that they can all see that Ciara is perfectly fine. Cindy decided that she will invite Hilary and Solange over so while the adult women were enjoying themselves with good wine and light snacks and lots of laughter in the living room, the teens were enjoying themselves around the fire outside and just making jokes and laughing like a bunch of carefree teenagers. Cindy gave them all permission to sleep over if they feel it is getting too late and does not feel up to it to drive back home, and all the teenagers took her up on that offer, so Sunday morning was complete chaos in the Kon/Hiwatari residence, but at least everyone enjoyed the chaos.

Ciara's first class is with Mr Buxton, one of her favourite teachers. Because she missed her oral presentation last Monday, he was kind enough to move it to Friday, but unfortunately the only time was when they were all on a lunch break. Ciara did not mind, just grateful that she got a chance to do it, and luckily for her, she got good marks on her presentation. Ciara prefers having him at any start of a school day because he is very in touch with the youth and understands their moods and behaviour, while other teachers just refuses to listen to reason and just hands out detention letters left, right and centre.

Ashley drove into the school yard and parked her car at her usual spot and made her way over to the school building but paused in her tracks the moment she spotted Ciara, and the thing that angered her the most, was how happy Ciara looked. 'So those idiots died before they could do their jobs. Idiots! A woman should really never send a man to do her work because it always ends in failure. Well then, I guess I have to destroy the little bitch myself.' Ashley made her way into the school building, already concocting a plan on how to get rid of Ciara once and for all. Humiliating her didn't work, paying someone to rape her also did not work out so great, so the only thing left to do is to physically get rid of her.

The first bell rang and all the students slowly started to make their way to their lockers to obtain their books for their first class. Carlos and Jessica had to separate because they do not have the first class, and their friends celebrated in joy the moment the two love birds released each other, which resulted in them glaring at the others. Jessica, Ciara, Jonathan and CJ have the same first period but afterwards they will be split; unfortunately for Ciara, Ashley also has the same class as she has and the blue haired teen groaned the moment she spotted her blonde enemy.

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Cindy was sitting in her office. She has just finished her first surgery for the day, but luckily for her the second one is only scheduled for the afternoon. Right now she has a little bit of free time on her hands. She was holding the card that Tala gave her, contemplating on whether she should call him or not.

After a few more minutes of just staring at the card, she finally found the courage to call him and she dialled the number. After a few rings there was finally an answer.

"Elliot speaking?"

"Haha, if you are Elliot, then I must be a virgin."

"Cindy?"

"Who else Ivanov?"

"Well, well, this is some surprise. Do what do I owe this pleasure?"

Cindy could clearly hear the cocky Tala coming back, and she just had to smile. That was always one of his characteristics that she loved, despite it driving her crazy sometimes. "Don't flatter yourself Tala and you can wipe that grin off of your face."

Tala burst out laughing and Cindy soon joined in the laughter. Soon the two old friends calmed down and were ready to have a conversation. "So Cindy, how are you?"

"Just fine, thanks; how about you, and Dranzer?"

"We both are just doing excellent, thanks. Are you missing me already?"

Now Cindy was the one who burst out laughing. "Still the joker I see."

"Till' death baby, you know it. It just adds to my charm."

"Oh my goodness, what charm? Did you even have something like that to start with?"

Cindy could hear Tala gasp at the other end of the line, making her just smirk. "Cindy Kon, I am heartbroken that you never realised what an excellent charmer I was; you just hurt my feelings and I hope you are proud of yourself. Now I have to go nail the first female I see, which between you and me, will be a punishment for me because the ladies' here at the base has more facial hair than me."

The two friends again had an outburst of laughter which again calmed down after some time. "I am glad to hear you are still your old self Tala, and I mean it. It just brings so much life to me."

"Thanks Cindy; I am glad that you have not pushed me away last week, and I am genuine when I say that I have really missed your friendship."

"Thanks Tala; that is actually why I am calling. I wanted to know whether you will be able to leave the base for the weekend, because I want you to come and stay with me and Ciara for the weekend so that we can catch up properly."

"Oh Cindy, you have no idea how much that means to me. I am sure Dr Black will let me go for the weekend, as long as I report to the office twice a day during the weekend."

"Excellent; how about you be here on Friday or is it too short notice?"

"Not at all; I will be there on Friday afternoon and luckily I still have your address."

"Good, so I guess I will see you on Friday then."

"Definitely, and once again thanks for the invite Cindy."

"My pleasure. I just wish you could have brought Dranzer."

"Oh my, that might just cause a few people to have a stroke or a heart attack, but yeah, it would have been fun if I could have brought her. So I will see you then."

"Yes, but anyway, I have to go. Enjoy your day and talk to you soon."

"Likewise Cindy."

The two hung up and Cindy just smiled. She really has missed Tala and now that he is back in her life, she would really like to keep it that way. Cindy has not told anyone about the return of Tala, unsure of how they might react, and also because he has asked her so nicely not to say anything to anyone. Solange will most definitely go totally berserk and that is something Cindy would like to avoid, given the Hiwatari temper. Cindy also told Ciara to not mention anything to anyone, not her friends or her boyfriend, and Ciara had no problem with it. She just said that it is not like they know him personally, so it will be completely useless. The invitation was a complete spur of the moment thing, but Cindy is sure Ciara will not mind in having Tala stay over for the weekend. That way her daughter can learn more about her father's place of birth and how they were at school and also the time when Cindy was in London; maybe Tala can even tell her all about how exciting beyblading was at that time and how much fun they all had in that sport before it was stopped all over the world. Having Tala back in their lives can only be a good thing, or at least for as long as they keep it quiet for now. Cindy knows that Tala lives far and has to live by certain rules in order to keep him out of the hands of the Russian authority, but she is sure they can work around his schedule and rules in order to spend some time together. They have so much to catch up on, the most important thing being about the X-twins. Cindy wants to hear exactly what went through their heads whenever they killed someone so brutally, and how they exactly avoided the authority for all that time. Cindy might have forgiven both Kai and Tala for their crimes, but it does not mean she has forgotten it.

Cindy decided to get some coffee and then just relax a little bit before her first consultation for the day. Her Monday is fully packed with consultations and she even has a meeting with her staff and the doctors; the meeting unfortunately will only be after work ours so she will be returning late again, but Cindy knows that Ciara does not mind at all, and she also knows that her daughter can take care of herself and the household whenever she is alone at home.

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It is almost time for lunch and Ashley can hardly wait for the bell to ring. She is beyond annoyed with her current teacher and all the other kids in the class. She was not concentrating on what the teacher was saying, her thoughts being with Ciara, Joey and Corey.

'How the hell could those two have screwed this up?! They had her! Joey even texted me that they have the cargo, so how the hell did they fail? How could they have been killed before they finished the job, unless...' Just then a very uneasy feeling came over Ashley and she thought back to what Ciara whispered into her ear the previous week during their little confrontation in the cafeteria.

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"And I can kill you, sending you to hell. I am also not your playmate Ashley, and you also have no idea what I am capable of doing. I am not afraid of killing; it is in my DNA, so just remember that before you want to start threatening me again."

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Ashley could not help but shudder at that memory.

'She couldn't have, or could she? Did Ciara kill Joey and Corey? But how, not with the drugs in her system; there is no way she would have been able to kill them, let alone mutilate their bodies; bloody hell, why didn't I read the bloody story about those two idiots to try and find out more on how exactly they were killed. Is Ciara really capable of murdering?'

Ashley snorted out loud, causing the boy next to her to just look at her. "What the hell are you looking at loser?" The boy said nothing and turned his attention back to the teacher. 'Of course is Ciara capable of murder; she is a Hiwatari, like father, like daughter. No wonder the little bitch is all smiles, but not for long. Come lunch time, I will make sure this whole school knows what type of person she really is: a cold hearted murderer.' With that thought, Ashley smiled to herself and pretended to listen to the teacher until it was time for the bell to ring for lunch.

The students piled out of their classes, all in a hurry. One would think they are trying to run to their freedom after spending years in a prison. Most of them were heading for the cafeteria. The smokers were heading for their usual smoking spot behind the school and others, like the punks, were looking for ways to skip school without being caught.

Ciara and her friends all got their food and settled down at their usual spot. Ashley's two friends waited for her at their usual spot, but when they spotted their so-called leader, they saw that she looked furious and was making her way over to Ciara's table, and they both just knew something bad is about to happen.

The unsuspecting teenagers did not even have a chance to comprehend of what had just happened because within a blink of an eye, Ashley slammed Ciara's head straight onto the surface of the table.

"You murdering bitch!"

The whole cafeteria suddenly went quiet and all attention was on Ashley and the others. Jonathan shot up, ready to grab hold of Ashley but was stopped in his tracks when Ciara grabbed hold of his left wrist. He looked down at his girlfriend but could not see her face because her head was hung low and her bangs were covering her eyes.

"Sit down," is all she said to him. The coldness was clearly heard in her voice and Jonathan could swear it sounded almost the exact same way it did the previous Monday when Ashley and Ciara had their little run-in in the bathroom. Jonathan sat down and that is when Ciara stood up by pushing her chair back with an incredible force, the chair sliding across the floor with a screeching sound. She stood with her back towards Ashley with her head still lung low, but within a split second, she spun around and gave Ashley a back hand right through her face, sending the blonde to slide on the floor. Ciara lifted her head but did not look at anyone. She turned around and slowly made her way over to Ashley, just as she was getting up while nursing her cheek that has just been slapped. The two girls made eye contact and Ashley gasped when she saw the eye colour of Ciara; gone was the mahogany, and instead she looked into blood coloured eyes with a red glint in them. She wanted to scream for everyone to look at Ciara's eyes but the blonde haired teenager never got a chance because she was grabbed by her throat, and then hurled through the air, crashing onto a table a few feet away from where Ciara was standing. Everyone was shocked at just how much strength the young Hiwatari has.

Again Ciara slowly made her way over to Ashley as the blonde struggled to get her balance. She did not realise Ciara was walking towards her until it was too late; just like she did earlier to Ciara, was done to her now; Ciara grabbed Ashley by the back of her head and slammed her head with an incredible force right onto the surface of the table, some students flinching as the sound of the impact echoed throughout the cafeteria. The impact broke Ashley's nose instantly, leaving her with a bloodied face. She fell to her knees but Ciara was far from done with Ashley.

"Get up Davis," is all Ciara said, her voice sounding very sinister. The bleeding teen did not listen and just remained on her knees; she even had the audacity to spit onto Ciara's shoes. Ciara did not react at first, but instead she just walked towards the table that was situated behind them. The students of the table quickly got up and left when they saw Ciara was heading towards them. They could not see her face as Ciara had her head hung low again as she made her way towards the table. She picked up a chair with only one hand, causing a lot of students to look on in shock at just how strong Ciara really is, and without registering what Ciara was about to do, a pain filled scream ripped through the cafeteria. Ciara managed to hit Ashley with the chair, sending the blonde haired teen to slide a few feet over the floor. The way Ciara had done it had looked like she was hitting a ball with a baseball bat, and still Ciara was not done with Ashley. Everyone knew it would be wise not to step in between the two right now.

Ashley was just lying on the floor, shuddering because of the pain. She wanted to start crying but quickly held back her threatening sobs when she heard Ciara coming towards her again. She tried her best to try and move to get away from Ciara but it proved to be very difficult.

"Please...someone, help me! She...she is going to kill me!" Ashley was pleading but because she has always been so rude to so many people, they just refused to help her, for their own safety firstly, and then secondly, because she never showed them any mercy whenever she humiliated them or made very crude remarks towards, or about them. Ashley could hear Ciara chuckle as she kneeled right beside Ashley.

"What is the matter Ashley? You started this, so why are you suddenly trying to get away? Don't you want to finish what you have started?"

Without waiting for Ashley to say anything, Ciara straightened herself up and landed a bone crushing kick on the lower back of Ashley's back, resulting in another pain filled scream to come from the teen. The scene was very unsettling for some students and some had to run out of the cafeteria, afraid that they might throw up in front of everyone. Ashley could not hold back the tears and started sobbing like a little child.

"Just look at this pathetic display of weakness. You make me sick Ashley; here I was, thinking all this time that you were so strong, the way you always tried to humiliate me, the others, how you always bossed people around, but look at you now: the queen be Ashley Davis has finally shown who she really is, nothing but a poor pathetic excuse of a little stupid girl playing to be so bad. You really are a sickening sight. Get up you weakling and finish what you have started. I am curious as to why you decided to call me a murdering bitch. I must admit, that is a new one Ashley. Did it take you the entire weekend to come up with those few words? I said get up!" With another forceful blow, Ciara kicked Ashley in her stomach, causing the blonde to gasp for air.

"This is getting out of control; I have to stop her."

Jessica grabbed hold of Jonathan just as he was about to make his way over to Ciara. "Don't, please Jonathan, I beg you. It will not be wise to interfere now. Ashley is getting exactly what she deserves, and I know it is very unsettling to see your girlfriend act this violent, but it is needed; not just for herself, but for everyone else in this school that Ashley has wronged, so please, just leave it. Ciara will stop soon, so just be patient a little longer."

"Fine, but if it gets anymore out of hand, I am stepping in." Jessica just nodded and then released her hold on Jonathan.

Another kick landed in Ashley's stomach, causing her to start coughing and she struggled to catch her breath. She was in so much pain, and she felt so weak, that she just could not bring herself to gather the strength to try and defend herself from Ciara. The young Hiwatari grabbed Ashley by her hair and pulled her up, and while still holding Ashley by her hair, she grabbed hold of Ashley's throat with her free hand and started pressing, causing Ashley to start gasping for air. By still holding tightly onto Ashley's hair, Ciara forced the girl's head to turn so that they can look at each other face to face. The eyes of Ciara scared Ashley to the point where she actually started to believe that she was looking into the eyes of a demon, and she was overtaken with an intense feeling of fear. Ciara brought her voice down to a whisper, the darkness dripping off of her tongue.

"I warned you Ashley; I told you I am not afraid of killing, but still you thought it wise to come and attack me, which in my opinion was the biggest mistake of your life." Ashley could feel how she was starting to feel light headed, but could not muster up enough energy to try and get out of Ciara's hold.

"This is nothing compared to what I am capable of. Was it not for all these witnesses, you never would have seen the start of a brand new day. Consider yourself lucky Ashley but next time, if you ever dare to do anything, or even say anything that I do not like or approve of to either me or my boyfriend and our friends, I will show you exactly what I can do to those that have crossed me, and that is a promise." Ciara released her hand around Ashley's throat just as she was about to pass out. While still holding tightly onto Ashley's hair, Ciara landed three powerful punches to the front side of Ashley's body with her fist. Ciara could feel how she broke most of her ribs, and with a sadistic smirk on her face, she tossed Ashley aside like she was nothing but a pair of old shoes. Ashley landed on another table, breaking it into pieces.

The table broke the same moment when four security guards, along with the principle and three other teachers, came rushing into the cafeteria. Two security guards approached Ciara but the teenager was not bothered at all. Her head was hung low as they escorted the young teen out of the cafeteria. An ambulance was already called as the three teachers attended to the badly injured Ashley. The principal and the other two remaining guards started asking various students on what exactly happened. Ciara's friends were first to be asked and they all said that Ashley attacked Ciara first, and that Ciara was just acting out of self defence. There were so many different versions to the story that the principal did not know who to believe.

The ambulance finally arrived and both of the girls' parents were called to inform them of what had transpired at school. Ashley's parents were informed about which hospital Ashley is being taken to, and Cindy was told that she has to come to the school immediately regarding the fight that has taken place between Ashley and Ciara.

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It is just past four the afternoon. Cindy drove into their driveway, right behind Ciara. Cindy remained sitting in her truck, watching how her daughter slammed the door of her truck shut and entered the house looking furious. Ciara did not even stop to greet the dogs and that is never a good thing. With a sigh, Cindy got out of the truck and also went in. Just as she entered the house, she heard Ciara's bedroom door slam shut, and soon after that the music was turned up loud, another sign that Ciara is not in a good mood. Cindy patted all the animals that came to greet her. She looked up towards the ceiling, and just shook her head. Cindy retrieved a juice box from the refrigerator, left a note on the kitchen counter informing her daughter that she will be working late, and after petting all the animals again, she left because she still has the meeting to attend at the hospital and there is no way she can postpone it, or even skip it. There is no use in talking to Ciara now, not while she is in that current mood. She needs to calm down on her own accord.

Luckily just before Cindy was about to start her surgery that was scheduled for the afternoon, her assistant rushed to her, telling her that it is urgent for her to go to Ciara's school and that the principal needs to talk to her as soon as possible. Cindy just knew something bad had happened, and she was right about that feeling when she arrived at the school. Ciara was waiting in the principal's office and she looked beyond pissed. The principal informed Cindy that Ciara was involved in a fight and the other student did not walk away with only a few minor injuries. Cindy did not show it but pride filled her, knowing that Ciara was most probably provoked and she just retaliated, the way only a Hiwatari can retaliate. Mr Collins, the principal informed both women that he was on the phone with Mr Davis who was beyond furious about what was done to his daughter, and demanded that the one responsible must be expelled from school immediately and that they can be sure that he will take legal action against the one who had attacked Ashley. Mr Collins did not agree with the expulsion because he knows all about how Ashley is, and he also knows that Ciara is not a violent student, but unfortunately, he had to take action against Ciara, so that is why Ciara is on a six week suspension from school. About the charge that will be laid against Ciara for aggravated assault, he cannot do anything about it; that is between the two women and the Davis family. The suspension is to start immediately. Ciara walked out of the office, retrieved all her books and stuff from her locker and just went to her truck; she did not even bother to tell her friends about her suspension. The young teen was blinded with rage and it would not have been wise for her to talk to anyone whilst she was in that state of mind. Cindy thanked Mr Collins for all that has done and went after her daughter.

Cindy has had the unfortunate pleasure of meeting the Davis family before, and she really did not like them. Cindy had to neuter three of their dogs on three different occasions, and not one of those three encounters was very pleasant for Cindy, or even the rest of the staff at the hospital. The Davis family looked down on the others, and acted as if the doctors there were just as much qualified as the janitors at schools, despite for the fact that the doctors have all graduated with flying colours from the respectable institutions. The Davis family were constantly full of unnecessary questions, and Mrs Davis made a few rude remarks towards the nurses, and she acted as if her dogs were the gods of the dog kingdom. Cindy can only imagine how Mr and Mrs Davis will act at the hospital that their daughter is currently at. There was no real news on Ashley's condition when Cindy and Ciara were still at school, only that she was immediately taken into surgery the moment they arrived at the hospital. Cindy is not afraid of the Davis family; if they want to go to court, then they will go to court. They are not the only ones with money, and Cindy knows that there will be more than enough students willing to testify against Ashley and even a few teachers will be willing to testify against her. Ashley might think or believe that she is the most popular or the most powerful student at school, but she will soon fall from her self-proclaimed throne, and luckily after the beating Ciara gave her earlier, she will think twice before she goes and physically attacks someone else again. It is clear that Ashley underestimated Ciara, and now she is paying the price of her own stupidity. Cindy feels no remorse for what Ciara did and could care less about the condition of the spoilt brat.

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Ciara heard her mother leave and waited for a few more minutes before she left her room and headed for their basement. There was only one thing that could calm her down right now, and she cannot understand why only that specific object will be able to do it. She took out the wooden chest box that she had hid earlier and placed it on the table. The moment she opened it and her gaze fell on the object, she just smiled, feeling calmer already, but she knew that the only way she can completely get over her rage, is to hold it in her hands. Ciara reached for her father's axe and just like the first time, the vision of the rivers of blood appeared again; she could feel the dark power pulsing through her veins, giving her new life, a life that she longs for right now. The sight before her brought her a feeling of so much satisfaction, so much joy, dark joy that is, and she cannot wait to have it all, to divulge in the darkness and to get rid of all the people that does not deserve to breath the same air as she does, starting with Ashley Davis. Ciara could already see herself as she has Ashley bowing down in front of her, and how Ciara brings down the axe, it slicing through Ashley's flesh like a hot knife slicing through butter. Ciara listened to all the cries of all the people that the axe has claimed, and how many more it will claim in the future.

The moment Ciara realised she was completely calm, she placed the axe back into the chest, and the feelings she experienced before were gone. No more craving the dark power, no more craving to kill Ashley or anyone else.

"You sure are pulsing with evil, aren't you?" Ciara still does not understand why she had the sudden need to hold the axe, feeling like it is the only thing that would be able to subside the rage that is within her. Jonathan, Jessica or CJ could also have done it if she had talked to them, but no, she had to come for her father's weapon, the weapon that claimed so many lives, innocent people meeting their end with this specially designed axe. After looking at the axe one more time, she closed the chest and placed it back into its hiding place, away from the view of her mother. She headed back up and into the living room to watch TV until she feels the need to do something else productive.

As she was flipping through the channels, her thoughts kept going back to what had happened at school. Ciara realises now that she was really going out of her way to cause as much pain as she possibly could, onto Ashley.

'Why did I really want to hurt her that much? Sure, I know I wanted to hurt her for a long time now, but I never realised that I would have snapped like that; but whatever, she got what she deserved. If I didn't do it, I am sure someone else would have done it, maybe even worse, like maybe killing her and ditching the body somewhere in a low ditch or even the river. I just wish I could remember all the details, what exactly I had said to her, if I even said anything. That will really help me in the court, especially since I am almost certain that her parents will go out of their way to get the best attorneys money can buy; I also have money, more than they will ever have, but that is not the main problem; I just don't want a criminal record. If I am found innocent that will be perfect, but if I am found guilty, I am going to taint my name with a criminal record and that is the last thing I want right now, all because that little slut thought she can come and attack me. `A murderous bitch` is what she called me if I remember correctly; I would sure like to know the exact reasons for her calling me that in the first place. Oh well, that's not important right now. And oh man, six weeks without school! I am sure I am going to enjoy that, although I will miss the others but there are still weekends where I can see them, and I still plan on sleeping with Jonathan this Friday, but six weeks without school is a blessing. Homework will be easy to catch up on, but it means I have six weeks where I can work at the animal hospital. I should actually thank Ashley for angering me like that.' Ciara started chuckling to herself. 'I wish I can find out what Ashley's injuries are; I remember the bloodied nose so probably a broken nose, and hopefully some other serious injuries also; then the fight and the suspension will be totally worth it. I will call the others tomorrow, and find out all that really happened. They might have to fill in on a few blank spaces.'

Ciara stretched out on the couch, hearing all her joints crack, as they were releasing the tension, and she just felt even more relaxed after doing this. She finally found a channel to watch but before she could really watch, she fell asleep and was finally at absolute peace.

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Thursday night in the Kon/Hiwatari household was peaceful. Mother and daughter were currently eating dinner after a long day at the hospital. Cindy had to work late every night so far, but she did not mind because Ciara worked with her. Ciara was not at all sad about her suspension and Cindy knows it very well.

Jessica, CJ and Jonathan have visited Ciara at the animal hospital on Wednesday and were glad to see that she was herself again. Her friends told her all about what had happened, and there was even footage to prove it because some of the kids just could not resist filming the epic fight. Ciara would be lying if she says that she feels sorry about it all, because Ashley got what she deserved. Ashley had a broken nose, almost all her ribs were broken, some internal bleeding, some bruising in her throat and of course a lot of bruising all over her body. Cindy has already received the letter from the Davis' lawyer and there will be a court appearance in three weeks' time, which Ciara must attend along with her mother. Neither of the two women is bothered by the court appearance. Almost all the students back at school sees Ciara as a hero for putting Ashley in her place once and for all.

Jonathan and Ciara talked, and Friday night was still on, but what Ciara does not know is that her boyfriend has been secretly meeting up with Jessica because he needs her help in making it all very special. Jessica has already booked a dinner table for them at one of the hotels, and also a room, to go up to after the two love birds have finished their dinner; Jessica even managed to arrange that the room be decorated with candles and red rose petals. She wants her best friend to have the best experience she possibly can for when she finally loses her virginity; not a lot of girls have had that opportunity and Jessica feels that Ciara deserves it all. She and Ciara also talked and agreed that they will tell Cindy that Ciara is sleeping over Friday night and that she will be back only Saturday evening because she wants Ciara to join her and some of her cousins on a boat trip.

"Mom, I need to ask you a favour, please."

"I'm listening."

"Will it be alright if I go sleep at Jessica's Friday night because she wants me to go along with her and her cousins on a boat trip and it is leaving very early Saturday morning?"

"Err, sure, but the thing is I invited uncle Tala to come and stay with us this weekend."

"I'll be back on Saturday mom so that will be more than enough time to catch up with you two."

"I guess so; okay fine, you can go but as long as you are back by Saturday evening at six 'o clock."

"Settled; so uncle Tala huh?"

Cindy was suddenly very confused about what Ciara meant. "What do you mean?"

"Nothing; I was just wondering whether there might be any other feelings involved other than friendship."

Cindy dropped her cutlery and exclaimed Ciara's name in shock, and the teenager just had to laugh at her mother's reaction. "I'm kidding mom; I know that you will never fall for another man; I just wanted to see your face."

"You are going to give me heart attack," and both women laughed again at how Cindy was shocked.

"Hey mom, weren't we suppose to look after aunt Solange's kids?"

"Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you; they postponed their plans till after your 18th birthday, but then they will be leaving for two weeks."

"Okay cool; I am really going to enjoy looking after those two adorable angels."

"Yeah, me too."

"Mom, there is something else I have been meaning to talk to you about, something serious."

"Okay?"

"Me and Jonathan have been dating for some time now mom, and I just feel that I am ready to go all the way with him, you know."

Cindy immediately started to choke on her food when she realised just what exactly Ciara had meant by `going all the way with her boyfriend`.

"Are you okay mom?" Cindy nodded whilst still coughing and choking.

She finally composed herself and her calm and relaxed demeanour from earlier, was no more. "I forbid you to sleep with him Ciara, and if you dare go against my decision, I will forbid you from ever seeing him again.

"What? But why mom?"

"Because I said so; you are way too young to even think about getting physical with anyone."

"You cannot be serious mom; should I remind you about you and my father?"

"Don't you even dare throw my past at me Ciara; yes, I know we were very young but we waited at least two years before we made that huge decision, and I do not want you to end up the way me and your father did."

Ciara started laughing, confusing her mother completely.

"And what is so funny?"

"Your face and reaction mom; I was just joking about me being ready to sleep with Jonathan. I just wanted to see your reaction."

"You really are trying to kill me tonight aren't you?"

Ciara continued laughing. "Relax mom, I was just in the mood to make you sweat a little, it is just some innocent fun."

"It would not have been that innocent anymore if you made me land up in the emergency ward, but I am really, really glad that you are not considering it to sleep with Jonathan. I really do want you to learn from me and your father's mistakes."

"It's okay mom; I know how you feel about the whole 'me having sex' topic, so I will put your mind at ease and tell you that it will not happen."

"Thanks my baby, I really appreciate it a lot that you are willing to wait for that big step."

"No worries mom," Ciara got up from her seat to hug her mother.

She knows she had just lied to her mother but it was just to see her mother's reaction; she remembered what Jessica had told her about parents not wanting their kids to have sex, so Ciara had to test the waters, and she was glad she did. She still plans on sleeping with Jonathan and nothing is going to make her change her mind, well, except if Jonathan decides to not go through with it; but other than that, she is sleeping with him. She now knows that she has to be extra careful when doing it.

The two women released each other from their embrace and were also finished with their dinner. "Why don't you go upstairs and take a long bath mom? I will clean up here and make sure everything is in order before we go to sleep."

"Are you sure honey? I can really help."

"No, it's okay mom; you made the dinner so it will only be fair if I do the dishes and clean up, and I am sure you would not mind having a long hot bubble bath." Cindy smiled and had to agree with her daughter, that bath sounds like a wonderful idea. Cindy left her daughter in the kitchen and proceeded to run her bath. She really does just want to relax and just think of the dream she had Wednesday night; it was again of her and Kai making love and just like the first one she had, it felt so real, like he was really there with her. His features have changed and he really looked older; Cindy is almost sure that is how he would have looked like now if he was still alive. Cindy hopes to have the dream again; the second one was not like the first, the positions actually were different, but the hot and demanding passion was still there just like in the first dream, and she hopes that if she does have another dream like that, it will also be filled with the same passion and heat but again with different positions. She has not mentioned anything about the dreams to anyone, and would like to keep it that way; her friends and family won't find it funny that she is having wet dreams about the monster that wanted to rule the world in darkness. It will be her little dark secret that will go to the grave with her.