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The fox was snapped into reality when she heard a nasily, yet familiar voice,"Miss? Miss, are you alright?" Nadeen woozily opened her eyes to find a spectacle wearing turtle in a wheelchair staring at her.

She smiled and rubbed her head,"I'm fine..thanks Bent."

The turtle gawked,"Aren't you Kris from Starlets? How...how do you know my name?" he inspected her closer,"N-Nadeen? Is that you?!"

She smiled again,"You're the first one to figure it out on your own. How ya' been Bent?"

The turtle shouted over his shoulder,"Penelope! Come look!"

A blonde haired mouse also in glasses approached the fox,"Who-"her eyes went wide,"Oh my God it's Kris!"

Nadeen shook her head. She moved the hair away from her face,"Guess again."

"Nadeen? You're Kris?"

"Yeah, but keep your voice down. I don't want a bunch of fans running at me."

"Don't you mean TO you?"
"No, I mean they actually run AT me."

Nadeen, Penelope, and Bently sat down at an excluded part of the hotel cafe. It had been a long time since Nadeen saw Bently and Penelope.

"So, how are you two?" she asked leaning back in her chair.

"We're doing great, actually...we're getting married."

Nadeen was surprised,"Congrats you two!" She reached into her back pocket and reveled two tickets to her concert. She handed them to Penelope,"Consider this an early wedding gift." She stood up,"Well, if you'll excuse me, I have to go get ready for our concert." She smiled and walked to the elevator.

Seeing her friends made her happy and knowing they were getting married gave Nadeen hope for a new love. She pressed the sixth floor button and felt the elevator vibrate under her feet. The elevator music and flourecent lighting gave Nadeen a migrane. She closed her eyes and rubbed her temples. As the elevator pulled her up, she heard her ringtone and began to sing the words,"That's the way, uh huh uh huh, I like it, uh huh uh huh." She answered the call,"Hello?"

"Nadeen? Where are you?" a distressed Kat said.

"I'm goin' to our room? What's wrong?"

"We're about to leave for the concert!"

"Ok, ok! Calm down, I'll be right there." she hung up and the elevator stopped at the sixth floor. Nadeen ran into her room and grabbed her guitar,"You gues ready?" Kat and Claire nodded and ran outside. and down the stairs to a van in the parking lot. The band threw their instruments in the back and hopped in.

At the concert hall, fans and V.I.P.s rushed to see Starlets. Nadeen pushed through the crazed and rabid fans. She opened the door and ran in. Kat followed only carrying her drumsticks. Claire was carrying an amp and her basse. Nadeen ran to the dressing room and began to ready herself for the preformance. She donned her black gloves and pink tanktop that showed her stomach. Then she ran ons stage and plugged her guitar into the amp. Sly was watching her from backstage. He wanted to talk to her and apologize, but he knew she wouldn't accept it. He just had to wait. Carmelita walked in followed by John. Nadeen looked back at Sly. He seemed desprate, but Nadeen wasn't going to give into his charm. Kat and Claire walked on stage. Kat assumed her position behind the drumset and Claire went to the second amplifier. Nadeen heard the crackling speakers go on and the millions of screaming fans cheering. "Ladies and gentlemen! Put your hands together for Starlets!!" The fans cheered and clapped as Nadeen started the band off with a soft rock ballad. Claire strummed an A chord and Claire tapped gently on the cymbals. This is it...time to preform our hit..

"I thought we were together, I thought we loved each other. Well I guess I was wrong, but it doesn't even matter. I've gotten over you and I'm climbing up the ladder. The ladder to success that you seemed to miss. The ladder that led to our very first kiss. All those memories, all those years, all the silly puppy love tears. The love has gone, I don't care. But I still don't think that it was fair. No it wasn't fair to leave me there. You left me bleeding, crying, wondering why our love was dieing. I didn't wanna' admit our love was gone. But guess what, you pushed me away, and every night I pray I never see you again. But my prayers weren't answered, I still see you there. Everytime I close my eyes, I see you standing there..." Nadeen played softer,"An' now I never get a moment to myself. The love we've shared is gone and all that's left is a shell of a woman. Atleast you're happy now, and I've got a new life. Hope you know you missed out, yet you don't seem to know what to say. I see you face to face and I'm still not okay. So you can just leave me alone, just go home. I'll go my way you go your's. You smile and say it's no big deal, but I know that smile isn't real. You can cry, I wouldn't care, you deserve everything that happens but it still wouldn't be fair." Nadeen continued singing. With the music and the noise the fans created, she was oblivious to Sly backstage crying. He knew what the song was about and it made him feel a sharp stab of guilt in his heart.

After the show, Nadeen put her guitar in its case and walked back to the van. She was followed by Kat and Claire. She threw the guitar in the back of the van and sat next to it. Sly climbed in the back with Nadeen. She moved farther away and crossed her arms. Sly tried to move closer to her but he would stop everytime Nadeen gave him the cold shoulder. The rest of the band, including John and Carmelita, got in the van and the driver started the vehicle and pulled out of the concert hall and started driving toward the hotel. Claire and Kris stared at Nadeen and Sly. Carmelita moved closer to Sly and rested her head on his shoulder. Sly was clearly uncomfortable. Carmelita didn't know Sly knew Nadeen was Nadeen and not Kris. She thought she was the only one who held the information. Carmelita cuddled next to her partner. She gave her rockstar sister a Look who's laughing now. I've got your little boyfriend and you've got nothing smile Nadeen had to restrain herself from punching Carmelita's face in. This was more than sibling rivalry, this had become a battle between flesh and blood for Sly's heart.

The van pulled into the hotel parking up and Nadeen darted out of the van and into elevator. The same elevator music came on. Nadeen started down the hall to her room. Thoughts raced through her head. I'm never going to forgive Carmelita...How could she do this to me? Haven't I suffered enough...I hope I never see them again...She's dead to- THUMP. Nadeen suddenly fell to the floor, her guitar lay face down beside her. The fox was out like a light.

They say if you overwork yourself, you'd run out of energy. It was called exaustion. Was this exaustion? Or was it somthing from a broken heart? Nadeen began to have flashbacks of her childhood. She was four years old and alone on the streets. No one cared about her, if she died right then no one would notice. Nadeen grew used to being alone, no one loved her. Her mind flashed back nineteen years ahead, to Sly and her's very first kiss. It was probably the most romanic night in Nadeen's life. Then to a year ago, when Nadeen finally killed Neyla. Neyla decieved Sly and betrayed Carmelita. Her mind drifted to just a few months ago, at the Cooper Vault. The same image ran through her mind as Carmelita and Sly left her there to rot. Over and over she kept hearing,"You're my partner, Constable Cooper." It was like a broken record. She remembered Murray carrying her outside the vault and into somplace safe. Dimitri, the Panda King, The Guru, Penelope, Bently, and her best friend, Chloe Cooper were standing by her. Bently was dabbing a clear liquid on her cuts. She cringed at the stinging liquid, but it felt good at the same time. Someone would ask what happend and all she could say was,"Constable..."she paused and coughed,"Cooper..." over and over. She saw Chloe looking at her saying,"Wake up Nadeen! Wake up!!" The figure of the female raccoon slowly became a blurred vision of Sly. He smiled his signiture Cooper Smile and leaned in for a kiss. The image changed from Sly to Carmelita. In reality, Claire had found her in the hallway. She got ice from the machine down the hall and placed it on her forehead,"Oh God, she's not breathing. Help! Help!!"

Sly had taken the stairs up to the sixth floor just in time to hear Claire's cry for help. He ran to the wolf,"What's wrong? What happend?"

Claire looked at Nadeen then back at Sly,"What the hell do you think is wrong?!"

Sly stared at Nadeen in amazment, even though she appeared dead, she still seemed at peace. He picked her up and carried her to the hotel room. He placed her on the satin covered bed and sat down next to her. Claire followed, still worried. She was almost hysteric,"Quick! Quick! Check if she's breathing!"

Sly did as Claire said and pressed his ear against Nadeen's chest. After a few slow beats, the raccoon realized he was pressing half his face against Nadeen's chest and quickly moved away. Though he felt embarrased, he missed the sound of her heart and the warmth of her body.

"Is she breathing?" Claire asked in an almost hysterically worried tone.

Sly didn't answer, he stared at Nadeen. She looked so beautiful lieing there. He knew she had to wake up, but he didn't want it to be soon. He felt a sharp pain in his tail,"Ow!!"

"Hello! Earth to Sly! Is she breathing?!"

"Yeah, she's breathing..."

Sly spent the night sitting next to Nadeen, waiting for her to wake up. She turned over on her side a few times. Sly began to feel drowsey himself and lied down next to Nadeen. He felt Nadeen's arm go over his waist unconsiously. Sly didn't removed her arm, instead he slipped his arm around her shoulders and smiled. Nadeen was still asleep and dreaming when picked up her head and placed it on Sly's muscular chest. The raccoon missed these nights when she used to sleep in his arms. He began to think about what to tell her if she woke up. Thinking at such a late hour made his head hurt. He put it off in the back of his mind. Sly ran his fingers through the tips of Nadeen's black-blue hair. She smelled of cinnamon. Sly looked at Nadeen sleeping peacefully, he smiled and placed his lips against her's. Nadeen smiled wrinkled her nose which made her seem adorable to Sly. The raccoon knew he still loved Nadeen, and they've both felt a strong affection toward each other, but he never knew these knew feelings. He found himself moving his eyes down her body, looking her over. He stared at her chest, then down at her waist. Could this be lust? He wasn't sure, but he just enjoyed his time with Nadeen. The fox yawned and shivered. Sly snuggled closer to her. Nadeen nugged her nose into Sly's chest. Her warm breath sifted through the fabric of his uniform and onto his grey fur. He had to stop his male hormones from getting the better of him. He could take advantage right there and then, but he kept thinking of the next morning and what she would say if she found her blouse unbuttoned and a male raccoon sleeping next to her. He shook the thoughts out of his head. Sly smiled at Nadeen and closed his eyes. He fell asleep. Unknowingly, he had placed his hand on her backside. Nadeen didn't seem to notice. Sly rested his head on Nadeen's and he slowly fell asleep.

The next morning, Nadeen woke to find herself laying on Sly's chest and her hand placed on his thigh. She quickly removed her hand and lifted her head. She felt somthing on her bottom. She looked over and there was Sly's hand siting on it. Nadeen jumped off the bed,"Pervert!!"

Sly awoke suddenly to Nadeen's voice,"Good morning to you too..."

"What happend last night!? What'd you do to me?!"

"You passed out in the hallway and Claire found you. I carried you back here and kept watch over you."

"Somthin' tells me you did alot more than watch me! You're hand was on my ass!"

Sly blushed,"I-It was?"

"Claire!!" Nadeen ran into the other room and dragged the half asleep wolf into the main room,"How could you let him sleep next to me?!"

The sleepy wolf yawned,"Well, I was worried about you last night so I told Sly to watch you over night."

Nadeen pointed to Sly,"Do you even know who that is?"

"Constable Cooper."

She sighed,"Nevermind."

Claire walked back to her room and went to sleep. Nadeen sat down on the bed next to Sly. Carmelita walked inside,"Constable? What are you doing here? Where were you last night?!"

"Nadeen passed out so I stayed and watched her overnight to make sure she was ok!"

Nadeen hung on those words, To make sure she was ok...he does love me... Nadeen felt like an ass after that,"Carmelita, he didn't do anything. I'm sure of it."

Carmelita looked at Nadeen, she was clearly angry. She grabbed Sly's arm and pulled him up,"C'mon."

Nadeen didn't want to lose Sly again, especially not to her sister. She grabbed Sly's other arm and pulled him back.

Carmelita gave Nadeen a peircing look,"Come on Sly!"

Sly looked at Carmelita then back at Nadeen. He sighed,"Fine..." He stood up.

Nadeen jumped off the bed and grabbed Sly. She meshed her lips to his. What the hell am I doing?! she thought to herself. Carmelita stood frozen, her mouth agap. Sly's ears went back and so did Nadeen's. She felt Sly place his hands on her lower back. Carmelita still stood there, stunned at what was happening. Nadeen ran her fingers through Sly's hair. He pulled her closer to him and slipped his tongue in between her lips. Nadeen moved her hands from his shoulders to his skillfully built chest. She felt everyone one of his muscles and closed her eyes. Carmelita couldn't stand it, she pulled Sly away from his kiss and punched Nadeen in the stomach. The lovesick fox fell on her side, she clutched her stomach and gritted her teeth. Carmelita threw Sly out of the room. She walked to the doorway and turned around to face the fallen fox,"You dispicable bitch." she walked out slamming the door behind her. Nadeen lay on her side, tears running down her face. Once again, her sister had hurt and discouraged her. Nadeen wouldn't give up. She had to get Sly back, despite the recent circumstances. Nothing was going to stop her.

Nadeen stumbled to her feet and out the door. Her side didn't hurt as bad when she walked. She made it to Sly and Carmelita's room and knocked on the door. Carmelita answered the door. She only opened it a crack.

"What do you want?"

"What do you think I want?" Nadeen opened the door all the way and walked in.

"You want to make out with Sly again? Too bad, he's taking a shower." She wasn't lying, Nadeen heard the shower on, then stop. Out came a towel wrapped Sly. He didn't notice Nadeen standing next to Carmelita. He walked to where he set his clothes to find they weren't there,"Carmelita, what'd you do with my clothes?" He turned to Carmelita to find Nadeen staring straight at him. Nadeen blushed at seeing him half naked. Sly stumbled,"What're you doing here Nadeen?!"

Nadeen turned her head to stop from blushing and laughing.

Sly looked down to find the towel had dropped, Oh crap! He blushed uncontrolably and covered himself with the towel,"Carmelita where are my clothes?"

Carmelita turned her head as well, but she was just laughing,"I put them in the laundry, there's another uniform in your suitcase."

The raccoon hightailed it to his room and changed.

Carmelita looked at Nadeen,"I bet you enjoyed that."

Nadeen smiled a little as she replayed the last few seconds. She turned to her sister,"Why do you hate me?"

"I don't."

Nadeen rolled her eyes,"Sure. But really Carm, how come? I didn't commit a crime or anything."

"You lied to me for a year and you were making out with ringtail!"

"And to get me back, you steal him from me and leave me half dead by a deranged monkey!? Does that seem fair?"

Carmelita knew Nadeen was right,"Life isn't fair."

"You are so stubborn!!" She tightend her fist,"I can't take this anymore..."

"Nadeen, don't do anything drastic now..."

She threw one powerful punch at Carmelita's jaw, hitting her square in her mouth. The force made her fall backwards on the bed. Nadeen turned and walked toward the door, her tail swishing victoriously. She looked at her sister at sighed. She didn't want to do it, but she had to. Carmelita started to come to her senses. "Wha...what happend?"

Nadeen had to think fast,"You uh, tripped and fell. Hard. So I layed you on the bed."

Sly came out of his room fully dressed. He walked to Nadeen,"Could you, uh...not tell anyone what you saw?"

She giggled,"Of course I won't, Sly..." she smiled and walked out the door.

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SO! How'd ya' like the chapters? Sorry I've been on a hiatus, my muse was sort of blocked. But thanks to music it's free again!! R&R please