- Warnings for this chapter: Mariah gets a good slap…

- Disclaimer: I own it not.

- A/N: Y'know, I really am glad that 'Die Romantic' was a hit… Haha. It means I'll be doing another songfic :P

Anyway, here's the last chapter of this story :)

Enjoy!


Black Mariah

Chapter Seven: Confessions

"I'm going out in a minute. Is there anything you want from town?"

"No, I'm good. Why are you going out?"

"I'm meeting Hilary for a catch-up, and a natter. You know how it is…"

Ray watched as Mariah put her coat on, humming and smiling to herself. He frowned, thinking that she was far too cheerful. More happy than she normally was. He waved her off as she walked down the path, and towards town, where she would supposedly be meeting Hilary.


Tala stared at his feet miserably as Kai led him up a garden path. Kai himself looked just as miserable, but has a sort of determination in his eyes. Tala opened his mouth to say something when they reached the door, but Kai shut him up with a mere look. Kai pressed the button for the doorbell, and they waited for someone to answer.

They heard footsteps behind the door, and Kai was relieved to hear that they were softer footsteps than the day before. He didn't know if Mariah being here would make things more difficult or not, but he knew it would be difficult to admit to Ray what they had done anyway, with Mariah there or not.

When the door opened to reveal Ray, Kai hesitated. Tala was determined to look anywhere but at Ray or Kai. Ray looked at them both in confusion, before opening the door wider to let them in.

"I'm popular today… Max is here, too," Ray said as they went into the lounge.

Sure enough, Tala and Kai saw Max on one of the sofas, rocking back and forth and biting his nails. Tala and Kai exchanged a nervous look, and could only conclude that Mariah had done something with Max, too.

"So… I'm presuming you wanted to talk to me, too?" Ray asked Tala and Kai.

They nodded.

"I'm so sorry, Ray," Max whispered.

"What do you have to be sorry about?! Listen, Max was just about to tell me something when you guys turned up, so I don't suppose what you two have to say could wait, could it?" Ray asked.

"Not really," Kai replied quietly.

"OH, RAAAY! I'M SOOOO SORRY!!" Max wailed. "MARIAH CAME OVER TO MY HOUSE, AND I WONDERED WHY SHE WAS THERE, BUT THEN WE WENT INTO MY ROOM, AND SHE STARTED STROKING ME, AND THEN SHE SUCKED ME OFF AND I CAME IN HER MOUUUUTH!"

Max burst into tears and buried his head into Tala's shoulder. Tala tried to push him away, not wanting to get covered in snot, but Max was latched on too tightly.

"You… You did what…?" Ray asked in disbelief.

Kai was certain that he could feel the anger radiating off of his Chinese friend.

"That's not all…" Kai mumbled, looking at Tala.

Ray's eyes followed Kai's to land on Tala, who immediately wished he wasn't in the room.

"Well… That day that we met on the street… Mariah asked which hotel I was staying in… Well, she later came to the hotel, and, erm… We… Err," Tala rambled, not too sure how to put what he was about to say.

"You what…?" Ray pressed, his eyes narrowed to slits, and looking very angry.

"We kinda… Er… Had… Sex."

Ray let out a roar and launched himself at Tala. Kai jumped into action, and held Ray back. He could feel Ray scratching the back of his hands, wanting to be let go, but Kai wasn't going to let him go until Ray had heard everything.

"Wait, Ray. There's more to it…"

"More?! How much more could you three DESTROY my relationship?!"

"It's not our fault your girlfriend is a bit of a whore!" Tala shouted.

"YOU COULD'VE SAID NO!" Ray shouted back.

"Mariah doesn't take no for an answer," Kai said calmly. "I know, because she had sex with me yesterday."

Ray yanked his arms out of Kai's grasp, and span around to face one of his supposedly best friends. He pointed at Kai, unable to speak, totally speechless, and instead moved his arm so his finger was pointing at the front door.

"I want all of you to leave. Now," Ray's voice was shaking with anger.

Tala and Max couldn't have ran out quick enough, but Kai lagged behind, wanting to say more to Ray. Ray didn't even acknowledge him when he said Ray's name, though, and so Kai left, too.


"Ray! I'm home!" Mariah said cheerfully, with a big grin plastered onto her face.

The grin disappeared, though, when she saw Ray leaning against the banister of the stairs, with a suitcase next to him. She walked towards him, dropping her keys on the table that she passed as she did so.

"Are you… Ok?" she asked.

"Oh, yeah. I'm just peachy," Ray snapped. "So, where did you go again?"

"I told you," Mariah began answering, looking confused, "I went to meet Hilary. Then I saw Rick as I was coming home, and we had a bit of a catch-up."

"You mean, you had a bit of a fuck?" Ray snarled.

"No! We got talking and-"

Mariah was cut off as Ray administered her a sharp slap. Her head shot sideways, and as she looked back at Ray, tears were welling up in her eyes, and she held her cheek.

"Ray, what-?

"Don't play dumb with me, Mariah. Max, Tala and Kai have already told me what you've done with them."

Mariah's eyes went wide, but then narrowed.

"They did, huh? Well, I'm sorry for cheating on you, Ray, but-"

"No you're not. Don't even pretend that you are, because I know you're not. I've taken the liberty of packing your things, so now all you need to do is leave. The door's just behind you."

Mariah said nothing, but grabbed the handle of the suitcase, and left the house. Ray slid down the banister to sit on the floor, and sighed. He put his head in his hands, before looking up and over at the drinks' cabinet in the lounge…


Kai smirked as he watched Mariah leave the house. He knew that it wasn't the best way for Ray to find out that Mariah was cheating on him, but at least he knew now, and had clearly done something about it.

Making sure that Mariah wouldn't see him, Kai shot up the path and knocked on the door. There was no answer, so he called to Ray through the letterbox. Still no answer. Knowing that Ray would probably shout at him for breaking and entering, Kai pulled down the handle of the door, and let himself in.

Shutting the door behind him, Kai took a look around. Nothing was smashed or out of place, so Ray and Mariah couldn't have had an argument. Kai could hear sobbing coming from the dark lounge, though, and so he made his way into the room.

Kai came across the pitiful image on Ray sat on the floor, swigging from a bottle of Jack Daniels. Kai shook his head and stomped over to Ray, quickly taking the bottle out of his hands.

"S'cuse me, but I was drinkin' tha'," Ray slurred. How had he managed to get drunk so quickly?

"Don't be stupid, Ray. She's not worth becoming a drunk for," Kai said sternly.

"Was she a good fuck, Kai? I would like ter know…"

Kai rolled his eyes.

"She wasn't the best. Listen, Ray. I'm not proud of sleeping with her. I'm going to regret it for as long as I live."

Ray looked bleary-eyed at Kai, and gestured for his chum to sit next to him.

"Y'know… I'm kinda glad you guys did them things wif her… It showed her to be the nasty, lil', cheatin' whore she is…"

Kai smiled a little.

"I know you can't forgive me, Ray, but I'm still your friend, no matter what.

"I know. You three are all still my friends."

Kai smiled at Ray, who smiled back before slumping on the floor, fast sleep, in a drunken stupor.


"Stupid, pink-haired, pink-loving, sex-mad, cheating…"

"Ray, I do wish you'd stop cursing. I know she's no longer your favourite person in the world, but…"

"Well, neither are you, Kai. So shut up. I'm still mad at you."

"I know. And you will be for a while, but I can't turn back time."

"No, but you could give me the bottle back."

"What?"

"You took my Jack Daniels off of me last night, and hid it! It's really annoyed me!"

"Hello? I slept with your girlfriend! Shouldn't you be more annoyed at me for that?"

Ray chuckled. He looked at the three friends that had betrayed him and done the unthinkable with his now ex-girlfriend. He knew it'd be a while before he fully trusted them again, but they were still his friends, no matter what. He had to laugh at their expressions. Kai looked somewhat amused, Tala looked kind of uncomfortable and hadn't really said anything, and Max was fidgeting a lot, like he had a pineapple shoved up his arse.

Ray laughed again at his friends, and they all raised their eyebrows at him. Ray shook his head and took to looking out at the park. In the distance, he could see someone with pink hair attached to a rather tall dude with white hair. Mariah and Rick.

The other three turned to where Ray was looking, expecting him to fly into a massive rage, and so were surprised when Ray just chuckled again.

"She's not my problem, anymore."


A/N: FINIIIISSSHED!

This is possibly the quickest I've ever written a chapter!

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