Chapter 17: Evil E-mail

"xoxoxo"

Reivin walked around a dark alleyway. Everything was dark out and it was raining. All the lights on the street were off except one that dimly lit the alley.

"Tala, where are you?" she asked as she looked around.

"He's not here my precious." A dark voice said.

She looked around but there was no one there. "W-who's there?"

"Don't you recognize my voice, love?" the voice said. "I'm disappointed. You had my child and now you don't remember me? Shame, shame."

"What? I didn't have a baby!" she screamed as she still looked around.

"You forgot love? And are you still in "love" with my worthless son?" the voice said as a man appeared out of nowhere.

"Ben!" she said surprised as she backed up into a wall she hadn't seen before.

"Now you remember. But seriously, forget about my idiot son."

"What are you talking about? Tala loves me and I love him, I could never forget him!"

"Really? Seems to me he forgot about you." Ben said as she saw Tala holding hands with another girl. They suddenly stopped and they kissed.

"No! Tala would never do that!" she said, tears falling down her cheeks.

"Then why did he say I could keep you as my play toy?" Ben said as he smirked and started walking closer to her.

"Stay away from me!" she yelled as Ben hugged her around the waist and forcefully kissed her.

"Reivin, wake up!" Tala yelled and Reivin opened her eyes and sat up. She was breathing heavily and was crying. "What's wrong Perky Bunny? Were you having a nightmare?" he said, using the new nickname he called her by.

Reivin nodded. "Tala, you wouldn't cheat on me would you?"

"Of course not Perky Bunny. Is that was the nightmare was about?" he asked as he hugged her.

"Part of it. The other part was about Ben." Reivin said as she cried more. She felt Tala tense up at the mention of Ben's name.

"Don't worry Perky Bunny. He wont do anything more to you, I promise." Tala said and she smiled a bit.

"Could you do me a favor though?" she asked and he nodded. "Stop calling me Perky Bunny!"

"But it's cute!" he said as he pouted like a four year old. She laughed and stood up to get dressed. Tala got dressed too after she finished ad they both went outside of their room and into the kitchen.

"My eyes!" Reivin yelled as she saw what was going on in the kitchen and buried her face into Tala's chest and he put his arms around her and laughed.

Kai and Katana were practically doing "it" on the kitchen table. Katana was only wearing one of Kai's long sleeved button up shirts that went about down to above her knees. Kai was shirtless and only in boxers.

"In the name of Perky Bunny, could you please not do it on the table?" Tala said as he shook his head.

"Perky Bunny?" Kai and Katana asked as Kai got off Katana.

"Never mind!" Reivin said. "Not that I'm not happy that you too are back together, but what happened? I thought you too were in a mad rage at each other."

"We got back together and…" Katana said as she smiled.

"And?" Reivin said with a raised eyebrow.

"I'm engaged!" Katana yelled as she showed Reivin her hand where the ring was.

"Oh my God! I'm SO happy for you! When's the wedding?" Reivin asked, her eyes starry.

"We don't know yet. We haven't even thought about the date yet. But who cares! I'm getting married!" Katana said as she smiled and jumped on top of Kai and kissed him. He kissed back and sent both of them at their starting position: Kai on top of Katana who is on top of the kitchen table.

"Yeah…we'll leave you two alone…" Reivin said as she and Tala turned around and went over to the living room.

"I'm bored." Tala said. "Entertain me my Perky Bunny!"

"Ugh! Couldn't you have picked a better name than Perky Bunny?"

"It was either Perky Bunny or Pink Poopey Perky Bunny. You pick."

"Perky Bunny it is then!" She said as she sweat dropped. "So, why don't you wake up Rei? You could talk to him about whatever it is you boys talk about."

"I guess?" Tala said but Rei and Tara came out of the room. Tara looked tired, and Rei looked like he was sleepwalking. Kai and Katana came into the living room and Katana told Tara about the engagement, which made her wide-awake now.

There was suddenly a silence in the room. Reivin gave Tala a look that said "Start conversation or face my wrath!" and he gave her a look that said "What ever you say my Perky Bunny."

Tala sighed and then smirked. "So Kai, what flavor ice cream do you like?" The girls looked at Tala like he was crazy and Kai raised and eyebrow but then smirked.

"Rocky road all the way." Kai said. "You?"

"I like smooth vanilla, sometimes intense chocolate." Tala said and Kai nodded.

"Good choice." Kai said.

"Guys!" all the girls said as their eyes widened in realization. (AN: I saw this happen on a comic I read. If you don't know what they're talking about, think really hard about it!)

"What about you Rei?" Tala asked, ignoring the girls.

"What?" Rei asked since he was half asleep.

"What ice cream flavor do you like?" Kai asked with a smirk.

"Oh. I like sweet strawberry with smooth vanilla and some rocky road in it somewhere. I also like wild rainbow, intense chocolate, and luscious mint. Some sprinkles add a nice touch and hot melted chocolate is always nice. And never forgetting the cherry on top." Rei said as he smiled.

Everyone stared wide-eyed.

"Rei, you do know they weren't talking about real ice cream. Right?" Tara said as everyone still stared.

"I know. They were talking about sex, right?" he said as he yawned.

"Who knew Rei had such an advanced mind." Katana said.

"Hey!" Tara said. "Rei isn't stupid. He may be a bit on the spacey side, but he's not stupid!"

"Thanks for the wonderful support." Rei said sarcastically.

"Well, I'm bored." Reivin said as she sighed.

"Don't worry my Perky Bunny, I can make you un-bored." Tala said as he put his arm around Reivin's shoulders.

"Perky Bunny?" Tara and Rei asked.

"It's Tala's pet name for Reivin." Katana said, as she laughed a bit.

"Cute." Tara said as she smiled and Reivin rolled her eyes.

"Well, what ever you have planned, I'm not interested." Reivin said as she crossed her arms stubbornly.

"Awww…doesn't my Perky Bunny wanna play?" Tala said as he pulled her into his lap. She couldn't help smile.

"Okay, you're getting all lovey dovey here." Katana said.

"Says the girl that has sex on the kitchen table." Tala said and Tara and Rei laughed. Katana stuck her tongue out at him and Kai turned her to face him and bit her tongue and kissed her.

"Not again!" Reivin said.

"I'm starting to think that their relationship is just based on "it" and physical attraction." Tara said as she rolled her eyes at Katana and Kai.

Katana pushed Kai away and glared at Tara. "It is SO not!"

"How many times do you do it in a week?" Reivin asked.

"Three." They both said at the same time.

"Including weekends?"

"Five." They said again.

"My point exactly." Reivin said knowingly.

"Look, just help us plan the wedding. Okay?" Katana said as Kai started kissing up and down her neck.

"Only if Mr. Leech there stops sucking your neck." Tara said and Reivin laughed. (AN: Leech as in the blood sucking worm/animal that sticks to people and sucks their blood out.)

"Go away Kai." Katana said as she moved, much to Kai's displeasure. "We have a wedding to plan."

"Okay, Tala and I will go online and see where you two should marry. Tara and Rei, go look up possible decorations and Rei can make the cake if he wants. Katana and Kai, think of a date of when you'd like to marry." Reivin said and everyone went to do his or her "jobs".

Xoxoxo Tara and Rei xoxoxO

"So, how about red and white roses?" Tara asked as she and Rei looked at a wedding magazine.

"The red roses would look better without the white ones. But it depends on what color dress she's going to wear." Rei said with a shrug.

"Probably white. So then the white roses will look better."

"What if she doesn't want white?"

"Rei, they don't even know a date yet. There's time to change it. So, are you going to do the cake?"

"Yeah, it'll be my first wedding cake attempt." Rei said as he smiled.

"Just try not to poison anyone then."

"Not funny."

"Anyway, red roses or white roses?"

"Here we go again?"

Xoxoxo Katana and Kai xoxoxO

"What date would be better?" Katana asked as they looked at a calendar.

"You pick." He said.

"Kai, it's our wedding. You have to pick too!"

"Any day then. The sooner the better."

"How about…a month from now?"

"Isn't there anything closer?"

"We could in…two weeks. But there are still a lot of preparations. I don't think we can get them done so soon." She said as she tilted her head to the side.

"Sure we can. If we don't, I'll beat up Tala for being so slow and not getting things done." Kai said and Katana laughed.

Xoxoxo Reivin and Tala xoxoxO

"Find anything?" Reivin asked as she sat next to Tala in front of the computer.

"All of the places you say are booked." He said as he groaned.

You got mail!

"You got mail Tala!" Reivin said as she smiled.

"I know my Perky Bunny. The screen said so." Tala said as he went to his inbox. It said:

1 New e-mail!

From: The Machine

Subject: Very Important

"I don't know anyone named "The Machine"." Tala said as he stared at it.

"Aren't you gonna open it?" Reivin said.

"I don't know who it is."

"But it says important. You should at least see it."

"I guess." Tala said as he clicked on it. The message appeared and he read out loud:

Dear Tala,

How are you my boy? I hope you've doing well, I know I have. Don't know who I am? Then you're thicker than I thought. I never did like you because of your stupidity. Well, I just wanted to tell you that I escaped jail. Isn't that lovely? Of course, you should know that by now. I mean, it's going all over the news. And not mention what I did to your precious Reivin. She was spectacular; had the scent of a virgin all over her. Not anymore though. Shame, shame! Ha! But seriously, you are very thick headed. So, your friends Katana Doshi and Kai Hiwatari are engaged, are they not? I have eyes everywhere my boy. I also met this fellow when I was in jail. His name is Tony. Ever heard of him? I thought so. He's really handy with all his connections; he's been really helpful in helping me keep an eye on you. But the poor lad misses Katana. He was crushed when he heard she was marrying Kai. But he's not the only one. I have people everywhere that have been tracking you and Reivin. Well, I can't wait for your friends wedding. You can bet I will be there. Heck, I wouldn't miss it for the world! Maybe for a night with your precious, but not for the world. Yes, I'll go to the wedding. I guarantee you won't see me, but I'll see you. And when I do, you're going to pay me back for all those wasted years having to take care of you. You're going to pay me back for taking Misa away from me. Ever since you came into my life, you took her away. Now I'm going to pay you back. I'm going to take the person you love most in this world away from you! Reivin Romanovski. Let's see how you feel when she's not there with you anymore. I swear it;

I will get my revenge like I said in court. I will just laugh as I see you break down in front of your soon-to-be dead beloved. Enjoy your time now. Because when I get to you, you'll wish you never were adopted by Ben Valkov.

Lot's of love and best wishes,

The Machine (a.k.a. Ben Valkov)

Reivin and Tala stared wide-eyed as they finished reading the letter.

Reivin started to cry and Tala held her close to him.

"Tala, I'm scared of him." Reivin said.

"Don't worry Reivin. I won't let him touch you ever again." Tala said as he ran a hand through Reivin's hair. "Never again will he keep hurting innocent people."