We get a new character, ppls! If you want to see her, go to Devianart . com and type in Zho.

Grey Rain

Since when did it rain in Abysus? Cho stared out the window, gently plucking at the small harp's strings. Tears fell from her eyes slowly as she played the slow, chopped up cord. "You've been pretty depressed since last week." She looked up at Breach.

"…Nice of you to visit…" Cho said, looking at the window.

"Haven't seen you outside in days, Cho, that's not like you at all. Usually, I can never find you inside." Cho laughed as her friend sat down next to her.

"Depression, I guess…though, staying here is not working for me…too closed in…" Cho said, tapping her foot. "What's the weather in the other world?"

"Sunny and bright."

"How about we round up Circe and head to the beach?" Breach looked at her. She knew this attitude. Cho was just trying to keep herself from crying.

"I don't want to…too much light…"

"Please, Breach, I'll get you a doll." And then Breach was hooked.

"I don't have a bathing suit…"

"Well, that can be fixed! I took the liberty of going out and stealing you one."

"What?"

"I planned on dragging you out to the beach sometime anyway." She went to her grand piano and opened the hatch, pulling out a green Ocean Pacific swimsuit that said 'Baby Doll' in blue sparkly letters.

"Perfect…" Once Breach changed into it, her and Cho teleported to Circe's room and began pounding on the door.

"Look at this, the beach is packed with cuties!" Cho said, tipping her sun hat. She wore a sunset monokini that had beads on the strings. Her sunglasses were black with blue rims. And she wore blue sandals.

"Wow, Cho, you're such a flirt." Circe said. Circe wore a black Panache Sorrento jade swimsuit with a blue scarf.

"I get a doll for this, right? Because I feel stupid…" Cho rolled her eyes.

"Aw, c'mon, you've got a cute form for this!"

"For someone who has four arms?" Breach never showed it, but she was really insecure about her form.

"Yes! You're adorable! C'mon, let's find a good spot." Daiki, Aimi, and Himitsu rushed ahead, barking.

"Hey!" A lifeguard rushed up and pointed to the sign that said 'no pets'. "No pets, Miss. I'm going to have to ask you~" Cho sauntered up and grabbed him from the back of the head and planted a deep kiss on his lips.

"My pets won't cause any trouble. It's fine with you, right?" The lifeguard blushed and nodded. "Thank you, Mr. Lifeguard." Breach and Circe snickered at her newfound power of being able to manipulate people through a kiss. Cho spread her beach towel on the sand and Circe copied her. Daiki put his muzzle into Cho's beach bag and pulled out a big red Frisbee. Then he ran over to Breach and she ran over to play with the three wolves. Cho smothered suntan lotion on her skin and lay back on the towel. Circe copied and they stayed like that for hours.

"…So…what's with you, Ookami Joou?"

"Nan desu ka?"

"Don't start talking Japanese to me, girl…" Cho chuckled. "So, how are you feeling?"

"Yeah, how?" Breach sat down while watching the wolf EVOs play around with some kids. "You haven't been the same since you got us that chip." Cho looked out at the ocean, remembering her first date with Rex and what he had said to her.

"Then break it…get off the leash…come with me…I'll keep you safe, we don't even have to go back…"

"…Rex-kun's absence in my day is sort of exhausting…maybe I…I…don't know…I miss my old forest and walking around without any command or direction…I think I'm getting tired of Abysus, I need to go to my own forest and stay there for awhile…"

"Or, you're having second thoughts about the Pack, right?" Breach commented. Cho looked at the two girls. She hated it when they did this. There were some times when she needed her thoughts to stay in her head, not be mentioned out in the open.

"I'm kinda jealous of you, Cho…you're not like the rest of us at Abysus. You've got unlimited power…and you've practically got Van Kleiss wrapped around your pinky." Circe said. "You can still make something of yourself and you can get out of this mess." Breach nodded.

"…And leave you girls here, no way!" Cho giggled, waving her hands as a signal for no thanks. She reached into the basket and grabbed a fresh, red, crisp apple. "How pretty, look at this apple, its perfect!" She took a small bit and chewed daintily. "Oishii! Ringo honto oishii desu!" Cho smiled as she bit into it.

"Cho, don't change the subject." Circe said.

"I've always wanted to own a toy shop." Breach commented randomly. They both looked at her. Breach's eyes were dreamy. "A toy shop with lots and lots of pretty dolls and doll-houses. Doll clothes and stuffed animals. Everything exactly how I want it, everything in that shop would be perfect. I would eat ice cream everyday and add a new doll to my collection of perfect, happy dolls." She giggled. "That's my dream."

"…I want to be a singer." Circe said. "I want to sing the blues and travel all around the world, singing at jazz bars and living a nice life in a town home. I'd teach music school on the weekends and give kids a place to go to when they feel like no one else will accept them." Circe was now getting sort of babbly. Cho looked between the two. They both had their dreams. Now that she thought about it, what was her dream? She never really made a dream when she was little, being so scared and feeling so helpless. Like a poor, lost animal. That was it!

"…I want to…eto…make animals and plants feel safe and give them homes." Cho said. "I want to make sure they are safe and happy and be their queen forever, a place to go to where I will care for them…" Cho said, smiling. "But, we're with the Pack; I don't think we can make those dreams come true…" Breach looked at her.

"I'll cut you a deal, Cho. You get out of the Pack and I'll follow you. Then, we'll open up our shops and combine them. A pet shop and a doll shop. It would be perfect!" Cho thought about it. A shop like that would be marvelous.

"And I'll help you guys cover any debts when I become a famous blues singer." They smiled when Daiki came up and whined.

"What, finally? Oh, how dull." Cho said, packing up.

Cho stared straight into her eyes and she stared back. Neither had any feeling as Van Kleiss put his hand on her shoulder. "Cho, my dear, meet Zho, your new partner." Zho looked almost exactly like Cho, only it seemed that she wore less. Her hair had no curl in it at all. She wore a leather black midriff jacket and short, tight black leather shorts. Under that open jacket was what looked like a purple bikini top…or a purple bra.

Even I dress more modestly then that. Cho thought. Her wolves stood in a line next to her. Her boots were knee high and the heels were at least six inches high. Cho noticed that she was wearing the same boots, only the heels and top were black. The rest was white. Her dress looked like a skanky Snow White costume, but she covered more skin then Zho did. Zho's boots had metal plating at the top.

"I'm sure you two will get along well." Zho smiled deviously as Cho kept her face unemotional.

"Nice to meet ya, Sis." Cho nodded at her. Daiki sniffed the top of Zho's boot in curiosity and Zho glared before kicking him. "Get away from me, Mutt." Daiki growled and Zho felt air rush past her and found herself on the floor with a red hand mark on her cheek. Cho was glaring angrily at her.

"If you want to be friends with me, you'd do best to avoid harming any of my animals, especially my wolves." Cho growled before crouching down to Daiki and checking his chest where Zho had kicked. "Good, good…no damage." Zho glared at Cho and would have jumped her if Van Kleiss hadn't intervened.

"Now, now girls, I think it's time for our next step. After this, Providence will crumble and EVOs shall rule." Cho glared at Zho and she returned the expression. Then, Cho spun around on her heel and walked away with a certain air that meant keep away.

"Aimi, Daiki, Himitsu! Hiyaku!" She shouted. Himitsu snapped at Zho and followed with his fellow wolves in suit.

At last, all the pieces are coming together...MWAHAHAHA!

Cho-(looking at me)

Be quiet.