The Guardian: It Begins

by FlyingDutchGirl

Back in Norrisville, the teenager Nicole Valentine arrives in her hometown after seven years. In High School, she's reunites with her bestie Lindsey and befriends hopeful some old classmates. But when she and her biffer find a hidden object in her old house and awake accidentally an old enemy, things gonna be a way more dangerous for her, the ninja and whole Norrisville.

6. Chapter 5

Chapter 5: Care and Tell

...Norrisville High School...

It's lunchtime and the cafeteria is full of students. Students who are lining up with a tray to get some food, students who sits on one of the tables in the canteen to eat or talk ...The ordinary... until everyone hears the sound of a falling tray and a loud thump of, which seems to be, two students are falling and now lying on the ground.

Everyone turns around and start laughing and pointing to the person who's under the sla, mayonise, bread and meat of someone's lunch, the same person who looks powerless around her when the whole canteen's laughing at her ... and that person is Nicole.
She gives a last look to the person that is causing this. Her bright blue eyes, filled with emerging tears, watching the persons sapphire blue irises before she runs away. When she opens the door of the cafeteria, there is a bright white flash.

In a couple of seconds, she stands suddenly on the frozen Lake LaRusso. She looks down and sees that she wears a white pair of skates, she also notes that there is no one else on the ice lake... only she.
Smiling and giggling skate she forward, moving faster and faster... until she suddenly starts to slow down and makes a cloud of ice skating with her. Smiling she looks at the ice shaped cloud ... distracted by the small ice crystals... the soil below her begins suddenly ... to break.

She drops down, in the frozen water where broken pieces of ice floats around her . She screams on the tips of her lungs ... but no sound comes out. She sees then suddenly someone stand on the side ... a person ... a woman ... who is dressed in black and check her with dark purple eyes. ''This is only the beginning ...Kaida.." says she with a grin.
In panic Nicole continues trying bit by bit to get up, but she slowly loses consciousness and underwater disappears.

...Nicole's room...

Nicole starts to scream. She opens fast her eyes and stands right up in her bed while her radio alarm clock goes in the background. She are desperate for breath as she let her head rest on her left hand that is supported by her left knee. '' It was just a dream... just...a...dream.. ' "she says in her bed and falls backwards. She stares at the ceiling, still with a heavy breathing. '' I have never experienced this...It was so violently...It was as if ... as if I've experienced the self-aware... ' " says she really confused.

This is only the beginning...Kaida...hear she the voice of a woman saying and shoots back up again on her bed and watched thinking to her duvet. ' 'Why called that strange woman my Kaida? What does it even mean? Kaida?' "

Kaida...Kaida..K-A-I-D-A...KKAAIIDDAA...Nope...Not a clue...

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…..First period...Spanish Class..

Señora Jorge explains words and phrases in Spanish from coming back on the examination, which double counts on your grade. The attention of the class is to a large extent on the Board, but two other guys ... try to keep their attention not to fall their head towards their desk of boredom... And let those two bro's be knowning as Randy and Howard.

' ' Two words, twelve letters... '' mumbled Howard with an un-interssed look.

''Honkin' Boring? "'mumbled Randyback while his left arm and hand hold up his head.

' ' Bingo.. ' "Howard says and look at the front row. He grins when he sees Nicole overwrite from the board. ' ' Okay, another ... Three words, eleven letters... ' "

' ' Hm ...The ninja rock? ' "says Randy grinning as Howard shakes his head. '' Your old crush ... '' says he if he beckons to Nicole, let Randy sigh deeply. '' Really?...I should'nt tell you something… ' "

' ' You know I can't keep a secret, and it's not like I ever asked to know who your crush was from kindergraten, you just told me. ''

''Howard..I didn't told you...You figured it out by yourself."

"Señor Cunningham, is there anything you want to share with the class?"asks Señora Jorge as she looked at the purple haired boy.

Randy get also a few glances from other classmates, included Nicole. Nervous he laughed. "Uh, no, Señora. I-I-I just wondered when...when...When we got the test...SI! Hahaha... "

Señora Jorge looks at him right in the eyes, let Randy leaning some back in his chair. "Hm..In that case. The test will take place next week and counts double on your grade. "

...The bell rings...

"Hasta la próxima semana!"calls Senora Jorge as the students stand up from their desk and walking and chatting the class out. Randy and Howard walking together, will Howard pucnhed his best bro's shoulder. "Nice rescue! What shall we do in free period? "Howard says, while they walk through the hall.

"I still have to start at the book report of history."says Randy and let a sigh at the though of it.

"Since when do you care about that?" ask Howard confused and let Randy raised an eyebrown. "Since my mother has seen my latest report."explain he and let his ginger bro groan. "Awh ... that can't be good."

' ' Hey guys! ' "they hear a girl voice call in addition to them from behind and turn at the same time around to face the girl. Both boys see Nicole waving at them along with Lindsey at her locker. The guys waving back and continue their walk in the direction of the library.

' ' Well ... where were we? "'ask Nicole as she performs her locker combination. The blond girl raised an eyebrown as the brunette opened her locker and puts some books out. ' 'About that you have smelled the hoodie of Cunningham?"answer Lindsey as she grins. Nicole looks at her with a not understanding look. '' I think he smells like smoke-bombs...Isn't that weird? "'She asks if she close her locker.

The girls starts to walk through the hall as Lindsey holds up her shoulders. ' 'I don't know what you call weird...Maybe it was his scent? "'answer Lindsey and get a questioning look. ' 'Like what? Eau de Smoke Bomb?... '' says Nicole as Lindsey chuckled about her friend's creative brain. ' ' What do you think then that it is?"ask she laughing.

Nicole gets her shoulders up.'' How can he otherwise smells like the ninja?...Unless ...Unless he is ... THE NINJA!''says she shocked.

The girls look at each other in silence... and then burst out laughing. Lindsey leans with her left hand on Nicole's shoulder while she grabs her belly with her right hand. ' ' Hahhaha ... this is good! Cunningham as the ninja! Hahahha... ' "laughs Lindsey as she try to sweeps some tears from her cheeks.

Nicole shakes her head about that idiotic though. '' That is really quite incredible..."says she as both let out a sigh.

' 'Hey ... they keep even a ninja tour and sell ninja cups, ninja ranges ... maybe also called ninja cologne?" thinks Lindsey out loud as she give Nicole a ''It's possible!'' look. Nicole grabs the doorknob of the library and opens it will she and Lindsey walks in. ''Then I hope not everyone going wear that cologne."

Lindsey giggles gently in herself. ''Why? Because I though you liked the smell of Eau de Smoke-Bomb?.. "says she giggling as Nicole gives her a smilling a nudge. ' ' Hey! ' "

The girls walk away smiling to the back of the library, while Randy and Howard just sit down at a table between two bookcases. Howard shakes his backpack up and down on the table and lies his head on it. '' I'm going to do a little sleep...Call me if you're done. "says Howard and closes his eyes.

Randy looks at him will he rolled his eyes and shrugs. "Typical Howard. " whispers he and grabs his stuff out his satchle. With with a pencil in his hand and a blank sheet of paper, looked he bored. Sighing he strikes the history book open and starts reading the first chapter.

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In the back, Lindsey is writing hardcore, while Nicole drawing something on page in her scripture. After ten minutes of watching Nicole thinking to her drawing and Lindsey is done with her book report, she sees the drawing and quickly seizes her scripture from the table. "Hey!Give it back! "She says, just not so hard that the librarian it should hear.

"Hey, I just want to see the new creation of Nicasso ... and ..." said Lindsey and looks frightened to the drawing. "'What's this? "'She asks, pointing to the drawing."Because I feel a bit scared inside me.. ''

On the drawing is seeing a hand that reaches out to the surface, the hand is located between a wavy background. The back of a head is to see, it clearly shows that a person is searching looking to the hand ...
Nicole picks up the writing soon off her and rips out the tears it to very small pieces so that it be unclear to others.

"Well? Come on, you can tell it me... "

Nicole sigh. "You don't understand... "

"You can at least try to explain." try Lindsey again.

"That's the point... I can't." explain Nicole and lay her head on the table with folded arms and stares at her backpack.

"I ... I don't know what I should think." says she as she looks at the guide and the heart in the backpack.

"There is so much changed for you in so short time."said Lindsey when she sees where Nicole is looking at. "That's not even the most importent thing I worry about... '"answer Nicole back.

"But what else? Talk to me sis..." says Lindsey hopeful to push Nicole a little.

As Nicole wanna say something, The door of the libary is opened and the Principal is standing in the opening with a mircophone. "Attention, WE'RE UNDER ATTACK! "screams the Principal in panic. He let everyone in the lilbary screaming also and let them run off towards the exit.

"I tell you soon."says Nicole and run off with her backpack. Lindsey let a moan out and snaps with her fingers. ''So close...''whispers she as she grabs quick her satchel and runs after her.

Randy shakes Howard from the left to the right to make him awake. "NO! I HAVEN'T EATEN THE QUIES!''shouted he as he opens his eyes quick, he rubbed in his eyes before he give Randy a look. ''What?!''

"Howard, we need to go away here...It's Ninja O'Clock!"calls Randy serious and see Howard nodded.

"I get it...but it's still lame.."

The guys running out the library. Will Howard joins some other students who watched the chainsaws wolves destroying everything what's on their wat, Randy run quickly to the boys bathroom and does the ninja mask on.

...Outside NHS...

"Smoke bomb!" calling the ninja and appears in a cloud of red smoke next by him, the guardian appear in a cloud of blue dust. Both standing in a fighting stand, the ninja with his sword and the guardian with her medaillon.

"Soo...Has anyone called the wolves catchers?"says Nicole with a grin, let the ninja looked at her surprised by the verdict of the guardian. The guardian give him a glance and sigh. "Don't give me that look, you say this sort things all the time. "

"Hey, don't judge me!"says Randy as he crossed his arms and looked insults at her."Ladies first."says the ninja as he bends like a real gentleman.

The Guardian shakes her head and hold the pendant in her right hand. ''Guardian Heart Ray!''calls she as she shoot the bright blue ray from the pendant. The ray cut the arms off and the head of the first wolf and two others in the chest, let them shock of electric before they exploded.

"Your turn."says she with a grin as she looked proud at the ninja, who swings with his ninja sword and runs towards the others. In an ornate battle, he cuts the wolves into pieces.

"Not bad."says Nicole impressed as she see all the switched off robots made by the ninja.

"Thank you!"says the ninja proud and holds his sword in the air, showing his proudness.

"Ninja! Ninja! Guardian! Guardian!"calls on the crowd behind them. They turn around to face the crowd and laugh. They give each other one glance before they throw a smoke and dust bomb, make them disappear in the huge cloud of the mixed colors of red and blue. The same moment rings the bell for the next class.

... Biology Class...

Mrs. Driscoll stands in the front of the class with on her right side the skeleton of her husband, Mr. Driscoll with behind them a the blackboard where the words BIOLOGY PROJECT! is written in big white chalk."Class, today I'm going to tell you something about the biology project from this period. The reports are coming and some have excellent grades! But are also some individuals who they can do more their best. And I determine the project format!"

Randy and Howard sighs as they look at each other. "I will bet that we will linked by some nerds"whispers Randy against Howard.

"Sounds like the Buddy-System." whispers Howard back will Mrs. Driscoll read the project format out loud. "Billy and flute girl, Theresa and Julian, Brent and Lindsey, Debbie and Howard and at last...Randy and Nicole."

Randy looks happy and relief as he hears with who he should do the project. ' ' Yes... ' "he says softly.

"Ah, interesting ... I didn't know you find Valentine a nerd." says Howard with a sly look. Randy gives him a sly look back.

"Haha..Really funny. You're just jealous.. " says he and stick out his tongue.

Some desks away from them, give Nicole Lindsey a look. "I know what you want to say, so please say nothing."says Nicole as she see that Lindsey wanna say something about the project format. The blonde holds up her shoulders.

"Hey, I just wanna say that this can be an interesting project."says Lindsey and chuckeld will Nicole shakes her head.

"Now everyone I know the format, I request everyone to sit by his or her partner."asks Mrs Driscoll as she claps in her hands.

Nicole picks up her stuff before she stands up from her desk."Well, I see ya."says she as Brent takes her sit and walks away. "Have a lot of fun."said Lindsey chuckled behind her back. Nicole turns around and gives a warning look, but also a smile.

"Good luck with Debbie Kang."says Randy satisfied as Howard picks his stuff a little angry.

"Pff...not everyone has the luck with a good partner. " mumbled Howard as he stands off his place. Randy looks laughing and waving him out as he walked away. "Bye Bye ... "says he laughing.

When Nicole takes place on Howard's desk, she looks from Howard, who sits behind her, to Randy.

"Where did you some fun about?"She asks to make a stub of their cooperation. She see Randy smiling and hear him sighing.

"Believe me, this is what they call..Schadenfreude. "says Randy grinning and sit what down in his sit.

Nicole shakes her head and laughs. ' ' Do I wanna know this?... ' "ask she as she see him relaxing in his sit with closed eyes. Randy opens his eyes and looked her with a grin on his face.

''Howard isn't so happy with Nerd-Ball Kang, as he calls her, as his partner...And I'm very happy that this babe is my nerd... '' says he and closed content his eyes again.

Nicole looks at him questioningly. ' ' Excuse me? Did you just call me...Nerd?"'

Randy's eyes shooting open and look her gently as he see her questioningly and waiting look. ' ' I-I-I-I can explain...a-a-a-and also t-t-the o-o-other t-t-t-t-thing... ' "

Nicole still looks at him questioningly, but now with more interest. ' ' Oh yeah? How you called me even more? "'

' ' Uhm ... uhm ... '' says he stuttered, while his cheeks begin to feel really hot.

Nicole bursts into laughter and gives him a soft punch against his shoulder. ''Just kidding! Holding wisecracks with you, is really funny! Hahahahah..''

''Haha ... yeah ... '' says he while nervous scratched the back of his head.

Alright, fockhous Cunningham...Calm down...Don't ashamed yourself in the front of Nikki...You don't know if she...if she...you know...She's still a girl, you never know...Though he.

' ' Well...Shall we'll start with coming up with a subject of our project? "' suggest Nicole as she opens her textbook.

Randy nods and follow her example, silence they starts to read.

After a few seconds, realized Nicole something and try not to chuckled. ''Why did you call me a babe? "'she asks while she is still focused on the text in the biology book.

Randy looked up from his book and gaps, he turns around to see her and points at her will she chuckled soflty. ''YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T HEAR THAT!''

''OFCOURSE I HEAR THAT SHOOBIE!" says she as she chuckled harder as Randy's cheeks colors more and more red.

Nicole giggles and looked at him smiling. ''AWHHHH...YOU BLUSHING! YOU BLUSHING BECAUSE YOU THINK I'M A BABE..."

''NO I'M NOT!"

''YES YOU ARE!"

''NO I'M NOT!"

''YES YOU ARE!"

''SHUT UP VALENTINE!.'' calls he as he looks away like a little kid who doesn't get his right.

Nicole looks smiling at him as she lay her head on her right arm, slowly she gives him a tap on his shoulder. Angry he give her a glance still with red cheeks. ''What?"

Randy give her a questioningly look as he see that she holding her laugh.''You're cute when your act like a six year old kid.."whispers she. He's questioningly look changed slowly when Nicole still looked at him, smiling and shining eyes.

DON'T LOOKED AT ME WITH THOSE EYES! THEY...THEY ARE SO...HONKIN' BRIGHT! MAN! SHE'S GOOD!

Slowly he turns to Nicole's side, he leans slighty forward. When he's close enough to smell the aroma of cherries, he looked in her eyes as he looked very serious at her. Waiting she cocked an eyebrown as Randy starts to speak.

''LET ME SAY THIS VALENTINE...I'M...NOT...CUTE!"' says Randy angry in threat. Nicole covert her mouth to hide her laugh as she see Randy's expression.

''OH YES YOU ARE!"' says another voice behind them. The couple turns around to see Howard, who get four looking confused eyes on him.

''D-D-Do you find me cute?!'' asks Randy in amazes to his best bud. The ginger haired boy give him also a amazed glance. ''What?!... I was talking about the ''YOU ACT LIKE A SIX YEAR OLD KID!'' thing."' explain Howard, let Randy and Nicole nodding in understanding.

''Ahhh ... Yeah, that sounds more sence.." admite Randy. Howard shakes his head and keeps his biology book for his face, not to face the couple.

''So ...shall we continue with our project? Again? "' asks Nicole if she holds her textbook in the front of Randy.

He nods. ''Please Nikki..."says he as he give his own textbook another try. Nicole raised an eyebrown as she looked at him. ''Don't you mean... babe?"' says she sly and let Randy moaning.

''SHUT UP!" says he in frustration while Nicole starts to laugh along with Howard who joins the club now.

Randy drops sulking in his chair further away as the chocolated girl and ginger haired boy still laughing about him. If the laughter is some calm down, Nicole thrust to Howard and give a little nod to Randy.

''Are you mad at me? Cutie Cuninngham?" She says as she gives him a wink and flashes with her eyes. Randy looks at her quizzically with a small grin on his face. ''Cutie Cunningham? "'

Nicole try to hold her smirk, but fault. ''You believe really everything!"'She says and bursts into laughter along with Howard that wipe some tears from his cheeks. The two give each other a high five while Randy angry looks out the window.

I hate her...I hate her alot...

Randy moans about his though. AAAGGRRR! Who I'm kidding?! I don't...

---

After Biology, Randy and Howard walks out the class. Randy holds his shoulders up. "It wasn't that bad?"says he satisfied. Howard give an irrtated look. "Shut up Cunningham...You didn't want to swap with me... "says Howard.

"Why do you want Nikki as your project partner?" asks Randy amazed and get a ''SERIOUS?!'' look from him. "Uh ... DUH! It seems very relaxed to me to have her as partner ...You can still make some fun and some jokes...You know.."

Randy nods and listens carefully. ''Yeah ... no I wouldn't exchange..."' says he determined, let Howard laugh. "That comes not even as a surprise from me...and you know why." says Howard with a sly grin. Randy give him a confused look. "Not really...Why?"

Howard let out a sigh before he looked Randy very serious. "Because you have interest in her!'" shouted he.
Both boys stops with walking, Randy looked Howard with a not understanding look. ''C'mon? ' "He says cool with no idea what Howard mean. Howard rolled with his eyes.

''Come on, you guys are acting like this since that bet..."

''Do what?" asks Randy amazed, he really don't know what his BFF mean.

''Uhm...I don't know, maybe give each other flirting compliments?" says Howard as an example.

''Thats only some wisecracks ... nothing more, nothing last..." explain Randy and see Howard nodding.

''Okay, maybe you think so ... but hows Valentine on this?"' says he, thinking forward as Randy holds up his shoulders. ''The same?"' answers he as Howard face-palmed.

''Cunningham, she called you Cutie Cunningham...Do you know when girls calling you cute? ... If they like you..."'

Randy looks blank to Howard, who did the same but more waiting. Randy bursts out laughing after a few seconds of silence between the boys. ''Hahahahaha ...Hhahahahah...Oh man! You're hilarious! Hahahha.."

Howard looks at him expectantly and as Randy notices this, he stops immediately with laughing. ''Wait ... what?"' says he confused as Howard lied his right hand on Randy's left shoulder. ''Valentine, my bro, is in love with you.''' tells he and let out a sigh.

...In the Cafetaria...

Nicole and Lindsey are sitting on one of the tables of the cafetaria. With two trays in the front of them, they exchange some project ideas with each other.

''And how's the Valenham project?"'asks Lindsey if she stirs with a fork through her bowl of warm noodles.

''Very well ...Randy is really hilarious ...You can really nice wisecracks at him."answer Nicole while she shakes her head laughing. Lindsey chuckles at this expersion. ''Tell me...What some of wisecracks? ' "

''Just of those hold down putting...He called me a babe..." tells Nicole. By the word ''babe'' stops Lindsey with eating and give her an amazed look.

''Babe? "' says she confused and see Nicole nodding.

' ' Yeah ...and he began stuttered…in panic!" continued she her story as Lindsey looks at her blank and grins. ''Typical RC...'' response she.

'' He started to blush of shame, became angry and...I said he was cute when he's acting like a six year old kid..."

''Cute?" says Lindsey with her mouth full of noodles will some strings hanging outside in the corner of her mouth. Nicole nods again. ''Aha ... Cutie Cunningham. "' whispers she.

''Cutie Cunningham?!" says Lindsey in surprises.

''Hey...Whats going on with you?'' asks Nicole as she sees Lindsey looked startled. The blonde shakes her head slowly before she give the brunette a serious look. ''Uhm ...Nikki ... something tells me that this isn't a wisecrack ... but just things you say if you are flirting with someone... "

Nicole looks at her for a moment and after a few seconds of silence between them. She bursts into laughter. ''Flirt?!...Hahahahahaha ... that is. .. that is.. ' "She says and stops when Lindsey stares at her still seriously. Nicole sigh deeply and let her head leaning on her hands. '' That wasn't what I suppost to do ...In Angeles, I did this sort of things always with Simon and Patrick ... just for the fun, you know that kind of guys right? "'

Lindsey nods and sighs.'' I live with one..."

Nicole nods far. ''Me too ... well ... lived..." says she as Lindsey snaps with her fingers as she hear this.

''That's also a story!...Why was Dan staying here in Norrisville with Rose? I mean...What the juice?! He wasn't a trouble maker or something like that.." says Lindsey amazed as Nicole takes her shoulders up.

'' I always though it was because of me that he didn't go with us...Mom and dad never talked about it...and rather did Rose or himself...It felt like...They were hidding something for me... BUT HEY! YOU TRY TO CHANGE THE SUBJECT!"' calls Nicole as she points to Lindsey who hold her hands for her body to admite her action.

''Sorry...continue..." says she as Nicole try to think where they stopped, she snaps with her fingers and continued.

''But their did exactly the same thing as Randy now does ... play along… And I think he sees that also...nothing more, nothing last...Besides, I made it very clear that I am not in love with him when I was with him and Howard in the McIce Salon..."

Lindsey looks at her with interes. "How? With your angry accent? "'

''With my angry accent..'' says Nicole proud and let Lindsey laugh. ''Then the message is arrived.. ''

''And...You're the only one who knows about...him." says Nicole a little nervous and looked away from her will Lindsey thinks about what the juice she means by that. ''Him?...Oh! YOUR PUPPY BEAR! " says Lindsey grinning.

Nicole nods with blushing cheeks as Lindsey laughs. ''You still crushing him?"

''YES!'' shouted Nicole as she set her left hand in her hair.

''Well that's a relief...Why do you still find it weird? I don't have any problem with ''him''."' says Lindsey a little confused, but she's cut off by Nicole.

''Because he isn't real..." answered Nicole whispering in shame.

''SO WHAT? If you love him and he makes you happy...Who am I to jugde you?"' says Lindsey at her as she takes another bit of her noodles. Nicole nods slowly.

'' I know...but I find it soo...sooo...sooo embarrassingly. Every girl I know is just...crushing on a real boy." whispers Nicole the last part and stops quick some candy corn in her mouth as she get a glance from Lindsey who let out a sigh. ''Listen very good to me Valentine...Your crush on ''Puppy Bear'' isn't weird...I mean...Okay, he isn't MY type...but that's just me...Come on, Nikki...I think it's really cute.''

Amazed looked Nicole up from her meal as she just hear what her blond biffer just told her. ''W-w-wait...You find it cute that I'm crushing ''him''?''

Lindsey gives her a small nod as she picks the hands of the girl and hold them tigh. ''Listen...As long as I know you, I was always the only one who has crushs on boys...Like Frank, Erik, Bryan...''

''Don't forget Nick..'' says Nicole smiling. Lindsey laughs as she shakes her head. ''Oh my...Nicky...He was so hot.''

''The walls of your room were totally covert with posters of him...'' says Nicole laughing as Lindsey still laughing along.

''And my dad drove even to Ocean Bay to get that ONE SPECIAL THEME...''

''THE LAST STUFFED NICK DOLL!'' exclaimed the girls happy and laughs harder than usual, catching some students attention.

Lindsey nods will she slowly calm down. ''See?...I was always the one who was BOYS CRAZY...but know you're in love...THAT MAKES ME SO HAPPY!'' says Lindsey touching with a cry tune in her voice. Nicole smiles as she shakes her head by seeing the drama her biffer made...well...more like fake crying. ''Linds please...This is too much...'' says she.

Lindsey grins and turns quickly in her regular self. ''Sorry...but I wanna let you know that I don't think you're crazy...Nobody will ever know about your secret crush...That's one of our biffers code...The only ones who know about ''him''...Is you and me...''

Nicole nods and squeezes Lindsey's hands. ''Thank you Linnie...''

...In the Hall...

''Valentine is in love with me? "' says Randy thoughtfully and totally confused.

Howard smirk and bursts into laughter as he sees Randy's reaction. ' ' Valentine was right! You believe really everything! Hahahahah..."

Randy looks at him angrily and opens the door of the cafetaria as he walks in. Howard walks still behind him and both stands in line for lunch. ''Shall we keep a game marathon after school? "asks Howard to cheer his friend up.

Randy turns around and looked surprised at him. ''Oh sorry ... I though that you was talking to your new best friend.." says Randy as he see Nicoel standing behind Howard with also a tray. She give a questioning look as he looked at her and quick back to Howard who shakes his head.

'' Not so jealous Cunningham, you said to ME that I had to give her a chance. I did and now you against her! MAKE A CHOICE BRO!" says Howard will they pick some food.

''What! I'm not against Nikki!'' calls Randy. Howard and Nicole cocked both an eyebrown and crossed their arms. Waiting they stare at Randy before he moan. ''Alright, I admite...I feel a little shut out..."

''That didn't even surprise me.." says Nicole and let Howard turn around to see her with a tray with two pieces of cake on it in her hands.

''Oh yeah? ' "says Randy surprises as she nods and looked him a little confused. ''Uh...Yes!?...This is the same story as when we at that tour a few days ago... and I get also a little dejavu when we get some ice cream by the McIcesalon. " tells she as Howard nods in agree.

'' I agree with Valentine this time..'' says Howard nodding.

Randy rolled with his eyes and gets a pat on the back from Nicole who stands now before them. ''Come on Rancore. ... We know all three very well how that expired.."

''That you starting talking with a British accent against us?"' says Randy with a raised eyebrown.

Nicole rolled with her eyes and smiles. ''You know what I mean ... ' "says she and gives Howard a small nudge. ''Come on ... say it to him.. "'

'' I?! Why I have to say it?! "'says Howard surprises.

''Just do it... ' "says she and leans some forwards. ''You know how sensitive Cunningham is... and if you do, you get my cake..Deal?" tells she and see Howard thinking about it. ''Deal..'' says Howard and sigh deeply. ''Sorry.''

Randy nods far by hearing the excuse of his friend. ''Excuse Accept..." says he smiling.

Nicole smiles too and laugh as she pays for the cake. ''You two seem really occasionally on a married couple.."

By hearing this, the boys looked first at each other before they looked a little angry at her. ''SHUT UP!'' shouted the boys, what makes her more laughing. Nicole quickly puts her cake ,as Randy pays for his lunch, on Howard's tray. ''If I agreed.." whispers she.

'' It's always nice to do business with you Valentine..." says Howard satisfied as he looks at the chocolate cake.

''I see you guys later..." calls she as she walks away. She hears Randy talking to Howard behind her back. '' Has she promised you something? " ask Randy as he see the cake on Howard's tray.

''No..." says Howard admited but fault as Randy face-palmed.

Nicole laughs by seeing this and walks to her place by Lindsey. Lindsey takes a sip from her water bottle as she see her BFF coming with their dessert. '' So...Do you like to tell me what is bothering you? Over those drawing? And where is your cake? "' asks the blonde as she see one dessert on Nicole's tray and take it of it.

'' Long story ..." says Nicole sighly smiling as she sits down. She plays nervous with her fingers and stare at the table. ''Uhm ...I ...I'm afraid that I….I-I-I-I-I...''

''Yes? It's okay sis...It's okay..'' push Lindsey gently to figure out what's going on with Nicole.

''I-I-I-I...I gonna die..." says Nicole difficulty and sigh deep in and out as she try not to think about the dream.

In reaction, Lindsey spits her drinking off in Nicole's face. Nicole sigh more deeply in and out to stay calm as she also bite on her lip. Lindsey giggles nervous by seeing this and apologize . "Sorry! Sorry! That was out of a reflex! Sorry! "She says while she gives her some napkins.

"And that's why I don't wanna tell you THAT in the first place." says Nicole a little confused, not knowing what else to say. Lindsey give her a worried look as she cocked an eyebrown. ' 'What did you mean by that? "' ask she gently.

Nicole sigh. '' Listen...I had a dream last night...I-I stand on ice ...On the frozen Lack LaRusso... just...I ... I-I-I fall..Into the ice cold water... I fell away ... and how hard I called for help ... How hard I screamed and shouted...No one heard me ... and before I...I...Sank...A strange woman called my Kaida... and..and..." tells she as she bites more and more on her lip. Man...Why is it so hard to talk about it?
Lindsey stands quick up from her sit and puts her in a embrace to calm her down. ''Sis...Sis...Calm down...I-It was just a dream.. just a dream ...Don't take it so seriously...Come on..Hey.." tells Lindsey to calm Nicole. Nicole gets her shoulders up and nods. Maybe you're right...But I'm not gonna tell you that...You will act very modest of it...

...Some tables away...

Randy and Howard walk with their tray with lunch as they looking for a table. While they are busy with talking about their game marathon after school, Randy don't see where he walks and stumbles across a backpack of a random student.

His food flies out of his hands, forward to the persons on the next table. Lindsey saw this and dodged away under the table...but suddenly, the lunch of Randy hits in the face and hair of Nicole. Some students turn around to see what's happened and laughin a little at the accident. With closed eyes, She gets up and sweeps some food out of her eyes. As she can finally see again, she looked angry to the person who's responsible at this. "What has everyone against their food and drink today?!. "calls Nicole still restrained. '' And why necessarily on me?!"' shouted she now more angry as she looked at herself.

'' Because you're a brunette? "'responds Lindsey, still under the table. Nicole points angry to her while a lettuce leaf falls from her hair. Lindsey stands up and covert her mouth with her both hands. Nicole sees her shoulders shocking and hear that Lindsey try to hold her laugh. Randy stare totally in panic at Nicole and try to come up with an idea.

"Ohh sorry! SORRY! I-I-I grab something! I got some... "says Randy in panic and want to grab some napkins. He stumbles in his haste and coincides with Nicole towards the ground, with Randy on top.

The whole cafetaria laughs, even their best friends are on the ground with laughter by seeing them. Nicole looks speechless around her, facing that everyone laughs her out ... everyone ... ''This also happened in my dream!" whispers she as she get up fast and runs as fast as she could out the canteen. Outside, she let some tears appear and hide herself by the first girls locker room.

"Nicole!"calls Randy, but she's already out the canteen. ''Oh no." says he as he know what shall happen next with the sad Nicole. Specchless and powerless he stands up and scratched the back of his head. Good job Randy...Now she will stank...Great...GREAT! Sometimes you're a really shoob...

...In the girls locker room...

Nicole stands by sink and looked at herself in the mirror as she tries to get the food out of her hair while some tears roll down her cheeks. She let out a deep sigh and kicks with her right foot the sink. ''WONKIN' SHOOB!' screams She and suddenly she gently begins to sob with her both hands hidden her face.

Deep under the school has anyone heard her sobbing and smelled a smell. The person catch some taste in the air and try to taste the taste. "Hm..A mix of disappointment and light shame...And also ... "' He will taste once again. ''Sadness?..Haha..I can do something with this. "He says malicious. The gut knowing as the Socerer let his green stank out towards the girls locker room.

Nicole cries still, she don't notice that some green smoke flew out the airfan and approaches her. The hidden necklace around her neck, The Heart of Aigle, begins to zoom blue faster and faster as the stank flew towards Nicole. When the stank is close enough and wanna touch her... It get blocked somehow. The pendant of the Medallion hovers now out of her shirt and absorbs the stank who floats around her. All the stank disappear inside the blue bead. The now green colored crystal, shooting, as it were, the stank away, towards the fan where it came out and disappear.

When the stank flews away, Nicole stops with sobbing and she sweep some tears from her cheeks before she looks in the mirror. With a serious look she looked at herself and sigh. "Get yourself together Nikki….You have endured worse things...Looked on the bright side...I can take a shower, I have a second shirt in my locker and I have some make-up with me... It's gonna be okay... I have even survived a robot spider.. AND THAT'S REALLY A MIRCALE!" tells she herself and escape a small smile as she thinks back abou that moment. She finally see the crystal hovering a little for her. Smiling she touched it gently before she walks out the toillets of the locker room.

...Under the High School...

Among the school, the stank flew back to the socerer, which looked surprised why it flew back to him.
''Hm ...Interesting... '' says he as he twirled the stank on his finger and put it into one of his Chaos Pearls. In the pearl, he see something. He cannot see the face of the girl who dodged his stank, but rather what's the cause that she couldn't stank.

In the chaos pearl is the crystal seeing, that absorbs the stank and shooting back to the fan. ' ' Quite interesting ...What is that necklace? "'He asks out loud and looks at his rat friend. The rat shrugs, what the sorcerer let sighs.

' ' Let's see if we seen that Medallion before... ' " The chaos pearle shows a different picture, he gets an image of girl with black hair in a tail and bright blue eyes. Her mouth is covered with a dark blue fabric and round her neck hangs a cole scarf. "Who is she? And why can she not be stanked!?''

...In the Hall...

Randy is going to sit on the stairs with his arms on his lap. He raised his left hand to set it in his hair, letting out a sigh as he thinks about his action early. "Now...I have it officially screwed up. " whispers he with closed eyes. Howard, who stands in the front of him, stared though above him with arms akimo.

"Let see, you against her ,you throw food at her and let her also to the ground and otherwise maybe you have made her so upset that she's now stanked ... No, you really ruined it this time. " tells Howard and turn to Randy.

Randy raised his eyebrown as he looked at Howard before he hang his head again. "What now? I still need to the project with her..." says he thinking about a plan as Howard bursts into laughter.

"Yes ... that's your problem. '. '

Randy looks up when the door of the girls locker room is opened. Suddenly he sees after good looking, Nicole coming out the door, still in her normal form. He let out a sigh of relief by seeing this and laughs. ''Thanks smoke-bomb ...She isn't stanked. '' says he with relief.

By saying this, Randy and Howard realizes something and looked each other with big eyes in amazed.

'' SHE DIDN'T STANK?!" shouted they at the same time in surprises. Howard points with his hand to Nicole as he looked at Randy.

'' Is the sorcerer going crazy or something?! Everyone can be stanked! Why not our Saddie Valentine?!'' says Howard amazed as Randy state up from the stairs.

'' I'm going to figure this out. "'says Randy as he nods to Howard to come with him. ''Come on..''

Nicole walks still with crossed arms in the Hall, not noticed that Randy and Howard slowly approaching her. As they are close enough, Randy ticking soft on her right shoulder. ''Nikki..." says he as he tried to get her attention. Without any response, she continued her walk. Randy wants to appeal to her one more time, but is stopped by the hand of Howard. '"Let me try.." whispers he as he breathes deeply in. '' HEY VALENTINE!"' screamed he. They see Nicole jumps a little in scare and turned fast around. She cocked an eyebrown in surprised as she see the boys.

'''Oh...It's you guys.." says she with not so much interresting. Randy can read of her face that she don't wanna talk to them...or at last to him.

'' Is everything okay? After...you know..."asks Randy if he and Howard stand in the front of her. Nicole gives him a small nod in response, but didn't make any eye contact with him. He escaped a small sigh as he try to make it up to her or even let her looking to him and give him the change to apologize. ''Cause I really sorry...'' whispers he.

Both standing there in silence, not knowing what to say more to each other. Nicole give Howard a small smile before she would turn around to walk away.
Howard let out a groan of irrtation and puts his right hand on Nicole shoulder to stop her. Surprised she looked at him and cocked an eyebrown in question.

''If both of you don't wanna say something, I will...and I start to say that's all Cunningham's fault.'' tells Howard and points to Randy. ''If you had better watch out where you walked with those huge legs of yours...'' continued he and puts his right arm around Nicole' shoulders. ''Our friend isn't now so sad..." finished he, let Randy and Nicole looking amazes at him.

''Friend? "'asks Nicole with a small smile on her face.

''Our friend?'' asks Randy with a grin and a cocked eyebrown.

Howard looked both in surprised and holds his hands in the front of him. '' What?! Don't tell me that you didn't think about it that way too!" shouted he.

Randy and Nicole laughing a little as Nicole gives Howard a playfully punch on his shoulder. ''Shoob.. ' " says she smiling as Howard rubbed his punched shoulder.

''Nikki, I'm really sorry about what happened... '' says Randy guilty as he scratched the back of his head nervous. Nicole give him a small nod as she walked to him. Randy stared waiting at her as she come closer and closer before she stoped some inches away from his body. She looked at him with a blank look and cool face. What the juice, what she wanna do with me? Hugging? Okay...Punching me in the nuts?! NOT OKAY!...KISSING?!..hm...let me think about that...NO! SHNASTY!

Nicole give Randy an asking look as she sees his face making some weird moves. Howard looked grinning and waiting at what Nicole is up to towards Randy, he really joined the show. Every second Nicole standing just there, doing nothing, Randy become more and more nervous. DO SOMETHING!

As Nicole can even hear him, she forms her right hand into a fist. Randy closed his eyes to wait what shall come, but the only thing he feel, is that the fist punched his right shoulder. He hear soon the sound of a chuckled girl and opened quick his eyes. He sees Nicole laughing, along with Howard. He cocked an eyebrown in question as Nicole lay her left hand on his left shoulder. ''You're so funny..'' says she laughing. ''You totally freaked out when I stayed just there. I didn't do anything yet!...That was absolutly genius...'' says she as she calmed down and give him a strand look as she points near his face in threat. ''But if you throw food at me ever again!'' shouted she as Randy slaps her hand away in response.

'' Promise! " says he quick with a grin on his face. Nicole let out a smile and give a nod.

''And you own me a lunch!" says she as she pushed him a little, let him smile at her.

''Fine, deal.'' says Randy as he playfull rolled with his eyes.

''Then we're cool Cunningham...I have to go, I see ya guys later..'' says she as she give them one last look and waving and them before she walks through the door.

After her leaving, the boys look at each other a little confused and don't understanding. ''Something's not right here...'' says they at the same time.

….In the meantime at Mcfist Industry…

Inside the building, at the office of Mcfist, is Viceroy packing out some Christmas Decorations as Mcfist sits after the computer. "What do you think what Marci find nicer? A diamante necklace or a luxury vacation? " says Mcfist as he scrolled some pages with the computer mouse with his robot arm to find the right gift to give his wife at Christmas AND Hannukah. Viceroy didn't look up to see Hannibal's stressed look, he looked with a thougful look at the decoration he just hanged up. He picked some other wine red glitter garland out the box with Christmas Decorations on it and wanna combine with the pine green one.

" You know, I would go for the diamond necklace. Diamonds are the girls best friends, but on the other hand, with this winter's warm weather at a luxury holiday... isn't also wrong Hannibal. "says Viceroy as he stands on the ladder to hang the last garland from the box. ''Voilà...I called, William's Christmas Wonderland!'' calls Viceroy satisfied as he looked at his masterpiece of glitter and glamour who shined up the whole office. Mcfist looked up from the computer screen with big eyes, his face forwned as he sees all the fancy stuff.

"Cheeze, the nicest time of the year..." says Mcfist a little irritated and back to his screen.

There's a moment of silence before green stank appears in the large glass tube, slowly shows the green stank the face of a 800 year old man, knowing as the Socerer. "MCFIST!" shouted the man.

Mcfist and Viceroy leave everything out of their hands as they hear the man's voice, both men walking quick to the front of the tube and focus on the screen. The Socerer give them both a serious look.

" Lister, I have news ... There isn't only the ninja which you must destroy ... but also his ally!" tells the Socerer

Both men looked very surprised by this news.

"WHAT?! AN ALLYl?! "calls Mcfist in surprise.

"I didn't see that coming." answered Viceroy a little sassy.

"I hope you put some heavier guns in MCFIST! Because I want not only the ninja being destroyed!." calls the Socerer as he shows a fist in the front of him. Mcfist agreed and forms his hands also into fists. "YES! OFCOURSE! but uh ... How does...the ally look like?" asks he thoughful as he rubbed the back of his neck.

The Socerer grabs one of his Chaos Pearls and holds it for himself to show the men the image, in the chaos pearl sees they the black and blue colored girl what the guardian supposed to mean.

Mcfist squeezes his eyes to image the girl in his head. "She don't look like a ninja... and she's a GIRL?!"says Mcfist.

"She isn't just a girl ... She is the only one who can dodge my stank..." says the Socerer irritated and groans a little bit. His allies looked at him with wide eyes in surprise and amazed.

"What!?"say Mcfist and Viceroy at the same time.

'' IMPOSSIBLE!" shouted Mcfist.

"The girl is protected by a necklace, the necklace hold my stank away from her... I want you to bring THAT girl alive to me and make sure that necklace would be my!... " says The Socerer as he laughed evil and disappears.

The business man and the scienist exchange a glance with each other as the Socerer is gone, the business man rubs his hands against the other as he grins evil.

"Well ... I know what I want for Christmas."says Mcfist and points to Viceroy. "VICEROY! MAKE SOMETHING TO DEFECT THE NINJA AND SPECIFICALLY HIS NEW GIRLFRIEND!." shouted he to the scienist with closed eyes and shaking fists.

...Norrisville High...

In the front of the school, is Nicole waiting for Lindsey near the stairs. In her lilac colored winter coat she watches a snowballs fight, holding by some students. She can't resist to laugh at the happening and let out a sigh with her eyes closed. Oh my...I'm sooo in for a epic snowfight...*Another sigh*...The GUYS already know what to do with this gift of the gods...

'' SHOOTING ALL THE SNOW BALLS WITH A HOCKEY STICK! AND AFTER DOING THAT, RUNNING AS FAST AS YOU CAN WITH A HUGE GROUP OF ANGRY STUDENTS AFTER YOU!'' whispers Nicole agitated still with closed eyes and a big smile on her face. Those were the most epic idiots ever...AND SCOTT WAS THE LEADER OF THEM! Man, boys grow much more slower up than girls..

"Okay, I'm ready."hear she Lindsey's voice saying. She looked up as Lindsey walks downstairs in her pink red coat. Nicole nods before she stares in the snow with crossed arms. As Lindsey stands next to her, she try to let Nicole looking at her. But the stubbornness of her BFF, don't let that happen. The blondie cocked a brown and squeezes her eyes a little.''Oh...are you going to ignore me now?...FINE! ..." says she as she also crossed her arms and turned away from her with closed eyes.

There is a silence between the two friends, Nicole can handle this silence ... but Lindsey...That's a diffent cup of tea.

The blondie moans and groan in frustration as she turned back to the brunette and pointing irritated at her. '' YOU KNOW I CAN'T HANDLE THIS!" shouted she angry as she noticed her biffers plan. She sees Nicole grinning and pushed her a little. ''You Shoob!''

Nicole showed her back to Lindsey, she gets secretly some snow of the handrail anf forms a snowball in her hands. " You know...I'm so done with everything what happen this day... sooo... TAKE THIS!"calls she and throws a snowball to Lindsey, hit her in the belly.

"HA! THAT GET YOU BACK BY SPITTING IN MY FACE !" shouted Nicole and laughs. Lindsey laughs sly as she grabs some snow from the stairs but still looked at Nicole. "Oh that get you back Valentine!" says she as she quick forms a snowball in her hands, ready to hit her. Nicole shakes her head and runs away.

"CATCH ME IF YOU CAN WESTER!"calls Nicole.

Soon, The girls holding a snowballs fight with each other...and also screaming and shouting like idiots.

...In the Hall...

Randy and Howard walking into the hall, ready to go home and punch some graves. Randy smiles with his hands in his jacket pockets at Howard. "So...Nikki and I holding our project about different blood types.,.What do you do with Debbie?" ask he in interest. Howard let out a groan and looked at him irritated as he grabs Randy by his jacket.

"Can we NOT talking about THAT now?! If it was up to her, WE ARE HOLDING OUR PROJECT ABOUT THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF THE EVOLUTION!" Howard answered as he shakes Randy a little before he let him go and continued their walk. As Howard opens the door to walk out the school building, The boys seeing some snow flying before them and sounds of girly laughing. When both seeing Nicole running and laughing as she hits Lindsey with snowballs, they cannot resist to smile and give each other a punch with they elbow.

"Shall we take part in the fight?" says Howard as he gets some snow by the railing and forms a snowball. Randy grins and does the same thing but at the other handrail. ''Let the game begin!" shouted they both at the same time before they running both in a diffent way.

"Hahahah I haven't you seeing so hard laughing in a long time."said Lindsey which throws snow to Nicole. It hits her, but she didn't care anymore.

"You either." says Nicole laughing as she keep a hand on her belly as she sweeps a few tears of laughter away from her cheeks with her other hand. As she's more stable, she got hit by a snowball on her left shoulder. ''Hey!" calls she as she turns around to see who throw the ball and looks next to her.

If she see Howard grinning, she grins sly to him. She bends down to catch some snow.''OH ... THAT... GET YOU BACK WIENERMAN! GAME ON! ' "says she and throws a snowball at him. The snowball hits him on the chest and that makes him even more enthusiastic.

''Game is on Valentine! " calls Howard and picks up more snow. Nicole tried to doged Howard's snowballs as he throws snowballs at her like crazy. Smiling she blocks herself, but some snow hits her also. '' THAT'S CHEATING! YOU USE SNOW OF THE STAIRS!"' shouted she to him as she's hit on her chest. Howard grins wide and goes off the stairs.

'' ANYTHING GOES IN A SNOW FIGHT WAR!"He calls back and use now some snow from another stair.

Nicole shakes her head as she still try to dogde the snowballs and feels that she hitting from behind. She turns around to see the person. Her eyes growing big as she sees Randy standing with two large snowballs in his hands. "Hey."says Randy sly and throws the two snowballs. Nicole soon ducked down as the snowballs coming her way and dogde it, but another person is hitting by it and that person is Howard. "Hey!"He says angry and sweeps the snow off of him.

Nicole giggles when Howard looks angry at her and Randy. ''THAT'S CHEATING!" shouted he as he have it against Nicole. She still laughs but shakes her head in response. '' THAT ISN'T TRUE! RANDY THREW! NOT ME! " shouted she as she wanna blame Randy for it...well...HE threw, didn't he?

'' CUNNINGHAM!" shouted Howard now towards Randy and throw a few snowballs at him. Randy got hit by it and covert his head for Howard's balls...SNOWballs

'' HEY! EASY! I THREW IT ON HER!" shouted he back and starts also to throw snowballs at Howard.

While the boys are if they are squabbling, Nicole makes in the meantime two large snowballs. As she holds them in her hands, she throws them at the guys. Both get hit by it and turns their head around to see the laughing Valentine.

''HEY!"'calling they as they watching angry at her with a ''NOT FAIR!''look.

Smiling she shakes her head. ''SORRY! BUT THAT ONE WAS TOO GOOD!"' shouted she with a grin.

Randy and Howard punch each other and nodded in response as they give her a sly look and grin.

Oh boy...

Both grabbing a huge mountain of snow and carried in their arms as they running to Nicole. ''NO!'' she calls and runs away while the boys chasing her. When she runs to Lindsey, who building a snowman, she sees some light shinning in her coat.

'' The Guide!"' whispers she and stops with running. She turns around to the boys and holds her hands against the corners of her mouth. '' TIME OUT! I NEED TO DO SOMETHING! THIS ISN'T A PRANK, I SWEAR!''calls she as she watch hopeful to see if the guys hear her.

As Howard sees her hurried and the serious sound in her voice, he throws the huge snowball gently against her stomach ... but Randy, who didn't hear anyhting, throws it much harder by distance and... hit her right on her right cheek. Quickly she grabs at her right cheek and shrinks some in. Randy watched at her laughing and punched Howard's shoulder a little of proudness...But the laugh on his face disappear when Howard points to Nicole who can't laugh about it.

''Oh boy...NIKKI!" calls he and runs to her.

Nicole's body shivers a little and a soft sobbing can be heard. ''Ouch...'' says she soft as some tears falling from her cheeks. THAT SHOOB! MAN! IT HURTS LIKE HELL! HE CAN REALLY THROW A BALL! WONDER IF HE'S A GOOD PITCHER AT HONKBALL...BUT NOW...I WANNA KICK HIS MOTHER HONKIN' ASS AND SEND HIM TO THE FLAGPOLE OF THE SCHOOL!

Randy stands for her and puts an arm around her shoulders, trying to calm her down and showing his sorry. '' NIKKI! I'M SO SORRY! I-I-IT W-WASN'T M-MY I-INTENTION! " tells he to make it up with her.

Nicole give him a look with some tears in her eyes as she shakes rough the arm of Randy off her.

Well...at last...It gives me a good excuse to run away and check out the Guide.

Nicole rushes away from him, to the pile of bags from students. She grabs her backpack after pushing some bags out of the way. She give Randy one last look before she runs away with her ice-blue backpack in her hands and disappears between the trees of the woods of Norrisville High.

Lindsey saw everything what happened and walks angry towards Randy and Howard, who standing just there. As she stands a few inches from Randy, she grabs his jacket as threat.

'' WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?''said Lindsey angry against Randy. Randy grabs her hands and pushed them off his chest. He give her a look as he points to her in self defense.

'' I DIDN'T DO IT WITH PURPOSE!"' explain Randy and crossed his arms as he frowned at her. She frowned also and squeezes her eyes.

'' It isn't the first time you ''hurt'' her feelings today!" says she as she makes with two fingers at either hand quotes by the word ''HURT''. Randy looked at Howard, trying to get some support but Howard shaked his head with closed eyes before he give him a glance that screams YOU'RE GUILTY CUNNINGHAM!

'' I HAVEN'T MY DAY! OKAY?" admited Randy as he holds his right hand in his hair with closed eyes as he try to stay calm. He sigh and opened his eyes, he looks at the direction of the pile of bags. His satchel glows a red glow in a buzzing form. Nomicon! I must check it out, I have to come with an excuse.

'' I'm gonna find her.. " says he and runs off, not waiting for response of the blond and ginger haired.

As Randy picked up his satchel and is out of sign, Howard and Lindsey look at each other. Howard pick up some snow, forms it with his hands and holds the ball for her. Lindsey give a glance as she sees what he is up to.

''If you do that ... ' "she says as threat, but is also hit by the snowball against her mouth. She spits some snow out of her mouth and groans in angry at Howard who smiled sly.

''You're so dead! " says she evil.

...In the woods...

Randy hides behind a snow-covered tree and looks good around him, before he opens his nomicon and dives in. After a few seconds fall, he lands on a bar and tried to keep his balance. In the front of him appear words one by one.

'' The ones you care, the ones you hurt the most.." reads he out loud before he cocked an eyebrown with not-understanding. ''Can you be some clearer? "'Randy asks out loud as he looked above him.

In response, Randy sees a lightning bolt showing up on the other side of lightning of the bar. If the light and smoke is away, Randy sees a person that he can't see or describe not so good. The person approaching him slowly, waiting he stared with pinched eyes before he get a better look from the person. He looked surprised as the person, is the guardian. But different.

The guardian looks a little different as the guardian he knows. This guardian has her cosmos black hair hainging loose and blue high lights in it. Her eyes are bright blue and she carries no mouth mask or cole scarf. Her suit is also different, she has a dark blue shirt with long sleeves and to her fingers who aren't covered with it. Her shoulders are bared, she has a wide light blue strap around her waist, but has no silver blue tights underneath but is all black.

She looks smiling at Randy and let the crystal pendant floating in the palm of her right hand.

' ' This is the Heart of Aigle. ... He is as important to me as the ninja mask is for you ...The Dragon and the Guardian are connected to each other just like the Ninja with the Tengu... ' " tells the girl and puts the crystal away in her belt. The girl raised her right hand to her right shoulder to baring it, Randy sees that she has a mark of a wine red dragon with a star-shipped eye on her shoulder. The eye of the Dragon gives a bright blue flash off that blinded Randy and let him waking up in his body.

'' So that's the necklace! It gives the guardian the power and ability to change ... but what does she mean by the mark of a dragon on her shoulder?" says he thoughful as he tipped with finger of his right hand on his chin.

...Some trees away...

Nicole sist finally down and leans with her back at the wood. She wipes some tears from her cheeks and looks around her. She let out a sigh as she saw nobody and picks her Guide out her backpack. As she lies the book open in her lap, she grabs the necklace of her neck and hover above the empty pages. By the glow of the crystal, words form on the blank page.

'' The ones you care, the ones you hurt the most.." reads she out loud and raised an eyebrown in though.

' ' What or who should that be?...Lindsey? "' asks she out as more words follow as repsonse to her question.

'' The mask of the ninja is just as important as the Heart of Aigle is for you ...The Tengu and the Ninja are connected to each other as did the Guardian with the Dragon ... ' " reads she and nodded in understanding.

' ' Hm ...Okay...But what's a Tengu? ' " asks she amazed.

'' A bird demon who is trapped in the eye of eternity to keep the sorcerer in his imprisonment...The suit of the ninja is woven of the feathers of the Tengu... ' "

Nicole nods far. ''This explains a lot ...Thanks Guide! "' Nicole closed the book and puts the Guide away. After she closed her backpack, she hear a sound near her. "Huh? "

She carefuly looks from behind the tree and sees two robot looking frogs. She grabs her medallion and quickly goes to it will the bright blue light changed her into the Guardian.

"Time to kick your butt to the shnasty swamp where you belong." says Nicole as the guardian as she stand for the frogs. Quick, she picks up a few Silver Stars as the frogs sticking they tongue to grab her.

Some trees away, Randy hear the noise of this fight and rushes to the place where it's all happen. While he run between the trees, he puts his ninja mask on. He let out a smoke-bomb and stands in a couple of seconds, next to the guardian. "May I join? "asks the ninja as he throw out some ninja rings out his suit.

"The more, the merrier." answered the Guardian as she nodded in agree.

One of the robots frogs shoot a sticky slime off with his tongue and hits Nicole. She's pushed away from the powerful shoot and hits in the distance , a tree. The tree shakes some back and forth and let some snow go from the branches, which direction the guardian and covered her with it. The ninja looked at the girl and back to the frogs.

"That is sooo low."says Randy and attacks the robot with his ninja rings. In an explosion, the frogs burned and melted away. "So, that's done. Just checking if she's okay. " says the ninja and jumps to the snow hope. The guardian kicked some snow away to free herself as she sees the ninja stand in the front of her and offer her a hand.

' ' Thanks. '. 'She says as she takes his hand and state on her both legs. '' Well..I go..See you next time ninja... Dust-Bomb!" says she as she throw the familiar ice ball to the ground and let a cloud of blue dust appear.
The ninja flutters with his hand to doged the dust away...As the dust disappear, the guardian is gone. But he suddenly hears something behind him.

' ' So, who do we have here? "' hear the ninja a man saying.

The ninja turns quick around and to his surprise, stands he face to face with his arch enemy. ''Mcfist!" says he angry.

...Lake Larusso...

Nicole stops with walking as she's near Lake Larusso. She sigh deeply and hears a very familiar sound when she stand by the lake...The sound of skates going over the ice. She sees in the distance, a huge group of students having fun on the frozen water. Nicole crossed her arms around herself and laughs.

"Hockey...I miss that so much...Where they get the skates btw? Wait...Shall I do it? I-I mean...What if...I-I-I.." whispers she as she thinks about her dream. What if this is exactly what the dream want me to do? Just skating to my grave! But...In my dream, I was alone. Now there are students...All over the Lake...Maybe...Maybe I can give it a change...Okay?

On that moment, she sees a boy girl couple approaching going off the ice and run to them."Hey! How are you guys get those skates?"asks she and see the girl looking her way. "By Luigi's snack bar is a rack with skates." answered the girl and points to her right side.

Nicole turns around and sees a black rack against the snack bar where black and white skates vouch. Nodded looked she at the girl. "Thanks." says she and runs to it. I wonder if you still can do it, Snow Angel.

...In the Woods...

In silence, the ninja and exchange dead looks with Mcfist who stands just a few meters of each other. The evil scienist looks with a raised brow and crossed arms in waiting from the ninja to Mcfist and again ... and again..and again, but the ninja didn't give him a glance and the scienist feels a little shut out...well...more than just a LITTLE shut out.

''Doesn't I longer sence? I'm just THE evil genius that create THE robots and design of it and. .." counts Viceroy with his fingers, but is cut off by his boss.

'' VICEROY! FOCKHOUS!" screams Mcfist and snaps with his fingers. The ground under them shakes a little bit, steps of huge metale objects is heard as the ninja soon sees two huge robot grasshoppers coming from the trees and stands behind Mcfist and Viceroy. "' You probably asked yourself why I'm here in person..Well, I want to see the destroying of the ninja with my own eyes. In real action! ... but before I do that.. WHERE IS SHE?!"'

The ninja looks amazed and holds his arm akimo. Wait...They know about her existence? Hm...what to do, what to do...

''Who do you mean?" asks he, try to sound confused.

'' THAT GIRL WHO HELPS YOU! " shouted Mcfist a little irritated as the ninja acting like he's dumb.

' 'What girl?...I don't see any girl ..." says the ninja as he looks around him to find a girl in this area.

Mcfist growls angry in himself as the ninja still don't wanna tell him where the girl is. ''You know what...Doesn't make sence!... ATTACK!" shouted he as a command to the robot grasshoppers and points to the ninja. The ninja looks waiting at the two huge robots that are approaching him. He shakes his head as he give the robot another glance. You're so honkin' kidding me..

...Lake LaRusso...

Nicole skates finally, after holding a whole conversation with herself, on the frozen lake. Many students past her by, give her a safe feeling that she isn't alone. She moves on her own tempo on the ice, let her enjoy the ice under her feet like she can fly. ''Wow! This skates moves alot more supple than my old skates!...Maybe I should buy a new pair , after the last hockey season they are in of a replacement... '' whispers she in herself as she still skating. She let out a smile as still nothing happened to her. Maybe it was just a dream...I think that I need more sleep...Bysides, ice cannot break by itself. There is a huge weight of hundreds of pounds needed to let that happen.

Randy, as the ninja, picks up his chain sickles and runs to one of the huge robot grasshoppers. He jumps as he spins the sickles. "Ninja cutting chest!"He calls.
He approaches the Grasshopper and both knives circles cutt the robot in his chest. The robot walks staggering backward and falls back. The defected robot lands on a frozen surface. The ground breaks and shoot some ice water in the air, let the robot sink away towards the bottom of the lake. This opening makes more cracks in the ice, that silde over the whole lake.

The students stops skating when they heard a blow. Nicole stops also and shakes a little when she hears some noise of breaking ice.
' ' Oh no... '' says she as she sees the students screaming and fast skating towards the side. She turns around to skate away, but is pushed by students and pulled more and more back from the side. More students past her by and pushed her more away, she try to hold her balance on the ice, but when a student grabs her arm and pulled away. She fall. Hard. As the left side of her body hits the ice. A dizzy feeling runs in her head, makes it difficult to get up fast. Nicole lies still with closed eyes on the ice as the ice of the Lake LaRusso slowly replaced for water. The ice makes more and more cracks, also in the direction of Nicole.

Nicole sigh deep in and out to get the dizzy feeling away. After breathing alot of fresh air, she opens her eyes to check the area around her. Empty. She's the only one who stands now on Lake LaRusso, no spot of any student is seeing. Carefully, she stands on her skates and stared with a blank look in the distance. Just in my dream...I HAVE TO BE QUICK TO THE SIDE BEFORE.. '''AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!''

Nicole screams it out as she fall away, she hit with her body the ice floor, but her right foot is catched in one of his cracks. She feel the cold water thoughing her foot and she shakes her head in panic.

''No no no no no!'' calls she as she tries to break her foot free from the crack. The Crystal starts to glow in her lilac winter coat as she pulled with her both hands on her leg to free her foot. Groaned she looked at her chest and grabs the necklace out her coat.

''I know! I must go away here! But I got a little problem here! " tells she as she hold the glowing pendant in one hand. After that saying, another crack is heard and she drops her more down. Now her right leg is almost under water, but it didn't bothered her. In scare, she let the crystal flew out of her hand and gets more attention. ''NNNOOOOO!''

The necklace falls some inches away from her on the ice, she sigh in relief that the pendant didn't break and frowned to it. '' Okay ... COME HERE!" says she says and stretches out to catch it, but she can't grab it. She give the necklace a glance and moaned. I hate you...

In the meantime, The ninja and his arch enemies give each other a look. ''Did you hear that too? I though I hear...Screaming Students...''says the ninja thoughful as he see the enemies nodded.

''Yeah...I heard somehting too...BUT NOT NOW!'' says Mcfist confused. The three guys holds their shoulders up. The ninja looked at the second grasshopper and jumps.' ' Ninja second attack!"calls he.

With the two chain sickles in his hands, he did the same attack that he did at the first grasshopper. This Grasshopper is decapitated by the sickles and his head shooting backwards. The head lands down on a large piece of broken ice. The piece of ice is lifed up because of the weight and the other side shooting something very important in the air.

' ' NOOOO! "'calls Nicole as the medallion shoot up in the air. WHAT THE J?! WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE UNIVERSE?! WHY AREN'T YOU AT MY SIDE?!

'' LAND SAFE LAND SAFE LAND SAFE!.. ' "repeat she with her fingers crossed as she follow the flying object.

The necklace flies far away from her and lands ... in a branch of a tree on the side. Relieved she extracts breath and keeps a hand on her heart. ''At last ... it hangs in a tree and not lying on the bottom of the Lake.. AGAIN!" says Nicole a little relief.

The ninja looked proud and turns around to see Mcfist's face. ''Is that everything you had Mcfist? Cause I have some other ninja stuff to do...'' says he with crossed arms and raised eyebrown.

Mcfist groans angry before Viceroy whispers something in his ear and holds a remote in his hands. Mcfist looked surprised at Viceroy as he nodded in agree. Evil grinning, Viceroy pushed the button. Soon a hoovership appears above the ninja's head. He looked up in the shadow above and see some familiar objects falling to him. OOHHHH BOYYY

Now the medaillon is safe, well almost, Nicole feels that she drops more and more away in the ice and the ice cold water come closer to her. ''OH BOY! HOW I GET OUT OF HERE! SOON I AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!''
The crack splits more and Nicole's lower body is under the water. Anxious, she tries to come to grips something, but it's hard to catch as everything is ice!

'' SOMEONE SHOULD HELP ME!"'says she out loud and try to keep her head high to call for help.

''NINJAAAAA!" screams she shouts from the top of her lungs. ''NINJAAAA!''
Some tears drops out her bright blue eyes in scare as she still calls his name again and again. I hope he will come...please...please ninja...please...

Mcfist and Viceroy looked satisfied at the ninja who's blacked out and lying under alot robot apes. Suddenly, they something and looked up in the sky questioningly. " DID YOU HEAR SOMETHING VICEROY? caus I hear definitively something..'' says Mcfist as he puts a finger in his right ear to make sure he heard it good.

"Loud and clear Sir...It sounds like a screaming girl..." says the genius thoughtful.

The ninja wakes up slowly when another cry for help is screamed.

'' NINJAAA! PLEASE! HHHEEELLLLPPPP!'' hears he the voice of a girl screaming...wait...not just a girl...
Wait wait wait wait...I know that voice...She..S-S-She i-i-is...She's...OH MY NINJA! NO! NO! No no no no...

"NIKKI!'' shouted he out and moves with his body to break free from the robot apes. ''NIKKI...I...HAVE...TO...COME... OUT...OF...THIS!"

With all his strength, he pushed roared the apes off his back. When he finally stands on his feet, he grabs his sword out of his scarf. ''GRAB HIM!'' screams Mcfist to the cases robot apes.

The apes stands up quick and runs to the ninja. The ninja sprints full speed towards the apes and cutes in the around with his sword. As he's out of the apes crowd, he give the evil men one last glance.

''Sorry Mcfist! Maybe next time! SMOKE-BOMB! " calls he and throw a ball out his suit. The red smoke covert him and let him disappear before the smoke floating away.

Angry crossed Mcfist his arms around his chest and frowned to Viceroy. Pointing he blamed him. ''YOUR FAULT VICEROY!''

...Lake LaRusso...

Nicole became weaker and weaker. Her breathing is low, her eyes are closed and almost her whole body lies in the ice water. Her head and arms lying still on a piece of ice who's still part of unbroken part of the lake. With a weak voice, she try to call for help for the last time. ''Help..."' whispers she before she lost her consciousness. It's over...

Out the woods runs the black red suited guy. He looked around the area to see where Nikki is. Suddenly he sees the ice broken lake and someone in there. "I HAVE TO HURRY...NINJA SPIKE SHOES!"calls he and jumps. The spikes under his shoes appear and gives him the ability to run over the ice. He sprints and jumps as fast as he can to Nicole.
Her now unconscious drops more away in the ice... The ninja handled quick and grabs his scarf. ''NINJA SCARF!'' calls he and let the red scarf wrapping around her wrists of her hands. Randy pulled her with all his strength out the water. As the body is out of the water, he kneels down to her and pick her up bride-style. ''You need a doctor and quick...but first...Let's get out of here!'' says he as he hear some cracks in the ice lake. He runs over the lake to the side where they are save. Behind them break Lake LaRusso more and more. When the ninja stands on the side, he looked behind him and only sees driving pieces of ice.

The ninja lays Nicole gently down and feel her vibrate. Her eyes are closed and her breathing is lower than it first was. "NIKKI! NIKKI! " calls he. Carefully he caresses her right cheek with his right hand. Maybe the guy wears a temperature resistant suit to protect him from the cold, but through the fabric he feels her cold cheek.

"Nikki listen to me ... It will be okay...Everthing will be okay... can you hear me? Please let me know if you can hear me..." says he a little in panic not knowing what to do. Suddenly he sees her eyes opened a little bit, worried he looked with his sapphire blue eyes at her. Oh my Nikki...what happened to you?
She give him a weak look and also tired and anxious. The ninja shakes his head to make his mind clear and to come up with some action. "Listen Nikki, I promise I do whatever I can do to help you...I don't going anywhere before I'm sure your in safe hands...Did you hear me Nikki? " tells he her, didn't noticed that he calls her by her name but who doesn't even care about that on this time?! He didn't.

Nicole breathe now more heavier in and out while she gives him a small nod in understanding. The ninja can read of the look in her eyes that's she's thankful that even someone saved her. ''Thank you..'' hear he her saying really soft.

"I need you to warm up ... There's gotta be are something in the suit...Think shoob..." says he while he checks all the pockets. ''There must be something in this suit to help her!'' says he out loud. Soon he feel some fabric in the back of his scarf. He grabs it pulled out to see what it is. In his hands lies now a black large blanket with an red Norisu Nine symbol on it. "Bingo! "shouted he smiling and wrapped Nicole into it.

When the blanket is complicated around her, he sees that she is losing a skate on her right foot. Your skates! Maybe it's a good idea to pulled out the other skate also.

He picked up the only weared skate and pulls it out. He let the water running out of it. "That helps ahopefully.. "He says as he throw the skate some inches away. He grabs the end of the blanket and try to stop her feet in it.
"Man, what are you cold.. "He says as he touched her left foot.

He sees that Nicole reacts on this and she closed her eyes again. "Coooolllddddd.."hears he saying her weak and soft.

"Hold on Nikki, stay with me.." response he back.

As he try to hide her right foot under the blanket and touches it, the suit suddenly glows orange and her foot sole blue. "What the juice?!.."He says as he looked surprised. When he let her foot go... He see it..

"What's this?.."He says as he looks at her right foot sole. He sees a Dragon mark on it and it glows a blue glow if he touch it. The ironic thing is, there's a same colored glow glowing above him. When he finally notes it, he looks up.
''What the juice?!''says he confused as he sees a familiar necklace hanging on a branch. Thoughful, he watched the hanging object. ''Wait a honkin' second...Thats...Thats...Thats the heart of Aigle from the Guardian!...But how..." asks he himself. His eyes looked quick down as he sees Nicole's body shock.

''The heart...My heart.'' hears he her almost inaudible saying. ''Wait...What do you mean with my heart?'' whispers he with confused look. In response for her call, the necklace begins to coming off the branch and float gently down. The ninja looks full of amazement at the necklace. ''What...the...juice...'' says he amazed as he follows every move of the shinning crystal. When the necklace is almost down, it lies itself on Nicole's chest and hanging around the neck of her. The pendant let a bright blue light go and glows in peace on Nicole's chest.

Carefully, brings the ninja his hand to the crystal. He let it hang in his hand and looks at it with interest. ''I never notice that around the...heart?...crystal?...nevermind...that around the pendant a dragon is placed..'' whispers he thougthful as he lies the crystal back on Nicole's chest. Slowly his hand goes the hand of Nicole and grabs her hand carefully. He feels a ray of heat from her coming. '' The pendant heats her up ... but ... If the necklace is so attached at Nikki ... then means that she...S-S-She's..."' says he in shock as he looked at her. He hears Nicole's breathing is now more calm and relaxed.

Carefull, he lays her head on his chest and let the suit along with the heart of Aigle beat rhythmically. He let out a sigh in worry. "Come on Nikki..I don't wanna lose you ... We don't wanna lose you...There are people who need you...Don't give up...Guardian... " tells the ninja a little emotional and closed his eyes. I never though it's so hard to...t-t-to...to keep someone alive...T-T-To deal with a dying person who lies in your arms and you gived all what you get to save this person...and she's being grown to one of the best persons I ever know..

'' Even now we starts to know each other better, we started to became friends...even I-I-I...*Sigh*...I find it difficult to make some friends by my own...You're my very first sis ever...So please...Open those honkin' bright eyes of you...Please...'' whispers he in himself. He opens his eyes quick as he feel Nicole's head moves against his chest. Randy sees that her eyes are opened and looks at him with a weak smile. "Nikki...'' whispers he some louder and smiled under his mask.

A small moan escapes from her lips, before she close her eyes. ' ' You're okay... ' "

''NINJA!" hear the guys a boy's voice calling for him. The ninja looks up and sees the boy running to him.

''Howard!" calls the ninja back.

Howard kneels down in front of him, next to the left side of Nicole. The ginger haired looked shocked as he sees the chocolate haired girl lying in the arms of his best bud. ''Valentine ... What is.." asks Howard confused and looked waiting at the ninja to give him the answers on his questions.

'' The ice started to break ... she fell in the water and ... and became under-cold...I got her out and tried to warm her up.. "' tells the ninja all what happened the last minutes.

Howard grabs the hand of Nicole and notes the pendant around her neck, glowing still bright blue like a heart beat.
'' T-T-That ... that's the necklace of the guardian! "' shouted Howard amazed as he points at it with his other hands.

Randy nods in agree and sees Howard's eyebrown raising up.

''W-W-Wait. Is she? I-Is she...OOHHHH JUICE." says Howard shocked with wide eyes.

''Yep...'' says the ninja only and sees a blond girl running in their way.

''Hey!" shouted she.

Both boys looks at when she approaches them. The ninja grabs quick the medallion and hide it fast in the coat of Nicole before Lindsey can even noticed that they know who her biffer really is. When Lindsey stands for their, she startled at her best friend that's in the arms of the ninja. ''Oh my Nikki! What's with her?! TELL ME! NOW!" asks she delivers.

The ninja looked at her and sigh. '' She was under-cold ... she should be checked by a doctor.. ' " tells the ninja and sees her nodded.

" GOT IT! I'M GONNA CALL HER MOM RIGHT NOW! HOWARD! GET SOME HOT CHOCO FOR HER! HURRY! AND DON'T DRINK IT ALL BY YOURSELF WIENERMAN! NINJA! BRING HER INSIDE THE SCHOOL! QUICK! COME ON! " calls she over protected as she moves her hands up and down to get the guys at work. Both looked her a little confused and shakes their head.

"Say Hey Wester! Quiet! We aren't deaf!'' calls Howard back as he stands up.

...Moments later...

As Lindsey called Nicole's mother and Howard walked next to her, the ninja picked Nicole bride-style up and walks with her to the school. Nicole moves quietly in his arms with closed eyes. ''Ninja ... '' whispers she weak.

The ninja looks down at her and stands still with a waiting look. Nicole opens slowly her eyes a little and smiles as she looked at the ninja sapphire blue eyes. '' Thank you so much.''

The ninja smiles and sighs fondly. '' It's okay Nikki...can I say Nikki? T-Thats your name...right?"

Nicole nods on time as response before she closed her eyes again.

...In the front of NHS...

For the school stands a black car, a worried woman stands against the car and wait. The woman is wearing a black winter coat with a pair of jeans and dark brown half boots. On her head she wears a pair of black earmuffs and black gloves. She looks up when she sees a purple-haired boy walking out the school with her daughter in his arms ... The blonde girl next to them walks fast to the woman.

' ' Mrs. V! "'She says and hold her hands.

' ' Hey Darling! Good that you called! ' "She says and sees Randy approaching her with Howard. Nicole's mother looks startled and caresses gently the hair of her daughter as Randy stands for her. ' ' My baby girl ... '' says she worried. She looks at Randy as he started with speaking.

'' The ninja saved her ... but he has to go for ... other ninja business..'' tells Randy. Howard plays along and nods. After that ninja brought Nicole by the nurse and with Lindsey and Howard at her side ... he left and came back as Randy Cunningham.

Nicole's mother nods and grabs her daughter from him. ' ' Tell the ninja that I thank him from the bottom of my heart.. ' " says she thankfull as she give the boy a smile.

Randy nods. '' We will do. "' answered he and smiles back. Now I understand from who Nikki gets that British accent.

Nicole's mother explains Nicole in the back of the car. '' I bring her to the emergency room...'' says she as she walked to the front sits.

"Can I go with you? ' "asks Lindsey and sees the mother nodding. ' Step in the car, Darling ..'' says she as she sits down in the drivers sit and closed the door.

' ' Can you give us a message if she is alright? "'asks Randy if he see Nicole in the back and Lindsey takes a sit next to Nicole's mom. Lindsey nods at him with a smile. ''I do, Cunningham... And thanks guys that you be there for Nikki..' " says she as she closed the door. The guys give her a weak smile and watch as the car drives away from the school.

As the car is out of sight, Randy looked at Howard. '' It will be fine with her ... right? ' " asks Howard as he sees Randy nods. '' Yes, Yes she will.. " says he hopefull and starts to walk away from the school in silence.

Both looked just forward as Howard starts another conversation. '' So Valentine is...'' says he as Randy falls him by.

'' The Guardian...Yes. '' says Randy and sigh.

''Are you going to say it to her? " asks Howard with a blank look.

' ' About what? About that I know she's the guardian or that I am going to say her I am the ninja?'' asks Randy and give Howard a waiting look. Howard looks blank at him again. ' 'Both?" answered he if he isn't sure about his answer.

Randy shrugs and sighs. '' I don't know it yet ...I mean, she wasn't even approachable or conscious when I discovered..I got so much on my mind.." says Randy confused and let a hand go along his purple hair.

'' How did you exactly discovered?" asks the ginger curious, let the purple haired thinks back about that moment.

' ' When I got Nikki out the water, I saw a place on her right foot sole. It was a wine stain in a form of a dragon and he had a star-shaped eye.." tells Randy, let Howard looks at him surprised. ''Sounds really awesome..." admited Howard, let Randy laugh a bit.

' ' Yeah, He was very cool ... when I touched it, it gave a light blue glow ... the same glow as the heart of Aigle, which hung in a branch above us... The heart hover down by itself and placed by his own on Nikki' neck... the pendant heats her body up and remained thereafter buzzing like a heartbeat ... as if the heart and she are connected with each other ...Maybe that's why she didn't stanked.. " tells Randy and give Howard a surprised look.

'' Because she was protected by the necklace?"' says Howard also surprised as they nailed it.

Randy nods with a ''That explains alot!'' look.

'' So...what we gonna do? Now we know who's she is..."' asks Howard as he rubbed the back of his head.

'' Well...I gonna wait for the good time to tell her the true, until then we keeping this a secret...AND DON'T SAY THAT YOU CANNOT KEEP SECRETS! CAUSE CAN ALSO KEEP THE MINE! "says Randy as he sees what Howard is going to say. His mouth is a little open but it quick closest as Howard looked Randy questioningly. '' You know me to good Cunningham... " says he as he shaked his head.

Randy grins and puts his right arm around Howard's shoulder. ''I know buddy...I know...''