A/N: Hey! I am back and ready as ever! (Well, not really….) But here is the next chapter for you! By the way, I really want you guys to decide the parings for me…. since I can't decide. J/M or O/M?

Oh, I almost forgot to say…"Thanks for all the reviews!"

Chapter Eight

Tournament Fiesta: Round Two: Break

The preliminaries ended quite quickly after their fights, and so obviously Ohjiro, Sai, and pretty much all of all of Misaki's friends won. Ray took a quick peek at over at Misaki, who was talking on the phone with Ohjiro. Apparently she was acting all giddy the whole day because of it. Today was the break between the preliminaries and the real competition; tomorrow is when the real competition begins.

Misaki returned Sai's gaze, cocking her head to the side. Sai sighed, 'She's so carefree…she doesn't know about the enemy players that's going to come out tomorrow.' Then returning her gesture with a smile. 'Guess that's why everyone is so fond of her.' Ray looked though the window that she sat next to, carefully scanning the peacefulness of Misaki's street. It was never this quite where she lived, shouts, fights, and gunshots were all heard where she lived before in China. Remembering how her childhood was nothing more then pain…she wanted to forget about it. "Aya, " the name came slipping out of her lips. Aya, her first Angel and her first friend, she was the world to her. She was one that got her out of her misery and into the light.

"Mommy, can I get a Angel?" asked a little girl that walked past Misaki's house. "I want to battle," that statement that came out of the girl's month shot a smile upon a Ray's face. A smile that was actually genuine. She remembered how the first time she touched her Angel, she just wanted to master it and turn it into the best there is. The times she sent on the Layer training, then also keeping up her parent's expectations, doing whatever to make them proud of her. Everyday was a battle to her, she lived in fear of being shot or mugged or raped. Her family was poor, living in the worst place imaginable, yet her parent still able to call it 'home' to them, her life was Hell…She wanted to escape.

Aya became her escape for her living Hell. Training her, mastering her skills, her desire to become the best flew even higher. Then one day she enters and Angelic battle, beating her opponent faster then a blink. She was chosen to go as the 'Lucky Rookie' to get into C.A.L.T Battle's and win the title of China's champion…with the prize of $50,000 and a trip to the U.S for training.

Then…'it' appeared…during the night pain swallowed her body leaving her in utter hysteria. Sometimes her chest will pain her so much till she coughed up blood…but not red…black. That scared her, fear ran through her body, but she never told her parents, 'It's not worthy it…we have no money anyways.' She thought bitterly. 'It'll get better. I was always get better.'

Daytime she would battle, during the dark she would scream to herself of the pain that was inflicted on her. But then it came for her during the day…that day was her last battle with the previous champion…Aya collapsed as Ray cringed in pain. 'I have to win…to help my parents, to prove that I can live a better life.' Tears streamed down her face smudging the thin eyeliner, "AYA!"

The collapsed the Angel slowly got up, shaken as if the angel was in as much pain as she was. "I'll kill you," a sharp, deadly hiss came out of her mouth. Shock filled her ears- she never told her Angel to say that, 'What's doing on?' The stabbing pain was getting worse; it was impossible to think by now. She shut her eyes…

Suddenly, the angel jumped, the other followed. Pure black wings formed behind her ripped coat, Raven colored feathers filled the field. Pulling her leather covered arms together, static electricity formed around her fingers, pulling the feathers to her. They merged into a pitch-black spear with three large feathers crossing right below the point. "Die…" Aya's face darkened, plunging herself at the opponent, killing it instantly. Shattering every piece of its body.

Winner! Aya!

As soon as her said that, the Angel fell smashing it body against the layer just as Ray did. Falling of the 50ft. high seat. And that was all she remembered was the wind in her face, then nothing…darkness surrounded her mind and soul…

"Hey, Ray…'ello? Ray?"

Misaki's voice interrupted her thought; Ray's dark eyes gazed over to the voice. "What?" she replied finally.

"Do you want to come to the beach with me and everyone?" she asked, still on the phone with Ohjiro.

"Uh…not really," she wasn't sure if she should. This must have been Misaki's idea or else the 'everyone' part wouldn't be there, but Ohjiro probably want to send time with her.

A frown crossed her face, "She said 'no,'" she said into the phone with disappointment in her tone.

Ray stared at her in astonishment that a girl could become so happy after her friend just said 'no'? Or how can she talk too much? Misaki and Ohjiro talked for a few more minutes before they hung up. Then turing to Ray, who was still sitting by the window, "Hey, Ray can you get Jon and ask him if he wants to come?"

A heavy sigh left Ray's mouth, "Yah.'

"Thanks, I need to call up a few more people to see if they want to go."

"Fine," she said again by a bit more annoyed. Ray walked down stairs to find Jon. He was nowhere to be seen, so she went outside. And there in the garage was Johnny. He was wearing a pair of baggy blue jeans, and topless on the top. She was surprised how well fit he was, his biceps perfect. Sweat covered his face making him look even more gorgeous that he already was. She could feel her face burn up from seeing this, but glad at the same time because that the dimness of the garage was making it hard to tell. "Jon.," she called. "What are you doing?"

"Nothing really. Just playing around with skateboard I found in the dumps," he answered quite quickly to her surprise, and it was on topic too. He usually just plays around with you, never really giving you a straight answer. "I wanted to try it out," she see a smile forming on his face. "I haven't skated for like ever."

His face looked so innocent for once, but she didn't let her guard down around him. She never can, it impossible to know what he might say or do to you. "Oh," She never knew he skateboarded before; she knew that he roller bladed and did BMX racing before, but not this. "Anyways, I came here to ask if you wanted to come to the beach today."

"Whose invite?" he asked without even looking at her.

"I'm pretty sure it's Ohjiro's but Misaki must have dragged the 'everyone' part in." She crossed her arms, and leaned against the doorframe.

A small chuckle escaped his lips. "Had a feeling that was it."

"So are you going?"

"Are you?"

"Why do you care?"

"Why do you care, if I care, if you care?" he stated back with a smirk on it. This was it. Ray knew here this was going to go… She sighed inwardly and emitted defeat.

"Ok, fine…It'll tell you," she paused for a second then started again. "No, I'm not going. Misaki already asked me, and I said no."

"Wow, is it that hard for you to say 'yes'," he joked. He basically already knew the reason why she said 'no.'

"Yah, it is…it's so hard to say 'yes'," she relied mockingly. "But tell me are you going or not?"

He wiped the sweat off his forehead with his shoulder. "Nope."

Now that really surprised her. For him to say 'no' to Misaki, didn't he like her or something? She wanted to question him about it, but nothing came out. "Whatever." Then left the place to find Misaki.

She was still on the phone, but she saw Ray come up, "So?"

Ray shook her head. "Sorry."

"Oh…thanks ok…"

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Ray and Johnny waved goodbye as their friend left for the beach. Only she and Jon were left inside the house. Ray let out a sigh for having to be stuck with Johnny the whole entire afternoon and dinner will suck! She watched Jon for a while as he worked on his tricks on the skateboard.

"Hey, Ray can you open up the garage door?" as he skated around the garage.

Lifting up her arms, she presses the garage door button. As soon as the door crept open, he sped out of the room. There was rail up right in front of the garage. He jumped doing a 180 Ollie, landing on the rail, and then grinding it perfectly. Ray watch in awe as he did his next few tricks. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Ray staring at him while he was doing his tricks with no helmet either!

"Wanna try?" he asked, offering up the skateboard.

She stayed silent for a moment then answer while walking up to him. "Yah."

Soon as she got on the skateboard, her body began to shake. She was completely out of balance on that thing, she felt herself going backwards. 'I'm going to fall!' But that never happened instead she felt something instead of the ground, and two strong hands grabbing her shoulder. She lifted up her eyes to Jon standing behind her, his bare skin touching hers. Since she was only wearing a small spaghetti belly shirt. "You ok?" she asked in a concerned voice.

"Yah…" barely even getting the words out. She noticed that he as still really close and still had his hands on her shoulder. "Can you please let go of me?" her tone annoyed.

He quickly released his hands. "Sorry," his voice sound apologetic. "Um, keep one of your feet on the ground and push with that feet."

"Yah, I know that," snapping back at him. She pushed that leg and moved, but the thing was that she pushed too hard! "How do I stop?" she was beginning to wobble again. Before Jon even get something out of his mouth, Ray started to lean back

"No! Don't do that!" he cried, running as fast as he can to her.

She was beginning to fall again. This time she knew it was impossible to not hit the ground, and this impact was going to hurt. Closing her eye's she waited for the impact, though this time she felt something hit her side.

After that she didn't know what happened then just a blur, but something heavy was on her. Ray opened her eyes; she flustered so badly, Jon's perfect lips almost a centimeter away. One of his hands was wrapped tightly around her tiny waist, and the other was…uh…let just say somewhere that it shouldn't be…her chest. Their bodies tangled together, his between both her legs with one of her legs on top of his…

She hears a soft groan from him. "Jon," she whispers, the movement of her lips brushed his.

He opens his eyes. And flushes immediately, turning deep red.

"Jon," she says again this time not touching his lips. "Get off me," she said almost whimpering.

He nods, and uses his arm to shift, but as soon as he tries to move the one underneath her waist…a sting a pain shot through up his arm. Pain making him fall, forgetting that he was still on her, he collapse on her..

And his lips capturing hers…

TBC...

A/N: hey so how did you like this one? this one was long! Yay lol…. anyways in the beginning was a little blast from the past for Ray! So, now you actually know about her a little batter and why she scts the way she acts!

Well, I hope you enjoyed this chapter, see what happens next! In chapter nine!

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