Here's the next installment.

Thanks to all once again.

Well, here we go.

(June- 2nd Week)

It was now a month later and Kim and Jason were walking out of a cafe located in Stone Canyon, hand in hand. The gymnast grinned up at her boyfriend and leaned into him.

"I love this place. They've got great service, great food. I think we should try and come here for lunch every Sunday," she said.

"All right. That works, Pinky," he said, smiling. He released her hand and draped his arm around her shoulder.

"What do you wanna do for dinner tonight?" she asked, curling her arm around his waist.

"Oh, right! I forgot to tell you. Mom invited us over to eat with her tonight," he said.

"Sounds great. You know I love your mom," she said as they reached his car.

Dawn was a few cars away from the happy couple. She was in Stone Canyon to pick up a lunch order- she'd brought the McCoy kids to this cafe a few times before. Anyway, the blonde watched with wide eyes as the guy opened the door for the petite, grinning brunette.

'Oh, my God! It's them! It's them!' she thought, gripping the steering wheel until her knuckles whitened. She growled when they shared a little kiss before the brunette got into the car. He closed the door and headed around to the driver's side- a smile on his handsome face.

She'd found them. She knew she would. She knew she would! She felt she was also pretty close to remembering the their names. She'd been remembering a lot of things lately.

When the guy started his car, Dawn quickly started hers. Forget lunch. She had a very important job to do. A pest to exterminate... .

"Where do you wanna go now, Firebird?" Jason asked as he drove out of the cafe's parking lot. Neither him nor Kim paid any attention to the car behind them. They were too focused on each other. Enjoying their one on one time.

She cocked her head. "Hmm... how 'bout a walk on the beach? We haven't done that in awhile," she said.

"Beach you want, beach you'll get. Stone Canyon or ours?" he asked.

"Stone Canyon. We haven't been to it in, like, ages," she said.

"True story," he agreed as she turned the radio on.

"And, after the beach, we can go back to my place. I'll kick your ass at Monopoly, then-" she was saying.

"Wait a second," he said with a laugh. "You'll kick my ass at Monopoly?"

"You better believe it, sensei," she said cheerfully.

He smirked. "You're pretty hot when you're delusional, but, you know I've always mopped the floor with you in Monopoly."

"What planet are you on, Red Dragon? Did somebody switch your brain with one of those aliens we fought back in the day?" she said with a laugh.

"I'll laugh my ass off tomorrow. Anyway, how 'bout a little bet?" he said.

"You're into gambling now? God, Jase, what'll your mom think?" Kim asked in mock horror. Then, she grinned. "What's the bet?"

"The loser buys lunch next Sunday," he said.

"You're on. You better hit the ATM 'cause I think I'm gonna have a huge appetite on Sunday," Kim said, rubbing her flat belly and licking her lips.

"You look like Rocky," he said- causing her to laugh.

Dawn was sitting on the hood of her car, staring straight ahead, shades on her eyes. She was in Stone Canyon Beach's parking lot... thinking of ways to exterminate Kayla or whatever the hell she called herself. They'd all arrived at the beach a half-hour earlier. The couple was strolling along the beach. They'd never even suspected anyone was following them.

Dawn was just ecstatic she'd found them. It'd happened a lot sooner than she'd expected. But she had no problem with that. The sooner she could erase that skank from existence and reclaim what was rightfully hers, the better.

A smile was about to light her face until she heard the laughter again. His laughter. Her blood froze. His voice came back to her...

'You're a sad case! You're a joke, Dawn. A frigging joke. You're so majorly fucked up. Always have been. You're a psycho. Dizzy Dawn, Dizzy Dawn, Dizzy Dawn...'

"Shut up! Don't call me that, you bastard!" she screeched before she could stop herself.

"Um... are you all right?"

Dawn blinked several times and looked to her left to see a red-haired girl looking at her strangely. Dawn slowly removed her sunglasses. "What?"

"I asked if you were okay," the girl said warily.

"As if you care," Dawn snapped.

The girl's eyebrows shot up in surprise. "Hey, I was just trying to be-"

"You were being nosy, you little bitch! Why don't you get the hell outta my sight and go buy some manners or something?" Dawn said angrily.

"Okay... you're obviously having a bad day," the girl said slowly.

Dawn's eyes blazed and her nostrils flared. She hopped off the car and stepped up to the girl. "I said go away, dammit. Believe this... I am not someone you wanna screw with."

The girl stared at her for several moments, then, swallowed hard, turned and headed off- muttering about California's loon problem.

Jason and Kim stood on the ocean's edge, their arms linked. It was a typically gorgeous, California afternoon. There weren't many people at the beach, surprisingly. Kim looked around, then, up at Jason.

"Jase, you and I ending up together... well, it really does make perfect sense, you know," she said.

"You ain't gonna get an argument from me, Hart," he said quietly.

"Everything's just so... natural," she said, shaking her head slowly.

"I hear ya, angel," he said.

She smiled at him. "You have no idea how adorable you look right now."

"Sure I do," he joked, his eyes dancing. He grunted when she rolled her eyes and elbowed him in the side. He narrowed his eyes in mock anger. "Oh, you're gonna get it now. I think my fingers are itching for something to tickle."

She squealed and took off running. He quickly chased after her. They spent the next five minutes running around. Kim was laughing and shrieking. Neither really cared that several people were staring at them as if they'd lost their minds. And they didn't care how childish they probably looked. They were way too happy.

She squealed when he grabbed her and began tickling her furiously.

"Okay! Okay! Uncle already!" she exclaimed, trying desperately to get away.

He held fast, but, ceased the tickling torment. "I'll let you go on one condition. Say I'm the world's greatest Monopoly player."

"I would- in a heartbeat- but, isn't it wrong to lie? I mean, what if my nose grows? Then, it's goodbye to first place in the beauty pageant and it'll be all your fault," she said in a mock accusatory tone.

He laughed and turned her around to face him. "I'll bribe or threaten the judges," he quipped- causing her to giggle. Then, he leaned down and pressed his lips to hers.

Dawn sat in her car several hours later, watching as the brunette got out of his car. It was night time now and they were in the parking lot behind an apartment building. They'd just left someone's house- Dawn had parked down the street.

She killed her engine and got out of her car. She dashed towards the Dumpster to get a closer look at what was going on... her special item in her hand. The brunette was now standing by his window, smiling and talking to him. A couple minutes later, the short brunette headed off towards the front of the building and the guy drove away seconds later.

Dawn hurried towards the front of the building, determination coursing through her veins. She grabbed the other woman from behind and quickly placed a "scented" cloth over her nose and mouth. The woman struggled violently to get away. The cloth muted her protests.

Dawn smiled evilly when the struggles eventually slowed to a stop and the woman lost consciousness.

Stay tuned if anyone still cares to. ;-)